Kituku weather in March

In March, Kituku sees average daytime highs of 25°C and overnight lows near 21°C, with 269 mm of rain across 23.5 wet days and about 12.1 hours of daylight. It is the 5th-warmest and 4th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 25°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 5% of the time in March, and the air most often feels muggy.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 12 min at the start of March to 11 h 54 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, March is Kituku's 9th-clearest and 8th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Kituku's year-round climate.

Daytime high
25°
5th warmest
Overnight low
21°
8th coldest
Rainfall
269 mm
23.5 wet days
Daylight
12 h 06 min
6:07 AM – 6:10 PM
Cloud cover
83%
9th clearest
Wind
6 km/h
8th windiest
Solar energy
5.41 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.6
out of 10

Temperature in March

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 25°C through the month.

A typical March day in Kituku reaches about 25°C in the afternoon and slips back to 21°C overnight — a 4°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 23°C and 26°C. Set against its neighbours, March runs on par with February and on par with April.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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Kituku weather by month

How March compares with the rest of the year at a glance. March is the 5th-warmest and 4th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan24° / 21°36526.712.44.1
Feb25° / 21°30622.312.24.3
Mar25° / 21°26923.512.14.6
Apr24° / 21°11716.711.85.7
May24° / 21°204.711.78.2
Jun24° / 20°10.311.69.2
Jul24° / 20°00.111.69.3
Aug25° / 21°20.611.89.0
Sep27° / 22°81.9128.1
Oct27° / 22°551212.26.2
Nov25° / 21°17921.612.34.7
Dec24° / 21°29526.412.44.2

Cloud cover in March

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 5% of the time in March.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 8% of March, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 87%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
11090
21090
31090
41090
51189
61189
71189
81288
91288
101288
111387
121387
131486
141486
151486
161585
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181585
191486
201486
211486
221486
231387
241387
251486
261486
271486
281486
291486
301387
311486

Chance of precipitation in March

Any precipitation

Kituku gets around 269 mm of rain over 23.5 wet days in March. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 75% and peaks near 77% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
177
277
377
476
576
676
776
876
975
1075
1175
1275
1374
1474
1574
1674
1774
1874
1974
2074
2175
2275
2375
2476
2576
2676
2776
2877
2977
3077
3177

Humidity in March

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Most of March feels muggy — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

By dew point, March lands in the muggy band about 61% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 61% of them.

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Humid (%)Muggy (%)
13367
23466
33466
43565
53565
63565
73664
83664
93664
103664
113763
123763
133763
143862
153862
163862
173961
183961
193961
203961
214060
224060
234159
244258
254258
264357
274456
284555
294654
304753
314951

Wind in March

Winds average 6 km/h in March.

Across March, daily wind ranges from about 6 km/h on the calmest days to 6 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
16calm
26calm
36calm
46calm
56calm
66calm
76calm
86calm
96calm
106calm
116calm
126calm
136calm
146calm
156calm
166calm
176calm
186calm
196calm
206calm
216calm
226calm
236calm
246calm
256calm
266calm
276calm
286calm
296calm
306calm
316calm

Sunrise & sunset in March

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 12 min at the start of March to 11 h 54 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 18 minutes over March. Sunrise moves from 6:08 AM to 6:06 AM, and sunset from 6:17 PM to 6:02 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.26:086:17
212.16:086:17
312.16:086:16
412.16:086:16
512.16:086:16
612.16:086:15
712.16:086:15
812.16:086:14
912.16:086:14
1012.16:086:13
1112.16:086:13
1212.16:086:12
1312.16:076:12
1412.16:076:11
1512.16:076:11
1612.16:076:10
1712.06:076:10
1812.06:076:09
1912.06:076:09
2012.06:076:08
2112.06:076:08
2212.06:076:07
2312.06:076:07
2412.06:076:06
2512.06:066:06
2612.06:066:05
2712.06:066:05
2812.06:066:04
2912.06:066:04
3012.06:066:03
3111.96:066:02

Solar energy in March

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in March, about 5.41 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 5.14 kWh/m² to a high of 6.66 kWh/m² in September across the year — March's 5.41 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.5Bright
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45.5Bright
55.5Bright
65.5Bright
75.5Bright
85.5Bright
95.5Bright
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205.4Bright
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245.4Bright
255.4Bright
265.3Bright
275.3Bright
285.3Bright
295.3Bright
305.3Bright
315.3Bright
Planning a trip in March

Hazard calendar for Kituku

In seasonPeak

In March, Kituku sits inside its cyclone and monsoon season. The full year is below, with each hazard's peak months called out.

Kituku sits in the South Indian Ocean cyclone belt; the season peaks January–March.

Kituku's monsoon runs November–March, when most of the year's rain falls.

Cyclone
Monsoon
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec

Is March a good time to visit Kituku?

Our two travel scores rate March for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal).

4.6
Sightseeing
9th-best month of the year
4.0
Beach & pool
9th-best month of the year

March is a reasonable time to visit Kituku for sightseeing.

What to pack for Kituku in March

From March's temperature range, rain chance, sun and wind — what's worth putting in the bag.

In March, Kituku sees daytime highs around 25°C and nights near 21°C. Pack rain gear. Worth having: light clothes and sun protection. About 24 days see rain.

rain gearlight clothessun protection

UV index in Kituku in March

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in March peaks around 16 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Kituku peaks around March 10 at about 16 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near August 12 at about 10 (very high).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — every month of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highExtremeMar 10UV 16Aug 12UV 10
UV index (midday)Level
Jan15Extreme
Feb16Extreme
Mar16Extreme
Apr14Extreme
May11Extreme
Jun10Very high
Jul10Very high
Aug9Very high
Sep11Extreme
Oct13Extreme
Nov12Extreme
Dec13Extreme

Air quality in Kituku in March

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

Average fine-particle pollution (PM2.5) through the year — so you can see where March falls, not just the annual average.

Air quality in Kituku is worst in September — around 61 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 9.3× the cleanest month (April, 7 µg/m³).

Modeled monthly averages (CAMS reanalysis, 2015–2024).

020406080JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModeratePoorUnhealthyPoorModerateGoodSep 961 µg/m³Apr 167 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan12Good
Feb11Good
Mar9Good
Apr7Good
May9Good
Jun25Moderate
Jul41Poor
Aug60Unhealthy
Sep61Unhealthy
Oct45Poor
Nov13Moderate
Dec8Good
Location & terrain

Where is Kituku?

Kituku sits at 7.6°S, 30.2°E, 783 m above sea level, in Democratic Republic of the Congo. The nearest listed city is Kirando, 47 km away.

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Topography around Kituku

How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of Kituku.

Within 3 km, the terrain around Kituku has large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 746 m around an average of 897 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,650 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,708 m.

The land around Kituku is covered by water (48%) and grassland (35%) within 3 km, water (47%), grassland (29%) and trees (20%) within 16 km, and water (36%), grassland (34%) and trees (25%) within 80 km.

3 km
746 m
16 km
1,650 m
80 km
1,708 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
March weather nearby: Kirando 47 km · Pepa 49 km · Baudhuinville 76 km · Namanyere 93 km · Kaputa 115 km · Chala 117 km · Usevia 125 km · Sumbawanga 161 km

Democratic Republic of the Congo travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 4
Do Not Travel
Power plugs
Type C / E
220 V · 50 Hz
Prices
≈ 42% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$807
2025
Happiness
3.8 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water
12%
of population, 2024
Road deaths
34.9
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
Low
World Bank
English
Very low
EF EPI 400

Sources: World Bank, US State Department, World Happiness Report, WHO/UNICEF, EF EPI, CIA World Factbook.

Data sources

Temperature, precipitation, cloud, humidity, wind and solar figures are a 1991–2020 climatology for Kituku (-7.5816°, 30.206°, elevation 783 m), computed from hourly ERA5 reanalysis — contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information. Sun figures are astronomical calculations, not observations. City data © GeoNames, CC BY 4.0. Map outlines from Natural Earth (public domain); interactive map © Google. Tropical-cyclone seasons are the published climatological basin seasons (NOAA National Hurricane Center / regional warning centres). UV index is derived from CAMS (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service) clear-sky UV data — contains modified Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information. Monthly air-quality (PM2.5) seasonality is from the CAMS EAC4 reanalysis (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service), scaled to the WHO annual mean where available. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).