Mbandaka weather in March

In March, Mbandaka sees average daytime highs of 31°C and overnight lows near 23°C, with 156 mm of rain across 21.6 wet days and about 12 hours of daylight. It is the 2nd-warmest and 5th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 31°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 7% of the time in March, and the air most often feels oppressive.

Daylight stretches from about 12 hours at the start of March to 12 hours by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, March is Mbandaka's 10th-clearest and 2nd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Mbandaka's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 31°; 2nd warmest
Overnight low: 23°; 12th coldest
Rainfall: 156 mm; 21.6 wet days
Daylight: 12 hours; 5:57 AM – 5:57 PM
Cloud cover: 78%; 10th clearest
Wind: 6 km/h; 2nd windiest
Solar energy: 5.45 kWh/m²
Travel score: 3.1; out of 10

Mbandaka is is a port city in the Equateur Province of the Democratic Republic of Congo,.

Density: 989/km²; people per km²
Founded: 1883

Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.

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Temperature in March

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 31°C through the month.

A typical March day in Mbandaka reaches about 31°C in the afternoon and slips back to 23°C overnight — a 8°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 28°C and 34°C. Set against its neighbours, March runs on par with February and on par with April.

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Avg high (°C)	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31
Avg low (°C)	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	31	23
2	31	23
3	31	23
4	31	23
5	31	23
6	31	23
7	31	23
8	31	23
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25	31	24
26	31	24
27	31	24
28	31	24
29	31	24
30	31	24
31	31	24

How March really feels in Mbandaka

Once humidity and wind are folded in, March averages 31 days that feel above 32°C and 0 that feel at or below 0°C — the comfort signal a plain temperature reading hides.

Days feeling ≥ 32°C

heat index over the day's high

Days feeling ≤ 0°C

wind chill below the day's low

The story in March is heat — humidity pushes the afternoon "feels like" well above the raw temperature.

Mbandaka weather by month

How March compares with the rest of the year at a glance. March is the 2nd-warmest and 5th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	31° / 23°	89	15.2	12	3.8
Feb	31° / 23°	120	15.9	12	3.4
Mar	31° / 23°	156	21.6	12	3.1
Apr	31° / 23°	159	23.1	12	3.1
May	30° / 23°	128	22.4	12	3.4
Jun	30° / 23°	92	17.4	12	4.2
Jul	29° / 23°	94	18.1	12	4.3
Aug	29° / 23°	155	23.5	12	3.7
Sep	29° / 23°	189	26.2	12	3.2
Oct	29° / 23°	205	26.7	12	3.2
Nov	30° / 23°	182	24.9	12	3.2
Dec	30° / 23°	120	20.1	12	3.6

Cloud cover in March

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 7% of the time in March.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 15% of March, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 78%.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Clearer (%)	21	22	22	22	22	23	23	22	22	22	22	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	20	21	22	22	22	22	23	24	24	24
Cloudier (%)	79	78	78	78	78	77	77	78	78	78	78	79	79	79	79	79	79	79	79	79	79	80	79	78	78	78	78	77	76	76	76

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	21	79
2	22	78
3	22	78
4	22	78
5	22	78
6	23	77
7	23	77
8	22	78
9	22	78
10	22	78
11	22	78
12	21	79
13	21	79
14	21	79
15	21	79
16	21	79
17	21	79
18	21	79
19	21	79
20	21	79
21	21	79
22	20	80
23	21	79
24	22	78
25	22	78
26	22	78
27	22	78
28	23	77
29	24	76
30	24	76
31	24	76

Chance of precipitation in March

Any precipitation

Mbandaka gets around 156 mm of rain over 21.6 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 70% and peaks near 72% on the wettest days.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Rain chance (%)	65	66	66	67	67	68	68	69	69	70	70	71	71	71	71	71	71	71	72	72	72	71	71	71	71	71	71	71	71	72	72

	Rain chance (%)
1	65
2	66
3	66
4	67
5	67
6	68
7	68
8	69
9	69
10	70
11	70
12	71
13	71
14	71
15	71
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20	72
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25	71
26	71
27	71
28	71
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30	72
31	72

Humidity in March

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, March lands in the oppressive band about 73% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Oppressive (%)	76	76	75	75	74	74	73	73	73	73	73	73	73	73	73	73	73	73	73	73	73	72	72	71	71	71	71	70	70	70	70
Miserable (%)	24	24	25	25	26	26	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	28	28	29	29	29	29	30	30	30	30

	Oppressive (%)	Miserable (%)
1	76	24
2	76	24
3	75	25
4	75	25
5	74	26
6	74	26
7	73	27
8	73	27
9	73	27
10	73	27
11	73	27
12	73	27
13	73	27
14	73	27
15	73	27
16	73	27
17	73	27
18	73	27
19	73	27
20	73	27
21	73	27
22	72	28
23	72	28
24	71	29
25	71	29
26	71	29
27	71	29
28	70	30
29	70	30
30	70	30
31	70	30

Wind in March

Winds average 6 km/h in March.

Across March, daily wind ranges from about 5 km/h on the calmest days to 6 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Wind speed (km/h)	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5
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	Wind speed (km/h)	Feels
1	6	calm
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19	6	calm
20	5	calm
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31	5	calm

Sunrise & sunset in March

DaylightNight

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

Days grow by about 0 minutes over March. Sunrise moves from 6:00 AM to 5:52 AM, and sunset from 6:00 PM to 5:52 PM.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Daylight (h)	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0
Sunrise (AM)	6:00	6:00	6:00	6:00	5:59	5:59	5:59	5:59	5:59	5:58	5:58	5:58	5:57	5:57	5:57	5:57	5:56	5:56	5:56	5:55	5:55	5:55	5:54	5:54	5:54	5:54	5:53	5:53	5:53	5:52	5:52
Sunset (PM)	6:00	6:00	6:00	6:00	5:59	5:59	5:59	5:59	5:58	5:58	5:58	5:58	5:57	5:57	5:57	5:57	5:56	5:56	5:56	5:55	5:55	5:55	5:54	5:54	5:54	5:54	5:53	5:53	5:53	5:52	5:52

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	12.0	6:00	6:00
2	12.0	6:00	6:00
3	12.0	6:00	6:00
4	12.0	6:00	6:00
5	12.0	5:59	5:59
6	12.0	5:59	5:59
7	12.0	5:59	5:59
8	12.0	5:59	5:59
9	12.0	5:59	5:58
10	12.0	5:58	5:58
11	12.0	5:58	5:58
12	12.0	5:58	5:58
13	12.0	5:57	5:57
14	12.0	5:57	5:57
15	12.0	5:57	5:57
16	12.0	5:57	5:57
17	12.0	5:56	5:56
18	12.0	5:56	5:56
19	12.0	5:56	5:56
20	12.0	5:55	5:55
21	12.0	5:55	5:55
22	12.0	5:55	5:55
23	12.0	5:54	5:54
24	12.0	5:54	5:54
25	12.0	5:54	5:54
26	12.0	5:54	5:54
27	12.0	5:53	5:53
28	12.0	5:53	5:53
29	12.0	5:53	5:53
30	12.0	5:52	5:52
31	12.0	5:52	5:52

Solar energy in March

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in March, about 5.45 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.81 kWh/m² to a high of 5.47 kWh/m² in February across the year — March's 5.45 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Solar energy (kWh/m²)	5.5	5.5	5.5	5.5	5.5	5.5	5.5	5.4	5.4	5.4	5.4	5.4	5.4	5.4	5.4	5.4	5.4	5.4	5.4	5.4	5.4	5.4	5.4	5.4	5.4	5.4	5.4	5.4	5.4	5.4	5.4
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	Solar energy (kWh/m²)	Level
1	5.5	Bright
2	5.5	Bright
3	5.5	Bright
4	5.5	Bright
5	5.5	Bright
6	5.5	Bright
7	5.5	Bright
8	5.4	Bright
9	5.4	Bright
10	5.4	Bright
11	5.4	Bright
12	5.4	Bright
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26	5.4	Bright
27	5.4	Bright
28	5.4	Bright
29	5.4	Bright
30	5.4	Bright
31	5.4	Bright

Planning a trip in March

Is March a good time to visit Mbandaka?

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

3.1

Sightseeing

11th-best month of the year

4.7

Beach & pool

8th-best month of the year

March is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Mbandaka.

What to pack for Mbandaka in March

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

In March, Mbandaka sees daytime highs around 31°C and nights near 23°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 22 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Mbandaka in March

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in March peaks around 14 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Mbandaka peaks around March 18 at about 13 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 23 at about 8 (very high).

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

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
UV index (midday)	11	13	14	13	10	8	8	10	12	13	9	9
Level	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Very high	Very high	Very high	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Very high	Very high

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	11	Extreme
Feb	13	Extreme
Mar	14	Extreme
Apr	13	Extreme
May	10	Very high
Jun	8	Very high
Jul	8	Very high
Aug	10	Extreme
Sep	12	Extreme
Oct	13	Extreme
Nov	9	Very high
Dec	9	Very high

Air quality in Mbandaka 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 Mbandaka is worst in February — around 39 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), about 3.7× the cleanest month (October, 10 µg/m³).

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

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
PM2.5 (µg/m³)	30	39	29	20	19	28	36	31	15	10	15	24
Level	Moderate	Poor	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Poor	Moderate	Moderate	Good	Moderate	Moderate

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	30	Moderate
Feb	39	Poor
Mar	29	Moderate
Apr	20	Moderate
May	19	Moderate
Jun	28	Moderate
Jul	36	Poor
Aug	31	Moderate
Sep	15	Moderate
Oct	10	Good
Nov	15	Moderate
Dec	24	Moderate

Location & terrain

Where is Mbandaka?

Mbandaka sits at 0.0°N, 18.3°E, 315 m above sea level, in Democratic Republic of the Congo. The nearest listed city is Bolenge, 7.0 km away.

Topography around Mbandaka

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Mbandaka has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 28 m around an average of 310 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 40 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 83 m.

The land around Mbandaka is covered by artificial surfaces (42%) and trees (30%) within 3 km, trees (75%) within 16 km, and trees (93%) within 80 km.

3 km

28 m

artificial surfaces 42%

16 km

40 m

trees 75%

80 km

83 m

trees 93%

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← February Mbandaka year-round climate April →Best places to visit in March

March weather nearby: Bolenge 7.0 km · Impfondo 176 km · Mossaka 215 km · Basankusu 215 km · Inongo 220 km · Pokola 263 km · Owando 269 km · Oyo 288 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 Mbandaka (0.0486°, 18.2603°, elevation 315 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. 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).

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	31	23
2	31	23
3	31	23
4	31	23
5	31	23
6	31	23
7	31	23
8	31	23
9	31	23
10	31	23
11	31	23
12	31	23
13	31	23
14	31	23
15	31	23
16	31	23
17	31	23
18	31	23
19	31	23
20	31	24
21	31	24
22	31	24
23	31	24
24	31	24
25	31	24
26	31	24
27	31	24
28	31	24
29	31	24
30	31	24
31	31	24

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	21	79
2	22	78
3	22	78
4	22	78
5	22	78
6	23	77
7	23	77
8	22	78
9	22	78
10	22	78
11	22	78
12	21	79
13	21	79
14	21	79
15	21	79
16	21	79
17	21	79
18	21	79
19	21	79
20	21	79
21	21	79
22	20	80
23	21	79
24	22	78
25	22	78
26	22	78
27	22	78
28	23	77
29	24	76
30	24	76
31	24	76

	Rain chance (%)
1	65
2	66
3	66
4	67
5	67
6	68
7	68
8	69
9	69
10	70
11	70
12	71
13	71
14	71
15	71
16	71
17	71
18	71
19	72
20	72
21	72
22	71
23	71
24	71
25	71
26	71
27	71
28	71
29	71
30	72
31	72

	Oppressive (%)	Miserable (%)
1	76	24
2	76	24
3	75	25
4	75	25
5	74	26
6	74	26
7	73	27
8	73	27
9	73	27
10	73	27
11	73	27
12	73	27
13	73	27
14	73	27
15	73	27
16	73	27
17	73	27
18	73	27
19	73	27
20	73	27
21	73	27
22	72	28
23	72	28
24	71	29
25	71	29
26	71	29
27	71	29
28	70	30
29	70	30
30	70	30
31	70	30

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	31	23
2	31	23
3	31	23
4	31	23
5	31	23
6	31	23
7	31	23
8	31	23
9	31	23
10	31	23
11	31	23
12	31	23
13	31	23
14	31	23
15	31	23
16	31	23
17	31	23
18	31	23
19	31	23
20	31	24
21	31	24
22	31	24
23	31	24
24	31	24
25	31	24
26	31	24
27	31	24
28	31	24
29	31	24
30	31	24
31	31	24

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	21	79
2	22	78
3	22	78
4	22	78
5	22	78
6	23	77
7	23	77
8	22	78
9	22	78
10	22	78
11	22	78
12	21	79
13	21	79
14	21	79
15	21	79
16	21	79
17	21	79
18	21	79
19	21	79
20	21	79
21	21	79
22	20	80
23	21	79
24	22	78
25	22	78
26	22	78
27	22	78
28	23	77
29	24	76
30	24	76
31	24	76

	Rain chance (%)
1	65
2	66
3	66
4	67
5	67
6	68
7	68
8	69
9	69
10	70
11	70
12	71
13	71
14	71
15	71
16	71
17	71
18	71
19	72
20	72
21	72
22	71
23	71
24	71
25	71
26	71
27	71
28	71
29	71
30	72
31	72

	Oppressive (%)	Miserable (%)
1	76	24
2	76	24
3	75	25
4	75	25
5	74	26
6	74	26
7	73	27
8	73	27
9	73	27
10	73	27
11	73	27
12	73	27
13	73	27
14	73	27
15	73	27
16	73	27
17	73	27
18	73	27
19	73	27
20	73	27
21	73	27
22	72	28
23	72	28
24	71	29
25	71	29
26	71	29
27	71	29
28	70	30
29	70	30
30	70	30
31	70	30

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	31	23
2	31	23
3	31	23
4	31	23
5	31	23
6	31	23
7	31	23
8	31	23
9	31	23
10	31	23
11	31	23
12	31	23
13	31	23
14	31	23
15	31	23
16	31	23
17	31	23
18	31	23
19	31	23
20	31	24
21	31	24
22	31	24
23	31	24
24	31	24
25	31	24
26	31	24
27	31	24
28	31	24
29	31	24
30	31	24
31	31	24

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	21	79
2	22	78
3	22	78
4	22	78
5	22	78
6	23	77
7	23	77
8	22	78
9	22	78
10	22	78
11	22	78
12	21	79
13	21	79
14	21	79
15	21	79
16	21	79
17	21	79
18	21	79
19	21	79
20	21	79
21	21	79
22	20	80
23	21	79
24	22	78
25	22	78
26	22	78
27	22	78
28	23	77
29	24	76
30	24	76
31	24	76

	Rain chance (%)
1	65
2	66
3	66
4	67
5	67
6	68
7	68
8	69
9	69
10	70
11	70
12	71
13	71
14	71
15	71
16	71
17	71
18	71
19	72
20	72
21	72
22	71
23	71
24	71
25	71
26	71
27	71
28	71
29	71
30	72
31	72

	Oppressive (%)	Miserable (%)
1	76	24
2	76	24
3	75	25
4	75	25
5	74	26
6	74	26
7	73	27
8	73	27
9	73	27
10	73	27
11	73	27
12	73	27
13	73	27
14	73	27
15	73	27
16	73	27
17	73	27
18	73	27
19	73	27
20	73	27
21	73	27
22	72	28
23	72	28
24	71	29
25	71	29
26	71	29
27	71	29
28	70	30
29	70	30
30	70	30
31	70	30