Mbuji-Mayi weather in March

In March, Mbuji-Mayi sees average daytime highs of 31°C and overnight lows near 21°C, with 179 mm of rain across 23.5 wet days and about 12 hours of daylight. It is the 6th-warmest and 2nd-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 3% of the time in March, and the air most often feels oppressive.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 06 min at the start of March to 12 hours by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, March is Mbuji-Mayi's 8th-clearest and 9th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Mbuji-Mayi's year-round climate.

Daytime high
31°
6th warmest
Overnight low
21°
12th coldest
Rainfall
179 mm
23.5 wet days
Daylight
12 hours
6:34 AM – 6:37 PM
Cloud cover
81%
8th clearest
Wind
4 km/h
9th windiest
Solar energy
5.53 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.1
out of 10

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 Mbuji-Mayi reaches about 31°C in the afternoon and slips back to 21°C overnight — a 10°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 28°C and 33°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)
13121
23121
33121
43121
53121
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How March really feels in Mbuji-Mayi

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
31
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
0
wind chill below the day's low

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

Mbuji-Mayi weather by month

How March compares with the rest of the year at a glance. March is the 6th-warmest and 2nd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan30° / 21°14021.612.33.6
Feb30° / 21°1271912.23.4
Mar31° / 21°17923.5123.1
Apr31° / 21°14420.111.93.4
May32° / 21°356.811.74.6
Jun32° / 19°61.111.75.0
Jul32° / 19°20.511.75.0
Aug32° / 20°326.611.84.5
Sep31° / 21°11017.1123.8
Oct30° / 21°1592412.13.3
Nov29° / 21°18325.612.33.2
Dec29° / 21°17023.912.33.5

Cloud cover in March

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 3% of the time in March.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 12% of March, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 85%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
11387
21387
31387
41585
51585
61585
71585
81585
91585
101585
111585
121585
131585
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211585
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Chance of precipitation in March

Any precipitation

Mbuji-Mayi gets around 179 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 76% and peaks near 77% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
173
274
374
474
575
675
775
875
975
1076
1176
1276
1376
1476
1576
1676
1776
1876
1976
2076
2176
2276
2376
2477
2577
2677
2777
2877
2977
3077
3177

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 54% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

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Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
105545
205446
305446
405446
505347
615247
715148
815049
914950
1014851
1114752
1214653
1314554
1414455
1514356
1614257
1714158
1814059
1914059
2003961
2103961
2203961
2303961
2404060
2504060
2604159
2704258
2804357
2904456
3004555
3104654

Wind in March

Winds average 4 km/h in March.

Across March, daily wind ranges from about 4 km/h on the calmest days to 5 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
14calm
24calm
34calm
44calm
54calm
64calm
74calm
84calm
94calm
104calm
114calm
124calm
134calm
144calm
154calm
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315calm

Sunrise & sunset in March

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 06 min at the start of March to 12 hours by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 6 minutes over March. Sunrise moves from 6:35 AM to 6:32 AM, and sunset from 6:43 PM to 6:29 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.16:356:43
212.16:356:42
312.16:356:42
412.16:356:42
512.16:356:41
612.16:356:41
712.16:356:40
812.16:356:40
912.16:356:40
1012.16:356:39
1112.16:356:39
1212.16:346:38
1312.16:346:38
1412.16:346:37
1512.06:346:37
1612.06:346:37
1712.06:346:36
1812.06:346:36
1912.06:346:35
2012.06:346:35
2112.06:336:34
2212.06:336:34
2312.06:336:33
2412.06:336:33
2512.06:336:32
2612.06:336:32
2712.06:336:31
2812.06:326:31
2912.06:326:30
3012.06:326:30
3112.06:326:29

Solar energy in March

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in March, about 5.53 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 5.18 kWh/m² to a high of 5.61 kWh/m² in February across the year — March's 5.53 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.7Bright
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35.6Bright
45.6Bright
55.6Bright
65.6Bright
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145.5Bright
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275.4Bright
285.4Bright
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305.4Bright
315.4Bright
Planning a trip in March

Hazard calendar for Mbuji-Mayi

In seasonPeak

In March, Mbuji-Mayi sits inside its rainy season season. The full year is below, with each hazard's peak months called out.

Mbuji-Mayi's rainy season runs September–April, when most of the year's rain falls.

Rainy season
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec

Is March a good time to visit Mbuji-Mayi?

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

3.1
Sightseeing
12th-best month of the year
4.5
Beach & pool
11th-best month of the year

March is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Mbuji-Mayi.

What to pack for Mbuji-Mayi in March

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

In March, Mbuji-Mayi sees daytime highs around 31°C and nights near 21°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 24 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Mbuji-Mayi in March

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in March peaks around 15 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Mbuji-Mayi peaks around March 19 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near August 10 at about 6 (high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highHighExtremeMar 19UV 15Aug 10UV 6
UV index (midday)Level
Jan12Extreme
Feb12Extreme
Mar15Extreme
Apr14Extreme
May10Very high
Jun8Very high
Jul6High
Aug6High
Sep12Extreme
Oct13Extreme
Nov11Extreme
Dec11Extreme

Air quality in Mbuji-Mayi 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 Mbuji-Mayi is worst in August — around 104 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 4.4× the cleanest month (November, 24 µg/m³).

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

0306090120JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModeratePoorUnhealthyModerateAug 9104 µg/m³Nov 2224 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan28Moderate
Feb32Moderate
Mar27Moderate
Apr27Moderate
May46Poor
Jun66Unhealthy
Jul104Unhealthy
Aug104Unhealthy
Sep43Poor
Oct29Moderate
Nov24Moderate
Dec24Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Mbuji-Mayi?

Mbuji-Mayi sits at 6.1°S, 23.6°E, 621 m above sea level, in Democratic Republic of the Congo. The nearest listed city is Miabi, 24 km away.

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Topography around Mbuji-Mayi

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Mbuji-Mayi has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 145 m around an average of 623 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 300 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 490 m.

The land around Mbuji-Mayi is covered by artificial surfaces (47%), trees (25%) and grassland (23%) within 3 km, grassland (70%) within 16 km, and grassland (59%) and trees (29%) within 80 km.

3 km
145 m
16 km
300 m
80 km
490 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
March weather nearby: Miabi 24 km · Kabeya-Kamwanga 40 km · Gandajika 79 km · Mwene-Ditu 98 km · Kabinda 99 km · Luputa 115 km · Lusambo 130 km · Kananga 132 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 Mbuji-Mayi (-6.136°, 23.5898°, elevation 621 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).