Mushie weather in March

In March, Mushie sees average daytime highs of 31°C and overnight lows near 23°C, with 134 mm of rain across 20.4 wet days and about 12 hours of daylight. It is the 1st-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 6% 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 Mushie's 11th-clearest and 6th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Mushie's year-round climate.

Daytime high
31°
1st warmest
Overnight low
23°
12th coldest
Rainfall
134 mm
20.4 wet days
Daylight
12 hours
6:01 AM – 6:03 PM
Cloud cover
80%
11th clearest
Wind
5 km/h
6th windiest
Solar energy
5.53 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.1
out of 10

Mushie is a locality, capital of the territory of the province of Mai-Ndombe in the Democratic Republic of Congo.

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

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 Mushie 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 29°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)Avg low (°C)
13123
23123
33123
43123
53123
63123
73123
83123
93123
103123
113123
123123
133123
143123
153123
163123
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263123
273123
283123
293123
303124
313123

How March really feels in Mushie

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.

Mushie weather by month

How March compares with the rest of the year at a glance. March is the 1st-warmest and 5th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan31° / 23°12319.912.23.5
Feb31° / 23°12417.312.13.3
Mar31° / 23°13420.4123.1
Apr31° / 23°15522.511.93.1
May31° / 23°9016.611.93.8
Jun31° / 23°20511.85.2
Jul31° / 23°123.411.85.3
Aug31° / 23°389.811.94.4
Sep31° / 23°9719123.4
Oct30° / 23°17824.812.13.1
Nov30° / 23°17223.912.13.2
Dec30° / 23°15924.212.23.3

Cloud cover in March

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 6% 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 82%.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
11882
21882
31882
41981
51882
61882
71882
81882
91882
101882
111783
121783
131783
141783
151783
161684
171783
181783
191783
201783
211783
221783
231882
241882
251882
262080
272080
282179
292179
302179
312278

Chance of precipitation in March

Any precipitation

Mushie gets around 134 mm of rain over 20.4 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 67% and peaks near 68% on the wettest days.

0%20%40%60%80%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
163
263
364
464
565
665
766
867
967
1068
1168
1268
1368
1468
1568
1668
1768
1868
1967
2067
2167
2267
2367
2467
2566
2667
2767
2867
2967
3068
3168

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 81% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
18515
28515
38515
48416
58416
68317
78317
88317
98218
108218
118218
128218
138218
148218
158218
168218
178218
188218
198119
208119
218119
228020
238020
248020
257921
267921
277921
287921
297822
307822
317822

Wind in March

Winds average 5 km/h in March.

Across March, daily wind ranges from about 5 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
15calm
25calm
35calm
45calm
55calm
65calm
75calm
85calm
95calm
105calm
115calm
125calm
135calm
145calm
155calm
165calm
175calm
185calm
195calm
205calm
215calm
225calm
235calm
245calm
255calm
265calm
275calm
285calm
295calm
305calm
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 6:04 AM to 5:58 AM, and sunset from 6:07 PM to 5:57 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.16:046:07
212.16:046:07
312.16:036:07
412.16:036:07
512.16:036:06
612.06:036:06
712.06:036:06
812.06:036:05
912.06:036:05
1012.06:026:05
1112.06:026:04
1212.06:026:04
1312.06:026:04
1412.06:026:03
1512.06:026:03
1612.06:016:03
1712.06:016:02
1812.06:016:02
1912.06:016:01
2012.06:006:01
2112.06:006:01
2212.06:006:00
2312.06:006:00
2412.06:005:59
2512.05:595:59
2612.05:595:59
2712.05:595:58
2812.05:595:58
2912.05:585:57
3012.05:585:57
3112.05:585:57

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 5.03 kWh/m² to a high of 5.54 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
15.6Bright
25.6Bright
35.6Bright
45.6Bright
55.6Bright
65.6Bright
75.6Bright
85.6Bright
95.5Bright
105.5Bright
115.5Bright
125.5Bright
135.5Bright
145.5Bright
155.5Bright
165.5Bright
175.5Bright
185.5Bright
195.4Bright
205.4Bright
215.4Bright
225.4Bright
235.4Bright
245.4Bright
255.4Bright
265.4Bright
275.4Bright
285.4Bright
295.4Bright
305.3Bright
315.3Bright
Planning a trip in March

Is March a good time to visit Mushie?

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

3.1
Sightseeing
10th-best month of the year
4.8
Beach & pool
8th-best month of the year

March is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Mushie.

What to pack for Mushie in March

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

In March, Mushie sees daytime highs around 31°C and nights near 23°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 20 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Mushie 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 Mushie peaks around March 17 at about 14 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near August 11 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 17UV 14Aug 11UV 6
UV index (midday)Level
Jan13Extreme
Feb13Extreme
Mar14Extreme
Apr13Extreme
May9Very high
Jun7High
Jul7High
Aug6High
Sep10Extreme
Oct13Extreme
Nov12Extreme
Dec9Very high

Air quality in Mushie 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 Mushie is worst in August — around 86 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 6.6× the cleanest month (November, 13 µg/m³).

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

0306090JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModeratePoorUnhealthyModerateAug 1383 µg/m³Nov 1213 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan22Moderate
Feb28Moderate
Mar25Moderate
Apr19Moderate
May29Moderate
Jun47Poor
Jul67Unhealthy
Aug86Unhealthy
Sep40Poor
Oct15Moderate
Nov13Moderate
Dec18Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Mushie?

Mushie sits at 3.0°S, 16.9°E, 325 m above sea level, in Democratic Republic of the Congo. The nearest listed city is Bandundu Province, 61 km away.

BoloboKutuGambomaInongoMossakaMasi-Manimba

Topography around Mushie

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Mushie has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 70 m around an average of 304 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 125 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 345 m.

The land around Mushie is covered by grassland (30%) and trees (20%) within 3 km, trees (45%) and grassland (25%) within 16 km, and trees (49%) and grassland (37%) within 80 km.

3 km
70 m
16 km
125 m
80 km
345 m
treesshrubsgrasslandartificial surfaceswaterwetland
March weather nearby: Bandundu Province 61 km · Nioki 91 km · Bolobo 122 km · Kutu 140 km · Gamboma 173 km · Inongo 194 km · Mossaka 200 km · Masi-Manimba 223 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 Mushie (-3.0173°, 16.9224°, elevation 325 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).