Mweka weather in March

In March, Mweka sees average daytime highs of 29°C and overnight lows near 22°C, with 168 mm of rain across 22.6 wet days and about 12 hours of daylight. It is the 6th-warmest and 4th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 29°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 4% 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 Mweka's 10th-clearest and 8th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Mweka's year-round climate.

Daytime high
29°
6th warmest
Overnight low
22°
12th coldest
Rainfall
168 mm
22.6 wet days
Daylight
12 hours
6:42 AM – 6:44 PM
Cloud cover
82%
10th clearest
Wind
4 km/h
8th windiest
Solar energy
5.3 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.6
out of 10

Mweka is a locality, capital of the territory of the province of Kasaï 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 29°C through the month.

A typical March day in Mweka reaches about 29°C in the afternoon and slips back to 22°C overnight — a 7°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 27°C and 32°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)
13022
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43022
53022
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73022
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93022
103022
112922
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292922
302922
312922

How March really feels in Mweka

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.

Mweka weather by month

How March compares with the rest of the year at a glance. March is the 6th-warmest and 4th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan29° / 22°14321.912.23.8
Feb30° / 22°13619.512.23.7
Mar29° / 22°16822.6123.6
Apr29° / 22°16323.111.93.6
May29° / 22°9015.811.84.5
Jun30° / 21°224.911.75.5
Jul31° / 21°163.811.75.1
Aug30° / 22°7813.811.84.4
Sep29° / 21°13222.2123.7
Oct29° / 21°17325.112.13.5
Nov28° / 21°18224.812.23.6
Dec28° / 21°17025.112.33.6

Cloud cover in March

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 4% of the time in March.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 10% of March, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 87%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
11387
21387
31387
41387
51387
61387
71387
81387
91486
101486
111486
121486
131387
141387
151387
161387
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191288
201288
211387
221387
231387
241387
251486
261486
271486
281585
291585
301684
311684

Chance of precipitation in March

Any precipitation

Mweka gets around 168 mm of rain over 22.6 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 73% and peaks near 75% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
172
272
372
472
572
672
772
872
972
1072
1172
1272
1372
1472
1572
1673
1773
1873
1973
2073
2173
2274
2374
2474
2574
2674
2774
2875
2975
3075
3175

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 97% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

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Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
14951
23961
33961
43961
53961
63970
73970
83970
93970
103970
112980
122980
132980
142980
152980
162980
172980
182980
192980
202980
212980
221990
231990
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251981
261981
271981
281981
291981
301981
311981

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 4 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
164calm
174calm
184calm
194calm
204calm
214calm
224calm
234calm
244calm
254calm
264calm
274calm
284calm
294calm
304calm
314calm

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 6:44 AM to 6:40 AM, and sunset from 6:50 PM to 6:38 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.16:446:50
212.16:446:50
312.16:446:49
412.16:446:49
512.16:446:49
612.16:446:48
712.16:446:48
812.16:436:48
912.16:436:47
1012.16:436:47
1112.16:436:46
1212.16:436:46
1312.06:436:46
1412.06:436:45
1512.06:436:45
1612.06:426:44
1712.06:426:44
1812.06:426:44
1912.06:426:43
2012.06:426:43
2112.06:426:42
2212.06:416:42
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2612.06:416:40
2712.06:416:40
2812.06:406:39
2912.06:406:39
3012.06:406:38
3112.06:406:38

Solar energy in March

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in March, about 5.3 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.82 kWh/m² to a high of 5.42 kWh/m² in February across the year — March's 5.3 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.4Bright
25.4Bright
35.4Bright
45.4Bright
55.4Bright
65.4Bright
75.4Bright
85.4Bright
95.4Bright
105.4Bright
115.3Bright
125.3Bright
135.3Bright
145.3Bright
155.3Bright
165.3Bright
175.3Bright
185.3Bright
195.3Bright
205.2Bright
215.2Bright
225.2Bright
235.2Bright
245.2Bright
255.2Bright
265.2Bright
275.2Bright
285.2Bright
295.1Bright
305.1Bright
315.1Bright
Planning a trip in March

Is March a good time to visit Mweka?

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

3.6
Sightseeing
8th-best month of the year
4.7
Beach & pool
8th-best month of the year

March is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Mweka.

What to pack for Mweka in March

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

In March, Mweka sees daytime highs around 29°C and nights near 22°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 23 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Mweka 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 Mweka peaks around March 18 at about 14 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near August 13 at about 5 (moderate).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highHighExtremeMar 18UV 14Aug 13UV 5
UV index (midday)Level
Jan12Extreme
Feb13Extreme
Mar14Extreme
Apr14Extreme
May9Very high
Jun8Very high
Jul7High
Aug4Moderate
Sep11Extreme
Oct13Extreme
Nov12Extreme
Dec10Extreme

Air quality in Mweka 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 Mweka is worst in August — around 90 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 8.5× the cleanest month (November, 11 µg/m³).

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

0306090120JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateUnhealthyModerateGoodModerateAug 1089 µg/m³Nov 1511 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan19Moderate
Feb31Moderate
Mar17Moderate
Apr13Moderate
May25Moderate
Jun47Poor
Jul85Unhealthy
Aug90Unhealthy
Sep35Moderate
Oct13Moderate
Nov11Good
Dec14Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Mweka?

Mweka sits at 4.9°S, 21.6°E, 591 m above sea level, in Democratic Republic of the Congo. The nearest listed city is Luebo, 58 km away.

IleboKanangaTshikapaDibaya-LubweLusamboIdiofa

Topography around Mweka

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Mweka has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 143 m around an average of 550 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 217 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 401 m.

The land around Mweka is covered by trees (46%) and shrubs (20%) within 3 km, trees (70%) and shrubs (25%) within 16 km, and trees (86%) within 80 km.

3 km
143 m
16 km
217 m
80 km
401 m
treesshrubsgrasslandartificial surfaceswater
March weather nearby: Luebo 58 km · Demba 106 km · Ilebo 122 km · Kananga 150 km · Tshikapa 193 km · Dibaya-Lubwe 203 km · Lusambo 209 km · Idiofa 218 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 Mweka (-4.8519°, 21.5595°, elevation 591 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).