Tshela weather in March

In March, Tshela sees average daytime highs of 30°C and overnight lows near 23°C, with 152 mm of rain across 22.7 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 30°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 1% 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 Tshela's 6th-clearest and 9th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Tshela's year-round climate.

Daytime high
30°
1st warmest
Overnight low
23°
12th coldest
Rainfall
152 mm
22.7 wet days
Daylight
12 hours
6:17 AM – 6:19 PM
Cloud cover
83%
6th clearest
Wind
5 km/h
9th windiest
Solar energy
4.78 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.4
out of 10

Tshela is place in Kongo Central, Democratic Republic of the 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 30°C through the month.

A typical March day in Tshela reaches about 30°C in the afternoon and slips back to 23°C overnight — a 7°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 28°C and 31°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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How March really feels in Tshela

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.

Tshela 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
Jan29° / 22°18224.812.33.5
Feb29° / 22°1482112.23.5
Mar30° / 23°15222.7123.4
Apr30° / 23°18323.311.93.3
May28° / 22°8616.511.84.8
Jun26° / 19°71.611.77.5
Jul25° / 18°41.111.77.8
Aug25° / 18°82.511.87.3
Sep26° / 20°176.1126.6
Oct28° / 22°8317.812.14.6
Nov29° / 22°18625.612.23.4
Dec29° / 22°22526.912.33.4

Cloud cover in March

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 1% of the time in March.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 7% of March, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 92%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
1991
2991
31090
41090
51090
61090
71090
81090
9991
10991
11991
12991
13991
14892
15793
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19793
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Chance of precipitation in March

Any precipitation

Tshela gets around 152 mm of rain over 22.7 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 74% and peaks near 77% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
169
269
369
469
569
669
770
870
971
1072
1173
1274
1375
1475
1576
1677
1777
1877
1977
2077
2177
2277
2377
2477
2576
2676
2776
2875
2975
3074
3173

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 91% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

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Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
12917
21927
31927
41927
51927
61927
71927
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121918
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230928
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271909
281909
2918910
3018910
3128810

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
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155calm
165calm
175calm
185calm
195calm
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245calm
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265calm
275calm
285calm
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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 6:18 AM to 6:14 AM, and sunset from 6:25 PM to 6:12 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.16:186:25
212.16:186:24
312.16:186:24
412.16:186:24
512.16:186:23
612.16:186:23
712.16:186:22
812.16:186:22
912.16:186:22
1012.16:186:21
1112.16:186:21
1212.16:176:21
1312.06:176:20
1412.06:176:20
1512.06:176:19
1612.06:176:19
1712.06:176:18
1812.06:176:18
1912.06:166:18
2012.06:166:17
2112.06:166:17
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2412.06:166:15
2512.06:156:15
2612.06:156:14
2712.06:156:14
2812.06:156:13
2912.06:156:13
3012.06:146:13
3112.06:146:12

Solar energy in March

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in March, about 4.78 kWh/m² — the sunniest month for solar.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.09 kWh/m² to a high of 4.78 kWh/m² in March across the year — March's 4.78 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
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294.7Bright
304.7Bright
314.6Bright
Planning a trip in March

Hazard calendar for Tshela

In seasonPeak

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

Tshela's rainy season runs November–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 Tshela?

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

3.4
Sightseeing
9th-best month of the year
4.6
Beach & pool
8th-best month of the year

March is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Tshela.

What to pack for Tshela in March

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

In March, Tshela sees daytime highs around 30°C and nights near 23°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 23 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Tshela 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 Tshela peaks around March 16 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 23 at about 7 (high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highHighVery highExtremeMar 16UV 15Jun 23UV 7
UV index (midday)Level
Jan14Extreme
Feb13Extreme
Mar15Extreme
Apr13Extreme
May9Very high
Jun7High
Jul7High
Aug7High
Sep10Very high
Oct13Extreme
Nov10Extreme
Dec10Extreme

Air quality in Tshela 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 Tshela is worst in July — around 32 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.2× the cleanest month (November, 14 µg/m³).

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

010203040JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateJul 1431 µg/m³Nov 1815 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan18Moderate
Feb19Moderate
Mar18Moderate
Apr18Moderate
May24Moderate
Jun29Moderate
Jul32Moderate
Aug27Moderate
Sep24Moderate
Oct18Moderate
Nov14Moderate
Dec17Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Tshela?

Tshela sits at 5.0°S, 12.9°E, 163 m above sea level, in Democratic Republic of the Congo. The nearest listed city is Belize, 44 km away.

Topography around Tshela

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Tshela has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 194 m around an average of 184 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 440 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 877 m.

The land around Tshela is covered by trees (88%) within 3 km, trees (98%) within 16 km, and trees (76%) and grassland (23%) within 80 km.

3 km
194 m
16 km
440 m
80 km
877 m
treesshrubsgrasslandartificial surfaces
March weather nearby: Belize 44 km · Buco Zau 51 km · Dolisie 94 km · Boma 96 km · Kayes 96 km · Nkayi 98 km · Loudima 99 km · Cabinda 104 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 Tshela (-4.9971°, 12.9484°, elevation 163 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).