Uvira weather in March

In March, Uvira sees average daytime highs of 26°C and overnight lows near 23°C, with 82 mm of rain across 7.9 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 26°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 3% of the time in March, and the air most often feels humid.

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 Uvira's 9th-clearest and 9th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Uvira's year-round climate.

Daytime high
26°
2nd warmest
Overnight low
23°
10th coldest
Rainfall
82 mm
7.9 wet days
Daylight
12 hours
6:12 AM – 6:14 PM
Cloud cover
84%
9th clearest
Wind
9 km/h
9th windiest
Solar energy
4.73 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.5
out of 10

Uvira is city in the South Kivu Province of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.

Density
25,443/km²
people per km²

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 26°C through the month.

A typical March day in Uvira reaches about 26°C in the afternoon and slips back to 23°C overnight — a 3°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 25°C and 27°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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22623
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42623
52623
62623
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302623
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Uvira 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.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan26° / 22°1461212.26.0
Feb26° / 23°928.612.16.3
Mar26° / 23°827.9126.5
Apr25° / 23°1168.811.96.3
May25° / 23°535.211.87.3
Jun25° / 23°132.111.88.0
Jul24° / 22°40.811.88.4
Aug25° / 23°41.111.98.2
Sep26° / 23°71.2127.8
Oct26° / 23°284.412.17.0
Nov25° / 23°606.812.26.6
Dec25° / 22°15610.612.26.2

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 9% of March, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 88%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
11189
21288
31288
41387
51387
61486
71486
81486
91486
101486
111486
121486
131486
141486
151486
161486
171387
181387
191387
201288
211189
221189
231189
241189
251189
261189
271189
281090
291090
301090
311090

Chance of precipitation in March

Any precipitation

Uvira gets around 82 mm of rain over 7.9 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 26% and peaks near 34% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

0%10%20%30%40%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
125
225
325
425
525
624
724
824
923
1023
1123
1222
1322
1422
1521
1621
1722
1822
1923
2024
2125
2226
2327
2428
2529
2630
2731
2831
2932
3033
3134

Humidity in March

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, March lands in the humid band about 63% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 21% of them.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
1186022
2186022
3186022
4186022
5186022
6186022
7176122
8176122
9176122
10176122
11176122
12176221
13176221
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20156520
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25156520
26156421
27166321
28166321
29166222
30176122
31176122

Wind in March

Winds average 9 km/h in March.

Across March, daily wind ranges from about 9 km/h on the calmest days to 9 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
19calm
29calm
39calm
49calm
59calm
69calm
79calm
89calm
99calm
109calm
119calm
129calm
139calm
149calm
159calm
169calm
179calm
189calm
199calm
209calm
219calm
229calm
239calm
249calm
259calm
269calm
279calm
289calm
299calm
309calm
319calm

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 6:15 AM to 6:09 AM, and sunset from 6:19 PM to 6:08 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.16:156:19
212.16:146:19
312.16:146:18
412.16:146:18
512.16:146:18
612.16:146:17
712.16:146:17
812.06:146:17
912.06:146:16
1012.06:136:16
1112.06:136:16
1212.06:136:15
1312.06:136:15
1412.06:136:15
1512.06:136:14
1612.06:126:14
1712.06:126:13
1812.06:126:13
1912.06:126:13
2012.06:126:12
2112.06:116:12
2212.06:116:11
2312.06:116:11
2412.06:116:11
2512.06:116:10
2612.06:106:10
2712.06:106:09
2812.06:106:09
2912.06:106:09
3012.06:096:08
3112.06:096:08

Solar energy in March

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in March, about 4.73 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.25 kWh/m² to a high of 5.27 kWh/m² in September across the year — March's 4.73 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.9Bright
24.9Bright
34.9Bright
44.9Bright
54.9Bright
64.9Bright
74.9Bright
84.9Bright
94.9Bright
104.9Bright
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174.8Bright
184.7Bright
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214.7Bright
224.7Bright
234.6Bright
244.6Bright
254.6Bright
264.6Bright
274.5Bright
284.5Bright
294.5Bright
304.5Bright
314.5Bright
Planning a trip in March

Hazard calendar for Uvira

In seasonPeak

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

Uvira's rainy season runs December–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 Uvira?

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

6.5
Sightseeing
8th-best month of the year
6.2
Beach & pool
7th-best month of the year

March is a reasonable time to visit Uvira for sightseeing. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for Uvira in March

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

In March, Uvira sees daytime highs around 26°C and nights near 23°C. Worth packing: light clothes and sun protection. About 8 days see rain.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Uvira in March

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in March peaks around 16 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Uvira peaks around March 20 at about 16 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 21 at about 10 (very high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highVery highExtremeMar 20UV 16Jun 21UV 10
UV index (midday)Level
Jan13Extreme
Feb13Extreme
Mar16Extreme
Apr15Extreme
May12Extreme
Jun10Very high
Jul10Extreme
Aug10Very high
Sep13Extreme
Oct14Extreme
Nov13Extreme
Dec12Extreme

Air quality in Uvira 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 Uvira is worst in August — around 59 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 3.0× the cleanest month (April, 19 µg/m³).

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

0204060JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModeratePoorUnhealthyPoorModerateAug 2158 µg/m³Apr 1720 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan28Moderate
Feb28Moderate
Mar24Moderate
Apr19Moderate
May23Moderate
Jun33Moderate
Jul42Poor
Aug59Unhealthy
Sep54Poor
Oct33Moderate
Nov24Moderate
Dec23Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Uvira?

Uvira sits at 3.4°S, 29.1°E, 806 m above sea level, in Democratic Republic of the Congo. The nearest listed city is Gatumba, 14 km away.

Topography around Uvira

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Uvira has large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 674 m around an average of 900 m above sea level; within 16 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,450 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,681 m.

The land around Uvira is covered by grassland (35%), water (35%) and artificial surfaces (25%) within 3 km, grassland (45%) and water (33%) within 16 km, and grassland (39%) and trees (31%) within 80 km.

3 km
674 m
16 km
2,450 m
80 km
2,681 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswaterwetland
March weather nearby: Gatumba 14 km · Bujumbura 25 km · Mpanda 39 km · Bubanza 45 km · Cibitoke 57 km · Rumonge 72 km · Kayanza 76 km · Bugarama 79 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 Uvira (-3.3953°, 29.1378°, elevation 806 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).