Mouila weather in March

In March, Mouila sees average daytime highs of 31°C and overnight lows near 23°C, with 273 mm of rain across 28.5 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 0% of the time in March, and the air most often feels oppressive.

Daylight stretches from about 12 hours at the start of March to 12 hours by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, March is Mouila's 6th-clearest and 6th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Mouila's year-round climate.

Daytime high
31°
1st warmest
Overnight low
23°
10th coldest
Rainfall
273 mm
28.5 wet days
Daylight
12 hours
6:25 AM – 6:26 PM
Cloud cover
86%
6th clearest
Wind
4 km/h
6th windiest
Solar energy
4.86 kWh/m²
Travel score
2.5
out of 10

Mouila is capital of the Ngounié region of Gabon.

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 Mouila reaches about 31°C in the afternoon and slips back to 23°C overnight — a 9°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 29°C and 33°C. Set against its neighbours, March runs on par with February and on par with April.

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How March really feels in Mouila

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.

Mouila 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
Jan30° / 22°30129.512.12.6
Feb31° / 23°2632612.12.5
Mar31° / 23°27328.5122.5
Apr31° / 23°23126.6122.6
May30° / 23°20526.911.93.0
Jun28° / 22°5310.211.95.6
Jul27° / 21°184.911.96.6
Aug27° / 21°246.211.96.3
Sep29° / 22°10118.1124.2
Oct30° / 23°29029.3122.8
Nov29° / 22°34729.612.12.7
Dec30° / 22°35329.812.12.7

Cloud cover in March

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 0% of the time in March.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 5% of March, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 95%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
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Chance of precipitation in March

Any precipitation

Mouila gets around 273 mm of rain over 28.5 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 92% and peaks near 95% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
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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 85% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

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Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
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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
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Sunrise & sunset in March

DaylightNight

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

Days grow by about 0 minutes over March. Sunrise moves from 6:28 AM to 6:21 AM, and sunset from 6:30 PM to 6:20 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.06:286:30
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312.06:286:30
412.06:276:29
512.06:276:29
612.06:276:29
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812.06:276:28
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1012.06:266:28
1112.06:266:27
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1412.06:266:26
1512.06:256:26
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1712.06:256:25
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1912.06:246:25
2012.06:246:24
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2312.06:236:23
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Solar energy in March

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in March, about 4.86 kWh/m² — the sunniest month for solar.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.19 kWh/m² to a high of 4.86 kWh/m² in March across the year — March's 4.86 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
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Planning a trip in March

Hazard calendar for Mouila

In seasonPeak

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

Mouila's rainy season runs October–May, 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 Mouila?

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

2.5
Sightseeing
11th-best month of the year
3.7
Beach & pool
11th-best month of the year

March is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Mouila.

What to pack for Mouila in March

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

In March, Mouila sees daytime highs around 31°C and nights near 23°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 29 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Mouila 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 Mouila peaks around March 18 at about 14 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 18 at about 7 (very high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highExtremeMar 18UV 14Jun 18UV 7
UV index (midday)Level
Jan13Extreme
Feb12Extreme
Mar15Extreme
Apr13Extreme
May10Extreme
Jun7Very high
Jul9Very high
Aug9Very high
Sep12Extreme
Oct13Extreme
Nov11Extreme
Dec10Very high

Air quality in Mouila 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 Mouila is worst in June — around 23 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.9× the cleanest month (October, 8 µg/m³).

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

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateGoodModerateJun 2323 µg/m³Oct 208 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan19Moderate
Feb23Moderate
Mar15Moderate
Apr12Moderate
May15Moderate
Jun23Moderate
Jul23Moderate
Aug19Moderate
Sep13Moderate
Oct8Good
Nov10Good
Dec15Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Mouila?

Mouila sits at 1.9°S, 11.1°E, 92 m above sea level, in Gabon. The nearest listed city is Tchibanga, 119 km away.

TchibangaLambarénéKoulamoutouOyamMossendjoMoandaFrancevillePort-Gentil

Topography around Mouila

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Mouila has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 29 m around an average of 89 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 370 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 893 m.

The land around Mouila is covered by trees (62%) within 3 km, trees (78%) and grassland (21%) within 16 km, and trees (93%) within 80 km.

3 km
29 m
16 km
370 m
80 km
893 m
treesshrubsgrasslandartificial surfaceswater
March weather nearby: Tchibanga 119 km · Lambaréné 158 km · Koulamoutou 176 km · Oyam 190 km · Mossendjo 219 km · Moanda 241 km · Franceville 282 km · Port-Gentil 283 km

Gabon travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 2
Exercise Increased Caution
Power plugs
Type C / E
220 V · 50 Hz
Prices
≈ 37% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$8,263
2025
Happiness
5.2 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Road deaths
23.9
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
Upper middle
World Bank
Religion
Protestant 46%Roman Catholic 30%Muslim 11%none 7%

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 Mouila (-1.8685°, 11.0559°, elevation 92 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).