Harbel weather in March

In March, Harbel sees average daytime highs of 30°C and overnight lows near 24°C, with 192 mm of rain across 26.8 wet days and about 12 hours of daylight. It is the 2nd-warmest and 8th-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 8% of the time in March, and the air most often feels miserable.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 54 min at the start of March to 12 hours by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, March is Harbel's 4th-clearest and 6th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Harbel's year-round climate.

Daytime high
30°
2nd warmest
Overnight low
24°
12th coldest
Rainfall
192 mm
26.8 wet days
Daylight
12 hours
6:52 AM – 6:50 PM
Cloud cover
72%
4th clearest
Wind
6 km/h
6th windiest
Solar energy
5.05 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.2
out of 10

Harbel is town in Liberia.

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 Harbel reaches about 30°C in the afternoon and slips back to 24°C overnight — a 6°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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How March really feels in Harbel

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.

Harbel weather by month

How March compares with the rest of the year at a glance. March is the 2nd-warmest and 8th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan30° / 23°7716.311.74.6
Feb30° / 24°11419.511.83.8
Mar30° / 24°19226.8123.2
Apr30° / 24°23127.712.12.9
May29° / 24°30330.212.32.8
Jun28° / 23°41229.412.43.3
Jul27° / 23°35827.312.33.7
Aug27° / 23°4552812.23.7
Sep27° / 23°47629.5123.3
Oct28° / 23°33230.511.93.1
Nov29° / 23°17927.111.73.2
Dec29° / 23°8820.711.64.2

Cloud cover in March

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 8% of the time in March.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 23% of March, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 69%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14357
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Chance of precipitation in March

Any precipitation

Harbel gets around 192 mm of rain over 26.8 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 86% and peaks near 88% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
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Humidity in March

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, March lands in the miserable band about 58% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

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Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
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205248
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514851
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714653
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1114158
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Wind in March

Winds average 6 km/h in March.

Across March, daily wind ranges from about 6 km/h on the calmest days to 6 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
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Sunrise & sunset in March

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 54 min 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 6 minutes over March. Sunrise moves from 6:59 AM to 6:45 AM, and sunset from 6:51 PM to 6:48 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.96:596:51
211.96:586:51
311.96:586:51
411.96:576:51
511.96:576:51
611.96:576:51
711.96:566:51
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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 5.05 kWh/m² — the sunniest month for solar.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.56 kWh/m² to a high of 5.05 kWh/m² in March across the year — March's 5.05 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Planning a trip in March

Hazard calendar for Harbel

In seasonPeak

None of Harbel's seasonal hazards are active in March. The full-year calendar below shows when the rainy season, cyclone risk and dust haze do peak.

Harbel's rainy season runs April–October, when most of the year's rain falls.

Harbel sees seasonal dust haze (February), heaviest in February.

Rainy season
Dust
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec

Is March a good time to visit Harbel?

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

3.2
Sightseeing
8th-best month of the year
4.3
Beach & pool
4th-best month of the year

March is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Harbel.

What to pack for Harbel in March

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

In March, Harbel sees daytime highs around 30°C and nights near 24°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 27 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

Sea temperature near Harbel in March

The nearest coast averages about 27°C in March — the other half of the beach question. The full-year curve and swim-comfort zones are below.

The sea at the nearest coast (about 14 km away) is warmest in May at about 29°C and coldest in August near 27°C.

The water stays above 20°C all year — warm enough for a swim any month.

26°28°30°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecwarmtropicalcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan28Warm
Feb27Warm
Mar27Warm
Apr28Tropical
May29Tropical
Jun28Tropical
Jul27Warm
Aug27Warm
Sep27Warm
Oct28Warm
Nov28Tropical
Dec29Tropical

UV index in Harbel in March

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in March peaks around 13 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Harbel peaks around March 16 at about 13 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 15 at about 8 (very high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highMar 16UV 13Dec 15UV 8
UV index (midday)Level
Jan10Extreme
Feb12Extreme
Mar13Extreme
Apr12Extreme
May13Extreme
Jun11Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug12Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct12Extreme
Nov10Very high
Dec8Very high

Air quality in Harbel 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 Harbel is worst in February — around 50 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), about 6.3× the cleanest month (September, 8 µg/m³).

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

0204060JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecPoorModerateGoodModerateFeb 1249 µg/m³Sep 148 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan47Poor
Feb50Poor
Mar44Poor
Apr40Poor
May18Moderate
Jun15Moderate
Jul13Moderate
Aug9Good
Sep8Good
Oct10Good
Nov16Moderate
Dec35Poor
Location & terrain

Where is Harbel?

Harbel sits at 6.2°N, 10.4°W, 10 m above sea level, in Liberia. The nearest listed city is Kakata, 32 km away.

KakataMonroviaBuchananTubmanburgGbarngaSaclepeaGantaGreenville

Topography around Harbel

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Harbel has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 46 m around an average of 10 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 294 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 610 m.

The land around Harbel is covered by trees (54%) and grassland (33%) within 3 km, trees (72%) within 16 km, and trees (66%) and water (29%) within 80 km.

3 km
46 m
16 km
294 m
80 km
610 m
treesshrubsgrasslandartificial surfaceswaterwetlandmangroves
March weather nearby: Kakata 32 km · Monrovia 49 km · Buchanan 53 km · Tubmanburg 86 km · Gbarnga 128 km · Saclepea 185 km · Ganta 187 km · Greenville 200 km

Liberia travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 2
Exercise Increased Caution
Power plugs
Type A / B
120 V · 60 Hz
Prices
≈ 0% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$915
2025
Happiness
4.3 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Homicide rate
3.1
per 100k, 2012
Road deaths
38.9
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
Low
World Bank
Religion
Christian 85%Muslim 12%none 3%Traditional 1%

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 Harbel (6.2468°, -10.3564°, elevation 10 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. Sea temperatures are the NOAA OISST v2.1 1991–2020 monthly climatology (public domain), sampled at the nearest ocean point. 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).