Gisenyi weather in March

In March, Gisenyi sees average daytime highs of 21°C and overnight lows near 17°C, with 335 mm of rain across 29.4 wet days and about 12 hours of daylight. It is the 2nd-warmest and 2nd-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 21°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 3% of the time in March, and the air most often feels comfortable.

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 Gisenyi's 9th-clearest and 8th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Gisenyi's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 21°; 2nd warmest
Overnight low: 17°; 10th coldest
Rainfall: 335 mm; 29.4 wet days
Daylight: 12 hours; 6:12 AM – 6:13 PM
Cloud cover: 83%; 9th clearest
Wind: 5 km/h; 8th windiest
Solar energy: 5.01 kWh/m²
Travel score: 3.5; out of 10

Gisenyi is city in Rubavu district, Western Province, Rwanda.

Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.

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Temperature in March

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 21°C through the month.

A typical March day in Gisenyi reaches about 21°C in the afternoon and slips back to 17°C overnight — a 4°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 20°C and 22°C. Set against its neighbours, March runs on par with February and on par with April.

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Avg high (°C)	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21
Avg low (°C)	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	21	17
2	21	17
3	21	17
4	21	17
5	21	17
6	21	17
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25	21	17
26	21	17
27	21	17
28	21	17
29	21	17
30	21	17
31	21	17

Gisenyi weather by month

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

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	21° / 17°	231	26.2	12.1	3.9
Feb	21° / 17°	221	23.7	12.1	3.9
Mar	21° / 17°	335	29.4	12	3.5
Apr	21° / 17°	257	27	12	3.6
May	21° / 18°	155	21.8	11.9	4.6
Jun	20° / 17°	78	14.2	11.9	5.6
Jul	20° / 17°	31	7.9	11.9	6.6
Aug	20° / 17°	72	13.5	11.9	5.7
Sep	21° / 17°	173	22.9	12	4.3
Oct	20° / 17°	331	28.9	12	3.5
Nov	20° / 17°	372	29.3	12.1	3.3
Dec	20° / 17°	319	29.2	12.1	3.5

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%.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Clearer (%)	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	12	12	12	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11
Cloudier (%)	88	88	88	88	88	88	88	87	87	87	87	87	87	87	87	87	88	88	88	89	89	89	89	89	89	89	89	89	89	89	89

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	12	88
2	12	88
3	12	88
4	12	88
5	12	88
6	12	88
7	12	88
8	13	87
9	13	87
10	13	87
11	13	87
12	13	87
13	13	87
14	13	87
15	13	87
16	13	87
17	12	88
18	12	88
19	12	88
20	11	89
21	11	89
22	11	89
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24	11	89
25	11	89
26	11	89
27	11	89
28	11	89
29	11	89
30	11	89
31	11	89

Chance of precipitation in March

Any precipitation

Gisenyi gets around 335 mm of rain over 29.4 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 94% and peaks near 96% on the wettest days.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Rain chance (%)	93	93	93	93	93	93	93	93	93	93	93	94	94	94	94	94	95	95	95	95	96	96	96	96	96	95	95	94	94	94	93

	Rain chance (%)
1	93
2	93
3	93
4	93
5	93
6	93
7	93
8	93
9	93
10	93
11	93
12	94
13	94
14	94
15	94
16	94
17	95
18	95
19	95
20	95
21	96
22	96
23	96
24	96
25	96
26	95
27	95
28	94
29	94
30	94
31	93

Humidity in March

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, March lands in the comfortable band about 58% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Comfortable (%)	68	66	65	63	62	60	59	58	57	55	54	54	53	53	53	53	53	53	54	55	55	56	57	58	58	59	60	60	61	61	62
Humid (%)	32	34	35	37	38	40	41	42	43	45	46	46	47	47	47	47	47	47	46	45	45	44	43	42	42	41	40	40	39	39	38

	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)
1	68	32
2	66	34
3	65	35
4	63	37
5	62	38
6	60	40
7	59	41
8	58	42
9	57	43
10	55	45
11	54	46
12	54	46
13	53	47
14	53	47
15	53	47
16	53	47
17	53	47
18	53	47
19	54	46
20	55	45
21	55	45
22	56	44
23	57	43
24	58	42
25	58	42
26	59	41
27	60	40
28	60	40
29	61	39
30	61	39
31	62	38

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)	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5
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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 6:15 AM to 6:08 AM, and sunset from 6:17 PM to 6:08 PM.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Daylight (h)	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0
Sunrise (AM)	6:15	6:15	6:15	6:15	6:15	6:14	6:14	6:14	6:14	6:14	6:13	6:13	6:13	6:13	6:13	6:12	6:12	6:12	6:12	6:11	6:11	6:11	6:10	6:10	6:10	6:10	6:09	6:09	6:09	6:09	6:08
Sunset (PM)	6:17	6:17	6:17	6:17	6:16	6:16	6:16	6:15	6:15	6:15	6:15	6:14	6:14	6:14	6:13	6:13	6:13	6:12	6:12	6:12	6:11	6:11	6:11	6:10	6:10	6:09	6:09	6:09	6:08	6:08	6:08

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	12.0	6:15	6:17
2	12.0	6:15	6:17
3	12.0	6:15	6:17
4	12.0	6:15	6:17
5	12.0	6:15	6:16
6	12.0	6:14	6:16
7	12.0	6:14	6:16
8	12.0	6:14	6:15
9	12.0	6:14	6:15
10	12.0	6:14	6:15
11	12.0	6:13	6:15
12	12.0	6:13	6:14
13	12.0	6:13	6:14
14	12.0	6:13	6:14
15	12.0	6:13	6:13
16	12.0	6:12	6:13
17	12.0	6:12	6:13
18	12.0	6:12	6:12
19	12.0	6:12	6:12
20	12.0	6:11	6:12
21	12.0	6:11	6:11
22	12.0	6:11	6:11
23	12.0	6:10	6:11
24	12.0	6:10	6:10
25	12.0	6:10	6:10
26	12.0	6:10	6:09
27	12.0	6:09	6:09
28	12.0	6:09	6:09
29	12.0	6:09	6:08
30	12.0	6:09	6:08
31	12.0	6:08	6:08

Solar energy in March

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in March, about 5.01 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.5 kWh/m² to a high of 5.08 kWh/m² in August across the year — March's 5.01 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Solar energy (kWh/m²)	5.1	5.1	5.1	5.1	5.1	5.1	5.1	5.1	5.1	5.1	5.1	5.1	5.1	5.1	5.0	5.0	5.0	5.0	5.0	5.0	5.0	5.0	5.0	4.9	4.9	4.9	4.9	4.9	4.9	4.9	4.8
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	Solar energy (kWh/m²)	Level
1	5.1	Bright
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3	5.1	Bright
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15	5.0	Bright
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17	5.0	Bright
18	5.0	Bright
19	5.0	Bright
20	5.0	Bright
21	5.0	Bright
22	5.0	Bright
23	5.0	Bright
24	4.9	Bright
25	4.9	Bright
26	4.9	Bright
27	4.9	Bright
28	4.9	Bright
29	4.9	Bright
30	4.9	Bright
31	4.8	Bright

Planning a trip in March

Is March a good time to visit Gisenyi?

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

3.5

Sightseeing

9th-best month of the year

2.2

Beach & pool

8th-best month of the year

March is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Gisenyi.

What to pack for Gisenyi in March

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

In March, Gisenyi sees daytime highs around 21°C and nights near 17°C. Pack rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 29 days see rain.

rain gearsun protection

UV index in Gisenyi 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 Gisenyi peaks around March 21 at about 16 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 21 at about 10 (extreme).

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

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
UV index (midday)	11	14	16	16	12	10	10	10	14	13	12	10
Level	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	11	Extreme
Feb	14	Extreme
Mar	16	Extreme
Apr	16	Extreme
May	12	Extreme
Jun	10	Extreme
Jul	10	Extreme
Aug	10	Extreme
Sep	14	Extreme
Oct	13	Extreme
Nov	12	Extreme
Dec	10	Extreme

Air quality in Gisenyi 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 Gisenyi is worst in July — around 106 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), and holds fairly steady the rest of the year.

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

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
PM2.5 (µg/m³)	92	96	82	77	80	100	106	100	89	82	83	88
Level	Unhealthy	Unhealthy	Unhealthy	Unhealthy	Unhealthy	Unhealthy	Unhealthy	Unhealthy	Unhealthy	Unhealthy	Unhealthy	Unhealthy

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	92	Unhealthy
Feb	96	Unhealthy
Mar	82	Unhealthy
Apr	77	Unhealthy
May	80	Unhealthy
Jun	100	Unhealthy
Jul	106	Unhealthy
Aug	100	Unhealthy
Sep	89	Unhealthy
Oct	82	Unhealthy
Nov	83	Unhealthy
Dec	88	Unhealthy

Location & terrain

Where is Gisenyi?

Gisenyi sits at 1.7°S, 29.3°E, 1,461 m above sea level, in Rwanda. The nearest listed city is Goma, 4.0 km away.

Topography around Gisenyi

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Gisenyi has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 377 m around an average of 1,524 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,450 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 3,494 m.

The land around Gisenyi is covered by water (37%) and artificial surfaces (32%) within 3 km, water (37%) and trees (22%) within 16 km, and trees (39%) and grassland (25%) within 80 km.

3 km

377 m

water 37%

16 km

1,450 m

water 37%

80 km

3,494 m

trees 39%

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← February Gisenyi year-round climate April →Best places to visit in March

March weather nearby: Goma 4.0 km · Kora 23 km · Sake 28 km · Mukamira 29 km · Busogo 36 km · Mukingo 38 km · Kibuye 41 km · Ngororero 45 km

Rwanda travel facts

Travel advisory: Level 3; Reconsider Travel
Power plugs: Type C / E / G; 230 V · 50 Hz
Prices: ≈ 27% of US; price level, 2025
GDP per capita: $1,124; 2025
Happiness: 3.3 / 10; World Happiness, 2021
Homicide rate: 3.6; per 100k, 2020
Road deaths: 29.4; per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group: Low; World Bank
English: Very low; EF EPI 417
Religion

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 Gisenyi (-1.7028°, 29.2564°, elevation 1,461 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).

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	21	17
2	21	17
3	21	17
4	21	17
5	21	17
6	21	17
7	21	17
8	21	17
9	21	17
10	21	17
11	21	17
12	21	17
13	21	17
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18	21	17
19	21	17
20	21	17
21	21	17
22	21	17
23	21	17
24	21	17
25	21	17
26	21	17
27	21	17
28	21	17
29	21	17
30	21	17
31	21	17

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	12	88
2	12	88
3	12	88
4	12	88
5	12	88
6	12	88
7	12	88
8	13	87
9	13	87
10	13	87
11	13	87
12	13	87
13	13	87
14	13	87
15	13	87
16	13	87
17	12	88
18	12	88
19	12	88
20	11	89
21	11	89
22	11	89
23	11	89
24	11	89
25	11	89
26	11	89
27	11	89
28	11	89
29	11	89
30	11	89
31	11	89

	Rain chance (%)
1	93
2	93
3	93
4	93
5	93
6	93
7	93
8	93
9	93
10	93
11	93
12	94
13	94
14	94
15	94
16	94
17	95
18	95
19	95
20	95
21	96
22	96
23	96
24	96
25	96
26	95
27	95
28	94
29	94
30	94
31	93

	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)
1	68	32
2	66	34
3	65	35
4	63	37
5	62	38
6	60	40
7	59	41
8	58	42
9	57	43
10	55	45
11	54	46
12	54	46
13	53	47
14	53	47
15	53	47
16	53	47
17	53	47
18	53	47
19	54	46
20	55	45
21	55	45
22	56	44
23	57	43
24	58	42
25	58	42
26	59	41
27	60	40
28	60	40
29	61	39
30	61	39
31	62	38

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	21	17
2	21	17
3	21	17
4	21	17
5	21	17
6	21	17
7	21	17
8	21	17
9	21	17
10	21	17
11	21	17
12	21	17
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18	21	17
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22	21	17
23	21	17
24	21	17
25	21	17
26	21	17
27	21	17
28	21	17
29	21	17
30	21	17
31	21	17

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	12	88
2	12	88
3	12	88
4	12	88
5	12	88
6	12	88
7	12	88
8	13	87
9	13	87
10	13	87
11	13	87
12	13	87
13	13	87
14	13	87
15	13	87
16	13	87
17	12	88
18	12	88
19	12	88
20	11	89
21	11	89
22	11	89
23	11	89
24	11	89
25	11	89
26	11	89
27	11	89
28	11	89
29	11	89
30	11	89
31	11	89

	Rain chance (%)
1	93
2	93
3	93
4	93
5	93
6	93
7	93
8	93
9	93
10	93
11	93
12	94
13	94
14	94
15	94
16	94
17	95
18	95
19	95
20	95
21	96
22	96
23	96
24	96
25	96
26	95
27	95
28	94
29	94
30	94
31	93

	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)
1	68	32
2	66	34
3	65	35
4	63	37
5	62	38
6	60	40
7	59	41
8	58	42
9	57	43
10	55	45
11	54	46
12	54	46
13	53	47
14	53	47
15	53	47
16	53	47
17	53	47
18	53	47
19	54	46
20	55	45
21	55	45
22	56	44
23	57	43
24	58	42
25	58	42
26	59	41
27	60	40
28	60	40
29	61	39
30	61	39
31	62	38

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	21	17
2	21	17
3	21	17
4	21	17
5	21	17
6	21	17
7	21	17
8	21	17
9	21	17
10	21	17
11	21	17
12	21	17
13	21	17
14	21	17
15	21	17
16	21	17
17	21	17
18	21	17
19	21	17
20	21	17
21	21	17
22	21	17
23	21	17
24	21	17
25	21	17
26	21	17
27	21	17
28	21	17
29	21	17
30	21	17
31	21	17

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	12	88
2	12	88
3	12	88
4	12	88
5	12	88
6	12	88
7	12	88
8	13	87
9	13	87
10	13	87
11	13	87
12	13	87
13	13	87
14	13	87
15	13	87
16	13	87
17	12	88
18	12	88
19	12	88
20	11	89
21	11	89
22	11	89
23	11	89
24	11	89
25	11	89
26	11	89
27	11	89
28	11	89
29	11	89
30	11	89
31	11	89

	Rain chance (%)
1	93
2	93
3	93
4	93
5	93
6	93
7	93
8	93
9	93
10	93
11	93
12	94
13	94
14	94
15	94
16	94
17	95
18	95
19	95
20	95
21	96
22	96
23	96
24	96
25	96
26	95
27	95
28	94
29	94
30	94
31	93

	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)
1	68	32
2	66	34
3	65	35
4	63	37
5	62	38
6	60	40
7	59	41
8	58	42
9	57	43
10	55	45
11	54	46
12	54	46
13	53	47
14	53	47
15	53	47
16	53	47
17	53	47
18	53	47
19	54	46
20	55	45
21	55	45
22	56	44
23	57	43
24	58	42
25	58	42
26	59	41
27	60	40
28	60	40
29	61	39
30	61	39
31	62	38