Climate averages 1991–2020
Gbadolite weather
in March.
A hot, wet month: the 3rd warmest and the 5th driest of the year.
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
March is a hot month in Gbadolite: daytime highs average 33.1°C and nights cool to about 23.9°C. By daytime temperature it is the 3rd warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 98 mm of rain on roughly 15 days, which makes March a wet month (the 5th driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 12 h 05 min on an average March day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Bambari (169 km away). In March its highs average 34.4°C, 1.3°C warmer than Gbadolite, with 74 mm of rain.
Among the 60 cities listed in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Gbadolite ranks 1st of 60 for the warmest March highs and 5th of 60 for the driest March (rainfall, lowest first). The mean March high of those 60 cities is 29.1°C; Gbadolite is 4.0°C warmer than that mean.
From March to April, average highs fall by 1.7°C to 31.4°C, and monthly rainfall rises from 98 mm to 147 mm.
The annual picture
March in context
Monthly rainfall
Average total · mmAverages from hourly ERA5 reanalysis data. Actual weather varies from year to year. How these numbers are calculated
Every month, side by side
Gbadolite climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 34.4°C22.8°C | 22.8°C | 15 | 3.0 | 11.912 h |
| February | 34.7°C23.8°C | 23.8°C | 31 | 6.2 | 12.012 h |
| March, selected | 33.1°C23.9°C | 23.9°C | 98 | 14.8 | 12.112 h |
| April | 31.4°C23.6°C | 23.6°C | 147 | 18.5 | 12.212 h |
| May | 30.6°C23.2°C | 23.2°C | 138 | 21.0 | 12.312 h |
| June | 29.8°C22.6°C | 22.6°C | 110 | 20.2 | 12.412 h |
| July | 29.2°C22.0°C | 22.0°C | 126 | 22.3 | 12.312 h |
| August | 28.9°C21.9°C | 21.9°C | 160 | 24.9 | 12.312 h |
| September | 29.3°C22.0°C | 22.0°C | 151 | 24.6 | 12.112 h |
| October | 29.2°C22.2°C | 22.2°C | 181 | 26.0 | 12.012 h |
| November | 30.3°C22.4°C | 22.4°C | 95 | 15.8 | 11.912 h |
| December | 32.4°C22.4°C | 22.4°C | 20 | 4.3 | 11.912 h |
Rainfall is the average of the 30 separate monthly totals. A rain day is a local calendar day with at least 1 mm of precipitation. Daylight is the calculated sunrise-to-sunset length, not measured sunshine.
Compare places
March in nearby cities
- Bambari in MarchCentral African Republic · 169 kmHigh 34.4°C · Low 24.2°C · 74 mm rain
- Gemena in MarchDemocratic Republic of the Congo · 178 kmHigh 31.8°C · Low 23.2°C · 132 mm rain
- Binga in MarchDemocratic Republic of the Congo · 219 kmHigh 31.5°C · Low 23.1°C · 134 mm rain
- Lisala in MarchDemocratic Republic of the Congo · 243 kmHigh 31.2°C · Low 23.3°C · 136 mm rain
- Bangui in MarchCentral African Republic · 272 kmHigh 33.2°C · Low 24.4°C · 88 mm rain
- Bégoua in MarchCentral African Republic · 274 kmHigh 33.1°C · Low 24.1°C · 91 mm rain
- Bumba in MarchDemocratic Republic of the Congo · 284 kmHigh 31.6°C · Low 23.6°C · 136 mm rain
- Bimbo in MarchCentral African Republic · 287 kmHigh 33.1°C · Low 24.0°C · 88 mm rain
Read the numbers correctly
Climate, not a promise.
These patterns help compare months. They cannot tell you the weather on a specific day of your trip.
Sources, method and limitsHow these numbers are made (what the highs, lows and rain days mean, the sources and the model cell used for Gbadolite) is explained once on the Gbadolite year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.