Sanza Pombo weather in March

In March, Sanza Pombo sees average daytime highs of 29°C and overnight lows near 19°C, with 158 mm of rain across 22.6 wet days and about 12 hours of daylight. It is the 6th-warmest and 4th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 29°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 2% of the time in March, and the air most often feels muggy.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 12 min at the start of March to 11 h 54 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, March is Sanza Pombo's 10th-clearest and 9th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Sanza Pombo's year-round climate.

Daytime high
29°
6th warmest
Overnight low
19°
12th coldest
Rainfall
158 mm
22.6 wet days
Daylight
12 hours
6:04 AM – 6:07 PM
Cloud cover
81%
10th clearest
Wind
6 km/h
9th windiest
Solar energy
5.72 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.7
out of 10

Temperature in March

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 29°C through the month.

A typical March day in Sanza Pombo reaches about 29°C in the afternoon and slips back to 19°C overnight — a 10°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 27°C and 31°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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Sanza Pombo weather by month

How March compares with the rest of the year at a glance. March is the 6th-warmest and 4th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan28° / 19°15524.412.43.9
Feb29° / 19°12219.712.23.8
Mar29° / 19°15822.6123.7
Apr28° / 19°1492211.84.0
May30° / 19°377.711.75.6
Jun30° / 17°40.911.66.4
Jul30° / 17°0011.66.3
Aug31° / 18°112.811.85.6
Sep30° / 19°8117.1124.1
Oct29° / 19°16626.512.23.5
Nov28° / 19°19526.512.33.7
Dec28° / 19°19526.512.43.8

Cloud cover in March

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 2% of the time in March.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 11% of March, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 86%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
11585
21585
31486
41486
51585
61585
71585
81585
91486
101486
111486
121486
131288
141288
151288
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181288
191288
201288
211288
221288
231288
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251288
261387
271387
281387
291387
301387
311387

Chance of precipitation in March

Any precipitation

Sanza Pombo gets around 158 mm of rain over 22.6 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 73% and peaks near 78% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
166
267
367
467
567
668
768
869
969
1070
1171
1272
1373
1473
1574
1675
1775
1876
1976
2077
2177
2277
2378
2478
2578
2678
2778
2877
2977
3077
3176

Humidity in March

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, March lands in the muggy band about 86% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 90% of them.

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Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
1215803
2215803
3215803
4215803
5215803
6215803
7214813
8114823
9113833
10112843
11112843
12111853
13111853
14110863
15110863
1609883
1709883
1808893
1908893
2007903
2107903
2206913
2306913
2406913
2506913
2605923
2705923
2805923
2905923
3005914
3105914

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 7 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
17calm
27calm
37calm
47calm
57calm
66calm
76calm
86calm
96calm
106calm
116calm
126calm
136calm
146calm
156calm
166calm
176calm
186calm
196calm
206calm
216calm
226calm
236calm
246calm
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266calm
276calm
286calm
296calm
306calm
316calm

Sunrise & sunset in March

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 12 min at the start of March to 11 h 54 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 18 minutes over March. Sunrise moves from 6:05 AM to 6:03 AM, and sunset from 6:14 PM to 5:59 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.26:056:14
212.16:056:13
312.16:056:13
412.16:056:13
512.16:056:12
612.16:056:12
712.16:056:11
812.16:056:11
912.16:056:10
1012.16:056:10
1112.16:046:10
1212.16:046:09
1312.16:046:09
1412.16:046:08
1512.16:046:08
1612.06:046:07
1712.06:046:07
1812.06:046:06
1912.06:046:06
2012.06:046:05
2112.06:046:05
2212.06:046:04
2312.06:036:04
2412.06:036:03
2512.06:036:03
2612.06:036:02
2712.06:036:01
2812.06:036:01
2912.06:036:00
3012.06:036:00
3111.96:035:59

Solar energy in March

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in March, about 5.72 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 5.17 kWh/m² to a high of 5.94 kWh/m² in September across the year — March's 5.72 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.9Bright
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245.5Bright
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275.5Bright
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295.4Bright
305.4Bright
315.4Bright
Planning a trip in March

Hazard calendar for Sanza Pombo

In seasonPeak

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

Sanza Pombo's rainy season runs October–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 Sanza Pombo?

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

3.7
Sightseeing
10th-best month of the year
4.8
Beach & pool
8th-best month of the year

March is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Sanza Pombo.

What to pack for Sanza Pombo in March

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

In March, Sanza Pombo sees daytime highs around 29°C and nights near 19°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 23 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Sanza Pombo 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 Sanza Pombo peaks around March 12 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near August 11 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 12UV 15Aug 11UV 7
UV index (midday)Level
Jan15Extreme
Feb15Extreme
Mar15Extreme
Apr13Extreme
May9Very high
Jun9Very high
Jul7Very high
Aug7High
Sep10Very high
Oct13Extreme
Nov11Extreme
Dec11Extreme

Air quality in Sanza Pombo 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 Sanza Pombo is worst in June — around 87 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 8.9× the cleanest month (November, 10 µg/m³).

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

0306090JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateUnhealthyModerateGoodJun 2386 µg/m³Nov 2210 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan12Moderate
Feb15Moderate
Mar13Moderate
Apr13Moderate
May44Poor
Jun87Unhealthy
Jul85Unhealthy
Aug62Unhealthy
Sep57Unhealthy
Oct16Moderate
Nov10Good
Dec11Good
Location & terrain

Where is Sanza Pombo?

Sanza Pombo sits at 7.3°S, 16.0°E, 912 m above sea level, in Angola. The nearest listed city is Negage, 94 km away.

NegageUígeCambundiCamabatelaSongoKasongo-LundaNzagiMaquela do Zombo

Topography around Sanza Pombo

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Sanza Pombo has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 184 m around an average of 888 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 363 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 850 m.

The land around Sanza Pombo is covered by trees (40%) and shrubs (39%) within 3 km, trees (69%) and shrubs (20%) within 16 km, and trees (62%) and grassland (24%) within 80 km.

3 km
184 m
16 km
363 m
80 km
850 m
treesshrubsgrasslandartificial surfaces
March weather nearby: Negage 94 km · Uíge 109 km · Cambundi 115 km · Camabatela 119 km · Songo 128 km · Kasongo-Lunda 129 km · Nzagi 142 km · Maquela do Zombo 171 km

Angola travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 2
Exercise Increased Caution
Power plugs
Type C / F
220 V · 50 Hz
Prices
≈ 35% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$3,129
2025
Happiness
3.8 / 10
World Happiness, 2017
Homicide rate
4.1
per 100k, 2016
Road deaths
26.1
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
Lower middle
World Bank
English
Very low
EF EPI 413
Religion
Roman Catholic 41%Protestant 38%none 12%other 9%

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 Sanza Pombo (-7.3147°, 16.0024°, elevation 912 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).