Bobonong weather in March

In March, Bobonong sees average daytime highs of 31°C and overnight lows near 20°C, with 40 mm of rain across 5.4 wet days and about 12.2 hours of daylight. It is the 6th-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 50% of the time in March, and the air most often feels comfortable.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 30 min at the start of March to 11 h 48 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, March is Bobonong's 8th-clearest and 7th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Bobonong's year-round climate.

Daytime high
31°
6th warmest
Overnight low
20°
8th coldest
Rainfall
40 mm
5.4 wet days
Daylight
12 h 12 min
6:11 AM – 6:21 PM
Cloud cover
45%
8th clearest
Wind
12 km/h
7th windiest
Solar energy
5.62 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.2
out of 10

Bobonong is town in the Central District of Botswana.

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 Bobonong reaches about 31°C in the afternoon and slips back to 20°C overnight — a 11°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 26°C and 36°C. Set against its neighbours, March runs about 1°C cooler than February and about 2°C warmer than April.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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How March really feels in Bobonong

Once humidity and wind are folded in, March averages 0 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
0
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
0
wind chill below the day's low

March sits comfortably in between — no days that feel dangerously hot or drop to a hard freeze once humidity and wind are folded in.

Bobonong weather by month

How March compares with the rest of the year at a glance. March is the 6th-warmest and 5th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan32° / 22°9010.213.23.9
Feb32° / 22°747.712.84.2
Mar31° / 20°405.412.25.2
Apr29° / 17°122.511.56.6
May27° / 13°61.3118.4
Jun25° / 10°40.610.79.3
Jul24° / 10°40.510.89.2
Aug27° / 12°10.211.28.5
Sep31° / 16°70.911.96.3
Oct32° / 19°152.812.54.9
Nov33° / 21°517.413.14.0
Dec32° / 22°821013.33.9

Cloud cover in March

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 50% of the time in March.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 18% of March, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 32%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
16634
26733
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Chance of precipitation in March

Any precipitation

Bobonong gets around 40 mm of rain over 5.4 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 17% and peaks near 26% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

0%10%20%30%40%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
126
225
324
423
523
622
721
820
919
1019
1118
1217
1316
1416
1515
1615
1715
1814
1914
2014
2114
2214
2315
2415
2515
2615
2715
2815
2916
3016
3116

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 34% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 22% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
172931284
283031274
383131264
483231254
583331244
693431234
793531224
893531214
993531214
1093532204
1193532203
12103532203
13103533193
14103433193
15113433193
16113434193
17113334193
18123334183
19123234183
20123235183
21133234182
22133234182
23133334182
24143333182
25143433182
26153433171
27153532171
28163532161
29173631151
30183631141
31193730140

Wind in March

Winds average 12 km/h in March.

Across March, daily wind ranges from about 12 km/h on the calmest days to 12 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
112light breeze
212light breeze
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412light breeze
512light breeze
612light breeze
712light breeze
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912light breeze
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1112light breeze
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Sunrise & sunset in March

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 30 min at the start of March to 11 h 48 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 42 minutes over March. Sunrise moves from 6:05 AM to 6:16 AM, and sunset from 6:34 PM to 6:06 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.56:056:34
212.56:066:33
312.46:066:32
412.46:076:31
512.46:076:30
612.46:076:30
712.36:086:29
812.36:086:28
912.36:096:27
1012.36:096:26
1112.36:096:25
1212.26:106:24
1312.26:106:23
1412.26:106:22
1512.26:116:22
1612.26:116:21
1712.16:126:20
1812.16:126:19
1912.16:126:18
2012.16:136:17
2112.06:136:16
2212.06:136:15
2312.06:146:14
2412.06:146:13
2512.06:146:12
2611.96:156:11
2711.96:156:10
2811.96:156:09
2911.96:166:08
3011.96:166:07
3111.86:166:06

Solar energy in March

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in March, about 5.62 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4 kWh/m² to a high of 6.41 kWh/m² in October across the year — March's 5.62 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.9Bright
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155.6Bright
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185.5Bright
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205.5Bright
215.5Bright
225.4Bright
235.4Bright
245.4Bright
255.4Bright
265.3Bright
275.3Bright
285.3Bright
295.2Bright
305.2Bright
315.2Bright
Planning a trip in March

Is March a good time to visit Bobonong?

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

5.2
Sightseeing
7th-best month of the year
7.5
Beach & pool
8th-best month of the year

March is a reasonable time to visit Bobonong for sightseeing. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for Bobonong in March

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

In March, Bobonong sees daytime highs around 31°C and nights near 20°C. Pack light clothes. Worth having: sun protection. About 5 days see rain.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Bobonong 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 Bobonong peaks around January 19 at about 14 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 19 at about 6 (high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highHighVery highExtremeJan 19UV 14Jun 19UV 6
UV index (midday)Level
Jan15Extreme
Feb14Extreme
Mar13Extreme
Apr9Very high
May7Very high
Jun6High
Jul6High
Aug8Very high
Sep9Very high
Oct11Extreme
Nov13Extreme
Dec13Extreme
Location & terrain

Where is Bobonong?

Bobonong sits at 22.0°S, 28.4°E, 687 m above sea level, in Botswana. The nearest listed city is Selebi-Phikwe, 61 km away.

Selebi-PhikweTonotaGwandaFrancistownPalapyeSerowe

Topography around Bobonong

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Bobonong has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 51 m around an average of 689 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 243 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 568 m.

The land around Bobonong is covered by grassland (51%) and artificial surfaces (20%) within 3 km, shrubs (49%) and grassland (31%) within 16 km, and shrubs (68%) within 80 km.

3 km
51 m
16 km
243 m
80 km
568 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrain
March weather nearby: Selebi-Phikwe 61 km · Tonota 116 km · Gwanda 129 km · Francistown 131 km · Palapye 150 km · Beitbridge 164 km · Musina 171 km · Serowe 184 km

Botswana travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 2
Exercise Increased Caution
Power plugs
Type D / G / M
230 V · 50 Hz
Prices
≈ 38% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$7,778
2025
Happiness
3.5 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water
63%
of population, 2024
Homicide rate
11.4
per 100k, 2021
Road deaths
26.4
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
Upper middle
World Bank
Religion
Christian 79%none 15%Badimo 4%other 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 Bobonong (-21.9655°, 28.4363°, elevation 687 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. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).