Ghanzi weather in March

In March, Ghanzi sees average daytime highs of 30°C and overnight lows near 19°C, with 61 mm of rain across 9.7 wet days and about 12.2 hours of daylight. It is the 7th-warmest and 4th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 31°C in the first days to 29°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 53% of the time in March, and the air most often feels dry.

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 Ghanzi's 8th-clearest and 12th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Ghanzi's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 30°; 7th warmest
Overnight low: 19°; 8th coldest
Rainfall: 61 mm; 9.7 wet days
Daylight: 12 h 12 min; 6:38 AM – 6:48 PM
Cloud cover: 44%; 8th clearest
Wind: 11 km/h; 12th windiest
Solar energy: 6.02 kWh/m²
Travel score: 5.0; out of 10

Ghanzi is city in Botswana.

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

Highs ease over the month, from about 31°C in the first days to 29°C by the end.

A typical March day in Ghanzi reaches about 30°C in the afternoon and slips back to 19°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 35°C. Set against its neighbours, March runs about 1°C cooler than February and about 2°C warmer than April.

	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
Avg high (°C)	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	29	29	29
Avg low (°C)	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	18	18	18	18	18	18

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

How March really feels in Ghanzi

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

heat index over the day's high

Days feeling ≤ 0°C

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.

Ghanzi weather by month

How March compares with the rest of the year at a glance. March is the 7th-warmest and 4th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	32° / 21°	109	14	13.2	3.8
Feb	31° / 20°	87	11.7	12.7	4.2
Mar	30° / 19°	61	9.7	12.2	5.0
Apr	29° / 16°	23	3.4	11.5	6.9
May	27° / 11°	2	0.7	11	8.9
Jun	24° / 8°	2	0.2	10.7	9.6
Jul	23° / 7°	0	0.1	10.8	9.5
Aug	27° / 10°	0	0.1	11.3	8.8
Sep	31° / 15°	3	0.7	11.9	5.9
Oct	33° / 19°	16	3.8	12.5	4.0
Nov	33° / 20°	46	8.9	13	3.6
Dec	33° / 21°	71	12.2	13.3	3.6

Cloud cover in March

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 53% of the time in March.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 19% of March, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 28%.

	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 (%)	69	69	70	70	71	72	72	73	73	73	73	73	73	73	73	73	73	73	72	72	72	72	71	71	71	71	71	72	72	72	73
Cloudier (%)	31	31	30	30	29	28	28	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	28	28	28	28	29	29	29	29	29	28	28	28	27

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	69	31
2	69	31
3	70	30
4	70	30
5	71	29
6	72	28
7	72	28
8	73	27
9	73	27
10	73	27
11	73	27
12	73	27
13	73	27
14	73	27
15	73	27
16	73	27
17	73	27
18	73	27
19	72	28
20	72	28
21	72	28
22	72	28
23	71	29
24	71	29
25	71	29
26	71	29
27	71	29
28	72	28
29	72	28
30	72	28
31	73	27

Chance of precipitation in March

Any precipitation

Ghanzi gets around 61 mm of rain over 9.7 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 32% and peaks near 35% 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 (%)	35	34	33	32	32	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	32	32	32	33	33	33	33	33	33	33	32	32	31	31	30	29	28

	Rain chance (%)
1	35
2	34
3	33
4	32
5	32
6	31
7	31
8	31
9	31
10	31
11	31
12	31
13	31
14	31
15	32
16	32
17	32
18	33
19	33
20	33
21	33
22	33
23	33
24	33
25	32
26	32
27	31
28	31
29	30
30	29
31	28

Humidity in March

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, March lands in the dry band about 33% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 20% of them.

	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
Dry (%)	28	29	30	30	31	32	32	32	33	33	33	33	33	33	33	33	33	33	33	33	33	33	33	34	34	35	36	37	38	39	41
Comfortable (%)	19	19	19	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	19	19	19	18	18	18	18	18	19	19	19	20	20	20	20	20	20
Humid (%)	25	25	25	26	26	26	27	27	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	28	28	27	27	26	26	25	24
Muggy (%)	28	27	26	24	23	22	21	20	20	20	19	19	19	19	19	19	20	20	20	20	20	20	19	19	19	18	18	17	16	15	15

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)
1	28	19	25	28
2	29	19	25	27
3	30	19	25	26
4	30	20	26	24
5	31	20	26	23
6	32	20	26	22
7	32	20	27	21
8	32	20	27	20
9	33	20	28	20
10	33	20	28	20
11	33	20	28	19
12	33	20	28	19
13	33	20	28	19
14	33	20	28	19
15	33	19	28	19
16	33	19	29	19
17	33	19	29	20
18	33	18	29	20
19	33	18	29	20
20	33	18	29	20
21	33	18	29	20
22	33	18	29	20
23	33	19	29	19
24	34	19	28	19
25	34	19	28	19
26	35	20	27	18
27	36	20	27	18
28	37	20	26	17
29	38	20	26	16
30	39	20	25	15
31	41	20	24	15

Wind in March

Winds average 11 km/h in March, the calmest month.

Across March, daily wind ranges from about 10 km/h on the calmest days to 11 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

	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
Wind speed (km/h)	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	10	10	10	10	11	11	11	11	11	11
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	Wind speed (km/h)	Feels
1	11	calm
2	11	calm
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24	10	calm
25	10	calm
26	11	calm
27	11	calm
28	11	calm
29	11	calm
30	11	calm
31	11	calm

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 6:33 AM to 6:43 AM, and sunset from 7:01 PM to 6:33 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)	12.5	12.4	12.4	12.4	12.4	12.4	12.3	12.3	12.3	12.3	12.3	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.8
Sunrise (AM)	6:33	6:33	6:33	6:34	6:34	6:35	6:35	6:35	6:36	6:36	6:37	6:37	6:37	6:38	6:38	6:38	6:39	6:39	6:39	6:40	6:40	6:40	6:41	6:41	6:41	6:42	6:42	6:42	6:43	6:43	6:43
Sunset (PM)	7:01	7:00	6:59	6:58	6:57	6:57	6:56	6:55	6:54	6:53	6:52	6:51	6:50	6:50	6:49	6:48	6:47	6:46	6:45	6:44	6:43	6:42	6:41	6:40	6:39	6:38	6:37	6:36	6:35	6:34	6:33

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	12.5	6:33	7:01
2	12.4	6:33	7:00
3	12.4	6:33	6:59
4	12.4	6:34	6:58
5	12.4	6:34	6:57
6	12.4	6:35	6:57
7	12.3	6:35	6:56
8	12.3	6:35	6:55
9	12.3	6:36	6:54
10	12.3	6:36	6:53
11	12.3	6:37	6:52
12	12.2	6:37	6:51
13	12.2	6:37	6:50
14	12.2	6:38	6:50
15	12.2	6:38	6:49
16	12.2	6:38	6:48
17	12.1	6:39	6:47
18	12.1	6:39	6:46
19	12.1	6:39	6:45
20	12.1	6:40	6:44
21	12.0	6:40	6:43
22	12.0	6:40	6:42
23	12.0	6:41	6:41
24	12.0	6:41	6:40
25	12.0	6:41	6:39
26	11.9	6:42	6:38
27	11.9	6:42	6:37
28	11.9	6:42	6:36
29	11.9	6:43	6:35
30	11.9	6:43	6:34
31	11.8	6:43	6:33

Solar energy in March

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in March, about 6.02 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.48 kWh/m² to a high of 7.27 kWh/m² in October across the year — March's 6.02 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)	6.3	6.3	6.3	6.2	6.2	6.2	6.2	6.2	6.2	6.2	6.2	6.1	6.1	6.1	6.0	6.0	6.0	6.0	5.9	5.9	5.9	5.8	5.8	5.8	5.8	5.7	5.7	5.7	5.7	5.7	5.7
Level	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright

	Solar energy (kWh/m²)	Level
1	6.3	Intense
2	6.3	Intense
3	6.3	Intense
4	6.2	Intense
5	6.2	Intense
6	6.2	Intense
7	6.2	Intense
8	6.2	Intense
9	6.2	Intense
10	6.2	Intense
11	6.2	Intense
12	6.1	Intense
13	6.1	Intense
14	6.1	Intense
15	6.0	Intense
16	6.0	Intense
17	6.0	Bright
18	6.0	Bright
19	5.9	Bright
20	5.9	Bright
21	5.9	Bright
22	5.8	Bright
23	5.8	Bright
24	5.8	Bright
25	5.8	Bright
26	5.7	Bright
27	5.7	Bright
28	5.7	Bright
29	5.7	Bright
30	5.7	Bright
31	5.7	Bright

Planning a trip in March

Is March a good time to visit Ghanzi?

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

5.0

Sightseeing

7th-best month of the year

7.0

Beach & pool

8th-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Ghanzi in March

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

In March, Ghanzi sees daytime highs around 30°C and nights near 19°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection. Worth having: rain gear. About 10 days see rain.

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UV index in Ghanzi 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 Ghanzi peaks around January 15 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.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
UV index (midday)	15	13	13	10	7	6	7	8	8	12	14	14
Level	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Very high	Very high	High	High	Very high	Very high	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	15	Extreme
Feb	13	Extreme
Mar	13	Extreme
Apr	10	Very high
May	7	Very high
Jun	6	High
Jul	7	High
Aug	8	Very high
Sep	8	Very high
Oct	12	Extreme
Nov	14	Extreme
Dec	14	Extreme

Location & terrain

Where is Ghanzi?

Ghanzi sits at 21.7°S, 21.6°E, 1,144 m above sea level, in Botswana. The nearest listed city is Maun, 265 km away.

Topography around Ghanzi

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Ghanzi has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 19 m around an average of 1,139 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 60 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 207 m.

The land around Ghanzi is covered by shrubs (77%) within 3 km, shrubs (92%) within 16 km, and shrubs (93%) within 80 km.

3 km

19 m

shrubs 77%

16 km

60 m

shrubs 92%

80 km

207 m

shrubs 93%

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

March weather nearby: Maun 265 km · Gobabis 288 km · Gweta 409 km · Letlhakane 409 km · Ndiyona 419 km · Grootfontein 438 km · Jwaneng 451 km · Rundu 464 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

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 Ghanzi (-21.6978°, 21.6458°, elevation 1,144 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).

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	69	31
2	69	31
3	70	30
4	70	30
5	71	29
6	72	28
7	72	28
8	73	27
9	73	27
10	73	27
11	73	27
12	73	27
13	73	27
14	73	27
15	73	27
16	73	27
17	73	27
18	73	27
19	72	28
20	72	28
21	72	28
22	72	28
23	71	29
24	71	29
25	71	29
26	71	29
27	71	29
28	72	28
29	72	28
30	72	28
31	73	27

	Rain chance (%)
1	35
2	34
3	33
4	32
5	32
6	31
7	31
8	31
9	31
10	31
11	31
12	31
13	31
14	31
15	32
16	32
17	32
18	33
19	33
20	33
21	33
22	33
23	33
24	33
25	32
26	32
27	31
28	31
29	30
30	29
31	28

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)
1	28	19	25	28
2	29	19	25	27
3	30	19	25	26
4	30	20	26	24
5	31	20	26	23
6	32	20	26	22
7	32	20	27	21
8	32	20	27	20
9	33	20	28	20
10	33	20	28	20
11	33	20	28	19
12	33	20	28	19
13	33	20	28	19
14	33	20	28	19
15	33	19	28	19
16	33	19	29	19
17	33	19	29	20
18	33	18	29	20
19	33	18	29	20
20	33	18	29	20
21	33	18	29	20
22	33	18	29	20
23	33	19	29	19
24	34	19	28	19
25	34	19	28	19
26	35	20	27	18
27	36	20	27	18
28	37	20	26	17
29	38	20	26	16
30	39	20	25	15
31	41	20	24	15

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	69	31
2	69	31
3	70	30
4	70	30
5	71	29
6	72	28
7	72	28
8	73	27
9	73	27
10	73	27
11	73	27
12	73	27
13	73	27
14	73	27
15	73	27
16	73	27
17	73	27
18	73	27
19	72	28
20	72	28
21	72	28
22	72	28
23	71	29
24	71	29
25	71	29
26	71	29
27	71	29
28	72	28
29	72	28
30	72	28
31	73	27

	Rain chance (%)
1	35
2	34
3	33
4	32
5	32
6	31
7	31
8	31
9	31
10	31
11	31
12	31
13	31
14	31
15	32
16	32
17	32
18	33
19	33
20	33
21	33
22	33
23	33
24	33
25	32
26	32
27	31
28	31
29	30
30	29
31	28

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)
1	28	19	25	28
2	29	19	25	27
3	30	19	25	26
4	30	20	26	24
5	31	20	26	23
6	32	20	26	22
7	32	20	27	21
8	32	20	27	20
9	33	20	28	20
10	33	20	28	20
11	33	20	28	19
12	33	20	28	19
13	33	20	28	19
14	33	20	28	19
15	33	19	28	19
16	33	19	29	19
17	33	19	29	20
18	33	18	29	20
19	33	18	29	20
20	33	18	29	20
21	33	18	29	20
22	33	18	29	20
23	33	19	29	19
24	34	19	28	19
25	34	19	28	19
26	35	20	27	18
27	36	20	27	18
28	37	20	26	17
29	38	20	26	16
30	39	20	25	15
31	41	20	24	15

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	69	31
2	69	31
3	70	30
4	70	30
5	71	29
6	72	28
7	72	28
8	73	27
9	73	27
10	73	27
11	73	27
12	73	27
13	73	27
14	73	27
15	73	27
16	73	27
17	73	27
18	73	27
19	72	28
20	72	28
21	72	28
22	72	28
23	71	29
24	71	29
25	71	29
26	71	29
27	71	29
28	72	28
29	72	28
30	72	28
31	73	27

	Rain chance (%)
1	35
2	34
3	33
4	32
5	32
6	31
7	31
8	31
9	31
10	31
11	31
12	31
13	31
14	31
15	32
16	32
17	32
18	33
19	33
20	33
21	33
22	33
23	33
24	33
25	32
26	32
27	31
28	31
29	30
30	29
31	28

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)
1	28	19	25	28
2	29	19	25	27
3	30	19	25	26
4	30	20	26	24
5	31	20	26	23
6	32	20	26	22
7	32	20	27	21
8	32	20	27	20
9	33	20	28	20
10	33	20	28	20
11	33	20	28	19
12	33	20	28	19
13	33	20	28	19
14	33	20	28	19
15	33	19	28	19
16	33	19	29	19
17	33	19	29	20
18	33	18	29	20
19	33	18	29	20
20	33	18	29	20
21	33	18	29	20
22	33	18	29	20
23	33	19	29	19
24	34	19	28	19
25	34	19	28	19
26	35	20	27	18
27	36	20	27	18
28	37	20	26	17
29	38	20	26	16
30	39	20	25	15
31	41	20	24	15