Mahalapye weather in March

In March, Mahalapye sees average daytime highs of 29°C and overnight lows near 19°C, with 49 mm of rain across 6.8 wet days and about 12.2 hours of daylight. It is the 7th-warmest and 5th-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 51% 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 Mahalapye's 8th-clearest and 8th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Mahalapye's year-round climate.

Daytime high
29°
7th warmest
Overnight low
19°
8th coldest
Rainfall
49 mm
6.8 wet days
Daylight
12 h 12 min
6:17 AM – 6:27 PM
Cloud cover
44%
8th clearest
Wind
11 km/h
8th windiest
Solar energy
5.78 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.1
out of 10

Mahalapye is town 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 29°C through the month.

A typical March day in Mahalapye 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 25°C and 33°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)
13020
23020
33019
43019
53019
62919
72919
82919
92919
102919
112919
122919
132919
142919
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222918
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282818
292818
302818
312817

Mahalapye weather by month

How March compares with the rest of the year at a glance. March is the 7th-warmest and 5th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan30° / 20°10111.713.34.8
Feb30° / 20°768.712.85.1
Mar29° / 19°496.812.26.1
Apr27° / 15°223.711.57.8
May25° / 11°61.310.99.1
Jun22° / 70.910.69.1
Jul22° / 20.410.79.1
Aug25° / 11°10.311.29.2
Sep29° / 15°61.311.97.2
Oct31° / 18°234.712.55.5
Nov31° / 19°6310.113.14.6
Dec30° / 20°8712.513.44.6

Cloud cover in March

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 51% 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 30%.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
16832
26931
37030
47129
57129
67228
77228
87228
97228
107228
117129
127129
137129
147129
157030
167030
177030
187030
197030
207030
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316931

Chance of precipitation in March

Any precipitation

Mahalapye gets around 49 mm of rain over 6.8 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 22% and peaks near 27% on the wettest days.

0%10%20%30%40%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
127
226
325
424
524
623
723
822
922
1022
1122
1222
1322
1422
1523
1623
1723
1823
1923
2023
2123
2222
2322
2422
2521
2621
2721
2820
2920
3020
3120

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 35% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 11% of them.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
118343018
219342917
320352917
421352816
522352715
623362715
724362614
824362614
924362613
1025362613
1125362613
1225362612
1326362612
1426362712
1526352711
1626352811
1727352810
1827342910
192734309
202734309
212734308
222834318
232834318
242834317
252934307
263034307
273134296
283234286
293334276
303534266
313634255

Wind in March

Winds average 11 km/h in March.

Across March, daily wind ranges from about 11 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
112calm
212calm
312calm
412calm
512calm
612calm
712calm
812calm
912calm
1012calm
1112calm
1212calm
1312calm
1411calm
1511calm
1611calm
1711calm
1811calm
1911calm
2011calm
2111calm
2211calm
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2611calm
2711calm
2811calm
2911calm
3011calm
3111calm

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 6:11 AM to 6:23 AM, and sunset from 6:41 PM to 6:12 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.56:116:41
212.56:116:40
312.56:126:39
412.46:126:39
512.46:136:38
612.46:136:37
712.46:146:36
812.36:146:35
912.36:156:34
1012.36:156:33
1112.36:156:32
1212.36:166:31
1312.26:166:30
1412.26:176:29
1512.26:176:28
1612.26:176:27
1712.16:186:26
1812.16:186:25
1912.16:196:24
2012.16:196:23
2112.16:196:22
2212.06:206:21
2312.06:206:20
2412.06:206:19
2512.06:216:18
2611.96:216:17
2711.96:226:16
2811.96:226:15
2911.96:226:14
3011.86:236:13
3111.86:236:12

Solar energy in March

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in March, about 5.78 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.11 kWh/m² to a high of 6.84 kWh/m² in October across the year — March's 5.78 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.0Intense
26.0Intense
36.0Intense
46.0Intense
56.0Intense
66.0Bright
76.0Bright
86.0Bright
95.9Bright
105.9Bright
115.9Bright
125.9Bright
135.8Bright
145.8Bright
155.8Bright
165.8Bright
175.7Bright
185.7Bright
195.7Bright
205.6Bright
215.6Bright
225.6Bright
235.6Bright
245.5Bright
255.5Bright
265.5Bright
275.5Bright
285.4Bright
295.4Bright
305.4Bright
315.3Bright
Planning a trip in March

Is March a good time to visit Mahalapye?

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

6.1
Sightseeing
7th-best month of the year
7.7
Beach & pool
6th-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Mahalapye in March

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

In March, Mahalapye sees daytime highs around 29°C and nights near 19°C. Pack light clothes. Worth having: sun protection. About 7 days see rain.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Mahalapye in March

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in March peaks around 12 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Mahalapye peaks around January 11 at about 14 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 16 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 11UV 14Jun 16UV 6
UV index (midday)Level
Jan14Extreme
Feb13Extreme
Mar12Extreme
Apr9Very high
May6High
Jun6High
Jul7High
Aug8Very high
Sep10Very high
Oct10Extreme
Nov13Extreme
Dec14Extreme
Location & terrain

Where is Mahalapye?

Mahalapye sits at 23.1°S, 26.8°E, 1,025 m above sea level, in Botswana. The nearest listed city is Palapye, 70 km away.

PalapyeSeroweMarapongLephalaleMochudiSelebi-PhikweThabazimbiVaalwater

Topography around Mahalapye

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Mahalapye has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 56 m around an average of 1,019 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 308 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 577 m.

The land around Mahalapye is covered by artificial surfaces (41%) and shrubs (39%) within 3 km, shrubs (70%) within 16 km, and shrubs (83%) within 80 km.

3 km
56 m
16 km
308 m
80 km
577 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaces
March weather nearby: Palapye 70 km · Serowe 80 km · Marapong 103 km · Lephalale 114 km · Mochudi 161 km · Selebi-Phikwe 164 km · Thabazimbi 176 km · Vaalwater 187 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 Mahalapye (-23.1041°, 26.8142°, elevation 1,025 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).