Mmopone weather in March

In March, Mmopone sees average daytime highs of 29°C and overnight lows near 19°C, with 48 mm of rain across 7.1 wet days and about 12.2 hours of daylight. It is the 6th-warmest and 5th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 30°C in the first days to 28°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 58% 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 Mmopone's 8th-clearest and 9th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Mmopone's year-round climate.

Daytime high
29°
6th warmest
Overnight low
19°
8th coldest
Rainfall
48 mm
7.1 wet days
Daylight
12 h 12 min
6:21 AM – 6:31 PM
Cloud cover
40%
8th clearest
Wind
9 km/h
9th windiest
Solar energy
5.8 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.9
out of 10

Temperature in March

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs ease over the month, from about 30°C in the first days to 28°C by the end.

A typical March day in Mmopone reaches about 29°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 25°C and 34°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
33020
43019
53019
63019
73019
83019
93019
103019
113019
123019
133019
143019
153019
163019
172919
182918
192918
202918
212918
222918
232918
242918
252918
262918
272918
282917
292817
302817
312817

Mmopone 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
Jan31° / 21°7710.813.44.5
Feb31° / 20°698.812.94.8
Mar29° / 19°487.112.25.9
Apr27° / 15°233.811.47.8
May25° / 10°111.410.89.1
Jun22° / 90.910.59.0
Jul22° / 20.510.69.0
Aug25° / 20.611.19.3
Sep29° / 14°81.211.87.2
Oct31° / 18°284.712.65.4
Nov31° / 19°588.713.24.6
Dec31° / 20°711113.54.4

Cloud cover in March

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 58% of the time in March.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 17% of March, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 25%.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
17426
27426
37525
47624
57624
67822
77822
87822
97822
107822
117723
127723
137624
147624
157624
167624
177525
187426
197426
207426
217327
227327
237426
247426
257426
267426
277426
287426
297525
307525
317525

Chance of precipitation in March

Any precipitation

Mmopone gets around 48 mm of rain over 7.1 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 23% and peaks near 27% on the wettest days.

0%10%20%30%40%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
127
226
326
425
525
624
724
824
923
1023
1123
1223
1323
1423
1523
1623
1724
1823
1923
2023
2123
2223
2323
2423
2523
2623
2722
2822
2922
3021
3121

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 12% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
120313217
220323117
321323016
422332916
523342815
624342715
724342715
825352614
925352614
1026352614
1126352613
1226352613
1326352613
1426352712
1526352712
1626352812
1726342911
1826342911
1926343010
2026343010
2126343110
222634319
232635309
242735309
252735298
262836288
272936278
283037267
293137257
303337247
313537226

Wind in March

Winds average 9 km/h in March.

Across March, daily wind ranges from about 9 km/h on the calmest days to 9 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
19calm
29calm
39calm
49calm
59calm
69calm
79calm
89calm
99calm
109calm
119calm
129calm
139calm
149calm
159calm
169calm
179calm
189calm
199calm
209calm
219calm
229calm
239calm
249calm
259calm
269calm
279calm
289calm
299calm
309calm
319calm

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 6:14 AM to 6:27 AM, and sunset from 6:46 PM to 6:16 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.56:146:46
212.56:146:45
312.56:156:44
412.56:156:43
512.46:166:42
612.46:166:41
712.46:176:40
812.46:176:39
912.36:186:38
1012.36:186:38
1112.36:196:37
1212.36:196:36
1312.36:196:35
1412.26:206:34
1512.26:206:33
1612.26:216:31
1712.26:216:30
1812.16:226:29
1912.16:226:28
2012.16:236:27
2112.16:236:26
2212.06:236:25
2312.06:246:24
2412.06:246:23
2512.06:256:22
2611.96:256:21
2711.96:266:20
2811.96:266:19
2911.96:266:18
3011.86:276:17
3111.86:276:16

Solar energy in March

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in March, about 5.8 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.04 kWh/m² to a high of 6.94 kWh/m² in November across the year — March's 5.8 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.2Intense
26.2Intense
36.1Intense
46.1Intense
56.1Intense
66.1Intense
76.1Intense
86.0Intense
96.0Intense
106.0Bright
115.9Bright
125.9Bright
135.9Bright
145.8Bright
155.8Bright
165.8Bright
175.7Bright
185.7Bright
195.7Bright
205.6Bright
215.6Bright
225.5Bright
235.5Bright
245.5Bright
255.5Bright
265.4Bright
275.4Bright
285.4Bright
295.4Bright
305.3Bright
315.3Bright
Planning a trip in March

Is March a good time to visit Mmopone?

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

5.9
Sightseeing
7th-best month of the year
7.7
Beach & pool
6th-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Mmopone in March

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

In March, Mmopone 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 Mmopone 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 Mmopone peaks around January 13 at about 14 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 16 at about 5 (high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highHighVery highExtremeJan 13UV 14Jun 16UV 5
UV index (midday)Level
Jan14Extreme
Feb13Extreme
Mar12Extreme
Apr9Very high
May6High
Jun5High
Jul6High
Aug8Very high
Sep9Very high
Oct10Extreme
Nov13Extreme
Dec14Extreme
Location & terrain

Where is Mmopone?

Mmopone sits at 24.6°S, 25.9°E, 1,009 m above sea level, in Botswana. The nearest listed city is Mogoditshane, 7.0 km away.

Topography around Mmopone

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Mmopone has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 118 m around an average of 1,004 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 350 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 619 m.

The land around Mmopone is covered by shrubs (54%) and cropland (22%) within 3 km, shrubs (46%) and cropland (22%) within 16 km, and shrubs (75%) within 80 km.

3 km
118 m
16 km
350 m
80 km
619 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
March weather nearby: Mogoditshane 7.0 km · Gaborone 10 km · Gabane 14 km · Tlokweng 15 km · Mochudi 33 km · Ramotswa 34 km · Thamaga 36 km · Molepolole 42 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 Mmopone (-24.5669°, 25.8742°, elevation 1,009 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).