Selebi-Phikwe weather in March

In March, Selebi-Phikwe sees average daytime highs of 30°C and overnight lows near 19°C, with 41 mm of rain across 6.4 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 30°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 49% 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 Selebi-Phikwe's 8th-clearest and 8th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Selebi-Phikwe's year-round climate.

Daytime high
30°
6th warmest
Overnight low
19°
8th coldest
Rainfall
41 mm
6.4 wet days
Daylight
12 h 12 min
6:14 AM – 6:23 PM
Cloud cover
45%
8th clearest
Wind
12 km/h
8th windiest
Solar energy
5.67 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.6
out of 10

Selebi-Phikwe is city.

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 30°C through the month.

A typical March day in Selebi-Phikwe 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 25°C and 35°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 Selebi-Phikwe

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.

Selebi-Phikwe 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°9110.213.24.4
Feb31° / 21°738.212.84.7
Mar30° / 19°416.412.25.6
Apr28° / 16°143.111.57.3
May26° / 12°51.1118.8
Jun24° / 50.710.79.3
Jul23° / 30.710.89.1
Aug26° / 11°10.211.28.9
Sep30° / 15°71.111.96.7
Oct31° / 18°14312.55.3
Nov32° / 20°508.113.14.4
Dec31° / 21°831113.34.3

Cloud cover in March

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 49% 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 32%.

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

Any precipitation

Selebi-Phikwe gets around 41 mm of rain over 6.4 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 21% and peaks near 28% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

0%10%20%30%40%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
128
227
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525
624
723
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1519
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2619
2719
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3019
3118

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 33% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 17% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
1123031251
2133131241
3143231231
4143230221
5153330211
6163330201
7173330201
8173330191
9183330181
10183330181
11193231171
12193231161
13203231161
14203232152
15203132152
16213133141
17213133141
18213033141
19213134131
20213134131
21213134131
22213233131
23213233131
24213332131
25213432131
26213431131
27223530130
28223530120
29233629120
30243628110
31253728110

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
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912light 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 6:08 AM to 6:19 AM, and sunset from 6:36 PM to 6:09 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.56:086:36
212.56:086:35
312.46:086:35
412.46:096:34
512.46:096:33
612.46:106:32
712.36:106:31
812.36:116:30
912.36:116:29
1012.36:116:29
1112.36:126:28
1212.26:126:27
1312.26:126:26
1412.26:136:25
1512.26:136:24
1612.26:146:23
1712.16:146:22
1812.16:146:21
1912.16:156:20
2012.16:156:19
2112.06:156:18
2212.06:166:17
2312.06:166:16
2412.06:166:15
2512.06:176:14
2611.96:176:13
2711.96:176:12
2811.96:186:11
2911.96:186:11
3011.96:186:10
3111.86:196:09

Solar energy in March

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in March, about 5.67 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.07 kWh/m² to a high of 6.62 kWh/m² in October across the year — March's 5.67 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.9Bright
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175.6Bright
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205.6Bright
215.5Bright
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235.5Bright
245.4Bright
255.4Bright
265.4Bright
275.3Bright
285.3Bright
295.3Bright
305.3Bright
315.2Bright
Planning a trip in March

Is March a good time to visit Selebi-Phikwe?

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

5.6
Sightseeing
7th-best month of the year
7.6
Beach & pool
6th-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Selebi-Phikwe in March

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

In March, Selebi-Phikwe sees daytime highs around 30°C and nights near 19°C. Pack light clothes. Worth having: sun protection. About 6 days see rain.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Selebi-Phikwe 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 Selebi-Phikwe peaks around January 18 at about 15 (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 18UV 15Jun 19UV 6
UV index (midday)Level
Jan15Extreme
Feb14Extreme
Mar13Extreme
Apr9Very high
May7Very high
Jun6High
Jul7High
Aug8Very high
Sep9Very high
Oct11Extreme
Nov13Extreme
Dec13Extreme
Location & terrain

Where is Selebi-Phikwe?

Selebi-Phikwe sits at 22.0°S, 27.8°E, 870 m above sea level, in Botswana. The nearest listed city is Bobonong, 61 km away.

BobonongTonotaFrancistownPalapyeSeroweMahalapyeGwandaTutume

Topography around Selebi-Phikwe

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Selebi-Phikwe has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 67 m around an average of 862 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 191 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 633 m.

The land around Selebi-Phikwe is covered by shrubs (45%) and artificial surfaces (29%) within 3 km, shrubs (65%) and trees (20%) within 16 km, and shrubs (79%) within 80 km.

3 km
67 m
16 km
191 m
80 km
633 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrain
March weather nearby: Bobonong 61 km · Tonota 72 km · Francistown 96 km · Palapye 97 km · Serowe 125 km · Mahalapye 164 km · Gwanda 167 km · Tutume 185 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 Selebi-Phikwe (-21.979°, 27.843°, elevation 870 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).