Tutume weather in March

In March, Tutume sees average daytime highs of 30°C and overnight lows near 19°C, with 58 mm of rain across 8.4 wet days and about 12.1 hours of daylight. It is the 7th-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 47% of the time in March, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 24 min at the start of March to 11 h 48 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, March is Tutume's 8th-clearest and 6th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Tutume's year-round climate.

Daytime high
30°
7th warmest
Overnight low
19°
7th coldest
Rainfall
58 mm
8.4 wet days
Daylight
12 h 06 min
6:17 AM – 6:26 PM
Cloud cover
46%
8th clearest
Wind
13 km/h
6th windiest
Solar energy
5.96 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.4
out of 10

Tutume is Homevillage to Bakalanga speaking tribe..

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 Tutume 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 34°C. Set against its neighbours, March runs on par with February and about 1°C warmer than April.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
13019
23019
33019
43019
53019
63019
73019
83019
93019
103019
113019
123019
133019
143019
153019
163019
173019
183019
193019
203019
213019
223018
233018
243018
253018
263018
273018
282918
292918
302918
312918

How March really feels in Tutume

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.

Tutume 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°11714.313.14.4
Feb30° / 20°9210.712.74.8
Mar30° / 19°588.412.15.4
Apr29° / 16°142.911.57.0
May27° / 12°40.7118.8
Jun24° / 10°30.510.89.5
Jul24° / 10.310.99.4
Aug27° / 12°00.111.38.6
Sep31° / 16°51.111.95.9
Oct33° / 19°153.612.54.3
Nov32° / 20°6311133.9
Dec31° / 20°11615.513.24.2

Cloud cover in March

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 47% of the time in March.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 21% of March, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 32%.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
16139
26238
36337
46535
56634
66634
76733
86634
96733
106733
116832
126733
136832
146832
156832
166832
176733
186733
196733
206733
216733
226832
236832
246931
257030
267030
277129
287129
297228
307228
317327

Chance of precipitation in March

Any precipitation

Tutume gets around 58 mm of rain over 8.4 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 27% and peaks near 32% on the wettest days.

0%10%20%30%40%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
132
231
330
429
528
627
727
826
926
1025
1125
1225
1325
1425
1525
1626
1726
1827
1927
2028
2128
2228
2328
2428
2527
2627
2726
2826
2925
3024
3123

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 31% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 14% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
123272921
224272920
325282819
426282818
527282718
628292717
728292716
829292716
929292615
1030292715
1130292714
1230292714
1330292714
1430282813
1531282813
1631272913
1731272913
1831263013
1931263013
2031253113
2131253113
2232253113
2332243013
2433243012
2534243012
2636232912
2737232911
2839232811
2940222711
3042222610
3144222510

Wind in March

Winds average 13 km/h in March.

Across March, daily wind ranges from about 13 km/h on the calmest days to 13 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
113light breeze
213light breeze
313light breeze
413light breeze
513light breeze
613light breeze
713light breeze
813light breeze
913light breeze
1013light breeze
1113light breeze
1213light breeze
1313light breeze
1413light breeze
1513light breeze
1613light breeze
1713light breeze
1813light breeze
1913light breeze
2013light breeze
2113light breeze
2213light breeze
2313light breeze
2413light breeze
2513light breeze
2613light breeze
2713light breeze
2813light breeze
2913light breeze
3013light breeze
3113light breeze

Sunrise & sunset in March

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 24 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 36 minutes over March. Sunrise moves from 6:12 AM to 6:22 AM, and sunset from 6:38 PM to 6:12 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.46:126:38
212.46:126:38
312.46:136:37
412.46:136:36
512.46:136:35
612.36:146:34
712.36:146:34
812.36:156:33
912.36:156:32
1012.36:156:31
1112.26:166:30
1212.26:166:29
1312.26:166:29
1412.26:176:28
1512.26:176:27
1612.16:176:26
1712.16:176:25
1812.16:186:24
1912.16:186:23
2012.16:186:22
2112.06:196:21
2212.06:196:20
2312.06:196:20
2412.06:206:19
2512.06:206:18
2611.96:206:17
2711.96:206:16
2811.96:216:15
2911.96:216:14
3011.96:216:13
3111.86:226:12

Solar energy in March

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in March, about 5.96 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.47 kWh/m² to a high of 7.08 kWh/m² in October across the year — March's 5.96 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.1Intense
26.1Intense
36.1Intense
46.1Intense
56.1Intense
66.1Intense
76.1Intense
86.1Intense
96.1Intense
106.1Intense
116.1Intense
126.0Intense
136.0Intense
146.0Intense
156.0Intense
166.0Bright
176.0Bright
185.9Bright
195.9Bright
205.9Bright
215.9Bright
225.8Bright
235.8Bright
245.8Bright
255.8Bright
265.8Bright
275.8Bright
285.8Bright
295.7Bright
305.7Bright
315.7Bright
Planning a trip in March

Is March a good time to visit Tutume?

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

5.4
Sightseeing
7th-best month of the year
7.4
Beach & pool
8th-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Tutume in March

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

In March, Tutume sees daytime highs around 30°C and nights near 19°C. Pack light clothes. Worth having: rain gear and sun protection. About 8 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Tutume 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 Tutume peaks around January 18 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 21 at about 7 (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 21UV 7
UV index (midday)Level
Jan15Extreme
Feb14Extreme
Mar13Extreme
Apr10Very high
May8Very high
Jun7High
Jul7Very high
Aug9Very high
Sep10Very high
Oct11Extreme
Nov14Extreme
Dec14Extreme
Location & terrain

Where is Tutume?

Tutume sits at 20.5°S, 27.0°E, 1,090 m above sea level, in Botswana. The nearest listed city is Francistown, 90 km away.

FrancistownNataTonotaBulawayoLetlhakaneSelebi-PhikweGwetaGwanda

Topography around Tutume

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Tutume has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 41 m around an average of 1,096 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 161 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 499 m.

The land around Tutume is covered by shrubs (62%) and artificial surfaces (21%) within 3 km, shrubs (68%) within 16 km, and shrubs (81%) within 80 km.

3 km
41 m
16 km
161 m
80 km
499 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrain
March weather nearby: Francistown 90 km · Nata 94 km · Tonota 114 km · Bulawayo 166 km · Letlhakane 181 km · Selebi-Phikwe 185 km · Gweta 191 km · Gwanda 211 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 Tutume (-20.4943°, 27.0348°, elevation 1,090 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).