Gatumba weather in March

In March, Gatumba sees average daytime highs of 30°C and overnight lows near 20°C, with 47 mm of rain across 5.4 wet days and about 12 hours of daylight. It is the 5th-warmest and 4th-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 3% of the time in March, and the air most often feels humid.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 06 min at the start of March to 12 hours by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, March is Gatumba's 9th-clearest and 9th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Gatumba's year-round climate.

Daytime high
30°
5th warmest
Overnight low
20°
12th coldest
Rainfall
47 mm
5.4 wet days
Daylight
12 hours
6:12 AM – 6:13 PM
Cloud cover
82%
9th clearest
Wind
6 km/h
9th windiest
Solar energy
4.94 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.3
out of 10

Gatumba is town in Burundi.

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 Gatumba reaches about 30°C in the afternoon and slips back to 20°C overnight — a 10°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 27°C and 32°C. Set against its neighbours, March runs on par with February and about 1°C warmer than April.

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Gatumba weather by month

How March compares with the rest of the year at a glance. March is the 5th-warmest and 4th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan29° / 19°597.612.25.3
Feb30° / 20°394.912.15.2
Mar30° / 20°475.4125.3
Apr29° / 20°846.611.95.6
May29° / 19°453.811.96.1
Jun29° / 18°111.911.86.4
Jul29° / 18°30.511.86.6
Aug30° / 18°30.711.96.0
Sep31° / 19°61125.3
Oct30° / 19°182.912.15.2
Nov29° / 19°364.712.25.5
Dec29° / 19°937.512.25.4

Cloud cover in March

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 3% of the time in March.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 10% of March, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 86%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
11585
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Chance of precipitation in March

Any precipitation

Gatumba gets around 47 mm of rain over 5.4 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 17% and peaks near 24% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
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Humidity in March

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, March lands in the humid band about 47% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 6% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
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29437518
30436528
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Wind in March

Winds average 6 km/h in March.

Across March, daily wind ranges from about 6 km/h on the calmest days to 6 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
16calm
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Sunrise & sunset in March

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 06 min at the start of March to 12 hours by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 6 minutes over March. Sunrise moves from 6:14 AM to 6:09 AM, and sunset from 6:18 PM to 6:07 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
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1312.06:136:14
1412.06:126:14
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1812.06:126:13
1912.06:116:12
2012.06:116:12
2112.06:116:11
2212.06:116:11
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2412.06:106:10
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2712.06:106:09
2812.06:096:08
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Solar energy in March

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in March, about 4.94 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.43 kWh/m² to a high of 5.35 kWh/m² in September across the year — March's 4.94 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
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Planning a trip in March

Is March a good time to visit Gatumba?

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

5.3
Sightseeing
8th-best month of the year
7.1
Beach & pool
8th-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Gatumba in March

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

In March, Gatumba sees daytime highs around 30°C and nights near 20°C. Pack light clothes. Worth having: sun protection. About 5 days see rain.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Gatumba in March

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in March peaks around 16 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Gatumba peaks around March 20 at about 16 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 21 at about 10 (very high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highVery highExtremeMar 20UV 16Jun 21UV 10
UV index (midday)Level
Jan13Extreme
Feb13Extreme
Mar16Extreme
Apr15Extreme
May12Extreme
Jun10Very high
Jul10Extreme
Aug10Very high
Sep13Extreme
Oct14Extreme
Nov13Extreme
Dec12Extreme

Air quality in Gatumba in March

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

Average fine-particle pollution (PM2.5) through the year — so you can see where March falls, not just the annual average.

Air quality in Gatumba is worst in August — around 72 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), and holds fairly steady the rest of the year.

Modeled monthly averages (CAMS reanalysis, 2015–2024).

020406080JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecUnhealthyPoorUnhealthyPoorAug 2171 µg/m³Apr 1950 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan58Unhealthy
Feb58Unhealthy
Mar54Poor
Apr49Poor
May52Poor
Jun61Unhealthy
Jul60Unhealthy
Aug72Unhealthy
Sep69Unhealthy
Oct58Unhealthy
Nov52Poor
Dec53Poor
Location & terrain

Where is Gatumba?

Gatumba sits at 3.3°S, 29.3°E, 780 m above sea level, in Burundi. The nearest listed city is Bujumbura, 13 km away.

BujumburaUviraMpandaBubanzaCibitokeKayanzaRumongeGitega

Topography around Gatumba

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Gatumba has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 9 m around an average of 774 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 838 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,681 m.

The land around Gatumba is covered by grassland (31%) and wetland (21%) within 3 km, grassland (36%) and water (35%) within 16 km, and grassland (39%) and trees (28%) within 80 km.

3 km
9 m
16 km
838 m
80 km
2,681 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswaterwetland
March weather nearby: Bujumbura 13 km · Uvira 14 km · Mpanda 25 km · Bubanza 32 km · Cibitoke 52 km · Kayanza 62 km · Rumonge 74 km · Gitega 76 km

Burundi travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 3
Reconsider Travel
Power plugs
Type C / E
220 V · 50 Hz
Prices
≈ 34% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$234
2025
Happiness
3.8 / 10
World Happiness, 2020
Homicide rate
5.6
per 100k, 2016
Road deaths
35.5
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
Low
World Bank
Religion
Christian 94%Muslim 3%other 1%none 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 Gatumba (-3.3333°, 29.25°, elevation 780 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. Monthly air-quality (PM2.5) seasonality is from the CAMS EAC4 reanalysis (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service), scaled to the WHO annual mean where available. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).