Karusi weather in March

In March, Karusi sees average daytime highs of 25°C and overnight lows near 16°C, with 217 mm of rain across 26.3 wet days and about 12 hours of daylight. It is the 7th-warmest and 3rd-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 25°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 5% 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 Karusi's 9th-clearest and 8th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Karusi's year-round climate.

Daytime high
25°
7th warmest
Overnight low
16°
9th coldest
Rainfall
217 mm
26.3 wet days
Daylight
12 hours
6:08 AM – 6:10 PM
Cloud cover
79%
9th clearest
Wind
5 km/h
8th windiest
Solar energy
5.75 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.2
out of 10

Karusi is human settlement.

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 25°C through the month.

A typical March day in Karusi reaches about 25°C in the afternoon and slips back to 16°C overnight — a 9°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 23°C and 27°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)
12516
22516
32516
42516
52516
62516
72516
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102516
112516
122516
132516
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222516
232516
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262516
272516
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292516
302516
312516

Karusi weather by month

How March compares with the rest of the year at a glance. March is the 7th-warmest and 3rd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan25° / 16°20123.312.24.6
Feb26° / 16°17821.412.14.5
Mar25° / 16°21726.3124.2
Apr24° / 16°21025.311.94.2
May25° / 16°8813.211.96.3
Jun25° / 15°9211.87.8
Jul26° / 15°30.711.88.0
Aug27° / 16°172.511.97.4
Sep27° / 17°527.2126.6
Oct26° / 16°16117.912.15.3
Nov25° / 16°24725.812.14.1
Dec25° / 15°24225.912.24.3

Cloud cover in March

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 5% of the time in March.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 14% of March, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 81%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
12179
22179
32179
42179
52179
62278
72377
82377
92278
102278
112278
122278
132278
142278
152278
162278
172080
181981
191981
201981
211882
221783
231783
241684
251684
261585
271486
281486
291387
301387
311288

Chance of precipitation in March

Any precipitation

Karusi gets around 217 mm of rain over 26.3 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 85% and peaks near 88% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
182
283
383
483
583
683
783
883
983
1083
1183
1283
1383
1483
1583
1683
1784
1884
1984
2085
2185
2286
2387
2487
2588
2688
2788
2888
2988
3088
3188

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 81% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
1123760
2123760
3123760
4022780
5022771
6022771
7022771
8022771
9021781
10021781
11020791
12020791
13020791
14019801
15019792
16018802
17017812
18017812
19016822
20015832
21014842
22014842
23013852
24012862
25012862
26012862
27012862
28012862
29012862
30012862
31012862

Wind in March

Winds average 5 km/h in March.

Across March, daily wind ranges from about 5 km/h on the calmest days to 5 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
15calm
25calm
35calm
45calm
55calm
65calm
75calm
85calm
95calm
105calm
115calm
125calm
135calm
145calm
155calm
165calm
175calm
185calm
195calm
205calm
215calm
225calm
235calm
245calm
255calm
265calm
275calm
285calm
295calm
305calm
315calm

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 6:11 AM to 6:05 AM, and sunset from 6:14 PM to 6:04 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.16:116:14
212.16:116:14
312.16:106:14
412.16:106:14
512.16:106:13
612.06:106:13
712.06:106:13
812.06:106:12
912.06:106:12
1012.06:096:12
1112.06:096:11
1212.06:096:11
1312.06:096:11
1412.06:096:10
1512.06:096:10
1612.06:086:10
1712.06:086:09
1812.06:086:09
1912.06:086:08
2012.06:086:08
2112.06:076:08
2212.06:076:07
2312.06:076:07
2412.06:076:06
2512.06:066:06
2612.06:066:06
2712.06:066:05
2812.06:066:05
2912.06:056:04
3012.06:056:04
3112.06:056:04

Solar energy in March

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in March, about 5.75 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 5.02 kWh/m² to a high of 5.96 kWh/m² in February across the year — March's 5.75 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.0Bright
26.0Bright
36.0Bright
46.0Bright
55.9Bright
65.9Bright
75.9Bright
85.9Bright
95.9Bright
105.9Bright
115.9Bright
125.9Bright
135.8Bright
145.8Bright
155.8Bright
165.8Bright
175.8Bright
185.8Bright
195.7Bright
205.7Bright
215.7Bright
225.6Bright
235.6Bright
245.6Bright
255.5Bright
265.5Bright
275.5Bright
285.4Bright
295.4Bright
305.4Bright
315.3Bright
Planning a trip in March

Hazard calendar for Karusi

In seasonPeak

In March, Karusi sits inside its rainy season season. The full year is below, with each hazard's peak months called out.

Karusi's rainy season runs October–April, when most of the year's rain falls.

Rainy season
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec

Is March a good time to visit Karusi?

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

4.2
Sightseeing
10th-best month of the year
3.8
Beach & pool
9th-best month of the year

March is a reasonable time to visit Karusi for sightseeing.

What to pack for Karusi in March

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

In March, Karusi sees daytime highs around 25°C and nights near 16°C. Pack rain gear. Worth having: light clothes and sun protection. About 26 days see rain.

rain gearlight clothessun protection

UV index in Karusi 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 Karusi peaks around March 17 at about 16 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 19 at about 10 (extreme).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeMar 17UV 16Jun 19UV 10
UV index (midday)Level
Jan11Extreme
Feb15Extreme
Mar16Extreme
Apr15Extreme
May12Extreme
Jun10Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug11Extreme
Sep14Extreme
Oct14Extreme
Nov13Extreme
Dec12Extreme

Air quality in Karusi 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 Karusi is worst in August — around 68 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), and holds fairly steady the rest of the year.

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

020406080JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecUnhealthyPoorUnhealthyUnhealthyAug 1968 µg/m³Apr 1551 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan60Unhealthy
Feb59Unhealthy
Mar55Poor
Apr51Poor
May55Unhealthy
Jun65Unhealthy
Jul64Unhealthy
Aug68Unhealthy
Sep66Unhealthy
Oct57Unhealthy
Nov55Poor
Dec57Unhealthy
Location & terrain

Where is Karusi?

Karusi sits at 3.1°S, 30.2°E, 1,627 m above sea level, in Burundi. The nearest listed city is Zanandore, 18 km away.

ZanandoreNgoziGitegaBugaramaCendajuruKirundoKabangaKayanza

Topography around Karusi

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Karusi has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 181 m around an average of 1,552 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 525 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,689 m.

The land around Karusi is covered by cropland (30%), trees (29%) and grassland (26%) within 3 km, cropland (36%), grassland (29%) and trees (23%) within 16 km, and grassland (34%) and cropland (34%) within 80 km.

3 km
181 m
16 km
525 m
80 km
1,689 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
March weather nearby: Zanandore 18 km · Ngozi 43 km · Gitega 45 km · Bugarama 48 km · Cendajuru 53 km · Kirundo 58 km · Kabanga 62 km · Kayanza 63 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 Karusi (-3.1014°, 30.1628°, elevation 1,627 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).