Ādīs Zemen weather in March

In March, Ādīs Zemen sees average daytime highs of 29°C and overnight lows near 14°C, with 18 mm of rain across 4.8 wet days and about 11.9 hours of daylight. It is the 2nd-warmest and 8th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 29°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 52% of the time in March, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 42 min at the start of March to 12 h 06 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, March is Ādīs Zemen's 5th-clearest and 1st-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Ādīs Zemen's year-round climate.

Daytime high
29°
2nd warmest
Overnight low
14°
9th coldest
Rainfall
18 mm
4.8 wet days
Daylight
11 h 54 min
6:41 AM – 6:36 PM
Cloud cover
40%
5th clearest
Wind
7 km/h
1st windiest
Solar energy
6.67 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.7
out of 10

Ādīs Zemen is town in Ethiopia.

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 29°C through the month.

A typical March day in Ādīs Zemen reaches about 29°C in the afternoon and slips back to 14°C overnight — a 14°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 26°C and 31°C. Set against its neighbours, March runs about 1°C warmer than February and on par with April.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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22814
32814
42814
52814
62814
72914
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Ādīs Zemen weather by month

How March compares with the rest of the year at a glance. March is the 2nd-warmest and 8th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan26° / 11°30.911.48.6
Feb28° / 13°41.411.68.0
Mar29° / 14°184.811.96.7
Apr29° / 15°31612.36.4
May28° / 16°7811.312.66.2
Jun24° / 14°19923.612.74.7
Jul22° / 14°40630.912.63.5
Aug22° / 14°45130.812.43.5
Sep23° / 13°23822.812.15.0
Oct25° / 13°538.211.77.5
Nov25° / 12°132.811.48.6
Dec25° / 11°4111.38.9

Cloud cover in March

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 52% of the time in March.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 28% of March, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 20%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
18119
28119
38119
48119
58020
68020
78020
88020
98020
108020
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Chance of precipitation in March

Any precipitation

Ādīs Zemen gets around 18 mm of rain over 4.8 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 16% and peaks near 21% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

0%10%20%30%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
17
27
38
48
58
69
79
810
911
1012
1113
1215
1316
1417
1519
1620
1720
1821
1921
2021
2121
2221
2321
2421
2520
2620
2720
2819
2919
3018
3118

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 96% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Dry (%)Comfortable (%)
11000
21000
31000
4991
5991
6991
7991
8982
9982
10973
11973
12964
13964
14955
15955
16946
17946
18946
19946
20946
21946
22946
23946
24955
25955
26964
27964
28973
29973
30973
31973

Wind in March

Winds average 7 km/h in March, the windiest month of the year.

Across March, daily wind ranges from about 7 km/h on the calmest days to 7 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
17calm
27calm
37calm
47calm
57calm
67calm
77calm
87calm
97calm
107calm
117calm
127calm
137calm
147calm
157calm
167calm
177calm
187calm
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307calm
317calm

Sunrise & sunset in March

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 42 min at the start of March to 12 h 06 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 24 minutes over March. Sunrise moves from 6:50 AM to 6:31 AM, and sunset from 6:35 PM to 6:37 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.76:506:35
211.86:496:35
311.86:496:35
411.86:486:35
511.86:486:35
611.86:476:35
711.86:466:35
811.86:466:35
911.86:456:36
1011.86:456:36
1111.96:446:36
1211.96:446:36
1311.96:436:36
1411.96:426:36
1511.96:426:36
1611.96:416:36
1711.96:406:36
1811.96:406:36
1912.06:396:36
2012.06:386:36
2112.06:386:36
2212.06:376:36
2312.06:366:36
2412.06:366:36
2512.06:356:36
2612.06:346:36
2712.06:346:36
2812.16:336:36
2912.16:326:36
3012.16:326:36
3112.16:316:37

Solar energy in March

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in March, about 6.67 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.76 kWh/m² to a high of 6.78 kWh/m² in April across the year — March's 6.67 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.5Intense
26.6Intense
36.6Intense
46.6Intense
56.6Intense
66.6Intense
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Planning a trip in March

Hazard calendar for Ādīs Zemen

In seasonPeak

None of Ādīs Zemen's seasonal hazards are active in March. The full-year calendar below shows when the rainy season, cyclone risk and dust haze do peak.

Ādīs Zemen's monsoon runs July–September, when most of the year's rain falls.

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

Is March a good time to visit Ādīs Zemen?

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

6.7
Sightseeing
6th-best month of the year
8.1
Beach & pool
3rd-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Ādīs Zemen in March

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

In March, Ādīs Zemen sees daytime highs around 29°C and nights near 14°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection. About 5 days see rain.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Ādīs Zemen in March

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in March peaks around 15 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Ādīs Zemen peaks around March 21 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 12 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 highMar 21UV 15Dec 12UV 10
UV index (midday)Level
Jan11Extreme
Feb13Extreme
Mar15Extreme
Apr15Extreme
May13Extreme
Jun12Extreme
Jul12Extreme
Aug14Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct12Extreme
Nov10Very high
Dec10Very high

Air quality in Ādīs Zemen 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 Ādīs Zemen is worst in October — around 32 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), and holds fairly steady the rest of the year.

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

010203040JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateOct 1631 µg/m³May 1623 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan28Moderate
Feb28Moderate
Mar28Moderate
Apr27Moderate
May22Moderate
Jun28Moderate
Jul25Moderate
Aug23Moderate
Sep29Moderate
Oct32Moderate
Nov29Moderate
Dec28Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Ādīs Zemen?

Ādīs Zemen sits at 12.1°N, 37.8°E, 2,023 m above sea level, in Ethiopia. The nearest listed city is Werota, 24 km away.

Topography around Ādīs Zemen

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Ādīs Zemen has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 481 m around an average of 1,994 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,378 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,843 m.

The land around Ādīs Zemen is covered by cropland (73%) within 3 km, cropland (79%) within 16 km, and cropland (60%) within 80 km.

3 km
481 m
16 km
1,378 m
80 km
2,843 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
March weather nearby: Werota 24 km · Ibnat 29 km · Maksenyit 39 km · Debre Tabor 39 km · K’ola Diba 60 km · Gondar 64 km · Bahir Dar 72 km · T’īs Isat 74 km

Ethiopia travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 3
Reconsider Travel
Power plugs
Type C / E / F / L
220 V · 50 Hz
Prices
≈ 37% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$933
2025
Happiness
4.0 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water
14%
of population, 2024
Homicide rate
8.5
per 100k, 2012
Road deaths
28.2
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
Low
World Bank
English
Low
EF EPI 499
Religion
Ethiopian Orthodox 44%Muslim 31%Protestant 23%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 Ādīs Zemen (12.1167°, 37.7833°, elevation 2,023 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).