Arsi Negele weather in March

In March, Arsi Negele sees average daytime highs of 24°C and overnight lows near 12°C, with 114 mm of rain across 13.6 wet days and about 12 hours of daylight. It is the 1st-warmest and 8th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 24°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 28% of the time in March, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 48 min at the start of March to 12 h 06 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, March is Arsi Negele's 5th-clearest and 7th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Arsi Negele's year-round climate.

Daytime high
24°
1st warmest
Overnight low
12°
6th coldest
Rainfall
114 mm
13.6 wet days
Daylight
11 h 54 min
6:36 AM – 6:33 PM
Cloud cover
56%
5th clearest
Wind
6 km/h
7th windiest
Solar energy
6.5 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.5
out of 10

Arsi Negele is town in southern 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 24°C through the month.

A typical March day in Arsi Negele reaches about 24°C in the afternoon and slips back to 12°C overnight — a 12°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 21°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)
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Arsi Negele weather by month

How March compares with the rest of the year at a glance. March is the 1st-warmest and 8th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan23° / 10°346.611.67.6
Feb24° / 11°406.311.87.7
Mar24° / 12°11413.6126.5
Apr23° / 13°26322.312.24.8
May22° / 13°3322812.33.9
Jun21° / 12°19828.112.43.7
Jul19° / 12°19328.412.43.6
Aug20° / 12°24829.112.23.5
Sep20° / 12°36929.3123.5
Oct21° / 12°2612211.84.8
Nov22° / 10°698.811.77.0
Dec22° / 275.411.67.8

Cloud cover in March

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 28% of the time in March.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 25% of March, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 47%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
16733
26634
36535
46436
56337
66139
76040
85941
95743
105743
115545
125347
135347
145248
155248
165149
175149
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264753
274753
284753
294654
304555
314555

Chance of precipitation in March

Any precipitation

Arsi Negele gets around 114 mm of rain over 13.6 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 44% and peaks near 59% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

0%20%40%60%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
126
227
328
429
530
632
733
834
936
1037
1139
1240
1341
1442
1543
1644
1745
1846
1948
2049
2150
2251
2352
2453
2554
2655
2756
2857
2957
3058
3159

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 88% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)
1955
2955
3955
4946
5946
6937
7937
8928
9928
10919
119010
128911
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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 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
56calm
66calm
76calm
86calm
96calm
106calm
116calm
126calm
136calm
146calm
156calm
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Sunrise & sunset in March

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 48 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 18 minutes over March. Sunrise moves from 6:43 AM to 6:29 AM, and sunset from 6:34 PM to 6:32 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.86:436:34
211.96:436:34
311.96:426:34
411.96:426:34
511.96:426:34
611.96:416:34
711.96:416:34
811.96:406:34
911.96:406:34
1011.96:396:34
1111.96:396:34
1211.96:386:34
1311.96:386:34
1411.96:376:34
1511.96:376:34
1611.96:366:33
1712.06:366:33
1812.06:356:33
1912.06:356:33
2012.06:346:33
2112.06:346:33
2212.06:336:33
2312.06:336:33
2412.06:326:33
2512.06:326:33
2612.06:316:32
2712.06:316:32
2812.06:306:32
2912.06:306:32
3012.06:296:32
3112.16:296:32

Solar energy in March

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in March, about 6.5 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.4 kWh/m² to a high of 6.52 kWh/m² in February across the year — March's 6.5 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.6Intense
26.6Intense
36.6Intense
46.6Intense
56.6Intense
66.6Intense
76.6Intense
86.6Intense
96.6Intense
106.5Intense
116.5Intense
126.5Intense
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236.4Intense
246.4Intense
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266.4Intense
276.4Intense
286.4Intense
296.4Intense
306.4Intense
316.4Intense
Planning a trip in March

Is March a good time to visit Arsi Negele?

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

6.5
Sightseeing
5th-best month of the year
5.6
Beach & pool
3rd-best month of the year

March is a reasonable time to visit Arsi Negele for sightseeing.

What to pack for Arsi Negele in March

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

In March, Arsi Negele sees daytime highs around 24°C and nights near 12°C. Pack sun protection. Worth having: light clothes and rain gear. About 14 days see rain.

sun protectionlight clothesrain gear

UV index in Arsi Negele 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 Arsi Negele peaks around March 16 at about 16 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near November 23 at about 12 (extreme).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeMar 16UV 16Nov 23UV 12
UV index (midday)Level
Jan14Extreme
Feb15Extreme
Mar16Extreme
Apr15Extreme
May14Extreme
Jun12Extreme
Jul12Extreme
Aug14Extreme
Sep14Extreme
Oct14Extreme
Nov12Extreme
Dec12Extreme

Air quality in Arsi Negele 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 Arsi Negele is worst in June — around 33 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), and holds fairly steady the rest of the year.

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

010203040JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateJun 1732 µg/m³Jan 1726 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan26Moderate
Feb27Moderate
Mar28Moderate
Apr26Moderate
May28Moderate
Jun33Moderate
Jul29Moderate
Aug26Moderate
Sep31Moderate
Oct31Moderate
Nov28Moderate
Dec28Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Arsi Negele?

Arsi Negele sits at 7.4°N, 38.7°E, 1,916 m above sea level, in Ethiopia. The nearest listed city is Kuyera, 7.0 km away.

Topography around Arsi Negele

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Arsi Negele has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 199 m around an average of 1,931 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 810 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,745 m.

The land around Arsi Negele is covered by cropland (73%) and artificial surfaces (21%) within 3 km, cropland (78%) within 16 km, and cropland (62%) within 80 km.

3 km
199 m
16 km
810 m
80 km
2,745 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
March weather nearby: Kuyera 7.0 km · Shashamane 19 km · Kofelē 34 km · Awasa 39 km · Leku 59 km · Ziway 65 km · Āsasa 65 km · K’olīto 65 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 Arsi Negele (7.3547°, 38.6746°, elevation 1,916 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).