Bale Robe weather in March

In March, Bale Robe sees average daytime highs of 19°C and overnight lows near 9°C, with 177 mm of rain across 18.5 wet days and about 12 hours of daylight. It is the 2nd-warmest and 6th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 19°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 16% of the time in March, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 54 min at the start of March to 12 h 06 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, March is Bale Robe's 5th-clearest and 1st-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Bale Robe's year-round climate.

Daytime high
19°
2nd warmest
Overnight low
6th coldest
Rainfall
177 mm
18.5 wet days
Daylight
12 hours
6:31 AM – 6:28 PM
Cloud cover
64%
5th clearest
Wind
6 km/h
1st windiest
Solar energy
6.24 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.9
out of 10

Bale Robe is town in Bale, Oromia, Ethiopia.

Density
3,540/km²
people per km²

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 19°C through the month.

A typical March day in Bale Robe reaches about 19°C in the afternoon and slips back to 9°C overnight — a 10°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 17°C and 21°C. Set against its neighbours, March runs on par with February and about 1°C warmer than April.

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Bale Robe weather by month

How March compares with the rest of the year at a glance. March is the 2nd-warmest and 6th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan18° / 6511.411.65.9
Feb19° / 709.611.86.1
Mar19° / 17718.5124.9
Apr18° / 2772512.23.7
May18° / 10°17322.112.34.2
Jun18° / 10°14622.512.44.1
Jul17° / 26829.712.43.0
Aug17° / 28530.212.22.9
Sep17° / 24627.8123.2
Oct16° / 21724.111.83.5
Nov17° / 9715.411.74.5
Dec17° / 5510.711.65.5

Cloud cover in March

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 16% of the time in March.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 26% of March, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 58%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
15248
25149
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74852
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Chance of precipitation in March

Any precipitation

Bale Robe gets around 177 mm of rain over 18.5 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 59% and peaks near 74% 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 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 100% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Wind in March

Winds average 6 km/h in March, the windiest month of the year.

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 11 h 54 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 12 minutes over March. Sunrise moves from 6:38 AM to 6:23 AM, and sunset from 6:29 PM to 6:27 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.96:386:29
211.96:376:29
311.96:376:29
411.96:366:29
511.96:366:29
611.96:366:29
711.96:356:29
811.96:356:29
911.96:346:29
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1211.96:336:28
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1612.06:316:28
1712.06:316:28
1812.06:306:28
1912.06:306:28
2012.06:296:28
2112.06:296:28
2212.06:286:28
2312.06:286:27
2412.06:276:27
2512.06:276:27
2612.06:266:27
2712.06:256:27
2812.06:256:27
2912.06:246:27
3012.06:246:27
3112.16:236:27

Solar energy in March

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in March, about 6.24 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.74 kWh/m² to a high of 6.54 kWh/m² in February across the year — March's 6.24 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
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286.0Bright
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315.9Bright
Planning a trip in March

Is March a good time to visit Bale Robe?

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

4.9
Sightseeing
4th-best month of the year
2.1
Beach & pool
2nd-best month of the year

March is a reasonable time to visit Bale Robe for sightseeing.

What to pack for Bale Robe in March

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

In March, Bale Robe sees daytime highs around 19°C and nights near 9°C. Pack rain gear and sun protection. About 19 days see rain.

rain gearsun protection

UV index in Bale Robe in March

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in March peaks around 17 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Bale Robe peaks around March 17 at about 17 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near November 22 at about 12 (extreme).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeMar 17UV 17Nov 22UV 12
UV index (midday)Level
Jan15Extreme
Feb16Extreme
Mar17Extreme
Apr16Extreme
May14Extreme
Jun13Extreme
Jul12Extreme
Aug15Extreme
Sep14Extreme
Oct14Extreme
Nov12Extreme
Dec12Extreme

Air quality in Bale Robe 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 Bale Robe is worst in June — around 20 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.3× the cleanest month (January, 9 µg/m³).

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

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodJun 1920 µg/m³Jan 179 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan9Good
Feb10Good
Mar17Moderate
Apr14Moderate
May15Moderate
Jun20Moderate
Jul18Moderate
Aug14Moderate
Sep14Moderate
Oct15Moderate
Nov13Moderate
Dec10Good
Location & terrain

Where is Bale Robe?

Bale Robe sits at 7.1°N, 40.0°E, 2,487 m above sea level, in Ethiopia. The nearest listed city is Goba, 12 km away.

Bek’ojīSagurē

Topography around Bale Robe

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Bale Robe has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 85 m around an average of 2,477 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 821 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 3,539 m.

The land around Bale Robe is covered by cropland (56%) and artificial surfaces (28%) within 3 km, cropland (82%) within 16 km, and cropland (41%) and shrubs (26%) within 80 km.

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85 m
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80 km
3,539 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaces
March weather nearby: Goba 12 km · Ghinnir 78 km · Gobēsa 78 km · Mena 80 km · Āsasa 89 km · Dodola 92 km · Bek’ojī 95 km · Sagurē 117 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 Bale Robe (7.1229°, 40.0041°, elevation 2,487 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).