Bek’ojī weather in March

In March, Bek’ojī sees average daytime highs of 21°C and overnight lows near 8°C, with 172 mm of rain across 13.7 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 21°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 32% 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 Bek’ojī's 5th-clearest and 2nd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Bek’ojī's year-round climate.

Daytime high
21°
2nd warmest
Overnight low
7th coldest
Rainfall
172 mm
13.7 wet days
Daylight
11 h 54 min
6:34 AM – 6:31 PM
Cloud cover
55%
5th clearest
Wind
6 km/h
2nd windiest
Solar energy
6.73 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.1
out of 10

Bek’ojī is town in central 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 21°C through the month.

A typical March day in Bek’ojī reaches about 21°C in the afternoon and slips back to 8°C overnight — a 13°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 19°C and 24°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)
1228
2228
3228
4228
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9218
10218
11218
12218
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Bek’ojī 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
Jan21° / 305.911.67.3
Feb21° / 486.811.87.1
Mar21° / 17213.711.96.1
Apr20° / 3992112.24.7
May20° / 41821.712.34.6
Jun19° / 31727.412.43.7
Jul18° / 37630.612.43.1
Aug18° / 47330.812.23.1
Sep18° / 47427.8123.6
Oct18° / 22016.311.85.1
Nov19° / 496.111.76.8
Dec20° / 132.911.67.6

Cloud cover in March

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 32% of the time in March.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 19% of March, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 48%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
16337
26337
36238
46139
56040
65941
75743
85644
95545
105446
115248
125248
135149
144951
154951
164951
174852
184951
194951
204951
214753
224753
234753
244753
254753
264753
274654
284555
294654
304654
314555

Chance of precipitation in March

Any precipitation

Bek’ojī gets around 172 mm of rain over 13.7 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 56% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

0%20%40%60%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
132
233
334
435
536
637
738
838
939
1040
1141
1241
1342
1442
1543
1643
1744
1844
1945
2046
2146
2247
2348
2449
2550
2651
2752
2853
2954
3055
3156

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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Dry (%)
1100
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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
26calm
36calm
46calm
56calm
66calm
76calm
86calm
96calm
106calm
116calm
126calm
136calm
146calm
156calm
166calm
176calm
186calm
196calm
206calm
216calm
226calm
236calm
246calm
256calm
266calm
276calm
286calm
296calm
306calm
316calm

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 6:41 AM to 6:26 AM, and sunset from 6:32 PM to 6:30 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.86:416:32
211.96:416:32
311.96:406:32
411.96:406:32
511.96:396:32
611.96:396:32
711.96:386:32
811.96:386:32
911.96:386:32
1011.96:376:31
1111.96:376:31
1211.96:366:31
1311.96:366:31
1411.96:356:31
1511.96:356:31
1611.96:346:31
1712.06:346:31
1812.06:336:31
1912.06:336:31
2012.06:326:31
2112.06:326:31
2212.06:316:31
2312.06:316:30
2412.06:306:30
2512.06:306:30
2612.06:296:30
2712.06:286:30
2812.06:286:30
2912.06:276:30
3012.06:276:30
3112.16:266:30

Solar energy in March

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in March, about 6.73 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 5.07 kWh/m² to a high of 6.76 kWh/m² in February across the year — March's 6.73 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.9Intense
26.9Intense
36.8Intense
46.8Intense
56.8Intense
66.8Intense
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206.7Intense
216.7Intense
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236.7Intense
246.7Intense
256.7Intense
266.6Intense
276.6Intense
286.6Intense
296.6Intense
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Planning a trip in March

Hazard calendar for Bek’ojī

In seasonPeak

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

Bek’ojī's rainy season runs April–October, 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 Bek’ojī?

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

6.1
Sightseeing
5th-best month of the year
3.9
Beach & pool
3rd-best month of the year

March is a reasonable time to visit Bek’ojī for sightseeing.

What to pack for Bek’ojī in March

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

In March, Bek’ojī sees daytime highs around 21°C and nights near 8°C. Pack sun protection. Worth having: rain gear. About 14 days see rain.

sun protectionrain gear

UV index in Bek’ojī 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 Bek’ojī peaks around March 16 at about 17 (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 17Nov 23UV 12
UV index (midday)Level
Jan14Extreme
Feb16Extreme
Mar17Extreme
Apr16Extreme
May14Extreme
Jun13Extreme
Jul13Extreme
Aug15Extreme
Sep14Extreme
Oct14Extreme
Nov12Extreme
Dec12Extreme

Air quality in Bek’ojī 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 Bek’ojī 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 Bek’ojī?

Bek’ojī sits at 7.5°N, 39.3°E, 2,817 m above sea level, in Ethiopia. The nearest listed city is Sagurē, 26 km away.

Topography around Bek’ojī

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Bek’ojī has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 414 m around an average of 2,778 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,255 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 3,005 m.

The land around Bek’ojī is covered by cropland (59%) within 3 km, cropland (65%) and grassland (28%) within 16 km, and cropland (64%) within 80 km.

3 km
414 m
16 km
1,255 m
80 km
3,005 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
March weather nearby: Sagurē 26 km · Gobēsa 29 km · Āsela 48 km · Āsasa 48 km · Dodola 62 km · Arsi Negele 66 km · Īteya 67 km · Huruta 69 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 Bek’ojī (7.5333°, 39.25°, elevation 2,817 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).