Dabat weather in March

In March, Dabat sees average daytime highs of 30°C and overnight lows near 15°C, with 8 mm of rain across 2.2 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 30°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 58% 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 Dabat's 5th-clearest and 1st-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Dabat's year-round climate.

Daytime high
30°
2nd warmest
Overnight low
15°
10th coldest
Rainfall
8 mm
2.2 wet days
Daylight
11 h 54 min
6:41 AM – 6:36 PM
Cloud cover
36%
5th clearest
Wind
5 km/h
1st windiest
Solar energy
6.68 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.3
out of 10

Dabat is place in Amhara, 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 30°C through the month.

A typical March day in Dabat reaches about 30°C in the afternoon and slips back to 15°C overnight — a 14°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 28°C and 32°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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23015
33015
43015
53015
63015
73015
83015
93015
103015
113015
123015
133015
143015
153015
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Dabat 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
Jan27° / 12°20.411.38.5
Feb29° / 14°10.411.67.3
Mar30° / 15°82.211.96.3
Apr30° / 17°133.512.35.9
May29° / 17°458.212.66.0
Jun26° / 15°13715.912.75.7
Jul22° / 14°37528.812.73.8
Aug22° / 14°45129.612.43.6
Sep23° / 14°14517.912.15.7
Oct25° / 14°244.811.78.0
Nov26° / 13°51.311.48.6
Dec26° / 12°20.611.28.8

Cloud cover in March

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 58% 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 16%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
18614
28614
38515
48515
58614
68614
78515
88515
98515
108515
118317
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318218

Chance of precipitation in March

Any precipitation

Dabat gets around 8 mm of rain over 2.2 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 7% and peaks near 9% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
13
24
34
44
54
64
75
85
96
106
116
127
137
148
158
169
179
189
199
209
219
229
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249
258
268
278
288
298
308
318

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 99% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)
11000
21000
31000
41000
51000
61000
71000
81000
91000
101000
11991
12991
13991
14991
15991
16991
17991
18991
19991
20991
21991
22991
23991
24991
25991
26991
27991
28991
29991
301000
311000

Wind in March

Winds average 5 km/h in March, the windiest month of the year.

Across March, daily wind ranges from about 5 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
15calm
25calm
36calm
46calm
56calm
66calm
76calm
86calm
96calm
106calm
116calm
125calm
135calm
145calm
155calm
165calm
175calm
185calm
195calm
205calm
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245calm
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285calm
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305calm
315calm

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 6:34 PM to 6:37 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.76:506:34
211.76:506:34
311.86:496:34
411.86:496:35
511.86:486:35
611.86:486:35
711.86:476:35
811.86:466:35
911.86:466:35
1011.86:456:35
1111.86:456:35
1211.96:446:36
1311.96:436:36
1411.96:436:36
1511.96:426:36
1611.96:416:36
1711.96:416:36
1811.96:406:36
1911.96:396:36
2012.06:396:36
2112.06:386:36
2212.06:376:36
2312.06:376:36
2412.06:366:36
2512.06:356:36
2612.06:346:37
2712.06:346:37
2812.16:336:37
2912.16:326:37
3012.16:326:37
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 6.68 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.36 kWh/m² to a high of 6.75 kWh/m² in April across the year — March's 6.68 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 Dabat

In seasonPeak

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

Dabat's monsoon runs July–August, when most of the year's rain falls.

Dabat sees seasonal dust haze (June), heaviest in June.

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

Is March a good time to visit Dabat?

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

6.3
Sightseeing
6th-best month of the year
8.5
Beach & pool
3rd-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Dabat in March

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

In March, Dabat sees daytime highs around 30°C and nights near 15°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Dabat 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 Dabat 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
Jan12Extreme
Feb13Extreme
Mar15Extreme
Apr15Extreme
May13Extreme
Jun12Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug14Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct12Extreme
Nov10Extreme
Dec10Very high

Air quality in Dabat 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 Dabat is worst in April — around 27 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), and holds fairly steady the rest of the year.

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

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateOct 1126 µg/m³May 1720 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan22Moderate
Feb22Moderate
Mar26Moderate
Apr27Moderate
May20Moderate
Jun25Moderate
Jul24Moderate
Aug22Moderate
Sep26Moderate
Oct27Moderate
Nov23Moderate
Dec21Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Dabat?

Dabat sits at 13.0°N, 37.8°E, 2,602 m above sea level, in Ethiopia. The nearest listed city is Debark’, 24 km away.

Ādīs Zemen

Topography around Dabat

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Dabat has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 259 m around an average of 2,586 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,615 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 3,722 m.

The land around Dabat is covered by cropland (89%) within 3 km, cropland (60%) and grassland (23%) within 16 km, and cropland (41%) and grassland (35%) within 80 km.

3 km
259 m
16 km
1,615 m
80 km
3,722 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaces
March weather nearby: Debark’ 24 km · Amba Giorgis 28 km · Gondar 54 km · Maksenyit 71 km · Tikil Dingay 78 km · K’ola Diba 78 km · Āykel 90 km · Ādīs Zemen 96 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 Dabat (12.9842°, 37.765°, elevation 2,602 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).