Gēdo weather in March

In March, Gēdo sees average daytime highs of 27°C and overnight lows near 13°C, with 69 mm of rain across 10.2 wet days and about 11.9 hours of daylight. It is the 1st-warmest and 8th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 27°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 25% 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 Gēdo's 5th-clearest and 1st-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Gēdo's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 27°; 1st warmest
Overnight low: 13°; 9th coldest
Rainfall: 69 mm; 10.2 wet days
Daylight: 11 h 54 min; 6:42 AM – 6:38 PM
Cloud cover: 55%; 5th clearest
Wind: 4 km/h; 1st windiest
Solar energy: 6.3 kWh/m²
Travel score: 6.6; out of 10

Gēdo is settlement in Ethiopia.

Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.

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Temperature in March

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 27°C through the month.

A typical March day in Gēdo reaches about 27°C in the afternoon and slips back to 13°C overnight — a 14°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 24°C and 29°C. Set against its neighbours, March runs on par with February and on par with April.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Avg high (°C)	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27
Avg low (°C)	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	27	13
2	27	13
3	27	13
4	27	13
5	27	13
6	27	13
7	27	13
8	27	13
9	27	13
10	27	13
11	27	13
12	27	13
13	27	13
14	27	13
15	27	13
16	27	13
17	27	13
18	27	13
19	27	13
20	27	13
21	27	13
22	27	13
23	27	13
24	27	13
25	27	13
26	27	13
27	27	13
28	27	13
29	27	13
30	27	13
31	27	13

Gēdo 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.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	25° / 11°	18	3.6	11.5	8.0
Feb	26° / 12°	25	4.5	11.7	7.5
Mar	27° / 13°	69	10.2	11.9	6.6
Apr	26° / 14°	112	14.4	12.2	5.9
May	25° / 14°	248	23.1	12.4	4.8
Jun	22° / 13°	247	29	12.5	3.7
Jul	20° / 13°	309	30.9	12.5	3.3
Aug	21° / 13°	305	30.9	12.3	3.3
Sep	22° / 12°	325	28.8	12.1	3.7
Oct	24° / 12°	155	12.6	11.8	6.6
Nov	24° / 11°	48	5	11.6	7.9
Dec	25° / 11°	16	3.1	11.5	8.3

Cloud cover in March

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 25% of the time in March.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 33% of March, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 43%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Clearer (%)	66	65	64	64	63	63	62	61	60	58	58	56	56	55	55	55	54	54	54	54	55	55	55	55	55	54	54	55	54	54	53
Cloudier (%)	34	35	36	36	37	37	38	39	40	42	42	44	44	45	45	45	46	46	46	46	45	45	45	45	45	46	46	45	46	46	47

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	66	34
2	65	35
3	64	36
4	64	36
5	63	37
6	63	37
7	62	38
8	61	39
9	60	40
10	58	42
11	58	42
12	56	44
13	56	44
14	55	45
15	55	45
16	55	45
17	54	46
18	54	46
19	54	46
20	54	46
21	55	45
22	55	45
23	55	45
24	55	45
25	55	45
26	54	46
27	54	46
28	55	45
29	54	46
30	54	46
31	53	47

Chance of precipitation in March

Any precipitation

Gēdo gets around 69 mm of rain over 10.2 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 33% and peaks near 39% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Rain chance (%)	22	23	23	24	24	25	26	27	28	29	31	32	34	35	36	37	38	38	39	39	39	39	39	39	38	38	37	37	36	36	36

	Rain chance (%)
1	22
2	23
3	23
4	24
5	24
6	25
7	26
8	27
9	28
10	29
11	31
12	32
13	34
14	35
15	36
16	37
17	38
18	38
19	39
20	39
21	39
22	39
23	39
24	39
25	38
26	38
27	37
28	37
29	36
30	36
31	36

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 89% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Dry (%)	94	94	94	94	93	93	93	92	91	91	90	89	88	87	87	86	86	85	85	85	85	86	86	87	87	88	89	89	90	90	90
Comfortable (%)	6	6	6	6	7	7	7	8	9	9	10	11	12	13	13	14	14	15	15	15	15	14	14	13	13	12	11	11	10	10	10

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	94	6
2	94	6
3	94	6
4	94	6
5	93	7
6	93	7
7	93	7
8	92	8
9	91	9
10	91	9
11	90	10
12	89	11
13	88	12
14	87	13
15	87	13
16	86	14
17	86	14
18	85	15
19	85	15
20	85	15
21	85	15
22	86	14
23	86	14
24	87	13
25	87	13
26	88	12
27	89	11
28	89	11
29	90	10
30	90	10
31	90	10

Wind in March

Winds average 4 km/h in March, the windiest month of the year.

Across March, daily wind ranges from about 4 km/h on the calmest days to 4 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Wind speed (km/h)	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
Feels	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm

	Wind speed (km/h)	Feels
1	4	calm
2	4	calm
3	4	calm
4	4	calm
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7	4	calm
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28	4	calm
29	4	calm
30	4	calm
31	4	calm

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 6:49 AM to 6:33 AM, and sunset from 6:38 PM to 6:37 PM.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Daylight (h)	11.8	11.8	11.8	11.8	11.8	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.1	12.1
Sunrise (AM)	6:49	6:49	6:48	6:48	6:47	6:47	6:46	6:46	6:45	6:45	6:44	6:44	6:43	6:43	6:42	6:42	6:41	6:41	6:40	6:39	6:39	6:38	6:38	6:37	6:37	6:36	6:35	6:35	6:34	6:34	6:33
Sunset (PM)	6:38	6:38	6:38	6:38	6:38	6:38	6:38	6:38	6:38	6:38	6:38	6:38	6:38	6:38	6:38	6:38	6:38	6:38	6:38	6:38	6:38	6:38	6:38	6:38	6:38	6:37	6:37	6:37	6:37	6:37	6:37

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	11.8	6:49	6:38
2	11.8	6:49	6:38
3	11.8	6:48	6:38
4	11.8	6:48	6:38
5	11.8	6:47	6:38
6	11.9	6:47	6:38
7	11.9	6:46	6:38
8	11.9	6:46	6:38
9	11.9	6:45	6:38
10	11.9	6:45	6:38
11	11.9	6:44	6:38
12	11.9	6:44	6:38
13	11.9	6:43	6:38
14	11.9	6:43	6:38
15	11.9	6:42	6:38
16	11.9	6:42	6:38
17	11.9	6:41	6:38
18	12.0	6:41	6:38
19	12.0	6:40	6:38
20	12.0	6:39	6:38
21	12.0	6:39	6:38
22	12.0	6:38	6:38
23	12.0	6:38	6:38
24	12.0	6:37	6:38
25	12.0	6:37	6:38
26	12.0	6:36	6:37
27	12.0	6:35	6:37
28	12.0	6:35	6:37
29	12.0	6:34	6:37
30	12.1	6:34	6:37
31	12.1	6:33	6:37

Solar energy in March

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in March, about 6.3 kWh/m² — the sunniest month for solar.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.34 kWh/m² to a high of 6.3 kWh/m² in March across the year — March's 6.3 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Solar energy (kWh/m²)	6.3	6.3	6.3	6.3	6.3	6.3	6.3	6.3	6.3	6.3	6.3	6.3	6.3	6.3	6.3	6.3	6.3	6.3	6.3	6.3	6.3	6.3	6.3	6.3	6.3	6.3	6.3	6.3	6.3	6.3	6.3
Level	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense

	Solar energy (kWh/m²)	Level
1	6.3	Intense
2	6.3	Intense
3	6.3	Intense
4	6.3	Intense
5	6.3	Intense
6	6.3	Intense
7	6.3	Intense
8	6.3	Intense
9	6.3	Intense
10	6.3	Intense
11	6.3	Intense
12	6.3	Intense
13	6.3	Intense
14	6.3	Intense
15	6.3	Intense
16	6.3	Intense
17	6.3	Intense
18	6.3	Intense
19	6.3	Intense
20	6.3	Intense
21	6.3	Intense
22	6.3	Intense
23	6.3	Intense
24	6.3	Intense
25	6.3	Intense
26	6.3	Intense
27	6.3	Intense
28	6.3	Intense
29	6.3	Intense
30	6.3	Intense
31	6.3	Intense

Planning a trip in March

Hazard calendar for Gēdo

In seasonPeak

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

Gēdo's monsoon runs May–October, 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 Gēdo?

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

6.6

Sightseeing

5th-best month of the year

6.6

Beach & pool

5th-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Gēdo in March

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

In March, Gēdo sees daytime highs around 27°C and nights near 13°C. Pack sun protection. Worth having: light clothes and rain gear. About 10 days see rain.

sun protectionlight clothesrain gear

UV index in Gēdo 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 Gēdo peaks around March 19 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near November 22 at about 11 (extreme).

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

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
UV index (midday)	13	14	15	15	13	12	12	14	13	13	11	11
Level	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	13	Extreme
Feb	14	Extreme
Mar	15	Extreme
Apr	15	Extreme
May	13	Extreme
Jun	12	Extreme
Jul	12	Extreme
Aug	14	Extreme
Sep	13	Extreme
Oct	13	Extreme
Nov	11	Extreme
Dec	11	Extreme

Air quality in Gēdo 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 Gēdo is worst in January — around 40 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), about 1.6× the cleanest month (August, 25 µg/m³).

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

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
PM2.5 (µg/m³)	40	39	34	31	27	29	26	25	30	37	37	39
Level	Poor	Poor	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Poor	Poor	Poor

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	40	Poor
Feb	39	Poor
Mar	34	Moderate
Apr	31	Moderate
May	27	Moderate
Jun	29	Moderate
Jul	26	Moderate
Aug	25	Moderate
Sep	30	Moderate
Oct	37	Poor
Nov	37	Poor
Dec	39	Poor

Location & terrain

Where is Gēdo?

Gēdo sits at 9.0°N, 37.5°E, 2,500 m above sea level, in Ethiopia. The nearest listed city is Guder, 35 km away.

Topography around Gēdo

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Gēdo has large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 737 m around an average of 2,424 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,346 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,259 m.

The land around Gēdo is covered by cropland (65%) within 3 km, cropland (73%) within 16 km, and cropland (66%) within 80 km.

3 km

737 m

cropland 65%

16 km

1,346 m

cropland 73%

80 km

2,259 m

cropland 66%

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← February Gēdo year-round climate April →Best places to visit in March

March weather nearby: Guder 35 km · Hāgere Hiywet 44 km · Shambu 72 km · Gīnch’ī 77 km · Kachīsī 77 km · Waliso 78 km · Welk’īt’ē 89 km · Tulu Bolo 93 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

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 Gēdo (9.0167°, 37.45°, elevation 2,500 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).

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	27	13
2	27	13
3	27	13
4	27	13
5	27	13
6	27	13
7	27	13
8	27	13
9	27	13
10	27	13
11	27	13
12	27	13
13	27	13
14	27	13
15	27	13
16	27	13
17	27	13
18	27	13
19	27	13
20	27	13
21	27	13
22	27	13
23	27	13
24	27	13
25	27	13
26	27	13
27	27	13
28	27	13
29	27	13
30	27	13
31	27	13

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	66	34
2	65	35
3	64	36
4	64	36
5	63	37
6	63	37
7	62	38
8	61	39
9	60	40
10	58	42
11	58	42
12	56	44
13	56	44
14	55	45
15	55	45
16	55	45
17	54	46
18	54	46
19	54	46
20	54	46
21	55	45
22	55	45
23	55	45
24	55	45
25	55	45
26	54	46
27	54	46
28	55	45
29	54	46
30	54	46
31	53	47

	Rain chance (%)
1	22
2	23
3	23
4	24
5	24
6	25
7	26
8	27
9	28
10	29
11	31
12	32
13	34
14	35
15	36
16	37
17	38
18	38
19	39
20	39
21	39
22	39
23	39
24	39
25	38
26	38
27	37
28	37
29	36
30	36
31	36

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	94	6
2	94	6
3	94	6
4	94	6
5	93	7
6	93	7
7	93	7
8	92	8
9	91	9
10	91	9
11	90	10
12	89	11
13	88	12
14	87	13
15	87	13
16	86	14
17	86	14
18	85	15
19	85	15
20	85	15
21	85	15
22	86	14
23	86	14
24	87	13
25	87	13
26	88	12
27	89	11
28	89	11
29	90	10
30	90	10
31	90	10

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	27	13
2	27	13
3	27	13
4	27	13
5	27	13
6	27	13
7	27	13
8	27	13
9	27	13
10	27	13
11	27	13
12	27	13
13	27	13
14	27	13
15	27	13
16	27	13
17	27	13
18	27	13
19	27	13
20	27	13
21	27	13
22	27	13
23	27	13
24	27	13
25	27	13
26	27	13
27	27	13
28	27	13
29	27	13
30	27	13
31	27	13

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	66	34
2	65	35
3	64	36
4	64	36
5	63	37
6	63	37
7	62	38
8	61	39
9	60	40
10	58	42
11	58	42
12	56	44
13	56	44
14	55	45
15	55	45
16	55	45
17	54	46
18	54	46
19	54	46
20	54	46
21	55	45
22	55	45
23	55	45
24	55	45
25	55	45
26	54	46
27	54	46
28	55	45
29	54	46
30	54	46
31	53	47

	Rain chance (%)
1	22
2	23
3	23
4	24
5	24
6	25
7	26
8	27
9	28
10	29
11	31
12	32
13	34
14	35
15	36
16	37
17	38
18	38
19	39
20	39
21	39
22	39
23	39
24	39
25	38
26	38
27	37
28	37
29	36
30	36
31	36

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	94	6
2	94	6
3	94	6
4	94	6
5	93	7
6	93	7
7	93	7
8	92	8
9	91	9
10	91	9
11	90	10
12	89	11
13	88	12
14	87	13
15	87	13
16	86	14
17	86	14
18	85	15
19	85	15
20	85	15
21	85	15
22	86	14
23	86	14
24	87	13
25	87	13
26	88	12
27	89	11
28	89	11
29	90	10
30	90	10
31	90	10

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	27	13
2	27	13
3	27	13
4	27	13
5	27	13
6	27	13
7	27	13
8	27	13
9	27	13
10	27	13
11	27	13
12	27	13
13	27	13
14	27	13
15	27	13
16	27	13
17	27	13
18	27	13
19	27	13
20	27	13
21	27	13
22	27	13
23	27	13
24	27	13
25	27	13
26	27	13
27	27	13
28	27	13
29	27	13
30	27	13
31	27	13

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	66	34
2	65	35
3	64	36
4	64	36
5	63	37
6	63	37
7	62	38
8	61	39
9	60	40
10	58	42
11	58	42
12	56	44
13	56	44
14	55	45
15	55	45
16	55	45
17	54	46
18	54	46
19	54	46
20	54	46
21	55	45
22	55	45
23	55	45
24	55	45
25	55	45
26	54	46
27	54	46
28	55	45
29	54	46
30	54	46
31	53	47

	Rain chance (%)
1	22
2	23
3	23
4	24
5	24
6	25
7	26
8	27
9	28
10	29
11	31
12	32
13	34
14	35
15	36
16	37
17	38
18	38
19	39
20	39
21	39
22	39
23	39
24	39
25	38
26	38
27	37
28	37
29	36
30	36
31	36

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	94	6
2	94	6
3	94	6
4	94	6
5	93	7
6	93	7
7	93	7
8	92	8
9	91	9
10	91	9
11	90	10
12	89	11
13	88	12
14	87	13
15	87	13
16	86	14
17	86	14
18	85	15
19	85	15
20	85	15
21	85	15
22	86	14
23	86	14
24	87	13
25	87	13
26	88	12
27	89	11
28	89	11
29	90	10
30	90	10
31	90	10