Gode weather in March

In March, Gode sees average daytime highs of 36°C and overnight lows near 26°C, with 13 mm of rain across 1.8 wet days and about 12 hours of daylight. It is the 1st-warmest and 5th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 36°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 69% 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 hours by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, March is Gode's 4th-clearest and 7th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Gode's year-round climate.

Daytime high
36°
1st warmest
Overnight low
26°
12th coldest
Rainfall
13 mm
1.8 wet days
Daylight
12 hours
6:17 AM – 6:14 PM
Cloud cover
29%
4th clearest
Wind
15 km/h
7th windiest
Solar energy
7.07 kWh/m²
Travel score
2.4
out of 10

Gode is city in Ethiopia.

Density
871/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 36°C through the month.

A typical March day in Gode reaches about 36°C in the afternoon and slips back to 26°C overnight — a 11°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 34°C and 38°C. Set against its neighbours, March runs on par with February and about 2°C warmer than April.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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How March really feels in Gode

Once humidity and wind are folded in, March averages 31 days that feel above 32°C and 0 that feel at or below 0°C — the comfort signal a plain temperature reading hides.

Days feeling ≥ 32°C
31
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
0
wind chill below the day's low

The story in March is heat — humidity pushes the afternoon "feels like" well above the raw temperature.

Gode weather by month

How March compares with the rest of the year at a glance. March is the 1st-warmest and 5th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan35° / 23°00.111.73.5
Feb36° / 24°00.111.82.8
Mar36° / 26°131.8122.4
Apr34° / 26°831212.13.0
May33° / 25°498.812.33.5
Jun34° / 25°10.312.33.8
Jul33° / 24°10.312.34.3
Aug33° / 24°10.212.24.0
Sep34° / 25°30.7123.5
Oct33° / 25°6310.511.93.8
Nov32° / 23°477.211.74.4
Dec34° / 23°81.211.73.9

Cloud cover in March

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 69% of the time in March.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 15% 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
28713
38713
48713
58713
68614
78614
88614
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108416
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Chance of precipitation in March

Any precipitation

Gode gets around 13 mm of rain over 1.8 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 6% and peaks near 15% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

0%10%20%30%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
12
22
32
42
52
62
72
82
93
103
113
123
134
144
155
165
176
186
197
207
218
228
239
2410
2510
2611
2711
2812
2913
3014
3115

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 37% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 12% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
15729941
257281041
356281141
456281141
555281241
654281341
753281441
850291542
948291652
1047291752
1145301952
1243302052
1341302162
1439312262
1538312363
1636312473
1734312473
1832312574
1931312684
2030312685
2128312785
2227312796
2326302897
2425302898
25243028108
26223028109
272130291010
282029291011
291929291012
301829291013
311729301014

Wind in March

Winds average 15 km/h in March.

Across March, daily wind ranges from about 13 km/h on the calmest days to 16 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
116light breeze
216light breeze
316light breeze
416light breeze
516light breeze
616light breeze
716light breeze
816light breeze
916light breeze
1016light breeze
1116light breeze
1216light breeze
1316light breeze
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2015light breeze
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2913light breeze
3013light breeze
3113light breeze

Sunrise & sunset in March

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 54 min at the start of March to 12 hours by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 6 minutes over March. Sunrise moves from 6:23 AM to 6:09 AM, and sunset from 6:15 PM to 6:12 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.96:236:15
211.96:226:15
311.96:226:15
411.96:226:15
511.96:216:15
611.96:216:15
711.96:216:15
811.96:206:15
911.96:206:15
1011.96:196:15
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1211.96:186:15
1311.96:186:15
1411.96:186:14
1512.06:176:14
1612.06:176:14
1712.06:166:14
1812.06:166:14
1912.06:156:14
2012.06:156:14
2112.06:146:14
2212.06:146:13
2312.06:136:13
2412.06:136:13
2512.06:126:13
2612.06:126:13
2712.06:116:13
2812.06:116:13
2912.06:106:12
3012.06:106:12
3112.06:096:12

Solar energy in March

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in March, about 7.07 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.69 kWh/m² to a high of 7.11 kWh/m² in February across the year — March's 7.07 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
17.2Intense
27.2Intense
37.2Intense
47.2Intense
57.2Intense
67.2Intense
77.2Intense
87.2Intense
97.2Intense
107.2Intense
117.2Intense
127.2Intense
137.1Intense
147.1Intense
157.1Intense
167.1Intense
177.1Intense
187.0Intense
197.0Intense
207.0Intense
217.0Intense
227.0Intense
236.9Intense
246.9Intense
256.9Intense
266.8Intense
276.8Intense
286.8Intense
296.8Intense
306.8Intense
316.7Intense
Planning a trip in March

Is March a good time to visit Gode?

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

2.4
Sightseeing
12th-best month of the year
5.9
Beach & pool
11th-best month of the year

March is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Gode.

What to pack for Gode in March

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

In March, Gode sees daytime highs around 36°C and nights near 26°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Gode 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 Gode peaks around March 18 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.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeMar 18UV 15Nov 22UV 11
UV index (midday)Level
Jan13Extreme
Feb14Extreme
Mar15Extreme
Apr14Extreme
May13Extreme
Jun12Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug13Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct13Extreme
Nov11Extreme
Dec11Extreme

Air quality in Gode 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 Gode is worst in July — around 25 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 3.1× the cleanest month (December, 8 µg/m³).

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

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateGoodModerateGoodJul 1725 µg/m³Dec 138 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan12Good
Feb15Moderate
Mar13Moderate
Apr10Good
May11Good
Jun21Moderate
Jul25Moderate
Aug21Moderate
Sep16Moderate
Oct10Good
Nov9Good
Dec8Good
Location & terrain

Where is Gode?

Gode sits at 6.0°N, 43.6°E, 292 m above sea level, in Ethiopia. The nearest listed city is Kebri Dahar, 119 km away.

Kebri DaharFadhigaradleLasoanoNeefkuceliyeEl BahayBeledweyneWarderKahandhale

Topography around Gode

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Gode has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 38 m around an average of 286 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 99 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 474 m.

The land around Gode is covered by grassland (38%), bare terrain (33%) and artificial surfaces (20%) within 3 km, grassland (63%) and bare terrain (21%) within 16 km, and shrubs (52%) and grassland (44%) within 80 km.

3 km
38 m
16 km
99 m
80 km
474 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrain
March weather nearby: Kebri Dahar 119 km · Fadhigaradle 195 km · Lasoano 206 km · Neefkuceliye 214 km · El Bahay 217 km · Beledweyne 227 km · Warder 228 km · Kahandhale 233 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 Gode (5.9506°, 43.5519°, elevation 292 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).