Harbu weather in March

In March, Harbu sees average daytime highs of 23°C and overnight lows near 12°C, with 104 mm of rain across 14.3 wet days and about 11.9 hours of daylight. It is the 6th-warmest and 4th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 23°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 38% 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 Harbu's 9th-clearest and 6th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Harbu's year-round climate.

Daytime high
23°
6th warmest
Overnight low
12°
6th coldest
Rainfall
104 mm
14.3 wet days
Daylight
11 h 54 min
6:33 AM – 6:28 PM
Cloud cover
50%
9th clearest
Wind
6 km/h
6th windiest
Solar energy
6.27 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.5
out of 10

Temperature in March

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 23°C through the month.

A typical March day in Harbu reaches about 23°C in the afternoon and slips back to 12°C overnight — a 12°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 21°C and 26°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)
12311
22311
32311
42311
52311
62311
72311
82311
92311
102312
112312
122312
132312
142312
152312
162312
172312
182312
192312
202312
212312
222312
232312
242312
252312
262412
272412
282412
292412
302412
312412

Harbu weather by month

How March compares with the rest of the year at a glance. March is the 6th-warmest and 4th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan21° / 488.811.46.9
Feb22° / 10°498.411.67.1
Mar23° / 12°10414.311.96.5
Apr24° / 13°11514.912.26.4
May25° / 14°548.612.57.3
Jun27° / 15°122.512.67.8
Jul25° / 14°13017.312.65.8
Aug24° / 14°1762312.45.1
Sep23° / 13°7413.712.16.6
Oct23° / 11°366.311.87.8
Nov22° / 253.711.58.1
Dec21° / 254.511.47.8

Cloud cover in March

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 38% 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 43%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
16337
26238
36337
46238
56238
66139
76139
86040
96040
105941
115842
125743
135743
145644
155545
165545
175545
185446
195347
205347
215446
225446
235347
245446
255446
265446
275545
285644
295644
305743
315743

Chance of precipitation in March

Any precipitation

Harbu gets around 104 mm of rain over 14.3 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 46% and peaks near 51% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

0%20%40%60%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
135
236
336
437
537
638
739
840
942
1043
1144
1245
1346
1447
1547
1648
1749
1849
1950
2050
2151
2251
2351
2451
2551
2650
2750
2850
2950
3049
3149

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 75% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Dry (%)Comfortable (%)
18119
28119
38119
48020
58020
67921
77921
87822
97822
107723
117723
127624
137525
147525
157525
167426
177426
187327
197327
207228
217228
227228
237129
247129
257228
267228
277228
287228
297327
307327
317327

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 6:23 AM, and sunset from 6:27 PM to 6:28 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.86:416:27
211.86:406:27
311.86:406:27
411.86:396:28
511.86:396:28
611.86:386:28
711.86:386:28
811.86:376:28
911.96:376:28
1011.96:366:28
1111.96:366:28
1211.96:356:28
1311.96:356:28
1411.96:346:28
1511.96:336:28
1611.96:336:28
1711.96:326:28
1811.96:326:28
1912.06:316:28
2012.06:306:28
2112.06:306:28
2212.06:296:28
2312.06:286:28
2412.06:286:28
2512.06:276:28
2612.06:276:28
2712.06:266:28
2812.06:256:28
2912.16:256:28
3012.16:246:28
3112.16:236:28

Solar energy in March

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in March, about 6.27 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 5.3 kWh/m² to a high of 6.63 kWh/m² in April across the year — March's 6.27 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.2Intense
26.2Intense
36.2Intense
46.2Intense
56.2Intense
66.2Intense
76.2Intense
86.2Intense
96.2Intense
106.2Intense
116.3Intense
126.3Intense
136.3Intense
146.3Intense
156.3Intense
166.3Intense
176.3Intense
186.3Intense
196.3Intense
206.3Intense
216.3Intense
226.3Intense
236.3Intense
246.3Intense
256.4Intense
266.4Intense
276.4Intense
286.4Intense
296.5Intense
306.5Intense
316.5Intense
Planning a trip in March

Hazard calendar for Harbu

In seasonPeak

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

Harbu sees seasonal dust haze (June–August), heaviest in July.

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

Is March a good time to visit Harbu?

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

6.5
Sightseeing
9th-best month of the year
5.1
Beach & pool
8th-best month of the year

March is a reasonable time to visit Harbu for sightseeing.

What to pack for Harbu in March

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

In March, Harbu sees daytime highs around 23°C and nights near 12°C. Pack rain gear and sun protection. Worth having: light clothes. About 14 days see rain.

rain gearsun protectionlight clothes

UV index in Harbu in March

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in March peaks around 16 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Harbu peaks around March 20 at about 16 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 11 at about 11 (extreme).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeMar 20UV 16Dec 11UV 11
UV index (midday)Level
Jan12Extreme
Feb13Extreme
Mar16Extreme
Apr15Extreme
May14Extreme
Jun13Extreme
Jul12Extreme
Aug14Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct13Extreme
Nov11Extreme
Dec11Extreme

Air quality in Harbu 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 Harbu is worst in September — around 42 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), and holds fairly steady the rest of the year.

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

0204060JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModeratePoorModerateSep 942 µg/m³Nov 1729 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan32Moderate
Feb33Moderate
Mar35Moderate
Apr32Moderate
May36Poor
Jun42Poor
Jul39Poor
Aug41Poor
Sep42Poor
Oct31Moderate
Nov29Moderate
Dec31Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Harbu?

Harbu sits at 10.9°N, 39.8°E, 1,500 m above sea level, in Ethiopia. The nearest listed city is Kombolcha, 19 km away.

Topography around Harbu

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Harbu has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 481 m around an average of 1,539 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,507 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 3,730 m.

The land around Harbu is covered by cropland (63%) and shrubs (23%) within 3 km, cropland (49%) and shrubs (38%) within 16 km, and shrubs (42%) and cropland (34%) within 80 km.

3 km
481 m
16 km
1,507 m
80 km
3,730 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwetland
March weather nearby: Kombolcha 19 km · Kemisē 24 km · Dessie 29 km · Batī 39 km · Hāyk’ 44 km · Were Īlu 53 km · Āt’aye 65 km · Mehal Mēda 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 Harbu (10.9202°, 39.7871°, elevation 1,500 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).