Intich’o weather in March

In March, Intich’o sees average daytime highs of 27°C and overnight lows near 12°C, with 19 mm of rain across 3.5 wet days and about 11.9 hours of daylight. It is the 2nd-warmest and 7th-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 56% 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 Intich’o's 5th-clearest and 2nd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Intich’o's year-round climate.

Daytime high
27°
2nd warmest
Overnight low
12°
7th coldest
Rainfall
19 mm
3.5 wet days
Daylight
11 h 54 min
6:36 AM – 6:30 PM
Cloud cover
37%
5th clearest
Wind
8 km/h
2nd windiest
Solar energy
6.83 kWh/m²
Travel score
7.8
out of 10

Intich’o is town in Tigray, 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 27°C through the month.

A typical March day in Intich’o reaches about 27°C in the afternoon and slips back to 12°C overnight — a 16°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 25°C and 29°C. Set against its neighbours, March runs about 1°C warmer than February and on par with April.

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Intich’o weather by month

How March compares with the rest of the year at a glance. March is the 2nd-warmest and 7th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan25° / 40.911.29.0
Feb26° / 10°30.611.58.6
Mar27° / 12°193.511.97.8
Apr27° / 13°266.212.37.3
May27° / 13°376.112.77.3
Jun26° / 13°7611.512.86.5
Jul22° / 13°30629.212.83.8
Aug21° / 13°35629.512.53.7
Sep23° / 11°8310.212.17.1
Oct24° / 10°14211.78.7
Nov24° / 71.411.39.0
Dec24° / 20.511.29.3

Cloud cover in March

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 56% of the time in March.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 25% of March, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 19%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
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Chance of precipitation in March

Any precipitation

Intich’o gets around 19 mm of rain over 3.5 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 11% and peaks near 17% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
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118
129
1310
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1714
1815
1916
2016
2116
2217
2317
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2616
2716
2816
2915
3015
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 100% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)
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Wind in March

Winds average 8 km/h in March.

Across March, daily wind ranges from about 7 km/h on the calmest days to 8 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
18calm
28calm
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68calm
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318calm

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 6:46 AM to 6:25 AM, and sunset from 6:28 PM to 6:32 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.76:466:28
211.76:456:28
311.76:446:28
411.76:446:28
511.86:436:28
611.86:436:29
711.86:426:29
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1611.96:366:30
1711.96:356:30
1811.96:356:30
1911.96:346:30
2012.06:336:31
2112.06:326:31
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2312.06:316:31
2412.06:306:31
2512.06:306:31
2612.06:296:31
2712.16:286:31
2812.16:276:31
2912.16:276:31
3012.16:266:31
3112.16:256:32

Solar energy in March

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in March, about 6.83 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.83 kWh/m² to a high of 6.97 kWh/m² in April across the year — March's 6.83 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.7Intense
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Planning a trip in March

Hazard calendar for Intich’o

In seasonPeak

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

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

Intich’o sees seasonal dust haze (June–August), heaviest in June.

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

Is March a good time to visit Intich’o?

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

7.8
Sightseeing
6th-best month of the year
8.0
Beach & pool
2nd-best month of the year

March is one of the better times to visit Intich’o for general sightseeing. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for Intich’o in March

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

In March, Intich’o sees daytime highs around 27°C and nights near 12°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection. About 4 days see rain.

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UV index in Intich’o 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 Intich’o peaks around April 10 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 12 at about 9 (very high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highApr 10UV 15Dec 12UV 9
UV index (midday)Level
Jan11Extreme
Feb13Extreme
Mar15Extreme
Apr15Extreme
May13Extreme
Jun12Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug12Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct12Extreme
Nov10Very high
Dec9Very high

Air quality in Intich’o 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 Intich’o is worst in June — around 28 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), and holds fairly steady the rest of the year.

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

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateJun 1628 µg/m³Nov 1721 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan25Moderate
Feb24Moderate
Mar26Moderate
Apr22Moderate
May24Moderate
Jun28Moderate
Jul24Moderate
Aug23Moderate
Sep27Moderate
Oct23Moderate
Nov21Moderate
Dec23Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Intich’o?

Intich’o sits at 14.3°N, 39.1°E, 1,998 m above sea level, in Ethiopia. The nearest listed city is Adwa, 30 km away.

Mekele

Topography around Intich’o

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Intich’o has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 517 m around an average of 2,078 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,258 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,999 m.

The land around Intich’o is covered by cropland (51%) and grassland (22%) within 3 km, cropland (50%), grassland (26%) and shrubs (21%) within 16 km, and grassland (41%), cropland (31%) and shrubs (24%) within 80 km.

3 km
517 m
16 km
1,258 m
80 km
2,999 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrain
March weather nearby: Adwa 30 km · Ādīgrat 34 km · Idaga Hamus 46 km · Aksum 49 km · Wik’ro 73 km · Mendefera 77 km · Ābīy Ādī 82 km · Mekele 94 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 Intich’o (14.2789°, 39.15°, elevation 1,998 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).