Jinka weather in March

In March, Jinka sees average daytime highs of 31°C and overnight lows near 19°C, with 65 mm of rain across 13.1 wet days and about 12 hours of daylight. It is the 2nd-warmest and 5th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 31°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 27% 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 Jinka's 6th-clearest and 7th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Jinka's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 31°; 2nd warmest
Overnight low: 19°; 12th coldest
Rainfall: 65 mm; 13.1 wet days
Daylight: 12 hours; 6:44 AM – 6:42 PM
Cloud cover: 59%; 6th clearest
Wind: 4 km/h; 7th windiest
Solar energy: 5.43 kWh/m²
Travel score: 4.4; out of 10

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Temperature in March

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 31°C through the month.

A typical March day in Jinka reaches about 31°C in the afternoon and slips back to 19°C overnight — a 12°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 28°C and 33°C. Set against its neighbours, March runs on par with February and about 2°C warmer than 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)	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30
Avg low (°C)	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19

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

Jinka weather by month

How March compares with the rest of the year at a glance. March is the 2nd-warmest and 5th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	30° / 18°	37	6.7	11.7	5.5
Feb	31° / 18°	24	5	11.8	5.0
Mar	31° / 19°	65	13.1	12	4.4
Apr	28° / 18°	141	22.1	12.1	4.0
May	27° / 18°	119	20.6	12.3	4.9
Jun	27° / 18°	63	13.9	12.3	5.9
Jul	26° / 18°	62	11.5	12.3	6.4
Aug	26° / 18°	60	11.6	12.2	6.3
Sep	28° / 19°	60	13	12	5.9
Oct	28° / 18°	113	22	11.9	4.7
Nov	28° / 17°	98	17.9	11.7	5.0
Dec	29° / 17°	58	11.4	11.7	5.5

Cloud cover in March

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 27% of the time in March.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 23% of March, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 50%. 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 (%)	63	63	62	61	61	60	59	58	57	56	54	53	52	51	50	49	49	48	48	46	45	45	43	43	42	41	39	39	37	37	35
Cloudier (%)	37	37	38	39	39	40	41	42	43	44	46	47	48	49	50	51	51	52	52	54	55	55	57	57	58	59	61	61	63	63	65

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	63	37
2	63	37
3	62	38
4	61	39
5	61	39
6	60	40
7	59	41
8	58	42
9	57	43
10	56	44
11	54	46
12	53	47
13	52	48
14	51	49
15	50	50
16	49	51
17	49	51
18	48	52
19	48	52
20	46	54
21	45	55
22	45	55
23	43	57
24	43	57
25	42	58
26	41	59
27	39	61
28	39	61
29	37	63
30	37	63
31	35	65

Chance of precipitation in March

Any precipitation

Jinka gets around 65 mm of rain over 13.1 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 42% and peaks near 59% 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 (%)	26	27	28	29	30	31	32	32	33	34	35	36	37	38	39	41	42	43	45	46	48	49	51	52	53	54	55	56	57	58	59

	Rain chance (%)
1	26
2	27
3	28
4	29
5	30
6	31
7	32
8	32
9	33
10	34
11	35
12	36
13	37
14	38
15	39
16	41
17	42
18	43
19	45
20	46
21	48
22	49
23	51
24	52
25	53
26	54
27	55
28	56
29	57
30	58
31	59

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 45% 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 (%)	65	63	63	61	60	59	58	56	55	54	53	52	50	49	47	46	44	43	41	39	37	36	34	32	31	29	28	26	25	24	22
Comfortable (%)	30	31	31	32	33	33	34	35	36	36	37	38	39	40	41	42	43	43	44	45	46	46	46	47	47	47	47	47	46	46	46
Humid (%)	5	6	6	7	7	8	8	9	9	10	10	10	11	11	12	13	13	14	15	16	17	18	20	21	23	24	26	27	29	30	32

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)
1	65	30	5
2	63	31	6
3	63	31	6
4	61	32	7
5	60	33	7
6	59	33	8
7	58	34	8
8	56	35	9
9	55	36	9
10	54	36	10
11	53	37	10
12	52	38	10
13	50	39	11
14	49	40	11
15	47	41	12
16	46	42	13
17	44	43	13
18	43	43	14
19	41	44	15
20	39	45	16
21	37	46	17
22	36	46	18
23	34	46	20
24	32	47	21
25	31	47	23
26	29	47	24
27	28	47	26
28	26	47	27
29	25	46	29
30	24	46	30
31	22	46	32

Wind in March

Winds average 4 km/h in March.

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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29	4	calm
30	4	calm
31	4	calm

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 6:50 AM to 6:37 AM, and sunset from 6:43 PM to 6:40 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)	11.9	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	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0
Sunrise (AM)	6:50	6:50	6:49	6:49	6:49	6:48	6:48	6:48	6:47	6:47	6:46	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	6:40	6:40	6:39	6:39	6:38	6:38	6:37
Sunset (PM)	6:43	6:43	6:43	6:43	6:43	6:43	6:43	6:43	6:43	6:43	6:42	6:42	6:42	6:42	6:42	6:42	6:42	6:42	6:41	6:41	6:41	6:41	6:41	6:41	6:41	6:40	6:40	6:40	6:40	6:40	6:40

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	11.9	6:50	6:43
2	11.9	6:50	6:43
3	11.9	6:49	6:43
4	11.9	6:49	6:43
5	11.9	6:49	6:43
6	11.9	6:48	6:43
7	11.9	6:48	6:43
8	11.9	6:48	6:43
9	11.9	6:47	6:43
10	11.9	6:47	6:43
11	11.9	6:46	6:42
12	11.9	6:46	6:42
13	11.9	6:46	6:42
14	12.0	6:45	6:42
15	12.0	6:45	6:42
16	12.0	6:44	6:42
17	12.0	6:44	6:42
18	12.0	6:43	6:42
19	12.0	6:43	6:41
20	12.0	6:42	6:41
21	12.0	6:42	6:41
22	12.0	6:41	6:41
23	12.0	6:41	6:41
24	12.0	6:40	6:41
25	12.0	6:40	6:41
26	12.0	6:40	6:40
27	12.0	6:39	6:40
28	12.0	6:39	6:40
29	12.0	6:38	6:40
30	12.0	6:38	6:40
31	12.0	6:37	6:40

Solar energy in March

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in March, about 5.43 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.96 kWh/m² to a high of 5.61 kWh/m² in February across the year — March's 5.43 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)	5.6	5.6	5.6	5.6	5.6	5.6	5.6	5.6	5.6	5.5	5.5	5.5	5.5	5.5	5.5	5.4	5.4	5.4	5.4	5.4	5.3	5.3	5.3	5.3	5.3	5.3	5.2	5.2	5.2	5.2	5.2
Level	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright

	Solar energy (kWh/m²)	Level
1	5.6	Bright
2	5.6	Bright
3	5.6	Bright
4	5.6	Bright
5	5.6	Bright
6	5.6	Bright
7	5.6	Bright
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10	5.5	Bright
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15	5.5	Bright
16	5.4	Bright
17	5.4	Bright
18	5.4	Bright
19	5.4	Bright
20	5.4	Bright
21	5.3	Bright
22	5.3	Bright
23	5.3	Bright
24	5.3	Bright
25	5.3	Bright
26	5.3	Bright
27	5.2	Bright
28	5.2	Bright
29	5.2	Bright
30	5.2	Bright
31	5.2	Bright

Planning a trip in March

Is March a good time to visit Jinka?

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

4.4

Sightseeing

11th-best month of the year

6.3

Beach & pool

4th-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Jinka in March

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

In March, Jinka sees daytime highs around 31°C and nights near 19°C. Pack light clothes. Worth having: rain gear and sun protection. About 13 days see rain.

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UV index in Jinka 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 Jinka peaks around March 15 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near November 21 at about 10 (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	14	12	11	11	13	13	13	10	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	14	Extreme
May	12	Extreme
Jun	11	Extreme
Jul	11	Extreme
Aug	13	Extreme
Sep	13	Extreme
Oct	13	Extreme
Nov	10	Extreme
Dec	11	Extreme

Air quality in Jinka 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 Jinka is worst in February — around 46 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), about 2.1× the cleanest month (April, 22 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)	45	46	29	22	22	30	28	23	24	22	28	36
Level	Poor	Poor	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Poor

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	45	Poor
Feb	46	Poor
Mar	29	Moderate
Apr	22	Moderate
May	22	Moderate
Jun	30	Moderate
Jul	28	Moderate
Aug	23	Moderate
Sep	24	Moderate
Oct	22	Moderate
Nov	28	Moderate
Dec	36	Poor

Location & terrain

Where is Jinka?

Jinka sits at 5.7°N, 36.6°E, 1,430 m above sea level, in Ethiopia. The nearest listed city is Bako, 17 km away.

Topography around Jinka

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Jinka has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 324 m around an average of 1,357 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,786 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 3,026 m.

The land around Jinka is covered by shrubs (41%) and cropland (36%) within 3 km, shrubs (43%) and trees (38%) within 16 km, and shrubs (45%) and trees (31%) within 80 km.

3 km

324 m

shrubs 41%

16 km

1,786 m

shrubs 43%

80 km

3,026 m

shrubs 45%

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

March weather nearby: Bako 17 km · Felege Neway 77 km · Gīdolē 79 km · Konso 102 km · Arba Minch 108 km · Ch’ench’a 121 km · Gasuba 156 km · Kele 160 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 Jinka (5.65°, 36.65°, elevation 1,430 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	31	19
2	31	19
3	31	19
4	31	19
5	31	19
6	31	19
7	31	19
8	31	19
9	31	19
10	31	19
11	31	19
12	31	19
13	31	19
14	31	19
15	31	19
16	31	19
17	31	19
18	31	19
19	31	19
20	31	19
21	30	19
22	30	19
23	30	19
24	30	19
25	30	19
26	30	19
27	30	19
28	30	19
29	30	19
30	30	19
31	30	19

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	63	37
2	63	37
3	62	38
4	61	39
5	61	39
6	60	40
7	59	41
8	58	42
9	57	43
10	56	44
11	54	46
12	53	47
13	52	48
14	51	49
15	50	50
16	49	51
17	49	51
18	48	52
19	48	52
20	46	54
21	45	55
22	45	55
23	43	57
24	43	57
25	42	58
26	41	59
27	39	61
28	39	61
29	37	63
30	37	63
31	35	65

	Rain chance (%)
1	26
2	27
3	28
4	29
5	30
6	31
7	32
8	32
9	33
10	34
11	35
12	36
13	37
14	38
15	39
16	41
17	42
18	43
19	45
20	46
21	48
22	49
23	51
24	52
25	53
26	54
27	55
28	56
29	57
30	58
31	59

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)
1	65	30	5
2	63	31	6
3	63	31	6
4	61	32	7
5	60	33	7
6	59	33	8
7	58	34	8
8	56	35	9
9	55	36	9
10	54	36	10
11	53	37	10
12	52	38	10
13	50	39	11
14	49	40	11
15	47	41	12
16	46	42	13
17	44	43	13
18	43	43	14
19	41	44	15
20	39	45	16
21	37	46	17
22	36	46	18
23	34	46	20
24	32	47	21
25	31	47	23
26	29	47	24
27	28	47	26
28	26	47	27
29	25	46	29
30	24	46	30
31	22	46	32

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	63	37
2	63	37
3	62	38
4	61	39
5	61	39
6	60	40
7	59	41
8	58	42
9	57	43
10	56	44
11	54	46
12	53	47
13	52	48
14	51	49
15	50	50
16	49	51
17	49	51
18	48	52
19	48	52
20	46	54
21	45	55
22	45	55
23	43	57
24	43	57
25	42	58
26	41	59
27	39	61
28	39	61
29	37	63
30	37	63
31	35	65

	Rain chance (%)
1	26
2	27
3	28
4	29
5	30
6	31
7	32
8	32
9	33
10	34
11	35
12	36
13	37
14	38
15	39
16	41
17	42
18	43
19	45
20	46
21	48
22	49
23	51
24	52
25	53
26	54
27	55
28	56
29	57
30	58
31	59

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)
1	65	30	5
2	63	31	6
3	63	31	6
4	61	32	7
5	60	33	7
6	59	33	8
7	58	34	8
8	56	35	9
9	55	36	9
10	54	36	10
11	53	37	10
12	52	38	10
13	50	39	11
14	49	40	11
15	47	41	12
16	46	42	13
17	44	43	13
18	43	43	14
19	41	44	15
20	39	45	16
21	37	46	17
22	36	46	18
23	34	46	20
24	32	47	21
25	31	47	23
26	29	47	24
27	28	47	26
28	26	47	27
29	25	46	29
30	24	46	30
31	22	46	32

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	63	37
2	63	37
3	62	38
4	61	39
5	61	39
6	60	40
7	59	41
8	58	42
9	57	43
10	56	44
11	54	46
12	53	47
13	52	48
14	51	49
15	50	50
16	49	51
17	49	51
18	48	52
19	48	52
20	46	54
21	45	55
22	45	55
23	43	57
24	43	57
25	42	58
26	41	59
27	39	61
28	39	61
29	37	63
30	37	63
31	35	65

	Rain chance (%)
1	26
2	27
3	28
4	29
5	30
6	31
7	32
8	32
9	33
10	34
11	35
12	36
13	37
14	38
15	39
16	41
17	42
18	43
19	45
20	46
21	48
22	49
23	51
24	52
25	53
26	54
27	55
28	56
29	57
30	58
31	59

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)
1	65	30	5
2	63	31	6
3	63	31	6
4	61	32	7
5	60	33	7
6	59	33	8
7	58	34	8
8	56	35	9
9	55	36	9
10	54	36	10
11	53	37	10
12	52	38	10
13	50	39	11
14	49	40	11
15	47	41	12
16	46	42	13
17	44	43	13
18	43	43	14
19	41	44	15
20	39	45	16
21	37	46	17
22	36	46	18
23	34	46	20
24	32	47	21
25	31	47	23
26	29	47	24
27	28	47	26
28	26	47	27
29	25	46	29
30	24	46	30
31	22	46	32