Kemisē weather in March

In March, Kemisē sees average daytime highs of 23°C and overnight lows near 12°C, with 143 mm of rain across 15.4 wet days and about 11.9 hours of daylight. It is the 5th-warmest and 3rd-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 Kemisē's 10th-clearest and 9th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Kemisē's year-round climate.

Daytime high
23°
5th warmest
Overnight low
12°
6th coldest
Rainfall
143 mm
15.4 wet days
Daylight
11 h 54 min
6:32 AM – 6:28 PM
Cloud cover
49%
10th clearest
Wind
5 km/h
9th windiest
Solar energy
6.33 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.2
out of 10

Kemisē is place in Amhara, 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 23°C through the month.

A typical March day in Kemisē reaches about 23°C in the afternoon and slips back to 12°C overnight — a 11°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 20°C and 25°C. Set against its neighbours, March runs about 1°C warmer than February and on par with April.

10°15°20°25°30°151015202531
Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
12311
22311
32311
42311
52311
62311
72311
82311
92311
102311
112311
122311
132311
142311
152312
162312
172312
182312
192312
202312
212312
222312
232312
242312
252312
262312
272312
282312
292312
302312
312312

Kemisē weather by month

How March compares with the rest of the year at a glance. March is the 5th-warmest and 3rd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan21° / 549.511.46.8
Feb22° / 10°569.211.66.9
Mar23° / 12°14315.411.96.2
Apr24° / 13°10714.512.26.4
May25° / 14°386.712.57.7
Jun26° / 15°152.812.67.9
Jul24° / 14°15118.812.65.7
Aug23° / 13°18924.212.44.9
Sep23° / 13°5211.412.16.8
Oct22° / 12°214.611.88.0
Nov22° / 223.511.58.1
Dec21° / 244.411.47.8

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 21% of March, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 42%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
16436
26337
36337
46337
56337
66238
76238
86139
96139
105941
115941
125842
135743
145743
155743
165644
175644
185644
195644
205644
215545
225545
235545
245545
255644
265644
275743
285743
295842
305842
315941

Chance of precipitation in March

Any precipitation

Kemisē gets around 143 mm of rain over 15.4 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 49% and peaks near 53% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

0%20%40%60%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
139
240
341
442
543
643
744
845
946
1048
1149
1249
1350
1451
1551
1652
1752
1852
1953
2053
2153
2253
2353
2453
2553
2652
2752
2851
2951
3051
3151

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 85% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Dry (%)Comfortable (%)
19010
29010
39010
48911
58911
68911
78812
88812
98713
108713
118614
128614
138515
148515
158515
168416
178416
188416
198317
208317
218317
228317
238218
248218
258218
268317
278317
288317
298317
308317
318416

Wind in March

Winds average 5 km/h in March.

Across March, daily wind ranges from about 5 km/h on the calmest days to 5 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
15calm
25calm
35calm
45calm
55calm
65calm
75calm
85calm
95calm
105calm
115calm
125calm
135calm
145calm
155calm
165calm
175calm
185calm
195calm
205calm
215calm
225calm
235calm
245calm
255calm
265calm
275calm
285calm
295calm
305calm
315calm

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 6:40 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)
111.86:406:27
211.86:406:27
311.86:396:27
411.86:396:27
511.86:386:27
611.86:386:28
711.86:376:28
811.86:376:28
911.96:366:28
1011.96:366:28
1111.96:356:28
1211.96:356:28
1311.96:346:28
1411.96:346:28
1511.96:336:28
1611.96:326:28
1711.96:326:28
1811.96:316:28
1912.06:316:28
2012.06:306:28
2112.06:296:28
2212.06:296:28
2312.06:286:28
2412.06:286:28
2512.06:276:28
2612.06:266:28
2712.06:266:28
2812.06:256:28
2912.16:246:28
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 6.33 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 5.25 kWh/m² to a high of 6.66 kWh/m² in April across the year — March's 6.33 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.3Intense
26.3Intense
36.3Intense
46.3Intense
56.3Intense
66.3Intense
76.3Intense
86.3Intense
96.3Intense
106.3Intense
116.3Intense
126.3Intense
136.3Intense
146.3Intense
156.3Intense
166.3Intense
176.3Intense
186.3Intense
196.3Intense
206.4Intense
216.4Intense
226.4Intense
236.4Intense
246.4Intense
256.4Intense
266.5Intense
276.5Intense
286.5Intense
296.5Intense
306.5Intense
316.5Intense
Planning a trip in March

Hazard calendar for Kemisē

In seasonPeak

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

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

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

Is March a good time to visit Kemisē?

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

6.2
Sightseeing
10th-best month of the year
4.8
Beach & pool
9th-best month of the year

March is a reasonable time to visit Kemisē for sightseeing.

What to pack for Kemisē in March

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

In March, Kemisē sees daytime highs around 23°C and nights near 12°C. Pack rain gear and sun protection. Worth having: light clothes. About 15 days see rain.

rain gearsun protectionlight clothes

UV index in Kemisē 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 Kemisē peaks around March 18 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 12 at about 10 (very high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highMar 18UV 15Dec 12UV 10
UV index (midday)Level
Jan12Extreme
Feb12Extreme
Mar15Extreme
Apr13Extreme
May13Extreme
Jun12Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug12Extreme
Sep12Extreme
Oct12Extreme
Nov10Extreme
Dec10Very high

Air quality in Kemisē 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 Kemisē is worst in June — around 45 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), and holds fairly steady the rest of the year.

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

0204060JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModeratePoorModerateJun 1844 µg/m³Nov 1729 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan32Moderate
Feb32Moderate
Mar34Moderate
Apr32Moderate
May36Poor
Jun45Poor
Jul40Poor
Aug40Poor
Sep42Poor
Oct31Moderate
Nov29Moderate
Dec31Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Kemisē?

Kemisē sits at 10.7°N, 39.9°E, 1,438 m above sea level, in Ethiopia. The nearest listed city is Harbu, 24 km away.

Topography around Kemisē

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Kemisē has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 367 m around an average of 1,473 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,894 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 3,457 m.

The land around Kemisē is covered by shrubs (39%) and cropland (37%) within 3 km, shrubs (46%) and cropland (40%) within 16 km, and shrubs (43%) and cropland (33%) within 80 km.

3 km
367 m
16 km
1,894 m
80 km
3,457 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwetland
March weather nearby: Harbu 24 km · Āt’aye 41 km · Kombolcha 43 km · Were Īlu 49 km · Mehal Mēda 51 km · Dessie 53 km · Batī 55 km · Hāyk’ 68 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 Kemisē (10.7167°, 39.87°, elevation 1,438 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).