Mambuk weather in March

In March, Mambuk sees average daytime highs of 35°C and overnight lows near 20°C, with 9 mm of rain across 1.9 wet days and about 11.9 hours of daylight. It is the 1st-warmest and 9th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 35°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 55% 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 Mambuk's 5th-clearest and 2nd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Mambuk's year-round climate.

Daytime high
35°
1st warmest
Overnight low
20°
11th coldest
Rainfall
9 mm
1.9 wet days
Daylight
11 h 54 min
6:47 AM – 6:42 PM
Cloud cover
39%
5th clearest
Wind
5 km/h
2nd windiest
Solar energy
6.78 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.4
out of 10

Mambuk is human settlement.

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 35°C through the month.

A typical March day in Mambuk reaches about 35°C in the afternoon and slips back to 20°C overnight — a 14°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 32°C and 37°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)
13420
23420
33420
43420
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63420
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313521

How March really feels in Mambuk

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.

Mambuk weather by month

How March compares with the rest of the year at a glance. March is the 1st-warmest and 9th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan31° / 17°10.211.45.7
Feb33° / 19°10.411.64.4
Mar35° / 20°91.911.93.4
Apr34° / 21°397.112.23.1
May31° / 20°15619.312.53.4
Jun28° / 18°29928.612.63.5
Jul25° / 18°35230.412.63.6
Aug25° / 17°36830.712.43.6
Sep26° / 17°2482912.13.7
Oct28° / 18°11421.911.74.7
Nov29° / 17°18411.56.4
Dec30° / 17°10.211.46.3

Cloud cover in March

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 55% of the time in March.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 22% of March, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 22%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
18317
28218
38218
48218
58119
68218
78218
88119
98020
107921
117822
127723
137723
147525
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317822

Chance of precipitation in March

Any precipitation

Mambuk gets around 9 mm of rain over 1.9 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 9% on the wettest days.

0%10%20%30%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
12
22
32
43
53
64
74
85
95
106
116
127
137
148
158
169
179
189
199
209
219
228
238
247
257
267
277
287
297
308
318

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 93% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
19730
29730
39730
49730
59631
69631
79541
89541
99541
109451
119352
129352
139352
149262
159262
169163
179163
189163
199073
209073
219073
229073
239073
249073
259163
269163
279163
289163
299163
309163
319163

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
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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 6:55 AM to 6:38 AM, and sunset from 6:41 PM to 6:43 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.86:556:41
211.86:556:41
311.86:546:42
411.86:546:42
511.86:536:42
611.86:536:42
711.86:526:42
811.86:526:42
911.86:516:42
1011.96:516:42
1111.96:506:42
1211.96:506:42
1311.96:496:42
1411.96:486:42
1511.96:486:42
1611.96:476:42
1711.96:476:42
1811.96:466:43
1912.06:456:43
2012.06:456:43
2112.06:446:43
2212.06:436:43
2312.06:436:43
2412.06:426:43
2512.06:416:43
2612.06:416:43
2712.06:406:43
2812.16:406:43
2912.16:396:43
3012.16:386:43
3112.16:386:43

Solar energy in March

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in March, about 6.78 kWh/m² — the sunniest month for solar.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.31 kWh/m² to a high of 6.78 kWh/m² in March across the year — March's 6.78 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.6Intense
26.6Intense
36.6Intense
46.6Intense
56.7Intense
66.7Intense
76.7Intense
86.7Intense
96.7Intense
106.7Intense
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316.9Intense
Planning a trip in March

Hazard calendar for Mambuk

In seasonPeak

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

Mambuk's monsoon runs June–September, when most of the year's rain falls.

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

Is March a good time to visit Mambuk?

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

3.4
Sightseeing
10th-best month of the year
7.0
Beach & pool
5th-best month of the year

March is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Mambuk. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for Mambuk in March

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

In March, Mambuk sees daytime highs around 35°C and nights near 20°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Mambuk in March

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in March peaks around 14 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Mambuk peaks around March 22 at about 14 (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 highMar 22UV 14Dec 12UV 9
UV index (midday)Level
Jan11Extreme
Feb12Extreme
Mar14Extreme
Apr14Extreme
May12Extreme
Jun12Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug13Extreme
Sep12Extreme
Oct12Extreme
Nov10Very high
Dec9Very high

Air quality in Mambuk 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 Mambuk is worst in March — around 70 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 5.2× the cleanest month (May, 13 µg/m³).

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

020406080JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecPoorUnhealthyModeratePoorMar 1367 µg/m³May 2014 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan47Poor
Feb56Unhealthy
Mar70Unhealthy
Apr30Moderate
May13Moderate
Jun19Moderate
Jul20Moderate
Aug16Moderate
Sep16Moderate
Oct18Moderate
Nov30Moderate
Dec44Poor
Location & terrain

Where is Mambuk?

Mambuk sits at 11.3°N, 36.2°E, 1,209 m above sea level, in Ethiopia. The nearest listed city is Chagni, 48 km away.

Topography around Mambuk

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Mambuk has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 147 m around an average of 1,177 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,688 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,311 m.

The land around Mambuk is covered by grassland (39%), cropland (30%) and shrubs (23%) within 3 km, shrubs (27%), cropland (25%) and trees (24%) within 16 km, and trees (37%) and cropland (29%) within 80 km.

3 km
147 m
16 km
1,688 m
80 km
2,311 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaces
March weather nearby: Chagni 48 km · Dangila 67 km · Dibate 70 km · Ādīs K’idamē 76 km · Gurbetē 81 km · Injibara 83 km · Gimja Bēt Maryam 87 km · Ginja Bet 88 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 Mambuk (11.2833°, 36.2167°, elevation 1,209 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).