Mehoni weather in March

In March, Mehoni sees average daytime highs of 25°C and overnight lows near 15°C, with 93 mm of rain across 13 wet days and about 11.9 hours of daylight. It is the 8th-warmest and 4th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 25°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 43% 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 Mehoni's 10th-clearest and 7th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Mehoni's year-round climate.

Daytime high
25°
8th warmest
Overnight low
15°
5th coldest
Rainfall
93 mm
13 wet days
Daylight
11 h 54 min
6:34 AM – 6:28 PM
Cloud cover
46%
10th clearest
Wind
7 km/h
7th windiest
Solar energy
6.34 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.6
out of 10

Temperature in March

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 25°C through the month.

A typical March day in Mehoni reaches about 25°C in the afternoon and slips back to 15°C overnight — a 11°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 22°C and 28°C. Set against its neighbours, March runs about 1°C warmer than February and about 1°C cooler than April.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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Mehoni weather by month

How March compares with the rest of the year at a glance. March is the 8th-warmest and 4th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan23° / 12°458.511.37.3
Feb24° / 13°407.411.67.5
Mar25° / 15°931311.96.6
Apr26° / 16°9412.912.36.4
May28° / 17°415.812.66.8
Jun30° / 17°446.312.75.8
Jul28° / 17°21223.812.74.5
Aug27° / 17°18621.912.45.0
Sep27° / 16°315.312.17.4
Oct26° / 15°152.911.78.4
Nov24° / 13°16311.48.8
Dec23° / 11°193.611.38.5

Cloud cover in March

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 43% of the time in March.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 24% of March, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 34%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
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26931
36931
46931
56931
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286634
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306634
316733

Chance of precipitation in March

Any precipitation

Mehoni gets around 93 mm of rain over 13 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 41% and peaks near 47% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

0%20%40%60%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
132
232
332
433
533
634
735
836
937
1038
1139
1240
1341
1442
1543
1644
1744
1845
1946
2046
2147
2247
2347
2447
2546
2646
2746
2846
2945
3045
3145

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 59% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
170273
270273
369274
469274
568275
667285
767285
865296
965296
1064306
1162317
1262317
1361327
1459338
1558348
1657358
1756368
1855378
1954388
2053398
2153398
2253398
2353398
2453398
2552399
2652399
2753389
2853389
2954379
3054379
3155369

Wind in March

Winds average 7 km/h in March.

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

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
17calm
27calm
37calm
47calm
57calm
67calm
77calm
87calm
97calm
107calm
117calm
127calm
137calm
147calm
157calm
167calm
177calm
187calm
197calm
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217calm
227calm
237calm
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267calm
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287calm
297calm
307calm
317calm

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 6:43 AM to 6:24 AM, and sunset from 6:27 PM to 6:29 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.76:436:27
211.76:426:27
311.86:426:27
411.86:416:27
511.86:406:27
611.86:406:27
711.86:396:28
811.86:396:28
911.86:386:28
1011.86:386:28
1111.96:376:28
1211.96:366:28
1311.96:366:28
1411.96:356:28
1511.96:346:28
1611.96:346:28
1711.96:336:28
1811.96:326:29
1911.96:326:29
2012.06:316:29
2112.06:306:29
2212.06:306:29
2312.06:296:29
2412.06:286:29
2512.06:286:29
2612.06:276:29
2712.06:266:29
2812.16:266:29
2912.16:256:29
3012.16:246:29
3112.16:246:29

Solar energy in March

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in March, about 6.34 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 5.31 kWh/m² to a high of 6.77 kWh/m² in April across the year — March's 6.34 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.2Intense
26.2Intense
36.2Intense
46.2Intense
56.2Intense
66.3Intense
76.3Intense
86.3Intense
96.3Intense
106.3Intense
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276.5Intense
286.5Intense
296.6Intense
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Planning a trip in March

Hazard calendar for Mehoni

In seasonPeak

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

Mehoni's rainy season runs July–August, when most of the year's rain falls.

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

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

Is March a good time to visit Mehoni?

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

6.6
Sightseeing
8th-best month of the year
6.1
Beach & pool
9th-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Mehoni in March

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

In March, Mehoni sees daytime highs around 25°C and nights near 15°C. Pack sun protection. Worth having: light clothes and rain gear. About 13 days see rain.

sun protectionlight clothesrain gear

UV index in Mehoni 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 Mehoni peaks around March 19 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 19UV 15Dec 12UV 10
UV index (midday)Level
Jan12Extreme
Feb13Extreme
Mar15Extreme
Apr14Extreme
May13Extreme
Jun12Extreme
Jul10Extreme
Aug13Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct13Extreme
Nov10Extreme
Dec10Very high

Air quality in Mehoni 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 Mehoni is worst in June — around 33 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), and holds fairly steady the rest of the year.

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

010203040JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateJun 1732 µg/m³Nov 1922 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan25Moderate
Feb26Moderate
Mar27Moderate
Apr23Moderate
May27Moderate
Jun33Moderate
Jul29Moderate
Aug30Moderate
Sep30Moderate
Oct25Moderate
Nov22Moderate
Dec23Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Mehoni?

Mehoni sits at 12.8°N, 39.6°E, 1,787 m above sea level, in Ethiopia. The nearest listed city is Maych’ew, 11 km away.

LalibelaWeldiya

Topography around Mehoni

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Mehoni has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 174 m around an average of 1,775 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,104 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 3,642 m.

The land around Mehoni is covered by cropland (78%) within 3 km, cropland (48%) and shrubs (35%) within 16 km, and shrubs (34%), grassland (26%) and cropland (24%) within 80 km.

3 km
174 m
16 km
2,104 m
80 km
3,642 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwetland
March weather nearby: Maych’ew 11 km · Korem 35 km · Alamata 44 km · Sek’ot’a 69 km · Dolo 78 km · Mekele 80 km · Lalibela 107 km · Weldiya 108 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 Mehoni (12.7988°, 39.6445°, elevation 1,787 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).