Sheraro weather in March

In March, Sheraro sees average daytime highs of 35°C and overnight lows near 19°C, with 2 mm of rain across 0.6 wet days and about 11.9 hours of daylight. It is the 2nd-warmest and 8th-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 74% 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 Sheraro's 5th-clearest and 1st-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Sheraro's year-round climate.

Daytime high
35°
2nd warmest
Overnight low
19°
9th coldest
Rainfall
2 mm
0.6 wet days
Daylight
11 h 54 min
6:41 AM – 6:35 PM
Cloud cover
26%
5th clearest
Wind
9 km/h
1st windiest
Solar energy
6.98 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.4
out of 10

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 Sheraro reaches about 35°C in the afternoon and slips back to 19°C overnight — a 16°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 33°C and 37°C. Set against its neighbours, March runs about 2°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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How March really feels in Sheraro

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.

Sheraro weather by month

How March compares with the rest of the year at a glance. March is the 2nd-warmest and 8th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan31° / 15°10.111.25.9
Feb33° / 17°0011.54.5
Mar35° / 19°20.611.93.4
Apr36° / 21°51.512.32.8
May35° / 22°255.412.73.0
Jun32° / 20°8915.612.83.7
Jul27° / 19°24627.512.83.9
Aug26° / 18°31529.912.53.7
Sep28° / 17°11317.312.15.2
Oct30° / 17°112.311.76.1
Nov31° / 17°20.411.36.0
Dec31° / 16°00.111.26.2

Cloud cover in March

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 74% of the time in March.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 16% of March, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 11%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
1928
2919
3919
4919
5919
69010
79010
89010
99010
109010
119010
129010
139010
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Chance of precipitation in March

Any precipitation

Sheraro gets around 2 mm of rain over 0.6 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 2% and peaks near 3% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
10
21
31
41
51
61
71
82
92
102
112
122
132
142
152
162
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183
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203
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263
273
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293
303
313

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 98% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
110000
29910
39910
49910
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79910
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Wind in March

Winds average 9 km/h in March, the windiest month of the year.

Across March, daily wind ranges from about 9 km/h on the calmest days to 9 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
19calm
29calm
39calm
49calm
59calm
69calm
79calm
89calm
99calm
109calm
119calm
129calm
139calm
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169calm
179calm
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319calm

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 6:51 AM to 6:30 AM, and sunset from 6:32 PM to 6:36 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.76:516:32
211.76:506:33
311.76:496:33
411.76:496:33
511.86:486:33
611.86:486:33
711.86:476:34
811.86:466:34
911.86:466:34
1011.86:456:34
1111.86:446:34
1211.86:446:34
1311.96:436:35
1411.96:426:35
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1611.96:416:35
1711.96:406:35
1811.96:406:35
1911.96:396:35
2012.06:386:35
2112.06:376:35
2212.06:376:36
2312.06:366:36
2412.06:356:36
2512.06:346:36
2612.06:346:36
2712.16:336:36
2812.16:326:36
2912.16:316:36
3012.16:316:36
3112.16:306:36

Solar energy in March

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in March, about 6.98 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.86 kWh/m² to a high of 7.11 kWh/m² in April across the year — March's 6.98 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 Sheraro

In seasonPeak

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

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

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

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

Is March a good time to visit Sheraro?

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
7.2
Beach & pool
6th-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Sheraro in March

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

In March, Sheraro sees daytime highs around 35°C and nights near 19°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Sheraro 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 Sheraro peaks around March 24 at about 14 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 13 at about 9 (very high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeExtremeVery highMar 24UV 14Dec 13UV 9
UV index (midday)Level
Jan11Extreme
Feb12Extreme
Mar14Extreme
Apr14Extreme
May12Extreme
Jun12Extreme
Jul10Very high
Aug11Extreme
Sep12Extreme
Oct11Extreme
Nov9Very high
Dec9Very high

Air quality in Sheraro 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 Sheraro is worst in June — around 24 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), and holds fairly steady the rest of the year.

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

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateJun 2324 µg/m³Nov 1917 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan21Moderate
Feb21Moderate
Mar23Moderate
Apr20Moderate
May20Moderate
Jun24Moderate
Jul24Moderate
Aug21Moderate
Sep22Moderate
Oct20Moderate
Nov17Moderate
Dec18Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Sheraro?

Sheraro sits at 14.4°N, 37.9°E, 1,170 m above sea level, in Ethiopia. The nearest listed city is Inda Silasē, 50 km away.

AksumAbalaAdwaMendeferaAdebaye

Topography around Sheraro

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Sheraro has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 203 m around an average of 1,186 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 604 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,850 m.

The land around Sheraro is covered by grassland (77%) within 3 km, grassland (68%) and shrubs (26%) within 16 km, and grassland (55%) and shrubs (31%) within 80 km.

3 km
203 m
16 km
604 m
80 km
1,850 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandbare terrainwater
March weather nearby: Inda Silasē 50 km · Indabaguna 57 km · Barentu 87 km · Aksum 91 km · Abala 102 km · Adwa 107 km · Mendefera 109 km · Adebaye 128 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 Sheraro (14.4008°, 37.934°, elevation 1,170 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).