Shinshicho weather in March

In March, Shinshicho sees average daytime highs of 28°C and overnight lows near 15°C, with 102 mm of rain across 12.4 wet days and about 12 hours of daylight. It is the 2nd-warmest and 8th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 28°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 26% 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 h 06 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, March is Shinshicho's 5th-clearest and 5th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Shinshicho's year-round climate.

Daytime high
28°
2nd warmest
Overnight low
15°
12th coldest
Rainfall
102 mm
12.4 wet days
Daylight
12 hours
6:40 AM – 6:37 PM
Cloud cover
58%
5th clearest
Wind
5 km/h
5th windiest
Solar energy
6.46 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.0
out of 10

Shinshicho is town in southern Ethiopia.

Density
6,400/km²
people per km²

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 28°C through the month.

A typical March day in Shinshicho reaches about 28°C in the afternoon and slips back to 15°C overnight — a 13°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 24°C and 31°C. Set against its neighbours, March runs on par with February and about 2°C warmer than April.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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32815
42815
52815
62815
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Shinshicho 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
Jan27° / 13°244.111.67.6
Feb28° / 14°325.311.86.9
Mar28° / 15°10212.4126.0
Apr26° / 15°23721.212.24.8
May24° / 14°26025.712.34.4
Jun23° / 14°15526.712.44.0
Jul21° / 13°20429.112.43.7
Aug22° / 13°22029.412.23.6
Sep23° / 13°27528.4123.9
Oct25° / 13°17714.411.86.2
Nov26° / 12°46511.77.6
Dec27° / 12°162.111.68.1

Cloud cover in March

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 26% 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 51%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
16139
26040
35941
45842
55743
65545
75545
85446
95248
105149
115149
125050
134951
144852
154753
164753
174753
184753
194753
204753
214654
224654
234555
244456
254456
264357
274258
284258
294159
304060
313961

Chance of precipitation in March

Any precipitation

Shinshicho gets around 102 mm of rain over 12.4 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 40% and peaks near 55% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

0%20%40%60%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
126
227
328
429
529
630
731
832
933
1034
1135
1236
1337
1438
1539
1640
1741
1841
1942
2043
2145
2246
2347
2448
2549
2650
2751
2852
2953
3054
3155

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 (%)
177212
276222
374242
473252
571263
670273
769283
868293
966304
1065314
1165314
1263325
1362335
1461345
1561345
1659356
1758366
1857376
1956386
2055396
2153407
2252417
2351427
2449447
2548457
2647468
2746468
2845478
2943489
3042489
31414910

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 6 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
16calm
26calm
36calm
46calm
56calm
66calm
76calm
86calm
96calm
106calm
116calm
126calm
136calm
145calm
155calm
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265calm
275calm
285calm
295calm
305calm
315calm

Sunrise & sunset in March

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 54 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 12 minutes over March. Sunrise moves from 6:47 AM to 6:32 AM, and sunset from 6:38 PM to 6:35 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.96:476:38
211.96:466:38
311.96:466:38
411.96:456:38
511.96:456:38
611.96:456:38
711.96:446:38
811.96:446:38
911.96:436:38
1011.96:436:37
1111.96:426:37
1211.96:426:37
1311.96:416:37
1411.96:416:37
1511.96:416:37
1612.06:406:37
1712.06:406:37
1812.06:396:37
1912.06:396:37
2012.06:386:37
2112.06:386:37
2212.06:376:36
2312.06:366:36
2412.06:366:36
2512.06:356:36
2612.06:356:36
2712.06:346:36
2812.06:346:36
2912.06:336:36
3012.06:336:36
3112.16:326:35

Solar energy in March

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in March, about 6.46 kWh/m² — the sunniest month for solar.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.6 kWh/m² to a high of 6.46 kWh/m² in March across the year — March's 6.46 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.5Intense
26.5Intense
36.5Intense
46.5Intense
56.5Intense
66.5Intense
76.5Intense
86.5Intense
96.5Intense
106.5Intense
116.5Intense
126.5Intense
136.5Intense
146.5Intense
156.5Intense
166.5Intense
176.5Intense
186.5Intense
196.5Intense
206.5Intense
216.4Intense
226.4Intense
236.4Intense
246.4Intense
256.4Intense
266.4Intense
276.4Intense
286.4Intense
296.4Intense
306.4Intense
316.4Intense
Planning a trip in March

Hazard calendar for Shinshicho

In seasonPeak

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

Shinshicho's rainy season runs April–October, when most of the year's rain falls.

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

Is March a good time to visit Shinshicho?

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

6.0
Sightseeing
6th-best month of the year
6.4
Beach & pool
5th-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Shinshicho in March

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

In March, Shinshicho sees daytime highs around 28°C and nights near 15°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection. Worth having: rain gear. About 12 days see rain.

light clothessun protectionrain gear

UV index in Shinshicho in March

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in March peaks around 16 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Shinshicho peaks around March 17 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near November 23 at about 11 (extreme).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeMar 17UV 15Nov 23UV 11
UV index (midday)Level
Jan13Extreme
Feb14Extreme
Mar16Extreme
Apr14Extreme
May12Extreme
Jun11Extreme
Jul12Extreme
Aug14Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct13Extreme
Nov11Extreme
Dec11Extreme

Air quality in Shinshicho 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 Shinshicho is worst in December — around 77 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 1.7× the cleanest month (August, 46 µg/m³).

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

020406080JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecUnhealthyPoorUnhealthyDec 2377 µg/m³Aug 1346 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan76Unhealthy
Feb70Unhealthy
Mar62Unhealthy
Apr53Poor
May48Poor
Jun51Poor
Jul48Poor
Aug46Poor
Sep51Poor
Oct64Unhealthy
Nov71Unhealthy
Dec77Unhealthy
Location & terrain

Where is Shinshicho?

Shinshicho sits at 7.2°N, 37.8°E, 1,848 m above sea level, in Ethiopia. The nearest listed city is Duramē, 12 km away.

Topography around Shinshicho

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Shinshicho has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 315 m around an average of 1,873 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,509 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,659 m.

The land around Shinshicho is covered by shrubs (41%), trees (23%) and cropland (20%) within 3 km, cropland (35%), trees (29%) and shrubs (26%) within 16 km, and cropland (46%) and shrubs (29%) within 80 km.

3 km
315 m
16 km
1,509 m
80 km
2,659 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
March weather nearby: Duramē 12 km · Hadero 12 km · Āreka 18 km · Shonē 21 km · Shanto 22 km · Damboya 25 km · Bodītī 28 km · Gīmbīcho 32 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 Shinshicho (7.2056°, 37.7778°, elevation 1,848 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).