Weldiya weather in March

In March, Weldiya sees average daytime highs of 21°C and overnight lows near 11°C, with 189 mm of rain across 19.6 wet days and about 11.9 hours of daylight. It is the 7th-warmest and 3rd-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 21°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 32% 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 Weldiya's 10th-clearest and 11th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Weldiya's year-round climate.

Daytime high
21°
7th warmest
Overnight low
11°
6th coldest
Rainfall
189 mm
19.6 wet days
Daylight
11 h 54 min
6:34 AM – 6:29 PM
Cloud cover
52%
10th clearest
Wind
5 km/h
11th windiest
Solar energy
6.18 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.3
out of 10

Weldiya is city 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 21°C through the month.

A typical March day in Weldiya reaches about 21°C in the afternoon and slips back to 11°C overnight — a 10°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 19°C and 23°C. Set against its neighbours, March runs on par with February and on par with April.

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

How March compares with the rest of the year at a glance. March is the 7th-warmest and 3rd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan20° / 6912.611.46.1
Feb21° / 7611.911.66.2
Mar21° / 11°18919.611.95.3
Apr21° / 11°16718.112.35.5
May23° / 12°609.312.57.2
Jun24° / 12°366.212.77.8
Jul22° / 12°28822.912.64.9
Aug21° / 11°25324.412.44.6
Sep22° / 12°439.612.16.8
Oct21° / 11°255.311.77.5
Nov20° / 345.811.57.4
Dec20° / 396.911.37.1

Cloud cover in March

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 32% of the time in March.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 25% of March, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 44%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
16436
26337
36337
46238
56238
66139
76139
85941
95941
105842
115644
125545
135446
145347
155347
165347
175347
185248
195248
205248
215149
225248
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255446
265446
275545
285644
295644
305743
315743

Chance of precipitation in March

Any precipitation

Weldiya gets around 189 mm of rain over 19.6 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 63% and peaks near 68% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
153
254
355
455
556
656
757
858
959
1060
1161
1262
1363
1464
1564
1665
1766
1866
1967
2068
2168
2268
2368
2468
2568
2667
2767
2866
2966
3066
3165

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 97% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)
1982
2982
3982
4982
5982
6982
7982
8982
9973
10973
11973
12973
13973
14964
15964
16964
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25964
26964
27964
28973
29973
30973
31973

Wind in March

Winds average 5 km/h in March.

Across March, daily wind ranges from about 4 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
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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 6:42 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)
111.86:426:27
211.86:426:28
311.86:416:28
411.86:416:28
511.86:406:28
611.86:406:28
711.86:396:28
811.86:396:28
911.86:386:28
1011.96:376:28
1111.96:376:29
1211.96:366:29
1311.96:366:29
1411.96:356:29
1511.96:346:29
1611.96:346:29
1711.96:336:29
1811.96:326:29
1912.06:326:29
2012.06:316:29
2112.06:316:29
2212.06:306:29
2312.06:296:29
2412.06:296:29
2512.06:286:29
2612.06:276:29
2712.06:276:29
2812.16:266:29
2912.16:256:29
3012.16:256:29
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 6.18 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 5.11 kWh/m² to a high of 6.51 kWh/m² in May across the year — March's 6.18 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.1Intense
26.2Intense
36.2Intense
46.2Intense
56.2Intense
66.2Intense
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Planning a trip in March

Hazard calendar for Weldiya

In seasonPeak

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

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

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

Is March a good time to visit Weldiya?

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

5.3
Sightseeing
10th-best month of the year
3.2
Beach & pool
10th-best month of the year

March is a reasonable time to visit Weldiya for sightseeing.

What to pack for Weldiya in March

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

In March, Weldiya sees daytime highs around 21°C and nights near 11°C. Pack rain gear and sun protection. About 20 days see rain.

rain gearsun protection

UV index in Weldiya 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 Weldiya peaks around March 19 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 13 at about 10 (very high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeMar 19UV 15Dec 13UV 10
UV index (midday)Level
Jan12Extreme
Feb13Extreme
Mar15Extreme
Apr14Extreme
May13Extreme
Jun13Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug13Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct13Extreme
Nov10Extreme
Dec10Very high

Air quality in Weldiya 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 Weldiya is worst in June — around 38 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), and holds fairly steady the rest of the year.

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

0204060JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModeratePoorPoorModerateSep 1038 µg/m³Nov 1826 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan29Moderate
Feb30Moderate
Mar32Moderate
Apr28Moderate
May33Moderate
Jun38Poor
Jul34Moderate
Aug37Poor
Sep38Poor
Oct29Moderate
Nov26Moderate
Dec28Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Weldiya?

Weldiya sits at 11.8°N, 39.6°E, 1,892 m above sea level, in Ethiopia. The nearest listed city is Mersa, 19 km away.

Topography around Weldiya

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Weldiya has large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 735 m around an average of 1,988 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,302 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 3,515 m.

The land around Weldiya is covered by cropland (40%) and shrubs (24%) within 3 km, shrubs (39%) and cropland (37%) within 16 km, and shrubs (34%), grassland (31%) and cropland (29%) within 80 km.

3 km
735 m
16 km
2,302 m
80 km
3,515 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrain
March weather nearby: Mersa 19 km · Sifra 53 km · Hāyk’ 60 km · Lalibela 63 km · Alamata 66 km · Korem 76 km · Dessie 77 km · Batī 85 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 Weldiya (11.8277°, 39.5916°, elevation 1,892 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).