Wendo weather in March

In March, Wendo sees average daytime highs of 23°C and overnight lows near 11°C, with 135 mm of rain across 13.4 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 23°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 16% 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 hours by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, March is Wendo's 5th-clearest and 1st-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Wendo's year-round climate.

Daytime high
23°
2nd warmest
Overnight low
11°
10th coldest
Rainfall
135 mm
13.4 wet days
Daylight
12 hours
6:37 AM – 6:35 PM
Cloud cover
64%
5th clearest
Wind
6 km/h
1st windiest
Solar energy
6.19 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.3
out of 10

Wendo is place in 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 23°C through the month.

A typical March day in Wendo reaches about 23°C in the afternoon and slips back to 11°C overnight — a 12°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 20°C and 26°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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Wendo 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
Jan23° / 376.311.77.4
Feb24° / 10°62611.87.4
Mar23° / 11°13513.4126.3
Apr22° / 11°27923.212.14.4
May20° / 11°32527.312.33.8
Jun19° / 11°20826.212.43.7
Jul18° / 11°1832712.33.5
Aug18° / 11°21126.812.23.6
Sep19° / 10°27826123.8
Oct20° / 10°29026.611.93.9
Nov21° / 10°11914.311.75.7
Dec22° / 456.511.67.2

Cloud cover in March

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 16% of the time in March.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 27% of March, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 57%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
15149
25050
34951
44852
54852
64753
74654
84555
94456
104456
114456
124357
134357
144357
154258
164159
174258
184258
194258
204258
214258
224258
234258
244159
254159
264060
273961
283961
293862
303763
313664

Chance of precipitation in March

Any precipitation

Wendo gets around 135 mm of rain over 13.4 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 43% and peaks near 63% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

0%20%40%60%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
128
229
330
431
532
633
733
834
935
1036
1136
1237
1338
1438
1539
1640
1741
1842
1944
2045
2147
2248
2350
2452
2554
2655
2757
2859
2960
3062
3163

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 94% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)
1982
2973
3973
4973
5973
6973
7973
8973
9964
10964
11964
12964
13964
14955
15955
16955
17955
18946
19946
20937
21937
22937
23928
24928
25919
26919
279010
289010
298911
308812
318812

Wind in March

Winds average 6 km/h in March, the windiest month of the year.

Across March, daily wind ranges from about 6 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
16calm
26calm
36calm
46calm
56calm
66calm
76calm
86calm
96calm
106calm
116calm
126calm
137calm
147calm
157calm
167calm
177calm
187calm
196calm
206calm
216calm
226calm
236calm
246calm
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296calm
306calm
316calm

Sunrise & sunset in March

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 54 min at the start of March to 12 hours by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 6 minutes over March. Sunrise moves from 6:44 AM to 6:30 AM, and sunset from 6:35 PM to 6:33 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.96:446:35
211.96:436:35
311.96:436:35
411.96:436:35
511.96:426:35
611.96:426:35
711.96:416:35
811.96:416:35
911.96:416:35
1011.96:406:35
1111.96:406:35
1211.96:396:35
1311.96:396:35
1411.96:386:35
1511.96:386:35
1612.06:376:35
1712.06:376:35
1812.06:366:34
1912.06:366:34
2012.06:356:34
2112.06:356:34
2212.06:346:34
2312.06:346:34
2412.06:336:34
2512.06:336:34
2612.06:326:33
2712.06:326:33
2812.06:316:33
2912.06:316:33
3012.06:306:33
3112.06:306:33

Solar energy in March

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in March, about 6.19 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.02 kWh/m² to a high of 6.28 kWh/m² in February across the year — March's 6.19 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.3Intense
26.3Intense
36.3Intense
46.3Intense
56.3Intense
66.3Intense
76.3Intense
86.3Intense
96.3Intense
106.3Intense
116.3Intense
126.2Intense
136.2Intense
146.2Intense
156.2Intense
166.2Intense
176.2Intense
186.2Intense
196.2Intense
206.2Intense
216.1Intense
226.1Intense
236.1Intense
246.1Intense
256.1Intense
266.1Intense
276.1Intense
286.1Intense
296.0Intense
306.0Intense
316.0Intense
Planning a trip in March

Is March a good time to visit Wendo?

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

6.3
Sightseeing
4th-best month of the year
5.0
Beach & pool
3rd-best month of the year

March is a reasonable time to visit Wendo for sightseeing.

What to pack for Wendo in March

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

In March, Wendo sees daytime highs around 23°C and nights near 11°C. Pack sun protection. Worth having: light clothes and rain gear. About 13 days see rain.

sun protectionlight clothesrain gear

UV index in Wendo 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 Wendo peaks around March 16 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near November 22 at about 11 (extreme).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeMar 16UV 15Nov 22UV 11
UV index (midday)Level
Jan13Extreme
Feb15Extreme
Mar16Extreme
Apr15Extreme
May13Extreme
Jun12Extreme
Jul12Extreme
Aug14Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct13Extreme
Nov11Extreme
Dec11Extreme

Air quality in Wendo 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 Wendo is worst in December — around 73 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 1.9× the cleanest month (August, 39 µg/m³).

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

020406080JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecUnhealthyPoorUnhealthyDec 1872 µg/m³Aug 1440 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan69Unhealthy
Feb61Unhealthy
Mar53Poor
Apr45Poor
May41Poor
Jun44Poor
Jul42Poor
Aug39Poor
Sep46Poor
Oct54Poor
Nov67Unhealthy
Dec73Unhealthy
Location & terrain

Where is Wendo?

Wendo sits at 6.6°N, 38.4°E, 1,911 m above sea level, in Ethiopia. The nearest listed city is Ch’iko, 9.0 km away.

Topography around Wendo

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Wendo has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 354 m around an average of 1,929 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,244 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,342 m.

The land around Wendo is covered by trees (79%) within 3 km, trees (65%) and shrubs (25%) within 16 km, and trees (34%) and cropland (25%) within 80 km.

3 km
354 m
16 km
1,244 m
80 km
2,342 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
March weather nearby: Ch’iko 9.0 km · Yirga ‘Alem 17 km · Dīla 23 km · Leku 31 km · Wenago 36 km · Bedēsa 45 km · Dimtu 49 km · Awasa 52 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 Wendo (6.6°, 38.4167°, elevation 1,911 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).