Hola weather in March

In March, Hola sees average daytime highs of 36°C and overnight lows near 26°C, with 24 mm of rain across 5.7 wet days and about 12 hours of daylight. It is the 1st-warmest and 6th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 36°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 49% of the time in March, and the air most often feels oppressive.

Daylight stretches from about 12 hours at the start of March to 12 hours by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, March is Hola's 2nd-clearest and 8th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Hola's year-round climate.

Daytime high
36°
1st warmest
Overnight low
26°
12th coldest
Rainfall
24 mm
5.7 wet days
Daylight
12 hours
6:29 AM – 6:30 PM
Cloud cover
46%
2nd clearest
Wind
11 km/h
8th windiest
Solar energy
6.36 kWh/m²
Travel score
2.0
out of 10

Hola is small town in Kenya.

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 36°C through the month.

A typical March day in Hola reaches about 36°C in the afternoon and slips back to 26°C overnight — a 11°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 35°C and 38°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)
13725
23725
33725
43725
53725
63725
73725
83726
93726
103726
113726
123726
133726
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203626
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283626
293626
303626
313626

How March really feels in Hola

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
31 feel dangerously hot (≥ 39°C)
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.

Hola weather by month

How March compares with the rest of the year at a glance. March is the 1st-warmest and 6th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan35° / 24°172.512.12.8
Feb36° / 25°40.9122.3
Mar36° / 26°245.7122.0
Apr35° / 26°5113.2122.4
May33° / 25°479.711.93.6
Jun32° / 24°92.211.94.5
Jul31° / 23°61.211.95.0
Aug32° / 23°81.4124.9
Sep33° / 23°112.3124.4
Oct34° / 24°346.8123.5
Nov33° / 24°7214.612.13.0
Dec34° / 24°44912.13.0

Cloud cover in March

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 49% 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 27%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
17525
27525
37525
47525
57525
67525
77525
87525
97525
107525
117525
127525
137525
147426
157426
167426
177327
187426
197327
207327
217228
227228
237228
247129
257129
267030
277030
287030
296931
306931
316832

Chance of precipitation in March

Any precipitation

Hola gets around 24 mm of rain over 5.7 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 18% and peaks near 38% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
15
25
35
46
56
67
77
88
99
1010
1111
1212
1313
1414
1515
1617
1718
1819
1921
2022
2124
2225
2327
2428
2530
2631
2732
2834
2935
3036
3138

Humidity in March

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Most of March feels oppressive — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

By dew point, March lands in the oppressive band about 58% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 99% of them.

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Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
1264313
2263323
3262333
4260353
5259363
6158383
7156403
8153424
9151444
10148474
11146494
12143524
13141544
14138574
15036604
16034624
17031645
18029665
19028675
20026686
21024706
22023716
23022717
24020737
25019747
26018748
27017758
28016768
29015778
30014788
31013789

Wind in March

Winds average 11 km/h in March.

Across March, daily wind ranges from about 10 km/h on the calmest days to 11 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
110calm
210calm
310calm
410calm
510calm
610calm
710calm
810calm
910calm
1011calm
1111calm
1211calm
1311calm
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1711calm
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Sunrise & sunset in March

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 hours 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 0 minutes over March. Sunrise moves from 6:32 AM to 6:25 AM, and sunset from 6:34 PM to 6:25 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.06:326:34
212.06:326:34
312.06:326:34
412.06:326:33
512.06:326:33
612.06:316:33
712.06:316:33
812.06:316:32
912.06:316:32
1012.06:316:32
1112.06:306:31
1212.06:306:31
1312.06:306:31
1412.06:306:30
1512.06:296:30
1612.06:296:30
1712.06:296:29
1812.06:296:29
1912.06:286:29
2012.06:286:28
2112.06:286:28
2212.06:286:28
2312.06:276:27
2412.06:276:27
2512.06:276:27
2612.06:276:26
2712.06:266:26
2812.06:266:26
2912.06:266:25
3012.06:256:25
3112.06:256:25

Solar energy in March

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in March, about 6.36 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.82 kWh/m² to a high of 6.57 kWh/m² in February across the year — March's 6.36 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.6Intense
26.6Intense
36.6Intense
46.6Intense
56.5Intense
66.5Intense
76.5Intense
86.5Intense
96.5Intense
106.5Intense
116.5Intense
126.5Intense
136.4Intense
146.4Intense
156.4Intense
166.4Intense
176.3Intense
186.3Intense
196.3Intense
206.3Intense
216.3Intense
226.2Intense
236.2Intense
246.2Intense
256.2Intense
266.1Intense
276.1Intense
286.1Intense
296.0Intense
306.0Intense
316.0Bright
Planning a trip in March

Is March a good time to visit Hola?

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

2.0
Sightseeing
12th-best month of the year
5.1
Beach & pool
11th-best month of the year

March is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Hola.

What to pack for Hola in March

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

In March, Hola sees daytime highs around 36°C and nights near 26°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection. About 6 days see rain.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Hola 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 Hola peaks around March 22 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 18 at about 10 (very high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeExtremeMar 22UV 15Jun 18UV 10
UV index (midday)Level
Jan14Extreme
Feb14Extreme
Mar15Extreme
Apr15Extreme
May11Extreme
Jun10Very high
Jul11Extreme
Aug12Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct14Extreme
Nov12Extreme
Dec12Extreme
Location & terrain

Where is Hola?

Hola sits at 1.5°S, 40.0°E, 65 m above sea level, in Kenya. The nearest listed city is Masalani, 28 km away.

GarissaLamuKaambooniMalindiWatamuKituiMwingi

Topography around Hola

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Hola has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 21 m around an average of 64 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 49 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 233 m.

The land around Hola is covered by trees (28%), grassland (27%) and shrubs (22%) within 3 km, shrubs (64%) and grassland (21%) within 16 km, and shrubs (82%) within 80 km.

3 km
21 m
16 km
49 m
80 km
233 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
March weather nearby: Masalani 28 km · Garissa 122 km · Lamu 130 km · Kaambooni 174 km · Malindi 193 km · Watamu 208 km · Kitui 225 km · Mwingi 228 km

Kenya travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 2
Exercise Increased Caution
Power plugs
Type G
240 V · 50 Hz
Prices
≈ 34% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$2,363
2025
Happiness
4.7 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Homicide rate
4.9
per 100k, 2022
Road deaths
28.3
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
Lower middle
World Bank
English
High
EF EPI 593
Religion
Christian 86%Muslim 11%other 2%none 2%

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 Hola (-1.4826°, 40.0334°, elevation 65 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. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).