Kapenguria weather in March

In March, Kapenguria sees average daytime highs of 26°C and overnight lows near 15°C, with 76 mm of rain across 10.1 wet days and about 12 hours of daylight. It is the 2nd-warmest and 9th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 26°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 31% of the time in March, and the air most often feels dry.

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 Kapenguria's 4th-clearest and 2nd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Kapenguria's year-round climate.

Daytime high
26°
2nd warmest
Overnight low
15°
11th coldest
Rainfall
76 mm
10.1 wet days
Daylight
12 hours
6:49 AM – 6:49 PM
Cloud cover
59%
4th clearest
Wind
5 km/h
2nd windiest
Solar energy
6.44 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.6
out of 10

Kapenguria is 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 26°C through the month.

A typical March day in Kapenguria reaches about 26°C in the afternoon and slips back to 15°C overnight — a 11°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 24°C and 29°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)
12715
22715
32715
42715
52715
62715
72715
82715
92715
102715
112715
122715
132715
142715
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312615

Kapenguria weather by month

How March compares with the rest of the year at a glance. March is the 2nd-warmest and 9th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan26° / 14°39611.97.4
Feb27° / 14°334.2127.4
Mar26° / 15°7610.1126.6
Apr25° / 15°22420.4125.1
May23° / 15°27724.112.14.7
Jun22° / 14°22322.612.14.7
Jul22° / 13°24324.912.14.3
Aug22° / 13°28425.5124.3
Sep23° / 14°21821.5125.0
Oct23° / 14°25525.6124.5
Nov24° / 15°18420.111.95.2
Dec25° / 14°619.711.97.0

Cloud cover in March

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 31% of the time in March.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 19% of March, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 50%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
15743
25743
35644
45644
55545
65545
75545
85446
95347
105248
115248
125248
135149
145149
155149
165050
175050
185050
194951
204951
214951
224852
234753
244753
254654
264654
274654
284555
294456
304357
314357

Chance of precipitation in March

Any precipitation

Kapenguria gets around 76 mm of rain over 10.1 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 32% and peaks near 50% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

0%20%40%60%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
119
220
321
421
522
623
723
824
924
1025
1125
1226
1327
1428
1529
1630
1731
1832
1934
2036
2137
2239
2340
2441
2543
2644
2745
2847
2948
3049
3150

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 78% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)
18911
28911
38812
48713
58713
68614
78614
88515
98515
108416
118416
128317
138317
148218
158119
168020
177921
187822
197723
207525
217426
227228
237129
246931
256832
266733
276535
286436
296337
306238
316139

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
146calm
156calm
166calm
176calm
185calm
195calm
205calm
215calm
225calm
235calm
245calm
255calm
265calm
275calm
285calm
295calm
305calm
315calm

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 6:54 AM to 6:44 AM, and sunset from 6:52 PM to 6:45 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.06:546:52
212.06:536:52
312.06:536:52
412.06:536:52
512.06:536:51
612.06:526:51
712.06:526:51
812.06:526:51
912.06:526:51
1012.06:516:50
1112.06:516:50
1212.06:516:50
1312.06:506:50
1412.06:506:49
1512.06:506:49
1612.06:496:49
1712.06:496:49
1812.06:496:48
1912.06:486:48
2012.06:486:48
2112.06:486:48
2212.06:476:47
2312.06:476:47
2412.06:476:47
2512.06:466:47
2612.06:466:46
2712.06:466:46
2812.06:456:46
2912.06:456:45
3012.06:456:45
3112.06:446:45

Solar energy in March

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in March, about 6.44 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.69 kWh/m² to a high of 6.61 kWh/m² in February across the year — March's 6.44 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
56.6Intense
66.6Intense
76.6Intense
86.6Intense
96.6Intense
106.6Intense
116.6Intense
126.6Intense
136.5Intense
146.5Intense
156.5Intense
166.5Intense
176.5Intense
186.5Intense
196.4Intense
206.4Intense
216.4Intense
226.4Intense
236.3Intense
246.3Intense
256.3Intense
266.2Intense
276.2Intense
286.2Intense
296.2Intense
306.1Intense
316.1Intense
Planning a trip in March

Is March a good time to visit Kapenguria?

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

6.6
Sightseeing
4th-best month of the year
6.5
Beach & pool
3rd-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Kapenguria in March

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

In March, Kapenguria sees daytime highs around 26°C and nights near 15°C. Pack sun protection. Worth having: light clothes and rain gear. About 10 days see rain.

sun protectionlight clothesrain gear

UV index in Kapenguria in March

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in March peaks around 17 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Kapenguria peaks around March 15 at about 16 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 18 at about 11 (extreme).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeMar 15UV 16Jun 18UV 11
UV index (midday)Level
Jan15Extreme
Feb16Extreme
Mar17Extreme
Apr15Extreme
May13Extreme
Jun11Extreme
Jul12Extreme
Aug12Extreme
Sep14Extreme
Oct15Extreme
Nov13Extreme
Dec12Extreme

Air quality in Kapenguria 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 Kapenguria is worst in July — around 30 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 1.9× the cleanest month (March, 15 µg/m³).

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

010203040JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateJul 1329 µg/m³Mar 1615 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan17Moderate
Feb17Moderate
Mar15Moderate
Apr17Moderate
May21Moderate
Jun28Moderate
Jul30Moderate
Aug25Moderate
Sep22Moderate
Oct17Moderate
Nov16Moderate
Dec15Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Kapenguria?

Kapenguria sits at 1.2°N, 35.1°E, 2,020 m above sea level, in Kenya. The nearest listed city is Makutano, 3.0 km away.

KimililiKapchorwaItenWebuye

Topography around Kapenguria

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Kapenguria has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 295 m around an average of 2,050 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,220 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 3,519 m.

The land around Kapenguria is covered by shrubs (30%) and trees (28%) within 3 km, shrubs (36%), trees (28%) and cropland (24%) within 16 km, and shrubs (38%), trees (24%) and cropland (24%) within 80 km.

3 km
295 m
16 km
1,220 m
80 km
3,519 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaces
March weather nearby: Makutano 3.0 km · Kitale 27 km · Moi‘s Bridge 41 km · Kiminini 44 km · Kimilili 67 km · Kapchorwa 76 km · Iten 77 km · Webuye 80 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 Kapenguria (1.2389°, 35.1119°, elevation 2,020 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).