Lodwar weather in March

In March, Lodwar sees average daytime highs of 36°C and overnight lows near 26°C, with 36 mm of rain across 4.5 wet days and about 12 hours of daylight. It is the 2nd-warmest and 4th-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 51% of the time in March, and the air most often feels comfortable.

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 Lodwar's 10th-clearest and 4th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Lodwar's year-round climate.

Daytime high
36°
2nd warmest
Overnight low
26°
12th coldest
Rainfall
36 mm
4.5 wet days
Daylight
12 hours
6:48 AM – 6:47 PM
Cloud cover
45%
10th clearest
Wind
13 km/h
4th windiest
Solar energy
7.01 kWh/m²
Travel score
2.1
out of 10

Lodwar is city.

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 Lodwar 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 33°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)
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23725
33725
43725
53725
63725
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How March really feels in Lodwar

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
heat index over the day's high
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.

Lodwar weather by month

How March compares with the rest of the year at a glance. March is the 2nd-warmest and 4th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan36° / 24°121.911.82.7
Feb37° / 25°71.211.92.0
Mar36° / 26°364.5122.1
Apr35° / 25°74912.12.8
May34° / 25°496.712.13.4
Jun34° / 25°23412.23.8
Jul33° / 25°224.412.24.1
Aug34° / 25°193.512.13.9
Sep35° / 25°101.9123.3
Oct35° / 26°324.511.93.0
Nov34° / 24°605.811.93.4
Dec35° / 24°263.411.83.3

Cloud cover in March

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 51% of the time in March.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 14% of March, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 35%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
17129
27129
37030
47030
57030
67030
77030
86931
96832
106832
116733
126634
136634
146634
156634
166634
176535
186535
196535
206436
216436
226436
236337
246337
256238
266238
276139
286040
295941
305842
315842

Chance of precipitation in March

Any precipitation

Lodwar gets around 36 mm of rain over 4.5 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 14% and peaks near 24% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
17
27
38
48
59
69
79
810
910
1010
1111
1211
1311
1412
1512
1613
1713
1814
1915
2015
2116
2217
2318
2419
2520
2620
2721
2822
2923
3023
3124

Humidity in March

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, March lands in the comfortable band about 33% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 25% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
136341983
235341984
334342094
432342094
5313421104
6303421105
7283422115
8273423115
9253523115
10233524126
11223624126
12203725127
13183725137
14163825138
15153826138
16133826149
17123727149
181137271510
19936281611
20836281612
21735281713
22633291714
23632291815
24531291916
25529291917
26428292018
27426302119
28425302120
29324302221
30323312221
31322312322

Wind in March

Winds average 13 km/h in March.

Across March, daily wind ranges from about 12 km/h on the calmest days to 13 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
113light breeze
213light breeze
313light breeze
413light breeze
513light breeze
613light breeze
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813light breeze
913light breeze
1013light breeze
1113light breeze
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3013light breeze
3112light breeze

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 6:53 AM to 6:42 AM, and sunset from 6:49 PM to 6:43 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.96:536:49
211.96:536:49
311.96:526:49
411.96:526:49
511.96:526:48
611.96:516:48
712.06:516:48
812.06:516:48
912.06:506:48
1012.06:506:48
1112.06:506:48
1212.06:496:47
1312.06:496:47
1412.06:496:47
1512.06:486:47
1612.06:486:47
1712.06:486:46
1812.06:476:46
1912.06:476:46
2012.06:466:46
2112.06:466:46
2212.06:466:45
2312.06:456:45
2412.06:456:45
2512.06:446:45
2612.06:446:44
2712.06:446:44
2812.06:436:44
2912.06:436:44
3012.06:426:44
3112.06:426:43

Solar energy in March

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in March, about 7.01 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 6.02 kWh/m² to a high of 7.15 kWh/m² in September across the year — March's 7.01 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
17.0Intense
27.0Intense
37.0Intense
47.0Intense
57.0Intense
67.1Intense
77.1Intense
87.1Intense
97.1Intense
107.1Intense
117.1Intense
127.1Intense
137.0Intense
147.0Intense
157.0Intense
167.0Intense
177.0Intense
187.0Intense
197.0Intense
207.0Intense
217.0Intense
227.0Intense
237.0Intense
247.0Intense
257.0Intense
266.9Intense
276.9Intense
286.9Intense
296.9Intense
306.9Intense
316.9Intense
Planning a trip in March

Is March a good time to visit Lodwar?

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

2.1
Sightseeing
11th-best month of the year
5.4
Beach & pool
12th-best month of the year

March is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Lodwar.

What to pack for Lodwar in March

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

In March, Lodwar sees daytime highs around 36°C and nights near 26°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection. About 5 days see rain.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Lodwar 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 Lodwar peaks around March 15 at about 15 (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 15Jun 18UV 11
UV index (midday)Level
Jan14Extreme
Feb15Extreme
Mar15Extreme
Apr14Extreme
May12Extreme
Jun10Extreme
Jul12Extreme
Aug13Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct14Extreme
Nov11Extreme
Dec11Extreme
Location & terrain

Where is Lodwar?

Lodwar sits at 3.1°N, 35.6°E, 500 m above sea level, in Kenya. The nearest listed city is Kakuma, 105 km away.

KakumaMorotoKotidoMakutanoKapenguriaAbimKapchorwaKitale

Topography around Lodwar

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Lodwar has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 162 m around an average of 506 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 457 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,916 m.

The land around Lodwar is covered by bare terrain (45%) and grassland (25%) within 3 km, grassland (54%) and bare terrain (35%) within 16 km, and bare terrain (36%) and grassland (35%) within 80 km.

3 km
162 m
16 km
457 m
80 km
1,916 m
treesshrubsgrasslandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
March weather nearby: Kakuma 105 km · Moroto 122 km · Kotido 163 km · Makutano 214 km · Kapenguria 216 km · Abim 218 km · Kapchorwa 230 km · Kitale 243 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 Lodwar (3.1199°, 35.5964°, elevation 500 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).