Mairo Inya weather in March

In March, Mairo Inya sees average daytime highs of 24°C and overnight lows near 11°C, with 68 mm of rain across 7.1 wet days and about 12 hours of daylight. It is the 1st-warmest and 9th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 24°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 34% 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 Mairo Inya's 3rd-clearest and 1st-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Mairo Inya's year-round climate.

Daytime high
24°
1st warmest
Overnight low
11°
8th coldest
Rainfall
68 mm
7.1 wet days
Daylight
12 hours
6:44 AM – 6:44 PM
Cloud cover
55%
3rd clearest
Wind
9 km/h
1st windiest
Solar energy
6.92 kWh/m²
Travel score
7.5
out of 10

Temperature in March

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 24°C through the month.

A typical March day in Mairo Inya reaches about 24°C in the afternoon and slips back to 11°C overnight — a 13°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 22°C and 26°C. Set against its neighbours, March runs on par with February and about 1°C warmer than April.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
12411
22411
32411
42411
52411
62411
72411
82411
92411
102411
112411
122411
132411
142411
152411
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182411
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202411
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222411
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302412
312412

Mairo Inya weather by month

How March compares with the rest of the year at a glance. March is the 1st-warmest and 9th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan23° / 10°385.8127.5
Feb24° / 10°273.9127.9
Mar24° / 11°687.1127.5
Apr23° / 12°15714.6125.9
May22° / 12°12613.1126.2
Jun21° / 12°10013.5125.8
Jul20° / 11°14618125.1
Aug20° / 11°15618.8125.0
Sep22° / 11°9411.3126.3
Oct22° / 11°15014.6125.8
Nov21° / 11°15117.5125.2
Dec21° / 11°599.5126.6

Cloud cover in March

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 34% of the time in March.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 22% 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
26436
36436
46337
56337
66238
76139
86040
96040
105941
115941
125842
135842
145644
155644
165545
175545
185545
195446
205446
215248
225248
235149
245149
255050
264951
275050
284852
294753
304753
314654

Chance of precipitation in March

Any precipitation

Mairo Inya gets around 68 mm of rain over 7.1 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 22% and peaks near 37% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

0%10%20%30%40%50%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
115
216
316
416
516
616
716
816
916
1016
1116
1216
1316
1417
1517
1618
1719
1821
1922
2024
2125
2227
2328
2429
2531
2632
2733
2834
2935
3036
3137

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 96% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)
1964
2964
3964
4964
5964
6964
7964
8973
9973
10973
11973
12973
13973
14973
15973
16973
17973
18973
19973
20964
21964
22964
23955
24955
25955
26946
27946
28937
29937
30928
31919

Wind in March

Winds average 9 km/h in March, the windiest month of the year.

Across March, daily wind ranges from about 8 km/h on the calmest days to 9 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
19calm
29calm
39calm
49calm
59calm
69calm
79calm
89calm
99calm
109calm
119calm
129calm
139calm
149calm
159calm
169calm
179calm
189calm
199calm
209calm
219calm
229calm
239calm
249calm
259calm
269calm
279calm
289calm
298calm
308calm
318calm

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 6:48 AM to 6:39 AM, and sunset from 6:48 PM to 6:39 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.06:486:48
212.06:476:47
312.06:476:47
412.06:476:47
512.06:476:47
612.06:476:47
712.06:466:46
812.06:466:46
912.06:466:46
1012.06:466:46
1112.06:456:45
1212.06:456:45
1312.06:456:45
1412.06:456:45
1512.06:446:44
1612.06:446:44
1712.06:446:44
1812.06:436:43
1912.06:436:43
2012.06:436:43
2112.06:436:43
2212.06:426:42
2312.06:426:42
2412.06:426:42
2512.06:416:41
2612.06:416:41
2712.06:416:41
2812.06:406:40
2912.06:406:40
3012.06:406:40
3112.06:396:39

Solar energy in March

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in March, about 6.92 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 5.08 kWh/m² to a high of 7.08 kWh/m² in February across the year — March's 6.92 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
17.1Intense
27.1Intense
37.1Intense
47.1Intense
57.1Intense
67.1Intense
77.1Intense
87.1Intense
97.1Intense
107.1Intense
117.1Intense
127.1Intense
137.1Intense
147.0Intense
157.0Intense
167.0Intense
177.0Intense
187.0Intense
196.9Intense
206.9Intense
216.8Intense
226.8Intense
236.8Intense
246.8Intense
256.7Intense
266.7Intense
276.6Intense
286.6Intense
296.6Intense
306.5Intense
316.5Intense
Planning a trip in March

Is March a good time to visit Mairo Inya?

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

7.5
Sightseeing
2nd-best month of the year
6.4
Beach & pool
2nd-best month of the year

March is one of the better times to visit Mairo Inya for general sightseeing. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for Mairo Inya in March

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

In March, Mairo Inya sees daytime highs around 24°C and nights near 11°C. Pack sun protection. Worth having: light clothes. About 7 days see rain.

sun protectionlight clothes

UV index in Mairo Inya 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 Mairo Inya peaks around March 16 at about 17 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 19 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 17Jun 19UV 11
UV index (midday)Level
Jan16Extreme
Feb16Extreme
Mar17Extreme
Apr16Extreme
May13Extreme
Jun11Extreme
Jul12Extreme
Aug12Extreme
Sep14Extreme
Oct15Extreme
Nov14Extreme
Dec13Extreme

Air quality in Mairo Inya 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 Mairo Inya is worst in June — around 34 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), and holds fairly steady the rest of the year.

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

010203040JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateJun 2334 µg/m³Oct 1224 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan27Moderate
Feb31Moderate
Mar28Moderate
Apr27Moderate
May28Moderate
Jun34Moderate
Jul34Moderate
Aug28Moderate
Sep25Moderate
Oct24Moderate
Nov27Moderate
Dec28Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Mairo Inya?

Mairo Inya sits at 0.0°N, 36.4°E, 2,294 m above sea level, in Kenya. The nearest listed city is Nyahururu, 5.0 km away.

RongaiNjoroNanyuki

Topography around Mairo Inya

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Mairo Inya has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 183 m around an average of 2,345 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 646 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 3,011 m.

The land around Mairo Inya is covered by trees (27%), shrubs (25%) and cropland (24%) within 3 km, cropland (32%), grassland (25%) and trees (23%) within 16 km, and grassland (38%) and shrubs (22%) within 80 km.

3 km
183 m
16 km
646 m
80 km
3,011 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswaterwetland
March weather nearby: Nyahururu 5.0 km · Upper Gilgil 30 km · Ol Kalou 33 km · Nakuru 53 km · Gilgil 60 km · Rongai 65 km · Njoro 65 km · Nanyuki 74 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 Mairo Inya (0.0254°, 36.4087°, elevation 2,294 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).