Bekily weather in March

In March, Bekily sees average daytime highs of 31°C and overnight lows near 21°C, with 68 mm of rain across 9.3 wet days and about 12.2 hours of daylight. It is the 6th-warmest and 4th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 31°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 51% of the time in March, and the air most often feels muggy.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 30 min at the start of March to 11 h 48 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, March is Bekily's 9th-clearest and 9th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Bekily's year-round climate.

Daytime high
31°
6th warmest
Overnight low
21°
9th coldest
Rainfall
68 mm
9.3 wet days
Daylight
12 h 12 min
6:03 AM – 6:14 PM
Cloud cover
44%
9th clearest
Wind
11 km/h
9th windiest
Solar energy
5.93 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.6
out of 10

Temperature in March

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 31°C through the month.

A typical March day in Bekily reaches about 31°C in the afternoon and slips back to 21°C overnight — a 10°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 28°C and 35°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)
13121
23121
33121
43121
53121
63121
73121
83121
93121
103121
113121
123121
133121
143121
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303120
313120

How March really feels in Bekily

Once humidity and wind are folded in, March averages 26 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
26
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.

Bekily weather by month

How March compares with the rest of the year at a glance. March is the 6th-warmest and 4th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan32° / 22°1691613.33.6
Feb32° / 22°12112.512.83.9
Mar31° / 21°689.312.24.6
Apr30° / 19°295.211.56.0
May28° / 16°112.310.88.0
Jun26° / 14°41.310.58.9
Jul25° / 13°51.110.79.1
Aug27° / 14°51.211.28.6
Sep30° / 16°61.311.96.8
Oct31° / 18°223.412.65.3
Nov32° / 20°456.613.24.3
Dec32° / 21°11013.213.53.8

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 23% of March, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 26%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
16634
26634
36733
46832
56931
66931
77030
87129
97228
107327
117426
127426
137426
147426
157426
167426
177624
187624
197624
207624
217723
227723
237723
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257723
267723
277723
287822
297822
307822
317723

Chance of precipitation in March

Any precipitation

Bekily gets around 68 mm of rain over 9.3 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 31% and peaks near 43% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

0%10%20%30%40%50%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
143
242
341
440
539
638
737
836
935
1034
1134
1233
1332
1432
1531
1631
1731
1830
1929
2029
2128
2227
2325
2425
2524
2623
2722
2822
2922
3021
3121

Humidity in March

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, March lands in the muggy band about 50% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 65% of them.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
106224329
206224329
306224428
406224527
506224626
606224626
706224725
806224824
906224923
1006234922
1106235120
1207245019
1307245118
1407245217
1507255216
1608255215
1708265313
1808265412
1908275411
2008275510
211928539
221928548
231929547
2411030536
2511130526
2611131525
2711232505
2811332494
2911433484
3011534474
3111635453

Wind in March

Winds average 11 km/h in March.

Across March, daily wind ranges from about 11 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
111calm
211calm
311calm
411calm
511calm
611calm
711calm
811calm
911calm
1011calm
1111calm
1211calm
1311calm
1411calm
1511calm
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3111calm

Sunrise & sunset in March

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 30 min at the start of March to 11 h 48 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 42 minutes over March. Sunrise moves from 5:56 AM to 6:09 AM, and sunset from 6:28 PM to 5:58 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.55:566:28
212.55:576:27
312.55:576:26
412.55:586:25
512.45:586:24
612.45:596:23
712.45:596:22
812.46:006:22
912.36:006:21
1012.36:006:20
1112.36:016:19
1212.36:016:18
1312.26:026:17
1412.26:026:16
1512.26:036:15
1612.26:036:14
1712.26:046:13
1812.16:046:12
1912.16:046:11
2012.16:056:10
2112.16:056:09
2212.06:066:07
2312.06:066:06
2412.06:066:05
2512.06:076:04
2611.96:076:03
2711.96:086:02
2811.96:086:01
2911.96:096:00
3011.86:095:59
3111.86:095:58

Solar energy in March

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in March, about 5.93 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.89 kWh/m² to a high of 7.24 kWh/m² in November across the year — March's 5.93 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.1Intense
26.1Intense
36.1Intense
46.1Intense
56.1Intense
66.1Intense
76.0Intense
86.0Intense
96.0Intense
106.0Intense
116.0Intense
126.0Bright
136.0Bright
146.0Bright
156.0Bright
165.9Bright
175.9Bright
185.9Bright
195.9Bright
205.9Bright
215.8Bright
225.8Bright
235.8Bright
245.8Bright
255.8Bright
265.7Bright
275.7Bright
285.7Bright
295.7Bright
305.6Bright
315.6Bright
Planning a trip in March

Hazard calendar for Bekily

In seasonPeak

None of Bekily's seasonal hazards are active in March. The full-year calendar below shows when the rainy season, cyclone risk and dust haze do peak.

Bekily's rainy season runs December–February, when most of the year's rain falls.

Rainy season
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec

Is March a good time to visit Bekily?

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

4.6
Sightseeing
8th-best month of the year
6.9
Beach & pool
9th-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Bekily in March

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

In March, Bekily sees daytime highs around 31°C and nights near 21°C. Pack light clothes. Worth having: rain gear and sun protection. About 9 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Bekily in March

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in March peaks around 13 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Bekily peaks around January 21 at about 14 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 20 at about 5 (high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highHighVery highExtremeJan 21UV 14Jun 20UV 5
UV index (midday)Level
Jan14Extreme
Feb14Extreme
Mar13Extreme
Apr9Very high
May7High
Jun5High
Jul6High
Aug7Very high
Sep8Very high
Oct11Extreme
Nov12Extreme
Dec14Extreme
Location & terrain

Where is Bekily?

Bekily sits at 24.2°S, 45.3°E, 383 m above sea level, in Madagascar. The nearest listed city is Ampanihy, 78 km away.

BelohaBetiokyTsiombeBetrokaAmbovombeAmboasary

Topography around Bekily

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Bekily has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 61 m around an average of 395 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 256 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,388 m.

The land around Bekily is covered by grassland (63%) within 3 km, grassland (63%) within 16 km, and grassland (67%) and shrubs (25%) within 80 km.

3 km
61 m
16 km
256 m
80 km
1,388 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrain
March weather nearby: Ampanihy 78 km · Jafaro 80 km · Beloha 109 km · Betioky 110 km · Tsiombe 122 km · Betroka 131 km · Ambovombe 132 km · Amboasary 141 km

Madagascar travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 2
Exercise Increased Caution
Power plugs
Type C / E
220 V · 50 Hz
Prices
≈ 31% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$599
2025
Happiness
4.2 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water
22%
of population, 2024
Road deaths
29.2
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
Low
World Bank
English
Low
EF EPI 457
Religion
Church of Jesus Christ in Madagascar/Malagasy Lutheran Church/Anglican Church 34%Roman Catholic 32%none 22%other Christian 8%

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 Bekily (-24.2167°, 45.3167°, elevation 383 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).