Beloha weather in March

In March, Beloha sees average daytime highs of 31°C and overnight lows near 23°C, with 47 mm of rain across 8.4 wet days and about 12.2 hours of daylight. It is the 3rd-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 53% of the time in March, and the air most often feels oppressive.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 36 min at the start of March to 11 h 48 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, March is Beloha's 9th-clearest and 2nd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Beloha's year-round climate.

Daytime high
31°
3rd warmest
Overnight low
23°
10th coldest
Rainfall
47 mm
8.4 wet days
Daylight
12 h 12 min
6:04 AM – 6:15 PM
Cloud cover
42%
9th clearest
Wind
15 km/h
2nd windiest
Solar energy
5.95 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.9
out of 10

Beloha is town in Androy, Madagascar.

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 31°C through the month.

A typical March day in Beloha reaches about 31°C in the afternoon and slips back to 23°C overnight — a 8°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 27°C and 34°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)
13123
23123
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How March really feels in Beloha

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.

Beloha weather by month

How March compares with the rest of the year at a glance. March is the 3rd-warmest and 4th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan32° / 24°12314.113.43.9
Feb31° / 24°10111.712.94.1
Mar31° / 23°478.412.24.9
Apr29° / 21°285.511.46.3
May27° / 19°153.510.88.1
Jun25° / 17°71.910.58.8
Jul25° / 16°81.610.69.0
Aug26° / 16°71.411.18.8
Sep28° / 18°81.911.88.0
Oct29° / 20°173.612.66.5
Nov30° / 21°366.113.25.5
Dec31° / 23°7211.713.54.4

Cloud cover in March

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 53% of the time in March.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 21% of March, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 26%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
16832
26931
37030
47030
57129
67228
77228
87327
97327
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Chance of precipitation in March

Any precipitation

Beloha gets around 47 mm of rain over 8.4 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 28% and peaks near 39% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
139
238
337
436
535
635
734
833
932
1032
1131
1230
1329
1429
1528
1627
1727
1826
1926
2025
2124
2223
2322
2421
2521
2620
2720
2819
2919
3019
3119

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 46% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 88% of them.

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Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
10734554
20734554
30734554
40734554
50735553
60835543
71835533
81836532
91836532
101837522
111937512
121938511
131939501
141940491
151941491
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1711042470
1811043460
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2011144430
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2221245410
2321245400
2421346390
2531446380
2631446370
2731547350
2831647340
2931747330
3041747320
3141848300

Wind in March

Winds average 15 km/h in March.

Across March, daily wind ranges from about 15 km/h on the calmest days to 15 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
115light breeze
215light breeze
315light breeze
415light breeze
515light breeze
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715light breeze
815light breeze
915light breeze
1015light breeze
1115light breeze
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Sunrise & sunset in March

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 36 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 48 minutes over March. Sunrise moves from 5:56 AM to 6:11 AM, and sunset from 6:30 PM to 5:59 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.65:566:30
212.55:576:29
312.55:586:28
412.55:586:27
512.55:596:26
612.45:596:25
712.46:006:24
812.46:006:23
912.46:016:22
1012.36:016:21
1112.36:026:20
1212.36:026:19
1312.36:036:18
1412.26:036:17
1512.26:046:16
1612.26:046:15
1712.26:046:14
1812.16:056:13
1912.16:056:12
2012.16:066:11
2112.16:066:10
2212.06:076:09
2312.06:076:08
2412.06:086:06
2512.06:086:05
2611.96:086:04
2711.96:096:03
2811.96:096:02
2911.96:106:01
3011.86:106:00
3111.86:115:59

Solar energy in March

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in March, about 5.95 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.65 kWh/m² to a high of 7.23 kWh/m² in December across the year — March's 5.95 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.3Intense
26.2Intense
36.2Intense
46.2Intense
56.2Intense
66.2Intense
76.2Intense
86.1Intense
96.1Intense
106.1Intense
116.1Intense
126.0Intense
136.0Intense
146.0Bright
156.0Bright
165.9Bright
175.9Bright
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215.8Bright
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245.7Bright
255.7Bright
265.7Bright
275.6Bright
285.6Bright
295.6Bright
305.5Bright
315.5Bright
Planning a trip in March

Hazard calendar for Beloha

In seasonPeak

In March, Beloha sits inside its cyclone season. The full year is below, with each hazard's peak months called out.

Beloha sits in the South Indian Ocean cyclone belt; the season peaks January–March.

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

Is March a good time to visit Beloha?

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

4.9
Sightseeing
9th-best month of the year
7.1
Beach & pool
9th-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Beloha in March

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

In March, Beloha sees daytime highs around 31°C and nights near 23°C. Pack light clothes. Worth having: rain gear and sun protection. About 8 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

Sea temperature near Beloha in March

The nearest coast averages about 27°C in March — the other half of the beach question. The full-year curve and swim-comfort zones are below.

The sea at the nearest coast (about 29 km away) is warmest in February at about 27°C and coldest in July near 22°C.

The water stays above 20°C all year — warm enough for a swim any month.

20°22°24°26°28°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecrefreshingwarmtropicalcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan27Warm
Feb27Warm
Mar27Warm
Apr26Warm
May24Warm
Jun23Refreshing
Jul22Refreshing
Aug22Refreshing
Sep23Refreshing
Oct24Refreshing
Nov25Warm
Dec26Warm

UV index in Beloha in March

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in March peaks around 12 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Beloha peaks around January 17 at about 14 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 21 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 17UV 14Jun 21UV 5
UV index (midday)Level
Jan14Extreme
Feb14Extreme
Mar12Extreme
Apr8Very high
May6High
Jun5High
Jul5High
Aug7High
Sep8Very high
Oct10Very high
Nov12Extreme
Dec14Extreme
Location & terrain

Where is Beloha?

Beloha sits at 25.2°S, 45.0°E, 156 m above sea level, in Madagascar. The nearest listed city is Tsiombe, 46 km away.

AmbovombeBekilyItampoloAmboasaryBetioky

Topography around Beloha

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Beloha has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 20 m around an average of 156 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 100 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 696 m.

The land around Beloha is covered by shrubs (61%) and cropland (24%) within 3 km, shrubs (66%) within 16 km, and shrubs (47%) and water (24%) within 80 km.

3 km
20 m
16 km
100 m
80 km
696 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
March weather nearby: Tsiombe 46 km · Jafaro 55 km · Ampanihy 61 km · Ambovombe 104 km · Bekily 109 km · Itampolo 123 km · Amboasary 135 km · Betioky 174 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 Beloha (-25.1667°, 45.05°, elevation 156 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. Tropical-cyclone seasons are the published climatological basin seasons (NOAA National Hurricane Center / regional warning centres). Sea temperatures are the NOAA OISST v2.1 1991–2020 monthly climatology (public domain), sampled at the nearest ocean point. 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).