Betroka weather in March

In March, Betroka sees average daytime highs of 28°C and overnight lows near 19°C, with 93 mm of rain across 11 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 28°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 42% of the time in March, and the air most often feels humid.

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 Betroka's 9th-clearest and 7th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Betroka's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 28°; 6th warmest
Overnight low: 19°; 9th coldest
Rainfall: 93 mm; 11 wet days
Daylight: 12 h 12 min; 6:00 AM – 6:10 PM
Cloud cover: 48%; 9th clearest
Wind: 12 km/h; 7th windiest
Solar energy: 5.89 kWh/m²
Travel score: 6.4; out of 10

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Temperature in March

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 28°C through the month.

A typical March day in Betroka reaches about 28°C in the afternoon and slips back to 19°C overnight — a 9°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 25°C and 30°C. Set against its neighbours, March runs on par with February and about 1°C warmer than April.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Avg high (°C)	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	27	27
Avg low (°C)	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	28	19
2	28	19
3	28	19
4	28	19
5	28	19
6	28	19
7	28	19
8	28	19
9	28	19
10	28	19
11	28	19
12	28	19
13	28	19
14	28	19
15	28	19
16	28	19
17	28	19
18	28	19
19	28	19
20	28	19
21	28	18
22	28	18
23	28	18
24	28	18
25	28	18
26	28	18
27	28	18
28	28	18
29	28	18
30	27	18
31	27	18

Betroka 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.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	28° / 19°	240	17.3	13.3	5.1
Feb	28° / 19°	155	14.2	12.8	5.6
Mar	28° / 19°	93	11	12.2	6.4
Apr	27° / 17°	36	5.5	11.5	7.7
May	25° / 14°	12	2.4	10.9	8.8
Jun	23° / 12°	4	1	10.6	9.0
Jul	22° / 12°	5	1	10.7	8.9
Aug	24° / 12°	4	1.2	11.2	9.2
Sep	26° / 14°	6	1.4	11.9	8.7
Oct	28° / 16°	35	5.2	12.5	7.0
Nov	29° / 18°	74	9	13.1	5.8
Dec	28° / 19°	181	16.1	13.4	5.0

Cloud cover in March

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 42% of the time in March.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 26% of March, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 32%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Clearer (%)	56	57	57	59	60	61	62	63	64	66	67	67	68	68	69	70	70	71	71	72	72	72	74	74	74	74	74	74	74	75	75
Cloudier (%)	44	43	43	41	40	39	38	37	36	34	33	33	32	32	31	30	30	29	29	28	28	28	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	25	25

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	56	44
2	57	43
3	57	43
4	59	41
5	60	40
6	61	39
7	62	38
8	63	37
9	64	36
10	66	34
11	67	33
12	67	33
13	68	32
14	68	32
15	69	31
16	70	30
17	70	30
18	71	29
19	71	29
20	72	28
21	72	28
22	72	28
23	74	26
24	74	26
25	74	26
26	74	26
27	74	26
28	74	26
29	74	26
30	75	25
31	75	25

Chance of precipitation in March

Any precipitation

Betroka gets around 93 mm of rain over 11 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 36% and peaks near 49% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Rain chance (%)	49	48	48	47	46	45	44	43	42	41	40	39	38	38	37	36	36	35	34	33	32	31	30	29	29	28	27	26	26	26	25

	Rain chance (%)
1	49
2	48
3	48
4	47
5	46
6	45
7	44
8	43
9	42
10	41
11	40
12	39
13	38
14	38
15	37
16	36
17	36
18	35
19	34
20	33
21	32
22	31
23	30
24	29
25	29
26	28
27	27
28	26
29	26
30	26
31	25

Humidity in March

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, March lands in the humid band about 55% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 30% of them.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Dry (%)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	2	2	2	2	3	3	3
Comfortable (%)	8	8	8	8	8	9	9	9	9	10	10	10	11	11	11	12	12	13	13	14	15	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	24	25
Humid (%)	46	46	47	47	48	49	50	51	53	53	54	55	55	56	57	58	59	58	59	59	59	61	60	60	60	60	60	61	60	59	59
Muggy (%)	45	45	44	44	43	42	41	40	38	37	36	35	34	33	32	30	29	28	27	26	25	23	22	21	20	19	18	16	15	14	13

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)
1	0	8	46	45
2	0	8	46	45
3	0	8	47	44
4	0	8	47	44
5	0	8	48	43
6	0	9	49	42
7	0	9	50	41
8	0	9	51	40
9	0	9	53	38
10	0	10	53	37
11	0	10	54	36
12	0	10	55	35
13	0	11	55	34
14	0	11	56	33
15	0	11	57	32
16	0	12	58	30
17	0	12	59	29
18	1	13	58	28
19	1	13	59	27
20	1	14	59	26
21	1	15	59	25
22	1	15	61	23
23	2	16	60	22
24	2	17	60	21
25	2	18	60	20
26	2	19	60	19
27	2	20	60	18
28	2	21	61	16
29	3	22	60	15
30	3	24	59	14
31	3	25	59	13

Wind in March

Winds average 12 km/h in March.

Across March, daily wind ranges from about 11 km/h on the calmest days to 12 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Wind speed (km/h)	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11
Feels	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm

	Wind speed (km/h)	Feels
1	12	light breeze
2	12	light breeze
3	12	light breeze
4	12	light breeze
5	12	light breeze
6	12	light breeze
7	12	light breeze
8	12	light breeze
9	12	calm
10	12	calm
11	12	calm
12	12	calm
13	12	calm
14	12	calm
15	12	calm
16	12	calm
17	11	calm
18	11	calm
19	11	calm
20	11	calm
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23	11	calm
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25	11	calm
26	11	calm
27	11	calm
28	11	calm
29	11	calm
30	11	calm
31	11	calm

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 5:54 AM to 6:06 AM, and sunset from 6:24 PM to 5:55 PM.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Daylight (h)	12.5	12.5	12.5	12.4	12.4	12.4	12.4	12.4	12.3	12.3	12.3	12.3	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.8	11.8
Sunrise (AM)	5:54	5:54	5:55	5:55	5:56	5:56	5:56	5:57	5:57	5:58	5:58	5:59	5:59	5:59	6:00	6:00	6:01	6:01	6:01	6:02	6:02	6:03	6:03	6:03	6:04	6:04	6:05	6:05	6:05	6:06	6:06
Sunset (PM)	6:24	6:23	6:22	6:22	6:21	6:20	6:19	6:18	6:17	6:16	6:15	6:14	6:13	6:12	6:11	6:10	6:09	6:08	6:07	6:06	6:05	6:04	6:03	6:02	6:01	6:00	5:59	5:58	5:57	5:56	5:55

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	12.5	5:54	6:24
2	12.5	5:54	6:23
3	12.5	5:55	6:22
4	12.4	5:55	6:22
5	12.4	5:56	6:21
6	12.4	5:56	6:20
7	12.4	5:56	6:19
8	12.4	5:57	6:18
9	12.3	5:57	6:17
10	12.3	5:58	6:16
11	12.3	5:58	6:15
12	12.3	5:59	6:14
13	12.2	5:59	6:13
14	12.2	5:59	6:12
15	12.2	6:00	6:11
16	12.2	6:00	6:10
17	12.1	6:01	6:09
18	12.1	6:01	6:08
19	12.1	6:01	6:07
20	12.1	6:02	6:06
21	12.1	6:02	6:05
22	12.0	6:03	6:04
23	12.0	6:03	6:03
24	12.0	6:03	6:02
25	12.0	6:04	6:01
26	11.9	6:04	6:00
27	11.9	6:05	5:59
28	11.9	6:05	5:58
29	11.9	6:05	5:57
30	11.8	6:06	5:56
31	11.8	6:06	5:55

Solar energy in March

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in March, about 5.89 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.05 kWh/m² to a high of 7.23 kWh/m² in November across the year — March's 5.89 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Solar energy (kWh/m²)	6.0	6.0	6.0	6.0	6.0	6.0	6.0	6.0	6.0	6.0	5.9	5.9	5.9	5.9	5.9	5.9	5.9	5.9	5.9	5.9	5.8	5.8	5.8	5.8	5.8	5.8	5.7	5.7	5.7	5.7	5.6
Level	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright

	Solar energy (kWh/m²)	Level
1	6.0	Intense
2	6.0	Intense
3	6.0	Intense
4	6.0	Intense
5	6.0	Intense
6	6.0	Bright
7	6.0	Bright
8	6.0	Bright
9	6.0	Bright
10	6.0	Bright
11	5.9	Bright
12	5.9	Bright
13	5.9	Bright
14	5.9	Bright
15	5.9	Bright
16	5.9	Bright
17	5.9	Bright
18	5.9	Bright
19	5.9	Bright
20	5.9	Bright
21	5.8	Bright
22	5.8	Bright
23	5.8	Bright
24	5.8	Bright
25	5.8	Bright
26	5.8	Bright
27	5.7	Bright
28	5.7	Bright
29	5.7	Bright
30	5.7	Bright
31	5.6	Bright

Planning a trip in March

Hazard calendar for Betroka

In seasonPeak

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

Betroka's monsoon runs December–February, when most of the year's rain falls.

Monsoon

Jan

Feb

Mar

Apr

May

Jun

Jul

Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

Is March a good time to visit Betroka?

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

6.4

Sightseeing

8th-best month of the year

6.7

Beach & pool

7th-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Betroka in March

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

In March, Betroka sees daytime highs around 28°C and nights near 19°C. Pack light clothes. Worth having: rain gear and sun protection. About 11 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Betroka 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 Betroka peaks around February 11 at about 16 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 20 at about 6 (high).

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

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
UV index (midday)	15	16	13	9	7	6	6	8	9	11	13	14
Level	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Very high	Very high	High	High	Very high	Very high	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	15	Extreme
Feb	16	Extreme
Mar	13	Extreme
Apr	9	Very high
May	7	Very high
Jun	6	High
Jul	6	High
Aug	8	Very high
Sep	9	Very high
Oct	11	Extreme
Nov	13	Extreme
Dec	14	Extreme

Location & terrain

Where is Betroka?

Betroka sits at 23.3°S, 46.1°E, 795 m above sea level, in Madagascar. The nearest listed city is Ihosy, 96 km away.

Topography around Betroka

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Betroka has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 80 m around an average of 803 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 879 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,490 m.

The land around Betroka is covered by grassland (75%) within 3 km, grassland (93%) within 16 km, and grassland (92%) within 80 km.

3 km

80 m

grassland 75%

16 km

879 m

grassland 93%

80 km

1,490 m

grassland 92%

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← February Betroka year-round climate April →Best places to visit in March

March weather nearby: Ihosy 96 km · Ivohibe 120 km · Bekily 131 km · Vondrozo 133 km · Vohipaho 148 km · Vangaindrano 155 km · Sakaraha 164 km · Betioky 181 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

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 Betroka (-23.2667°, 46.0833°, elevation 795 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).

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	28	19
2	28	19
3	28	19
4	28	19
5	28	19
6	28	19
7	28	19
8	28	19
9	28	19
10	28	19
11	28	19
12	28	19
13	28	19
14	28	19
15	28	19
16	28	19
17	28	19
18	28	19
19	28	19
20	28	19
21	28	18
22	28	18
23	28	18
24	28	18
25	28	18
26	28	18
27	28	18
28	28	18
29	28	18
30	27	18
31	27	18

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	56	44
2	57	43
3	57	43
4	59	41
5	60	40
6	61	39
7	62	38
8	63	37
9	64	36
10	66	34
11	67	33
12	67	33
13	68	32
14	68	32
15	69	31
16	70	30
17	70	30
18	71	29
19	71	29
20	72	28
21	72	28
22	72	28
23	74	26
24	74	26
25	74	26
26	74	26
27	74	26
28	74	26
29	74	26
30	75	25
31	75	25

	Rain chance (%)
1	49
2	48
3	48
4	47
5	46
6	45
7	44
8	43
9	42
10	41
11	40
12	39
13	38
14	38
15	37
16	36
17	36
18	35
19	34
20	33
21	32
22	31
23	30
24	29
25	29
26	28
27	27
28	26
29	26
30	26
31	25

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)
1	0	8	46	45
2	0	8	46	45
3	0	8	47	44
4	0	8	47	44
5	0	8	48	43
6	0	9	49	42
7	0	9	50	41
8	0	9	51	40
9	0	9	53	38
10	0	10	53	37
11	0	10	54	36
12	0	10	55	35
13	0	11	55	34
14	0	11	56	33
15	0	11	57	32
16	0	12	58	30
17	0	12	59	29
18	1	13	58	28
19	1	13	59	27
20	1	14	59	26
21	1	15	59	25
22	1	15	61	23
23	2	16	60	22
24	2	17	60	21
25	2	18	60	20
26	2	19	60	19
27	2	20	60	18
28	2	21	61	16
29	3	22	60	15
30	3	24	59	14
31	3	25	59	13

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	28	19
2	28	19
3	28	19
4	28	19
5	28	19
6	28	19
7	28	19
8	28	19
9	28	19
10	28	19
11	28	19
12	28	19
13	28	19
14	28	19
15	28	19
16	28	19
17	28	19
18	28	19
19	28	19
20	28	19
21	28	18
22	28	18
23	28	18
24	28	18
25	28	18
26	28	18
27	28	18
28	28	18
29	28	18
30	27	18
31	27	18

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	56	44
2	57	43
3	57	43
4	59	41
5	60	40
6	61	39
7	62	38
8	63	37
9	64	36
10	66	34
11	67	33
12	67	33
13	68	32
14	68	32
15	69	31
16	70	30
17	70	30
18	71	29
19	71	29
20	72	28
21	72	28
22	72	28
23	74	26
24	74	26
25	74	26
26	74	26
27	74	26
28	74	26
29	74	26
30	75	25
31	75	25

	Rain chance (%)
1	49
2	48
3	48
4	47
5	46
6	45
7	44
8	43
9	42
10	41
11	40
12	39
13	38
14	38
15	37
16	36
17	36
18	35
19	34
20	33
21	32
22	31
23	30
24	29
25	29
26	28
27	27
28	26
29	26
30	26
31	25

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)
1	0	8	46	45
2	0	8	46	45
3	0	8	47	44
4	0	8	47	44
5	0	8	48	43
6	0	9	49	42
7	0	9	50	41
8	0	9	51	40
9	0	9	53	38
10	0	10	53	37
11	0	10	54	36
12	0	10	55	35
13	0	11	55	34
14	0	11	56	33
15	0	11	57	32
16	0	12	58	30
17	0	12	59	29
18	1	13	58	28
19	1	13	59	27
20	1	14	59	26
21	1	15	59	25
22	1	15	61	23
23	2	16	60	22
24	2	17	60	21
25	2	18	60	20
26	2	19	60	19
27	2	20	60	18
28	2	21	61	16
29	3	22	60	15
30	3	24	59	14
31	3	25	59	13

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	28	19
2	28	19
3	28	19
4	28	19
5	28	19
6	28	19
7	28	19
8	28	19
9	28	19
10	28	19
11	28	19
12	28	19
13	28	19
14	28	19
15	28	19
16	28	19
17	28	19
18	28	19
19	28	19
20	28	19
21	28	18
22	28	18
23	28	18
24	28	18
25	28	18
26	28	18
27	28	18
28	28	18
29	28	18
30	27	18
31	27	18

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	56	44
2	57	43
3	57	43
4	59	41
5	60	40
6	61	39
7	62	38
8	63	37
9	64	36
10	66	34
11	67	33
12	67	33
13	68	32
14	68	32
15	69	31
16	70	30
17	70	30
18	71	29
19	71	29
20	72	28
21	72	28
22	72	28
23	74	26
24	74	26
25	74	26
26	74	26
27	74	26
28	74	26
29	74	26
30	75	25
31	75	25

	Rain chance (%)
1	49
2	48
3	48
4	47
5	46
6	45
7	44
8	43
9	42
10	41
11	40
12	39
13	38
14	38
15	37
16	36
17	36
18	35
19	34
20	33
21	32
22	31
23	30
24	29
25	29
26	28
27	27
28	26
29	26
30	26
31	25

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)
1	0	8	46	45
2	0	8	46	45
3	0	8	47	44
4	0	8	47	44
5	0	8	48	43
6	0	9	49	42
7	0	9	50	41
8	0	9	51	40
9	0	9	53	38
10	0	10	53	37
11	0	10	54	36
12	0	10	55	35
13	0	11	55	34
14	0	11	56	33
15	0	11	57	32
16	0	12	58	30
17	0	12	59	29
18	1	13	58	28
19	1	13	59	27
20	1	14	59	26
21	1	15	59	25
22	1	15	61	23
23	2	16	60	22
24	2	17	60	21
25	2	18	60	20
26	2	19	60	19
27	2	20	60	18
28	2	21	61	16
29	3	22	60	15
30	3	24	59	14
31	3	25	59	13