Inhambane weather in March

In March, Inhambane sees average daytime highs of 27°C and overnight lows near 25°C, with 88 mm of rain across 11.8 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 27°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 64% of the time in March, and the air most often feels oppressive.

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 Inhambane's 8th-clearest and 7th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Inhambane's year-round climate.

Daytime high
27°
3rd warmest
Overnight low
25°
10th coldest
Rainfall
88 mm
11.8 wet days
Daylight
12 h 12 min
5:43 AM – 5:53 PM
Cloud cover
38%
8th clearest
Wind
20 km/h
7th windiest
Solar energy
5.74 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.6
out of 10

Inhambane is city in southern Mozambique.

Density
489/km²
people per km²
Founded
1050

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 27°C through the month.

A typical March day in Inhambane reaches about 27°C in the afternoon and slips back to 25°C overnight — a 2°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 26°C and 28°C. Set against its neighbours, March runs on par with February and about 1°C warmer than April.

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Inhambane 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
Jan27° / 26°15613.413.36.2
Feb27° / 26°11613.112.86.1
Mar27° / 25°8811.812.26.6
Apr26° / 24°509.111.57.3
May24° / 22°316.410.98.2
Jun23° / 21°336.110.68.2
Jul23° / 20°305.910.78.1
Aug23° / 21°143.711.28.4
Sep23° / 22°234.111.98.5
Oct24° / 23°335.112.68.2
Nov25° / 24°707.613.27.4
Dec27° / 25°1049.313.46.9

Cloud cover in March

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 64% of the time in March.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 16% of March, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 20%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
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Chance of precipitation in March

Any precipitation

Inhambane gets around 88 mm of rain over 11.8 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 39% and peaks near 46% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
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3137

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 61% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 95% of them.

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Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
12196316
22196316
32196316
42206216
52206315
62206315
72216215
83216214
93216313
103226213
113226312
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24729586
25730576
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29933535
30934525
311035505

Wind in March

Winds average 20 km/h in March.

Across March, daily wind ranges from about 19 km/h on the calmest days to 21 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
121breezy
221breezy
321breezy
421breezy
521breezy
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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 5:36 AM to 5:49 AM, and sunset from 6:07 PM to 5:38 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.55:366:07
212.55:376:06
312.55:376:06
412.55:386:05
512.45:386:04
612.45:396:03
712.45:396:02
812.45:396:01
912.35:406:00
1012.35:405:59
1112.35:415:58
1212.35:415:57
1312.25:425:56
1412.25:425:55
1512.25:435:54
1612.25:435:53
1712.15:435:52
1812.15:445:51
1912.15:445:50
2012.15:455:49
2112.15:455:48
2212.05:455:47
2312.05:465:46
2412.05:465:45
2512.05:475:44
2611.95:475:43
2711.95:475:42
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Solar energy in March

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in March, about 5.74 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.59 kWh/m² to a high of 6.88 kWh/m² in December across the year — March's 5.74 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.0Intense
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36.0Intense
46.0Bright
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275.4Bright
285.4Bright
295.4Bright
305.3Bright
315.3Bright
Planning a trip in March

Hazard calendar for Inhambane

In seasonPeak

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

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

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

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

Is March a good time to visit Inhambane?

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

6.6
Sightseeing
10th-best month of the year
6.7
Beach & pool
7th-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Inhambane in March

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

In March, Inhambane sees daytime highs around 27°C and nights near 25°C. Pack light clothes. Worth having: rain gear and sun protection. About 12 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

Sea temperature near Inhambane in March

The nearest coast averages about 28°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 25 km away) is warmest in February at about 28°C and coldest in August near 24°C.

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

22°24°26°28°30°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecrefreshingwarmtropicalcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan28Tropical
Feb28Tropical
Mar28Tropical
Apr27Warm
May26Warm
Jun25Warm
Jul24Refreshing
Aug24Refreshing
Sep24Warm
Oct25Warm
Nov26Warm
Dec27Warm

UV index in Inhambane in March

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in March peaks around 11 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Inhambane peaks around January 19 at about 14 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 23 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 19UV 14Jun 23UV 5
UV index (midday)Level
Jan14Extreme
Feb13Extreme
Mar11Extreme
Apr8Very high
May6High
Jun5High
Jul5High
Aug7High
Sep8Very high
Oct9Very high
Nov12Extreme
Dec13Extreme
Location & terrain

Where is Inhambane?

Inhambane sits at 23.9°S, 35.4°E, 8 m above sea level, in Mozambique. The nearest listed city is Maxixe, 4.0 km away.

VilankuloChibutoXai-XaiXilembeneChokwéMacia

Topography around Inhambane

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Inhambane has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 22 m around an average of 3 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 154 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 232 m.

The land around Inhambane is covered by water (58%) within 3 km, grassland (35%), water (31%) and trees (20%) within 16 km, and trees (39%) and water (35%) within 80 km.

3 km
22 m
16 km
154 m
80 km
232 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswaterwetlandmangroves
March weather nearby: Maxixe 4.0 km · Massinga 60 km · Vilankulo 207 km · Chibuto 209 km · Xai-Xai 220 km · Xilembene 234 km · Chokwé 255 km · Macia 265 km

Mozambique travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 2
Exercise Increased Caution
Power plugs
Type C / F / M
220 V · 50 Hz
Prices
≈ 37% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$627
2025
Happiness
5.3 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water
28%
of population, 2024
Homicide rate
3.6
per 100k, 2011
Road deaths
30
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
Low
World Bank
English
Low
EF EPI 465
Religion
Catholic 27%Islam 19%Pentecostal 17%Saio/Zione 16%

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 Inhambane (-23.865°, 35.3833°, elevation 8 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).