Gobabis weather in March

In March, Gobabis sees average daytime highs of 30°C and overnight lows near 18°C, with 64 mm of rain across 10.5 wet days and about 12.2 hours of daylight. It is the 7th-warmest and 4th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 30°C in the first days to 28°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 49% of the time in March, and the air most often feels dry.

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 Gobabis's 9th-clearest and 11th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Gobabis's year-round climate.

Daytime high
30°
7th warmest
Overnight low
18°
8th coldest
Rainfall
64 mm
10.5 wet days
Daylight
12 h 12 min
6:49 AM – 6:59 PM
Cloud cover
43%
9th clearest
Wind
11 km/h
11th windiest
Solar energy
6.19 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.4
out of 10

Gobabis is city in eastern Namibia.

Density
66/km²
people per km²
Founded
1856

Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.

Temperature in March

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs ease over the month, from about 30°C in the first days to 28°C by the end.

A typical March day in Gobabis reaches about 30°C in the afternoon and slips back to 18°C overnight — a 12°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 26°C and 33°C. Set against its neighbours, March runs about 1°C cooler than February and about 2°C warmer than April.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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23019
33019
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312816

How March really feels in Gobabis

Once humidity and wind are folded in, March averages 0 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
0
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
0
wind chill below the day's low

March sits comfortably in between — no days that feel dangerously hot or drop to a hard freeze once humidity and wind are folded in.

Gobabis weather by month

How March compares with the rest of the year at a glance. March is the 7th-warmest and 4th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan31° / 20°951313.24.1
Feb31° / 19°8812.912.84.5
Mar30° / 18°6410.512.25.4
Apr28° / 14°27511.57.5
May25° / 10°30.910.99.1
Jun23° / 00.110.79.5
Jul22° / 10.210.89.4
Aug26° / 10.211.29.3
Sep30° / 13°51.411.96.9
Oct32° / 17°224.512.55.0
Nov32° / 18°367.513.14.4
Dec32° / 19°6811.113.33.9

Cloud cover in March

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 49% 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 25%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
17228
27327
37327
47426
57426
67525
77525
87624
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Chance of precipitation in March

Any precipitation

Gobabis gets around 64 mm of rain over 10.5 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 34% and peaks near 37% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
137
236
335
434
534
633
733
833
933
1033
1133
1234
1334
1434
1535
1635
1736
1836
1936
2036
2136
2236
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2436
2535
2635
2734
2834
2933
3032
3131

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 50% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
14523303
24524292
34624282
44724272
54725271
64725261
74826261
84826251
94827251
104727251
114727250
124727250
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154727260
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184826260
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204925260
214924260
225024260
235223250
245223250
255422240
265422240
275522230
285622220
295722210
305822200
315922190

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
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1211calm
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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 6:43 AM to 6:54 AM, and sunset from 7:12 PM to 6:44 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.56:437:12
212.56:437:11
312.46:447:10
412.46:447:09
512.46:457:09
612.46:457:08
712.46:457:07
812.36:467:06
912.36:467:05
1012.36:477:04
1112.36:477:03
1212.26:477:02
1312.26:487:01
1412.26:487:00
1512.26:497:00
1612.26:496:59
1712.16:496:58
1812.16:506:57
1912.16:506:56
2012.16:506:55
2112.16:516:54
2212.06:516:53
2312.06:516:52
2412.06:526:51
2512.06:526:50
2611.96:536:49
2711.96:536:48
2811.96:536:47
2911.96:546:46
3011.96:546:45
3111.86:546:44

Solar energy in March

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in March, about 6.19 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.55 kWh/m² to a high of 7.59 kWh/m² in November across the year — March's 6.19 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.5Intense
26.5Intense
36.5Intense
46.5Intense
56.4Intense
66.4Intense
76.4Intense
86.4Intense
96.4Intense
106.3Intense
116.3Intense
126.3Intense
136.3Intense
146.3Intense
156.2Intense
166.2Intense
176.2Intense
186.1Intense
196.1Intense
206.1Intense
216.0Intense
226.0Intense
236.0Bright
246.0Bright
255.9Bright
265.9Bright
275.9Bright
285.9Bright
295.9Bright
305.8Bright
315.8Bright
Planning a trip in March

Is March a good time to visit Gobabis?

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

5.4
Sightseeing
7th-best month of the year
7.1
Beach & pool
6th-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Gobabis in March

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

In March, Gobabis sees daytime highs around 30°C and nights near 18°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection. Worth having: rain gear. About 11 days see rain.

light clothessun protectionrain gear

UV index in Gobabis in March

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in March peaks around 14 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Gobabis peaks around January 16 at about 16 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 18 at about 6 (high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highHighVery highExtremeJan 16UV 16Jun 18UV 6
UV index (midday)Level
Jan16Extreme
Feb14Extreme
Mar14Extreme
Apr10Very high
May8Very high
Jun6High
Jul7High
Aug8Very high
Sep10Very high
Oct12Extreme
Nov14Extreme
Dec14Extreme
Location & terrain

Where is Gobabis?

Gobabis sits at 22.5°S, 19.0°E, 1,442 m above sea level, in Namibia. The nearest listed city is Windhoek, 194 km away.

WindhoekKatuturaRehobothOkahandjaMarientalGhanziOtjiwarongoGrootfontein

Topography around Gobabis

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Gobabis has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 99 m around an average of 1,448 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 144 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 412 m.

The land around Gobabis is covered by shrubs (64%) within 3 km, shrubs (75%) and grassland (24%) within 16 km, and shrubs (74%) and grassland (26%) within 80 km.

3 km
99 m
16 km
144 m
80 km
412 m
treesshrubsgrasslandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
March weather nearby: Windhoek 194 km · Katutura 197 km · Rehoboth 215 km · Okahandja 219 km · Mariental 263 km · Ghanzi 288 km · Otjiwarongo 327 km · Grootfontein 333 km

Namibia travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 2
Exercise Increased Caution
Power plugs
Type D / M
220 V · 50 Hz
Prices
≈ 41% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$4,876
2025
Happiness
4.8 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Homicide rate
11.2
per 100k, 2021
Road deaths
34.8
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
Lower middle
World Bank
Religion
Christian 98%unaffiliated 2%other 1%

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 Gobabis (-22.4534°, 18.9716°, elevation 1,442 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).