Katima Mulilo weather in March

In March, Katima Mulilo sees average daytime highs of 30°C and overnight lows near 20°C, with 96 mm of rain across 13 wet days and about 12.1 hours of daylight. It is the 5th-warmest and 4th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 30°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 38% of the time in March, and the air most often feels muggy.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 24 min at the start of March to 11 h 54 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, March is Katima Mulilo's 8th-clearest and 9th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Katima Mulilo's year-round climate.

Daytime high
30°
5th warmest
Overnight low
20°
7th coldest
Rainfall
96 mm
13 wet days
Daylight
12 h 06 min
6:29 AM – 6:36 PM
Cloud cover
57%
8th clearest
Wind
8 km/h
9th windiest
Solar energy
5.81 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.8
out of 10

Katima Mulilo is town in Zambezi Region, Namibia.

Density
1,006/km²
people per km²
Founded
1935

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 30°C through the month.

A typical March day in Katima Mulilo reaches about 30°C in the afternoon and slips back to 20°C overnight — a 10°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 27°C and 33°C. Set against its neighbours, March runs on par with February and on par with April.

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How March really feels in Katima Mulilo

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.

Katima Mulilo weather by month

How March compares with the rest of the year at a glance. March is the 5th-warmest and 4th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan30° / 21°1982112.93.8
Feb29° / 20°16017.612.64.1
Mar30° / 20°961312.14.8
Apr30° / 18°202.911.66.4
May28° / 14°10.311.28.2
Jun26° / 12°10.2119.2
Jul25° / 11°0011.19.3
Aug29° / 14°0011.47.6
Sep33° / 18°20.311.94.8
Oct35° / 21°123.312.43.2
Nov33° / 21°8113.112.83.4
Dec30° / 21°16020.4133.6

Cloud cover in March

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 38% of the time in March.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 17% of March, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 45%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14654
24753
34951
45050
55050
65050
75149
85248
95347
105446
115545
125545
135644
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245842
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275941
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296139
306238
316337

Chance of precipitation in March

Any precipitation

Katima Mulilo gets around 96 mm of rain over 13 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 41% and peaks near 56% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
156
255
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453
552
651
750
849
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1145
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1541
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2137
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3029
3127

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 57% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 58% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
10624682
20625672
30625681
40626671
50727651
61728631
71728631
81729621
92729611
102729611
113729601
123729601
133829591
144828591
154928581
165927581
1751027571
1851026581
1951125590
2061225570
2161324570
2261424560
2361524550
2461624540
2561724530
2661825510
2761925490
2872026470
2972126450
3082127430
3192228410

Wind in March

Winds average 8 km/h in March.

Across March, daily wind ranges from about 8 km/h on the calmest days to 9 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
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319calm

Sunrise & sunset in March

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 24 min at the start of March to 11 h 54 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 30 minutes over March. Sunrise moves from 6:25 AM to 6:32 AM, and sunset from 6:47 PM to 6:24 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.46:256:47
212.46:256:47
312.36:266:46
412.36:266:45
512.36:266:45
612.36:266:44
712.36:276:43
812.36:276:42
912.26:276:42
1012.26:276:41
1112.26:286:40
1212.26:286:39
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1512.16:296:37
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1912.16:306:34
2012.16:306:33
2112.06:306:32
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2512.06:316:29
2612.06:316:28
2711.96:316:27
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3011.96:326:25
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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 5.81 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.81 kWh/m² to a high of 7.18 kWh/m² in October across the year — March's 5.81 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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305.7Bright
315.7Bright
Planning a trip in March

Hazard calendar for Katima Mulilo

In seasonPeak

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

Katima Mulilo's monsoon runs December–March, 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 Katima Mulilo?

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

4.8
Sightseeing
6th-best month of the year
6.5
Beach & pool
8th-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Katima Mulilo in March

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

In March, Katima Mulilo sees daytime highs around 30°C and nights near 20°C. Pack light clothes. Worth having: rain gear and sun protection. About 13 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Katima Mulilo 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 Katima Mulilo peaks around January 17 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near July 10 at about 8 (very high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highExtremeJan 17UV 15Jul 10UV 8
UV index (midday)Level
Jan15Extreme
Feb14Extreme
Mar13Extreme
Apr11Extreme
May9Very high
Jun8Very high
Jul8Very high
Aug9Very high
Sep10Extreme
Oct11Extreme
Nov14Extreme
Dec13Extreme

Air quality in Katima Mulilo in March

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

Average fine-particle pollution (PM2.5) through the year — so you can see where March falls, not just the annual average.

Air quality in Katima Mulilo is worst in August — around 39 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), about 7.2× the cleanest month (December, 5 µg/m³).

Modeled monthly averages (CAMS reanalysis, 2015–2024).

0204060JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModeratePoorModerateGoodAug 1938 µg/m³Dec 196 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan7Good
Feb8Good
Mar7Good
Apr6Good
May15Moderate
Jun23Moderate
Jul30Moderate
Aug39Poor
Sep35Moderate
Oct20Moderate
Nov9Good
Dec5Good
Location & terrain

Where is Katima Mulilo?

Katima Mulilo sits at 17.5°S, 24.3°E, 951 m above sea level, in Namibia. The nearest listed city is Sesheke, 4.0 km away.

KasaneLivingstoneVictoria Falls

Topography around Katima Mulilo

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Katima Mulilo has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 25 m around an average of 944 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 92 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 165 m.

The land around Katima Mulilo is covered by trees (28%), artificial surfaces (25%) and grassland (20%) within 3 km, shrubs (45%) and trees (34%) within 16 km, and shrubs (43%) and trees (31%) within 80 km.

3 km
25 m
16 km
92 m
80 km
165 m
treesshrubsgrasslandartificial surfacesbare terrainwaterwetland
March weather nearby: Sesheke 4.0 km · Kasane 99 km · Livingstone 171 km · Victoria Falls 171 km · Senanga 188 km · Kalomo 240 km · Hwange 254 km · Itezhi-Tezhi 272 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 Katima Mulilo (-17.5047°, 24.2757°, elevation 951 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. Monthly air-quality (PM2.5) seasonality is from the CAMS EAC4 reanalysis (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service), scaled to the WHO annual mean where available. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).