Keetmanshoop weather in March

In March, Keetmanshoop sees average daytime highs of 32°C and overnight lows near 20°C, with 43 mm of rain across 6.2 wet days and about 12.2 hours of daylight. It is the 5th-warmest and 3rd-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 33°C in the first days to 31°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 72% of the time in March, and the air most often feels dry.

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 Keetmanshoop's 10th-clearest and 12th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Keetmanshoop's year-round climate.

Daytime high
32°
5th warmest
Overnight low
20°
9th coldest
Rainfall
43 mm
6.2 wet days
Daylight
12 h 12 min
6:51 AM – 7:03 PM
Cloud cover
27%
10th clearest
Wind
12 km/h
12th windiest
Solar energy
6.68 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.5
out of 10

Keetmanshoop is a city of Namibia.

Density
44/km²
people per km²
Founded
1866

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 33°C in the first days to 31°C by the end.

A typical March day in Keetmanshoop reaches about 32°C in the afternoon and slips back to 20°C overnight — a 13°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 28°C and 36°C. Set against its neighbours, March runs about 1°C cooler than February and about 4°C warmer than April.

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How March really feels in Keetmanshoop

Once humidity and wind are folded in, March averages 21 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
21
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.

Keetmanshoop weather by month

How March compares with the rest of the year at a glance. March is the 5th-warmest and 3rd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan35° / 21°476.813.53.2
Feb34° / 21°547.512.93.5
Mar32° / 20°436.212.24.5
Apr29° / 16°213.411.47.1
May26° / 12°50.910.79.0
Jun22° / 20.410.49.1
Jul22° / 30.410.59.1
Aug24° / 10.211.19.4
Sep28° / 12°40.611.88.3
Oct31° / 16°61.512.66.0
Nov33° / 18°122.313.34.8
Dec35° / 20°223.813.63.4

Cloud cover in March

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 72% 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 11%.

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

Any precipitation

Keetmanshoop gets around 43 mm of rain over 6.2 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 20% and peaks near 21% on the wettest days.

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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 73% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
16716134
26716134
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67015132
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Wind in March

Winds average 12 km/h in March, the calmest month.

Across March, daily wind ranges from about 12 km/h on the calmest days to 13 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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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 6:43 AM to 6:59 AM, and sunset from 7:18 PM to 6:46 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.66:437:18
212.66:447:17
312.56:447:16
412.56:457:15
512.56:457:15
612.56:467:14
712.46:467:12
812.46:477:11
912.46:487:10
1012.46:487:09
1112.36:497:08
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1312.36:507:06
1412.26:507:05
1512.26:517:04
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1712.26:527:02
1812.16:527:01
1912.16:537:00
2012.16:536:59
2112.16:546:57
2212.06:546:56
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2512.06:566:53
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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 6.68 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.03 kWh/m² to a high of 8.7 kWh/m² in December across the year — March's 6.68 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
17.2Intense
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Planning a trip in March

Is March a good time to visit Keetmanshoop?

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

4.5
Sightseeing
9th-best month of the year
7.4
Beach & pool
7th-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Keetmanshoop in March

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

In March, Keetmanshoop sees daytime highs around 32°C and nights near 20°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection. About 6 days see rain.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Keetmanshoop 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 Keetmanshoop peaks around January 16 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 18 at about 5 (moderate).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highHighHighVery highExtremeJan 16UV 15Jun 18UV 5
UV index (midday)Level
Jan15Extreme
Feb14Extreme
Mar13Extreme
Apr9Very high
May6High
Jun5Moderate
Jul6High
Aug7High
Sep10Very high
Oct12Extreme
Nov13Extreme
Dec14Extreme
Location & terrain

Where is Keetmanshoop?

Keetmanshoop sits at 26.6°S, 18.1°E, 998 m above sea level, in Namibia. The nearest listed city is Mariental, 217 km away.

MarientalLüderitzUpingtonRehobothTsabongWindhoekKatuturaGobabis

Topography around Keetmanshoop

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Keetmanshoop has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 123 m around an average of 998 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 341 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,206 m.

The land around Keetmanshoop is covered by bare terrain (69%) within 3 km, bare terrain (80%) within 16 km, and bare terrain (56%) and grassland (35%) within 80 km.

3 km
123 m
16 km
341 m
80 km
1,206 m
shrubsgrasslandartificial surfacesbare terrain
March weather nearby: Mariental 217 km · Lüderitz 296 km · Upington 372 km · Rehoboth 377 km · Tsabong 434 km · Windhoek 459 km · Katutura 464 km · Gobabis 466 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 Keetmanshoop (-26.5765°, 18.1336°, elevation 998 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).