Mariental weather in March

In March, Mariental sees average daytime highs of 32°C and overnight lows near 20°C, with 30 mm of rain across 5.6 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 75% 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 Mariental's 10th-clearest and 12th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Mariental's year-round climate.

Daytime high
32°
5th warmest
Overnight low
20°
9th coldest
Rainfall
30 mm
5.6 wet days
Daylight
12 h 12 min
6:52 AM – 7:03 PM
Cloud cover
28%
10th clearest
Wind
12 km/h
12th windiest
Solar energy
6.67 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.7
out of 10

Mariental is town in Namibia.

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 Mariental reaches about 32°C in the afternoon and slips back to 20°C overnight — a 12°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 3°C warmer than April.

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How March really feels in Mariental

Once humidity and wind are folded in, March averages 20 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
20
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.

Mariental 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
Jan34° / 22°447.413.43.3
Feb33° / 22°53812.93.7
Mar32° / 20°305.612.24.7
Apr29° / 16°173.411.46.8
May26° / 11°30.610.89.0
Jun23° / 10.310.59.5
Jul23° / 10.310.69.4
Aug25° / 00.111.19.5
Sep29° / 13°20.311.87.4
Oct32° / 17°61.112.65.3
Nov33° / 19°92.113.24.3
Dec35° / 21°253.713.53.3

Cloud cover in March

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 75% of the time in March.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 13% of March, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 12%.

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

Any precipitation

Mariental gets around 30 mm of rain over 5.6 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 18% and peaks near 23% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
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222
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520
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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 70% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
15914207
26014197
36114196
46115186
56315175
66515164
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86615154
96715153
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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 12 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
112light breeze
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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 6:45 AM to 6:59 AM, and sunset from 7:18 PM to 6:47 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.56:457:18
212.56:467:17
312.56:467:16
412.56:477:15
512.46:477:14
612.46:487:13
712.46:487:12
812.46:497:11
912.36:497:10
1012.36:507:09
1112.36:507:08
1212.36:517:07
1312.36:517:06
1412.26:527:05
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1712.26:537:02
1812.16:537:01
1912.16:547:00
2012.16:546:59
2112.16:556:58
2212.06:556:57
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2412.06:566:55
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3011.86:586:48
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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 6.67 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.31 kWh/m² to a high of 8.54 kWh/m² in December across the year — March's 6.67 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
17.1Intense
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Planning a trip in March

Is March a good time to visit Mariental?

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

4.7
Sightseeing
8th-best month of the year
7.5
Beach & pool
7th-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Mariental in March

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

In March, Mariental 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 Mariental 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 Mariental peaks around January 15 at about 16 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 18 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 15UV 16Jun 18UV 5
UV index (midday)Level
Jan16Extreme
Feb14Extreme
Mar13Extreme
Apr9Very high
May7High
Jun5High
Jul6High
Aug8Very high
Sep10Extreme
Oct13Extreme
Nov14Extreme
Dec14Extreme

Air quality in Mariental 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 Mariental is worst in December — around 15 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 1.8× the cleanest month (April, 9 µg/m³).

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

01020JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateDec 1115 µg/m³Apr 189 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan12Moderate
Feb11Good
Mar10Good
Apr9Good
May9Good
Jun12Good
Jul12Moderate
Aug12Moderate
Sep13Moderate
Oct14Moderate
Nov15Moderate
Dec15Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Mariental?

Mariental sits at 24.6°S, 18.0°E, 0 m above sea level, in Namibia. The nearest listed city is Rehoboth, 171 km away.

RehobothKeetmanshoopWindhoekKatuturaGobabisOkahandjaLüderitzWalvis Bay

Topography around Mariental

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Mariental has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 44 m around an average of 1,105 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 150 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 454 m.

The land around Mariental is covered by bare terrain (35%) and grassland (20%) within 3 km, grassland (52%) and bare terrain (24%) within 16 km, and grassland (71%) within 80 km.

3 km
44 m
16 km
150 m
80 km
454 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwetland
March weather nearby: Rehoboth 171 km · Keetmanshoop 217 km · Windhoek 247 km · Katutura 251 km · Gobabis 263 km · Okahandja 314 km · Lüderitz 360 km · Walvis Bay 398 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 Mariental (-24.6271°, 17.9647°, elevation 0 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).