Oshakati weather in March

In March, Oshakati sees average daytime highs of 29°C and overnight lows near 20°C, with 96 mm of rain across 13.4 wet days and about 12.1 hours of daylight. It is the 9th-warmest and 3rd-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 29°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 39% 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 Oshakati's 9th-clearest and 12th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Oshakati's year-round climate.

Daytime high
29°
9th warmest
Overnight low
20°
7th coldest
Rainfall
96 mm
13.4 wet days
Daylight
12 h 06 min
7:03 AM – 7:11 PM
Cloud cover
55%
9th clearest
Wind
10 km/h
12th windiest
Solar energy
6.21 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.9
out of 10

Oshakati is city in Namibia.

Founded
1966

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 29°C through the month.

A typical March day in Oshakati reaches about 29°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 26°C and 34°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 Oshakati

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.

Oshakati weather by month

How March compares with the rest of the year at a glance. March is the 9th-warmest and 3rd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan30° / 20°11612.812.94.4
Feb30° / 20°11613.412.64.6
Mar29° / 20°9613.412.14.9
Apr30° / 18°224.211.66.1
May29° / 15°10.311.27.5
Jun27° / 11°00119.2
Jul27° / 11°00119.2
Aug30° / 14°0011.47.2
Sep33° / 17°20.411.94.7
Oct34° / 20°132.912.43.6
Nov33° / 21°467.812.84.0
Dec32° / 21°9311.4134.1

Cloud cover in March

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 39% of the time in March.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 15% of March, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 46%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

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Chance of precipitation in March

Any precipitation

Oshakati gets around 96 mm of rain over 13.4 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 43% and peaks near 48% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

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Humidity in March

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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 47% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 47% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
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Wind in March

Winds average 10 km/h in March, the calmest month.

Across March, daily wind ranges from about 10 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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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 6:59 AM to 7:06 AM, and sunset from 7:22 PM to 6:58 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
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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 6.21 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 5.14 kWh/m² to a high of 7.7 kWh/m² in November across the year — March's 6.21 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Planning a trip in March

Hazard calendar for Oshakati

In seasonPeak

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

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

Rainy season
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
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Is March a good time to visit Oshakati?

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

4.9
Sightseeing
6th-best month of the year
6.5
Beach & pool
9th-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Oshakati in March

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

In March, Oshakati sees daytime highs around 29°C and nights near 20°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection. Worth having: rain gear. About 13 days see rain.

light clothessun protectionrain gear

UV index in Oshakati 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 Oshakati peaks around January 17 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near July 11 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 11UV 8
UV index (midday)Level
Jan16Extreme
Feb15Extreme
Mar14Extreme
Apr11Extreme
May10Very high
Jun8Very high
Jul8Very high
Aug9Very high
Sep10Very high
Oct13Extreme
Nov14Extreme
Dec15Extreme

Air quality in Oshakati 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 Oshakati is worst in October — around 26 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.7× the cleanest month (April, 10 µg/m³).

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

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateGoodModerateOct 1026 µg/m³Apr 1310 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan15Moderate
Feb12Good
Mar10Good
Apr10Good
May11Good
Jun13Moderate
Jul15Moderate
Aug18Moderate
Sep25Moderate
Oct26Moderate
Nov19Moderate
Dec15Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Oshakati?

Oshakati sits at 17.8°S, 15.7°E, 1,103 m above sea level, in Namibia. The nearest listed city is Ongwediva, 7.0 km away.

OndjivaXangongoHumbeOpuwoCahama

Topography around Oshakati

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Oshakati has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 9 m around an average of 1,094 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 15 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 43 m.

The land around Oshakati is covered by grassland (35%) and artificial surfaces (34%) within 3 km, grassland (60%) within 16 km, and grassland (54%) and shrubs (37%) within 80 km.

3 km
9 m
16 km
15 m
80 km
43 m
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March weather nearby: Ongwediva 7.0 km · Ondangwa 32 km · Helao Nafidi 48 km · Ondjiva 80 km · Xangongo 140 km · Humbe 149 km · Opuwo 200 km · Cahama 223 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 Oshakati (-17.7883°, 15.7044°, elevation 1,103 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).