Kagano weather in March

In March, Kagano sees average daytime highs of 22°C and overnight lows near 19°C, with 111 mm of rain across 18.1 wet days and about 12 hours of daylight. It is the 1st-warmest and 5th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 22°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 6% of the time in March, and the air most often feels humid.

Daylight stretches from about 12 hours at the start of March to 12 hours by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, March is Kagano's 8th-clearest and 7th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Kagano's year-round climate.

Daytime high
22°
1st warmest
Overnight low
19°
12th coldest
Rainfall
111 mm
18.1 wet days
Daylight
12 hours
6:13 AM – 6:14 PM
Cloud cover
78%
8th clearest
Wind
5 km/h
7th windiest
Solar energy
5.47 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.2
out of 10

Temperature in March

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 22°C through the month.

A typical March day in Kagano reaches about 22°C in the afternoon and slips back to 19°C overnight — a 4°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 21°C and 24°C. Set against its neighbours, March runs on par with February and on par with April.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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102219
112219
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Kagano weather by month

How March compares with the rest of the year at a glance. March is the 1st-warmest and 5th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan22° / 18°7515.112.15.6
Feb22° / 19°5912.512.15.9
Mar22° / 19°11118.1125.2
Apr22° / 18°17722.1124.5
May22° / 19°911511.95.8
Jun22° / 19°173.911.97.5
Jul22° / 18°41.111.98.1
Aug22° / 19°153.711.97.6
Sep22° / 19°5311.2126.3
Oct22° / 18°16521.712.14.7
Nov22° / 18°18223.312.14.3
Dec22° / 18°11719.312.15.0

Cloud cover in March

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 6% 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 80%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
12179
22179
32080
42179
52179
62179
72179
82179
92278
102179
112080
122080
132179
142179
152179
162179
172179
182080
191981
201981
211882
221783
231783
241783
251783
261783
271783
281783
291783
301684
311684

Chance of precipitation in March

Any precipitation

Kagano gets around 111 mm of rain over 18.1 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 58% and peaks near 69% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
151
251
352
452
552
652
752
852
953
1053
1154
1254
1355
1456
1556
1657
1758
1858
1959
2060
2161
2262
2363
2464
2565
2665
2766
2867
2967
3068
3169

Humidity in March

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Most of March feels humid — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

By dew point, March lands in the humid band about 62% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
14654
24555
34456
44456
54357
64258
74258
84159
94060
104060
113961
123862
133862
143763
153763
163763
173664
183664
193565
203565
213565
223466
233466
243466
253466
263466
273466
283466
293466
303466
313466

Wind in March

Winds average 5 km/h in March.

Across March, daily wind ranges from about 5 km/h on the calmest days to 5 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
15calm
25calm
35calm
45calm
55calm
65calm
75calm
85calm
95calm
105calm
115calm
125calm
135calm
145calm
155calm
165calm
175calm
185calm
195calm
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235calm
245calm
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265calm
275calm
285calm
295calm
305calm
315calm

Sunrise & sunset in March

DaylightNight

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

Days grow by about 0 minutes over March. Sunrise moves from 6:15 AM to 6:09 AM, and sunset from 6:18 PM to 6:08 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.06:156:18
212.06:156:18
312.06:156:18
412.06:156:18
512.06:156:17
612.06:156:17
712.06:156:17
812.06:146:16
912.06:146:16
1012.06:146:16
1112.06:146:15
1212.06:146:15
1312.06:136:15
1412.06:136:14
1512.06:136:14
1612.06:136:14
1712.06:136:13
1812.06:126:13
1912.06:126:13
2012.06:126:12
2112.06:126:12
2212.06:116:12
2312.06:116:11
2412.06:116:11
2512.06:116:10
2612.06:106:10
2712.06:106:10
2812.06:106:09
2912.06:106:09
3012.06:096:08
3112.06:096:08

Solar energy in March

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in March, about 5.47 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.84 kWh/m² to a high of 5.52 kWh/m² in September across the year — March's 5.47 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
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45.5Bright
55.5Bright
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135.5Bright
145.5Bright
155.5Bright
165.5Bright
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185.5Bright
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205.4Bright
215.4Bright
225.4Bright
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245.4Bright
255.3Bright
265.3Bright
275.3Bright
285.3Bright
295.3Bright
305.3Bright
315.3Bright
Planning a trip in March

Hazard calendar for Kagano

In seasonPeak

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

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

Rainy season
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec

Is March a good time to visit Kagano?

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

5.2
Sightseeing
8th-best month of the year
3.8
Beach & pool
8th-best month of the year

March is a reasonable time to visit Kagano for sightseeing.

What to pack for Kagano in March

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

In March, Kagano sees daytime highs around 22°C and nights near 19°C. Pack rain gear. Worth having: light clothes and sun protection. About 18 days see rain.

rain gearlight clothessun protection

UV index in Kagano in March

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in March peaks around 16 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Kagano peaks around March 20 at about 16 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 23 at about 10 (extreme).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeMar 20UV 16Jun 23UV 10
UV index (midday)Level
Jan11Extreme
Feb14Extreme
Mar16Extreme
Apr15Extreme
May12Extreme
Jun10Extreme
Jul10Extreme
Aug10Extreme
Sep14Extreme
Oct14Extreme
Nov13Extreme
Dec12Extreme

Air quality in Kagano 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 Kagano is worst in February — around 73 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), and holds fairly steady the rest of the year.

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

020406080JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecUnhealthyFeb 1073 µg/m³Apr 2059 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan72Unhealthy
Feb73Unhealthy
Mar65Unhealthy
Apr59Unhealthy
May61Unhealthy
Jun71Unhealthy
Jul69Unhealthy
Aug73Unhealthy
Sep70Unhealthy
Oct65Unhealthy
Nov65Unhealthy
Dec69Unhealthy
Location & terrain

Where is Kagano?

Kagano sits at 2.3°S, 29.1°E, 1,558 m above sea level, in Rwanda. The nearest listed city is Kirambo, 6.0 km away.

Kirimbi

Topography around Kagano

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Kagano has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 207 m around an average of 1,495 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 966 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,646 m.

The land around Kagano is covered by water (46%) within 3 km, trees (32%), water (32%) and grassland (20%) within 16 km, and grassland (34%) and trees (32%) within 80 km.

3 km
207 m
16 km
966 m
80 km
2,646 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
March weather nearby: Kirambo 6.0 km · Nyabitekeli 7.0 km · Bushekeri 9.0 km · Rangiro 10 km · Shangi 12 km · Macuba 12 km · Cyato 12 km · Kirimbi 15 km

Rwanda travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 3
Reconsider Travel
Power plugs
Type C / E / G
230 V · 50 Hz
Prices
≈ 27% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$1,124
2025
Happiness
3.3 / 10
World Happiness, 2021
Homicide rate
3.6
per 100k, 2020
Road deaths
29.4
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
Low
World Bank
English
Very low
EF EPI 417
Religion
Catholic 40%Pentecostal 21%Protestant 15%Adventist 12%

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 Kagano (-2.3429°, 29.0912°, elevation 1,558 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).