Kora weather in March

In March, Kora sees average daytime highs of 21°C and overnight lows near 12°C, with 586 mm of rain across 27.7 wet days and about 12 hours of daylight. It is the 2nd-warmest and 1st-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 21°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 1% of the time in March, and the air most often feels comfortable.

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 Kora's 9th-clearest and 8th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Kora's year-round climate.

Daytime high
21°
2nd warmest
Overnight low
12°
8th coldest
Rainfall
586 mm
27.7 wet days
Daylight
12 hours
6:12 AM – 6:12 PM
Cloud cover
86%
9th clearest
Wind
4 km/h
8th windiest
Solar energy
5.18 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.7
out of 10

Temperature in March

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 21°C through the month.

A typical March day in Kora reaches about 21°C in the afternoon and slips back to 12°C overnight — a 9°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 19°C and 23°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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22112
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52112
62112
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102112
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302112
312112

Kora weather by month

How March compares with the rest of the year at a glance. March is the 2nd-warmest and 1st-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan21° / 12°38623.612.14.2
Feb21° / 12°40420.412.14.4
Mar21° / 12°58627.7123.7
Apr21° / 12°47027.1123.6
May21° / 12°32221.911.94.5
Jun20° / 11°1401211.95.7
Jul21° / 11°657.311.96.4
Aug21° / 12°21114.611.95.4
Sep21° / 12°31022.7124.3
Oct21° / 12°50328.3123.5
Nov20° / 12°52028.712.13.3
Dec20° / 12°4632712.13.7

Cloud cover in March

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 1% of the time in March.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 8% of March, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 91%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
1892
2892
3991
4991
5991
6991
7991
8991
9991
101090
111090
121090
131090
141090
151189
161189
171090
181090
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20991
21991
22991
23991
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25991
26991
27991
28991
29892
30892
31892

Chance of precipitation in March

Any precipitation

Kora gets around 586 mm of rain over 27.7 wet days in March, the wettest month. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 89% and peaks near 93% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
183
283
384
484
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685
785
885
986
1086
1187
1287
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1489
1589
1690
1790
1891
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2092
2192
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2493
2593
2693
2793
2893
2993
3093
3193

Humidity in March

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, March lands in the comfortable band about 61% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
148520
247530
347530
446531
545541
645541
744551
844551
943561
1042571
1142571
1241581
1341581
1440591
1540591
1639601
1739601
1838611
1937621
2036631
2135641
2234651
2333661
2432671
2531681
2630691
2729701
2829701
2928711
3027721
3127721

Wind in March

Winds average 4 km/h in March.

Across March, daily wind ranges from about 4 km/h on the calmest days to 4 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
14calm
24calm
34calm
44calm
54calm
64calm
74calm
84calm
94calm
104calm
114calm
124calm
134calm
144calm
154calm
164calm
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314calm

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 6:14 AM to 6:08 AM, and sunset from 6:16 PM to 6:07 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.06:146:16
212.06:146:16
312.06:146:16
412.06:146:16
512.06:146:15
612.06:146:15
712.06:146:15
812.06:136:15
912.06:136:14
1012.06:136:14
1112.06:136:14
1212.06:126:13
1312.06:126:13
1412.06:126:13
1512.06:126:13
1612.06:126:12
1712.06:116:12
1812.06:116:12
1912.06:116:11
2012.06:116:11
2112.06:106:10
2212.06:106:10
2312.06:106:10
2412.06:096:09
2512.06:096:09
2612.06:096:09
2712.06:096:08
2812.06:086:08
2912.06:086:08
3012.06:086:07
3112.06:086:07

Solar energy in March

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in March, about 5.18 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.64 kWh/m² to a high of 5.22 kWh/m² in February across the year — March's 5.18 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.3Bright
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35.3Bright
45.3Bright
55.3Bright
65.3Bright
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85.3Bright
95.3Bright
105.3Bright
115.3Bright
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135.2Bright
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215.1Bright
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255.1Bright
265.0Bright
275.0Bright
285.0Bright
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315.0Bright
Planning a trip in March

Is March a good time to visit Kora?

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

3.7
Sightseeing
8th-best month of the year
2.3
Beach & pool
8th-best month of the year

March is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Kora.

What to pack for Kora in March

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

In March, Kora sees daytime highs around 21°C and nights near 12°C. Pack rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 28 days see rain.

rain gearsun protection

UV index in Kora in March

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in March peaks around 17 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Kora peaks around March 17 at about 16 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 23 at about 11 (extreme).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeMar 17UV 16Jun 23UV 11
UV index (midday)Level
Jan12Extreme
Feb16Extreme
Mar17Extreme
Apr16Extreme
May13Extreme
Jun11Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug11Extreme
Sep14Extreme
Oct14Extreme
Nov13Extreme
Dec11Extreme

Air quality in Kora 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 Kora is worst in July — around 106 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), and holds fairly steady the rest of the year.

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

0306090120JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecUnhealthyJul 16105 µg/m³Apr 1877 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan92Unhealthy
Feb96Unhealthy
Mar82Unhealthy
Apr77Unhealthy
May80Unhealthy
Jun100Unhealthy
Jul106Unhealthy
Aug100Unhealthy
Sep89Unhealthy
Oct82Unhealthy
Nov83Unhealthy
Dec88Unhealthy
Location & terrain

Where is Kora?

Kora sits at 1.6°S, 29.4°E, 2,474 m above sea level, in Rwanda. The nearest listed city is Mukamira, 6.0 km away.

MukingoGisenyiMusanzeGomaNgororeroSake

Topography around Kora

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Kora has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 437 m around an average of 2,500 m above sea level; within 16 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,818 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 3,524 m.

The land around Kora is covered by cropland (58%) and trees (21%) within 3 km, cropland (40%) and trees (38%) within 16 km, and trees (36%), grassland (25%) and cropland (21%) within 80 km.

3 km
437 m
16 km
2,818 m
80 km
3,524 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
March weather nearby: Mukamira 6.0 km · Busogo 12 km · Mukingo 15 km · Gisenyi 23 km · Musanze 24 km · Goma 25 km · Ngororero 35 km · Sake 45 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 Kora (-1.6101°, 29.445°, elevation 2,474 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).