Ngororero weather in March

In March, Ngororero sees average daytime highs of 23°C and overnight lows near 13°C, with 162 mm of rain across 23.2 wet days and about 12 hours of daylight. It is the 5th-warmest and 2nd-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 23°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 6% 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 Ngororero's 9th-clearest and 10th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Ngororero's year-round climate.

Daytime high
23°
5th warmest
Overnight low
13°
6th coldest
Rainfall
162 mm
23.2 wet days
Daylight
12 hours
6:11 AM – 6:12 PM
Cloud cover
79%
9th clearest
Wind
5 km/h
10th windiest
Solar energy
5.32 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.5
out of 10

Ngororero is place in Western Province, Rwanda.

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 23°C through the month.

A typical March day in Ngororero reaches about 23°C in the afternoon and slips back to 13°C overnight — a 9°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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Ngororero weather by month

How March compares with the rest of the year at a glance. March is the 5th-warmest and 2nd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan23° / 13°18221.512.14.8
Feb23° / 13°15319.812.14.8
Mar23° / 13°16223.2124.5
Apr22° / 13°14725.2124.0
May22° / 14°8317.511.95.3
Jun22° / 14°204.511.97.2
Jul22° / 14°71.811.97.8
Aug23° / 14°305.811.97.3
Sep23° / 13°6112.1126.2
Oct22° / 13°12420.5124.9
Nov22° / 13°13822.812.14.4
Dec22° / 13°15621.212.14.8

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 81%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
11981
21981
32080
42080
52080
62080
72080
82179
92080
102080
112080
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Chance of precipitation in March

Any precipitation

Ngororero gets around 162 mm of rain over 23.2 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 75% and peaks near 79% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
175
275
375
475
575
674
774
874
973
1073
1173
1273
1373
1473
1573
1673
1774
1874
1974
2075
2175
2276
2376
2477
2577
2677
2777
2878
2978
3078
3179

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 80% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
128711
227721
326731
426731
525741
625741
724751
824751
923761
1022771
1122771
1221781
1320791
1420791
1519792
1618802
1718802
1817812
1916822
2016822
2115832
2214842
2313852
2412853
2512853
2611863
2711863
2810873
2910873
3010873
3110873

Wind in March

Winds average 5 km/h in March.

Across March, daily wind ranges from about 4 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
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304calm
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 6:07 AM, and sunset from 6:16 PM to 6:06 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.06:146:16
212.06:136:16
312.06:136:15
412.06:136:15
512.06:136:15
612.06:136:15
712.06:136:14
812.06:126:14
912.06:126:14
1012.06:126:13
1112.06:126:13
1212.06:126:13
1312.06:116:13
1412.06:116:12
1512.06:116:12
1612.06:116:12
1712.06:116:11
1812.06:106:11
1912.06:106:10
2012.06:106:10
2112.06:106:10
2212.06:096:09
2312.06:096:09
2412.06:096:09
2512.06:086:08
2612.06:086:08
2712.06:086:08
2812.06:086:07
2912.06:076:07
3012.06:076:06
3112.06:076:06

Solar energy in March

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in March, about 5.32 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.65 kWh/m² to a high of 5.34 kWh/m² in February across the year — March's 5.32 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.4Bright
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35.4Bright
45.4Bright
55.4Bright
65.4Bright
75.4Bright
85.4Bright
95.4Bright
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135.4Bright
145.4Bright
155.4Bright
165.4Bright
175.3Bright
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215.3Bright
225.3Bright
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255.2Bright
265.2Bright
275.2Bright
285.1Bright
295.1Bright
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315.1Bright
Planning a trip in March

Hazard calendar for Ngororero

In seasonPeak

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

Ngororero's rainy season runs October–May, 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 Ngororero?

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

4.5
Sightseeing
10th-best month of the year
3.4
Beach & pool
10th-best month of the year

March is a reasonable time to visit Ngororero for sightseeing.

What to pack for Ngororero in March

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

In March, Ngororero sees daytime highs around 23°C and nights near 13°C. Pack rain gear. Worth having: light clothes and sun protection. About 23 days see rain.

rain gearlight clothessun protection

UV index in Ngororero 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 Ngororero peaks around March 17 at about 16 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 19 at about 10 (extreme).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeMar 17UV 16Jun 19UV 10
UV index (midday)Level
Jan11Extreme
Feb15Extreme
Mar16Extreme
Apr15Extreme
May12Extreme
Jun10Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug11Extreme
Sep14Extreme
Oct14Extreme
Nov13Extreme
Dec11Extreme

Air quality in Ngororero 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 Ngororero is worst in January — around 99 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), and holds fairly steady the rest of the year.

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

0306090120JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecUnhealthyJan 2299 µg/m³May 1181 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan99Unhealthy
Feb98Unhealthy
Mar88Unhealthy
Apr82Unhealthy
May80Unhealthy
Jun95Unhealthy
Jul91Unhealthy
Aug87Unhealthy
Sep83Unhealthy
Oct81Unhealthy
Nov86Unhealthy
Dec93Unhealthy
Location & terrain

Where is Ngororero?

Ngororero sits at 1.9°S, 29.6°E, 1,654 m above sea level, in Rwanda. The nearest listed city is Muhanga, 20 km away.

MuhangaGitaramaMukamiraKoraBusogoMukingoGitesiShyorongi

Topography around Ngororero

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Ngororero has large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 685 m around an average of 1,757 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,309 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 3,368 m.

The land around Ngororero is covered by grassland (39%) and cropland (29%) within 3 km, grassland (35%), cropland (32%) and trees (20%) within 16 km, and cropland (31%), trees (27%) and grassland (23%) within 80 km.

3 km
685 m
16 km
1,309 m
80 km
3,368 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
March weather nearby: Muhanga 20 km · Gitarama 28 km · Mukamira 31 km · Kora 35 km · Busogo 35 km · Mukingo 37 km · Gitesi 37 km · Shyorongi 37 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 Ngororero (-1.8628°, 29.6254°, elevation 1,654 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).