Beled Hawo weather in March

In March, Beled Hawo sees average daytime highs of 37°C and overnight lows near 27°C, with 17 mm of rain across 2.5 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 37°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 62% of the time in March, and the air most often feels humid.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 54 min at the start of March to 12 hours by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, March is Beled Hawo's 4th-clearest and 8th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Beled Hawo's year-round climate.

Daytime high
37°
1st warmest
Overnight low
27°
12th coldest
Rainfall
17 mm
2.5 wet days
Daylight
12 hours
6:23 AM – 6:21 PM
Cloud cover
34%
4th clearest
Wind
13 km/h
8th windiest
Solar energy
6.96 kWh/m²
Travel score
1.9
out of 10

Temperature in March

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 37°C through the month.

A typical March day in Beled Hawo reaches about 37°C in the afternoon and slips back to 27°C overnight — a 10°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 35°C and 39°C. Set against its neighbours, March runs on par with February and about 3°C warmer than April.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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How March really feels in Beled Hawo

Once humidity and wind are folded in, March averages 31 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
31
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.

Beled Hawo 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
Jan36° / 25°20.411.82.7
Feb37° / 26°10.311.92.1
Mar37° / 27°172.5121.9
Apr34° / 26°10013.412.12.7
May34° / 25°397.312.23.4
Jun34° / 25°10.212.23.7
Jul33° / 25°10.312.24.1
Aug34° / 24°10.112.13.7
Sep35° / 25°20.5123.1
Oct33° / 25°789.311.93.4
Nov32° / 24°7410.711.83.9
Dec34° / 24°11211.83.5

Cloud cover in March

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 62% of the time in March.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 18% of March, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 20%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
18416
28515
38515
48416
58416
68317
78317
88218
98218
108218
118020
128020
138020
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317426

Chance of precipitation in March

Any precipitation

Beled Hawo gets around 17 mm of rain over 2.5 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 8% and peaks near 17% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
13
23
33
44
54
64
74
84
95
105
115
126
136
146
157
167
178
188
199
2010
2110
2211
2311
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2613
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2815
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3016
3117

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 37% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 25% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
1353125630
2353125730
3343026730
4332927830
5322928840
6312829940
7292830940
82727311040
92627331040
102427341140
112227351250
122026371250
131826381350
141626391450
151425401460
161225411560
171124421670
18924431770
19823431880
20722431990
216214319100
225214320110
235204321111
244194222121
254184223131
263174124141
273164125141
283154026151
293143927161
302133928172
312123829182

Wind in March

Winds average 13 km/h in March.

Across March, daily wind ranges from about 12 km/h on the calmest days to 13 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
113light breeze
213light breeze
313light breeze
413light breeze
513light breeze
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813light breeze
913light breeze
1013light breeze
1113light breeze
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2712light breeze
2812light breeze
2912light breeze
3012calm
3112calm

Sunrise & sunset in March

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 54 min 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 6 minutes over March. Sunrise moves from 6:28 AM to 6:17 AM, and sunset from 6:23 PM to 6:18 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.96:286:23
211.96:286:23
311.96:286:23
411.96:276:23
511.96:276:23
611.96:276:23
711.96:266:23
811.96:266:23
911.96:266:22
1012.06:256:22
1112.06:256:22
1212.06:246:22
1312.06:246:22
1412.06:246:22
1512.06:236:22
1612.06:236:21
1712.06:236:21
1812.06:226:21
1912.06:226:21
2012.06:216:21
2112.06:216:20
2212.06:206:20
2312.06:206:20
2412.06:206:20
2512.06:196:20
2612.06:196:19
2712.06:186:19
2812.06:186:19
2912.06:176:19
3012.06:176:19
3112.06:176:18

Solar energy in March

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in March, about 6.96 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.74 kWh/m² to a high of 7.15 kWh/m² in February across the year — March's 6.96 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
17.2Intense
27.2Intense
37.2Intense
47.2Intense
57.2Intense
67.2Intense
77.2Intense
87.1Intense
97.1Intense
107.1Intense
117.1Intense
127.1Intense
137.0Intense
147.0Intense
157.0Intense
167.0Intense
177.0Intense
186.9Intense
196.9Intense
206.9Intense
216.8Intense
226.8Intense
236.8Intense
246.8Intense
256.7Intense
266.7Intense
276.7Intense
286.6Intense
296.6Intense
306.6Intense
316.5Intense
Planning a trip in March

Is March a good time to visit Beled Hawo?

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

1.9
Sightseeing
12th-best month of the year
5.3
Beach & pool
12th-best month of the year

March is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Beled Hawo.

What to pack for Beled Hawo in March

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

In March, Beled Hawo sees daytime highs around 37°C and nights near 27°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Beled Hawo in March

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in March peaks around 15 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Beled Hawo peaks around March 19 at about 14 (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 19UV 14Jun 23UV 11
UV index (midday)Level
Jan13Extreme
Feb14Extreme
Mar15Extreme
Apr14Extreme
May13Extreme
Jun11Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug13Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct13Extreme
Nov11Extreme
Dec11Extreme

Air quality in Beled Hawo 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 Beled Hawo is worst in July — around 16 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.0× the cleanest month (April, 8 µg/m³).

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

01020JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodJul 1716 µg/m³Apr 228 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan11Good
Feb12Good
Mar10Good
Apr8Good
May8Good
Jun14Moderate
Jul16Moderate
Aug15Moderate
Sep13Moderate
Oct9Good
Nov10Good
Dec9Good
Location & terrain

Where is Beled Hawo?

Beled Hawo sits at 3.9°N, 41.9°E, 218 m above sea level, in Somalia. The nearest listed city is Mandera, 3.0 km away.

DhamasLafeyEl WakBaardheereTakaba

Topography around Beled Hawo

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Beled Hawo has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 57 m around an average of 217 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 106 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 828 m.

The land around Beled Hawo is covered by grassland (41%) and shrubs (37%) within 3 km, shrubs (54%) and grassland (40%) within 16 km, and shrubs (65%) and grassland (30%) within 80 km.

3 km
57 m
16 km
106 m
80 km
828 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrain
March weather nearby: Mandera 3.0 km · Ramu 73 km · Luuq 75 km · Dhamas 105 km · Lafey 116 km · El Wak 163 km · Baardheere 182 km · Takaba 195 km

Somalia travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 4
Do Not Travel
Power plugs
Type C / G
220 V · 50 Hz
Prices
≈ 52% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$661
2025
Happiness
4.5 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Road deaths
27.4
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
Low
World Bank
English
Very low
EF EPI 399
Religion
Muslim 100%ethnic religionist 0%

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 Beled Hawo (3.9284°, 41.88°, elevation 218 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).