Buurhakaba weather in March

In March, Buurhakaba sees average daytime highs of 37°C and overnight lows near 25°C, with 9 mm of rain across 1.8 wet days and about 12 hours of daylight. It is the 1st-warmest and 8th-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 67% of the time in March, and the air most often feels muggy.

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 Buurhakaba's 4th-clearest and 7th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Buurhakaba's year-round climate.

Daytime high
37°
1st warmest
Overnight low
25°
11th coldest
Rainfall
9 mm
1.8 wet days
Daylight
12 hours
6:14 AM – 6:13 PM
Cloud cover
34%
4th clearest
Wind
16 km/h
7th windiest
Solar energy
6.96 kWh/m²
Travel score
2.0
out of 10

Buurhakaba is human settlement.

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 37°C through the month.

A typical March day in Buurhakaba reaches about 37°C in the afternoon and slips back to 25°C overnight — a 12°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 36°C and 38°C. Set against its neighbours, March runs on par with February and about 2°C warmer than April.

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

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
15 feel dangerously hot (≥ 39°C)
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.

Buurhakaba weather by month

How March compares with the rest of the year at a glance. March is the 1st-warmest and 8th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan35° / 23°20.711.93.0
Feb36° / 23°10.211.92.3
Mar37° / 25°91.8122.0
Apr35° / 25°7812.712.12.4
May33° / 24°6012.712.13.5
Jun32° / 23°92.512.24.5
Jul31° / 22°61.612.14.9
Aug32° / 22°61.612.14.6
Sep33° / 23°112.2124.0
Oct33° / 23°8011.711.93.4
Nov32° / 23°8212.611.93.7
Dec34° / 23°163.111.83.6

Cloud cover in March

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 67% 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 18%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
18614
28614
38614
48515
58515
68614
78515
88515
98416
108416
118317
128317
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317624

Chance of precipitation in March

Any precipitation

Buurhakaba gets around 9 mm of rain over 1.8 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 6% and peaks near 14% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
12
22
32
42
52
63
73
83
93
103
113
124
134
144
154
165
175
186
196
207
217
228
238
249
259
2610
2711
2812
2912
3013
3114

Humidity in March

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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 51% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 58% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
142244282
242143292
342043312
441942322
541842342
641741362
731640382
831539403
931339423
1031238443
1121137463
1221036484
1311035504
141934524
151832545
161731565
171630576
180530596
190528607
200428608
210427609
2203266110
2303256111
2403246112
2502236213
2602226214
2702216215
2801206316
2901196317
3001186219
3101186120

Wind in March

Winds average 16 km/h in March.

Across March, daily wind ranges from about 14 km/h on the calmest days to 17 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
117light breeze
217light breeze
317light breeze
417light breeze
517light breeze
617light breeze
717light breeze
817light breeze
917light breeze
1017light breeze
1117light breeze
1217light breeze
1316light breeze
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3014light breeze
3114light breeze

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 6:19 AM to 6:08 AM, and sunset from 6:15 PM to 6:09 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.96:196:15
211.96:186:15
311.96:186:15
411.96:186:15
512.06:186:15
612.06:176:15
712.06:176:14
812.06:176:14
912.06:166:14
1012.06:166:14
1112.06:166:14
1212.06:156:14
1312.06:156:13
1412.06:156:13
1512.06:146:13
1612.06:146:13
1712.06:146:13
1812.06:136:12
1912.06:136:12
2012.06:126:12
2112.06:126:12
2212.06:126:11
2312.06:116:11
2412.06:116:11
2512.06:106:11
2612.06:106:10
2712.06:106:10
2812.06:096:10
2912.06:096:10
3012.06:086:10
3112.06:086:09

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 4.59 kWh/m² to a high of 7.23 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
87.2Intense
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
316.6Intense
Planning a trip in March

Is March a good time to visit Buurhakaba?

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

2.0
Sightseeing
12th-best month of the year
5.4
Beach & pool
11th-best month of the year

March is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Buurhakaba.

What to pack for Buurhakaba in March

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

In March, Buurhakaba sees daytime highs around 37°C and nights near 25°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Buurhakaba 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 Buurhakaba peaks around March 21 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 22 at about 11 (extreme).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeMar 21UV 15Jun 22UV 11
UV index (midday)Level
Jan13Extreme
Feb14Extreme
Mar15Extreme
Apr15Extreme
May13Extreme
Jun11Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug13Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct13Extreme
Nov11Extreme
Dec11Extreme
Location & terrain

Where is Buurhakaba?

Buurhakaba sits at 2.8°N, 44.1°E, 277 m above sea level, in Somalia. The nearest listed city is Baidoa, 59 km away.

WanlaweynQoryooleyDiinsoorAfgooyeMarkaJawharMogadishu

Topography around Buurhakaba

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Buurhakaba has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 111 m around an average of 202 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 131 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 585 m.

The land around Buurhakaba is covered by grassland (45%) and shrubs (31%) within 3 km, shrubs (65%) within 16 km, and shrubs (92%) within 80 km.

3 km
111 m
16 km
131 m
80 km
585 m
shrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaces
March weather nearby: Baidoa 59 km · Wanlaweyn 93 km · Qoryooley 124 km · Diinsoor 130 km · Afgooye 137 km · Marka 143 km · Jawhar 158 km · Mogadishu 164 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 Buurhakaba (2.8026°, 44.078°, elevation 277 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. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).