Garoowe weather in March

In March, Garoowe sees average daytime highs of 33°C and overnight lows near 19°C, with 1 mm of rain across 0.4 wet days and about 11.9 hours of daylight. It is the 5th-warmest and 8th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 33°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 79% of the time in March, and the air most often feels comfortable.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 48 min at the start of March to 12 h 06 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, March is Garoowe's 1st-clearest and 9th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Garoowe's year-round climate.

Daytime high
33°
5th warmest
Overnight low
19°
4th coldest
Rainfall
1 mm
0.4 wet days
Daylight
11 h 54 min
5:57 AM – 5:54 PM
Cloud cover
22%
1st clearest
Wind
16 km/h
9th windiest
Solar energy
7.31 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.7
out of 10

Garoowe is capital city of the Puntland, Somalia.

Density
3,183/km²
people per km²

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 33°C through the month.

A typical March day in Garoowe reaches about 33°C in the afternoon and slips back to 19°C overnight — a 14°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 32°C and 34°C. Set against its neighbours, March runs about 2°C warmer than February and on par with April.

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

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.

Garoowe weather by month

How March compares with the rest of the year at a glance. March is the 5th-warmest and 8th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan30° / 17°10.211.66.5
Feb31° / 17°0011.75.8
Mar33° / 19°10.411.94.7
Apr33° / 22°284.712.24.0
May33° / 24°438.512.43.7
Jun33° / 24°20.312.54.0
Jul33° / 24°00.112.44.4
Aug33° / 23°0012.34.1
Sep34° / 23°41123.8
Oct32° / 22°326.511.84.8
Nov31° / 20°112.311.65.6
Dec31° / 18°50.911.56.2

Cloud cover in March

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 79% of the time in March, the clearest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 11% of March, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 10%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
19010
29010
39010
49010
59010
69010
79010
89010
99010
109010
119010
129010
139010
149010
159010
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17919
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298911
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Chance of precipitation in March

Any precipitation

Garoowe gets around 1 mm of rain over 0.4 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 1% and peaks near 3% on the wettest days.

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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 35% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 9% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
135421940
235421940
335412050
434402150
534402250
633392350
732392450
831392550
930382750
1028382860
1126382960
1225383070
1323383270
1422373370
1521373480
1620363590
1719363690
18193537100
19183437101
20173338111
21173338111
22173239121
23163139121
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25163040131
26162941131
27152941141
28152842141
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Wind in March

Winds average 16 km/h in March.

Across March, daily wind ranges from about 15 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
516light breeze
616light breeze
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916light breeze
1016light breeze
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Sunrise & sunset in March

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 48 min at the start of March to 12 h 06 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 18 minutes over March. Sunrise moves from 6:05 AM to 5:49 AM, and sunset from 5:54 PM to 5:53 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.86:055:54
211.86:045:54
311.86:045:54
411.86:035:54
511.96:035:54
611.96:025:54
711.96:025:54
811.96:015:54
911.96:015:54
1011.96:005:54
1111.96:005:54
1211.96:005:54
1311.95:595:54
1411.95:585:54
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1812.05:565:54
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2012.05:555:54
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2212.05:545:54
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2912.05:505:53
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3112.15:495:53

Solar energy in March

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in March, about 7.31 kWh/m² — the sunniest month for solar.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.98 kWh/m² to a high of 7.31 kWh/m² in March across the year — March's 7.31 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
17.3Intense
27.3Intense
37.3Intense
47.3Intense
57.3Intense
67.3Intense
77.3Intense
87.3Intense
97.3Intense
107.3Intense
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277.3Intense
287.3Intense
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Planning a trip in March

Hazard calendar for Garoowe

In seasonPeak

None of Garoowe's seasonal hazards are active in March. The full-year calendar below shows when the rainy season, cyclone risk and dust haze do peak.

Garoowe sees seasonal dust haze (June–August), heaviest in July.

Dust
Jan
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Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec

Is March a good time to visit Garoowe?

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

4.7
Sightseeing
6th-best month of the year
8.2
Beach & pool
5th-best month of the year

March is a reasonable time to visit Garoowe for sightseeing. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for Garoowe in March

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

In March, Garoowe sees daytime highs around 33°C and nights near 19°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Garoowe 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 Garoowe peaks around April 10 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near November 23 at about 10 (extreme).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeApr 10UV 15Nov 23UV 10
UV index (midday)Level
Jan13Extreme
Feb14Extreme
Mar15Extreme
Apr15Extreme
May13Extreme
Jun12Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug14Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct13Extreme
Nov10Extreme
Dec10Extreme

Air quality in Garoowe 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 Garoowe is worst in July — around 46 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), about 3.6× the cleanest month (April, 13 µg/m³).

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

0204060JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModeratePoorModerateJul 1845 µg/m³Apr 1813 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan27Moderate
Feb24Moderate
Mar18Moderate
Apr13Moderate
May16Moderate
Jun36Poor
Jul46Poor
Aug38Poor
Sep29Moderate
Oct15Moderate
Nov17Moderate
Dec22Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Garoowe?

Garoowe sits at 8.4°N, 48.5°E, 465 m above sea level, in Somalia. The nearest listed city is Laascaanood, 124 km away.

LaascaanoodEylGaalkacyoSaaxoCeerigaaboWaalQorofDhabad

Topography around Garoowe

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Garoowe has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 44 m around an average of 468 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 209 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 605 m.

The land around Garoowe is covered by bare terrain (80%) within 3 km, bare terrain (73%) and grassland (23%) within 16 km, and bare terrain (47%), shrubs (33%) and grassland (20%) within 80 km.

3 km
44 m
16 km
209 m
80 km
605 m
shrubsgrasslandartificial surfacesbare terrain
March weather nearby: Laascaanood 124 km · Eyl 154 km · Gaalkacyo 215 km · Saaxo 260 km · Ceerigaabo 275 km · Waal 301 km · Qorof 303 km · Dhabad 312 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 Garoowe (8.4021°, 48.4828°, elevation 465 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).