Qoryooley weather in March

In March, Qoryooley sees average daytime highs of 33°C and overnight lows near 25°C, with 15 mm of rain across 4 wet days and about 12 hours of daylight. It is the 1st-warmest and 10th-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 68% of the time in March, and the air most often feels oppressive.

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 Qoryooley's 3rd-clearest and 7th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Qoryooley's year-round climate.

Daytime high
33°
1st warmest
Overnight low
25°
11th coldest
Rainfall
15 mm
4 wet days
Daylight
12 hours
6:12 AM – 6:11 PM
Cloud cover
34%
3rd clearest
Wind
16 km/h
7th windiest
Solar energy
6.82 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.1
out of 10

Qoryooley is city in Lower Shebelle region, Somalia.

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 Qoryooley reaches about 33°C in the afternoon and slips back to 25°C overnight — a 8°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 on par with February and about 1°C warmer than April.

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

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.

Qoryooley weather by month

How March compares with the rest of the year at a glance. March is the 1st-warmest and 10th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan32° / 24°81.611.94.8
Feb33° / 24°30.511.94.5
Mar33° / 25°154124.1
Apr32° / 26°9416.2123.3
May31° / 25°9919.912.13.8
Jun29° / 24°351112.15.1
Jul29° / 23°309.712.15.6
Aug29° / 23°227.812.15.9
Sep30° / 24°206.1125.7
Oct31° / 24°7914.5124.4
Nov31° / 24°11017.911.94.0
Dec32° / 24°376.111.94.8

Cloud cover in March

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 68% 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 17%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
18515
28515
38515
48416
58416
68515
78515
88515
98515
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128416
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Chance of precipitation in March

Any precipitation

Qoryooley gets around 15 mm of rain over 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 13% and peaks near 27% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
14
24
35
45
55
66
76
87
97
108
118
129
139
1410
1511
1612
1712
1813
1914
2015
2116
2217
2318
2419
2520
2621
2722
2823
2925
3026
3127

Humidity in March

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, March lands in the oppressive band about 77% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

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Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
138611
236631
334651
433661
531681
630691
728711
827712
925732
1024742
1123752
1221772
1320782
1419792
1517812
1616822
1716813
1815823
1914833
2013834
2113834
2212835
2311845
2411836
2510846
2610837
279847
288848
298839
308839
3188210

Wind in March

Winds average 16 km/h in March.

Across March, daily wind ranges from about 13 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
1016light breeze
1116light breeze
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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 6:16 AM to 6:06 AM, and sunset from 6:14 PM to 6:07 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.06:166:14
212.06:166:14
312.06:166:14
412.06:166:14
512.06:156:13
612.06:156:13
712.06:156:13
812.06:146:13
912.06:146:13
1012.06:146:13
1112.06:146:12
1212.06:136:12
1312.06:136:12
1412.06:136:12
1512.06:126:11
1612.06:126:11
1712.06:126:11
1812.06:116:11
1912.06:116:10
2012.06:116:10
2112.06:106:10
2212.06:106:10
2312.06:096:09
2412.06:096:09
2512.06:096:09
2612.06:086:09
2712.06:086:08
2812.06:086:08
2912.06:076:08
3012.06:076:08
3112.06:066:07

Solar energy in March

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in March, about 6.82 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 5.25 kWh/m² to a high of 7.02 kWh/m² in February across the year — March's 6.82 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
17.0Intense
27.0Intense
37.0Intense
47.0Intense
57.0Intense
67.0Intense
77.0Intense
87.0Intense
96.9Intense
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246.7Intense
256.7Intense
266.6Intense
276.6Intense
286.6Intense
296.5Intense
306.5Intense
316.5Intense
Planning a trip in March

Is March a good time to visit Qoryooley?

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

4.1
Sightseeing
9th-best month of the year
7.4
Beach & pool
6th-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Qoryooley in March

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

In March, Qoryooley sees daytime highs around 33°C and nights near 25°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection. About 4 days see rain.

light clothessun protection

Sea temperature near Qoryooley in March

The nearest coast averages about 28°C in March — the other half of the beach question. The full-year curve and swim-comfort zones are below.

The sea at the nearest coast (about 21 km away) is warmest in April at about 29°C and coldest in August near 25°C.

The water stays above 20°C all year — warm enough for a swim any month.

24°26°28°30°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecrefreshingwarmtropicalcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan27Warm
Feb27Warm
Mar28Warm
Apr29Tropical
May28Tropical
Jun27Warm
Jul26Warm
Aug25Warm
Sep26Warm
Oct27Warm
Nov28Warm
Dec27Warm

UV index in Qoryooley in March

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in March peaks around 14 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Qoryooley peaks around March 24 at about 14 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 20 at about 10 (extreme).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeMar 24UV 14Jun 20UV 10
UV index (midday)Level
Jan13Extreme
Feb14Extreme
Mar14Extreme
Apr14Extreme
May13Extreme
Jun10Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug12Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct13Extreme
Nov11Extreme
Dec11Extreme
Location & terrain

Where is Qoryooley?

Qoryooley sits at 1.8°N, 44.5°E, 64 m above sea level, in Somalia. The nearest listed city is Marka, 28 km away.

MogadishuWanlaweynBuurhakabaJawharBaidoaDiinsoor

Topography around Qoryooley

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Qoryooley has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 9 m around an average of 66 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 27 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 182 m.

The land around Qoryooley is covered by cropland (78%) within 3 km, cropland (46%) and shrubs (43%) within 16 km, and shrubs (57%) and water (24%) within 80 km.

3 km
9 m
16 km
27 m
80 km
182 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
March weather nearby: Marka 28 km · Afgooye 76 km · Mogadishu 95 km · Wanlaweyn 101 km · Buurhakaba 124 km · Jawhar 154 km · Baidoa 177 km · Diinsoor 186 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 Qoryooley (1.7878°, 44.53°, elevation 64 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. Sea temperatures are the NOAA OISST v2.1 1991–2020 monthly climatology (public domain), sampled at the nearest ocean point. 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).