Bloemhof weather in March

In March, Bloemhof sees average daytime highs of 29°C and overnight lows near 16°C, with 62 mm of rain across 10 wet days and about 12.2 hours of daylight. It is the 6th-warmest and 4th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 30°C in the first days to 27°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 59% of the time in March, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 36 min at the start of March to 11 h 48 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, March is Bloemhof's 9th-clearest and 10th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Bloemhof's year-round climate.

Daytime high
29°
6th warmest
Overnight low
16°
9th coldest
Rainfall
62 mm
10 wet days
Daylight
12 h 12 min
6:21 AM – 6:33 PM
Cloud cover
39%
9th clearest
Wind
10 km/h
10th windiest
Solar energy
5.92 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.1
out of 10

Bloemhof is town in the North West, South Africa.

Founded
1864

Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.

Temperature in March

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs ease over the month, from about 30°C in the first days to 27°C by the end.

A typical March day in Bloemhof reaches about 29°C in the afternoon and slips back to 16°C overnight — a 12°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 24°C and 33°C. Set against its neighbours, March runs about 2°C cooler than February and about 3°C warmer than April.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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23017
33017
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How March really feels in Bloemhof

Once humidity and wind are folded in, March averages 0 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
0
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
0
wind chill below the day's low

March sits comfortably in between — no days that feel dangerously hot or drop to a hard freeze once humidity and wind are folded in.

Bloemhof weather by month

How March compares with the rest of the year at a glance. March is the 6th-warmest and 4th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan31° / 19°8712.313.64.5
Feb30° / 18°6810.6135.0
Mar29° / 16°621012.26.1
Apr25° / 12°416.511.47.8
May22° / 172.610.78.7
Jun19° / 101.610.38.3
Jul20° / 50.710.48.4
Aug22° / 121.7118.9
Sep27° / 10°142.211.88.5
Oct29° / 14°396.712.76.5
Nov30° / 16°598.513.45.4
Dec31° / 18°7411.813.74.5

Cloud cover in March

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 59% of the time in March.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 20% of March, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 22%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
18119
28119
38218
48218
58218
68218
78119
88119
98020
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Chance of precipitation in March

Any precipitation

Bloemhof gets around 62 mm of rain over 10 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 32% and peaks near 34% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
132
232
332
432
532
632
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833
933
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1133
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1433
1534
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3030
3129

Humidity in March

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, March lands in the dry band about 44% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
13436282
23536272
33636262
43736252
53737242
63837231
73938221
83938221
93939211
104040201
114040191
124041181
134141181
144142170
154142170
164242160
174242160
184342150
194442150
204441140
214541140
224640140
234739130
244939130
255038120
265137120
275336110
285534110
295733100
305832100
31603190

Wind in March

Winds average 10 km/h in March.

Across March, daily wind ranges from about 10 km/h on the calmest days to 10 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
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Sunrise & sunset in March

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 36 min at the start of March to 11 h 48 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 48 minutes over March. Sunrise moves from 6:12 AM to 6:29 AM, and sunset from 6:49 PM to 6:16 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.66:126:49
212.66:136:48
312.66:146:47
412.56:146:46
512.56:156:45
612.56:156:44
712.56:166:43
812.46:176:42
912.46:176:41
1012.46:186:40
1112.36:186:39
1212.36:196:38
1312.36:196:37
1412.36:206:36
1512.26:216:34
1612.26:216:33
1712.26:226:32
1812.16:226:31
1912.16:236:30
2012.16:236:29
2112.16:246:28
2212.06:246:26
2312.06:256:25
2412.06:256:24
2512.06:266:23
2611.96:266:22
2711.96:276:21
2811.96:286:19
2911.86:286:18
3011.86:296:17
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Solar energy in March

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in March, about 5.92 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.75 kWh/m² to a high of 7.63 kWh/m² in December across the year — March's 5.92 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.5Intense
26.5Intense
36.5Intense
46.4Intense
56.4Intense
66.3Intense
76.3Intense
86.3Intense
96.2Intense
106.2Intense
116.1Intense
126.1Intense
136.0Intense
146.0Bright
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295.4Bright
305.4Bright
315.3Bright
Planning a trip in March

Is March a good time to visit Bloemhof?

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

6.1
Sightseeing
8th-best month of the year
7.2
Beach & pool
4th-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Bloemhof in March

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

In March, Bloemhof sees daytime highs around 29°C and nights near 16°C. Pack light clothes. Worth having: rain gear and sun protection. About 10 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Bloemhof in March

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in March peaks around 12 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Bloemhof peaks around January 13 at about 14 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 21 at about 5 (moderate).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highHighModerateHighVery highExtremeJan 13UV 14Jun 21UV 5
UV index (midday)Level
Jan15Extreme
Feb13Extreme
Mar12Extreme
Apr8Very high
May6High
Jun5Moderate
Jul5High
Aug7High
Sep9Very high
Oct10Extreme
Nov13Extreme
Dec14Extreme
Location & terrain

Where is Bloemhof?

Bloemhof sits at 27.6°S, 25.6°E, 1,236 m above sea level, in South Africa. The nearest listed city is Hoopstad, 36 km away.

Topography around Bloemhof

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Bloemhof has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 37 m around an average of 1,228 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 71 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 404 m.

The land around Bloemhof is covered by grassland (47%) and shrubs (22%) within 3 km, grassland (60%) within 16 km, and grassland (55%) and cropland (32%) within 80 km.

3 km
37 m
16 km
71 m
80 km
404 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
March weather nearby: Hoopstad 36 km · Christiana 53 km · Makwassie 53 km · Schweizer-Reneke 58 km · Wolmaransstad 62 km · Leeudoringstad 77 km · Wesselsbron 78 km · Bultfontein 89 km

South Africa travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 2
Exercise Increased Caution
Power plugs
Type C / M / N
230 V · 50 Hz
Prices
≈ 41% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$6,598
2025
Happiness
5.0 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water
68%
of population, 2024
Homicide rate
43.7
per 100k, 2022
Road deaths
22.2
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
Upper middle
World Bank
English
Very high
EF EPI 602
Religion
Christian 86%or other traditional African religions 5%nothing in particular 5%Muslim 2%

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 Bloemhof (-27.6469°, 25.607°, elevation 1,236 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).