Brits weather in March

In March, Brits sees average daytime highs of 27°C and overnight lows near 17°C, with 76 mm of rain across 10 wet days and about 12.2 hours of daylight. It is the 6th-warmest and 5th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 28°C in the first days to 26°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 50% of the time in March, and the air most often feels comfortable.

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 Brits's 8th-clearest and 10th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Brits's year-round climate.

Daytime high
27°
6th warmest
Overnight low
17°
9th coldest
Rainfall
76 mm
10 wet days
Daylight
12 h 12 min
6:13 AM – 6:24 PM
Cloud cover
44%
8th clearest
Wind
7 km/h
10th windiest
Solar energy
5.55 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.7
out of 10

Brits is South African town.

Density
1,068/km²
people per km²
Founded
1924

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 28°C in the first days to 26°C by the end.

A typical March day in Brits reaches about 27°C in the afternoon and slips back to 17°C overnight — a 11°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 22°C and 31°C. Set against its neighbours, March runs about 1°C cooler than February and about 2°C warmer than April.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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42817
52817
62817
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Brits weather by month

How March compares with the rest of the year at a glance. March is the 6th-warmest and 5th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan29° / 18°9714.113.45.3
Feb29° / 18°8911.212.95.6
Mar27° / 17°761012.26.7
Apr25° / 13°365.711.47.9
May23° / 162.510.88.8
Jun20° / 71.210.48.6
Jul20° / 30.510.68.7
Aug23° / 61.311.19.1
Sep27° / 12°162.311.88.4
Oct28° / 15°557.212.66.9
Nov28° / 16°8511.213.36.0
Dec28° / 18°11314.813.65.5

Cloud cover in March

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 50% of the time in March.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 22% of March, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 28%.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
17327
27327
37426
47426
57426
67525
77525
87426
97426
107426
117426
127327
137327
147327
157228
167228
177129
187129
197129
207030
217030
227129
237129
247129
257129
267129
277129
287129
297129
307129
317129

Chance of precipitation in March

Any precipitation

Brits gets around 76 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 35% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
135
234
333
433
532
632
732
831
932
1032
1132
1232
1333
1433
1534
1634
1734
1834
1934
2034
2134
2233
2333
2432
2532
2631
2730
2830
2929
3028
3127

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 44% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
12437344
22638334
32738314
42839294
52939284
63039274
73140254
83140254
93141244
103142234
113142234
123143233
133144223
143045223
153045222
162946232
172947232
182847232
192848221
202848221
212949221
222949211
233049211
243149201
253248190
263348180
273547180
283747170
293946160
304145140
314344130

Wind in March

Winds average 7 km/h in March.

Across March, daily wind ranges from about 7 km/h on the calmest days to 8 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
18calm
28calm
38calm
48calm
58calm
68calm
78calm
88calm
98calm
108calm
118calm
128calm
138calm
148calm
158calm
167calm
177calm
187calm
197calm
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307calm
317calm

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 6:05 AM to 6:20 AM, and sunset from 6:39 PM to 6:08 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.66:056:39
212.56:066:38
312.56:066:37
412.56:076:36
512.56:076:35
612.46:086:34
712.46:086:33
812.46:096:32
912.46:096:31
1012.36:106:30
1112.36:106:29
1212.36:116:28
1312.36:116:27
1412.26:126:26
1512.26:126:25
1612.26:136:24
1712.26:136:23
1812.16:146:22
1912.16:146:21
2012.16:156:20
2112.16:156:19
2212.06:166:18
2312.06:166:17
2412.06:176:16
2512.06:176:14
2611.96:186:13
2711.96:186:12
2811.96:186:11
2911.96:196:10
3011.86:196:09
3111.86:206:08

Solar energy in March

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in March, about 5.55 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.91 kWh/m² to a high of 6.76 kWh/m² in December across the year — March's 5.55 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.0Intense
26.0Bright
36.0Bright
46.0Bright
55.9Bright
65.9Bright
75.9Bright
85.8Bright
95.8Bright
105.8Bright
115.7Bright
125.7Bright
135.6Bright
145.6Bright
155.5Bright
165.5Bright
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275.2Bright
285.2Bright
295.1Bright
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315.1Bright
Planning a trip in March

Hazard calendar for Brits

In seasonPeak

In March, Brits sits inside its rainy season season. The full year is below, with each hazard's peak months called out.

Brits's rainy season runs October–March, when most of the year's rain falls.

Rainy season
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec

Is March a good time to visit Brits?

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

6.7
Sightseeing
8th-best month of the year
6.9
Beach & pool
5th-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Brits in March

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

In March, Brits sees daytime highs around 27°C and nights near 17°C. Pack light clothes. Worth having: rain gear and sun protection. About 10 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Brits 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 Brits peaks around January 10 at about 14 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 17 at about 5 (moderate).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highHighHighVery highExtremeJan 10UV 14Jun 17UV 5
UV index (midday)Level
Jan14Extreme
Feb13Extreme
Mar12Extreme
Apr9Very high
May6High
Jun5Moderate
Jul6High
Aug7Very high
Sep9Very high
Oct11Extreme
Nov12Extreme
Dec14Extreme

Air quality in Brits 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 Brits is worst in June — around 166 µg/m³ PM2.5 (very unhealthy), about 6.5× the cleanest month (January, 26 µg/m³).

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

0306090120150180JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthyUnhealthyPoorModerateJun 21166 µg/m³Jan 1126 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan26Moderate
Feb40Poor
Mar62Unhealthy
Apr103Unhealthy
May152Very unhealthy
Jun166Very unhealthy
Jul164Very unhealthy
Aug125Unhealthy
Sep93Unhealthy
Oct53Poor
Nov38Poor
Dec28Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Brits?

Brits sits at 25.6°S, 27.8°E, 1,118 m above sea level, in South Africa. The nearest listed city is Hartbeespoort, 14 km away.

Topography around Brits

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Brits has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 183 m around an average of 1,107 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 677 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 920 m.

The land around Brits is covered by grassland (27%), trees (25%) and artificial surfaces (23%) within 3 km, grassland (36%) and cropland (20%) within 16 km, and grassland (44%) and shrubs (24%) within 80 km.

3 km
183 m
16 km
677 m
80 km
920 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
March weather nearby: Hartbeespoort 14 km · Letlhabile 18 km · Ga-Rankuwa 22 km · Marikana 31 km · Mabopane 32 km · Hartbeestfontein-A 35 km · Soshanguve 37 km · Diepsloot 40 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 Brits (-25.6347°, 27.7802°, elevation 1,118 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).