Burgersdorp weather in March

In March, Burgersdorp sees average daytime highs of 26°C and overnight lows near 13°C, with 67 mm of rain across 9.3 wet days and about 12.2 hours of daylight. It is the 5th-warmest and 3rd-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 28°C in the first days to 25°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 56% of the time in March, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 42 min at the start of March to 11 h 42 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, March is Burgersdorp's 7th-clearest and 10th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Burgersdorp's year-round climate.

Daytime high
26°
5th warmest
Overnight low
13°
9th coldest
Rainfall
67 mm
9.3 wet days
Daylight
12 h 12 min
6:17 AM – 6:31 PM
Cloud cover
37%
7th clearest
Wind
12 km/h
10th windiest
Solar energy
5.87 kWh/m²
Travel score
7.1
out of 10

Burgersdorp is town in the Eastern Cape, South Africa.

Founded
1846

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 25°C by the end.

A typical March day in Burgersdorp reaches about 26°C in the afternoon and slips back to 13°C overnight — a 14°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 21°C and 31°C. Set against its neighbours, March runs about 2°C cooler than February and about 4°C warmer than April.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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22814
32814
42814
52814
62814
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How March really feels in Burgersdorp

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.

Burgersdorp weather by month

How March compares with the rest of the year at a glance. March is the 5th-warmest and 3rd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan30° / 15°8410.413.85.5
Feb29° / 15°801113.15.8
Mar26° / 13°679.312.27.1
Apr22° / 446.811.37.6
May19° / 203.610.57.5
Jun16° / 163106.2
Jul16° / 132.210.26.3
Aug18° / 18310.97.5
Sep22° / 21311.88.3
Oct25° / 416.412.87.8
Nov27° / 11°567.313.67.3
Dec29° / 13°658.3146.1

Cloud cover in March

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 56% of the time in March.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 23% of March, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 21%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
18317
28317
38317
48317
58317
68317
78218
88218
98218
108020
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128020
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Chance of precipitation in March

Any precipitation

Burgersdorp gets around 67 mm of rain over 9.3 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 30% and peaks near 35% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
135
235
334
434
533
632
732
831
931
1030
1130
1230
1330
1429
1529
1629
1729
1829
1929
2029
2129
2229
2329
2429
2529
2629
2729
2829
2929
3029
3128

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 83% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
170273
271263
373252
474242
575232
676222
777221
878211
979201
1079201
1180191
1281181
1382180
1483170
1583170
1684160
1784160
1885150
1985150
2086140
2186140
2287130
2387130
2488120
2588120
2689110
2789110
2890100
2990100
309190
319190

Wind in March

Winds average 12 km/h in March.

Across March, daily wind ranges from about 11 km/h on the calmest days to 12 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
112calm
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Sunrise & sunset in March

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 42 min at the start of March to 11 h 42 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 60 minutes over March. Sunrise moves from 6:07 AM to 6:27 AM, and sunset from 6:49 PM to 6:12 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.76:076:49
212.76:076:48
312.66:086:47
412.66:096:46
512.66:106:45
612.66:106:44
712.56:116:42
812.56:126:41
912.56:126:40
1012.46:136:39
1112.46:146:38
1212.46:156:36
1312.36:156:35
1412.36:166:34
1512.36:176:33
1612.26:176:31
1712.26:186:30
1812.26:196:29
1912.16:196:28
2012.16:206:26
2112.16:216:25
2212.06:216:24
2312.06:226:22
2412.06:236:21
2511.96:236:20
2611.96:246:19
2711.96:256:17
2811.86:256:16
2911.86:266:15
3011.86:276:13
3111.76:276:12

Solar energy in March

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in March, about 5.87 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.32 kWh/m² to a high of 8.05 kWh/m² in December across the year — March's 5.87 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
155.9Bright
165.9Bright
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185.8Bright
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215.6Bright
225.6Bright
235.5Bright
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255.4Bright
265.4Bright
275.3Bright
285.3Bright
295.3Bright
305.2Bright
315.2Bright
Planning a trip in March

Is March a good time to visit Burgersdorp?

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

7.1
Sightseeing
7th-best month of the year
6.9
Beach & pool
6th-best month of the year

March is one of the better times to visit Burgersdorp for general sightseeing. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for Burgersdorp in March

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

In March, Burgersdorp sees daytime highs around 26°C and nights near 13°C. Worth packing: light clothes, rain gear and sun protection. About 9 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Burgersdorp in March

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in March peaks around 11 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Burgersdorp peaks around January 14 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 22 at about 4 (moderate).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highHighModerateHighVery highExtremeJan 14UV 15Jun 22UV 4
UV index (midday)Level
Jan15Extreme
Feb13Extreme
Mar11Extreme
Apr7Very high
May5High
Jun4Moderate
Jul4Moderate
Aug6High
Sep8Very high
Oct11Extreme
Nov12Extreme
Dec14Extreme
Location & terrain

Where is Burgersdorp?

Burgersdorp sits at 31.0°S, 26.3°E, 1,405 m above sea level, in South Africa. The nearest listed city is Aliwal North, 50 km away.

Topography around Burgersdorp

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Burgersdorp has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 216 m around an average of 1,448 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 555 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,001 m.

The land around Burgersdorp is covered by grassland (66%) and shrubs (21%) within 3 km, grassland (83%) within 16 km, and grassland (89%) within 80 km.

3 km
216 m
16 km
555 m
80 km
1,001 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
March weather nearby: Aliwal North 50 km · Zastron 106 km · Queenstown 113 km · Queensdale 115 km · Lady Frere 116 km · Middelburg 137 km · Whittlesea 139 km · Cala 142 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 Burgersdorp (-30.9977°, 26.3286°, elevation 1,405 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).