Carletonville weather in March

In March, Carletonville sees average daytime highs of 25°C and overnight lows near 14°C, with 86 mm of rain across 11.9 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 25°C in the first days to 24°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 46% 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 Carletonville's 8th-clearest and 12th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Carletonville's year-round climate.

Daytime high
25°
6th warmest
Overnight low
14°
9th coldest
Rainfall
86 mm
11.9 wet days
Daylight
12 h 12 min
6:14 AM – 6:26 PM
Cloud cover
46%
8th clearest
Wind
9 km/h
12th windiest
Solar energy
5.59 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.8
out of 10

Carletonville is town in Gauteng, South Africa.

Density
5,188/km²
people per km²
Founded
1960

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 25°C in the first days to 24°C by the end.

A typical March day in Carletonville reaches about 25°C in the afternoon and slips back to 14°C overnight — a 10°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 21°C and 28°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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Carletonville 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
Jan26° / 16°12716.513.55.8
Feb26° / 16°11813.512.96.1
Mar25° / 14°8611.912.26.8
Apr23° / 11°427.211.47.5
May21° / 182.810.78.2
Jun18° / 81.510.48.0
Jul18° / 40.810.58.1
Aug21° / 101.811.18.6
Sep25° / 11°203.111.88.6
Oct26° / 13°6810.112.67.1
Nov26° / 14°9513.213.36.3
Dec26° / 16°13617.913.65.6

Cloud cover in March

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 46% of the time in March.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 24% of March, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 30%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
16931
27030
37129
47030
57129
67228
77228
87129
97129
107129
117129
127129
137129
147030
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Chance of precipitation in March

Any precipitation

Carletonville gets around 86 mm of rain over 11.9 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 39% and peaks near 43% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
143
242
341
441
540
640
739
839
939
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1140
1240
1340
1441
1541
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1741
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2140
2239
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2537
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2735
2834
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3032
3131

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 48% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
1334621
2354520
3364519
4384418
5394417
6404416
7424315
8434314
9434313
10444313
11454312
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13464311
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2050428
2151418
2251418
2353407
2454397
2556386
2657376
2759365
2860355
2963334
3065314
3166304

Wind in March

Winds average 9 km/h in March, the calmest month.

Across March, daily wind ranges from about 9 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
110calm
210calm
310calm
410calm
510calm
610calm
79calm
89calm
99calm
109calm
119calm
129calm
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149calm
159calm
169calm
179calm
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309calm
319calm

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 6:06 AM to 6:22 AM, and sunset from 6:41 PM to 6:09 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.66:066:41
212.66:076:40
312.56:076:39
412.56:086:38
512.56:086:37
612.56:096:36
712.46:106:35
812.46:106:34
912.46:116:33
1012.46:116:32
1112.36:126:31
1212.36:126:30
1312.36:136:29
1412.26:136:28
1512.26:146:27
1612.26:146:26
1712.26:156:25
1812.16:156:24
1912.16:166:23
2012.16:166:21
2112.16:176:20
2212.06:176:19
2312.06:186:18
2412.06:186:17
2512.06:196:16
2611.96:196:15
2711.96:206:14
2811.96:206:13
2911.86:216:11
3011.86:216:10
3111.86:226:09

Solar energy in March

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in March, about 5.59 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.92 kWh/m² to a high of 6.93 kWh/m² in December across the year — March's 5.59 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.1Intense
26.0Intense
36.0Intense
46.0Intense
56.0Bright
66.0Bright
75.9Bright
85.9Bright
95.8Bright
105.8Bright
115.8Bright
125.7Bright
135.7Bright
145.6Bright
155.6Bright
165.5Bright
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215.3Bright
225.3Bright
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245.3Bright
255.2Bright
265.2Bright
275.2Bright
285.2Bright
295.2Bright
305.1Bright
315.1Bright
Planning a trip in March

Hazard calendar for Carletonville

In seasonPeak

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

Carletonville'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 Carletonville?

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

6.8
Sightseeing
8th-best month of the year
6.0
Beach & pool
3rd-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Carletonville in March

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

In March, Carletonville sees daytime highs around 25°C and nights near 14°C. Worth packing: light clothes, rain gear and sun protection. About 12 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Carletonville 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 Carletonville peaks around January 13 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 19 at about 5 (high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highHighVery highExtremeJan 13UV 15Jun 19UV 5
UV index (midday)Level
Jan15Extreme
Feb13Extreme
Mar12Extreme
Apr9Very high
May6High
Jun5High
Jul6High
Aug7Very high
Sep9Very high
Oct11Extreme
Nov12Extreme
Dec14Extreme

Air quality in Carletonville 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 Carletonville is worst in June — around 283 µg/m³ PM2.5 (very unhealthy), about 5.7× the cleanest month (January, 50 µg/m³).

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

0306090120150180210240270300JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecUnhealthyVery unhealthyUnhealthyJun 19282 µg/m³Jan 1251 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan50Poor
Feb72Unhealthy
Mar119Unhealthy
Apr177Very unhealthy
May261Very unhealthy
Jun283Very unhealthy
Jul275Very unhealthy
Aug213Very unhealthy
Sep156Very unhealthy
Oct99Unhealthy
Nov70Unhealthy
Dec55Poor
Location & terrain

Where is Carletonville?

Carletonville sits at 26.4°S, 27.4°E, 1,529 m above sea level, in South Africa. The nearest listed city is Fochville, 17 km away.

Topography around Carletonville

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Carletonville has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 145 m around an average of 1,530 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 339 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 754 m.

The land around Carletonville is covered by grassland (60%) and artificial surfaces (27%) within 3 km, grassland (67%) and cropland (21%) within 16 km, and grassland (61%) and cropland (22%) within 80 km.

3 km
145 m
16 km
339 m
80 km
754 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrain
March weather nearby: Fochville 17 km · Westonaria 25 km · Randfontein 36 km · Bagale 41 km · Soweto 47 km · Krugersdorp 49 km · Evaton 49 km · Potchefstroom 49 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 Carletonville (-26.3609°, 27.3977°, elevation 1,529 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).