De Aar weather in March

In March, De Aar sees average daytime highs of 28°C and overnight lows near 15°C, with 48 mm of rain across 7 wet days and about 12.2 hours of daylight. It is the 4th-warmest and 2nd-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 30°C in the first days to 26°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 67% 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 48 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, March is De Aar's 10th-clearest and 8th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see De Aar's year-round climate.

Daytime high
28°
4th warmest
Overnight low
15°
9th coldest
Rainfall
48 mm
7 wet days
Daylight
12 h 12 min
6:27 AM – 6:41 PM
Cloud cover
31%
10th clearest
Wind
14 km/h
8th windiest
Solar energy
6.19 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.7
out of 10

De Aar is town in the Northern Cape, South Africa.

Density
378/km²
people per km²
Founded
1903

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 26°C by the end.

A typical March day in De Aar reaches about 28°C in the afternoon and slips back to 15°C overnight — a 13°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 5°C warmer than April.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
13017
23017
33017
43016
53016
63016
73016
83016
92916
102916
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122916
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302614
312613

How March really feels in De Aar

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.

De Aar weather by month

How March compares with the rest of the year at a glance. March is the 4th-warmest and 2nd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan31° / 17°567.213.85.0
Feb31° / 17°477.713.15.2
Mar28° / 15°48712.26.7
Apr24° / 11°31511.38.1
May20° / 193.110.57.8
Jun17° / 142.510.16.7
Jul17° / 102.110.26.8
Aug19° / 112.310.97.8
Sep23° / 142.111.88.6
Oct26° / 11°243.712.88.2
Nov28° / 13°334.613.67.2
Dec31° / 16°375.213.95.6

Cloud cover in March

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 67% of the time in March.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 17% of March, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 16%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
18713
28713
38713
48713
58713
68713
78713
88614
98614
108614
118515
128515
138515
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317921

Chance of precipitation in March

Any precipitation

De Aar gets around 48 mm of rain over 7 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 22% and peaks near 24% on the wettest days.

0%10%20%30%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
123
223
322
422
521
621
721
821
921
1021
1121
1221
1321
1421
1521
1621
1722
1822
1923
2023
2123
2224
2324
2424
2524
2624
2724
2824
2924
3024
3123

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 84% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
179156
279156
379156
480155
580155
681154
781154
881154
982153
1082153
1182153
1283143
1383143
1484133
1584133
1685123
1785123
1885123
1986122
2086122
2186122
2286122
2386122
2486122
2586122
2686122
2787121
2887121
2987121
3087121
3188111

Wind in March

Winds average 14 km/h in March.

Across March, daily wind ranges from about 14 km/h on the calmest days to 14 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
114light breeze
214light breeze
314light breeze
414light breeze
514light breeze
614light breeze
714light breeze
814light breeze
914light breeze
1014light breeze
1114light breeze
1214light breeze
1314light breeze
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1614light breeze
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1814light breeze
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2114light breeze
2214light breeze
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2914light breeze
3014light breeze
3114light breeze

Sunrise & sunset in March

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 42 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 54 minutes over March. Sunrise moves from 6:16 AM to 6:36 AM, and sunset from 6:58 PM to 6:22 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.76:166:58
212.76:176:57
312.66:186:56
412.66:186:55
512.66:196:54
612.56:206:53
712.56:216:51
812.56:216:50
912.56:226:49
1012.46:236:48
1112.46:236:47
1212.46:246:45
1312.36:256:44
1412.36:256:43
1512.36:266:42
1612.26:276:41
1712.26:276:39
1812.26:286:38
1912.16:296:37
2012.16:296:36
2112.16:306:34
2212.06:316:33
2312.06:316:32
2412.06:326:30
2511.96:336:29
2611.96:336:28
2711.96:346:27
2811.86:346:25
2911.86:356:24
3011.86:366:23
3111.86:366:22

Solar energy in March

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in March, about 6.19 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.35 kWh/m² to a high of 8.54 kWh/m² in December across the year — March's 6.19 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.9Intense
26.8Intense
36.8Intense
46.8Intense
56.7Intense
66.7Intense
76.6Intense
86.6Intense
96.5Intense
106.5Intense
116.5Intense
126.4Intense
136.3Intense
146.3Intense
156.3Intense
166.2Intense
176.2Intense
186.1Intense
196.0Intense
206.0Bright
215.9Bright
225.9Bright
235.8Bright
245.8Bright
255.7Bright
265.7Bright
275.6Bright
285.6Bright
295.5Bright
305.5Bright
315.4Bright
Planning a trip in March

Is March a good time to visit De Aar?

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
7.7
Beach & pool
4th-best month of the year

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

What to pack for De Aar in March

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

In March, De Aar sees daytime highs around 28°C and nights near 15°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection. About 7 days see rain.

light clothessun protection

UV index in De Aar 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 De Aar peaks around January 14 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 21 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 21UV 4
UV index (midday)Level
Jan15Extreme
Feb13Extreme
Mar11Extreme
Apr7High
May5High
Jun4Moderate
Jul4Moderate
Aug6High
Sep8Very high
Oct12Extreme
Nov13Extreme
Dec14Extreme
Location & terrain

Where is De Aar?

De Aar sits at 30.6°S, 24.0°E, 1,247 m above sea level, in South Africa. The nearest listed city is Middelburg, 133 km away.

Graaff ReinetBurgersdorpKimberleyCradockBeaufort WestAliwal NorthBloemfontein

Topography around De Aar

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around De Aar has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 132 m around an average of 1,251 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 348 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 918 m.

The land around De Aar is covered by grassland (50%) and artificial surfaces (25%) within 3 km, grassland (83%) within 16 km, and grassland (89%) within 80 km.

3 km
132 m
16 km
348 m
80 km
918 m
shrubsgrasslandartificial surfacesbare terrain
March weather nearby: Middelburg 133 km · Graaff Reinet 185 km · Burgersdorp 225 km · Kimberley 225 km · Cradock 227 km · Beaufort West 233 km · Aliwal North 258 km · Bloemfontein 272 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 De Aar (-30.6497°, 24.0123°, elevation 1,247 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).