Graaff Reinet weather in March

In March, Graaff Reinet sees average daytime highs of 27°C and overnight lows near 14°C, with 64 mm of rain across 9.2 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 28°C in the first days to 26°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 57% 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 Graaff Reinet's 8th-clearest and 12th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Graaff Reinet's year-round climate.

Daytime high
27°
4th warmest
Overnight low
14°
10th coldest
Rainfall
64 mm
9.2 wet days
Daylight
12 h 12 min
6:24 AM – 6:39 PM
Cloud cover
38%
8th clearest
Wind
8 km/h
12th windiest
Solar energy
5.72 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.8
out of 10

Graaff Reinet is town in the Eastern Cape, South Africa.

Density
309/km²
people per km²
Founded
1786

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 Graaff Reinet reaches about 27°C in the afternoon and slips back to 14°C overnight — a 13°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 21°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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22915
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42815
52815
62815
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Graaff Reinet 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
Jan29° / 16°719.713.95.7
Feb29° / 16°6310.113.25.6
Mar27° / 14°649.212.26.8
Apr24° / 11°356.711.27.7
May21° / 183.710.47.9
Jun18° / 163.39.97.5
Jul18° / 173.310.17.5
Aug20° / 224.310.87.6
Sep23° / 274.311.88.0
Oct25° / 10°417.212.87.7
Nov26° / 12°537.513.77.3
Dec29° / 14°578.214.16.4

Cloud cover in March

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 57% of the time in March.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 18% of March, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 26%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
17822
27822
37822
47723
57723
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306931
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Chance of precipitation in March

Any precipitation

Graaff Reinet gets around 64 mm of rain over 9.2 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 34% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
134
233
333
432
532
631
731
830
930
1030
1130
1229
1329
1429
1529
1629
1729
1829
1929
2030
2130
2230
2330
2430
2530
2631
2731
2831
2931
3031
3130

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 69% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
1563212
2563212
3573211
4573211
5583210
6593110
760319
860319
961309
1062308
1163298
1264288
1365278
1467267
1568257
1669247
1771236
1871236
1973225
2074215
2175214
2276204
2376204
2478193
2578193
2678193
2780182
2880182
2981172
3081172
3182162

Wind in March

Winds average 8 km/h in March, the calmest month.

Across March, daily wind ranges from about 8 km/h on the calmest days to 9 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
19calm
29calm
39calm
49calm
59calm
69calm
79calm
89calm
98calm
108calm
118calm
128calm
138calm
148calm
158calm
168calm
178calm
188calm
198calm
208calm
218calm
228calm
238calm
248calm
258calm
268calm
278calm
288calm
298calm
308calm
318calm

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 6:13 AM to 6:35 AM, and sunset from 6:57 PM to 6:19 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.76:136:57
212.76:146:56
312.76:146:55
412.66:156:54
512.66:166:53
612.66:176:52
712.56:176:50
812.56:186:49
912.56:196:48
1012.46:206:47
1112.46:206:45
1212.46:216:44
1312.36:226:43
1412.36:236:41
1512.36:236:40
1612.26:246:39
1712.26:256:38
1812.26:266:36
1912.16:266:35
2012.16:276:34
2112.16:286:32
2212.06:286:31
2312.06:296:30
2412.06:306:28
2511.96:316:27
2611.96:316:26
2711.96:326:24
2811.86:336:23
2911.86:336:22
3011.86:346:20
3111.76:356:19

Solar energy in March

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in March, about 5.72 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.08 kWh/m² to a high of 7.97 kWh/m² in December across the year — March's 5.72 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.3Intense
26.3Intense
36.3Intense
46.2Intense
56.2Intense
66.1Intense
76.1Intense
86.0Intense
96.0Intense
106.0Bright
115.9Bright
125.9Bright
135.9Bright
145.8Bright
155.8Bright
165.7Bright
175.7Bright
185.7Bright
195.6Bright
205.6Bright
215.5Bright
225.5Bright
235.4Bright
245.4Bright
255.3Bright
265.3Bright
275.2Bright
285.2Bright
295.1Bright
305.1Bright
315.0Bright
Planning a trip in March

Is March a good time to visit Graaff Reinet?

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

6.8
Sightseeing
9th-best month of the year
7.1
Beach & pool
5th-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Graaff Reinet in March

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

In March, Graaff Reinet sees daytime highs around 27°C and nights near 14°C. Pack light clothes. Worth having: rain gear and sun protection. About 9 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Graaff Reinet in March

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in March peaks around 10 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Graaff Reinet peaks around January 14 at about 14 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 22 at about 3 (moderate).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highHighModerateHighExtremeJan 14UV 14Jun 22UV 3
UV index (midday)Level
Jan14Extreme
Feb12Extreme
Mar10Very high
Apr6High
May5Moderate
Jun3Moderate
Jul4Moderate
Aug5High
Sep7High
Oct11Extreme
Nov12Extreme
Dec13Extreme
Location & terrain

Where is Graaff Reinet?

Graaff Reinet sits at 32.3°S, 24.5°E, 756 m above sea level, in South Africa. The nearest listed city is Middelburg, 96 km away.

Beaufort WestDe AarKariegaKruisfonteinHumansdorp

Topography around Graaff Reinet

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Graaff Reinet has large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 631 m around an average of 857 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 969 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,048 m.

The land around Graaff Reinet is covered by shrubs (49%) within 3 km, grassland (56%) and shrubs (36%) within 16 km, and grassland (79%) within 80 km.

3 km
631 m
16 km
969 m
80 km
2,048 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
March weather nearby: Middelburg 96 km · Cradock 103 km · Somerset East 112 km · Beaufort West 183 km · De Aar 185 km · Kariega 186 km · Kruisfontein 196 km · Humansdorp 199 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 Graaff Reinet (-32.2522°, 24.5308°, elevation 756 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).