Hammanskraal weather in March

In March, Hammanskraal sees average daytime highs of 28°C and overnight lows near 17°C, with 77 mm of rain across 9.5 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 29°C in the first days to 27°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 51% 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 Hammanskraal's 8th-clearest and 10th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Hammanskraal's year-round climate.

Daytime high
28°
6th warmest
Overnight low
17°
9th coldest
Rainfall
77 mm
9.5 wet days
Daylight
12 h 12 min
6:11 AM – 6:22 PM
Cloud cover
43%
8th clearest
Wind
9 km/h
10th windiest
Solar energy
5.56 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.5
out of 10

Hammanskraal is town in Gauteng, South Africa.

Density
14,862/km²
people per km²

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 29°C in the first days to 27°C by the end.

A typical March day in Hammanskraal reaches about 28°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 23°C and 32°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)
12918
22918
32918
42918
52918
62918
72918
82918
92818
102818
112818
122818
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Hammanskraal 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° / 19°9714.513.44.9
Feb29° / 19°8310.912.95.3
Mar28° / 17°779.512.26.5
Apr26° / 14°355.611.47.8
May24° / 10°152.310.88.9
Jun21° / 6110.48.7
Jul21° / 30.610.68.8
Aug24° / 51.111.19.2
Sep28° / 14°15211.88.0
Oct29° / 16°578.112.66.2
Nov29° / 17°8511.813.25.5
Dec29° / 18°10414.513.65.1

Cloud cover in March

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 51% 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 27%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
17426
27426
37426
47525
57525
67525
77525
87525
97525
107525
117426
127426
137426
147327
157327
167228
177228
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207327
217327
227327
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247327
257327
267327
277327
287327
297327
307228
317228

Chance of precipitation in March

Any precipitation

Hammanskraal gets around 77 mm of rain over 9.5 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 31% and peaks near 34% on the wettest days.

0%10%20%30%40%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
134
233
333
432
531
631
730
830
930
1030
1130
1231
1331
1431
1531
1632
1732
1832
1932
2032
2132
2231
2331
2430
2530
2629
2729
2828
2928
3027
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 43% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
12637325
22737305
32937295
43038275
53138265
63238255
73239245
83339235
93340235
103340234
113341224
123241224
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143243233
153143233
163044232
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182945242
192946241
202946241
212947231
222947231
232947231
243047221
253147210
263247210
273347200
283546180
293745170
303945160
314243150

Wind in March

Winds average 9 km/h in March.

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
99calm
109calm
119calm
129calm
139calm
149calm
159calm
169calm
179calm
189calm
199calm
209calm
219calm
229calm
239calm
249calm
259calm
268calm
278calm
288calm
298calm
308calm
318calm

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 6:03 AM to 6:18 AM, and sunset from 6:37 PM to 6:06 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.66:036:37
212.56:046:36
312.56:046:35
412.56:056:34
512.56:056:33
612.46:066:32
712.46:076:31
812.46:076:30
912.46:086:29
1012.36:086:28
1112.36:096:27
1212.36:096:26
1312.36:106:25
1412.26:106:24
1512.26:106:23
1612.26:116:22
1712.26:116:21
1812.16:126:20
1912.16:126:19
2012.16:136:18
2112.16:136:17
2212.06:146:16
2312.06:146:15
2412.06:156:13
2512.06:156:12
2611.96:166:11
2711.96:166:10
2811.96:166:09
2911.96:176:08
3011.86:176:07
3111.86:186:06

Solar energy in March

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in March, about 5.56 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.95 kWh/m² to a high of 6.68 kWh/m² in December across the year — March's 5.56 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.0Bright
26.0Bright
36.0Bright
45.9Bright
55.9Bright
65.9Bright
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85.8Bright
95.8Bright
105.8Bright
115.7Bright
125.7Bright
135.6Bright
145.6Bright
155.5Bright
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175.5Bright
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245.2Bright
255.2Bright
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275.2Bright
285.2Bright
295.1Bright
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315.1Bright
Planning a trip in March

Hazard calendar for Hammanskraal

In seasonPeak

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

Hammanskraal'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 Hammanskraal?

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

6.5
Sightseeing
7th-best month of the year
7.1
Beach & pool
5th-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Hammanskraal in March

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

In March, Hammanskraal sees daytime highs around 28°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 Hammanskraal 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 Hammanskraal peaks around January 1 at about 14 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 17 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 1UV 14Jun 17UV 5
UV index (midday)Level
Jan14Extreme
Feb13Extreme
Mar12Extreme
Apr8Very high
May6High
Jun5High
Jul6High
Aug7Very high
Sep9Very high
Oct11Extreme
Nov12Extreme
Dec14Extreme

Air quality in Hammanskraal 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 Hammanskraal is worst in July — around 188 µg/m³ PM2.5 (very unhealthy), about 6.6× the cleanest month (January, 29 µg/m³).

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

0306090120150180210JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthyUnhealthyPoorJul 10187 µg/m³Jan 1229 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan29Moderate
Feb43Poor
Mar67Unhealthy
Apr114Unhealthy
May169Very unhealthy
Jun185Very unhealthy
Jul188Very unhealthy
Aug142Unhealthy
Sep108Unhealthy
Oct62Unhealthy
Nov43Poor
Dec32Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Hammanskraal?

Hammanskraal sits at 25.4°S, 28.3°E, 1,110 m above sea level, in South Africa. The nearest listed city is Soshanguve, 20 km away.

Topography around Hammanskraal

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Hammanskraal has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 76 m around an average of 1,102 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 231 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 809 m.

The land around Hammanskraal is covered by grassland (40%) and artificial surfaces (34%) within 3 km, grassland (46%) and shrubs (29%) within 16 km, and grassland (42%) and shrubs (31%) within 80 km.

3 km
76 m
16 km
231 m
80 km
809 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
March weather nearby: Soshanguve 20 km · Mabopane 25 km · Moloto South 37 km · Ga-Rankuwa 37 km · Cullinan 38 km · Pretoria 39 km · Letlhabile 46 km · Centurion 51 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 Hammanskraal (-25.4089°, 28.287°, elevation 1,110 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).