Hartbeesfontein weather in March

In March, Hartbeesfontein sees average daytime highs of 26°C and overnight lows near 15°C, with 77 mm of rain across 11.8 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 27°C in the first days to 25°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 51% 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 Hartbeesfontein's 8th-clearest and 12th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Hartbeesfontein's year-round climate.

Daytime high
26°
6th warmest
Overnight low
15°
8th coldest
Rainfall
77 mm
11.8 wet days
Daylight
12 h 12 min
6:18 AM – 6:30 PM
Cloud cover
43%
8th clearest
Wind
10 km/h
12th windiest
Solar energy
5.74 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.6
out of 10

Hartbeesfontein is town in North West, South Africa.

Founded
1955

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 27°C in the first days to 25°C by the end.

A typical March day in Hartbeesfontein reaches about 26°C in the afternoon and slips back to 15°C overnight — a 11°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 22°C and 30°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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Hartbeesfontein 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
Jan28° / 17°10915.713.55.4
Feb28° / 17°8913.212.96.0
Mar26° / 15°7711.812.26.6
Apr24° / 12°437.111.47.8
May22° / 192.810.78.4
Jun19° / 91.510.48.2
Jul19° / 40.710.58.4
Aug22° / 111.511.18.9
Sep26° / 11°162.911.88.5
Oct27° / 14°599.712.66.9
Nov28° / 15°7812.313.36.1
Dec28° / 17°10816.413.75.2

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 24% of March, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 25%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
17525
27525
37525
47723
57723
67723
77723
87723
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Chance of precipitation in March

Any precipitation

Hartbeesfontein gets around 77 mm of rain over 11.8 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 38% and peaks near 42% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
141
240
339
439
539
638
738
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938
1039
1139
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1340
1440
1541
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1842
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2041
2140
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2339
2438
2537
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2735
2834
2934
3033
3132

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 47% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
1344125
2364123
3374022
4394021
5404020
6414019
7424018
8434017
9434016
10444016
11444115
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20464310
21474310
22484210
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2451409
2552399
2654388
2755378
2858357
2959347
3062326
3165305

Wind in March

Winds average 10 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
19calm
29calm
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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 6:10 AM to 6:26 AM, and sunset from 6:45 PM to 6:13 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.66:106:45
212.66:106:44
312.56:116:43
412.56:116:42
512.56:126:41
612.56:136:40
712.46:136:39
812.46:146:38
912.46:146:37
1012.46:156:36
1112.36:156:35
1212.36:166:34
1312.36:176:33
1412.36:176:32
1512.26:186:31
1612.26:186:30
1712.26:196:29
1812.16:196:28
1912.16:206:27
2012.16:206:25
2112.16:216:24
2212.06:216:23
2312.06:226:22
2412.06:226:21
2512.06:236:20
2611.96:236:19
2711.96:246:18
2811.96:246:16
2911.86:256:15
3011.86:256:14
3111.86:266:13

Solar energy in March

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in March, about 5.74 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.87 kWh/m² to a high of 7.21 kWh/m² in December across the year — March's 5.74 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.2Intense
26.2Intense
36.2Intense
46.2Intense
56.2Intense
66.1Intense
76.1Intense
86.0Intense
96.0Intense
106.0Bright
115.9Bright
125.9Bright
135.8Bright
145.8Bright
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205.5Bright
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265.3Bright
275.3Bright
285.3Bright
295.3Bright
305.2Bright
315.2Bright
Planning a trip in March

Hazard calendar for Hartbeesfontein

In seasonPeak

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

Hartbeesfontein'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 Hartbeesfontein?

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

6.6
Sightseeing
8th-best month of the year
6.5
Beach & pool
5th-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Hartbeesfontein in March

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

In March, Hartbeesfontein sees daytime highs around 26°C and nights near 15°C. Worth packing: light clothes, rain gear and sun protection. About 12 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Hartbeesfontein 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 Hartbeesfontein peaks around January 13 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 20 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 20UV 5
UV index (midday)Level
Jan15Extreme
Feb13Extreme
Mar12Extreme
Apr9Very high
May6High
Jun5Moderate
Jul5High
Aug7Very high
Sep9Very high
Oct11Extreme
Nov12Extreme
Dec14Extreme

Air quality in Hartbeesfontein 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 Hartbeesfontein is worst in September — around 21 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 3.4× the cleanest month (December, 6 µg/m³).

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

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodSep 1121 µg/m³Dec 106 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan8Good
Feb11Good
Mar12Moderate
Apr14Moderate
May17Moderate
Jun20Moderate
Jul20Moderate
Aug20Moderate
Sep21Moderate
Oct12Good
Nov6Good
Dec6Good
Location & terrain

Where is Hartbeesfontein?

Hartbeesfontein sits at 26.8°S, 26.4°E, 1,463 m above sea level, in South Africa. The nearest listed city is Klerksdorp, 26 km away.

Topography around Hartbeesfontein

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Hartbeesfontein has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 182 m around an average of 1,475 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 305 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 412 m.

The land around Hartbeesfontein is covered by grassland (51%) and cropland (21%) within 3 km, grassland (67%) and cropland (20%) within 16 km, and grassland (56%) and cropland (39%) within 80 km.

3 km
182 m
16 km
305 m
80 km
412 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaces
March weather nearby: Klerksdorp 26 km · Orkney 35 km · Stilfontein 36 km · Ottosdal 41 km · Coligny 49 km · Leeudoringstad 56 km · Ventersdorp 64 km · Wolmaransstad 65 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 Hartbeesfontein (-26.7657°, 26.4202°, elevation 1,463 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).