Mamafubedu weather in March

In March, Mamafubedu sees average daytime highs of 24°C and overnight lows near 13°C, with 94 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 25°C in the first days to 23°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 47% 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 Mamafubedu's 8th-clearest and 10th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Mamafubedu's year-round climate.

Daytime high
24°
6th warmest
Overnight low
13°
9th coldest
Rainfall
94 mm
11.8 wet days
Daylight
12 h 12 min
6:11 AM – 6:23 PM
Cloud cover
45%
8th clearest
Wind
10 km/h
10th windiest
Solar energy
5.62 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.9
out of 10

Mamafubedu is town in the Free State province..

Founded
1912

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 23°C by the end.

A typical March day in Mamafubedu reaches about 24°C in the afternoon and slips back to 13°C overnight — a 11°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 20°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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How March really feels in Mamafubedu

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.

Mamafubedu 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° / 15°14815.813.66.0
Feb25° / 14°10013.2136.2
Mar24° / 13°9411.812.26.9
Apr22° / 517.511.47.4
May19° / 223.310.77.8
Jun17° / 121.810.37.2
Jul17° / 71.110.47.3
Aug20° / 182.7118.1
Sep23° / 233.611.88.5
Oct24° / 11°9210.512.77.3
Nov25° / 12°10912.313.46.6
Dec26° / 14°16117.313.75.8

Cloud cover in March

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 47% 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 30%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
17030
27030
37129
47129
57129
67129
77129
87030
97030
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Chance of precipitation in March

Any precipitation

Mamafubedu gets around 94 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 43% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
143
242
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541
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3129

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 61% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
1444412
2464311
3474211
4494110
550419
651409
752408
853407
954397
1055396
1156395
1256395
1358384
1458384
1559383
1660373
1760373
1861363
1963352
2064342
2165332
2266322
2367312
2469301
2570291
2672271
2773261
2875241
2977221
3078211
3181190

Wind in March

Winds average 10 km/h in March.

Across March, daily wind ranges from about 10 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
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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 6:02 AM to 6:19 AM, and sunset from 6:39 PM to 6:06 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.66:026:39
212.66:036:38
312.66:036:37
412.56:046:36
512.56:056:35
612.56:056:34
712.56:066:33
812.46:066:32
912.46:076:31
1012.46:086:30
1112.36:086:29
1212.36:096:28
1312.36:096:27
1412.36:106:26
1512.26:106:24
1612.26:116:23
1712.26:126:22
1812.16:126:21
1912.16:136:20
2012.16:136:19
2112.16:146:18
2212.06:146:16
2312.06:156:15
2412.06:156:14
2512.06:166:13
2611.96:166:12
2711.96:176:11
2811.96:176:09
2911.86:186:08
3011.86:186:07
3111.86:196:06

Solar energy in March

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in March, about 5.62 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.77 kWh/m² to a high of 7.06 kWh/m² in December across the year — March's 5.62 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.1Intense
26.1Intense
36.1Intense
46.1Intense
56.0Intense
66.0Intense
76.0Bright
85.9Bright
95.9Bright
105.9Bright
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275.2Bright
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305.1Bright
315.1Bright
Planning a trip in March

Hazard calendar for Mamafubedu

In seasonPeak

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

Mamafubedu'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 Mamafubedu?

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

6.9
Sightseeing
8th-best month of the year
5.8
Beach & pool
4th-best month of the year

March is a reasonable time to visit Mamafubedu for sightseeing.

What to pack for Mamafubedu in March

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

In March, Mamafubedu sees daytime highs around 24°C and nights near 13°C. Worth packing: light clothes, rain gear and sun protection. About 12 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Mamafubedu 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 Mamafubedu peaks around January 14 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 21 at about 5 (moderate).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highHighHighVery highExtremeJan 14UV 15Jun 21UV 5
UV index (midday)Level
Jan15Extreme
Feb13Extreme
Mar11Extreme
Apr8Very high
May6High
Jun5Moderate
Jul5High
Aug7Very high
Sep9Very high
Oct11Extreme
Nov12Extreme
Dec14Extreme

Air quality in Mamafubedu 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 Mamafubedu is worst in July — around 24 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.6× the cleanest month (January, 9 µg/m³).

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

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodJul 1824 µg/m³Jan 129 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan9Good
Feb12Good
Mar15Moderate
Apr17Moderate
May20Moderate
Jun23Moderate
Jul24Moderate
Aug23Moderate
Sep23Moderate
Oct15Moderate
Nov11Good
Dec10Good
Location & terrain

Where is Mamafubedu?

Mamafubedu sits at 27.7°S, 28.1°E, 1,710 m above sea level, in South Africa. The nearest listed city is Reitz, 33 km away.

Topography around Mamafubedu

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Mamafubedu has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 107 m around an average of 1,694 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 209 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 820 m.

The land around Mamafubedu is covered by cropland (45%) and grassland (44%) within 3 km, cropland (50%) and grassland (49%) within 16 km, and grassland (58%) and cropland (41%) within 80 km.

3 km
107 m
16 km
209 m
80 km
820 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
March weather nearby: Reitz 33 km · Heilbron 46 km · Frankfort 56 km · Bethlehem 65 km · Koppies 72 km · Villiers 85 km · Deneysville 86 km · Senekal 88 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 Mamafubedu (-27.6661°, 28.1313°, elevation 1,710 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).