Mookgophong weather in March

In March, Mookgophong sees average daytime highs of 28°C and overnight lows near 17°C, with 67 mm of rain across 8.8 wet days and about 12.2 hours of daylight. It is the 6th-warmest and 5th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 28°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 50% of the time in March, and the air most often feels comfortable.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 30 min at the start of March to 11 h 48 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, March is Mookgophong's 8th-clearest and 10th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Mookgophong's year-round climate.

Daytime high
28°
6th warmest
Overnight low
17°
9th coldest
Rainfall
67 mm
8.8 wet days
Daylight
12 h 12 min
6:09 AM – 6:20 PM
Cloud cover
44%
8th clearest
Wind
7 km/h
10th windiest
Solar energy
5.68 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.5
out of 10

Mookgophong is place in Limpopo, South Africa.

Founded
1907

Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.

Temperature in March

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 28°C through the month.

A typical March day in Mookgophong 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 24°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)
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22918
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52918
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Mookgophong 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°11012.913.35.2
Feb29° / 19°759.212.95.5
Mar28° / 17°678.812.26.5
Apr26° / 14°385.311.47.8
May24° / 10°122.210.89.0
Jun22° / 40.810.58.9
Jul21° / 30.610.68.9
Aug25° / 10°3111.19.2
Sep28° / 13°132.311.87.8
Oct29° / 16°457.112.66.1
Nov29° / 17°931213.25.4
Dec29° / 18°11014.713.55.1

Cloud cover in March

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 50% of the time in March.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 21% of March, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 29%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
16931
26931
37030
47129
57228
67228
77228
87228
97228
107228
117129
127129
137030
147030
157030
166931
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196931
206931
216931
226931
237030
247129
257129
267129
277129
287228
297228
307228
317228

Chance of precipitation in March

Any precipitation

Mookgophong gets around 67 mm of rain over 8.8 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 29% and peaks near 31% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
131
231
330
429
529
629
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828
929
1029
1129
1229
1329
1430
1530
1630
1731
1831
1931
2030
2130
2230
2329
2429
2528
2628
2727
2827
2926
3026
3125

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 42% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
12138338
22238328
32438317
42539297
52639287
62739277
72839276
82840266
92840256
102941256
112941256
122842245
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232745262
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252945252
263044242
273144231
283244221
293444211
303643201
313843191

Wind in March

Winds average 7 km/h in March.

Across March, daily wind ranges from about 7 km/h on the calmest days to 8 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
18calm
28calm
38calm
48calm
58calm
68calm
78calm
88calm
98calm
108calm
118calm
128calm
137calm
147calm
157calm
167calm
177calm
187calm
197calm
207calm
217calm
227calm
237calm
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267calm
277calm
287calm
297calm
307calm
317calm

Sunrise & sunset in March

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 30 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 42 minutes over March. Sunrise moves from 6:02 AM to 6:16 AM, and sunset from 6:34 PM to 6:04 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.56:026:34
212.56:036:34
312.56:036:33
412.56:046:32
512.46:046:31
612.46:056:30
712.46:056:29
812.46:066:28
912.36:066:27
1012.36:076:26
1112.36:076:25
1212.36:086:24
1312.36:086:23
1412.26:096:22
1512.26:096:21
1612.26:096:20
1712.26:106:19
1812.16:106:18
1912.16:116:17
2012.16:116:16
2112.16:126:15
2212.06:126:14
2312.06:126:13
2412.06:136:12
2512.06:136:11
2611.96:146:10
2711.96:146:09
2811.96:156:08
2911.96:156:07
3011.86:156:05
3111.86:166:04

Solar energy in March

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in March, about 5.68 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.03 kWh/m² to a high of 6.63 kWh/m² in October across the year — March's 5.68 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.0Intense
26.0Intense
36.0Intense
46.0Intense
56.0Bright
66.0Bright
76.0Bright
85.9Bright
95.9Bright
105.9Bright
115.8Bright
125.8Bright
135.8Bright
145.7Bright
155.7Bright
165.6Bright
175.6Bright
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195.5Bright
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215.5Bright
225.4Bright
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245.4Bright
255.3Bright
265.3Bright
275.3Bright
285.3Bright
295.3Bright
305.2Bright
315.2Bright
Planning a trip in March

Hazard calendar for Mookgophong

In seasonPeak

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

Mookgophong's rainy season runs November–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 Mookgophong?

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
7.2
Beach & pool
6th-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Mookgophong in March

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

In March, Mookgophong sees daytime highs around 28°C and nights near 17°C. Pack light clothes. Worth having: rain gear and sun protection. About 9 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Mookgophong 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 Mookgophong peaks around January 14 at about 14 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 16 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 14UV 14Jun 16UV 5
UV index (midday)Level
Jan14Extreme
Feb13Extreme
Mar12Extreme
Apr9Very high
May6High
Jun5High
Jul6High
Aug8Very high
Sep9Very high
Oct10Very high
Nov12Extreme
Dec14Extreme

Air quality in Mookgophong 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 Mookgophong is worst in July — around 79 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 5.7× the cleanest month (January, 14 µg/m³).

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

0306090JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModeratePoorUnhealthyPoorModerateJul 1179 µg/m³Jan 1114 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan14Moderate
Feb20Moderate
Mar29Moderate
Apr47Poor
May71Unhealthy
Jun77Unhealthy
Jul79Unhealthy
Aug69Unhealthy
Sep57Unhealthy
Oct31Moderate
Nov20Moderate
Dec15Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Mookgophong?

Mookgophong sits at 24.5°S, 28.7°E, 1,108 m above sea level, in South Africa. The nearest listed city is Modimolle, 38 km away.

Topography around Mookgophong

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Mookgophong has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 89 m around an average of 1,106 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 457 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,212 m.

The land around Mookgophong is covered by shrubs (38%) within 3 km, shrubs (53%) and grassland (28%) within 16 km, and shrubs (51%) and grassland (25%) within 80 km.

3 km
89 m
16 km
457 m
80 km
1,212 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrain
March weather nearby: Modimolle 38 km · Mokopane 47 km · Bela Bela 60 km · Vaalwater 66 km · Vaalbank 72 km · Siyabuswa 74 km · Lebowakgomo 83 km · Kwaggafontein 93 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 Mookgophong (-24.5167°, 28.7167°, elevation 1,108 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).