Redhill weather in March

In March, Redhill sees average daytime highs of 24°C and overnight lows near 13°C, with 103 mm of rain across 13.4 wet days and about 12.2 hours of daylight. It is the 4th-warmest and 5th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 24°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 39% 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 Redhill's 7th-clearest and 12th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Redhill's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 24°; 4th warmest
Overnight low: 13°; 9th coldest
Rainfall: 103 mm; 13.4 wet days
Daylight: 12 h 12 min; 6:01 AM – 6:12 PM
Cloud cover: 53%; 7th clearest
Wind: 7 km/h; 12th windiest
Solar energy: 5.19 kWh/m²
Travel score: 6.6; out of 10

← February Redhill year-round climate April →Best places to visit in March

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Temperature in March

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 24°C through the month.

A typical March day in Redhill reaches about 24°C in the afternoon and slips back to 13°C overnight — a 10°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 19°C and 27°C. Set against its neighbours, March runs about 1°C cooler than February and about 2°C warmer than April.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Avg high (°C)	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23
Avg low (°C)	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	24	14
2	24	14
3	24	14
4	24	14
5	24	14
6	24	14
7	24	14
8	24	14
9	24	14
10	24	14
11	24	14
12	24	14
13	24	14
14	24	14
15	24	13
16	24	13
17	24	13
18	24	13
19	23	13
20	23	13
21	23	13
22	23	13
23	23	13
24	23	13
25	23	13
26	23	13
27	23	13
28	23	13
29	23	13
30	23	13
31	23	13

Redhill weather by month

How March compares with the rest of the year at a glance. March is the 4th-warmest and 5th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	25° / 15°	147	18	13.5	5.7
Feb	25° / 15°	113	13.9	12.9	6.1
Mar	24° / 13°	103	13.4	12.2	6.6
Apr	22° / 11°	45	8.4	11.4	7.1
May	20° / 8°	18	3.3	10.7	8.0
Jun	18° / 5°	9	1.5	10.4	7.9
Jul	18° / 5°	8	1.5	10.5	7.8
Aug	20° / 7°	14	3.2	11.1	8.0
Sep	23° / 9°	32	6.2	11.8	7.8
Oct	23° / 11°	81	13.8	12.6	6.3
Nov	23° / 13°	127	18.4	13.3	5.5
Dec	24° / 14°	151	19.5	13.6	5.4

Cloud cover in March

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 39% of the time in March.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 17% of March, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 44%.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Clearer (%)	52	54	55	56	56	57	57	57	58	57	57	57	56	56	55	55	54	54	53	53	54	54	55	55	55	56	56	57	57	58	58
Cloudier (%)	48	46	45	44	44	43	43	43	42	43	43	43	44	44	45	45	46	46	47	47	46	46	45	45	45	44	44	43	43	42	42

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	52	48
2	54	46
3	55	45
4	56	44
5	56	44
6	57	43
7	57	43
8	57	43
9	58	42
10	57	43
11	57	43
12	57	43
13	56	44
14	56	44
15	55	45
16	55	45
17	54	46
18	54	46
19	53	47
20	53	47
21	54	46
22	54	46
23	55	45
24	55	45
25	55	45
26	56	44
27	56	44
28	57	43
29	57	43
30	58	42
31	58	42

Chance of precipitation in March

Any precipitation

Redhill gets around 103 mm of rain over 13.4 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 43% and peaks near 46% on the wettest days.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Rain chance (%)	45	44	43	42	42	41	41	41	41	42	42	43	43	44	44	45	46	46	46	46	46	45	45	44	43	42	41	39	38	37	36

	Rain chance (%)
1	45
2	44
3	43
4	42
5	42
6	41
7	41
8	41
9	41
10	42
11	42
12	43
13	43
14	44
15	44
16	45
17	46
18	46
19	46
20	46
21	46
22	45
23	45
24	44
25	43
26	42
27	41
28	39
29	38
30	37
31	36

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 55% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Dry (%)	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	25	26	26	27	27	27	28	28	28	28	29	29	30	30	31	32	33	35	36	38	41	43	46
Comfortable (%)	53	53	54	54	54	54	54	54	55	55	56	56	57	57	57	58	58	59	58	59	58	59	58	57	57	55	55	53	50	49	46
Humid (%)	29	28	26	25	24	23	22	21	20	19	18	17	16	16	15	14	14	13	13	12	12	11	11	11	10	10	9	9	9	8	8

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)
1	18	53	29
2	19	53	28
3	20	54	26
4	21	54	25
5	22	54	24
6	23	54	23
7	24	54	22
8	25	54	21
9	25	55	20
10	26	55	19
11	26	56	18
12	27	56	17
13	27	57	16
14	27	57	16
15	28	57	15
16	28	58	14
17	28	58	14
18	28	59	13
19	29	58	13
20	29	59	12
21	30	58	12
22	30	59	11
23	31	58	11
24	32	57	11
25	33	57	10
26	35	55	10
27	36	55	9
28	38	53	9
29	41	50	9
30	43	49	8
31	46	46	8

Wind in March

Winds average 7 km/h in March, the calmest month.

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

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Wind speed (km/h)	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7
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	Wind speed (km/h)	Feels
1	7	calm
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30	7	calm
31	7	calm

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 5:52 AM to 6:08 AM, and sunset from 6:27 PM to 5:56 PM.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Daylight (h)	12.6	12.6	12.5	12.5	12.5	12.5	12.4	12.4	12.4	12.3	12.3	12.3	12.3	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.8	11.8	11.8
Sunrise (AM)	5:52	5:53	5:54	5:54	5:55	5:55	5:56	5:56	5:57	5:57	5:58	5:59	5:59	6:00	6:00	6:01	6:01	6:02	6:02	6:03	6:03	6:04	6:04	6:05	6:05	6:05	6:06	6:06	6:07	6:07	6:08
Sunset (PM)	6:27	6:26	6:25	6:25	6:24	6:23	6:22	6:21	6:20	6:18	6:17	6:16	6:15	6:14	6:13	6:12	6:11	6:10	6:09	6:08	6:07	6:06	6:04	6:03	6:02	6:01	6:00	5:59	5:58	5:57	5:56

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	12.6	5:52	6:27
2	12.6	5:53	6:26
3	12.5	5:54	6:25
4	12.5	5:54	6:25
5	12.5	5:55	6:24
6	12.5	5:55	6:23
7	12.4	5:56	6:22
8	12.4	5:56	6:21
9	12.4	5:57	6:20
10	12.3	5:57	6:18
11	12.3	5:58	6:17
12	12.3	5:59	6:16
13	12.3	5:59	6:15
14	12.2	6:00	6:14
15	12.2	6:00	6:13
16	12.2	6:01	6:12
17	12.2	6:01	6:11
18	12.1	6:02	6:10
19	12.1	6:02	6:09
20	12.1	6:03	6:08
21	12.1	6:03	6:07
22	12.0	6:04	6:06
23	12.0	6:04	6:04
24	12.0	6:05	6:03
25	12.0	6:05	6:02
26	11.9	6:05	6:01
27	11.9	6:06	6:00
28	11.9	6:06	5:59
29	11.8	6:07	5:58
30	11.8	6:07	5:57
31	11.8	6:08	5:56

Solar energy in March

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in March, about 5.19 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.78 kWh/m² to a high of 5.99 kWh/m² in December across the year — March's 5.19 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Solar energy (kWh/m²)	5.6	5.6	5.5	5.5	5.5	5.5	5.5	5.5	5.4	5.4	5.4	5.3	5.3	5.2	5.2	5.2	5.1	5.1	5.0	5.0	5.0	5.0	4.9	4.9	4.9	4.9	4.8	4.8	4.8	4.8	4.8
Level	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright

	Solar energy (kWh/m²)	Level
1	5.6	Bright
2	5.6	Bright
3	5.5	Bright
4	5.5	Bright
5	5.5	Bright
6	5.5	Bright
7	5.5	Bright
8	5.5	Bright
9	5.4	Bright
10	5.4	Bright
11	5.4	Bright
12	5.3	Bright
13	5.3	Bright
14	5.2	Bright
15	5.2	Bright
16	5.2	Bright
17	5.1	Bright
18	5.1	Bright
19	5.0	Bright
20	5.0	Bright
21	5.0	Bright
22	5.0	Bright
23	4.9	Bright
24	4.9	Bright
25	4.9	Bright
26	4.9	Bright
27	4.8	Bright
28	4.8	Bright
29	4.8	Bright
30	4.8	Bright
31	4.8	Bright

Planning a trip in March

Hazard calendar for Redhill

In seasonPeak

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

Redhill'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 Redhill?

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

6.6

Sightseeing

7th-best month of the year

5.3

Beach & pool

3rd-best month of the year

March is a reasonable time to visit Redhill for sightseeing.

What to pack for Redhill in March

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

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

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UV index in Redhill 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 Redhill peaks around January 12 at about 14 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 21 at about 5 (high).

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

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
UV index (midday)	14	13	12	8	6	5	5	7	9	10	12	14
Level	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Very high	High	High	High	Very high	Very high	Very high	Extreme	Extreme

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	14	Extreme
Feb	13	Extreme
Mar	12	Extreme
Apr	8	Very high
May	6	High
Jun	5	High
Jul	5	High
Aug	7	Very high
Sep	9	Very high
Oct	10	Very high
Nov	12	Extreme
Dec	14	Extreme

Air quality in Redhill 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 Redhill is worst in November — around 46 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), about 2.5× the cleanest month (December, 18 µg/m³).

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

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
PM2.5 (µg/m³)	22	21	28	36	31	35	40	41	33	26	46	18
Level	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Poor	Moderate	Moderate	Poor	Poor	Moderate	Moderate	Poor	Moderate

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	22	Moderate
Feb	21	Moderate
Mar	28	Moderate
Apr	36	Poor
May	31	Moderate
Jun	35	Moderate
Jul	40	Poor
Aug	41	Poor
Sep	33	Moderate
Oct	26	Moderate
Nov	46	Poor
Dec	18	Moderate

Location & terrain

Where is Redhill?

Redhill sits at 26.3°S, 30.8°E, 1,630 m above sea level, in South Africa. The nearest listed city is Empuluzu, 7.0 km away.

Topography around Redhill

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Redhill has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 271 m around an average of 1,564 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 723 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,759 m.

The land around Redhill is covered by grassland (67%) within 3 km, grassland (68%) and trees (24%) within 16 km, and grassland (53%) and trees (32%) within 80 km.

3 km

271 m

grassland 67%

16 km

723 m

grassland 68%

80 km

1,759 m

grassland 53%

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← February Redhill year-round climate April →Best places to visit in March

March weather nearby: Empuluzu 7.0 km · Fernie 15 km · Lukwatini 23 km · Nhlazatje 25 km · Mbabane 31 km · Lobamba 44 km · Barberton 57 km · Manzini 61 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

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 Redhill (-26.2607°, 30.8255°, elevation 1,630 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).

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	24	14
2	24	14
3	24	14
4	24	14
5	24	14
6	24	14
7	24	14
8	24	14
9	24	14
10	24	14
11	24	14
12	24	14
13	24	14
14	24	14
15	24	13
16	24	13
17	24	13
18	24	13
19	23	13
20	23	13
21	23	13
22	23	13
23	23	13
24	23	13
25	23	13
26	23	13
27	23	13
28	23	13
29	23	13
30	23	13
31	23	13

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	52	48
2	54	46
3	55	45
4	56	44
5	56	44
6	57	43
7	57	43
8	57	43
9	58	42
10	57	43
11	57	43
12	57	43
13	56	44
14	56	44
15	55	45
16	55	45
17	54	46
18	54	46
19	53	47
20	53	47
21	54	46
22	54	46
23	55	45
24	55	45
25	55	45
26	56	44
27	56	44
28	57	43
29	57	43
30	58	42
31	58	42

	Rain chance (%)
1	45
2	44
3	43
4	42
5	42
6	41
7	41
8	41
9	41
10	42
11	42
12	43
13	43
14	44
15	44
16	45
17	46
18	46
19	46
20	46
21	46
22	45
23	45
24	44
25	43
26	42
27	41
28	39
29	38
30	37
31	36

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)
1	18	53	29
2	19	53	28
3	20	54	26
4	21	54	25
5	22	54	24
6	23	54	23
7	24	54	22
8	25	54	21
9	25	55	20
10	26	55	19
11	26	56	18
12	27	56	17
13	27	57	16
14	27	57	16
15	28	57	15
16	28	58	14
17	28	58	14
18	28	59	13
19	29	58	13
20	29	59	12
21	30	58	12
22	30	59	11
23	31	58	11
24	32	57	11
25	33	57	10
26	35	55	10
27	36	55	9
28	38	53	9
29	41	50	9
30	43	49	8
31	46	46	8

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	24	14
2	24	14
3	24	14
4	24	14
5	24	14
6	24	14
7	24	14
8	24	14
9	24	14
10	24	14
11	24	14
12	24	14
13	24	14
14	24	14
15	24	13
16	24	13
17	24	13
18	24	13
19	23	13
20	23	13
21	23	13
22	23	13
23	23	13
24	23	13
25	23	13
26	23	13
27	23	13
28	23	13
29	23	13
30	23	13
31	23	13

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	52	48
2	54	46
3	55	45
4	56	44
5	56	44
6	57	43
7	57	43
8	57	43
9	58	42
10	57	43
11	57	43
12	57	43
13	56	44
14	56	44
15	55	45
16	55	45
17	54	46
18	54	46
19	53	47
20	53	47
21	54	46
22	54	46
23	55	45
24	55	45
25	55	45
26	56	44
27	56	44
28	57	43
29	57	43
30	58	42
31	58	42

	Rain chance (%)
1	45
2	44
3	43
4	42
5	42
6	41
7	41
8	41
9	41
10	42
11	42
12	43
13	43
14	44
15	44
16	45
17	46
18	46
19	46
20	46
21	46
22	45
23	45
24	44
25	43
26	42
27	41
28	39
29	38
30	37
31	36

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)
1	18	53	29
2	19	53	28
3	20	54	26
4	21	54	25
5	22	54	24
6	23	54	23
7	24	54	22
8	25	54	21
9	25	55	20
10	26	55	19
11	26	56	18
12	27	56	17
13	27	57	16
14	27	57	16
15	28	57	15
16	28	58	14
17	28	58	14
18	28	59	13
19	29	58	13
20	29	59	12
21	30	58	12
22	30	59	11
23	31	58	11
24	32	57	11
25	33	57	10
26	35	55	10
27	36	55	9
28	38	53	9
29	41	50	9
30	43	49	8
31	46	46	8

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	24	14
2	24	14
3	24	14
4	24	14
5	24	14
6	24	14
7	24	14
8	24	14
9	24	14
10	24	14
11	24	14
12	24	14
13	24	14
14	24	14
15	24	13
16	24	13
17	24	13
18	24	13
19	23	13
20	23	13
21	23	13
22	23	13
23	23	13
24	23	13
25	23	13
26	23	13
27	23	13
28	23	13
29	23	13
30	23	13
31	23	13

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	52	48
2	54	46
3	55	45
4	56	44
5	56	44
6	57	43
7	57	43
8	57	43
9	58	42
10	57	43
11	57	43
12	57	43
13	56	44
14	56	44
15	55	45
16	55	45
17	54	46
18	54	46
19	53	47
20	53	47
21	54	46
22	54	46
23	55	45
24	55	45
25	55	45
26	56	44
27	56	44
28	57	43
29	57	43
30	58	42
31	58	42

	Rain chance (%)
1	45
2	44
3	43
4	42
5	42
6	41
7	41
8	41
9	41
10	42
11	42
12	43
13	43
14	44
15	44
16	45
17	46
18	46
19	46
20	46
21	46
22	45
23	45
24	44
25	43
26	42
27	41
28	39
29	38
30	37
31	36

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)
1	18	53	29
2	19	53	28
3	20	54	26
4	21	54	25
5	22	54	24
6	23	54	23
7	24	54	22
8	25	54	21
9	25	55	20
10	26	55	19
11	26	56	18
12	27	56	17
13	27	57	16
14	27	57	16
15	28	57	15
16	28	58	14
17	28	58	14
18	28	59	13
19	29	58	13
20	29	59	12
21	30	58	12
22	30	59	11
23	31	58	11
24	32	57	11
25	33	57	10
26	35	55	10
27	36	55	9
28	38	53	9
29	41	50	9
30	43	49	8
31	46	46	8