Rustenburg weather in March

In March, Rustenburg sees average daytime highs of 27°C and overnight lows near 17°C, with 70 mm of rain across 10.4 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 28°C in the first days to 26°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 49% 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 Rustenburg's 8th-clearest and 11th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Rustenburg's year-round climate.

Daytime high
27°
6th warmest
Overnight low
17°
9th coldest
Rainfall
70 mm
10.4 wet days
Daylight
12 h 12 min
6:15 AM – 6:26 PM
Cloud cover
44%
8th clearest
Wind
7 km/h
11th windiest
Solar energy
5.57 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.6
out of 10

Rustenburg is South African city, town and mine.

Density
1,323/km²
people per km²
Founded
1851

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 28°C in the first days to 26°C by the end.

A typical March day in Rustenburg reaches about 27°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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Rustenburg 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°9414.113.45.2
Feb29° / 18°8911.812.95.4
Mar27° / 17°7010.412.26.6
Apr25° / 13°335.811.47.9
May23° / 172.310.88.8
Jun20° / 71.310.48.5
Jul20° / 30.610.68.6
Aug23° / 71.211.19.1
Sep27° / 13°141.811.88.4
Oct28° / 15°497.512.66.6
Nov29° / 17°7411.313.35.6
Dec29° / 18°11114.713.65.2

Cloud cover in March

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 49% 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 28%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
17327
27327
37426
47426
57525
67426
77426
87426
97426
107426
117327
127327
137228
147228
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167129
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297228
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317228

Chance of precipitation in March

Any precipitation

Rustenburg gets around 70 mm of rain over 10.4 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 34% and peaks near 36% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
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2235
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2733
2832
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3030
3130

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 44% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
12441323
22641303
32742283
42842273
52942263
63042253
73143243
83143233
93144223
103244213
113244213
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223345201
233445201
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253744191
263843180
274043170
284242160
294441150
304640140
314839130

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
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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 6:07 AM to 6:22 AM, and sunset from 6:41 PM to 6:10 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.66:076:41
212.56:086:40
312.56:086:39
412.56:096:38
512.56:096:37
612.46:106:37
712.46:116:36
812.46:116:35
912.46:126:34
1012.36:126:33
1112.36:136:32
1212.36:136:30
1312.36:146:29
1412.26:146:28
1512.26:156:27
1612.26:156:26
1712.26:166:25
1812.16:166:24
1912.16:176:23
2012.16:176:22
2112.16:176:21
2212.06:186:20
2312.06:186:19
2412.06:196:18
2512.06:196:17
2611.96:206:15
2711.96:206:14
2811.96:216:13
2911.96:216:12
3011.86:226:11
3111.86:226:10

Solar energy in March

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in March, about 5.57 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.92 kWh/m² to a high of 6.8 kWh/m² in December across the year — March's 5.57 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.0Intense
26.0Intense
36.0Intense
46.0Bright
56.0Bright
65.9Bright
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95.8Bright
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Planning a trip in March

Hazard calendar for Rustenburg

In seasonPeak

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

Rustenburg'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 Rustenburg?

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
6.8
Beach & pool
6th-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Rustenburg in March

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

In March, Rustenburg sees daytime highs around 27°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 Rustenburg 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 Rustenburg peaks around January 11 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 11UV 14Jun 17UV 5
UV index (midday)Level
Jan14Extreme
Feb13Extreme
Mar12Extreme
Apr9Very high
May6High
Jun5Moderate
Jul6High
Aug7Very high
Sep9Very high
Oct11Extreme
Nov12Extreme
Dec14Extreme

Air quality in Rustenburg 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 Rustenburg is worst in June — around 69 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 5.0× the cleanest month (December, 14 µg/m³).

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

020406080JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModeratePoorUnhealthyPoorModerateJun 1869 µg/m³Dec 2114 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan15Moderate
Feb22Moderate
Mar31Moderate
Apr46Poor
May62Unhealthy
Jun69Unhealthy
Jul66Unhealthy
Aug53Poor
Sep47Poor
Oct28Moderate
Nov17Moderate
Dec14Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Rustenburg?

Rustenburg sits at 25.7°S, 27.2°E, 1,171 m above sea level, in South Africa. The nearest listed city is Marikana, 24 km away.

Topography around Rustenburg

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Rustenburg has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 201 m around an average of 1,167 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 650 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 915 m.

The land around Rustenburg is covered by artificial surfaces (56%) and trees (21%) within 3 km, grassland (45%) within 16 km, and grassland (51%) and shrubs (22%) within 80 km.

3 km
201 m
16 km
650 m
80 km
915 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrain
March weather nearby: Marikana 24 km · Hartbeestfontein-A 37 km · Koster 41 km · Brits 54 km · Bagale 60 km · Hartbeespoort 63 km · Letlhabile 63 km · Krugersdorp 71 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 Rustenburg (-25.6676°, 27.2421°, elevation 1,171 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).