Stilfontein weather in March

In March, Stilfontein sees average daytime highs of 27°C and overnight lows near 15°C, with 70 mm of rain across 11.1 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 52% 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 Stilfontein's 8th-clearest and 10th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Stilfontein's year-round climate.

Daytime high
27°
6th warmest
Overnight low
15°
8th coldest
Rainfall
70 mm
11.1 wet days
Daylight
12 h 12 min
6:17 AM – 6:28 PM
Cloud cover
42%
8th clearest
Wind
9 km/h
10th windiest
Solar energy
5.73 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.6
out of 10

Stilfontein is town in the North West Province of South Africa.

Founded
1949

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 Stilfontein reaches about 27°C in the afternoon and slips back to 15°C overnight — a 12°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 23°C and 31°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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22816
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How March really feels in Stilfontein

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.

Stilfontein 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° / 18°10114.713.55.1
Feb28° / 17°8312.512.95.7
Mar27° / 15°7011.112.26.6
Apr25° / 12°386.511.47.9
May22° / 182.710.78.6
Jun20° / 81.510.38.3
Jul20° / 40.810.58.5
Aug23° / 101.511.19.0
Sep26° / 11°142.711.88.4
Oct28° / 14°59912.66.6
Nov29° / 15°7311.913.35.6
Dec29° / 17°10315.913.75.0

Cloud cover in March

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 52% 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 25%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
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27624
37624
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57723
67723
77723
87723
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Chance of precipitation in March

Any precipitation

Stilfontein gets around 70 mm of rain over 11.1 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 36% and peaks near 40% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

0%10%20%30%40%50%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
140
239
339
438
538
637
737
837
937
1037
1137
1238
1338
1438
1539
1639
1739
1839
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2138
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2831
2931
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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 44% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
1334027
2344026
3353925
4363924
5384023
6384022
7394021
8404020
9404019
10414118
11414117
12414217
13414316
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17414514
18414514
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21444312
22454312
23464211
24484111
25494010
26513910
2753389
2855378
2957358
3060337
3162326

Wind in March

Winds average 9 km/h in March.

Across March, daily wind ranges from about 9 km/h on the calmest days to 9 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
19calm
29calm
39calm
49calm
59calm
69calm
79calm
89calm
99calm
109calm
119calm
129calm
139calm
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159calm
169calm
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239calm
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269calm
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289calm
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309calm
319calm

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 6:08 AM to 6:24 AM, and sunset from 6:44 PM to 6:12 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.66:086:44
212.66:096:43
312.56:096:42
412.56:106:41
512.56:116:40
612.56:116:39
712.46:126:38
812.46:126:37
912.46:136:36
1012.46:136:35
1112.36:146:34
1212.36:156:33
1312.36:156:32
1412.36:166:31
1512.26:166:30
1612.26:176:28
1712.26:176:27
1812.16:186:26
1912.16:186:25
2012.16:196:24
2112.16:196:23
2212.06:206:22
2312.06:206:21
2412.06:216:20
2512.06:216:18
2611.96:226:17
2711.96:226:16
2811.96:236:15
2911.86:236:14
3011.86:246:13
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Solar energy in March

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in March, about 5.73 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.86 kWh/m² to a high of 7.17 kWh/m² in December across the year — March's 5.73 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
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265.3Bright
275.3Bright
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295.3Bright
305.2Bright
315.2Bright
Planning a trip in March

Hazard calendar for Stilfontein

In seasonPeak

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

Stilfontein'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 Stilfontein?

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
6.7
Beach & pool
5th-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Stilfontein in March

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

In March, Stilfontein sees daytime highs around 27°C and nights near 15°C. Pack light clothes. Worth having: rain gear and sun protection. About 11 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Stilfontein 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 Stilfontein 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 Stilfontein 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 Stilfontein is worst in June — around 57 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 4.6× the cleanest month (December, 12 µg/m³).

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

0204060JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModeratePoorUnhealthyPoorModerateJun 2257 µg/m³Dec 1913 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan14Moderate
Feb19Moderate
Mar26Moderate
Apr34Moderate
May48Poor
Jun57Unhealthy
Jul56Unhealthy
Aug45Poor
Sep38Poor
Oct26Moderate
Nov15Moderate
Dec12Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Stilfontein?

Stilfontein sits at 26.8°S, 26.8°E, 1,357 m above sea level, in South Africa. The nearest listed city is Klerksdorp, 10 km away.

Topography around Stilfontein

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Stilfontein has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 67 m around an average of 1,353 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 211 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 522 m.

The land around Stilfontein is covered by grassland (60%) within 3 km, grassland (75%) within 16 km, and grassland (62%) and cropland (32%) within 80 km.

3 km
67 m
16 km
211 m
80 km
522 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
March weather nearby: Klerksdorp 10 km · Orkney 18 km · Hartbeesfontein 36 km · Potchefstroom 36 km · Viljoenskroon 44 km · Ventersdorp 59 km · Vredefort 62 km · Bothaville 62 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 Stilfontein (-26.8449°, 26.7683°, elevation 1,357 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).