Vereeniging weather in March

In March, Vereeniging sees average daytime highs of 25°C and overnight lows near 15°C, with 82 mm of rain across 10.8 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 26°C in the first days to 25°C by the end. 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 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 Vereeniging's 8th-clearest and 10th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Vereeniging's year-round climate.

Daytime high
25°
6th warmest
Overnight low
15°
9th coldest
Rainfall
82 mm
10.8 wet days
Daylight
12 h 12 min
6:12 AM – 6:24 PM
Cloud cover
43%
8th clearest
Wind
10 km/h
10th windiest
Solar energy
5.58 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.9
out of 10

Vereeniging is city in Gauteng province, South Africa.

Density
25/km²
people per km²
Founded
1892

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 26°C in the first days to 25°C by the end.

A typical March day in Vereeniging reaches about 25°C in the afternoon and slips back to 15°C overnight — a 11°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 21°C and 29°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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22616
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62615
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Vereeniging 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
Jan27° / 17°12615.113.56.0
Feb27° / 16°9712.312.96.3
Mar25° / 15°8210.812.26.9
Apr23° / 11°406.811.47.8
May21° / 173.110.78.3
Jun19° / 81.610.48.1
Jul19° / 40.910.58.2
Aug22° / 122.211.18.6
Sep25° / 11°203.711.88.4
Oct26° / 13°751012.67.0
Nov26° / 15°10312.813.36.3
Dec27° / 16°13716.313.65.8

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 28%.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
17129
27129
37228
47228
57327
67327
77327
87327
97327
107228
117327
127228
137228
147327
157228
167228
177129
187129
197129
207129
217129
227129
237129
247228
257129
267129
277129
287129
297129
307129
317129

Chance of precipitation in March

Any precipitation

Vereeniging gets around 82 mm of rain over 10.8 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 36% and peaks near 39% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

0%10%20%30%40%50%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
139
238
338
437
537
636
736
836
936
1036
1136
1236
1336
1437
1537
1638
1738
1838
1938
2037
2137
2236
2335
2435
2534
2633
2732
2831
2930
3030
3129

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 47% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
1304723
2314722
3324721
4344720
5354719
6364717
7364716
8374815
9374815
10384914
11384913
12385012
13385012
14385111
15385111
16385210
17385210
1839529
1939529
2040528
2141518
2242508
2344497
2445487
2547467
2649456
2751436
2854415
2956395
3059374
3162344

Wind in March

Winds average 10 km/h in March.

Across March, daily wind ranges from about 9 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
110calm
210calm
310calm
410calm
510calm
610calm
710calm
810calm
910calm
1010calm
1110calm
1210calm
1310calm
1410calm
1510calm
1610calm
1710calm
1810calm
199calm
209calm
219calm
229calm
239calm
249calm
259calm
269calm
279calm
289calm
299calm
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 6:04 AM to 6:20 AM, and sunset from 6:39 PM to 6:07 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.66:046:39
212.66:046:38
312.56:056:37
412.56:066:36
512.56:066:35
612.56:076:34
712.46:076:33
812.46:086:32
912.46:086:31
1012.46:096:30
1112.36:096:29
1212.36:106:28
1312.36:116:27
1412.26:116:26
1512.26:126:25
1612.26:126:24
1712.26:136:23
1812.16:136:22
1912.16:146:21
2012.16:146:19
2112.16:156:18
2212.06:156:17
2312.06:166:16
2412.06:166:15
2512.06:176:14
2611.96:176:13
2711.96:186:12
2811.96:186:10
2911.86:196:09
3011.86:196:08
3111.86:206:07

Solar energy in March

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in March, about 5.58 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.85 kWh/m² to a high of 6.94 kWh/m² in December across the year — March's 5.58 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
65.9Bright
75.9Bright
85.9Bright
95.8Bright
105.8Bright
115.8Bright
125.7Bright
135.7Bright
145.6Bright
155.6Bright
165.5Bright
175.5Bright
185.5Bright
195.4Bright
205.4Bright
215.3Bright
225.3Bright
235.3Bright
245.3Bright
255.3Bright
265.2Bright
275.2Bright
285.2Bright
295.2Bright
305.2Bright
315.1Bright
Planning a trip in March

Hazard calendar for Vereeniging

In seasonPeak

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

Vereeniging'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 Vereeniging?

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
6.4
Beach & pool
3rd-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Vereeniging in March

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

In March, Vereeniging sees daytime highs around 25°C and nights near 15°C. Worth packing: light clothes, rain gear and sun protection. About 11 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Vereeniging 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 Vereeniging peaks around January 14 at about 14 (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 14UV 14Jun 20UV 5
UV index (midday)Level
Jan15Extreme
Feb13Extreme
Mar12Extreme
Apr8Very high
May6High
Jun5High
Jul5High
Aug7Very high
Sep9Very high
Oct10Very high
Nov12Extreme
Dec14Extreme

Air quality in Vereeniging 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 Vereeniging is worst in July — around 103 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 4.4× the cleanest month (January, 24 µg/m³).

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

0306090120JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModeratePoorUnhealthyPoorModerateJul 11103 µg/m³Jan 1124 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan24Moderate
Feb32Moderate
Mar48Poor
Apr64Unhealthy
May88Unhealthy
Jun100Unhealthy
Jul103Unhealthy
Aug83Unhealthy
Sep65Unhealthy
Oct44Poor
Nov31Moderate
Dec25Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Vereeniging?

Vereeniging sits at 26.7°S, 27.9°E, 1,445 m above sea level, in South Africa. The nearest listed city is Vanderbijlpark, 10 km away.

Topography around Vereeniging

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Vereeniging has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 59 m around an average of 1,439 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 238 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 606 m.

The land around Vereeniging is covered by grassland (40%) and artificial surfaces (36%) within 3 km, grassland (46%) and cropland (28%) within 16 km, and grassland (52%) and cropland (33%) within 80 km.

3 km
59 m
16 km
238 m
80 km
606 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
March weather nearby: Vanderbijlpark 10 km · Evaton 17 km · Sasolburg 19 km · Deneysville 30 km · Tokoza 40 km · Soweto 46 km · Heidelberg 47 km · Fochville 48 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 Vereeniging (-26.6731°, 27.9261°, elevation 1,445 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).