Vredendal weather in March

In March, Vredendal sees average daytime highs of 28°C and overnight lows near 16°C, with 10 mm of rain across 1.7 wet days and about 12.2 hours of daylight. It is the 3rd-warmest and 9th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 29°C in the first days to 27°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 80% of the time in March, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 42 min at the start of March to 11 h 42 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, March is Vredendal's 3rd-clearest and 7th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Vredendal's year-round climate.

Daytime high
28°
3rd warmest
Overnight low
16°
10th coldest
Rainfall
10 mm
1.7 wet days
Daylight
12 h 12 min
6:48 AM – 7:03 PM
Cloud cover
22%
3rd clearest
Wind
11 km/h
7th windiest
Solar energy
6.24 kWh/m²
Travel score
7.9
out of 10

Vredendal is town in the Western Cape, South Africa.

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 29°C in the first days to 27°C by the end.

A typical March day in Vredendal reaches about 28°C in the afternoon and slips back to 16°C overnight — a 13°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 23°C and 35°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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Vredendal weather by month

How March compares with the rest of the year at a glance. March is the 3rd-warmest and 9th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan29° / 16°71.513.87.4
Feb29° / 17°4113.27.3
Mar28° / 16°101.712.27.9
Apr26° / 13°152.511.28.4
May23° / 11°244.510.48.1
Jun20° / 386.2107.2
Jul20° / 355.510.17.4
Aug20° / 275.610.87.4
Sep22° / 10°173.411.88.0
Oct25° / 12°132.712.88.5
Nov26° / 14°102.413.68.5
Dec28° / 15°71.9148.3

Cloud cover in March

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 80% of the time in March.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 10% of March, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 10%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
1937
2937
3937
4937
5937
6937
7937
8937
9937
10937
11937
12937
13937
14937
15937
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278515
288515
298515
308416
318416

Chance of precipitation in March

Any precipitation

Vredendal gets around 10 mm of rain over 1.7 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 6% and peaks near 9% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
14
24
34
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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 45% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
1325117
2325117
3335017
4345017
5354916
6364816
7374815
8384715
9394714
10404613
11414613
12434512
13444511
14454510
1546459
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2553434
2653434
2755423
2856413
2956413
3057403
3158393

Wind in March

Winds average 11 km/h in March.

Across March, daily wind ranges from about 11 km/h on the calmest days to 11 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
111calm
211calm
311calm
411calm
511calm
611calm
711calm
811calm
911calm
1011calm
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Sunrise & sunset in March

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 42 min at the start of March to 11 h 42 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 60 minutes over March. Sunrise moves from 6:37 AM to 6:59 AM, and sunset from 7:21 PM to 6:43 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.76:377:21
212.76:387:20
312.76:397:19
412.66:407:18
512.66:407:16
612.66:417:15
712.56:427:14
812.56:437:13
912.56:437:12
1012.46:447:10
1112.46:457:09
1212.46:467:08
1312.36:467:07
1412.36:477:05
1512.36:487:04
1612.26:487:03
1712.26:497:02
1812.26:507:00
1912.16:516:59
2012.16:516:58
2112.16:526:56
2212.06:536:55
2312.06:536:54
2412.06:546:52
2511.96:556:51
2611.96:556:50
2711.96:566:49
2811.86:576:47
2911.86:576:46
3011.86:586:45
3111.76:596:43

Solar energy in March

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in March, about 6.24 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.88 kWh/m² to a high of 8.46 kWh/m² in December across the year — March's 6.24 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
17.0Intense
26.9Intense
36.9Intense
46.8Intense
56.8Intense
66.8Intense
76.7Intense
86.7Intense
96.6Intense
106.6Intense
116.5Intense
126.5Intense
136.4Intense
146.4Intense
156.3Intense
166.3Intense
176.2Intense
186.2Intense
196.1Intense
206.0Intense
216.0Bright
225.9Bright
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265.7Bright
275.6Bright
285.6Bright
295.5Bright
305.5Bright
315.4Bright
Planning a trip in March

Is March a good time to visit Vredendal?

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

7.9
Sightseeing
7th-best month of the year
8.8
Beach & pool
3rd-best month of the year

March is one of the better times to visit Vredendal for general sightseeing. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for Vredendal in March

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

In March, Vredendal sees daytime highs around 28°C and nights near 16°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection.

light clothessun protection

Sea temperature near Vredendal in March

The nearest coast averages about 16°C in March — the other half of the beach question. The full-year curve and swim-comfort zones are below.

The sea at the nearest coast (about 36 km away) is warmest in February at about 17°C and coldest in July near 13°C.

The water stays below 20°C all year — cool enough that most swimmers want a wetsuit.

12°14°16°18°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecbracingcool
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan17Cool
Feb17Cool
Mar16Cool
Apr15Cool
May15Bracing
Jun14Bracing
Jul13Bracing
Aug13Bracing
Sep14Bracing
Oct15Bracing
Nov16Cool
Dec17Cool

UV index in Vredendal in March

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in March peaks around 10 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Vredendal peaks around January 16 at about 14 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 17 at about 3 (moderate).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highModerateHighExtremeJan 16UV 14Jun 17UV 3
UV index (midday)Level
Jan14Extreme
Feb12Extreme
Mar10Extreme
Apr7High
May4Moderate
Jun3Moderate
Jul4Moderate
Aug5Moderate
Sep6High
Oct10Extreme
Nov11Extreme
Dec12Extreme
Location & terrain

Where is Vredendal?

Vredendal sits at 31.7°S, 18.5°E, 36 m above sea level, in South Africa. The nearest listed city is Vredenburg, 146 km away.

SaldanhaMoorreesburgMalmesburyCeresAtlantisWellingtonPaarl

Topography around Vredendal

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Vredendal has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 94 m around an average of 33 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 367 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,591 m.

The land around Vredendal is covered by cropland (38%) and shrubs (33%) within 3 km, shrubs (47%) and cropland (32%) within 16 km, and shrubs (46%) and grassland (21%) within 80 km.

3 km
94 m
16 km
367 m
80 km
1,591 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
March weather nearby: Vredenburg 146 km · Saldanha 158 km · Moorreesburg 166 km · Malmesbury 200 km · Ceres 204 km · Atlantis 211 km · Wellington 224 km · Paarl 234 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 Vredendal (-31.6683°, 18.5012°, elevation 36 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. Sea temperatures are the NOAA OISST v2.1 1991–2020 monthly climatology (public domain), sampled at the nearest ocean point. UV index is derived from CAMS (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service) clear-sky UV data — contains modified Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).