Wolmaransstad weather in March

In March, Wolmaransstad sees average daytime highs of 27°C and overnight lows near 16°C, with 69 mm of rain across 11.7 wet days and about 12.2 hours of daylight. It is the 6th-warmest and 4th-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 53% 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 Wolmaransstad's 8th-clearest and 12th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Wolmaransstad's year-round climate.

Daytime high
27°
6th warmest
Overnight low
16°
9th coldest
Rainfall
69 mm
11.7 wet days
Daylight
12 h 12 min
6:20 AM – 6:32 PM
Cloud cover
41%
8th clearest
Wind
10 km/h
12th windiest
Solar energy
5.84 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.4
out of 10

Wolmaransstad is place in North West, South Africa.

Founded
1891

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 Wolmaransstad reaches about 27°C in the afternoon and slips back to 16°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 3°C warmer than April.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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Wolmaransstad weather by month

How March compares with the rest of the year at a glance. March is the 6th-warmest and 4th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan30° / 18°10314.213.54.9
Feb29° / 18°7912.8135.3
Mar27° / 16°6911.712.26.4
Apr25° / 12°427.211.47.8
May22° / 182.910.78.5
Jun19° / 101.410.38.2
Jul19° / 40.710.58.4
Aug22° / 121.7118.9
Sep26° / 11°152.711.88.5
Oct28° / 14°48812.76.8
Nov29° / 16°6510.513.35.6
Dec30° / 17°8713.913.74.9

Cloud cover in March

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 53% of the time in March.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 22% of March, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 25%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
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Chance of precipitation in March

Any precipitation

Wolmaransstad gets around 69 mm of rain over 11.7 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 38% and peaks near 40% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
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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 46% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
1354124
2364123
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4384121
5394120
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Wind in March

Winds average 10 km/h in March, the calmest month.

Across March, daily wind ranges from about 10 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
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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 6:11 AM to 6:27 AM, and sunset from 6:47 PM to 6:15 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.66:116:47
212.66:126:46
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412.56:136:45
512.56:146:44
612.56:146:42
712.46:156:41
812.46:156:40
912.46:166:39
1012.46:166:38
1112.36:176:37
1212.36:186:36
1312.36:186:35
1412.36:196:34
1512.26:196:33
1612.26:206:32
1712.26:206:31
1812.16:216:29
1912.16:216:28
2012.16:226:27
2112.16:226:26
2212.06:236:25
2312.06:236:24
2412.06:246:23
2512.06:246:22
2611.96:256:20
2711.96:256:19
2811.96:266:18
2911.86:266:17
3011.86:276:16
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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 5.84 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.81 kWh/m² to a high of 7.43 kWh/m² in December across the year — March's 5.84 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.4Intense
26.3Intense
36.3Intense
46.3Intense
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66.2Intense
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96.1Intense
106.1Intense
116.0Intense
126.0Bright
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Planning a trip in March

Hazard calendar for Wolmaransstad

In seasonPeak

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

Wolmaransstad'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 Wolmaransstad?

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

6.4
Sightseeing
8th-best month of the year
6.8
Beach & pool
5th-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Wolmaransstad in March

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

In March, Wolmaransstad sees daytime highs around 27°C and nights near 16°C. Pack light clothes. Worth having: rain gear and sun protection. About 12 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Wolmaransstad 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 Wolmaransstad 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 (moderate).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highHighHighVery highExtremeJan 13UV 15Jun 20UV 5
UV index (midday)Level
Jan15Extreme
Feb13Extreme
Mar12Extreme
Apr8Very high
May6High
Jun5Moderate
Jul5High
Aug7Very high
Sep9Very high
Oct10Extreme
Nov13Extreme
Dec14Extreme

Air quality in Wolmaransstad 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 Wolmaransstad is worst in September — around 21 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 3.4× the cleanest month (December, 6 µg/m³).

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

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodSep 1121 µg/m³Dec 106 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan8Good
Feb11Good
Mar12Moderate
Apr14Moderate
May17Moderate
Jun20Moderate
Jul20Moderate
Aug20Moderate
Sep21Moderate
Oct12Good
Nov6Good
Dec6Good
Location & terrain

Where is Wolmaransstad?

Wolmaransstad sits at 27.2°S, 26.0°E, 1,357 m above sea level, in South Africa. The nearest listed city is Makwassie, 13 km away.

Topography around Wolmaransstad

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Wolmaransstad has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 66 m around an average of 1,365 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 224 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 433 m.

The land around Wolmaransstad is covered by grassland (72%) within 3 km, grassland (79%) within 16 km, and grassland (51%) and cropland (42%) within 80 km.

3 km
66 m
16 km
224 m
80 km
433 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
March weather nearby: Makwassie 13 km · Leeudoringstad 25 km · Ottosdal 43 km · Bloemhof 62 km · Hartbeesfontein 65 km · Schweizer-Reneke 65 km · Bothaville 66 km · Hoopstad 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 Wolmaransstad (-27.1974°, 25.9831°, 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).