Yei weather in March

In March, Yei sees average daytime highs of 33°C and overnight lows near 22°C, with 67 mm of rain across 12.1 wet days and about 12 hours of daylight. It is the 2nd-warmest and 9th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 33°C in the first days to 32°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 19% of the time in March, and the air most often feels humid.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 54 min at the start of March to 12 hours by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, March is Yei's 5th-clearest and 3rd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Yei's year-round climate.

Daytime high
33°
2nd warmest
Overnight low
22°
12th coldest
Rainfall
67 mm
12.1 wet days
Daylight
12 hours
7:08 AM – 7:06 PM
Cloud cover
67%
5th clearest
Wind
8 km/h
3rd windiest
Solar energy
5.93 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.4
out of 10

Yei is City in South Sudan.

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 33°C in the first days to 32°C by the end.

A typical March day in Yei reaches about 33°C in the afternoon and slips back to 22°C overnight — a 10°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 29°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)
13322
23322
33322
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53322
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113322
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How March really feels in Yei

Once humidity and wind are folded in, March averages 31 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
31
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
0
wind chill below the day's low

The story in March is heat — humidity pushes the afternoon "feels like" well above the raw temperature.

Yei weather by month

How March compares with the rest of the year at a glance. March is the 2nd-warmest and 9th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan33° / 21°10211.84.5
Feb34° / 22°153.511.93.7
Mar33° / 22°6712.1123.4
Apr30° / 21°14619.712.13.5
May29° / 20°15521.612.24.0
Jun28° / 19°14321.812.24.4
Jul27° / 19°18324.612.24.3
Aug27° / 19°19926.912.14.0
Sep28° / 19°17824.4124.1
Oct28° / 19°22525.911.93.8
Nov29° / 20°1231611.84.6
Dec31° / 20°21411.85.3

Cloud cover in March

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 19% of the time in March.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 20% of March, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 62%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14852
24852
34753
44753
54654
64654
74555
84456
94456
104357
114258
124159
134060
143961
153961
163763
173763
183664
193664
203466
213565
223466
233466
243367
253268
263367
273268
283268
293169
303070
313070

Chance of precipitation in March

Any precipitation

Yei gets around 67 mm of rain over 12.1 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 40% and peaks near 51% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

0%20%40%60%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
126
227
328
429
530
631
731
832
933
1034
1135
1236
1337
1438
1540
1641
1742
1843
1944
2044
2145
2246
2347
2447
2548
2649
2749
2849
2950
3051
3151

Humidity in March

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Most of March feels humid — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

By dew point, March lands in the humid band about 39% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 33% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
127273511
225263612
324263813
422253914
521253915
620244016
718244117
817244118
916234120
1015234121
1114224123
1213224025
1312214027
1411203929
1510193932
1610183834
179173836
188163837
197163839
207153840
216143842
226133943
235123945
245113946
254103947
26493948
27383851
28383851
29373753
30373753
31273655

Wind in March

Winds average 8 km/h in March.

Across March, daily wind ranges from about 8 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
149calm
159calm
169calm
179calm
188calm
198calm
208calm
218calm
228calm
238calm
248calm
258calm
268calm
278calm
288calm
298calm
308calm
318calm

Sunrise & sunset in March

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 54 min at the start of March to 12 hours by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 6 minutes over March. Sunrise moves from 7:13 AM to 7:01 AM, and sunset from 7:08 PM to 7:03 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.97:137:08
211.97:137:08
311.97:127:08
411.97:127:08
511.97:127:08
611.97:127:08
711.97:117:07
811.97:117:07
911.97:107:07
1011.97:107:07
1112.07:107:07
1212.07:097:07
1312.07:097:07
1412.07:097:06
1512.07:087:06
1612.07:087:06
1712.07:077:06
1812.07:077:06
1912.07:077:06
2012.07:067:05
2112.07:067:05
2212.07:057:05
2312.07:057:05
2412.07:047:05
2512.07:047:04
2612.07:047:04
2712.07:037:04
2812.07:037:04
2912.07:027:04
3012.07:027:03
3112.07:017:03

Solar energy in March

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in March, about 5.93 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 5 kWh/m² to a high of 6.1 kWh/m² in February across the year — March's 5.93 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.0Intense
26.0Intense
36.0Intense
46.0Intense
56.0Bright
66.0Bright
76.0Bright
86.0Bright
96.0Bright
106.0Bright
116.0Bright
125.9Bright
135.9Bright
145.9Bright
155.9Bright
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265.9Bright
275.9Bright
285.9Bright
295.9Bright
305.9Bright
315.9Bright
Planning a trip in March

Hazard calendar for Yei

In seasonPeak

None of Yei's seasonal hazards are active in March. The full-year calendar below shows when the rainy season, cyclone risk and dust haze do peak.

Yei's rainy season runs April–November, 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 Yei?

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

3.4
Sightseeing
12th-best month of the year
5.8
Beach & pool
5th-best month of the year

March is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Yei.

What to pack for Yei in March

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

In March, Yei sees daytime highs around 33°C and nights near 22°C. Pack light clothes. Worth having: rain gear and sun protection. About 12 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Yei in March

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in March peaks around 15 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Yei peaks around March 17 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 15 at about 10 (extreme).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeMar 17UV 15Dec 15UV 10
UV index (midday)Level
Jan11Extreme
Feb14Extreme
Mar15Extreme
Apr14Extreme
May12Extreme
Jun10Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug12Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct13Extreme
Nov10Extreme
Dec10Very high

Air quality in Yei 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 Yei is worst in January — around 101 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 7.6× the cleanest month (October, 13 µg/m³).

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

0306090120JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecUnhealthyModeratePoorJan 1795 µg/m³Oct 1114 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan101Unhealthy
Feb55Poor
Mar27Moderate
Apr15Moderate
May14Moderate
Jun21Moderate
Jul22Moderate
Aug17Moderate
Sep14Moderate
Oct13Moderate
Nov18Moderate
Dec49Poor
Location & terrain

Where is Yei?

Yei sits at 4.1°N, 30.7°E, 836 m above sea level, in South Sudan. The nearest listed city is Koboko, 82 km away.

KobokoYumbeAruaMoyoJubaAruAdjumaniWatsa

Topography around Yei

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Yei has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 62 m around an average of 824 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 156 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,060 m.

The land around Yei is covered by shrubs (46%) and trees (21%) within 3 km, shrubs (51%) and grassland (34%) within 16 km, and shrubs (50%) and trees (34%) within 80 km.

3 km
62 m
16 km
156 m
80 km
1,060 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaces
March weather nearby: Koboko 82 km · Yumbe 94 km · Arua 122 km · Moyo 126 km · Juba 131 km · Aru 138 km · Adjumani 147 km · Watsa 173 km

South Sudan travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 4
Do Not Travel
Prices
≈ 6% of US
price level, 2021
GDP per capita
$1,080
2015
Happiness
2.8 / 10
World Happiness, 2019
Homicide rate
14
per 100k, 2012
Road deaths
36.7
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
Low
World Bank
Religion
Christian 61%folk religion 33%Muslim 6%

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 Yei (4.0944°, 30.6764°, elevation 836 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).