Babati weather in March

In March, Babati sees average daytime highs of 28°C and overnight lows near 18°C, with 106 mm of rain across 15.8 wet days and about 12 hours of daylight. It is the 5th-warmest and 2nd-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 30% of the time in March, and the air most often feels humid.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 06 min at the start of March to 12 hours by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, March is Babati's 7th-clearest and 10th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Babati's year-round climate.

Daytime high
28°
5th warmest
Overnight low
18°
12th coldest
Rainfall
106 mm
15.8 wet days
Daylight
12 hours
6:46 AM – 6:48 PM
Cloud cover
60%
7th clearest
Wind
6 km/h
10th windiest
Solar energy
6.19 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.2
out of 10

Babati is city.

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 Babati reaches about 28°C in the afternoon and slips back to 18°C overnight — a 10°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 26°C and 31°C. Set against its neighbours, March runs on par with February and about 2°C warmer than April.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
12918
22918
32918
42918
52918
62918
72918
82918
92918
102918
112818
122818
132818
142818
152818
162818
172818
182818
192818
202818
212818
222818
232818
242818
252818
262818
272718
282718
292718
302718
312718

Babati weather by month

How March compares with the rest of the year at a glance. March is the 5th-warmest and 2nd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan28° / 17°9811.912.25.8
Feb29° / 18°649.512.15.5
Mar28° / 18°10615.8125.2
Apr26° / 17°11321.711.94.9
May25° / 16°5111.711.86.5
Jun24° / 14°82.711.87.9
Jul24° / 13°61.711.88.2
Aug25° / 13°93.111.97.9
Sep27° / 14°72.4127.8
Oct28° / 16°24612.16.6
Nov28° / 17°6311.812.25.6
Dec28° / 18°9313.812.25.7

Cloud cover in March

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 30% 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 48%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
15347
25347
35347
45347
55347
65248
75248
85347
95347
105248
115347
125446
135347
145446
155545
165545
175446
185446
195446
205446
215347
225347
235248
245248
255248
265050
275050
285050
294852
304753
314753

Chance of precipitation in March

Any precipitation

Babati gets around 106 mm of rain over 15.8 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 51% and peaks near 72% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

0%20%40%60%80%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
137
238
338
439
540
641
741
842
943
1043
1144
1244
1345
1446
1547
1648
1750
1851
1952
2054
2155
2257
2358
2460
2562
2663
2765
2867
2969
3070
3172

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 55% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
12136413
22035413
32035423
42035424
51934434
61934434
71834444
81833455
91733455
101632465
111632475
121531485
131531505
141430515
151429534
161329544
171228564
181127584
191027594
201026613
21925633
22824653
23823663
24722674
25721684
26621694
27620704
28520705
29519715
30419716
31418726

Wind in March

Winds average 6 km/h in March.

Across March, daily wind ranges from about 6 km/h on the calmest days to 6 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
16calm
26calm
36calm
46calm
56calm
66calm
76calm
86calm
96calm
106calm
116calm
126calm
136calm
146calm
156calm
166calm
176calm
186calm
196calm
206calm
216calm
226calm
236calm
246calm
256calm
266calm
276calm
286calm
296calm
306calm
316calm

Sunrise & sunset in March

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 06 min at the start of March to 12 hours by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 6 minutes over March. Sunrise moves from 6:48 AM to 6:43 AM, and sunset from 6:53 PM to 6:41 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.16:486:53
212.16:486:53
312.16:476:52
412.16:476:52
512.16:476:52
612.16:476:51
712.16:476:51
812.16:476:51
912.16:476:50
1012.16:476:50
1112.06:476:49
1212.06:466:49
1312.06:466:49
1412.06:466:48
1512.06:466:48
1612.06:466:48
1712.06:466:47
1812.06:456:47
1912.06:456:46
2012.06:456:46
2112.06:456:45
2212.06:456:45
2312.06:456:45
2412.06:446:44
2512.06:446:44
2612.06:446:43
2712.06:446:43
2812.06:446:42
2912.06:436:42
3012.06:436:41
3112.06:436:41

Solar energy in March

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in March, about 6.19 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.69 kWh/m² to a high of 6.65 kWh/m² in February across the year — March's 6.19 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.5Intense
26.5Intense
36.5Intense
46.5Intense
56.5Intense
66.5Intense
76.4Intense
86.4Intense
96.4Intense
106.4Intense
116.4Intense
126.3Intense
136.3Intense
146.3Intense
156.3Intense
166.2Intense
176.2Intense
186.2Intense
196.1Intense
206.1Intense
216.1Intense
226.0Intense
236.0Intense
246.0Bright
255.9Bright
265.9Bright
275.9Bright
285.8Bright
295.8Bright
305.8Bright
315.7Bright
Planning a trip in March

Hazard calendar for Babati

In seasonPeak

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

Babati's rainy season runs November–May, 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 Babati?

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

5.2
Sightseeing
11th-best month of the year
6.0
Beach & pool
10th-best month of the year

March is a reasonable time to visit Babati for sightseeing.

What to pack for Babati in March

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

In March, Babati sees daytime highs around 28°C and nights near 18°C. Pack light clothes, rain gear and sun protection. About 16 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Babati in March

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in March peaks around 16 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Babati peaks around March 13 at about 16 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 17 at about 11 (extreme).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeMar 13UV 16Jun 17UV 11
UV index (midday)Level
Jan14Extreme
Feb16Extreme
Mar16Extreme
Apr15Extreme
May12Extreme
Jun10Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug12Extreme
Sep14Extreme
Oct15Extreme
Nov14Extreme
Dec13Extreme
Location & terrain

Where is Babati?

Babati sits at 4.2°S, 35.8°E, 1,351 m above sea level, in Tanzania. The nearest listed city is Galappo, 12 km away.

Topography around Babati

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Babati has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 290 m around an average of 1,371 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,383 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,403 m.

The land around Babati is covered by trees (35%) within 3 km, cropland (40%), trees (26%) and shrubs (21%) within 16 km, and shrubs (32%), grassland (28%) and cropland (27%) within 80 km.

3 km
290 m
16 km
1,383 m
80 km
2,403 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
March weather nearby: Galappo 12 km · Dareda 22 km · Magugu 22 km · Bashanet 37 km · Nangwa 43 km · Dongobesh 44 km · Mbulu 47 km · Katesh 53 km

Tanzania travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 3
Reconsider Travel
Power plugs
Type D / G
230 V · 50 Hz
Prices
≈ 29% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$1,319
2025
Happiness
3.9 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water
31%
of population, 2024
Homicide rate
3.7
per 100k, 2020
Road deaths
31.1
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
Lower middle
World Bank
English
Low
EF EPI 479
Religion
Christian 63%Muslim 34%folk religion 1%

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 Babati (-4.2167°, 35.75°, elevation 1,351 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. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).