Bariadi weather in March

In March, Bariadi sees average daytime highs of 29°C and overnight lows near 19°C, with 134 mm of rain across 17 wet days and about 12 hours of daylight. It is the 7th-warmest and 3rd-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 29°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 21% 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 Bariadi's 7th-clearest and 10th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Bariadi's year-round climate.

Daytime high
29°
7th warmest
Overnight low
19°
9th coldest
Rainfall
134 mm
17 wet days
Daylight
12 hours
6:53 AM – 6:54 PM
Cloud cover
68%
7th clearest
Wind
7 km/h
10th windiest
Solar energy
6.27 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.5
out of 10

Bariadi is town in Tanzania.

Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.

Temperature in March

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 29°C through the month.

A typical March day in Bariadi reaches about 29°C in the afternoon and slips back to 19°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 32°C. Set against its neighbours, March runs on par with February and about 1°C warmer than April.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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22919
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52919
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72919
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Bariadi weather by month

How March compares with the rest of the year at a glance. March is the 7th-warmest and 3rd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan28° / 18°11816.112.15.0
Feb29° / 19°9213.612.14.7
Mar29° / 19°13417124.5
Apr28° / 18°13517.411.94.8
May28° / 18°43811.96.0
Jun29° / 18°71.911.86.4
Jul29° / 18°30.511.96.5
Aug30° / 18°112.411.95.9
Sep31° / 19°204.3125.1
Oct31° / 19°569.712.14.5
Nov29° / 19°1281612.14.4
Dec28° / 18°14818.412.24.7

Cloud cover in March

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 21% of the time in March.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 18% of March, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 61%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14357
24258
34357
44357
54357
64357
74258
84258
94258
104159
114258
124258
134159
144258
154258
164258
174060
184060
194060
204060
213862
223763
233664
243664
253664
263466
273367
283367
293268
303070
312971

Chance of precipitation in March

Any precipitation

Bariadi gets around 134 mm of rain over 17 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 55% and peaks near 68% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
154
254
354
453
553
652
752
851
950
1050
1149
1249
1349
1448
1549
1649
1749
1850
1951
2053
2154
2255
2357
2459
2560
2662
2763
2865
2966
3067
3168

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 58% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 13% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
112186010
212195811
312195811
412195811
512205612
612205612
712215512
812215512
911225512
1011235412
1111245312
1211245312
1310255312
1410255312
1510255312
169255412
179255412
188245612
198245612
207235713
216225913
226225913
235216014
245206015
255196115
264186216
274176217
284166317
293166318
303156319
313156319

Wind in March

Winds average 7 km/h in March.

Across March, daily wind ranges from about 7 km/h on the calmest days to 7 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
17calm
27calm
37calm
47calm
57calm
67calm
77calm
87calm
97calm
107calm
117calm
127calm
137calm
147calm
157calm
167calm
177calm
187calm
197calm
207calm
217calm
227calm
237calm
247calm
257calm
267calm
277calm
287calm
297calm
307calm
317calm

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 6:56 AM to 6:50 AM, and sunset from 6:59 PM to 6:48 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.16:566:59
212.16:556:59
312.16:556:59
412.16:556:58
512.06:556:58
612.06:556:58
712.06:556:57
812.06:556:57
912.06:546:57
1012.06:546:56
1112.06:546:56
1212.06:546:56
1312.06:546:55
1412.06:546:55
1512.06:536:55
1612.06:536:54
1712.06:536:54
1812.06:536:54
1912.06:526:53
2012.06:526:53
2112.06:526:52
2212.06:526:52
2312.06:526:52
2412.06:516:51
2512.06:516:51
2612.06:516:50
2712.06:516:50
2812.06:506:50
2912.06:506:49
3012.06:506:49
3112.06:506:48

Solar energy in March

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in March, about 6.27 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 5.52 kWh/m² to a high of 6.39 kWh/m² in February across the year — March's 6.27 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.4Intense
26.4Intense
36.4Intense
46.4Intense
56.4Intense
66.4Intense
76.4Intense
86.4Intense
96.4Intense
106.4Intense
116.4Intense
126.4Intense
136.4Intense
146.4Intense
156.3Intense
166.3Intense
176.3Intense
186.3Intense
196.3Intense
206.2Intense
216.2Intense
226.2Intense
236.2Intense
246.1Intense
256.1Intense
266.1Intense
276.0Intense
286.0Intense
296.0Intense
306.0Bright
316.0Bright
Planning a trip in March

Hazard calendar for Bariadi

In seasonPeak

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

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

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

4.5
Sightseeing
10th-best month of the year
5.8
Beach & pool
9th-best month of the year

March is a reasonable time to visit Bariadi for sightseeing.

What to pack for Bariadi in March

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

In March, Bariadi sees daytime highs around 29°C and nights near 19°C. Pack light clothes, rain gear and sun protection. About 17 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Bariadi 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 Bariadi peaks around March 14 at about 16 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 18 at about 10 (extreme).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeMar 14UV 16Jun 18UV 10
UV index (midday)Level
Jan15Extreme
Feb15Extreme
Mar16Extreme
Apr15Extreme
May12Extreme
Jun10Very high
Jul11Extreme
Aug11Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct14Extreme
Nov13Extreme
Dec12Extreme

Air quality in Bariadi 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 Bariadi is worst in January — around 18 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 1.8× the cleanest month (May, 10 µg/m³).

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

01020JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateGoodModerateGoodModerateJan 2018 µg/m³May 1610 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan18Moderate
Feb17Moderate
Mar15Moderate
Apr12Good
May10Good
Jun13Moderate
Jul13Moderate
Aug12Moderate
Sep12Good
Oct11Good
Nov12Good
Dec14Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Bariadi?

Bariadi sits at 2.8°S, 34.0°E, 1,282 m above sea level, in Tanzania. The nearest listed city is Maswa, 13 km away.

Topography around Bariadi

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Bariadi has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 54 m around an average of 1,287 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 187 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 883 m.

The land around Bariadi is covered by cropland (57%) within 3 km, cropland (86%) within 16 km, and cropland (60%) and grassland (27%) within 80 km.

3 km
54 m
16 km
187 m
80 km
883 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
March weather nearby: Maswa 13 km · Nyakabindi 19 km · Kisesa 37 km · Shanwa 47 km · Nyalikungu 48 km · Malampaka 62 km · Somanda 63 km · Magu 64 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 Bariadi (-2.8°, 33.9833°, elevation 1,282 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).