Bashanet weather in March

In March, Bashanet sees average daytime highs of 25°C and overnight lows near 16°C, with 251 mm of rain across 16.2 wet days and about 12 hours of daylight. It is the 6th-warmest and 3rd-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 25°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 25% of the time in March, and the air most often feels comfortable.

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 Bashanet's 10th-clearest and 10th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Bashanet's year-round climate.

Daytime high
25°
6th warmest
Overnight low
16°
12th coldest
Rainfall
251 mm
16.2 wet days
Daylight
12 hours
6:47 AM – 6:49 PM
Cloud cover
63%
10th clearest
Wind
7 km/h
10th windiest
Solar energy
6.29 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.9
out of 10

Temperature in March

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 25°C through the month.

A typical March day in Bashanet reaches about 25°C in the afternoon and slips back to 16°C overnight — a 9°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 23°C and 27°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)
12515
22515
32515
42515
52515
62515
72515
82516
92516
102516
112516
122516
132516
142516
152516
162516
172516
182516
192516
202516
212516
222516
232516
242516
252516
262416
272416
282416
292416
302416
312416

Bashanet weather by month

How March compares with the rest of the year at a glance. March is the 6th-warmest and 3rd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan25° / 15°35315.612.25.9
Feb25° / 15°24012.612.16.1
Mar25° / 16°25116.2125.9
Apr23° / 15°15218.911.95.4
May22° / 14°509.611.86.6
Jun22° / 12°71.911.87.7
Jul22° / 11°30.911.87.9
Aug22° / 11°3111.98.1
Sep24° / 12°30.8128.6
Oct25° / 14°194.212.17.8
Nov25° / 15°9010.412.26.7
Dec25° / 16°27015.512.25.9

Cloud cover in March

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 25% 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 55%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14654
24654
34654
44555
54555
64555
74555
84555
94456
104555
114654
124654
134753
144753
154753
164753
174753
184753
194654
204753
214654
224654
234555
244555
254456
264357
274258
284159
294159
304060
313862

Chance of precipitation in March

Any precipitation

Bashanet gets around 251 mm of rain over 16.2 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 52% and peaks near 66% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

0%20%40%60%80%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
147
247
348
448
549
649
749
849
949
1049
1149
1248
1348
1448
1548
1648
1748
1849
1949
2050
2151
2253
2354
2456
2557
2659
2760
2862
2963
3065
3166

Humidity in March

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, March lands in the comfortable band about 47% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
1264628
2264628
3264629
4254629
5254629
6244630
7244630
8234631
9224731
10214731
11214831
12204832
13194932
14185032
15175132
16165133
17155134
18145135
19135136
20125137
21124939
22114941
23104842
24104744
2594645
2684547
2784448
2874350
2974350
3064252
3164252

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 8 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
308calm
318calm

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 6:49 AM to 6:44 AM, and sunset from 6:54 PM to 6:42 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.16:496:54
212.16:496:54
312.16:496:54
412.16:496:53
512.16:496:53
612.16:496:53
712.16:486:52
812.16:486:52
912.16:486:52
1012.16:486:51
1112.06:486:51
1212.06:486:50
1312.06:486:50
1412.06:476:50
1512.06:476:49
1612.06:476:49
1712.06:476:48
1812.06:476:48
1912.06:476:48
2012.06:466:47
2112.06:466:47
2212.06:466:46
2312.06:466:46
2412.06:466:45
2512.06:456:45
2612.06:456:45
2712.06:456:44
2812.06:456:44
2912.06:456:43
3012.06:446:43
3112.06:446:42

Solar energy in March

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in March, about 6.29 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 5.08 kWh/m² to a high of 6.82 kWh/m² in October across the year — March's 6.29 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.6Intense
26.6Intense
36.5Intense
46.5Intense
56.5Intense
66.5Intense
76.5Intense
86.5Intense
96.5Intense
106.5Intense
116.4Intense
126.4Intense
136.4Intense
146.4Intense
156.4Intense
166.3Intense
176.3Intense
186.3Intense
196.3Intense
206.2Intense
216.2Intense
226.2Intense
236.1Intense
246.1Intense
256.1Intense
266.0Intense
276.0Intense
286.0Bright
296.0Bright
305.9Bright
315.9Bright
Planning a trip in March

Hazard calendar for Bashanet

In seasonPeak

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

Bashanet's monsoon runs December–March, when most of the year's rain falls.

Monsoon
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec

Is March a good time to visit Bashanet?

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

5.9
Sightseeing
9th-best month of the year
5.3
Beach & pool
8th-best month of the year

March is a reasonable time to visit Bashanet for sightseeing.

What to pack for Bashanet in March

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

In March, Bashanet sees daytime highs around 25°C and nights near 16°C. Pack rain gear and sun protection. Worth having: light clothes. About 16 days see rain.

rain gearsun protectionlight clothes

UV index in Bashanet 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 Bashanet 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 Bashanet?

Bashanet sits at 4.2°S, 35.4°E, 2,044 m above sea level, in Tanzania. The nearest listed city is Dareda, 15 km away.

Topography around Bashanet

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Bashanet has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 220 m around an average of 2,083 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 885 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,403 m.

The land around Bashanet is covered by cropland (59%) and grassland (22%) within 3 km, cropland (43%) and shrubs (23%) within 16 km, and cropland (36%) and shrubs (29%) within 80 km.

3 km
220 m
16 km
885 m
80 km
2,403 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
March weather nearby: Dareda 15 km · Dongobesh 19 km · Nangwa 26 km · Katesh 33 km · Babati 37 km · Basotu 40 km · Mbulu 45 km · Magugu 46 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 Bashanet (-4.2333°, 35.4167°, elevation 2,044 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).