Bunda weather in March

In March, Bunda sees average daytime highs of 27°C and overnight lows near 21°C, with 145 mm of rain across 20 wet days and about 12 hours of daylight. It is the 6th-warmest and 4th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 27°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 22% of the time in March, and the air most often feels muggy.

Daylight stretches from about 12 hours at the start of March to 12 hours by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, March is Bunda's 8th-clearest and 7th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Bunda's year-round climate.

Daytime high
27°
6th warmest
Overnight low
21°
10th coldest
Rainfall
145 mm
20 wet days
Daylight
12 hours
6:54 AM – 6:55 PM
Cloud cover
67%
8th clearest
Wind
7 km/h
7th windiest
Solar energy
6.1 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.9
out of 10

Temperature in March

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 27°C through the month.

A typical March day in Bunda reaches about 27°C in the afternoon and slips back to 21°C overnight — a 7°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 25°C and 30°C. Set against its neighbours, March runs on par with February and on par with April.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
12821
22821
32821
42821
52821
62821
72821
82821
92821
102821
112821
122821
132821
142821
152821
162821
172821
182821
192721
202721
212721
222721
232721
242721
252721
262720
272720
282720
292720
302720
312720

Bunda 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
Jan27° / 20°12118.112.15.3
Feb28° / 21°9615.112.15.4
Mar27° / 21°14520124.9
Apr27° / 20°17121.2124.5
May27° / 20°8113.911.95.9
Jun27° / 20°255.611.97.1
Jul28° / 20°122.811.97.5
Aug28° / 20°346.611.96.9
Sep28° / 21°5610126.0
Oct28° / 21°11317.3125.1
Nov27° / 20°17221.812.14.6
Dec26° / 20°16422.212.14.8

Cloud cover in March

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 22% of the time in March.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 17% of March, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 61%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14357
24357
34357
44357
54357
64357
74357
84357
94357
104357
114357
124258
134159
144159
154060
164060
173961
183961
193862
203763
213664
223664
233565
243466
253367
263268
273268
283169
293169
302971
312872

Chance of precipitation in March

Any precipitation

Bunda gets around 145 mm of rain over 20 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 64% and peaks near 74% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

0%20%40%60%80%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
160
260
359
459
559
659
758
858
958
1058
1158
1258
1358
1459
1560
1661
1762
1863
1964
2065
2167
2268
2370
2471
2572
2672
2773
2873
2974
3074
3174

Humidity in March

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, March lands in the muggy band about 77% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 77% of them.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
1126730
2126730
3126730
4126730
5126730
6226720
7226720
8225730
9225730
10225730
11325720
12324730
13324730
14323740
15323740
16322750
17322750
18221770
19220780
20220780
21219790
22118810
23118810
24117820
25117811
26116821
27016831
28016831
29016831
30016840
31015850

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 hours 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 0 minutes over March. Sunrise moves from 6:57 AM to 6:50 AM, and sunset from 6:59 PM to 6:49 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.06:576:59
212.06:566:59
312.06:566:59
412.06:566:58
512.06:566:58
612.06:566:58
712.06:566:57
812.06:556:57
912.06:556:57
1012.06:556:57
1112.06:556:56
1212.06:556:56
1312.06:546:56
1412.06:546:55
1512.06:546:55
1612.06:546:55
1712.06:546:54
1812.06:536:54
1912.06:536:54
2012.06:536:53
2112.06:536:53
2212.06:526:52
2312.06:526:52
2412.06:526:52
2512.06:526:51
2612.06:516:51
2712.06:516:51
2812.06:516:50
2912.06:506:50
3012.06:506:49
3112.06:506:49

Solar energy in March

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in March, about 6.1 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 5.44 kWh/m² to a high of 6.3 kWh/m² in February across the year — March's 6.1 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.3Intense
26.3Intense
36.3Intense
46.3Intense
56.3Intense
66.3Intense
76.3Intense
86.3Intense
96.3Intense
106.3Intense
116.2Intense
126.2Intense
136.2Intense
146.2Intense
156.2Intense
166.2Intense
176.1Intense
186.1Intense
196.1Intense
206.0Intense
216.0Intense
226.0Intense
236.0Bright
245.9Bright
255.9Bright
265.9Bright
275.9Bright
285.8Bright
295.8Bright
305.8Bright
315.8Bright
Planning a trip in March

Is March a good time to visit Bunda?

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

4.9
Sightseeing
9th-best month of the year
5.2
Beach & pool
9th-best month of the year

March is a reasonable time to visit Bunda for sightseeing.

What to pack for Bunda in March

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

In March, Bunda sees daytime highs around 27°C and nights near 21°C. Pack light clothes, rain gear and sun protection. About 20 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Bunda 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 Bunda peaks around March 17 at about 16 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 18 at about 10 (very high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeExtremeMar 17UV 16Jun 18UV 10
UV index (midday)Level
Jan15Extreme
Feb15Extreme
Mar16Extreme
Apr15Extreme
May12Extreme
Jun9Very high
Jul11Extreme
Aug12Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct14Extreme
Nov13Extreme
Dec12Extreme

Air quality in Bunda 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 Bunda is worst in July — around 20 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 1.9× the cleanest month (November, 10 µg/m³).

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

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateGoodModerateGoodJul 1319 µg/m³Nov 1410 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan18Moderate
Feb16Moderate
Mar13Moderate
Apr11Good
May12Good
Jun18Moderate
Jul20Moderate
Aug16Moderate
Sep15Moderate
Oct11Good
Nov10Good
Dec12Good
Location & terrain

Where is Bunda?

Bunda sits at 2.0°S, 33.9°E, 1,235 m above sea level, in Tanzania. The nearest listed city is Nyamuswa, 21 km away.

NyakabindiMaswaMaguKihangara

Topography around Bunda

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Bunda has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 466 m around an average of 1,278 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 502 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 656 m.

The land around Bunda is covered by shrubs (28%), cropland (26%) and artificial surfaces (24%) within 3 km, cropland (53%) and grassland (24%) within 16 km, and cropland (36%), grassland (26%) and water (25%) within 80 km.

3 km
466 m
16 km
502 m
80 km
656 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswaterwetland
March weather nearby: Nyamuswa 21 km · Butiama 30 km · Kibara 49 km · Musoma 59 km · Nyakabindi 69 km · Maswa 75 km · Magu 79 km · Kihangara 85 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 Bunda (-2.0215°, 33.8711°, elevation 1,235 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).