Geiro weather in March

In March, Geiro sees average daytime highs of 26°C and overnight lows near 18°C, with 169 mm of rain across 22.5 wet days and about 12 hours of daylight. It is the 5th-warmest and 2nd-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 26°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 14% 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 Geiro's 10th-clearest and 10th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Geiro's year-round climate.

Daytime high
26°
5th warmest
Overnight low
18°
12th coldest
Rainfall
169 mm
22.5 wet days
Daylight
12 hours
6:41 AM – 6:43 PM
Cloud cover
70%
10th clearest
Wind
8 km/h
10th windiest
Solar energy
5.84 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.8
out of 10

Temperature in March

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 26°C through the month.

A typical March day in Geiro reaches about 26°C in the afternoon and slips back to 18°C overnight — a 8°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 24°C and 27°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)
12618
22618
32618
42618
52618
62618
72618
82618
92618
102618
112618
122618
132618
142618
152618
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182618
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202618
212618
222518
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242518
252518
262518
272518
282518
292518
302518
312518

Geiro 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
Jan26° / 18°19920.812.35.0
Feb26° / 17°16316.812.25.2
Mar26° / 18°16922.5124.8
Apr24° / 17°11623.711.94.6
May23° / 16°5715.811.76.0
Jun22° / 14°176.711.77.2
Jul22° / 13°124.711.77.4
Aug23° / 13°166.211.87.4
Sep24° / 14°113.9128.0
Oct26° / 15°267.712.17.3
Nov26° / 17°6612.412.36.3
Dec26° / 18°16018.912.45.3

Cloud cover in March

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 14% 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 66%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13664
23664
33664
43664
53565
63565
73664
83466
93565
103565
113664
123565
133664
143664
153664
163763
173763
183763
193664
203664
213565
223466
233367
243367
253268
263268
273169
283070
293070
302872
312773

Chance of precipitation in March

Any precipitation

Geiro gets around 169 mm of rain over 22.5 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 72% and peaks near 83% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

0%20%40%60%80%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
164
264
365
466
566
667
767
868
968
1069
1169
1269
1369
1470
1570
1671
1771
1872
1973
2074
2175
2276
2377
2478
2579
2679
2780
2881
2982
3082
3183

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 72% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 23% of them.

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Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
197219
297120
397120
497021
597021
687022
787022
886923
977023
1076924
1167024
1267024
1367024
1457124
1557124
1657124
1757124
1847224
1947323
2037423
2137423
2237423
2337423
2437423
2527523
2627523
2727523
2827523
2927523
3027523
3127523

Wind in March

Winds average 8 km/h in March.

Across March, daily wind ranges from about 7 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
17calm
27calm
38calm
48calm
58calm
68calm
78calm
88calm
98calm
108calm
118calm
128calm
138calm
148calm
158calm
168calm
178calm
188calm
198calm
208calm
218calm
228calm
239calm
249calm
259calm
269calm
279calm
289calm
299calm
309calm
319calm

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 6:42 AM to 6:39 AM, and sunset from 6:50 PM to 6:36 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.16:426:50
212.16:426:49
312.16:426:49
412.16:426:49
512.16:426:48
612.16:426:48
712.16:426:47
812.16:426:47
912.16:426:47
1012.16:426:46
1112.16:416:46
1212.16:416:45
1312.16:416:45
1412.16:416:44
1512.06:416:44
1612.06:416:43
1712.06:416:43
1812.06:416:43
1912.06:416:42
2012.06:406:42
2112.06:406:41
2212.06:406:41
2312.06:406:40
2412.06:406:40
2512.06:406:39
2612.06:406:39
2712.06:396:38
2812.06:396:38
2912.06:396:37
3012.06:396:37
3112.06:396:36

Solar energy in March

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in March, about 5.84 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.93 kWh/m² to a high of 6.66 kWh/m² in October across the year — March's 5.84 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.2Intense
26.1Intense
36.1Intense
46.1Intense
56.1Intense
66.0Intense
76.0Intense
86.0Intense
96.0Intense
106.0Bright
116.0Bright
126.0Bright
135.9Bright
145.9Bright
155.9Bright
165.9Bright
175.8Bright
185.8Bright
195.8Bright
205.8Bright
215.8Bright
225.7Bright
235.7Bright
245.7Bright
255.7Bright
265.6Bright
275.6Bright
285.6Bright
295.5Bright
305.5Bright
315.5Bright
Planning a trip in March

Hazard calendar for Geiro

In seasonPeak

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

Geiro's monsoon runs December–April, 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 Geiro?

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

4.8
Sightseeing
11th-best month of the year
4.5
Beach & pool
11th-best month of the year

March is a reasonable time to visit Geiro for sightseeing.

What to pack for Geiro in March

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

In March, Geiro sees daytime highs around 26°C and nights near 18°C. Pack rain gear. Worth having: light clothes and sun protection. About 23 days see rain.

rain gearlight clothessun protection

UV index in Geiro 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 Geiro peaks around March 11 at about 16 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 17 at about 10 (extreme).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeMar 11UV 16Jun 17UV 10
UV index (midday)Level
Jan15Extreme
Feb16Extreme
Mar16Extreme
Apr15Extreme
May11Extreme
Jun10Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug11Extreme
Sep14Extreme
Oct14Extreme
Nov13Extreme
Dec13Extreme
Location & terrain

Where is Geiro?

Geiro sits at 6.2°S, 36.9°E, 1,284 m above sea level, in Tanzania. The nearest listed city is Kibaigwa, 26 km away.

KilosaKibakwe

Topography around Geiro

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Geiro has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 458 m around an average of 1,295 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 845 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,016 m.

The land around Geiro is covered by cropland (69%) within 3 km, cropland (71%) within 16 km, and cropland (36%), trees (26%) and shrubs (25%) within 80 km.

3 km
458 m
16 km
845 m
80 km
2,016 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaces
March weather nearby: Kibaigwa 26 km · Mpwapwa 48 km · Msowero 56 km · Dumila 59 km · Magole 61 km · Lubata 65 km · Kilosa 77 km · Kibakwe 84 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 Geiro (-6.15°, 36.8667°, elevation 1,284 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).