Igurusi weather in March

In March, Igurusi sees average daytime highs of 26°C and overnight lows near 17°C, with 189 mm of rain across 18.4 wet days and about 12.1 hours of daylight. It is the 7th-warmest and 1st-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 9% of the time in March, and the air most often feels humid.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 12 min at the start of March to 11 h 54 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, March is Igurusi's 10th-clearest and 10th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Igurusi's year-round climate.

Daytime high
26°
7th warmest
Overnight low
17°
8th coldest
Rainfall
189 mm
18.4 wet days
Daylight
12 h 06 min
6:52 AM – 6:56 PM
Cloud cover
76%
10th clearest
Wind
5 km/h
10th windiest
Solar energy
5.77 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.2
out of 10

Igurusi is Ward of Mbeya Region, Tanzania.

Density
204/km²
people per km²

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 26°C through the month.

A typical March day in Igurusi reaches about 26°C in the afternoon and slips back to 17°C overnight — a 9°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 24°C and 28°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)
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112617
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Igurusi weather by month

How March compares with the rest of the year at a glance. March is the 7th-warmest and 1st-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan26° / 17°17219.412.54.9
Feb26° / 17°13917.812.34.9
Mar26° / 17°18918.412.15.2
Apr26° / 16°10712.511.86.2
May26° / 15°101.911.68.2
Jun26° / 13°10.111.58.8
Jul25° / 12°0011.59.0
Aug26° / 13°00.111.78.7
Sep28° / 15°10.211.97.8
Oct29° / 16°352.712.26.6
Nov29° / 17°988.112.45.8
Dec27° / 17°15014.712.55.6

Cloud cover in March

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 9% of the time in March.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 14% of March, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 77%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
11684
21783
31783
41882
51882
61981
72080
82080
92179
102179
112179
122278
132278
142278
152476
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212476
222476
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252674
262674
272773
282872
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302971
312971

Chance of precipitation in March

Any precipitation

Igurusi gets around 189 mm of rain over 18.4 wet days in March, the wettest month. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 59% and peaks near 63% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
163
263
363
463
563
663
763
863
962
1062
1161
1261
1360
1459
1558
1657
1756
1856
1956
2055
2155
2255
2356
2456
2556
2657
2757
2858
2958
3058
3159

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 56% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
1336601
2337591
3337591
4337591
5338581
6338581
7238591
8238591
9239581
10239581
11239581
12240571
13240571
14241561
15141571
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20143551
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22143551
23143551
24143551
25144550
26144550
27144550
28145540
29145540
30146530
31146530

Wind in March

Winds average 5 km/h in March.

Across March, daily wind ranges from about 5 km/h on the calmest days to 5 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
15calm
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235calm
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265calm
275calm
285calm
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305calm
315calm

Sunrise & sunset in March

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 12 min at the start of March to 11 h 54 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 18 minutes over March. Sunrise moves from 6:52 AM to 6:52 AM, and sunset from 7:03 PM to 6:48 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.26:527:03
212.26:527:03
312.26:527:02
412.26:527:02
512.26:537:02
612.16:537:01
712.16:537:01
812.16:537:00
912.16:537:00
1012.16:536:59
1112.16:536:59
1212.16:536:58
1312.16:536:58
1412.16:536:57
1512.16:526:57
1612.16:526:56
1712.16:526:56
1812.06:526:55
1912.06:526:54
2012.06:526:54
2112.06:526:53
2212.06:526:53
2312.06:526:52
2412.06:526:52
2512.06:526:51
2612.06:526:50
2712.06:526:50
2812.06:526:49
2912.06:526:49
3011.96:526:48
3111.96:526:48

Solar energy in March

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in March, about 5.77 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 5.5 kWh/m² to a high of 7.12 kWh/m² in October across the year — March's 5.77 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
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45.8Bright
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255.7Bright
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275.7Bright
285.6Bright
295.6Bright
305.6Bright
315.6Bright
Planning a trip in March

Hazard calendar for Igurusi

In seasonPeak

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

Igurusi's monsoon runs November–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 Igurusi?

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

5.2
Sightseeing
10th-best month of the year
5.0
Beach & pool
10th-best month of the year

March is a reasonable time to visit Igurusi for sightseeing.

What to pack for Igurusi in March

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

In March, Igurusi sees daytime highs around 26°C and nights near 17°C. Pack rain gear. Worth having: light clothes and sun protection. About 18 days see rain.

rain gearlight clothessun protection

UV index in Igurusi 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 Igurusi peaks around February 22 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.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeFeb 22UV 16Jun 18UV 10
UV index (midday)Level
Jan15Extreme
Feb16Extreme
Mar16Extreme
Apr14Extreme
May11Extreme
Jun10Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug12Extreme
Sep12Extreme
Oct14Extreme
Nov13Extreme
Dec13Extreme

Air quality in Igurusi 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 Igurusi is worst in October — around 19 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.6× the cleanest month (May, 7 µg/m³).

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

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateGoodModerateGoodOct 1219 µg/m³May 198 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan12Good
Feb13Moderate
Mar11Good
Apr9Good
May7Good
Jun8Good
Jul11Good
Aug15Moderate
Sep18Moderate
Oct19Moderate
Nov14Moderate
Dec10Good
Location & terrain

Where is Igurusi?

Igurusi sits at 8.8°S, 33.9°E, 1,258 m above sea level, in Tanzania. The nearest listed city is Chimala, 19 km away.

Topography around Igurusi

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Igurusi has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 314 m around an average of 1,278 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,692 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,473 m.

The land around Igurusi is covered by shrubs (40%), trees (25%) and cropland (25%) within 3 km, cropland (34%), shrubs (30%) and trees (21%) within 16 km, and trees (33%), shrubs (28%) and cropland (24%) within 80 km.

3 km
314 m
16 km
1,692 m
80 km
2,473 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaces
March weather nearby: Chimala 19 km · Mbeya 44 km · Kiwira 49 km · Tukuyu 50 km · Katumba 50 km · Urunda 54 km · Utengule 57 km · Rujewa 61 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 Igurusi (-8.85°, 33.85°, elevation 1,258 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).