Ikwiriri weather in March

In March, Ikwiriri sees average daytime highs of 32°C and overnight lows near 24°C, with 175 mm of rain across 24.9 wet days and about 12.1 hours of daylight. It is the 5th-warmest and 1st-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 32°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 15% of the time in March, and the air most often feels oppressive.

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 Ikwiriri's 12th-clearest and 12th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Ikwiriri's year-round climate.

Daytime high
32°
5th warmest
Overnight low
24°
9th coldest
Rainfall
175 mm
24.9 wet days
Daylight
12 h 06 min
6:32 AM – 6:35 PM
Cloud cover
71%
12th clearest
Wind
6 km/h
12th windiest
Solar energy
5.17 kWh/m²
Travel score
2.8
out of 10

Ikwiriri is town in Pwani, 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 32°C through the month.

A typical March day in Ikwiriri reaches about 32°C in the afternoon and slips back to 24°C overnight — a 8°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 29°C and 33°C. Set against its neighbours, March runs about 1°C cooler than February and about 2°C warmer than April.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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How March really feels in Ikwiriri

Once humidity and wind are folded in, March averages 31 days that feel above 32°C and 0 that feel at or below 0°C — the comfort signal a plain temperature reading hides.

Days feeling ≥ 32°C
31
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
0
wind chill below the day's low

The story in March is heat — humidity pushes the afternoon "feels like" well above the raw temperature.

Ikwiriri weather by month

How March compares with the rest of the year at a glance. March is the 5th-warmest and 1st-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan33° / 24°11617.612.43.0
Feb33° / 24°10814.712.33.1
Mar32° / 24°17524.912.12.8
Apr30° / 23°16923.211.83.4
May30° / 22°6210.611.65.1
Jun30° / 21°102.111.56.1
Jul30° / 21°51.211.66.3
Aug30° / 20°102.411.76.1
Sep31° / 21°123.6125.6
Oct32° / 22°327.912.24.6
Nov32° / 23°7415.512.43.5
Dec32° / 24°12820.912.52.9

Cloud cover in March

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 15% of the time in March, the cloudiest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 18% of March, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 67%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13664
23664
33664
43664
53565
63565
73565
83565
93565
103565
113565
123565
133466
143466
153565
163565
173466
183466
193367
203367
213268
223268
233169
243169
253070
263070
273070
282971
292971
302872
312872

Chance of precipitation in March

Any precipitation

Ikwiriri gets around 175 mm of rain over 24.9 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 79% and peaks near 89% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
163
265
367
468
570
672
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874
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2182
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3088
3189

Humidity in March

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, March lands in the oppressive band about 52% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

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Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
125840
215841
315742
415643
515544
615445
705446
805347
905347
1005347
1105248
1205248
1305248
1405248
1505248
1605149
1705149
1805149
1905050
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2105050
2205050
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2405050
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2605050
2705050
2805050
2905149
3005149
3105248

Wind in March

Winds average 6 km/h in March, the calmest month.

Across March, daily wind ranges from about 6 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
76calm
86calm
96calm
106calm
116calm
126calm
136calm
146calm
156calm
166calm
176calm
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206calm
216calm
226calm
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246calm
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286calm
296calm
306calm
316calm

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 6:32 AM to 6:31 AM, and sunset from 6:42 PM to 6:27 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.26:326:42
212.26:326:42
312.26:326:41
412.16:326:41
512.16:326:41
612.16:336:40
712.16:326:40
812.16:326:39
912.16:326:39
1012.16:326:38
1112.16:326:38
1212.16:326:37
1312.16:326:37
1412.16:326:36
1512.16:326:36
1612.16:326:35
1712.06:326:35
1812.06:326:34
1912.06:326:34
2012.06:326:33
2112.06:326:33
2212.06:326:32
2312.06:326:32
2412.06:316:31
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2612.06:316:30
2712.06:316:30
2812.06:316:29
2912.06:316:28
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Solar energy in March

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in March, about 5.17 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.54 kWh/m² to a high of 6.02 kWh/m² in October across the year — March's 5.17 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.6Bright
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35.5Bright
45.5Bright
55.5Bright
65.5Bright
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85.4Bright
95.4Bright
105.4Bright
115.3Bright
125.3Bright
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155.3Bright
165.2Bright
175.2Bright
185.2Bright
195.1Bright
205.1Bright
215.1Bright
225.0Bright
235.0Bright
245.0Bright
254.9Bright
264.9Bright
274.8Bright
284.8Bright
294.8Bright
304.8Bright
314.7Bright
Planning a trip in March

Hazard calendar for Ikwiriri

In seasonPeak

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

Ikwiriri sits in the South Indian Ocean cyclone belt; the season peaks January–March.

Ikwiriri's rainy season runs December–April, when most of the year's rain falls.

Cyclone
Rainy season
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec

Is March a good time to visit Ikwiriri?

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

2.8
Sightseeing
12th-best month of the year
4.4
Beach & pool
12th-best month of the year

March is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Ikwiriri.

What to pack for Ikwiriri in March

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

In March, Ikwiriri sees daytime highs around 32°C and nights near 24°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 25 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

Sea temperature near Ikwiriri in March

The nearest coast averages about 29°C in March — the other half of the beach question. The full-year curve and swim-comfort zones are below.

The sea at the nearest coast (about 48 km away) is warmest in March at about 29°C and coldest in August near 26°C.

The water stays above 20°C all year — warm enough for a swim any month.

24°26°28°30°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecwarmtropicalcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan29Tropical
Feb29Tropical
Mar29Tropical
Apr29Tropical
May28Tropical
Jun27Warm
Jul26Warm
Aug26Warm
Sep26Warm
Oct27Warm
Nov28Tropical
Dec29Tropical

UV index in Ikwiriri in March

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in March peaks around 15 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Ikwiriri peaks around March 14 at about 15 (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.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highExtremeMar 14UV 15Jun 18UV 10
UV index (midday)Level
Jan13Extreme
Feb14Extreme
Mar15Extreme
Apr13Extreme
May10Extreme
Jun10Very high
Jul10Very high
Aug10Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct13Extreme
Nov13Extreme
Dec13Extreme

Air quality in Ikwiriri 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 Ikwiriri is worst in January — around 16 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.2× the cleanest month (November, 7 µg/m³).

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

01020JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateGoodModerateGoodJan 2016 µg/m³Nov 168 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan16Moderate
Feb15Moderate
Mar10Good
Apr8Good
May8Good
Jun12Moderate
Jul14Moderate
Aug12Good
Sep12Good
Oct12Good
Nov7Good
Dec11Good
Location & terrain

Where is Ikwiriri?

Ikwiriri sits at 8.0°S, 39.0°E, 30 m above sea level, in Tanzania. The nearest listed city is Kibiti, 26 km away.

KilindoniMkurangaVikinduMwandegeKilwa MasokoDar es Salaam

Topography around Ikwiriri

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Ikwiriri has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 22 m around an average of 21 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 88 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 730 m.

The land around Ikwiriri is covered by grassland (68%) within 3 km, grassland (64%) and trees (27%) within 16 km, and trees (48%), grassland (25%) and water (20%) within 80 km.

3 km
22 m
16 km
88 m
80 km
730 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswatermangroves
March weather nearby: Kibiti 26 km · Bungu 37 km · Kilindoni 76 km · Mkuranga 97 km · Vikindu 112 km · Mwandege 115 km · Kilwa Masoko 123 km · Dar es Salaam 130 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 Ikwiriri (-7.9562°, 38.9716°, elevation 30 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. Tropical-cyclone seasons are the published climatological basin seasons (NOAA National Hurricane Center / regional warning centres). Sea temperatures are the NOAA OISST v2.1 1991–2020 monthly climatology (public domain), sampled at the nearest ocean point. 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).