Ipinda weather in March

In March, Ipinda sees average daytime highs of 24°C and overnight lows near 20°C, with 672 mm of rain across 29.5 wet days and about 12.1 hours of daylight. It is the 6th-warmest and 1st-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 24°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 1% of the time in March, and the air most often feels muggy.

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 Ipinda's 10th-clearest and 9th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Ipinda's year-round climate.

Daytime high
24°
6th warmest
Overnight low
20°
8th coldest
Rainfall
672 mm
29.5 wet days
Daylight
12 h 06 min
6:52 AM – 6:56 PM
Cloud cover
87%
10th clearest
Wind
4 km/h
9th windiest
Solar energy
4.87 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.7
out of 10

Ipinda is administrative ward in Tanzania.

Density
406/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 24°C through the month.

A typical March day in Ipinda reaches about 24°C in the afternoon and slips back to 20°C overnight — a 4°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 23°C and 26°C. Set against its neighbours, March runs about 1°C cooler than February and about 1°C warmer than April.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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22520
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52520
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Ipinda weather by month

How March compares with the rest of the year at a glance. March is the 6th-warmest and 1st-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan25° / 21°43428.212.53.8
Feb25° / 21°37124.812.33.9
Mar24° / 20°67229.512.13.7
Apr23° / 19°61129.111.83.7
May22° / 18°18824.811.64.6
Jun21° / 16°651711.55.3
Jul20° / 15°5715.211.55.7
Aug22° / 16°349.111.77.1
Sep24° / 18°235.811.98.0
Oct26° / 20°10815.812.26.2
Nov26° / 20°32125.312.44.3
Dec25° / 20°53430.312.53.6

Cloud cover in March

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 1% of the time in March.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 6% of March, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 93%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
1793
2793
3793
4793
5793
6793
7793
8793
9793
10793
11892
12793
13793
14793
15793
16793
17793
18793
19793
20793
21793
22793
23793
24793
25892
26892
27892
28892
29892
30991
31991

Chance of precipitation in March

Any precipitation

Ipinda gets around 672 mm of rain over 29.5 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 95% and peaks near 97% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
190
290
391
491
591
692
792
893
993
1094
1194
1295
1395
1496
1596
1696
1797
1897
1997
2097
2197
2297
2397
2497
2597
2697
2797
2897
2997
3097
3197

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 90% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 90% of them.

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Humid (%)Muggy (%)
11882
21783
31783
41783
51684
61684
71585
81486
91486
101387
111288
121288
131189
141189
151090
161090
17991
18892
19892
20793
21793
22694
23694
24694
25595
26595
27595
28595
29595
30595
31595

Wind in March

Winds average 4 km/h in March.

Across March, daily wind ranges from about 4 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
14calm
24calm
34calm
44calm
54calm
64calm
74calm
84calm
94calm
104calm
114calm
124calm
134calm
144calm
154calm
164calm
174calm
184calm
195calm
205calm
215calm
225calm
235calm
245calm
255calm
265calm
275calm
285calm
295calm
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 6:51 AM, and sunset from 7:04 PM to 6:47 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.26:527:04
212.26:527:03
312.26:527:03
412.26:527:02
512.26:527:02
612.26:527:01
712.16:527:01
812.16:527:00
912.16:527:00
1012.16:526:59
1112.16:526:59
1212.16:526:58
1312.16:526:58
1412.16:526:57
1512.16:526:57
1612.16:526:56
1712.16:526:55
1812.06:526:55
1912.06:526:54
2012.06:526:54
2112.06:526:53
2212.06:526:53
2312.06:526:52
2412.06:526:51
2512.06:526:51
2612.06:526:50
2712.06:526:50
2812.06:526:49
2911.96:526:48
3011.96:526:48
3111.96:516:47

Solar energy in March

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in March, about 4.87 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.45 kWh/m² to a high of 6.85 kWh/m² in October across the year — March's 4.87 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.1Bright
25.1Bright
35.1Bright
45.1Bright
55.0Bright
65.0Bright
75.0Bright
85.0Bright
95.0Bright
105.0Bright
114.9Bright
124.9Bright
134.9Bright
144.9Bright
154.9Bright
164.9Bright
174.9Bright
184.8Bright
194.8Bright
204.8Bright
214.8Bright
224.8Bright
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244.8Bright
254.7Bright
264.7Bright
274.7Bright
284.7Bright
294.6Bright
304.6Bright
314.6Bright
Planning a trip in March

Hazard calendar for Ipinda

In seasonPeak

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

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

Ipinda's monsoon runs November–April, when most of the year's rain falls.

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

Is March a good time to visit Ipinda?

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

3.7
Sightseeing
10th-best month of the year
3.2
Beach & pool
8th-best month of the year

March is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Ipinda.

What to pack for Ipinda in March

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

In March, Ipinda sees daytime highs around 24°C and nights near 20°C. Pack rain gear. Worth having: light clothes and sun protection. About 30 days see rain.

rain gearlight clothessun protection

UV index in Ipinda 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 Ipinda peaks around February 22 at about 16 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 17 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 highExtremeFeb 22UV 16Jun 17UV 10
UV index (midday)Level
Jan15Extreme
Feb16Extreme
Mar16Extreme
Apr14Extreme
May10Extreme
Jun10Very high
Jul10Very high
Aug11Extreme
Sep11Extreme
Oct14Extreme
Nov12Extreme
Dec13Extreme

Air quality in Ipinda 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 Ipinda is worst in October — around 32 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 3.9× the cleanest month (May, 8 µg/m³).

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

010203040JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateGoodModerateOct 1531 µg/m³May 178 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan12Good
Feb13Moderate
Mar11Good
Apr9Good
May8Good
Jun9Good
Jul12Good
Aug17Moderate
Sep23Moderate
Oct32Moderate
Nov19Moderate
Dec9Good
Location & terrain

Where is Ipinda?

Ipinda sits at 9.5°S, 33.9°E, 490 m above sea level, in Tanzania. The nearest listed city is Kyela, 12 km away.

IgurusiChimalaChitipa

Topography around Ipinda

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Ipinda has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 31 m around an average of 490 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,512 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,473 m.

The land around Ipinda is covered by trees (50%) and cropland (32%) within 3 km, trees (49%) and cropland (25%) within 16 km, and trees (35%) and shrubs (24%) within 80 km.

3 km
31 m
16 km
1,512 m
80 km
2,473 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswaterwetland
March weather nearby: Kyela 12 km · Tukuyu 38 km · Katumba 42 km · Karonga 50 km · Kiwira 52 km · Igurusi 71 km · Chimala 71 km · Chitipa 73 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 Ipinda (-9.4833°, 33.9°, elevation 490 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). 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).