Isaka weather in March

In March, Isaka sees average daytime highs of 29°C and overnight lows near 19°C, with 118 mm of rain across 16.4 wet days and about 12 hours of daylight. It is the 9th-warmest and 3rd-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 29°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 23% 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 Isaka's 7th-clearest and 9th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Isaka's year-round climate.

Daytime high
29°
9th warmest
Overnight low
19°
9th coldest
Rainfall
118 mm
16.4 wet days
Daylight
12 hours
6:57 AM – 6:59 PM
Cloud cover
65%
7th clearest
Wind
7 km/h
9th windiest
Solar energy
6.27 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.7
out of 10

Isaka is settlement in Shinyanga Region, 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 29°C through the month.

A typical March day in Isaka reaches about 29°C in the afternoon and slips back to 19°C overnight — a 10°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 26°C and 32°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)
12919
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42919
52919
62919
72919
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122919
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282919
292919
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312819

How March really feels in Isaka

Once humidity and wind are folded in, March averages 0 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
0
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
0
wind chill below the day's low

March sits comfortably in between — no days that feel dangerously hot or drop to a hard freeze once humidity and wind are folded in.

Isaka weather by month

How March compares with the rest of the year at a glance. March is the 9th-warmest and 3rd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan28° / 19°11918.112.24.9
Feb29° / 19°9314.512.14.7
Mar29° / 19°11816.4124.7
Apr28° / 19°9813.511.95.2
May29° / 19°203.911.86.2
Jun29° / 19°20.411.86.5
Jul29° / 18°00.111.86.9
Aug30° / 19°30.611.96.1
Sep32° / 20°71.3125.2
Oct32° / 20°275.112.14.5
Nov30° / 20°10313.312.24.5
Dec28° / 19°13018.512.24.8

Cloud cover in March

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 23% 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 58%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14258
24258
34258
44258
54357
64357
74357
84357
94357
104357
114456
124456
134456
144456
154456
164456
174357
184357
194357
204357
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224357
234258
244258
254258
264258
274159
284060
293961
303961
313961

Chance of precipitation in March

Any precipitation

Isaka gets around 118 mm of rain over 16.4 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 52% and peaks near 60% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
154
254
353
453
552
652
751
851
950
1050
1149
1249
1348
1448
1548
1648
1748
1849
1949
2050
2152
2253
2354
2455
2556
2657
2757
2858
2959
3060
3160

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 49% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 34% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
18114833
28114833
38124833
48124833
58124833
68124833
77124832
87124932
97124932
107124931
117135031
127135030
136135130
146135130
156145129
166145129
175145229
185145130
194145230
204145131
213145132
223145033
233144935
242134836
252134837
262134739
272124640
282124542
291124443
301114444
311114345

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 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 6:59 AM to 6:54 AM, and sunset from 7:04 PM to 6:52 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.16:597:04
212.16:597:04
312.16:597:03
412.16:597:03
512.16:597:03
612.16:597:02
712.16:597:02
812.16:587:02
912.16:587:01
1012.06:587:01
1112.06:587:01
1212.06:587:00
1312.06:587:00
1412.06:577:00
1512.06:576:59
1612.06:576:59
1712.06:576:58
1812.06:576:58
1912.06:576:58
2012.06:566:57
2112.06:566:57
2212.06:566:56
2312.06:566:56
2412.06:566:55
2512.06:556:55
2612.06:556:55
2712.06:556:54
2812.06:556:54
2912.06:556:53
3012.06:546:53
3112.06:546:52

Solar energy in March

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in March, about 6.27 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 5.76 kWh/m² to a high of 6.92 kWh/m² in September across the year — March's 6.27 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.4Intense
26.4Intense
36.4Intense
46.4Intense
56.4Intense
66.4Intense
76.4Intense
86.4Intense
96.4Intense
106.4Intense
116.4Intense
126.4Intense
136.3Intense
146.3Intense
156.3Intense
166.3Intense
176.3Intense
186.3Intense
196.3Intense
206.3Intense
216.2Intense
226.2Intense
236.2Intense
246.2Intense
256.1Intense
266.1Intense
276.1Intense
286.1Intense
296.0Intense
306.0Intense
316.0Intense
Planning a trip in March

Hazard calendar for Isaka

In seasonPeak

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

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

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

Is March a good time to visit Isaka?

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

4.7
Sightseeing
9th-best month of the year
5.9
Beach & pool
9th-best month of the year

March is a reasonable time to visit Isaka for sightseeing.

What to pack for Isaka in March

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

In March, Isaka sees daytime highs around 29°C and nights near 19°C. Pack light clothes, rain gear and sun protection. About 16 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Isaka 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 Isaka peaks around March 10 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 10UV 16Jun 17UV 10
UV index (midday)Level
Jan13Extreme
Feb16Extreme
Mar16Extreme
Apr15Extreme
May12Extreme
Jun10Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug11Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct14Extreme
Nov13Extreme
Dec13Extreme

Air quality in Isaka 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 Isaka is worst in January — around 17 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.2× the cleanest month (May, 8 µg/m³).

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

01020JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateGoodModerateJan 1917 µg/m³May 218 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan17Moderate
Feb15Moderate
Mar12Moderate
Apr10Good
May8Good
Jun8Good
Jul10Good
Aug11Good
Sep11Good
Oct10Good
Nov11Good
Dec13Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Isaka?

Isaka sits at 3.9°S, 32.9°E, 1,201 m above sea level, in Tanzania. The nearest listed city is Tinde, 30 km away.

MhangoSongwaMwadui

Topography around Isaka

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Isaka has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 34 m around an average of 1,187 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 228 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 502 m.

The land around Isaka is covered by cropland (85%) within 3 km, cropland (86%) within 16 km, and cropland (75%) within 80 km.

3 km
34 m
16 km
228 m
80 km
502 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaces
March weather nearby: Tinde 30 km · Kahama 38 km · Nzega 45 km · Shinyanga 60 km · Old Shinyanga 65 km · Mhango 69 km · Songwa 78 km · Mwadui 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 Isaka (-3.9°, 32.9333°, elevation 1,201 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).