Itigi weather in March

In March, Itigi sees average daytime highs of 27°C and overnight lows near 18°C, with 114 mm of rain across 14 wet days and about 12 hours of daylight. It is the 6th-warmest and 3rd-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 27°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 26% 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 Itigi's 10th-clearest and 9th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Itigi's year-round climate.

Daytime high
27°
6th warmest
Overnight low
18°
10th coldest
Rainfall
114 mm
14 wet days
Daylight
12 hours
6:51 AM – 6:53 PM
Cloud cover
63%
10th clearest
Wind
11 km/h
9th windiest
Solar energy
6.18 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.9
out of 10

Itigi is place in Singida 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 27°C through the month.

A typical March day in Itigi reaches about 27°C in the afternoon and slips back to 18°C overnight — a 9°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 25°C and 30°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)
12718
22718
32718
42718
52718
62718
72718
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92718
102718
112718
122718
132718
142718
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182718
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202718
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242718
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292718
302718
312718

Itigi weather by month

How March compares with the rest of the year at a glance. March is the 6th-warmest and 3rd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan27° / 18°14517.712.35.3
Feb27° / 18°1031412.25.5
Mar27° / 18°11414125.9
Apr27° / 18°558.411.96.7
May27° / 16°81.611.77.9
Jun26° / 15°00.111.78.5
Jul25° / 14°0011.78.8
Aug26° / 15°0011.88.6
Sep28° / 16°00.1128.1
Oct29° / 18°40.812.16.7
Nov30° / 19°434.712.35.7
Dec28° / 18°13214.512.35.4

Cloud cover in March

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 26% 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 54%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14060
24060
34159
44159
54159
64258
74357
84357
94357
104456
114555
124654
134654
144654
154753
164852
174951
184951
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204852
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244951
254951
264852
274852
284852
294753
304852
314753

Chance of precipitation in March

Any precipitation

Itigi gets around 114 mm of rain over 14 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 44% and peaks near 50% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
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449
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649
748
847
947
1046
1145
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1541
1640
1739
1839
1939
2039
2140
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2341
2442
2543
2644
2744
2845
2946
3046
3146

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 68% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 16% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
13176119
23176119
33176218
43176218
53176218
63166318
73166318
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93156418
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301137214
311137214

Wind in March

Winds average 11 km/h in March.

Across March, daily wind ranges from about 10 km/h on the calmest days to 12 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
110calm
210calm
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410calm
510calm
610calm
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810calm
910calm
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1211calm
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2812calm
2912calm
3012calm
3112light breeze

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 6:52 AM to 6:48 AM, and sunset from 6:59 PM to 6:46 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.16:526:59
212.16:526:58
312.16:526:58
412.16:526:58
512.16:526:57
612.16:526:57
712.16:516:57
812.16:516:56
912.16:516:56
1012.16:516:55
1112.16:516:55
1212.16:516:55
1312.16:516:54
1412.06:516:54
1512.06:516:53
1612.06:516:53
1712.06:506:52
1812.06:506:52
1912.06:506:52
2012.06:506:51
2112.06:506:51
2212.06:506:50
2312.06:506:50
2412.06:496:49
2512.06:496:49
2612.06:496:48
2712.06:496:48
2812.06:496:47
2912.06:496:47
3012.06:486:46
3112.06:486:46

Solar energy in March

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in March, about 6.18 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 5.46 kWh/m² to a high of 7.26 kWh/m² in October across the year — March's 6.18 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.3Intense
26.3Intense
36.3Intense
46.3Intense
56.3Intense
66.3Intense
76.3Intense
86.3Intense
96.3Intense
106.3Intense
116.3Intense
126.3Intense
136.3Intense
146.2Intense
156.2Intense
166.2Intense
176.2Intense
186.2Intense
196.2Intense
206.2Intense
216.1Intense
226.1Intense
236.1Intense
246.1Intense
256.0Intense
266.0Intense
276.0Bright
286.0Bright
295.9Bright
305.9Bright
315.9Bright
Planning a trip in March

Hazard calendar for Itigi

In seasonPeak

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

Itigi's rainy season runs December–March, 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 Itigi?

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

5.9
Sightseeing
8th-best month of the year
6.0
Beach & pool
10th-best month of the year

March is a reasonable time to visit Itigi for sightseeing. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for Itigi in March

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

In March, Itigi sees daytime highs around 27°C and nights near 18°C. Pack rain gear and sun protection. Worth having: light clothes. About 14 days see rain.

rain gearsun protectionlight clothes

UV index in Itigi 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 Itigi 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
Jan14Extreme
Feb16Extreme
Mar16Extreme
Apr15Extreme
May11Extreme
Jun10Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug11Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct14Extreme
Nov13Extreme
Dec13Extreme

Air quality in Itigi 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 Itigi is worst in October — around 15 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 3.3× the cleanest month (May, 5 µg/m³).

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

01020JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodOct 1315 µg/m³May 145 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan10Good
Feb9Good
Mar8Good
Apr6Good
May5Good
Jun8Good
Jul11Good
Aug11Good
Sep13Moderate
Oct15Moderate
Nov8Good
Dec6Good
Location & terrain

Where is Itigi?

Itigi sits at 5.7°S, 34.5°E, 1,300 m above sea level, in Tanzania. The nearest listed city is Manyoni, 39 km away.

IkungiPumaMungaaSingidaSepukaIlongero

Topography around Itigi

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Itigi has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 29 m around an average of 1,302 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 106 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 823 m.

The land around Itigi is covered by cropland (41%) and grassland (35%) within 3 km, grassland (35%), trees (26%) and cropland (22%) within 16 km, and trees (29%), shrubs (29%) and cropland (26%) within 80 km.

3 km
29 m
16 km
106 m
80 km
823 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
March weather nearby: Manyoni 39 km · Mgandu 48 km · Ikungi 70 km · Puma 83 km · Mungaa 93 km · Singida 102 km · Sepuka 106 km · Ilongero 122 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 Itigi (-5.7°, 34.4833°, elevation 1,300 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).