Izazi weather in March

In March, Izazi sees average daytime highs of 30°C and overnight lows near 21°C, with 88 mm of rain across 15.3 wet days and about 12 hours of daylight. It is the 6th-warmest and 2nd-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 30°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 25% of the time in March, and the air most often feels muggy.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 06 min at the start of March to 11 h 54 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, March is Izazi's 10th-clearest and 10th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Izazi's year-round climate.

Daytime high
30°
6th warmest
Overnight low
21°
9th coldest
Rainfall
88 mm
15.3 wet days
Daylight
12 hours
6:45 AM – 6:48 PM
Cloud cover
65%
10th clearest
Wind
6 km/h
10th windiest
Solar energy
5.9 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.3
out of 10

Izazi is ward in Iringa Rural district, Iringa Region, Tanzania.

Density
37/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 30°C through the month.

A typical March day in Izazi reaches about 30°C in the afternoon and slips back to 21°C overnight — a 9°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 27°C and 33°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)
13021
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43021
53021
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73021
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93021
103021
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303020
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How March really feels in Izazi

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.

Izazi weather by month

How March compares with the rest of the year at a glance. March is the 6th-warmest and 2nd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan30° / 21°10116.312.44.2
Feb30° / 21°7613.712.24.3
Mar30° / 21°8815.3124.3
Apr30° / 20°47911.85.1
May30° / 19°4111.76.1
Jun29° / 17°0011.67.0
Jul28° / 16°0011.67.6
Aug29° / 16°0011.87.0
Sep31° / 17°00126.0
Oct32° / 19°40.512.24.9
Nov33° / 20°233.612.34.1
Dec31° / 21°881212.44.1

Cloud cover in March

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 25% of the time in March.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 17% of March, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 57%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13466
23565
33664
43664
53763
63862
73862
83961
93961
104159
114159
124258
134357
144357
154456
164555
174555
184654
194555
204555
214654
224555
234555
244654
254555
264654
274654
284654
294654
304852
314852

Chance of precipitation in March

Any precipitation

Izazi gets around 88 mm of rain over 15.3 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 49% and peaks near 52% on the wettest days.

0%20%40%60%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
147
246
346
446
547
647
747
847
947
1047
1147
1247
1347
1447
1547
1647
1747
1848
1948
2049
2149
2250
2351
2451
2551
2652
2752
2852
2952
3052
3152

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 56% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 57% of them.

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Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
1237601
2238600
3238600
4238600
5237610
6237610
7337600
8337600
9338581
10338581
11338581
12339571
13340561
14340561
15341551
16241561
17242551
18242551
19243541
20243550
21243550
22144550
23144550
24144550
25145540
26145540
27146530
28146530
29147520
30148510
31149500

Wind in March

Winds average 6 km/h in March.

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
16calm
26calm
36calm
46calm
56calm
66calm
76calm
86calm
96calm
106calm
116calm
126calm
136calm
146calm
156calm
166calm
176calm
186calm
196calm
206calm
216calm
226calm
236calm
246calm
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266calm
276calm
287calm
297calm
307calm
317calm

Sunrise & sunset in March

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 06 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 12 minutes over March. Sunrise moves from 6:46 AM to 6:44 AM, and sunset from 6:55 PM to 6:40 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.16:466:55
212.16:466:54
312.16:466:54
412.16:466:54
512.16:466:53
612.16:466:53
712.16:466:52
812.16:466:52
912.16:466:51
1012.16:466:51
1112.16:466:51
1212.16:466:50
1312.16:456:50
1412.16:456:49
1512.16:456:49
1612.06:456:48
1712.06:456:48
1812.06:456:47
1912.06:456:47
2012.06:456:46
2112.06:456:46
2212.06:456:45
2312.06:456:45
2412.06:446:44
2512.06:446:44
2612.06:446:43
2712.06:446:43
2812.06:446:42
2912.06:446:42
3012.06:446:41
3111.96:446:40

Solar energy in March

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in March, about 5.9 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 5.53 kWh/m² to a high of 7.15 kWh/m² in October across the year — March's 5.9 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.0Intense
26.0Intense
36.0Intense
46.0Intense
56.0Intense
66.0Intense
76.0Intense
86.0Bright
96.0Bright
106.0Bright
116.0Bright
126.0Bright
136.0Bright
146.0Bright
156.0Bright
166.0Bright
175.9Bright
185.9Bright
195.9Bright
205.9Bright
215.9Bright
225.9Bright
235.8Bright
245.8Bright
255.8Bright
265.8Bright
275.8Bright
285.7Bright
295.7Bright
305.7Bright
315.7Bright
Planning a trip in March

Hazard calendar for Izazi

In seasonPeak

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

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

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

Is March a good time to visit Izazi?

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

4.3
Sightseeing
8th-best month of the year
6.0
Beach & pool
10th-best month of the year

March is a reasonable time to visit Izazi for sightseeing.

What to pack for Izazi in March

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

In March, Izazi sees daytime highs around 30°C and nights near 21°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 15 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Izazi 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 Izazi peaks around March 13 at about 15 (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.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeExtremeMar 13UV 15Jun 17UV 10
UV index (midday)Level
Jan12Extreme
Feb15Extreme
Mar16Extreme
Apr14Extreme
May11Extreme
Jun10Very high
Jul11Extreme
Aug11Extreme
Sep12Extreme
Oct14Extreme
Nov13Extreme
Dec13Extreme

Air quality in Izazi 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 Izazi is worst in September — around 21 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 3.0× the cleanest month (May, 7 µg/m³).

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

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodSep 1920 µg/m³May 247 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan10Good
Feb11Good
Mar10Good
Apr8Good
May7Good
Jun7Good
Jul10Good
Aug15Moderate
Sep21Moderate
Oct18Moderate
Nov13Moderate
Dec8Good
Location & terrain

Where is Izazi?

Izazi sits at 7.2°S, 35.7°E, 727 m above sea level, in Tanzania. The nearest listed city is Ilula, 63 km away.

KibakweDodomaMpwapwaMafingaMikumiKilosa

Topography around Izazi

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Izazi has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 73 m around an average of 729 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 713 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,911 m.

The land around Izazi is covered by shrubs (63%) and grassland (34%) within 3 km, shrubs (48%), water (25%) and grassland (20%) within 16 km, and shrubs (51%) and grassland (20%) within 80 km.

3 km
73 m
16 km
713 m
80 km
1,911 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandwater
March weather nearby: Ilula 63 km · Iringa 63 km · Kibakwe 88 km · Dodoma 114 km · Mpwapwa 126 km · Mafinga 132 km · Mikumi 140 km · Kilosa 144 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 Izazi (-7.2°, 35.7333°, elevation 727 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).