Kigonsera weather in March

In March, Kigonsera sees average daytime highs of 26°C and overnight lows near 18°C, with 263 mm of rain across 28.5 wet days and about 12.1 hours of daylight. It is the 7th-warmest and 2nd-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 26°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 3% 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 Kigonsera's 10th-clearest and 10th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Kigonsera's year-round climate.

Daytime high
26°
7th warmest
Overnight low
18°
8th coldest
Rainfall
263 mm
28.5 wet days
Daylight
12 h 06 min
6:47 AM – 6:52 PM
Cloud cover
81%
10th clearest
Wind
5 km/h
10th windiest
Solar energy
5.11 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.8
out of 10

Kigonsera is village in Ruvuma Region, Tanzania.

Density
141/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 26°C through the month.

A typical March day in Kigonsera reaches about 26°C in the afternoon and slips back to 18°C overnight — a 8°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 24°C and 28°C. Set against its neighbours, March runs on par with February and about 1°C warmer than April.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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Kigonsera weather by month

How March compares with the rest of the year at a glance. March is the 7th-warmest and 2nd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan26° / 19°30427.412.63.8
Feb26° / 18°26124.512.43.9
Mar26° / 18°26328.512.13.8
Apr25° / 17°9919.811.85.2
May25° / 15°195.411.57.7
Jun24° / 13°30.711.48.5
Jul23° / 12°20.811.48.6
Aug25° / 13°20.511.68.5
Sep28° / 16°20.611.97.8
Oct29° / 18°184.712.26.1
Nov30° / 19°6910.512.55.0
Dec28° / 19°20622.912.64.3

Cloud cover in March

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 3% of the time in March.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 12% of March, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 85%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
11387
21387
31387
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51486
61486
71486
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91585
101486
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Chance of precipitation in March

Any precipitation

Kigonsera gets around 263 mm of rain over 28.5 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 91% and peaks near 94% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
187
287
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1090
1191
1291
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1592
1693
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1893
1994
2094
2194
2294
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2494
2593
2693
2793
2892
2991
3091
3190

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 67% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 67% of them.

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Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
102476
202575
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2504159
2604258
2704456
2814653
2914851
3015049
3115247

Wind in March

Winds average 5 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
105calm
115calm
125calm
135calm
145calm
155calm
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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 6:46 AM to 6:47 AM, and sunset from 7:00 PM to 6:42 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.26:467:00
212.26:466:59
312.26:476:59
412.26:476:58
512.26:476:58
612.26:476:57
712.26:476:57
812.26:476:56
912.16:476:56
1012.16:476:55
1112.16:476:55
1212.16:476:54
1312.16:476:53
1412.16:476:53
1512.16:476:52
1612.16:476:52
1712.16:476:51
1812.16:476:50
1912.06:476:50
2012.06:476:49
2112.06:476:49
2212.06:476:48
2312.06:476:47
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2512.06:476:46
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2712.06:476:45
2812.06:476:44
2911.96:476:44
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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 5.11 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.81 kWh/m² to a high of 6.83 kWh/m² in October across the year — March's 5.11 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.3Bright
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35.3Bright
45.3Bright
55.2Bright
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155.1Bright
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215.1Bright
225.1Bright
235.0Bright
245.0Bright
255.0Bright
265.0Bright
275.0Bright
285.0Bright
294.9Bright
304.9Bright
314.9Bright
Planning a trip in March

Hazard calendar for Kigonsera

In seasonPeak

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

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

Kigonsera's monsoon runs December–March, 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 Kigonsera?

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

3.8
Sightseeing
11th-best month of the year
3.6
Beach & pool
12th-best month of the year

March is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Kigonsera.

What to pack for Kigonsera in March

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

In March, Kigonsera sees daytime highs around 26°C and nights near 18°C. Pack rain gear. Worth having: light clothes and sun protection. About 29 days see rain.

rain gearlight clothessun protection

UV index in Kigonsera 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 Kigonsera peaks around February 15 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 15UV 16Jun 17UV 10
UV index (midday)Level
Jan16Extreme
Feb16Extreme
Mar16Extreme
Apr13Extreme
May10Extreme
Jun10Very high
Jul10Very high
Aug11Extreme
Sep12Extreme
Oct14Extreme
Nov14Extreme
Dec14Extreme

Air quality in Kigonsera 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 Kigonsera is worst in September — around 41 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), about 5.2× the cleanest month (December, 8 µg/m³).

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

0204060JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModeratePoorModerateGoodSep 1740 µg/m³Dec 208 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan10Good
Feb11Good
Mar10Good
Apr9Good
May10Good
Jun10Good
Jul15Moderate
Aug29Moderate
Sep41Poor
Oct31Moderate
Nov14Moderate
Dec8Good
Location & terrain

Where is Kigonsera?

Kigonsera sits at 10.8°S, 35.0°E, 1,327 m above sea level, in Tanzania. The nearest listed city is Mbinga, 15 km away.

MahanjeNkhata BayMlangali

Topography around Kigonsera

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Kigonsera has large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 627 m around an average of 1,215 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 998 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,616 m.

The land around Kigonsera is covered by cropland (37%), trees (26%) and shrubs (22%) within 3 km, cropland (37%), shrubs (24%) and trees (21%) within 16 km, and trees (29%) and shrubs (21%) within 80 km.

3 km
627 m
16 km
998 m
80 km
1,616 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
March weather nearby: Mbinga 15 km · Matiri 17 km · Maposeni 45 km · Tingi 56 km · Songea 67 km · Mahanje 101 km · Nkhata Bay 122 km · Mlangali 127 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 Kigonsera (-10.8°, 35.05°, elevation 1,327 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).