Kiomboi weather in March

In March, Kiomboi sees average daytime highs of 29°C and overnight lows near 19°C, with 142 mm of rain across 16.7 wet days and about 12 hours of daylight. It is the 5th-warmest and 2nd-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 24% 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 Kiomboi's 7th-clearest and 9th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Kiomboi's year-round climate.

Daytime high
29°
5th warmest
Overnight low
19°
9th coldest
Rainfall
142 mm
16.7 wet days
Daylight
12 hours
6:51 AM – 6:53 PM
Cloud cover
64%
7th clearest
Wind
7 km/h
9th windiest
Solar energy
6.38 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.6
out of 10

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 Kiomboi 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
22919
32919
42919
52919
62919
72919
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102919
112919
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292919
302919
312919

How March really feels in Kiomboi

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.

Kiomboi weather by month

How March compares with the rest of the year at a glance. March is the 5th-warmest and 2nd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan28° / 19°14117.612.24.9
Feb29° / 19°10414.512.14.7
Mar29° / 19°14216.7124.6
Apr28° / 19°11613.611.95.2
May29° / 18°204.111.86.3
Jun29° / 17°10.311.86.7
Jul29° / 16°00.111.87.0
Aug30° / 17°10.211.96.3
Sep31° / 18°20.5125.3
Oct32° / 19°183.212.14.5
Nov31° / 20°10110.412.24.4
Dec29° / 19°16818.512.24.6

Cloud cover in March

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 24% 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 56%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14456
24555
34555
44555
54555
64555
74456
84555
94456
104555
114555
124654
134753
144753
154753
164753
174753
184753
194753
204654
214456
224456
234456
244357
254357
264258
274159
284060
293961
303862
313763

Chance of precipitation in March

Any precipitation

Kiomboi gets around 142 mm of rain over 16.7 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 54% and peaks near 63% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

0%20%40%60%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
153
253
353
453
553
652
752
851
951
1051
1150
1250
1350
1450
1549
1650
1750
1851
1951
2052
2154
2255
2356
2457
2558
2659
2760
2861
2961
3062
3163

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 50% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 25% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
18194824
28204825
38204725
48204725
59194725
69194725
79194725
89194725
99194725
109194825
119194824
129194924
139194923
148195023
158195122
168195122
177195222
187195222
196195223
205195323
215195224
224185325
234185325
243185326
253175327
263175228
272175229
282165230
292165032
301165033
311164934

Wind in March

Winds average 7 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
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 6:53 AM to 6:48 AM, and sunset from 6:58 PM to 6:47 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.16:536:58
212.16:536:58
312.16:536:58
412.16:536:57
512.16:536:57
612.16:536:57
712.16:536:56
812.16:526:56
912.16:526:56
1012.16:526:55
1112.06:526:55
1212.06:526:55
1312.06:526:54
1412.06:526:54
1512.06:516:53
1612.06:516:53
1712.06:516:53
1812.06:516:52
1912.06:516:52
2012.06:516:51
2112.06:506:51
2212.06:506:51
2312.06:506:50
2412.06:506:50
2512.06:506:49
2612.06:496:49
2712.06:496:48
2812.06:496:48
2912.06:496:47
3012.06:496:47
3112.06:486:47

Solar energy in March

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in March, about 6.38 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 5.86 kWh/m² to a high of 7.1 kWh/m² in September across the year — March's 6.38 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.5Intense
26.5Intense
36.5Intense
46.5Intense
56.5Intense
66.5Intense
76.5Intense
86.5Intense
96.5Intense
106.5Intense
116.5Intense
126.5Intense
136.5Intense
146.5Intense
156.4Intense
166.4Intense
176.4Intense
186.4Intense
196.4Intense
206.4Intense
216.3Intense
226.3Intense
236.3Intense
246.3Intense
256.3Intense
266.2Intense
276.2Intense
286.2Intense
296.2Intense
306.2Intense
316.1Intense
Planning a trip in March

Hazard calendar for Kiomboi

In seasonPeak

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

Kiomboi'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 Kiomboi?

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

4.6
Sightseeing
9th-best month of the year
5.9
Beach & pool
10th-best month of the year

March is a reasonable time to visit Kiomboi for sightseeing.

What to pack for Kiomboi in March

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

In March, Kiomboi sees daytime highs around 29°C and nights near 19°C. Pack light clothes, rain gear and sun protection. About 17 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Kiomboi 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 Kiomboi peaks around March 13 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 13UV 16Jun 17UV 10
UV index (midday)Level
Jan14Extreme
Feb16Extreme
Mar16Extreme
Apr15Extreme
May12Extreme
Jun10Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug12Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct14Extreme
Nov14Extreme
Dec13Extreme
Location & terrain

Where is Kiomboi?

Kiomboi sits at 4.3°S, 34.4°E, 1,545 m above sea level, in Tanzania. The nearest listed city is Shelui, 22 km away.

IlongeroSingidaBasotu

Topography around Kiomboi

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Kiomboi has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 108 m around an average of 1,525 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 744 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 857 m.

The land around Kiomboi is covered by cropland (51%) and grassland (33%) within 3 km, cropland (34%), shrubs (29%) and grassland (21%) within 16 km, and cropland (43%) and grassland (31%) within 80 km.

3 km
108 m
16 km
744 m
80 km
857 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwaterwetland
March weather nearby: Shelui 22 km · Igugunu 45 km · Igunga 54 km · Sepuka 57 km · Mtinko 62 km · Ilongero 71 km · Singida 74 km · Basotu 80 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 Kiomboi (-4.2667°, 34.3667°, elevation 1,545 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. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).