Kondoa weather in March

In March, Kondoa sees average daytime highs of 28°C and overnight lows near 18°C, with 108 mm of rain across 13.3 wet days and about 12 hours of daylight. It is the 6th-warmest and 1st-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 28°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 Kondoa's 7th-clearest and 10th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Kondoa's year-round climate.

Daytime high
28°
6th warmest
Overnight low
18°
11th coldest
Rainfall
108 mm
13.3 wet days
Daylight
12 hours
6:46 AM – 6:48 PM
Cloud cover
63%
7th clearest
Wind
9 km/h
10th windiest
Solar energy
6.11 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.7
out of 10

Temperature in March

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 28°C through the month.

A typical March day in Kondoa reaches about 28°C in the afternoon and slips back to 18°C overnight — a 10°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 25°C and 31°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)
12817
22817
32817
42817
52817
62817
72817
82817
92818
102818
112818
122818
132818
142818
152818
162818
172818
182818
192818
202818
212818
222818
232818
242818
252818
262818
272718
282718
292718
302718
312718

Kondoa weather by month

How March compares with the rest of the year at a glance. March is the 6th-warmest and 1st-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan28° / 17°10113.312.35.8
Feb28° / 17°8111.312.25.5
Mar28° / 18°10813.3125.7
Apr27° / 18°7913.711.95.8
May26° / 16°275.911.87.1
Jun26° / 13°20.311.78.0
Jul26° / 12°10.211.78.2
Aug26° / 13°10.211.88.0
Sep28° / 14°10.2127.5
Oct29° / 16°81.712.16.4
Nov29° / 17°41512.25.9
Dec28° / 18°8111.312.35.7

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 24% of March, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 52%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14852
24852
34753
44852
54852
64852
74852
84852
94852
104852
114951
124951
135050
145050
154951
165050
175050
184951
194951
204951
214852
224753
234753
244654
254654
264654
274555
284456
294357
304357
314258

Chance of precipitation in March

Any precipitation

Kondoa gets around 108 mm of rain over 13.3 wet days in March, the wettest month. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 42% and peaks near 50% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

0%20%40%60%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
141
242
342
442
543
643
743
843
942
1042
1141
1241
1340
1439
1539
1638
1738
1838
1939
2039
2140
2241
2342
2443
2544
2645
2746
2847
2948
3049
3150

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 62% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 5% of them.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
1833545
2833545
3832555
4832555
5832555
6831556
7831556
8731566
9730576
10730576
11729595
12729595
13729595
14728605
15728605
16727615
17627634
18626644
19626644
20625654
21525664
22524674
23523684
24522694
25422704
26421705
27420715
28320716
29320707
30319717
31219718

Wind in March

Winds average 9 km/h in March.

Across March, daily wind ranges from about 9 km/h on the calmest days to 9 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
19calm
29calm
39calm
49calm
59calm
69calm
79calm
89calm
99calm
109calm
119calm
129calm
139calm
149calm
159calm
169calm
179calm
189calm
199calm
209calm
219calm
229calm
239calm
249calm
259calm
269calm
279calm
289calm
299calm
309calm
319calm

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 6:47 AM to 6:43 AM, and sunset from 6:53 PM to 6:41 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.16:476:53
212.16:476:53
312.16:476:52
412.16:476:52
512.16:476:52
612.16:476:51
712.16:476:51
812.16:476:51
912.16:466:50
1012.16:466:50
1112.16:466:50
1212.16:466:49
1312.06:466:49
1412.06:466:48
1512.06:466:48
1612.06:466:48
1712.06:456:47
1812.06:456:47
1912.06:456:46
2012.06:456:46
2112.06:456:45
2212.06:456:45
2312.06:446:44
2412.06:446:44
2512.06:446:44
2612.06:446:43
2712.06:446:43
2812.06:436:42
2912.06:436:42
3012.06:436:41
3112.06:436:41

Solar energy in March

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in March, about 6.11 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.78 kWh/m² to a high of 6.77 kWh/m² in October across the year — March's 6.11 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
66.3Intense
76.3Intense
86.3Intense
96.3Intense
106.3Intense
116.3Intense
126.3Intense
136.2Intense
146.2Intense
156.2Intense
166.2Intense
176.1Intense
186.1Intense
196.1Intense
206.0Intense
216.0Intense
226.0Bright
236.0Bright
245.9Bright
255.9Bright
265.8Bright
275.8Bright
285.8Bright
295.8Bright
305.7Bright
315.7Bright
Planning a trip in March

Hazard calendar for Kondoa

In seasonPeak

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

Kondoa's rainy season runs December–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 Kondoa?

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

5.7
Sightseeing
10th-best month of the year
6.3
Beach & pool
10th-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Kondoa in March

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

In March, Kondoa sees daytime highs around 28°C and nights near 18°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection. Worth having: rain gear. About 13 days see rain.

light clothessun protectionrain gear

UV index in Kondoa 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 Kondoa 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
Aug11Extreme
Sep14Extreme
Oct14Extreme
Nov14Extreme
Dec13Extreme
Location & terrain

Where is Kondoa?

Kondoa sits at 4.9°S, 35.8°E, 1,378 m above sea level, in Tanzania. The nearest listed city is Nangwa, 61 km away.

GalappoBabatiDaredaBashanetBasotuMagugu

Topography around Kondoa

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Kondoa has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 240 m around an average of 1,389 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 704 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,446 m.

The land around Kondoa is covered by shrubs (50%) within 3 km, shrubs (62%) within 16 km, and shrubs (42%) and cropland (31%) within 80 km.

3 km
240 m
16 km
704 m
80 km
2,446 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
March weather nearby: Nangwa 61 km · Katesh 61 km · Galappo 71 km · Babati 76 km · Dareda 80 km · Bashanet 85 km · Basotu 98 km · Magugu 98 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 Kondoa (-4.9°, 35.7833°, elevation 1,378 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).