Lindi weather in March

In March, Lindi sees average daytime highs of 29°C and overnight lows near 25°C, with 195 mm of rain across 25.5 wet days and about 12.1 hours of daylight. It is the 2nd-warmest and 1st-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 18% of the time in March, and the air most often feels oppressive.

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 Lindi's 10th-clearest and 12th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Lindi's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 29°; 2nd warmest
Overnight low: 25°; 9th coldest
Rainfall: 195 mm; 25.5 wet days
Daylight: 12 h 06 min; 6:29 AM – 6:33 PM
Cloud cover: 71%; 10th clearest
Wind: 8 km/h; 12th windiest
Solar energy: 5.39 kWh/m²
Travel score: 3.4; out of 10

Lindi is town in Tanzania.

Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.

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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 Lindi reaches about 29°C in the afternoon and slips back to 25°C overnight — a 5°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 28°C and 31°C. Set against its neighbours, March runs on par with February and on par with April.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Avg high (°C)	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29
Avg low (°C)	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	29	25
2	29	25
3	29	25
4	29	25
5	29	25
6	29	25
7	29	25
8	29	25
9	29	25
10	29	25
11	29	25
12	29	25
13	29	25
14	29	25
15	29	25
16	29	25
17	29	24
18	29	24
19	29	24
20	29	24
21	29	24
22	29	24
23	29	24
24	29	24
25	29	24
26	29	24
27	29	24
28	29	24
29	29	24
30	29	24
31	29	24

How March really feels in Lindi

Once humidity and wind are folded in, March averages 31 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

heat index over the day's high

Days feeling ≤ 0°C

wind chill below the day's low

The story in March is heat — humidity pushes the afternoon "feels like" well above the raw temperature.

Lindi weather by month

How March compares with the rest of the year at a glance. March is the 2nd-warmest and 1st-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	29° / 25°	168	20.1	12.5	3.9
Feb	29° / 25°	155	18.8	12.3	3.8
Mar	29° / 25°	195	25.5	12.1	3.4
Apr	29° / 24°	120	18.3	11.8	4.3
May	29° / 23°	36	6.8	11.5	6.0
Jun	29° / 22°	6	1.4	11.4	7.0
Jul	28° / 21°	4	0.9	11.5	7.3
Aug	28° / 21°	6	1.6	11.7	7.4
Sep	28° / 22°	12	4.1	11.9	7.1
Oct	29° / 23°	25	7.6	12.2	6.3
Nov	29° / 24°	52	13.6	12.5	5.1
Dec	30° / 25°	125	20.8	12.6	4.0

Cloud cover in March

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 18% of the time in March.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 16% of March, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 66%.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Clearer (%)	29	29	29	30	31	31	31	32	33	34	33	34	34	35	36	36	35	35	35	35	35	35	35	35	36	36	36	37	37	38	39
Cloudier (%)	71	71	71	70	69	69	69	68	67	66	67	66	66	65	64	64	65	65	65	65	65	65	65	65	64	64	64	63	63	62	61

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	29	71
2	29	71
3	29	71
4	30	70
5	31	69
6	31	69
7	31	69
8	32	68
9	33	67
10	34	66
11	33	67
12	34	66
13	34	66
14	35	65
15	36	64
16	36	64
17	35	65
18	35	65
19	35	65
20	35	65
21	35	65
22	35	65
23	35	65
24	35	65
25	36	64
26	36	64
27	36	64
28	37	63
29	37	63
30	38	62
31	39	61

Chance of precipitation in March

Any precipitation

Lindi gets around 195 mm of rain over 25.5 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 81% and peaks near 83% on the wettest days.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Rain chance (%)	74	75	76	77	77	78	79	80	80	81	81	81	82	82	82	82	82	83	83	83	83	83	83	83	83	83	82	81	81	80	79

	Rain chance (%)
1	74
2	75
3	76
4	77
5	77
6	78
7	79
8	80
9	80
10	81
11	81
12	81
13	82
14	82
15	82
16	82
17	82
18	83
19	83
20	83
21	83
22	83
23	83
24	83
25	83
26	83
27	82
28	81
29	81
30	80
31	79

Humidity in March

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Most of March feels oppressive — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

By dew point, March lands in the oppressive band about 56% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Oppressive (%)	54	54	54	53	53	53	53	53	53	53	54	54	54	54	54	55	55	55	55	56	56	57	57	58	59	60	61	63	64	66	67
Miserable (%)	46	46	46	47	47	47	47	47	47	47	46	46	46	46	46	45	45	45	45	44	44	43	43	42	41	40	39	37	36	34	33

	Oppressive (%)	Miserable (%)
1	54	46
2	54	46
3	54	46
4	53	47
5	53	47
6	53	47
7	53	47
8	53	47
9	53	47
10	53	47
11	54	46
12	54	46
13	54	46
14	54	46
15	54	46
16	55	45
17	55	45
18	55	45
19	55	45
20	56	44
21	56	44
22	57	43
23	57	43
24	58	42
25	59	41
26	60	40
27	61	39
28	63	37
29	64	36
30	66	34
31	67	33

Wind in March

Winds average 8 km/h in March, the calmest month.

Across March, daily wind ranges from about 8 km/h on the calmest days to 9 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Wind speed (km/h)	9	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	9
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	Wind speed (km/h)	Feels
1	9	calm
2	8	calm
3	8	calm
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31	9	calm

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 6:28 AM to 6:28 AM, and sunset from 6:41 PM to 6:24 PM.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Daylight (h)	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	11.9	11.9	11.9
Sunrise (AM)	6:28	6:28	6:28	6:28	6:28	6:29	6:29	6:29	6:29	6:29	6:29	6:29	6:29	6:29	6:29	6:29	6:29	6:29	6:29	6:29	6:29	6:29	6:29	6:29	6:29	6:28	6:28	6:28	6:28	6:28	6:28
Sunset (PM)	6:41	6:40	6:40	6:39	6:39	6:38	6:38	6:37	6:37	6:36	6:36	6:35	6:35	6:34	6:33	6:33	6:32	6:32	6:31	6:31	6:30	6:29	6:29	6:28	6:28	6:27	6:26	6:26	6:25	6:25	6:24

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	12.2	6:28	6:41
2	12.2	6:28	6:40
3	12.2	6:28	6:40
4	12.2	6:28	6:39
5	12.2	6:28	6:39
6	12.2	6:29	6:38
7	12.2	6:29	6:38
8	12.1	6:29	6:37
9	12.1	6:29	6:37
10	12.1	6:29	6:36
11	12.1	6:29	6:36
12	12.1	6:29	6:35
13	12.1	6:29	6:35
14	12.1	6:29	6:34
15	12.1	6:29	6:33
16	12.1	6:29	6:33
17	12.1	6:29	6:32
18	12.0	6:29	6:32
19	12.0	6:29	6:31
20	12.0	6:29	6:31
21	12.0	6:29	6:30
22	12.0	6:29	6:29
23	12.0	6:29	6:29
24	12.0	6:29	6:28
25	12.0	6:29	6:28
26	12.0	6:28	6:27
27	12.0	6:28	6:26
28	12.0	6:28	6:26
29	11.9	6:28	6:25
30	11.9	6:28	6:25
31	11.9	6:28	6:24

Solar energy in March

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in March, about 5.39 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 5 kWh/m² to a high of 6.55 kWh/m² in November across the year — March's 5.39 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Solar energy (kWh/m²)	5.5	5.5	5.5	5.5	5.5	5.5	5.5	5.5	5.5	5.5	5.5	5.5	5.5	5.5	5.5	5.5	5.5	5.5	5.4	5.4	5.4	5.4	5.4	5.3	5.3	5.3	5.3	5.3	5.3	5.2	5.2
Level	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright

	Solar energy (kWh/m²)	Level
1	5.5	Bright
2	5.5	Bright
3	5.5	Bright
4	5.5	Bright
5	5.5	Bright
6	5.5	Bright
7	5.5	Bright
8	5.5	Bright
9	5.5	Bright
10	5.5	Bright
11	5.5	Bright
12	5.5	Bright
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15	5.5	Bright
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17	5.5	Bright
18	5.5	Bright
19	5.4	Bright
20	5.4	Bright
21	5.4	Bright
22	5.4	Bright
23	5.4	Bright
24	5.3	Bright
25	5.3	Bright
26	5.3	Bright
27	5.3	Bright
28	5.3	Bright
29	5.3	Bright
30	5.2	Bright
31	5.2	Bright

Planning a trip in March

Hazard calendar for Lindi

In seasonPeak

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

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

Lindi's monsoon runs December–April, 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 Lindi?

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

3.4

Sightseeing

12th-best month of the year

4.6

Beach & pool

12th-best month of the year

March is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Lindi.

What to pack for Lindi in March

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

In March, Lindi sees daytime highs around 29°C and nights near 25°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 26 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

Sea temperature near Lindi in March

The nearest coast averages about 29°C in March — the other half of the beach question. The full-year curve and swim-comfort zones are below.

The sea at the nearest coast (about 22 km away) is warmest in March at about 29°C and coldest in August near 26°C.

The water stays above 20°C all year — warm enough for a swim any month.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Sea temperature (°C)	29	29	29	29	28	27	26	26	26	27	28	29
Comfort	Tropical	Tropical	Tropical	Tropical	Tropical	Warm	Warm	Warm	Warm	Warm	Warm	Tropical

	Sea temperature (°C)	Comfort
Jan	29	Tropical
Feb	29	Tropical
Mar	29	Tropical
Apr	29	Tropical
May	28	Tropical
Jun	27	Warm
Jul	26	Warm
Aug	26	Warm
Sep	26	Warm
Oct	27	Warm
Nov	28	Warm
Dec	29	Tropical

UV index in Lindi in March

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in March peaks around 15 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Lindi peaks around March 13 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near July 10 at about 9 (very high).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — every month of the year.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
UV index (midday)	13	14	15	13	10	9	9	11	13	13	13	13
Level	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Very high	Very high	Very high	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	13	Extreme
Feb	14	Extreme
Mar	15	Extreme
Apr	13	Extreme
May	10	Very high
Jun	9	Very high
Jul	9	Very high
Aug	11	Extreme
Sep	13	Extreme
Oct	13	Extreme
Nov	13	Extreme
Dec	13	Extreme

Location & terrain

Where is Lindi?

Lindi sits at 10.0°S, 39.7°E, 12 m above sea level, in Tanzania. The nearest listed city is Mtwara, 59 km away.

Topography around Lindi

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Lindi has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 186 m around an average of 40 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 310 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 915 m.

The land around Lindi is covered by water (37%) and trees (25%) within 3 km, grassland (35%) and trees (32%) within 16 km, and trees (48%) and water (26%) within 80 km.

3 km

186 m

water 37%

16 km

310 m

grassland 35%

80 km

915 m

trees 48%

treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwaterwetlandmangroves

← February Lindi year-round climate April →Best places to visit in March

March weather nearby: Mtwara 59 km · Nyangao 60 km · Nanganga 75 km · Nanyamba 77 km · Kitama 80 km · Tandahimba 84 km · Ruangwa 86 km · Luchingu 109 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

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 Lindi (-9.9971°, 39.7165°, elevation 12 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). Sea temperatures are the NOAA OISST v2.1 1991–2020 monthly climatology (public domain), sampled at the nearest ocean point. 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).

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	29	25
2	29	25
3	29	25
4	29	25
5	29	25
6	29	25
7	29	25
8	29	25
9	29	25
10	29	25
11	29	25
12	29	25
13	29	25
14	29	25
15	29	25
16	29	25
17	29	24
18	29	24
19	29	24
20	29	24
21	29	24
22	29	24
23	29	24
24	29	24
25	29	24
26	29	24
27	29	24
28	29	24
29	29	24
30	29	24
31	29	24

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	29	71
2	29	71
3	29	71
4	30	70
5	31	69
6	31	69
7	31	69
8	32	68
9	33	67
10	34	66
11	33	67
12	34	66
13	34	66
14	35	65
15	36	64
16	36	64
17	35	65
18	35	65
19	35	65
20	35	65
21	35	65
22	35	65
23	35	65
24	35	65
25	36	64
26	36	64
27	36	64
28	37	63
29	37	63
30	38	62
31	39	61

	Rain chance (%)
1	74
2	75
3	76
4	77
5	77
6	78
7	79
8	80
9	80
10	81
11	81
12	81
13	82
14	82
15	82
16	82
17	82
18	83
19	83
20	83
21	83
22	83
23	83
24	83
25	83
26	83
27	82
28	81
29	81
30	80
31	79

	Oppressive (%)	Miserable (%)
1	54	46
2	54	46
3	54	46
4	53	47
5	53	47
6	53	47
7	53	47
8	53	47
9	53	47
10	53	47
11	54	46
12	54	46
13	54	46
14	54	46
15	54	46
16	55	45
17	55	45
18	55	45
19	55	45
20	56	44
21	56	44
22	57	43
23	57	43
24	58	42
25	59	41
26	60	40
27	61	39
28	63	37
29	64	36
30	66	34
31	67	33

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	29	25
2	29	25
3	29	25
4	29	25
5	29	25
6	29	25
7	29	25
8	29	25
9	29	25
10	29	25
11	29	25
12	29	25
13	29	25
14	29	25
15	29	25
16	29	25
17	29	24
18	29	24
19	29	24
20	29	24
21	29	24
22	29	24
23	29	24
24	29	24
25	29	24
26	29	24
27	29	24
28	29	24
29	29	24
30	29	24
31	29	24

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	29	71
2	29	71
3	29	71
4	30	70
5	31	69
6	31	69
7	31	69
8	32	68
9	33	67
10	34	66
11	33	67
12	34	66
13	34	66
14	35	65
15	36	64
16	36	64
17	35	65
18	35	65
19	35	65
20	35	65
21	35	65
22	35	65
23	35	65
24	35	65
25	36	64
26	36	64
27	36	64
28	37	63
29	37	63
30	38	62
31	39	61

	Rain chance (%)
1	74
2	75
3	76
4	77
5	77
6	78
7	79
8	80
9	80
10	81
11	81
12	81
13	82
14	82
15	82
16	82
17	82
18	83
19	83
20	83
21	83
22	83
23	83
24	83
25	83
26	83
27	82
28	81
29	81
30	80
31	79

	Oppressive (%)	Miserable (%)
1	54	46
2	54	46
3	54	46
4	53	47
5	53	47
6	53	47
7	53	47
8	53	47
9	53	47
10	53	47
11	54	46
12	54	46
13	54	46
14	54	46
15	54	46
16	55	45
17	55	45
18	55	45
19	55	45
20	56	44
21	56	44
22	57	43
23	57	43
24	58	42
25	59	41
26	60	40
27	61	39
28	63	37
29	64	36
30	66	34
31	67	33

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	29	25
2	29	25
3	29	25
4	29	25
5	29	25
6	29	25
7	29	25
8	29	25
9	29	25
10	29	25
11	29	25
12	29	25
13	29	25
14	29	25
15	29	25
16	29	25
17	29	24
18	29	24
19	29	24
20	29	24
21	29	24
22	29	24
23	29	24
24	29	24
25	29	24
26	29	24
27	29	24
28	29	24
29	29	24
30	29	24
31	29	24

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	29	71
2	29	71
3	29	71
4	30	70
5	31	69
6	31	69
7	31	69
8	32	68
9	33	67
10	34	66
11	33	67
12	34	66
13	34	66
14	35	65
15	36	64
16	36	64
17	35	65
18	35	65
19	35	65
20	35	65
21	35	65
22	35	65
23	35	65
24	35	65
25	36	64
26	36	64
27	36	64
28	37	63
29	37	63
30	38	62
31	39	61

	Rain chance (%)
1	74
2	75
3	76
4	77
5	77
6	78
7	79
8	80
9	80
10	81
11	81
12	81
13	82
14	82
15	82
16	82
17	82
18	83
19	83
20	83
21	83
22	83
23	83
24	83
25	83
26	83
27	82
28	81
29	81
30	80
31	79

	Oppressive (%)	Miserable (%)
1	54	46
2	54	46
3	54	46
4	53	47
5	53	47
6	53	47
7	53	47
8	53	47
9	53	47
10	53	47
11	54	46
12	54	46
13	54	46
14	54	46
15	54	46
16	55	45
17	55	45
18	55	45
19	55	45
20	56	44
21	56	44
22	57	43
23	57	43
24	58	42
25	59	41
26	60	40
27	61	39
28	63	37
29	64	36
30	66	34
31	67	33