Masasi weather in March

In March, Masasi sees average daytime highs of 30°C and overnight lows near 22°C, with 155 mm of rain across 22.4 wet days and about 12.1 hours of daylight. It is the 8th-warmest and 1st-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 11% 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 Masasi's 10th-clearest and 12th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Masasi's year-round climate.

Daytime high
30°
8th warmest
Overnight low
22°
9th coldest
Rainfall
155 mm
22.4 wet days
Daylight
12 h 06 min
6:32 AM – 6:37 PM
Cloud cover
74%
10th clearest
Wind
6 km/h
12th windiest
Solar energy
5.25 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.5
out of 10

Masasi is town in Mtwara Region, Tanzania.

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 Masasi reaches about 30°C in the afternoon and slips back to 22°C overnight — a 8°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 28°C and 32°C. Set against its neighbours, March runs about 1°C cooler than February and on par with April.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
13023
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How March really feels in Masasi

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
31
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
0
wind chill below the day's low

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

Masasi weather by month

How March compares with the rest of the year at a glance. March is the 8th-warmest and 1st-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan32° / 23°13418.312.63.3
Feb31° / 23°13017.212.43.4
Mar30° / 22°15522.412.13.5
Apr30° / 22°6712.611.84.7
May30° / 20°112.111.55.9
Jun29° / 19°10.311.46.9
Jul29° / 18°10.211.47.1
Aug30° / 19°10.411.66.4
Sep32° / 20°20.611.95.4
Oct33° / 21°9212.24.4
Nov34° / 22°32612.53.6
Dec33° / 23°10315.112.63.2

Cloud cover in March

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 11% 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 73%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
12278
22278
32377
42278
52476
62476
72575
82575
92674
102674
112773
122773
132773
142872
152872
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212773
222773
232773
242971
252872
262971
273070
283070
293268
303466
313466

Chance of precipitation in March

Any precipitation

Masasi gets around 155 mm of rain over 22.4 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 71% and peaks near 73% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
167
268
368
469
570
670
771
871
971
1072
1172
1272
1373
1473
1573
1673
1773
1873
1973
2073
2173
2273
2373
2473
2572
2672
2772
2871
2970
3069
3168

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 89% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

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Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
1014851
2014851
3013861
4013861
5012871
6012871
7011881
8011881
9011881
10010891
11010891
12010891
1309901
1409901
1509901
1608911
1708911
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1907921
2007921
2107921
2207921
2308911
2408911
2519891
2619891
27110881
28111871
29113851
30114841
31216811

Wind in March

Winds average 6 km/h in March, the calmest month.

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
17calm
27calm
37calm
47calm
57calm
67calm
77calm
87calm
97calm
106calm
116calm
126calm
136calm
146calm
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166calm
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317calm

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 6:31 AM to 6:32 AM, and sunset from 6:45 PM to 6:27 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.26:316:45
212.26:316:44
312.26:326:44
412.26:326:43
512.26:326:43
612.26:326:42
712.26:326:42
812.26:326:41
912.16:326:41
1012.16:326:40
1112.16:326:40
1212.16:326:39
1312.16:326:38
1412.16:326:38
1512.16:326:37
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1812.16:326:35
1912.06:326:35
2012.06:326:34
2112.06:326:34
2212.06:326:33
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2712.06:326:30
2812.06:326:29
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3111.96:326:27

Solar energy in March

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in March, about 5.25 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.99 kWh/m² to a high of 6.53 kWh/m² in November across the year — March's 5.25 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
55.3Bright
65.3Bright
75.3Bright
85.3Bright
95.3Bright
105.3Bright
115.3Bright
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155.3Bright
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265.2Bright
275.2Bright
285.2Bright
295.2Bright
305.2Bright
315.1Bright
Planning a trip in March

Hazard calendar for Masasi

In seasonPeak

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

Masasi's rainy season runs December–March, 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 Masasi?

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

3.5
Sightseeing
9th-best month of the year
4.8
Beach & pool
12th-best month of the year

March is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Masasi.

What to pack for Masasi in March

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

In March, Masasi sees daytime highs around 30°C and nights near 22°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 22 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Masasi 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 Masasi peaks around March 12 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 23 at about 9 (very high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highExtremeMar 12UV 15Jun 23UV 9
UV index (midday)Level
Jan14Extreme
Feb14Extreme
Mar15Extreme
Apr13Extreme
May10Very high
Jun9Very high
Jul9Very high
Aug11Extreme
Sep12Extreme
Oct14Extreme
Nov13Extreme
Dec13Extreme

Air quality in Masasi 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 Masasi is worst in July — around 18 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 1.9× the cleanest month (May, 10 µg/m³).

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

01020JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateGoodModerateGoodJul 2418 µg/m³May 1510 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan13Moderate
Feb12Moderate
Mar11Good
Apr11Good
May10Good
Jun12Good
Jul18Moderate
Aug18Moderate
Sep11Good
Oct10Good
Nov12Good
Dec10Good
Location & terrain

Where is Masasi?

Masasi sits at 10.7°S, 38.8°E, 449 m above sea level, in Tanzania. The nearest listed city is Lukuledi, 17 km away.

Topography around Masasi

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Masasi has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 448 m around an average of 421 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 654 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 883 m.

The land around Masasi is covered by trees (29%) and artificial surfaces (27%) within 3 km, shrubs (42%) and grassland (35%) within 16 km, and trees (39%), shrubs (33%) and grassland (20%) within 80 km.

3 km
448 m
16 km
654 m
80 km
883 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
March weather nearby: Lukuledi 17 km · Nachingwea 38 km · Nangomba 39 km · Nanganga 53 km · Newala Kisimani 59 km · Newala 60 km · Luchingu 62 km · Nyangao 68 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 Masasi (-10.7167°, 38.8°, elevation 449 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. 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).