Mazinde weather in March

In March, Mazinde sees average daytime highs of 27°C and overnight lows near 19°C, with 180 mm of rain across 20.7 wet days and about 12 hours of daylight. It is the 3rd-warmest and 2nd-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 27°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 21% of the time in March, and the air most often feels muggy.

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 Mazinde's 7th-clearest and 12th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Mazinde's year-round climate.

Daytime high
27°
3rd warmest
Overnight low
19°
12th coldest
Rainfall
180 mm
20.7 wet days
Daylight
12 hours
6:36 AM – 6:38 PM
Cloud cover
65%
7th clearest
Wind
5 km/h
12th windiest
Solar energy
5.83 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.9
out of 10

Mazinde is ward of Tanzania.

Founded
1850

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 27°C through the month.

A typical March day in Mazinde reaches about 27°C in the afternoon and slips back to 19°C overnight — a 8°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 26°C and 29°C. Set against its neighbours, March runs on par with February and about 2°C warmer than April.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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22819
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42819
52819
62819
72819
82819
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102819
112819
122819
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292619
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Mazinde weather by month

How March compares with the rest of the year at a glance. March is the 3rd-warmest and 2nd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan27° / 19°12213.912.25.9
Feb28° / 19°10511.212.25.9
Mar27° / 19°18020.7124.9
Apr25° / 19°23426.811.94.0
May23° / 17°16622.311.84.9
Jun22° / 15°4613.611.75.9
Jul22° / 14°3711.811.76.1
Aug23° / 14°3410.511.86.6
Sep24° / 15°288.1127.2
Oct26° / 17°7612.412.16.4
Nov26° / 18°12518.512.25.3
Dec27° / 19°16219.712.35.1

Cloud cover in March

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 21% of the time in March.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 22% of March, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 57%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
15347
25347
35248
45149
54951
64951
74951
84753
94654
104654
114753
124753
134654
144654
154654
164555
174456
184357
194258
204159
214060
224060
233961
243961
253763
263664
273565
283466
293268
303070
312971

Chance of precipitation in March

Any precipitation

Mazinde gets around 180 mm of rain over 20.7 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 66% and peaks near 84% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

0%20%40%60%80%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
147
248
349
451
552
653
755
856
957
1058
1159
1261
1362
1463
1564
1666
1767
1868
1970
2071
2173
2274
2375
2476
2578
2679
2780
2881
2982
3083
3184

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 73% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 74% of them.

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Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
1241570
2240580
3240580
4239581
5238591
6237601
7236611
8234631
9233641
10232651
11231661
12230671
13229681
14227701
15226711
16125731
17123751
18122761
19121771
20119791
21118801
22117811
23016831
24015841
25014851
26014851
27013861
28012871
29011881
30010891
31010891

Wind in March

Winds average 5 km/h in March, the calmest month.

Across March, daily wind ranges from about 5 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
15calm
25calm
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65calm
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135calm
145calm
155calm
165calm
175calm
185calm
195calm
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215calm
225calm
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245calm
255calm
265calm
275calm
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295calm
305calm
315calm

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 6:37 AM to 6:33 AM, and sunset from 6:43 PM to 6:31 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.16:376:43
212.16:376:43
312.16:376:43
412.16:376:42
512.16:376:42
612.16:376:42
712.16:376:41
812.16:376:41
912.16:376:41
1012.16:376:40
1112.16:376:40
1212.16:366:39
1312.06:366:39
1412.06:366:39
1512.06:366:38
1612.06:366:38
1712.06:366:37
1812.06:356:37
1912.06:356:36
2012.06:356:36
2112.06:356:36
2212.06:356:35
2312.06:356:35
2412.06:346:34
2512.06:346:34
2612.06:346:33
2712.06:346:33
2812.06:346:32
2912.06:346:32
3012.06:336:32
3112.06:336:31

Solar energy in March

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in March, about 5.83 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.23 kWh/m² to a high of 6.48 kWh/m² in February across the year — March's 5.83 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.3Intense
26.3Intense
36.3Intense
46.3Intense
56.2Intense
66.2Intense
76.2Intense
86.1Intense
96.1Intense
106.1Intense
116.0Intense
126.0Intense
136.0Bright
145.9Bright
155.9Bright
165.9Bright
175.8Bright
185.8Bright
195.8Bright
205.7Bright
215.7Bright
225.6Bright
235.6Bright
245.5Bright
255.5Bright
265.5Bright
275.4Bright
285.4Bright
295.4Bright
305.3Bright
315.3Bright
Planning a trip in March

Hazard calendar for Mazinde

In seasonPeak

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

Mazinde's rainy season runs March–May, 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 Mazinde?

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

4.9
Sightseeing
10th-best month of the year
5.1
Beach & pool
7th-best month of the year

March is a reasonable time to visit Mazinde for sightseeing.

What to pack for Mazinde in March

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

In March, Mazinde sees daytime highs around 27°C and nights near 19°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 21 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Mazinde 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 Mazinde peaks around March 17 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 19 at about 10 (extreme).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeMar 17UV 15Jun 19UV 10
UV index (midday)Level
Jan14Extreme
Feb15Extreme
Mar15Extreme
Apr15Extreme
May11Extreme
Jun10Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug11Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct14Extreme
Nov13Extreme
Dec13Extreme

Air quality in Mazinde 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 Mazinde is worst in July — around 16 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 1.8× the cleanest month (October, 9 µg/m³).

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

01020JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateGoodModerateGoodJul 1616 µg/m³Oct 219 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan15Moderate
Feb14Moderate
Mar11Good
Apr10Good
May11Good
Jun14Moderate
Jul16Moderate
Aug13Moderate
Sep11Good
Oct9Good
Nov9Good
Dec13Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Mazinde?

Mazinde sits at 4.8°S, 38.2°E, 485 m above sea level, in Tanzania. The nearest listed city is Matui, 4.0 km away.

ChanikaHandeni

Topography around Mazinde

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Mazinde has large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,068 m around an average of 603 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,903 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,430 m.

The land around Mazinde is covered by shrubs (37%) and trees (29%) within 3 km, shrubs (38%) and trees (37%) within 16 km, and shrubs (54%) and trees (27%) within 80 km.

3 km
1,068 m
16 km
1,903 m
80 km
2,430 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaces
March weather nearby: Matui 4.0 km · Lushoto 8.0 km · Makuyuni 15 km · Hedaru 48 km · Korogwe 49 km · Maramba 52 km · Chanika 72 km · Handeni 74 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 Mazinde (-4.8°, 38.2167°, elevation 485 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).