Mbuguni weather in March

In March, Mbuguni sees average daytime highs of 30°C and overnight lows near 20°C, with 118 mm of rain across 16.4 wet days and about 12 hours of daylight. It is the 3rd-warmest and 2nd-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 31°C in the first days to 29°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 35% 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 Mbuguni's 7th-clearest and 6th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Mbuguni's year-round climate.

Daytime high
30°
3rd warmest
Overnight low
20°
12th coldest
Rainfall
118 mm
16.4 wet days
Daylight
12 hours
6:41 AM – 6:43 PM
Cloud cover
56%
7th clearest
Wind
7 km/h
6th windiest
Solar energy
6 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.1
out of 10

Mbuguni is ward of Tanzania.

Density
2,182/km²
people per km²

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

Temperature in March

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs ease over the month, from about 31°C in the first days to 29°C by the end.

A typical March day in Mbuguni reaches about 30°C in the afternoon and slips back to 20°C overnight — a 11°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 28°C and 33°C. Set against its neighbours, March runs about 1°C cooler than February and about 3°C warmer than April.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
13120
23120
33120
43120
53120
63120
73120
83120
93120
103120
113120
123120
133120
143120
153120
163120
173120
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203020
213020
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263020
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312920

Mbuguni 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
Jan31° / 19°549.212.24.8
Feb31° / 20°498.112.14.5
Mar30° / 20°11816.4124.1
Apr28° / 19°15323.711.94.3
May26° / 18°8716.211.85.7
Jun24° / 15°206.311.87.2
Jul24° / 14°154.611.87.5
Aug25° / 15°154.411.97.5
Sep27° / 16°92.8127.4
Oct29° / 18°246.212.16.1
Nov29° / 19°6111.712.25.1
Dec30° / 19°7412.412.24.8

Cloud cover in March

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 35% 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 43%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
16139
26040
36139
46040
56040
66040
75941
85941
95941
105941
115941
125941
135941
146040
156040
166040
175941
185941
195941
205842
215842
225743
235644
245545
255545
265446
275248
285248
295149
305050
314951

Chance of precipitation in March

Any precipitation

Mbuguni gets around 118 mm of rain over 16.4 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 53% and peaks near 76% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

0%20%40%60%80%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
134
235
336
437
537
638
740
841
942
1043
1144
1246
1347
1449
1550
1652
1754
1856
1957
2059
2161
2262
2364
2465
2567
2669
2770
2872
2973
3075
3176

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 54% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 25% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
16324913
26324913
36314914
46314915
55304915
65295016
75285017
84275217
94265317
104255318
113245518
123235618
133225619
142215819
152205820
161196020
171186021
181176022
191156123
200146125
210136027
220125929
230115831
240115633
250105535
26095338
27095140
28085042
29084944
30074845
31064747

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
37calm
47calm
57calm
67calm
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 6:43 AM to 6:38 AM, and sunset from 6:48 PM to 6:36 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.16:436:48
212.16:436:47
312.16:436:47
412.16:436:47
512.16:436:46
612.16:436:46
712.16:436:46
812.16:426:46
912.06:426:45
1012.06:426:45
1112.06:426:44
1212.06:426:44
1312.06:426:44
1412.06:416:43
1512.06:416:43
1612.06:416:43
1712.06:416:42
1812.06:416:42
1912.06:416:41
2012.06:406:41
2112.06:406:41
2212.06:406:40
2312.06:406:40
2412.06:396:39
2512.06:396:39
2612.06:396:39
2712.06:396:38
2812.06:396:38
2912.06:386:37
3012.06:386:37
3112.06:386:36

Solar energy in March

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in March, about 6 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.44 kWh/m² to a high of 6.45 kWh/m² in February across the year — March's 6 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.4Intense
26.3Intense
36.3Intense
46.3Intense
56.3Intense
66.3Intense
76.3Intense
86.2Intense
96.2Intense
106.2Intense
116.2Intense
126.2Intense
136.1Intense
146.1Intense
156.1Intense
166.0Intense
176.0Intense
186.0Bright
196.0Bright
205.9Bright
215.9Bright
225.8Bright
235.8Bright
245.8Bright
255.7Bright
265.7Bright
275.6Bright
285.6Bright
295.6Bright
305.5Bright
315.5Bright
Planning a trip in March

Hazard calendar for Mbuguni

In seasonPeak

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

Mbuguni'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 Mbuguni?

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

4.1
Sightseeing
12th-best month of the year
5.8
Beach & pool
10th-best month of the year

March is a reasonable time to visit Mbuguni for sightseeing.

What to pack for Mbuguni in March

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

In March, Mbuguni sees daytime highs around 30°C and nights near 20°C. Pack light clothes, rain gear and sun protection. About 16 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Mbuguni 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 Mbuguni peaks around March 14 at about 16 (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 14UV 16Jun 19UV 10
UV index (midday)Level
Jan15Extreme
Feb15Extreme
Mar16Extreme
Apr15Extreme
May12Extreme
Jun10Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug11Extreme
Sep14Extreme
Oct14Extreme
Nov13Extreme
Dec13Extreme
Location & terrain

Where is Mbuguni?

Mbuguni sits at 3.6°S, 37.0°E, 921 m above sea level, in Tanzania. The nearest listed city is Merelani, 3.0 km away.

LembeniUsangi

Topography around Mbuguni

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Mbuguni has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 27 m around an average of 922 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 380 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 5,229 m.

The land around Mbuguni is covered by grassland (42%) and cropland (32%) within 3 km, grassland (33%), shrubs (31%) and cropland (29%) within 16 km, and shrubs (38%) and grassland (30%) within 80 km.

3 km
27 m
16 km
380 m
80 km
5,229 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
March weather nearby: Merelani 3.0 km · Usa River 25 km · Kingori 32 km · Boma la Ngombe 34 km · Arusha 37 km · Moshi 49 km · Lembeni 78 km · Usangi 81 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 Mbuguni (-3.5667°, 36.95°, elevation 921 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).