Mhango weather in March

In March, Mhango sees average daytime highs of 29°C and overnight lows near 19°C, with 116 mm of rain across 17.3 wet days and about 12 hours of daylight. It is the 7th-warmest and 3rd-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 20% 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 Mhango's 7th-clearest and 8th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Mhango's year-round climate.

Daytime high
29°
7th warmest
Overnight low
19°
10th coldest
Rainfall
116 mm
17.3 wet days
Daylight
12 hours
6:58 AM – 6:59 PM
Cloud cover
68%
7th clearest
Wind
7 km/h
8th windiest
Solar energy
6.14 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.7
out of 10

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 Mhango reaches about 29°C in the afternoon and slips back to 19°C overnight — a 10°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 26°C and 31°C. Set against its neighbours, March runs on par with February and on par with April.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
12919
22919
32919
42919
52919
62919
72919
82919
92919
102919
112919
122919
132919
142919
152919
162919
172919
182919
192919
202919
212919
222919
232919
242819
252819
262819
272819
282819
292819
302819
312819

Mhango weather by month

How March compares with the rest of the year at a glance. March is the 7th-warmest and 3rd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan28° / 18°10917.712.25.1
Feb29° / 19°8213.912.14.9
Mar29° / 19°11617.3124.7
Apr28° / 19°11015.211.95.3
May29° / 19°315.511.96.2
Jun29° / 18°71.411.86.5
Jul29° / 18°30.511.86.7
Aug30° / 19°152.311.96.0
Sep31° / 19°305.5125.2
Oct30° / 19°7811.912.14.6
Nov28° / 19°14920.412.14.5
Dec27° / 18°13720.612.24.8

Cloud cover in March

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 20% of the time in March.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 19% of March, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 60%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13961
24060
34060
44159
54159
64060
74060
84159
94159
104258
114258
124258
134258
144258
154258
164258
174258
184159
194159
204060
214060
223961
233862
243763
253763
263664
273565
283466
293466
303367
313268

Chance of precipitation in March

Any precipitation

Mhango gets around 116 mm of rain over 17.3 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 55% and peaks near 66% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
152
252
352
452
552
651
751
851
950
1050
1150
1250
1350
1450
1551
1651
1752
1853
1954
2055
2156
2258
2359
2460
2561
2662
2763
2864
2965
3065
3166

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 51% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 34% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
13135232
23145132
33145132
43145132
53145231
63145231
73145231
83145231
93145330
103145330
113135430
123135430
133135430
143135430
153135430
163135331
173135331
183125332
193125332
202115433
212115235
222105236
232105137
242105038
25195139
26194941
27194842
28184843
29184744
30184646
31084547

Wind in March

Winds average 7 km/h in March.

Across March, daily wind ranges from about 7 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
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 7:00 AM to 6:54 AM, and sunset from 7:04 PM to 6:53 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.17:007:04
212.17:007:04
312.17:007:03
412.17:007:03
512.16:597:03
612.16:597:02
712.06:597:02
812.06:597:02
912.06:597:01
1012.06:597:01
1112.06:597:01
1212.06:587:00
1312.06:587:00
1412.06:587:00
1512.06:586:59
1612.06:586:59
1712.06:576:59
1812.06:576:58
1912.06:576:58
2012.06:576:57
2112.06:576:57
2212.06:566:57
2312.06:566:56
2412.06:566:56
2512.06:566:55
2612.06:556:55
2712.06:556:55
2812.06:556:54
2912.06:556:54
3012.06:556:53
3112.06:546:53

Solar energy in March

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in March, about 6.14 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 5.57 kWh/m² to a high of 6.51 kWh/m² in September across the year — March's 6.14 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.3Intense
26.3Intense
36.3Intense
46.3Intense
56.3Intense
66.3Intense
76.3Intense
86.3Intense
96.3Intense
106.3Intense
116.3Intense
126.3Intense
136.2Intense
146.2Intense
156.2Intense
166.2Intense
176.2Intense
186.2Intense
196.1Intense
206.1Intense
216.1Intense
226.1Intense
236.0Intense
246.0Intense
256.0Bright
266.0Bright
275.9Bright
285.9Bright
295.9Bright
305.9Bright
315.8Bright
Planning a trip in March

Hazard calendar for Mhango

In seasonPeak

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

Mhango's rainy season runs October–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 Mhango?

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

4.7
Sightseeing
10th-best month of the year
5.8
Beach & pool
8th-best month of the year

March is a reasonable time to visit Mhango for sightseeing.

What to pack for Mhango in March

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

In March, Mhango sees daytime highs around 29°C and nights near 19°C. Pack light clothes, rain gear and sun protection. About 17 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Mhango 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 Mhango peaks around March 14 at about 16 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 18 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 18UV 10
UV index (midday)Level
Jan14Extreme
Feb15Extreme
Mar16Extreme
Apr15Extreme
May12Extreme
Jun10Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug11Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct14Extreme
Nov13Extreme
Dec12Extreme

Air quality in Mhango 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 Mhango is worst in January — around 23 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 1.7× the cleanest month (May, 13 µg/m³).

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

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateJan 1923 µg/m³May 2114 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan23Moderate
Feb21Moderate
Mar18Moderate
Apr16Moderate
May13Moderate
Jun14Moderate
Jul14Moderate
Aug15Moderate
Sep16Moderate
Oct14Moderate
Nov16Moderate
Dec19Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Mhango?

Mhango sits at 3.3°S, 32.9°E, 1,217 m above sea level, in Tanzania. The nearest listed city is Misungwi, 55 km away.

IsakaSengerema

Topography around Mhango

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Mhango has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 53 m around an average of 1,201 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 299 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 450 m.

The land around Mhango is covered by cropland (65%) and grassland (26%) within 3 km, cropland (70%) and grassland (20%) within 16 km, and cropland (76%) within 80 km.

3 km
53 m
16 km
299 m
80 km
450 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
March weather nearby: Misungwi 55 km · Ngudu 64 km · Kasamwa 67 km · Kahama 67 km · Old Shinyanga 68 km · Usagara 69 km · Isaka 69 km · Sengerema 72 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 Mhango (-3.2833°, 32.85°, elevation 1,217 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).