Mlangali weather in March

In March, Mlangali sees average daytime highs of 23°C and overnight lows near 17°C, with 470 mm of rain across 30.1 wet days and about 12.1 hours of daylight. It is the 7th-warmest and 1st-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 23°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 3% of the time in March, and the air most often feels humid.

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 Mlangali's 10th-clearest and 9th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Mlangali's year-round climate.

Daytime high
23°
7th warmest
Overnight low
17°
8th coldest
Rainfall
470 mm
30.1 wet days
Daylight
12 h 06 min
6:50 AM – 6:54 PM
Cloud cover
85%
10th clearest
Wind
5 km/h
9th windiest
Solar energy
4.95 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.6
out of 10

Mlangali is town and ward in Njombe, 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 23°C through the month.

A typical March day in Mlangali reaches about 23°C in the afternoon and slips back to 17°C overnight — a 6°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 21°C and 24°C. Set against its neighbours, March runs on par with February and about 1°C warmer than April.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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Mlangali weather by month

How March compares with the rest of the year at a glance. March is the 7th-warmest and 1st-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan23° / 17°43629.512.53.6
Feb23° / 17°39325.612.33.8
Mar23° / 17°47030.112.13.6
Apr22° / 16°25825.911.84.1
May21° / 15°6112.911.66.1
Jun20° / 12°154.911.47.0
Jul19° / 12°123.811.57.2
Aug21° / 13°82.711.77.9
Sep23° / 14°71.611.98.6
Oct25° / 16°448.312.27.4
Nov25° / 17°17118.512.45.5
Dec24° / 17°40528.112.64.0

Cloud cover in March

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 3% of the time in March.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 7% of March, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 90%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
1892
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5991
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Chance of precipitation in March

Any precipitation

Mlangali gets around 470 mm of rain over 30.1 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 97% and peaks near 99% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
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3197

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 88% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
115823
214842
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514842
613852
713852
812862
911872
1011872
1110882
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139892
148902
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267912
277912
288902
299892
309892
3110891

Wind in March

Winds average 5 km/h in March.

Across March, daily wind ranges from about 4 km/h on the calmest days to 6 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
14calm
24calm
34calm
44calm
54calm
64calm
74calm
84calm
94calm
104calm
114calm
124calm
134calm
144calm
155calm
165calm
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185calm
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245calm
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265calm
275calm
285calm
295calm
306calm
316calm

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 6:49 AM to 6:49 AM, and sunset from 7:01 PM to 6:45 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.26:497:01
212.26:497:01
312.26:497:00
412.26:497:00
512.26:496:59
612.26:496:59
712.16:496:58
812.16:506:58
912.16:506:57
1012.16:506:57
1112.16:506:56
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1312.16:506:55
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1512.16:506:54
1612.16:506:54
1712.16:506:53
1812.06:506:52
1912.06:506:52
2012.06:496:51
2112.06:496:51
2212.06:496:50
2312.06:496:50
2412.06:496:49
2512.06:496:48
2612.06:496:48
2712.06:496:47
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Solar energy in March

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in March, about 4.95 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.7 kWh/m² to a high of 6.8 kWh/m² in October across the year — March's 4.95 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
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Planning a trip in March

Hazard calendar for Mlangali

In seasonPeak

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

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

Mlangali'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 Mlangali?

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

3.6
Sightseeing
11th-best month of the year
2.8
Beach & pool
12th-best month of the year

March is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Mlangali.

What to pack for Mlangali in March

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

In March, Mlangali sees daytime highs around 23°C and nights near 17°C. Pack rain gear. Worth having: light clothes and sun protection. About 30 days see rain.

rain gearlight clothessun protection

UV index in Mlangali 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 Mlangali peaks around February 19 at about 17 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 16 at about 10 (extreme).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeFeb 19UV 17Jun 16UV 10
UV index (midday)Level
Jan16Extreme
Feb17Extreme
Mar16Extreme
Apr14Extreme
May11Extreme
Jun10Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug12Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct15Extreme
Nov13Extreme
Dec14Extreme

Air quality in Mlangali 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 Mlangali is worst in October — around 26 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 3.8× the cleanest month (May, 7 µg/m³).

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

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodOct 1626 µg/m³May 167 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan10Good
Feb10Good
Mar9Good
Apr7Good
May7Good
Jun7Good
Jul11Good
Aug16Moderate
Sep21Moderate
Oct26Moderate
Nov20Moderate
Dec8Good
Location & terrain

Where is Mlangali?

Mlangali sits at 9.8°S, 34.5°E, 1,739 m above sea level, in Tanzania. The nearest listed city is Njombe, 56 km away.

IpindaKyelaMtwangoMahanjeIlembulaMakumbako

Topography around Mlangali

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Mlangali has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 484 m around an average of 1,830 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,049 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,371 m.

The land around Mlangali is covered by shrubs (34%), cropland (30%) and trees (25%) within 3 km, shrubs (45%) and trees (25%) within 16 km, and shrubs (26%), trees (25%) and water (24%) within 80 km.

3 km
484 m
16 km
2,049 m
80 km
2,371 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
March weather nearby: Njombe 56 km · Karonga 66 km · Ipinda 75 km · Kyela 76 km · Mtwango 91 km · Mahanje 91 km · Ilembula 98 km · Makumbako 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
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 Mlangali (-9.7833°, 34.5167°, elevation 1,739 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). 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).