Mto wa Mbu weather in March

In March, Mto wa Mbu sees average daytime highs of 24°C and overnight lows near 14°C, with 245 mm of rain across 16.8 wet days and about 12 hours of daylight. It is the 2nd-warmest and 3rd-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 24°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 25% of the time in March, and the air most often feels comfortable.

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 Mto wa Mbu's 5th-clearest and 9th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Mto wa Mbu's year-round climate.

Daytime high
24°
2nd warmest
Overnight low
14°
11th coldest
Rainfall
245 mm
16.8 wet days
Daylight
12 hours
6:46 AM – 6:47 PM
Cloud cover
65%
5th clearest
Wind
7 km/h
9th windiest
Solar energy
6.27 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.8
out of 10

Mto wa Mbu is human settlement.

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 24°C through the month.

A typical March day in Mto wa Mbu reaches about 24°C in the afternoon and slips back to 14°C overnight — a 10°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 22°C and 27°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)
12514
22514
32514
42514
52514
62514
72514
82514
92514
102514
112514
122514
132514
142514
152514
162514
172514
182514
192414
202414
212414
222414
232414
242414
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262415
272415
282415
292415
302415
312315

Mto wa Mbu weather by month

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

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan24° / 14°30514.412.26.2
Feb25° / 14°20011.512.16.4
Mar24° / 14°24516.8125.8
Apr22° / 14°21725.711.94.2
May21° / 13°13219.411.95.0
Jun20° / 11°35911.86.1
Jul19° / 10°23611.86.5
Aug20° / 10°226.411.96.7
Sep22° / 11°164.1127.6
Oct23° / 12°481012.16.9
Nov24° / 14°12916.412.25.8
Dec24° / 14°24817.312.25.8

Cloud cover in March

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 25% 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 59%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14852
24852
34753
44753
54555
64555
74456
84456
94456
104456
114357
124357
134357
144258
154357
164357
174258
184258
194258
204060
214060
223961
233862
243763
253664
263565
273466
283367
293169
303169
313070

Chance of precipitation in March

Any precipitation

Mto wa Mbu gets around 245 mm of rain over 16.8 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 54% and peaks near 78% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

0%20%40%60%80%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
142
243
343
444
544
644
744
845
945
1045
1146
1246
1347
1447
1548
1649
1751
1852
1954
2056
2158
2260
2362
2464
2566
2668
2770
2873
2975
3076
3178

Humidity in March

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Most of March feels comfortable — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

By dew point, March lands in the comfortable band about 57% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
148457
248458
347458
446459
545469
645469
744479
843489
942499
1041509
1140519
1239529
1338539
1437549
1536559
1635569
1733589
1832599
19306010
20296110
21276211
22256411
23246412
24226513
25216514
26196714
27186715
28166816
29156916
30137017
31127117

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
296calm
306calm
316calm

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 6:48 AM to 6:42 AM, and sunset from 6:52 PM to 6:41 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.16:486:52
212.16:486:52
312.16:486:51
412.16:476:51
512.16:476:51
612.16:476:50
712.16:476:50
812.06:476:50
912.06:476:49
1012.06:476:49
1112.06:466:49
1212.06:466:48
1312.06:466:48
1412.06:466:48
1512.06:466:47
1612.06:466:47
1712.06:456:47
1812.06:456:46
1912.06:456:46
2012.06:456:45
2112.06:456:45
2212.06:446:45
2312.06:446:44
2412.06:446:44
2512.06:446:43
2612.06:436:43
2712.06:436:43
2812.06:436:42
2912.06:436:42
3012.06:436:41
3112.06:426:41

Solar energy in March

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in March, about 6.27 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.88 kWh/m² to a high of 6.59 kWh/m² in February across the year — March's 6.27 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.6Intense
26.6Intense
36.6Intense
46.5Intense
56.5Intense
66.5Intense
76.5Intense
86.5Intense
96.5Intense
106.5Intense
116.5Intense
126.4Intense
136.4Intense
146.4Intense
156.4Intense
166.3Intense
176.3Intense
186.3Intense
196.3Intense
206.2Intense
216.2Intense
226.1Intense
236.1Intense
246.0Intense
256.0Intense
266.0Bright
275.9Bright
285.9Bright
295.8Bright
305.8Bright
315.8Bright
Planning a trip in March

Hazard calendar for Mto wa Mbu

In seasonPeak

In March, Mto wa Mbu sits inside its monsoon season. The full year is below, with each hazard's peak months called out.

Mto wa Mbu's monsoon runs December–April, when most of the year's rain falls.

Monsoon
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec

Is March a good time to visit Mto wa Mbu?

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

5.8
Sightseeing
8th-best month of the year
5.1
Beach & pool
5th-best month of the year

March is a reasonable time to visit Mto wa Mbu for sightseeing.

What to pack for Mto wa Mbu in March

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

In March, Mto wa Mbu sees daytime highs around 24°C and nights near 14°C. Pack rain gear and sun protection. Worth having: light clothes. About 17 days see rain.

rain gearsun protectionlight clothes

UV index in Mto wa Mbu 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 Mto wa Mbu peaks around March 13 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 13UV 16Jun 18UV 10
UV index (midday)Level
Jan15Extreme
Feb16Extreme
Mar16Extreme
Apr15Extreme
May12Extreme
Jun10Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug12Extreme
Sep14Extreme
Oct14Extreme
Nov14Extreme
Dec13Extreme
Location & terrain

Where is Mto wa Mbu?

Mto wa Mbu sits at 3.4°S, 35.9°E, 985 m above sea level, in Tanzania. The nearest listed city is Kiratu, 20 km away.

MaguguArushaDongobeshBabatiGalappo

Topography around Mto wa Mbu

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Mto wa Mbu has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 419 m around an average of 1,070 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,164 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 3,023 m.

The land around Mto wa Mbu is covered by trees (50%) within 3 km, grassland (32%) within 16 km, and grassland (46%) and shrubs (26%) within 80 km.

3 km
419 m
16 km
1,164 m
80 km
3,023 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
March weather nearby: Kiratu 20 km · Makuyuni 36 km · Mbulu 66 km · Magugu 75 km · Arusha 93 km · Dongobesh 95 km · Babati 97 km · Galappo 102 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 Mto wa Mbu (-3.35°, 35.85°, elevation 985 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).