Ngara weather in March

In March, Ngara sees average daytime highs of 26°C and overnight lows near 16°C, with 147 mm of rain across 20.8 wet days and about 12 hours of daylight. It is the 7th-warmest and 4th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 26°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 9% 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 Ngara's 10th-clearest and 9th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Ngara's year-round climate.

Daytime high
26°
7th warmest
Overnight low
16°
7th coldest
Rainfall
147 mm
20.8 wet days
Daylight
12 hours
7:07 AM – 7:08 PM
Cloud cover
77%
10th clearest
Wind
5 km/h
9th windiest
Solar energy
5.71 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.8
out of 10

Ngara is town in Kagera Region, 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 26°C through the month.

A typical March day in Ngara reaches about 26°C in the afternoon and slips back to 16°C overnight — a 10°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 24°C and 29°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)
12716
22716
32716
42716
52716
62716
72716
82716
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102716
112716
122716
132716
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232616
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282616
292616
302616
312616

Ngara weather by month

How March compares with the rest of the year at a glance. March is the 7th-warmest and 4th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan26° / 16°1141812.15.3
Feb27° / 16°9815.212.15.3
Mar26° / 16°14720.8124.8
Apr26° / 16°18522.611.94.5
May26° / 16°8112.311.96.1
Jun27° / 16°111.911.97.5
Jul27° / 16°40.711.97.6
Aug28° / 17°284.111.97.0
Sep28° / 17°5510.4126.1
Oct27° / 17°12418.112.15.2
Nov26° / 16°17923.612.14.4
Dec26° / 16°15021.112.14.9

Cloud cover in March

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 9% of the time in March.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 14% of March, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 77%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
12575
22575
32674
42674
52674
62674
72674
82674
92674
102674
112674
122674
132575
142575
152575
162476
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182377
192278
202179
212179
221981
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251882
261882
271882
281882
291882
301684
311684

Chance of precipitation in March

Any precipitation

Ngara gets around 147 mm of rain over 20.8 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 66% and peaks near 75% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

0%20%40%60%80%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
161
262
362
462
562
662
762
862
962
1062
1161
1262
1362
1462
1563
1663
1764
1865
1966
2067
2169
2270
2371
2472
2573
2673
2774
2874
2974
3075
3175

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 84% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
1118801
2118801
3117811
4117811
5017812
6017812
7017812
8016822
9016822
10016822
11016822
12016822
13016822
14015832
15015832
16015832
17014842
18014842
19013852
20012862
21011872
22011872
23010873
2409883
2509883
2608893
2708893
2808893
2908893
3008893
3108884

Wind in March

Winds average 5 km/h in March.

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
35calm
45calm
55calm
65calm
75calm
85calm
95calm
105calm
115calm
125calm
135calm
145calm
155calm
165calm
175calm
185calm
195calm
205calm
215calm
225calm
235calm
245calm
255calm
265calm
275calm
285calm
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 7:09 AM to 7:03 AM, and sunset from 7:12 PM to 7:02 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.17:097:12
212.07:097:12
312.07:097:12
412.07:097:11
512.07:097:11
612.07:087:11
712.07:087:11
812.07:087:10
912.07:087:10
1012.07:087:10
1112.07:087:09
1212.07:077:09
1312.07:077:09
1412.07:077:08
1512.07:077:08
1612.07:077:08
1712.07:067:07
1812.07:067:07
1912.07:067:06
2012.07:067:06
2112.07:057:06
2212.07:057:05
2312.07:057:05
2412.07:057:05
2512.07:047:04
2612.07:047:04
2712.07:047:03
2812.07:047:03
2912.07:037:03
3012.07:037:02
3112.07:037:02

Solar energy in March

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in March, about 5.71 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 5.15 kWh/m² to a high of 5.89 kWh/m² in February across the year — March's 5.71 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.9Bright
25.9Bright
35.9Bright
45.9Bright
55.9Bright
65.9Bright
75.9Bright
85.9Bright
95.8Bright
105.8Bright
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145.8Bright
155.8Bright
165.8Bright
175.7Bright
185.7Bright
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205.7Bright
215.6Bright
225.6Bright
235.6Bright
245.6Bright
255.5Bright
265.5Bright
275.5Bright
285.5Bright
295.4Bright
305.4Bright
315.4Bright
Planning a trip in March

Is March a good time to visit Ngara?

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

4.8
Sightseeing
10th-best month of the year
4.8
Beach & pool
9th-best month of the year

March is a reasonable time to visit Ngara for sightseeing.

What to pack for Ngara in March

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

In March, Ngara sees daytime highs around 26°C and nights near 16°C. Pack rain gear. Worth having: light clothes and sun protection. About 21 days see rain.

rain gearlight clothessun protection

UV index in Ngara 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 Ngara 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
Jan12Extreme
Feb15Extreme
Mar16Extreme
Apr15Extreme
May12Extreme
Jun10Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug11Extreme
Sep14Extreme
Oct14Extreme
Nov13Extreme
Dec11Extreme

Air quality in Ngara 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 Ngara is worst in June — around 56 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), and holds fairly steady the rest of the year.

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

0204060JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecPoorPoorJun 2256 µg/m³Apr 2237 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan51Poor
Feb48Poor
Mar43Poor
Apr37Poor
May38Poor
Jun56Unhealthy
Jul55Poor
Aug47Poor
Sep41Poor
Oct38Poor
Nov42Poor
Dec45Poor
Location & terrain

Where is Ngara?

Ngara sits at 2.5°S, 30.7°E, 1,814 m above sea level, in Tanzania. The nearest listed city is Rulenge, 23 km away.

Topography around Ngara

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Ngara has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 451 m around an average of 1,673 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 526 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 747 m.

The land around Ngara is covered by trees (27%), cropland (25%) and grassland (23%) within 3 km, cropland (31%), shrubs (25%) and grassland (25%) within 16 km, and grassland (31%), cropland (26%) and shrubs (20%) within 80 km.

3 km
451 m
16 km
526 m
80 km
747 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswaterwetland
March weather nearby: Rulenge 23 km · Kabanga 25 km · Kibungo 41 km · Bugarama 42 km · Kirundo 63 km · Kayonza 64 km · Nyamata 66 km · Rwamagana 67 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 Ngara (-2.5122°, 30.6558°, elevation 1,814 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).