Ngudu weather in March

In March, Ngudu sees average daytime highs of 29°C and overnight lows near 19°C, with 132 mm of rain across 17.5 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 Ngudu's 7th-clearest and 8th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Ngudu's year-round climate.

Daytime high
29°
7th warmest
Overnight low
19°
9th coldest
Rainfall
132 mm
17.5 wet days
Daylight
12 hours
6:56 AM – 6:57 PM
Cloud cover
68%
7th clearest
Wind
7 km/h
8th windiest
Solar energy
6.33 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.6
out of 10

Ngudu is town in Mwanza 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 29°C through the month.

A typical March day in Ngudu 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 32°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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Ngudu 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°13118.812.24.9
Feb29° / 19°961412.14.8
Mar29° / 19°13217.5124.6
Apr28° / 19°12515.911.94.9
May29° / 19°356.411.96.0
Jun29° / 18°101.811.86.3
Jul30° / 18°50.611.86.5
Aug30° / 19°192.911.95.8
Sep31° / 19°366.8125.0
Oct30° / 19°9113.512.14.4
Nov28° / 19°15619.912.14.4
Dec28° / 18°17021.312.24.7

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 18% of March, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 61%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14159
24159
34159
44159
54159
64258
74258
84159
94159
104060
114159
124159
134258
144159
154159
164159
174159
184159
194060
203961
213961
223862
233763
243763
253664
263664
273466
283466
293367
303268
313169

Chance of precipitation in March

Any precipitation

Ngudu gets around 132 mm of rain over 17.5 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 56% and peaks near 69% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
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452
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651
751
851
950
1050
1150
1250
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1551
1651
1752
1853
1954
2056
2157
2259
2360
2462
2563
2664
2765
2866
2967
3068
3169

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 43% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 42% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
13154637
23154537
33154537
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233104146
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30283753
31183754

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
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227calm
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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 6:58 AM to 6:52 AM, and sunset from 7:02 PM to 6:51 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.16:587:02
212.16:587:01
312.16:587:01
412.16:587:01
512.16:587:01
612.06:577:00
712.06:577:00
812.06:577:00
912.06:576:59
1012.06:576:59
1112.06:576:59
1212.06:566:58
1312.06:566:58
1412.06:566:58
1512.06:566:57
1612.06:566:57
1712.06:566:57
1812.06:556:56
1912.06:556:56
2012.06:556:55
2112.06:556:55
2212.06:546:55
2312.06:546:54
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2512.06:546:53
2612.06:536:53
2712.06:536:53
2812.06:536:52
2912.06:536:52
3012.06:536:51
3112.06:526:51

Solar energy in March

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in March, about 6.33 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 5.74 kWh/m² to a high of 6.55 kWh/m² in September across the year — March's 6.33 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.5Intense
26.5Intense
36.5Intense
46.5Intense
56.5Intense
66.5Intense
76.5Intense
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146.4Intense
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286.1Intense
296.1Intense
306.0Intense
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Planning a trip in March

Hazard calendar for Ngudu

In seasonPeak

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

Ngudu'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 Ngudu?

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

4.6
Sightseeing
10th-best month of the year
5.8
Beach & pool
8th-best month of the year

March is a reasonable time to visit Ngudu for sightseeing.

What to pack for Ngudu in March

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

In March, Ngudu sees daytime highs around 29°C and nights near 19°C. Pack light clothes, rain gear and sun protection. About 18 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Ngudu 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 Ngudu peaks around March 15 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 15UV 16Jun 18UV 10
UV index (midday)Level
Jan14Extreme
Feb15Extreme
Mar16Extreme
Apr15Extreme
May12Extreme
Jun10Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug11Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct14Extreme
Nov13Extreme
Dec12Extreme

Air quality in Ngudu 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 Ngudu 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 Ngudu?

Ngudu sits at 3.0°S, 33.3°E, 1,246 m above sea level, in Tanzania. The nearest listed city is Malampaka, 29 km away.

Topography around Ngudu

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Ngudu has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 70 m around an average of 1,207 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 173 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 355 m.

The land around Ngudu is covered by cropland (79%) within 3 km, cropland (90%) within 16 km, and cropland (75%) within 80 km.

3 km
70 m
16 km
173 m
80 km
355 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
March weather nearby: Malampaka 29 km · Misungwi 31 km · Kihangara 43 km · Magu 44 km · Usagara 49 km · Shanwa 53 km · Nyalikungu 55 km · Kisesa 57 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 Ngudu (-2.9667°, 33.3333°, elevation 1,246 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).