Nzega weather in March

In March, Nzega sees average daytime highs of 29°C and overnight lows near 19°C, with 118 mm of rain across 16.2 wet days and about 12 hours of daylight. It is the 9th-warmest and 2nd-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 24% 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 Nzega's 8th-clearest and 9th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Nzega's year-round climate.

Daytime high
29°
9th warmest
Overnight low
19°
9th coldest
Rainfall
118 mm
16.2 wet days
Daylight
12 hours
6:56 AM – 6:58 PM
Cloud cover
64%
8th clearest
Wind
8 km/h
9th windiest
Solar energy
6.34 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.8
out of 10

Nzega is town in Tabora 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 Nzega 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 on par with April.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
12919
22919
32919
42919
52919
62919
72919
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92919
102919
112919
122919
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302819
312819

Nzega weather by month

How March compares with the rest of the year at a glance. March is the 9th-warmest and 2nd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan28° / 19°11818.112.25.0
Feb29° / 19°9314.412.14.8
Mar29° / 19°11816.2124.8
Apr28° / 19°9212.411.95.3
May29° / 19°193.611.86.3
Jun29° / 18°10.311.86.8
Jul29° / 17°0011.87.1
Aug30° / 18°20.311.96.4
Sep31° / 19°40.8125.4
Oct32° / 20°214.112.14.6
Nov30° / 20°10012.212.24.6
Dec28° / 19°13418.312.24.8

Cloud cover in March

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 24% 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 57%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14357
24357
34357
44357
54258
64258
74258
84258
94357
104357
114258
124258
134357
144555
154555
164555
174555
184456
194456
204357
214357
224357
234357
244357
254357
264258
274159
284159
294060
303961
313961

Chance of precipitation in March

Any precipitation

Nzega gets around 118 mm of rain over 16.2 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 52% and peaks near 58% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
153
253
352
452
551
651
750
849
949
1048
1148
1247
1347
1447
1547
1647
1748
1849
1950
2051
2152
2253
2354
2455
2556
2656
2757
2857
2957
3057
3158

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 52% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 29% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
16155128
26155128
36155128
46155128
56155128
66155128
76155128
86155128
96155128
106155227
116155227
126155227
136155326
146155326
156155326
166155425
175155525
185165326
194165426
204165327
214155328
223155428
233155230
242155231
252145232
262145133
272135134
281135135
291125136
301125037
311125037

Wind in March

Winds average 8 km/h in March.

Across March, daily wind ranges from about 7 km/h on the calmest days to 8 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
108calm
118calm
128calm
138calm
148calm
158calm
168calm
178calm
188calm
198calm
208calm
218calm
228calm
238calm
248calm
258calm
268calm
278calm
288calm
298calm
308calm
318calm

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 6:53 AM, and sunset from 7:03 PM to 6:51 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.16:587:03
212.16:587:03
312.16:587:03
412.16:587:02
512.16:587:02
612.16:577:02
712.16:577:01
812.16:577:01
912.16:577:00
1012.16:577:00
1112.06:577:00
1212.06:576:59
1312.06:576:59
1412.06:566:59
1512.06:566:58
1612.06:566:58
1712.06:566:57
1812.06:566:57
1912.06:566:57
2012.06:556:56
2112.06:556:56
2212.06:556:55
2312.06:556:55
2412.06:556:54
2512.06:546:54
2612.06:546:54
2712.06:546:53
2812.06:546:53
2912.06:546:52
3012.06:536:52
3112.06:536:51

Solar energy in March

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in March, about 6.34 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 5.86 kWh/m² to a high of 7.05 kWh/m² in September across the year — March's 6.34 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.5Intense
26.5Intense
36.5Intense
46.5Intense
56.5Intense
66.5Intense
76.5Intense
86.4Intense
96.4Intense
106.4Intense
116.4Intense
126.4Intense
136.4Intense
146.4Intense
156.4Intense
166.4Intense
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186.3Intense
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216.3Intense
226.3Intense
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246.2Intense
256.2Intense
266.2Intense
276.2Intense
286.2Intense
296.1Intense
306.1Intense
316.1Intense
Planning a trip in March

Hazard calendar for Nzega

In seasonPeak

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

Nzega's rainy season runs November–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 Nzega?

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

4.8
Sightseeing
8th-best month of the year
6.0
Beach & pool
9th-best month of the year

March is a reasonable time to visit Nzega for sightseeing.

What to pack for Nzega in March

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

In March, Nzega sees daytime highs around 29°C and nights near 19°C. Pack light clothes, rain gear and sun protection. About 16 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Nzega 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 Nzega peaks around February 22 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.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeFeb 22UV 16Jun 18UV 10
UV index (midday)Level
Jan13Extreme
Feb16Extreme
Mar16Extreme
Apr15Extreme
May12Extreme
Jun10Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug11Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct14Extreme
Nov14Extreme
Dec13Extreme
Location & terrain

Where is Nzega?

Nzega sits at 4.2°S, 33.2°E, 1,241 m above sea level, in Tanzania. The nearest listed city is Tinde, 37 km away.

KahamaOld ShinyangaIgungaSongwaMwadui

Topography around Nzega

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Nzega has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 82 m around an average of 1,224 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 318 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 416 m.

The land around Nzega is covered by cropland (61%) and artificial surfaces (22%) within 3 km, cropland (71%) within 16 km, and cropland (69%) within 80 km.

3 km
82 m
16 km
318 m
80 km
416 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
March weather nearby: Tinde 37 km · Isaka 45 km · Shinyanga 67 km · Kahama 77 km · Old Shinyanga 78 km · Igunga 78 km · Songwa 86 km · Mwadui 87 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 Nzega (-4.2167°, 33.1833°, elevation 1,241 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).