Old Shinyanga weather in March

In March, Old Shinyanga sees average daytime highs of 30°C and overnight lows near 20°C, with 98 mm of rain across 13.6 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 30°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 25% 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 Old Shinyanga's 7th-clearest and 9th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Old Shinyanga's year-round climate.

Daytime high
30°
7th warmest
Overnight low
20°
9th coldest
Rainfall
98 mm
13.6 wet days
Daylight
12 hours
6:55 AM – 6:57 PM
Cloud cover
64%
7th clearest
Wind
7 km/h
9th windiest
Solar energy
6.31 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.7
out of 10

Temperature in March

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 30°C through the month.

A typical March day in Old Shinyanga reaches about 30°C in the afternoon and slips back to 20°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 33°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)
13019
23019
33019
43019
53019
63019
73019
83020
93020
103020
113020
123020
133020
143020
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302920
312920

How March really feels in Old Shinyanga

Once humidity and wind are folded in, March averages 0 days that feel above 32°C and 0 that feel at or below 0°C — the comfort signal a plain temperature reading hides.

Days feeling ≥ 32°C
0
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
0
wind chill below the day's low

March sits comfortably in between — no days that feel dangerously hot or drop to a hard freeze once humidity and wind are folded in.

Old Shinyanga 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
Jan29° / 19°11516.212.24.9
Feb30° / 19°8012.812.14.7
Mar30° / 20°9813.6124.7
Apr29° / 19°8011.411.95.1
May30° / 19°173.411.86.0
Jun30° / 19°30.411.86.3
Jul30° / 18°10.211.86.6
Aug30° / 19°40.811.96.0
Sep32° / 20°71.4125.1
Oct32° / 20°324.912.14.5
Nov30° / 20°9311.912.24.5
Dec29° / 19°1271712.24.7

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 20% of March, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 56%.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14555
24555
34555
44555
54456
64456
74456
84555
94555
104456
114456
124456
134555
144753
154753
164753
174753
184753
194555
204654
214654
224555
234555
244456
254357
264357
274258
284159
294060
303961
313862

Chance of precipitation in March

Any precipitation

Old Shinyanga gets around 98 mm of rain over 13.6 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 44% and peaks near 51% on the wettest days.

0%20%40%60%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
148
248
347
447
546
645
744
844
943
1042
1141
1241
1340
1440
1539
1639
1739
1839
1940
2041
2142
2242
2343
2444
2545
2646
2747
2848
2949
3050
3151

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 46% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 30% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
111144530
211144430
311144430
412154330
512154330
612154330
712164330
812164329
911164329
1011174329
1111174428
1211184428
1311184427
1410184527
1510184626
1610184626
179184726
188184726
198184826
207184827
217184827
226184828
236174829
245174830
255164831
265164832
274154833
284154734
294144635
304144636
314144538

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 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
107calm
117calm
127calm
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 6:57 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)
112.16:577:02
212.16:577:02
312.16:577:01
412.16:577:01
512.16:577:01
612.16:577:00
712.16:577:00
812.16:577:00
912.06:576:59
1012.06:566:59
1112.06:566:59
1212.06:566:58
1312.06:566:58
1412.06:566:58
1512.06:566:57
1612.06:556:57
1712.06:556:56
1812.06:556:56
1912.06:556:56
2012.06:556:55
2112.06:546:55
2212.06:546:54
2312.06:546:54
2412.06:546:54
2512.06:536:53
2612.06:536:53
2712.06:536:52
2812.06:536:52
2912.06:536:51
3012.06:526:51
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 6.31 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 5.78 kWh/m² to a high of 6.75 kWh/m² in September across the year — March's 6.31 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
76.4Intense
86.4Intense
96.4Intense
106.4Intense
116.4Intense
126.4Intense
136.4Intense
146.4Intense
156.4Intense
166.4Intense
176.3Intense
186.3Intense
196.3Intense
206.3Intense
216.3Intense
226.2Intense
236.2Intense
246.2Intense
256.2Intense
266.2Intense
276.1Intense
286.1Intense
296.1Intense
306.1Intense
316.0Intense
Planning a trip in March

Hazard calendar for Old Shinyanga

In seasonPeak

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

Old Shinyanga'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 Old Shinyanga?

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

4.7
Sightseeing
8th-best month of the year
6.3
Beach & pool
9th-best month of the year

March is a reasonable time to visit Old Shinyanga for sightseeing. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for Old Shinyanga in March

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

In March, Old Shinyanga sees daytime highs around 30°C and nights near 20°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection. Worth having: rain gear. About 14 days see rain.

light clothessun protectionrain gear

UV index in Old Shinyanga 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 Old Shinyanga peaks around March 12 at about 16 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 17 at about 10 (extreme).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeMar 12UV 16Jun 17UV 10
UV index (midday)Level
Jan14Extreme
Feb16Extreme
Mar16Extreme
Apr15Extreme
May12Extreme
Jun10Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug11Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct14Extreme
Nov13Extreme
Dec12Extreme

Air quality in Old Shinyanga 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 Old Shinyanga is worst in January — around 16 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.3× the cleanest month (May, 7 µg/m³).

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

01020JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateGoodJan 1916 µg/m³May 197 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan16Moderate
Feb14Moderate
Mar12Good
Apr10Good
May7Good
Jun8Good
Jul10Good
Aug10Good
Sep10Good
Oct9Good
Nov10Good
Dec12Good
Location & terrain

Where is Old Shinyanga?

Old Shinyanga sits at 3.5°S, 33.4°E, 1,177 m above sea level, in Tanzania. The nearest listed city is Shinyanga, 13 km away.

Topography around Old Shinyanga

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Old Shinyanga has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 83 m around an average of 1,172 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 226 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 440 m.

The land around Old Shinyanga is covered by cropland (76%) within 3 km, cropland (72%) within 16 km, and cropland (79%) within 80 km.

3 km
83 m
16 km
226 m
80 km
440 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
March weather nearby: Shinyanga 13 km · Songwa 13 km · Mwadui 22 km · Tinde 43 km · Malampaka 49 km · Kishapu 52 km · Nyalikungu 59 km · Shanwa 59 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 Old Shinyanga (-3.55°, 33.4°, elevation 1,177 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).