Sepuka weather in March

In March, Sepuka sees average daytime highs of 28°C and overnight lows near 18°C, with 113 mm of rain across 14.8 wet days and about 12 hours of daylight. It is the 4th-warmest and 3rd-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 28°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 26% 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 Sepuka's 9th-clearest and 9th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Sepuka's year-round climate.

Daytime high
28°
4th warmest
Overnight low
18°
10th coldest
Rainfall
113 mm
14.8 wet days
Daylight
12 hours
6:51 AM – 6:52 PM
Cloud cover
62%
9th clearest
Wind
11 km/h
9th windiest
Solar energy
6.22 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.7
out of 10

Sepuka is ward in Singida, Tanzania.

Density
194/km²
people per km²

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 28°C through the month.

A typical March day in Sepuka reaches about 28°C in the afternoon and slips back to 18°C overnight — a 10°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 25°C and 30°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)
12818
22818
32818
42818
52818
62818
72818
82818
92818
102818
112818
122818
132818
142818
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212818
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292718
302718
312718

Sepuka weather by month

How March compares with the rest of the year at a glance. March is the 4th-warmest and 3rd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan27° / 18°13618.112.25.3
Feb28° / 18°9614.412.25.5
Mar28° / 18°11314.8125.7
Apr27° / 18°709.211.96.5
May27° / 17°112.111.87.7
Jun27° / 16°00.111.78.2
Jul26° / 15°0011.88.4
Aug28° / 15°0011.88.1
Sep29° / 16°10.2127.1
Oct30° / 18°61.312.16.1
Nov30° / 18°586.512.25.5
Dec28° / 18°12915.312.35.4

Cloud cover in March

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 26% 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 54%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14456
24555
34555
44555
54456
64456
74555
84555
94555
104555
114654
124753
134753
144852
154951
164951
174951
184951
194951
204951
214852
224852
234852
244753
254753
264654
274654
284456
294456
304357
314357

Chance of precipitation in March

Any precipitation

Sepuka gets around 113 mm of rain over 14.8 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 47% and peaks near 51% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
151
251
351
451
550
650
749
849
948
1048
1147
1246
1345
1445
1544
1644
1743
1843
1943
2044
2144
2245
2346
2447
2547
2648
2749
2849
2950
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 57% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
11228555
21228555
31228555
41228555
51229545
61229545
71229545
81229545
91230535
101130545
111130545
121130554
131131544
141131544
151131544
161032544
171032553
18932563
19933553
20833563
21833572
22732592
23732592
24632602
25632602
26631603
27531613
28531613
29530623
30430624
31430624

Wind in March

Winds average 11 km/h in March.

Across March, daily wind ranges from about 9 km/h on the calmest days to 12 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
19calm
29calm
39calm
49calm
510calm
610calm
710calm
810calm
910calm
1010calm
1110calm
1210calm
1310calm
1411calm
1511calm
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1911calm
2011calm
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2712calm
2812calm
2912calm
3012calm
3112light breeze

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 6:52 AM to 6:48 AM, and sunset from 6:58 PM to 6:46 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.16:526:58
212.16:526:58
312.16:526:57
412.16:526:57
512.16:526:57
612.16:526:56
712.16:526:56
812.16:526:56
912.16:526:55
1012.16:516:55
1112.16:516:55
1212.16:516:54
1312.06:516:54
1412.06:516:53
1512.06:516:53
1612.06:516:52
1712.06:506:52
1812.06:506:52
1912.06:506:51
2012.06:506:51
2112.06:506:50
2212.06:506:50
2312.06:496:49
2412.06:496:49
2512.06:496:49
2612.06:496:48
2712.06:496:48
2812.06:486:47
2912.06:486:47
3012.06:486:46
3112.06:486:46

Solar energy in March

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in March, about 6.22 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 5.7 kWh/m² to a high of 7.12 kWh/m² in October across the year — March's 6.22 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.4Intense
26.4Intense
36.4Intense
46.3Intense
56.3Intense
66.3Intense
76.3Intense
86.3Intense
96.3Intense
106.3Intense
116.3Intense
126.3Intense
136.3Intense
146.3Intense
156.3Intense
166.3Intense
176.3Intense
186.3Intense
196.2Intense
206.2Intense
216.2Intense
226.2Intense
236.2Intense
246.1Intense
256.1Intense
266.1Intense
276.1Intense
286.0Intense
296.0Intense
306.0Intense
316.0Intense
Planning a trip in March

Hazard calendar for Sepuka

In seasonPeak

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

Sepuka's rainy season runs December–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 Sepuka?

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

5.7
Sightseeing
8th-best month of the year
6.0
Beach & pool
9th-best month of the year

March is a reasonable time to visit Sepuka for sightseeing.

What to pack for Sepuka in March

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

In March, Sepuka sees daytime highs around 28°C and nights near 18°C. Pack light clothes, rain gear and sun protection. About 15 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Sepuka 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 Sepuka 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
Aug12Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct14Extreme
Nov14Extreme
Dec13Extreme
Location & terrain

Where is Sepuka?

Sepuka sits at 4.8°S, 34.5°E, 1,484 m above sea level, in Tanzania. The nearest listed city is Igugunu, 23 km away.

Topography around Sepuka

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Sepuka has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 91 m around an average of 1,493 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 259 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 843 m.

The land around Sepuka is covered by cropland (49%) and grassland (37%) within 3 km, cropland (42%), grassland (28%) and shrubs (27%) within 16 km, and cropland (43%) and shrubs (21%) within 80 km.

3 km
91 m
16 km
259 m
80 km
843 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswaterwetland
March weather nearby: Igugunu 23 km · Singida 24 km · Puma 36 km · Ilongero 38 km · Mtinko 42 km · Mungaa 46 km · Ikungi 50 km · Shelui 56 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 Sepuka (-4.75°, 34.5333°, elevation 1,484 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).