Sikonge weather in March

In March, Sikonge sees average daytime highs of 28°C and overnight lows near 19°C, with 154 mm of rain across 18.1 wet days and about 12 hours of daylight. It is the 9th-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 18% of the time in March, and the air most often feels muggy.

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 Sikonge's 9th-clearest and 9th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Sikonge's year-round climate.

Daytime high
28°
9th warmest
Overnight low
19°
8th coldest
Rainfall
154 mm
18.1 wet days
Daylight
12 hours
6:57 AM – 7:00 PM
Cloud cover
68%
9th clearest
Wind
7 km/h
9th windiest
Solar energy
6.04 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.8
out of 10

Sikonge is town.

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 Sikonge reaches about 28°C in the afternoon and slips back to 19°C overnight — a 9°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 26°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)
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How March really feels in Sikonge

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.

Sikonge weather by month

How March compares with the rest of the year at a glance. March is the 9th-warmest and 3rd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan28° / 19°17521.312.34.6
Feb28° / 19°13818.212.24.6
Mar28° / 19°15418.1124.8
Apr28° / 19°9913.211.95.7
May29° / 19°163.111.76.6
Jun29° / 17°10.211.77.0
Jul29° / 17°0011.77.2
Aug30° / 18°00.111.86.3
Sep32° / 19°10.2125.3
Oct32° / 21°122.212.14.5
Nov31° / 20°981012.34.4
Dec28° / 19°17319.812.34.5

Cloud cover in March

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 18% of the time in March.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 19% of March, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 62%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13565
23565
33664
43565
53565
63664
73664
83664
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103664
113763
123862
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Chance of precipitation in March

Any precipitation

Sikonge gets around 154 mm of rain over 18.1 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 58% and peaks near 63% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
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260
360
460
559
659
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1157
1256
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1554
1654
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1854
1954
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2155
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2660
2760
2861
2962
3062
3163

Humidity in March

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Most of March feels muggy — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

By dew point, March lands in the muggy band about 59% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 59% of them.

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Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
162965
263064
373063
473162
573162
673261
773261
873360
983359
1083458
1183458
1283557
1383656
1483656
1583656
1693754
1793754
1883755
1983656
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2173657
2273657
2373558
2463559
2563559
2653560
2753560
2853461
2943462
3043462
3143561

Wind in March

Winds average 7 km/h in March.

Across March, daily wind ranges from about 6 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
16calm
26calm
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57calm
67calm
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107calm
117calm
127calm
137calm
147calm
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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 6:59 AM to 6:55 AM, and sunset from 7:06 PM to 6:53 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.16:597:06
212.16:597:05
312.16:597:05
412.16:597:05
512.16:597:04
612.16:587:04
712.16:587:04
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1412.06:587:01
1512.06:587:00
1612.06:577:00
1712.06:576:59
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1912.06:576:58
2012.06:576:58
2112.06:576:57
2212.06:576:57
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2712.06:566:55
2812.06:566:54
2912.06:556:54
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Solar energy in March

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in March, about 6.04 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 5.64 kWh/m² to a high of 6.88 kWh/m² in September across the year — March's 6.04 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.2Intense
26.2Intense
36.2Intense
46.2Intense
56.2Intense
66.2Intense
76.2Intense
86.2Intense
96.2Intense
106.2Intense
116.1Intense
126.1Intense
136.1Intense
146.1Intense
156.1Intense
166.1Intense
176.1Intense
186.0Intense
196.0Intense
206.0Intense
216.0Bright
226.0Bright
235.9Bright
245.9Bright
255.9Bright
265.9Bright
275.8Bright
285.8Bright
295.8Bright
305.8Bright
315.7Bright
Planning a trip in March

Hazard calendar for Sikonge

In seasonPeak

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

Sikonge'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 Sikonge?

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

4.8
Sightseeing
7th-best month of the year
5.5
Beach & pool
9th-best month of the year

March is a reasonable time to visit Sikonge for sightseeing.

What to pack for Sikonge in March

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

In March, Sikonge sees daytime highs around 28°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 Sikonge 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 Sikonge peaks around February 22 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.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeFeb 22UV 16Jun 17UV 10
UV index (midday)Level
Jan13Extreme
Feb16Extreme
Mar16Extreme
Apr15Extreme
May11Extreme
Jun10Very high
Jul11Extreme
Aug11Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct14Extreme
Nov13Extreme
Dec13Extreme

Air quality in Sikonge 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 Sikonge is worst in July — around 18 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 3.3× the cleanest month (May, 5 µg/m³).

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

01020JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodJul 1717 µg/m³May 116 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan12Good
Feb11Good
Mar9Good
Apr7Good
May5Good
Jun14Moderate
Jul18Moderate
Aug14Moderate
Sep12Good
Oct10Good
Nov7Good
Dec8Good
Location & terrain

Where is Sikonge?

Sikonge sits at 5.6°S, 32.8°E, 1,177 m above sea level, in Tanzania. The nearest listed city is Mabama, 61 km away.

TaboraUramboMganduNzegaItigiIsaka

Topography around Sikonge

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Sikonge has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 106 m around an average of 1,146 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 222 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 333 m.

The land around Sikonge is covered by cropland (44%) and shrubs (35%) within 3 km, shrubs (39%), cropland (33%) and trees (20%) within 16 km, and trees (42%) and grassland (20%) within 80 km.

3 km
106 m
16 km
222 m
80 km
333 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaces
March weather nearby: Mabama 61 km · Tumbi 63 km · Tabora 69 km · Urambo 101 km · Mgandu 155 km · Nzega 164 km · Itigi 190 km · Isaka 194 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 Sikonge (-5.6333°, 32.7667°, 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).