Singida weather in March

In March, Singida sees average daytime highs of 27°C and overnight lows near 17°C, with 113 mm of rain across 13.9 wet days and about 12 hours of daylight. It is the 5th-warmest and 3rd-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 27°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 Singida's 9th-clearest and 9th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Singida's year-round climate.

Daytime high
27°
5th warmest
Overnight low
17°
11th coldest
Rainfall
113 mm
13.9 wet days
Daylight
12 hours
6:50 AM – 6:52 PM
Cloud cover
63%
9th clearest
Wind
11 km/h
9th windiest
Solar energy
6.25 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.0
out of 10

Singida is town in 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 27°C through the month.

A typical March day in Singida reaches about 27°C in the afternoon and slips back to 17°C overnight — a 9°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 24°C and 29°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)
12717
22717
32717
42717
52717
62717
72717
82717
92717
102717
112717
122717
132717
142717
152717
162717
172717
182717
192717
202717
212717
222717
232617
242617
252617
262617
272617
282617
292617
302617
312617

Singida weather by month

How March compares with the rest of the year at a glance. March is the 5th-warmest and 3rd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan26° / 17°14316.512.25.6
Feb26° / 17°9913.612.25.7
Mar27° / 17°11313.9126.0
Apr26° / 17°658.411.96.8
May26° / 16°12211.88.0
Jun25° / 14°00.111.78.5
Jul25° / 13°00.111.78.8
Aug26° / 14°00.111.88.6
Sep27° / 15°10.1128.2
Oct29° / 16°61.112.17.0
Nov28° / 17°495.512.26.4
Dec27° / 17°11913.612.35.9

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 54%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14456
24357
34456
44456
54357
64456
74456
84456
94456
104456
114555
124654
134654
144753
154753
164852
174852
184852
194852
204852
214852
224852
234753
244753
254753
264753
274555
284555
294357
304357
314357

Chance of precipitation in March

Any precipitation

Singida gets around 113 mm of rain over 13.9 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 48% on the wettest days.

0%20%40%60%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
147
247
347
447
547
646
746
846
945
1044
1143
1242
1342
1441
1540
1640
1740
1840
1940
2041
2141
2242
2343
2444
2544
2645
2746
2846
2947
3047
3148

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. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
11432531
21433512
31533502
41533502
51533502
61534502
71434502
81434492
91435492
101435492
111435482
121436482
131336482
141337482
151337482
161238492
171138492
181138492
191038511
201038511
21938521
22938521
23838531
24837541
25737551
26737551
27736561
28636571
29636571
30636571
31536581

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
310calm
410calm
510calm
610calm
710calm
810calm
910calm
1010calm
1110calm
1211calm
1311calm
1411calm
1511calm
1611calm
1711calm
1811calm
1911calm
2012calm
2112calm
2212calm
2312calm
2412calm
2512calm
2612calm
2712light breeze
2812light breeze
2912light breeze
3012light breeze
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 6:51 AM to 6:47 AM, and sunset from 6:57 PM to 6:45 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.16:516:57
212.16:516:57
312.16:516:57
412.16:516:56
512.16:516:56
612.16:516:56
712.16:516:55
812.16:516:55
912.16:516:54
1012.16:516:54
1112.16:506:54
1212.16:506:53
1312.06:506:53
1412.06:506:53
1512.06:506:52
1612.06:506:52
1712.06:506:51
1812.06:496:51
1912.06:496:50
2012.06:496:50
2112.06:496:49
2212.06:496:49
2312.06:496:49
2412.06:486:48
2512.06:486:48
2612.06:486:47
2712.06:486:47
2812.06:486:46
2912.06:476:46
3012.06:476:45
3112.06:476:45

Solar energy in March

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in March, about 6.25 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 5.56 kWh/m² to a high of 7.14 kWh/m² in October across the year — March's 6.25 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.4Intense
26.4Intense
36.4Intense
46.4Intense
56.4Intense
66.4Intense
76.4Intense
86.4Intense
96.4Intense
106.3Intense
116.3Intense
126.3Intense
136.3Intense
146.3Intense
156.3Intense
166.3Intense
176.3Intense
186.3Intense
196.3Intense
206.3Intense
216.2Intense
226.2Intense
236.2Intense
246.2Intense
256.1Intense
266.1Intense
276.1Intense
286.0Intense
296.0Intense
306.0Intense
316.0Bright
Planning a trip in March

Hazard calendar for Singida

In seasonPeak

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

Singida sits in the South Indian Ocean cyclone belt; the season peaks January–March.

Singida's rainy season runs December–April, when most of the year's rain falls.

Cyclone
Rainy season
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec

Is March a good time to visit Singida?

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

6.0
Sightseeing
9th-best month of the year
5.9
Beach & pool
10th-best month of the year

March is a reasonable time to visit Singida for sightseeing.

What to pack for Singida in March

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

In March, Singida sees daytime highs around 27°C and nights near 17°C. Pack sun protection. Worth having: light clothes and rain gear. About 14 days see rain.

sun protectionlight clothesrain gear

UV index in Singida 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 Singida peaks around March 14 at about 16 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 17 at about 11 (extreme).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeMar 14UV 16Jun 17UV 11
UV index (midday)Level
Jan14Extreme
Feb16Extreme
Mar16Extreme
Apr15Extreme
May12Extreme
Jun10Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug12Extreme
Sep14Extreme
Oct15Extreme
Nov14Extreme
Dec13Extreme
Location & terrain

Where is Singida?

Singida sits at 4.8°S, 34.7°E, 1,508 m above sea level, in Tanzania. The nearest listed city is Puma, 20 km away.

Topography around Singida

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Singida has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 75 m around an average of 1,504 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 378 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,266 m.

The land around Singida is covered by artificial surfaces (45%) within 3 km, grassland (39%) and cropland (34%) within 16 km, and cropland (46%) and shrubs (26%) within 80 km.

3 km
75 m
16 km
378 m
80 km
1,266 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
March weather nearby: Puma 20 km · Ilongero 22 km · Mungaa 23 km · Sepuka 24 km · Igugunu 30 km · Mtinko 32 km · Ikungi 35 km · Basotu 63 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 Singida (-4.8163°, 34.7436°, elevation 1,508 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. Tropical-cyclone seasons are the published climatological basin seasons (NOAA National Hurricane Center / regional warning centres). 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).