Songea weather in March

In March, Songea sees average daytime highs of 26°C and overnight lows near 19°C, with 262 mm of rain across 28.1 wet days and about 12.1 hours of daylight. It is the 7th-warmest and 3rd-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 26°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 3% of the time in March, and the air most often feels muggy.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 12 min at the start of March to 11 h 54 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, March is Songea's 10th-clearest and 12th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Songea's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 26°; 7th warmest
Overnight low: 19°; 8th coldest
Rainfall: 262 mm; 28.1 wet days
Daylight: 12 h 06 min; 6:45 AM – 6:49 PM
Cloud cover: 80%; 10th clearest
Wind: 5 km/h; 12th windiest
Solar energy: 4.88 kWh/m²
Travel score: 3.8; out of 10

Songea is city in Tanzania.

Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.

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Temperature in March

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 26°C through the month.

A typical March day in Songea reaches about 26°C in the afternoon and slips back to 19°C overnight — a 8°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 25°C and 28°C. Set against its neighbours, March runs on par with February and about 1°C warmer than April.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Avg high (°C)	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26
Avg low (°C)	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	18	18	18

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	27	19
2	27	19
3	27	19
4	27	19
5	27	19
6	27	19
7	27	19
8	27	19
9	27	19
10	27	19
11	27	19
12	27	19
13	27	19
14	27	19
15	26	19
16	26	19
17	26	19
18	26	19
19	26	19
20	26	19
21	26	19
22	26	19
23	26	19
24	26	19
25	26	19
26	26	19
27	26	19
28	26	19
29	26	18
30	26	18
31	26	18

Songea 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.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	27° / 19°	315	27.1	12.6	3.8
Feb	27° / 19°	270	24.5	12.4	3.8
Mar	26° / 19°	262	28.1	12.1	3.8
Apr	25° / 18°	129	20.6	11.8	5.0
May	25° / 16°	29	6.4	11.5	7.5
Jun	24° / 14°	4	1.3	11.4	8.5
Jul	24° / 13°	4	1.1	11.4	8.5
Aug	25° / 14°	5	1.5	11.6	8.3
Sep	28° / 16°	4	1.4	11.9	7.5
Oct	30° / 18°	22	5	12.2	5.8
Nov	30° / 19°	71	9.2	12.5	4.8
Dec	28° / 19°	224	21.4	12.6	4.3

Cloud cover in March

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 3% of the time in March.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 13% of March, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 84%.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Clearer (%)	13	13	13	14	14	14	15	15	15	14	15	15	15	15	15	15	16	16	17	17	17	17	17	17	18	19	19	19	20	20	21
Cloudier (%)	87	87	87	86	86	86	85	85	85	86	85	85	85	85	85	85	84	84	83	83	83	83	83	83	82	81	81	81	80	80	79

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	13	87
2	13	87
3	13	87
4	14	86
5	14	86
6	14	86
7	15	85
8	15	85
9	15	85
10	14	86
11	15	85
12	15	85
13	15	85
14	15	85
15	15	85
16	15	85
17	16	84
18	16	84
19	17	83
20	17	83
21	17	83
22	17	83
23	17	83
24	17	83
25	18	82
26	19	81
27	19	81
28	19	81
29	20	80
30	20	80
31	21	79

Chance of precipitation in March

Any precipitation

Songea gets around 262 mm of rain over 28.1 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 90% and peaks near 92% on the wettest days.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Rain chance (%)	88	88	88	88	88	88	89	89	89	90	90	90	91	91	91	91	91	92	92	92	92	92	92	92	91	91	90	90	89	89	88

	Rain chance (%)
1	88
2	88
3	88
4	88
5	88
6	88
7	89
8	89
9	89
10	90
11	90
12	90
13	91
14	91
15	91
16	91
17	91
18	92
19	92
20	92
21	92
22	92
23	92
24	92
25	91
26	91
27	90
28	90
29	89
30	89
31	88

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 91% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 91% of them.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Humid (%)	7	7	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	7	7	7	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	7	8	9	10	11	13	14	16	18
Muggy (%)	92	92	91	92	92	92	92	92	92	92	92	92	93	92	92	93	93	93	93	93	93	93	91	90	89	89	88	86	85	83	81
Oppressive (%)	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	1

	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)	Oppressive (%)
1	7	92	1
2	7	92	1
3	8	91	1
4	8	92	0
5	8	92	0
6	8	92	0
7	8	92	0
8	8	92	0
9	8	92	0
10	8	92	0
11	8	92	0
12	8	92	0
13	7	93	0
14	7	92	1
15	7	92	1
16	6	93	1
17	6	93	1
18	6	93	1
19	6	93	1
20	6	93	1
21	6	93	1
22	6	93	1
23	7	91	2
24	8	90	2
25	9	89	2
26	10	89	1
27	11	88	1
28	13	86	1
29	14	85	1
30	16	83	1
31	18	81	1

Wind in March

Winds average 5 km/h in March, the calmest month.

Across March, daily wind ranges from about 5 km/h on the calmest days to 6 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Wind speed (km/h)	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	6	6	6	6	6	6	6
Feels	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm

	Wind speed (km/h)	Feels
1	5	calm
2	5	calm
3	5	calm
4	5	calm
5	5	calm
6	5	calm
7	5	calm
8	5	calm
9	5	calm
10	5	calm
11	5	calm
12	5	calm
13	5	calm
14	5	calm
15	5	calm
16	5	calm
17	5	calm
18	5	calm
19	5	calm
20	5	calm
21	5	calm
22	5	calm
23	5	calm
24	5	calm
25	6	calm
26	6	calm
27	6	calm
28	6	calm
29	6	calm
30	6	calm
31	6	calm

Sunrise & sunset in March

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 12 min at the start of March to 11 h 54 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 18 minutes over March. Sunrise moves from 6:44 AM to 6:45 AM, and sunset from 6:57 PM to 6:40 PM.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Daylight (h)	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	11.9	11.9	11.9
Sunrise (AM)	6:44	6:44	6:44	6:44	6:44	6:44	6:45	6:45	6:45	6:45	6:45	6:45	6:45	6:45	6:45	6:45	6:45	6:45	6:45	6:45	6:45	6:45	6:45	6:45	6:45	6:45	6:45	6:45	6:45	6:45	6:45
Sunset (PM)	6:57	6:57	6:56	6:56	6:55	6:55	6:54	6:54	6:53	6:53	6:52	6:52	6:51	6:50	6:50	6:49	6:49	6:48	6:47	6:47	6:46	6:46	6:45	6:44	6:44	6:43	6:43	6:42	6:41	6:41	6:40

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	12.2	6:44	6:57
2	12.2	6:44	6:57
3	12.2	6:44	6:56
4	12.2	6:44	6:56
5	12.2	6:44	6:55
6	12.2	6:44	6:55
7	12.2	6:45	6:54
8	12.2	6:45	6:54
9	12.1	6:45	6:53
10	12.1	6:45	6:53
11	12.1	6:45	6:52
12	12.1	6:45	6:52
13	12.1	6:45	6:51
14	12.1	6:45	6:50
15	12.1	6:45	6:50
16	12.1	6:45	6:49
17	12.1	6:45	6:49
18	12.1	6:45	6:48
19	12.0	6:45	6:47
20	12.0	6:45	6:47
21	12.0	6:45	6:46
22	12.0	6:45	6:46
23	12.0	6:45	6:45
24	12.0	6:45	6:44
25	12.0	6:45	6:44
26	12.0	6:45	6:43
27	12.0	6:45	6:43
28	12.0	6:45	6:42
29	11.9	6:45	6:41
30	11.9	6:45	6:41
31	11.9	6:45	6:40

Solar energy in March

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in March, about 4.88 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.51 kWh/m² to a high of 6.43 kWh/m² in October across the year — March's 4.88 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Solar energy (kWh/m²)	5.2	5.1	5.1	5.1	5.1	5.1	5.0	5.0	5.0	5.0	5.0	5.0	4.9	4.9	4.9	4.9	4.9	4.8	4.8	4.8	4.8	4.8	4.8	4.7	4.7	4.7	4.7	4.7	4.6	4.6	4.6
Level	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright

	Solar energy (kWh/m²)	Level
1	5.2	Bright
2	5.1	Bright
3	5.1	Bright
4	5.1	Bright
5	5.1	Bright
6	5.1	Bright
7	5.0	Bright
8	5.0	Bright
9	5.0	Bright
10	5.0	Bright
11	5.0	Bright
12	5.0	Bright
13	4.9	Bright
14	4.9	Bright
15	4.9	Bright
16	4.9	Bright
17	4.9	Bright
18	4.8	Bright
19	4.8	Bright
20	4.8	Bright
21	4.8	Bright
22	4.8	Bright
23	4.8	Bright
24	4.7	Bright
25	4.7	Bright
26	4.7	Bright
27	4.7	Bright
28	4.7	Bright
29	4.6	Bright
30	4.6	Bright
31	4.6	Bright

Planning a trip in March

Hazard calendar for Songea

In seasonPeak

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

Songea's monsoon runs December–March, when most of the year's rain falls.

Monsoon

Jan

Feb

Mar

Apr

May

Jun

Jul

Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

Is March a good time to visit Songea?

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

3.8

Sightseeing

10th-best month of the year

3.7

Beach & pool

12th-best month of the year

March is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Songea.

What to pack for Songea in March

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

In March, Songea sees daytime highs around 26°C and nights near 19°C. Pack rain gear. Worth having: light clothes and sun protection. About 28 days see rain.

rain gearlight clothessun protection

UV index in Songea in March

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in March peaks around 15 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Songea peaks around February 16 at about 16 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 18 at about 9 (very high).

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

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
UV index (midday)	15	16	15	13	10	9	10	11	12	14	13	13
Level	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Very high	Very high	Very high	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	15	Extreme
Feb	16	Extreme
Mar	15	Extreme
Apr	13	Extreme
May	10	Very high
Jun	9	Very high
Jul	10	Very high
Aug	11	Extreme
Sep	12	Extreme
Oct	14	Extreme
Nov	13	Extreme
Dec	13	Extreme

Air quality in Songea 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 Songea is worst in September — around 28 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 3.8× the cleanest month (December, 7 µg/m³).

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

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
PM2.5 (µg/m³)	10	10	9	8	8	8	11	19	28	23	10	7
Level	Good	Good	Good	Good	Good	Good	Good	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Good	Good

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	10	Good
Feb	10	Good
Mar	9	Good
Apr	8	Good
May	8	Good
Jun	8	Good
Jul	11	Good
Aug	19	Moderate
Sep	28	Moderate
Oct	23	Moderate
Nov	10	Good
Dec	7	Good

Location & terrain

Where is Songea?

Songea sits at 10.7°S, 35.6°E, 1,113 m above sea level, in Tanzania. The nearest listed city is Maposeni, 29 km away.

Topography around Songea

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Songea has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 216 m around an average of 1,115 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 798 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,267 m.

The land around Songea is covered by artificial surfaces (40%) and trees (31%) within 3 km, cropland (37%) and trees (31%) within 16 km, and trees (52%) within 80 km.

3 km

216 m

artificial surfaces 40%

16 km

798 m

cropland 37%

80 km

1,267 m

trees 52%

treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaces

← February Songea year-round climate April →Best places to visit in March

March weather nearby: Maposeni 29 km · Kigonsera 67 km · Mbinga 75 km · Matiri 82 km · Mahanje 90 km · Tingi 96 km · Mlangali 159 km · Njombe 177 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

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 Songea (-10.6833°, 35.65°, elevation 1,113 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).

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	27	19
2	27	19
3	27	19
4	27	19
5	27	19
6	27	19
7	27	19
8	27	19
9	27	19
10	27	19
11	27	19
12	27	19
13	27	19
14	27	19
15	26	19
16	26	19
17	26	19
18	26	19
19	26	19
20	26	19
21	26	19
22	26	19
23	26	19
24	26	19
25	26	19
26	26	19
27	26	19
28	26	19
29	26	18
30	26	18
31	26	18

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	13	87
2	13	87
3	13	87
4	14	86
5	14	86
6	14	86
7	15	85
8	15	85
9	15	85
10	14	86
11	15	85
12	15	85
13	15	85
14	15	85
15	15	85
16	15	85
17	16	84
18	16	84
19	17	83
20	17	83
21	17	83
22	17	83
23	17	83
24	17	83
25	18	82
26	19	81
27	19	81
28	19	81
29	20	80
30	20	80
31	21	79

	Rain chance (%)
1	88
2	88
3	88
4	88
5	88
6	88
7	89
8	89
9	89
10	90
11	90
12	90
13	91
14	91
15	91
16	91
17	91
18	92
19	92
20	92
21	92
22	92
23	92
24	92
25	91
26	91
27	90
28	90
29	89
30	89
31	88

	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)	Oppressive (%)
1	7	92	1
2	7	92	1
3	8	91	1
4	8	92	0
5	8	92	0
6	8	92	0
7	8	92	0
8	8	92	0
9	8	92	0
10	8	92	0
11	8	92	0
12	8	92	0
13	7	93	0
14	7	92	1
15	7	92	1
16	6	93	1
17	6	93	1
18	6	93	1
19	6	93	1
20	6	93	1
21	6	93	1
22	6	93	1
23	7	91	2
24	8	90	2
25	9	89	2
26	10	89	1
27	11	88	1
28	13	86	1
29	14	85	1
30	16	83	1
31	18	81	1

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	27	19
2	27	19
3	27	19
4	27	19
5	27	19
6	27	19
7	27	19
8	27	19
9	27	19
10	27	19
11	27	19
12	27	19
13	27	19
14	27	19
15	26	19
16	26	19
17	26	19
18	26	19
19	26	19
20	26	19
21	26	19
22	26	19
23	26	19
24	26	19
25	26	19
26	26	19
27	26	19
28	26	19
29	26	18
30	26	18
31	26	18

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	13	87
2	13	87
3	13	87
4	14	86
5	14	86
6	14	86
7	15	85
8	15	85
9	15	85
10	14	86
11	15	85
12	15	85
13	15	85
14	15	85
15	15	85
16	15	85
17	16	84
18	16	84
19	17	83
20	17	83
21	17	83
22	17	83
23	17	83
24	17	83
25	18	82
26	19	81
27	19	81
28	19	81
29	20	80
30	20	80
31	21	79

	Rain chance (%)
1	88
2	88
3	88
4	88
5	88
6	88
7	89
8	89
9	89
10	90
11	90
12	90
13	91
14	91
15	91
16	91
17	91
18	92
19	92
20	92
21	92
22	92
23	92
24	92
25	91
26	91
27	90
28	90
29	89
30	89
31	88

	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)	Oppressive (%)
1	7	92	1
2	7	92	1
3	8	91	1
4	8	92	0
5	8	92	0
6	8	92	0
7	8	92	0
8	8	92	0
9	8	92	0
10	8	92	0
11	8	92	0
12	8	92	0
13	7	93	0
14	7	92	1
15	7	92	1
16	6	93	1
17	6	93	1
18	6	93	1
19	6	93	1
20	6	93	1
21	6	93	1
22	6	93	1
23	7	91	2
24	8	90	2
25	9	89	2
26	10	89	1
27	11	88	1
28	13	86	1
29	14	85	1
30	16	83	1
31	18	81	1

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	27	19
2	27	19
3	27	19
4	27	19
5	27	19
6	27	19
7	27	19
8	27	19
9	27	19
10	27	19
11	27	19
12	27	19
13	27	19
14	27	19
15	26	19
16	26	19
17	26	19
18	26	19
19	26	19
20	26	19
21	26	19
22	26	19
23	26	19
24	26	19
25	26	19
26	26	19
27	26	19
28	26	19
29	26	18
30	26	18
31	26	18

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	13	87
2	13	87
3	13	87
4	14	86
5	14	86
6	14	86
7	15	85
8	15	85
9	15	85
10	14	86
11	15	85
12	15	85
13	15	85
14	15	85
15	15	85
16	15	85
17	16	84
18	16	84
19	17	83
20	17	83
21	17	83
22	17	83
23	17	83
24	17	83
25	18	82
26	19	81
27	19	81
28	19	81
29	20	80
30	20	80
31	21	79

	Rain chance (%)
1	88
2	88
3	88
4	88
5	88
6	88
7	89
8	89
9	89
10	90
11	90
12	90
13	91
14	91
15	91
16	91
17	91
18	92
19	92
20	92
21	92
22	92
23	92
24	92
25	91
26	91
27	90
28	90
29	89
30	89
31	88

	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)	Oppressive (%)
1	7	92	1
2	7	92	1
3	8	91	1
4	8	92	0
5	8	92	0
6	8	92	0
7	8	92	0
8	8	92	0
9	8	92	0
10	8	92	0
11	8	92	0
12	8	92	0
13	7	93	0
14	7	92	1
15	7	92	1
16	6	93	1
17	6	93	1
18	6	93	1
19	6	93	1
20	6	93	1
21	6	93	1
22	6	93	1
23	7	91	2
24	8	90	2
25	9	89	2
26	10	89	1
27	11	88	1
28	13	86	1
29	14	85	1
30	16	83	1
31	18	81	1