Tingi weather in March

In March, Tingi sees average daytime highs of 25°C and overnight lows near 19°C, with 310 mm of rain across 29 wet days and about 12.1 hours of daylight. It is the 7th-warmest and 4th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 25°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 4% 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 Tingi's 10th-clearest and 10th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Tingi's year-round climate.

Daytime high
25°
7th warmest
Overnight low
19°
8th coldest
Rainfall
310 mm
29 wet days
Daylight
12 h 06 min
6:47 AM – 6:52 PM
Cloud cover
82%
10th clearest
Wind
5 km/h
10th windiest
Solar energy
5 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.8
out of 10

Temperature in March

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 25°C through the month.

A typical March day in Tingi reaches about 25°C in the afternoon and slips back to 19°C overnight — a 6°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 23°C and 26°C. Set against its neighbours, March runs on par with February and about 1°C warmer than April.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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Tingi weather by month

How March compares with the rest of the year at a glance. March is the 7th-warmest and 4th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan25° / 19°43729.812.63.6
Feb25° / 19°34025.912.43.7
Mar25° / 19°3102912.13.8
Apr24° / 18°13623.911.84.7
May23° / 15°4011.211.56.7
Jun22° / 13°185.911.47.3
Jul21° / 12°196.311.47.2
Aug23° / 14°113.811.68.2
Sep26° / 16°61.811.98.3
Oct28° / 18°235.612.37.1
Nov28° / 19°10812.412.55.6
Dec26° / 19°32025.712.74.2

Cloud cover in March

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 4% of the time in March.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 9% of March, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 87%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
11090
21090
31090
41090
51189
61189
71189
81189
91189
101288
111288
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201387
211486
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261684
271783
281783
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301783
311882

Chance of precipitation in March

Any precipitation

Tingi gets around 310 mm of rain over 29 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 93% and peaks near 94% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
193
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2694
2794
2894
2994
3094
3194

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 77% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 77% of them.

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Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
101486
201486
301585
401585
501684
601684
701684
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901783
1001783
1101783
1201882
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1401981
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2503169
2603367
2703466
2803664
2903862
3004060
3114356

Wind in March

Winds average 5 km/h in March.

Across March, daily wind ranges from about 4 km/h on the calmest days to 5 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
14calm
25calm
35calm
45calm
55calm
65calm
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85calm
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105calm
115calm
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135calm
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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 6:46 AM to 6:47 AM, and sunset from 7:00 PM to 6:42 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.26:467:00
212.26:467:00
312.26:466:59
412.26:466:59
512.26:476:58
612.26:476:58
712.26:476:57
812.26:476:57
912.26:476:56
1012.16:476:55
1112.16:476:55
1212.16:476:54
1312.16:476:54
1412.16:476:53
1512.16:476:52
1612.16:476:52
1712.16:476:51
1812.16:476:51
1912.06:476:50
2012.06:476:49
2112.06:476:49
2212.06:476:48
2312.06:476:47
2412.06:476:47
2512.06:476:46
2612.06:476:46
2712.06:476:45
2811.96:476:44
2911.96:476:44
3011.96:476:43
3111.96:476:42

Solar energy in March

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in March, about 5 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.67 kWh/m² to a high of 6.74 kWh/m² in October across the year — March's 5 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
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Planning a trip in March

Hazard calendar for Tingi

In seasonPeak

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

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

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

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

Is March a good time to visit Tingi?

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
3.4
Beach & pool
11th-best month of the year

March is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Tingi.

What to pack for Tingi in March

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

In March, Tingi sees daytime highs around 25°C and nights near 19°C. Pack rain gear. Worth having: light clothes and sun protection. About 29 days see rain.

rain gearlight clothessun protection

UV index in Tingi 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 Tingi peaks around February 12 at about 16 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 17 at about 9 (very high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highExtremeFeb 12UV 16Jun 17UV 9
UV index (midday)Level
Jan16Extreme
Feb16Extreme
Mar15Extreme
Apr13Extreme
May10Very high
Jun9Very high
Jul10Very high
Aug11Extreme
Sep12Extreme
Oct13Extreme
Nov14Extreme
Dec14Extreme

Air quality in Tingi 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 Tingi is worst in September — around 55 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 7.3× the cleanest month (December, 8 µg/m³).

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

0204060JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModeratePoorModerateGoodSep 1753 µg/m³Dec 198 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan10Good
Feb10Good
Mar9Good
Apr9Good
May9Good
Jun10Good
Jul16Moderate
Aug36Poor
Sep55Unhealthy
Oct42Poor
Nov12Good
Dec8Good
Location & terrain

Where is Tingi?

Tingi sits at 11.3°S, 35.0°E, 1,203 m above sea level, in Tanzania. The nearest listed city is Mbinga, 41 km away.

Nkhata BayMaposeniSongeaMzuzuRumphi

Topography around Tingi

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Tingi has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 365 m around an average of 1,215 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,334 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,616 m.

The land around Tingi is covered by cropland (54%) within 3 km, cropland (30%), grassland (25%) and shrubs (23%) within 16 km, and trees (31%) and water (31%) within 80 km.

3 km
365 m
16 km
1,334 m
80 km
1,616 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandwater
March weather nearby: Mbinga 41 km · Kigonsera 56 km · Matiri 63 km · Nkhata Bay 88 km · Maposeni 89 km · Songea 96 km · Mzuzu 112 km · Rumphi 132 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 Tingi (-11.3°, 35.0333°, elevation 1,203 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. 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).