Uvinza weather in March

In March, Uvinza sees average daytime highs of 27°C and overnight lows near 18°C, with 145 mm of rain across 21.4 wet days and about 12 hours of daylight. It is the 9th-warmest and 4th-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 10% 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 Uvinza's 8th-clearest and 10th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Uvinza's year-round climate.

Daytime high
27°
9th warmest
Overnight low
18°
9th coldest
Rainfall
145 mm
21.4 wet days
Daylight
12 hours
7:07 AM – 7:09 PM
Cloud cover
76%
8th clearest
Wind
5 km/h
10th windiest
Solar energy
5.45 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.6
out of 10

Uvinza is town in western Tanzania in the highlands.

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 Uvinza reaches about 27°C in the afternoon and slips back to 18°C overnight — a 9°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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Uvinza weather by month

How March compares with the rest of the year at a glance. March is the 9th-warmest and 4th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan27° / 18°15724.512.34.2
Feb28° / 18°11819.912.24.5
Mar27° / 18°14521.4124.6
Apr27° / 18°11617.411.95.1
May28° / 18°27511.87.0
Jun29° / 16°10.311.77.1
Jul29° / 16°10.211.77.0
Aug30° / 17°30.611.86.1
Sep31° / 19°81.8125.2
Oct31° / 19°578.812.14.7
Nov28° / 19°15019.512.24.5
Dec27° / 18°18724.812.34.2

Cloud cover in March

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 10% of the time in March.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 15% of March, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 75%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
12476
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Chance of precipitation in March

Any precipitation

Uvinza gets around 145 mm of rain over 21.4 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 69% and peaks near 74% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
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2068
2169
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3073
3174

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 76% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 76% of them.

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Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
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Wind in March

Winds average 5 km/h in March.

Across March, daily wind ranges from about 5 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
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315calm

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 7:09 AM to 7:05 AM, and sunset from 7:15 PM to 7:02 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.17:097:15
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312.17:087:14
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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 5.45 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.94 kWh/m² to a high of 6.33 kWh/m² in September across the year — March's 5.45 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
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275.2Bright
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Planning a trip in March

Hazard calendar for Uvinza

In seasonPeak

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

Uvinza's monsoon runs November–April, 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 Uvinza?

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

4.6
Sightseeing
8th-best month of the year
4.8
Beach & pool
9th-best month of the year

March is a reasonable time to visit Uvinza for sightseeing.

What to pack for Uvinza in March

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

In March, Uvinza sees daytime highs around 27°C and nights near 18°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 21 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Uvinza 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 Uvinza peaks around March 11 at about 16 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near August 13 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 highExtremeMar 11UV 16Aug 13UV 9
UV index (midday)Level
Jan12Extreme
Feb16Extreme
Mar16Extreme
Apr14Extreme
May11Extreme
Jun10Very high
Jul11Extreme
Aug9Very high
Sep13Extreme
Oct14Extreme
Nov12Extreme
Dec13Extreme

Air quality in Uvinza 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 Uvinza is worst in July — around 37 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), about 4.1× the cleanest month (April, 9 µg/m³).

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

010203040JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateGoodModeratePoorModerateGoodJul 2437 µg/m³Apr 219 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan14Moderate
Feb14Moderate
Mar12Good
Apr9Good
May10Good
Jun23Moderate
Jul37Poor
Aug37Poor
Sep25Moderate
Oct16Moderate
Nov11Good
Dec11Good
Location & terrain

Where is Uvinza?

Uvinza sits at 5.1°S, 30.4°E, 996 m above sea level, in Tanzania. The nearest listed city is Kasulu, 67 km away.

NgurukaMwandigaKigomaVyandaMpandaKalemieRumonge

Topography around Uvinza

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Uvinza has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 148 m around an average of 1,037 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 379 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 997 m.

The land around Uvinza is covered by shrubs (44%) and trees (22%) within 3 km, trees (40%), shrubs (30%) and cropland (20%) within 16 km, and trees (40%) and grassland (28%) within 80 km.

3 km
148 m
16 km
379 m
80 km
997 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwaterwetland
March weather nearby: Kasulu 67 km · Nguruka 72 km · Mwandiga 87 km · Kigoma 88 km · Vyanda 141 km · Mpanda 157 km · Kalemie 162 km · Rumonge 164 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 Uvinza (-5.1036°, 30.3911°, elevation 996 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).