Arua weather in March

In March, Arua sees average daytime highs of 32°C and overnight lows near 21°C, with 50 mm of rain across 9.9 wet days and about 12 hours of daylight. It is the 3rd-warmest and 9th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 32°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 21% of the time in March, and the air most often feels humid.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 54 min at the start of March to 12 hours by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, March is Arua's 10th-clearest and 2nd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Arua's year-round climate.

Daytime high
32°
3rd warmest
Overnight low
21°
12th coldest
Rainfall
50 mm
9.9 wet days
Daylight
12 hours
7:07 AM – 7:05 PM
Cloud cover
67%
10th clearest
Wind
8 km/h
2nd windiest
Solar energy
6.15 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.1
out of 10

Arua is City in North Western Uganda.

Founded
1914

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 32°C through the month.

A typical March day in Arua reaches about 32°C in the afternoon and slips back to 21°C overnight — a 11°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 29°C and 34°C. Set against its neighbours, March runs about 1°C cooler than February and about 2°C warmer than April.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
13221
23221
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43221
53221
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How March really feels in Arua

Once humidity and wind are folded in, March averages 8 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
8
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
0
wind chill below the day's low

The story in March is heat — humidity pushes the afternoon "feels like" well above the raw temperature.

Arua weather by month

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

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan32° / 20°102.211.85.0
Feb33° / 21°173.511.94.2
Mar32° / 21°509.9124.1
Apr30° / 20°8014.712.14.4
May29° / 20°7012.312.15.1
Jun29° / 19°8513.512.25.2
Jul28° / 19°11316.112.25.4
Aug28° / 18°13719.112.15.0
Sep28° / 19°10517.1124.9
Oct28° / 19°11820.311.94.4
Nov29° / 19°7213.811.95.1
Dec30° / 20°163.611.85.7

Cloud cover in March

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 21% of the time in March.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 17% of March, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 62%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14753
24753
34753
44654
54555
64555
74555
84555
94357
104258
114258
124060
134060
143961
153961
163763
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Chance of precipitation in March

Any precipitation

Arua gets around 50 mm of rain over 9.9 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 32% and peaks near 44% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
123
224
324
425
525
625
725
825
926
1026
1127
1227
1328
1429
1530
1631
1732
1833
1934
2035
2136
2237
2339
2439
2540
2641
2742
2842
2943
3043
3144

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 51% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 15% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
12733364
22632375
32432385
42331406
52231416
62031427
71931437
81830448
91730458
101629469
1115284710
1215274810
1314254911
1414245012
1513235113
1612225313
1712215314
1811205415
1910185616
2010175617
219165718
228155819
237145920
247135921
256126022
265116123
275106124
284106125
29396127
30396028
31296029

Wind in March

Winds average 8 km/h in March.

Across March, daily wind ranges from about 8 km/h on the calmest days to 9 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
19calm
29calm
39calm
49calm
59calm
69calm
79calm
89calm
99calm
109calm
119calm
129calm
138calm
148calm
158calm
168calm
178calm
188calm
198calm
208calm
218calm
228calm
238calm
248calm
258calm
268calm
278calm
288calm
298calm
308calm
318calm

Sunrise & sunset in March

DaylightNight

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

Days grow by about 6 minutes over March. Sunrise moves from 7:11 AM to 7:01 AM, and sunset from 7:08 PM to 7:02 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.97:117:08
211.97:117:08
311.97:117:08
411.97:117:07
511.97:107:07
612.07:107:07
712.07:107:07
812.07:097:07
912.07:097:07
1012.07:097:07
1112.07:087:06
1212.07:087:06
1312.07:087:06
1412.07:077:06
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1612.07:077:05
1712.07:067:05
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1912.07:057:05
2012.07:057:05
2112.07:057:04
2212.07:047:04
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2512.07:037:03
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2712.07:027:03
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2912.07:017:02
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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 6.15 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 5.04 kWh/m² to a high of 6.24 kWh/m² in February across the year — March's 6.15 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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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
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286.1Intense
296.1Intense
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316.1Intense
Planning a trip in March

Hazard calendar for Arua

In seasonPeak

None of Arua's seasonal hazards are active in March. The full-year calendar below shows when the rainy season, cyclone risk and dust haze do peak.

Arua's rainy season runs April–November, 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 Arua?

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

4.1
Sightseeing
12th-best month of the year
6.4
Beach & pool
5th-best month of the year

March is a reasonable time to visit Arua for sightseeing. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for Arua in March

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

In March, Arua sees daytime highs around 32°C and nights near 21°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection. Worth having: rain gear. About 10 days see rain.

light clothessun protectionrain gear

UV index in Arua 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 Arua peaks around March 17 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near July 11 at about 10 (extreme).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeMar 17UV 15Jul 11UV 10
UV index (midday)Level
Jan12Extreme
Feb14Extreme
Mar16Extreme
Apr14Extreme
May12Extreme
Jun11Extreme
Jul10Extreme
Aug13Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct13Extreme
Nov11Extreme
Dec10Extreme

Air quality in Arua 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 Arua is worst in January — around 55 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), about 2.8× the cleanest month (April, 19 µg/m³).

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

0204060JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecPoorModeratePoorJan 1953 µg/m³Apr 2320 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan55Poor
Feb48Poor
Mar30Moderate
Apr19Moderate
May20Moderate
Jun28Moderate
Jul30Moderate
Aug25Moderate
Sep22Moderate
Oct22Moderate
Nov26Moderate
Dec40Poor
Location & terrain

Where is Arua?

Arua sits at 3.0°N, 30.9°E, 1,215 m above sea level, in Uganda. The nearest listed city is Aru, 19 km away.

KobokoYumbeNebbiPaidhaPakwachAdjumaniMoyo

Topography around Arua

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Arua has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 124 m around an average of 1,196 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 511 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,444 m.

The land around Arua is covered by artificial surfaces (38%) within 3 km, shrubs (44%), grassland (24%) and cropland (23%) within 16 km, and shrubs (45%) and grassland (32%) within 80 km.

3 km
124 m
16 km
511 m
80 km
1,444 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswaterwetland
March weather nearby: Aru 19 km · Koboko 44 km · Yumbe 62 km · Nebbi 63 km · Paidha 68 km · Pakwach 90 km · Adjumani 105 km · Moyo 115 km

Uganda travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 4
Do Not Travel
Power plugs
Type G
240 V · 50 Hz
Prices
≈ 35% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$1,206
2025
Happiness
4.5 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water
18%
of population, 2024
Homicide rate
9
per 100k, 2023
Road deaths
29.4
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
Low
World Bank
English
Moderate
EF EPI 518
Religion
Protestant 45%Roman Catholic 39%Muslim 14%other 2%

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 Arua (3.0201°, 30.911°, elevation 1,215 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).