Butemba weather in March

In March, Butemba sees average daytime highs of 31°C and overnight lows near 20°C, with 93 mm of rain across 15 wet days and about 12 hours of daylight. It is the 2nd-warmest and 7th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 32°C in the first days to 30°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 15% of the time in March, and the air most often feels humid.

Daylight stretches from about 12 hours at the start of March to 12 hours by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, March is Butemba's 9th-clearest and 3rd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Butemba's year-round climate.

Daytime high
31°
2nd warmest
Overnight low
20°
12th coldest
Rainfall
93 mm
15 wet days
Daylight
12 hours
7:03 AM – 7:03 PM
Cloud cover
73%
9th clearest
Wind
6 km/h
3rd windiest
Solar energy
5.84 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.9
out of 10

Temperature in March

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs ease over the month, from about 32°C in the first days to 30°C by the end.

A typical March day in Butemba reaches about 31°C in the afternoon and slips back to 20°C overnight — a 11°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 28°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)
13220
23220
33220
43220
53220
63120
73120
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103120
113120
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313020

How March really feels in Butemba

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

March sits comfortably in between — no days that feel dangerously hot or drop to a hard freeze once humidity and wind are folded in.

Butemba weather by month

How March compares with the rest of the year at a glance. March is the 2nd-warmest and 7th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan31° / 19°306.211.94.9
Feb32° / 20°336.8124.1
Mar31° / 20°9315123.9
Apr29° / 19°13021.5123.8
May28° / 19°9820.112.14.4
Jun29° / 18°5912.112.15.3
Jul29° / 18°5310.612.15.5
Aug28° / 18°10417.5124.7
Sep28° / 18°13321.5124.1
Oct28° / 18°17625.4123.9
Nov28° / 18°12919.811.94.5
Dec29° / 18°5710.111.95.3

Cloud cover in March

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 15% of the time in March.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 16% of March, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 70%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13565
23565
33565
43664
53664
63565
73565
83565
93565
103466
113466
123367
133367
143268
153169
163169
173070
182971
192971
202872
212773
222773
232674
242674
252674
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302575
312476

Chance of precipitation in March

Any precipitation

Butemba gets around 93 mm of rain over 15 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 49% and peaks near 64% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
138
239
340
440
540
640
740
841
941
1041
1142
1242
1343
1444
1545
1646
1747
1848
1950
2051
2153
2254
2356
2457
2559
2660
2761
2862
2963
3064
3164

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 49% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 34% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
110225414
210215415
39205417
49205318
58195419
68195320
77185322
87185223
96175324
106175225
115165326
125165227
134155328
144155229
153145330
163135232
173135133
182125135
192115136
202105038
21294940
22194842
23184744
24174646
25164448
26164350
27054253
28054154
29043957
30043858
31033760

Wind in March

Winds average 6 km/h in March.

Across March, daily wind ranges from about 6 km/h on the calmest days to 7 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
17calm
27calm
37calm
47calm
57calm
67calm
77calm
87calm
97calm
107calm
117calm
127calm
136calm
146calm
156calm
166calm
176calm
186calm
196calm
206calm
216calm
226calm
236calm
246calm
256calm
266calm
276calm
286calm
296calm
306calm
316calm

Sunrise & sunset in March

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 hours 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 0 minutes over March. Sunrise moves from 7:08 AM to 6:58 AM, and sunset from 7:06 PM to 6:59 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.07:087:06
212.07:077:06
312.07:077:06
412.07:077:06
512.07:077:05
612.07:067:05
712.07:067:05
812.07:067:05
912.07:067:05
1012.07:057:04
1112.07:057:04
1212.07:057:04
1312.07:047:04
1412.07:047:03
1512.07:047:03
1612.07:037:03
1712.07:037:03
1812.07:037:02
1912.07:027:02
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2112.07:027:02
2212.07:017:01
2312.07:017:01
2412.07:017:01
2512.07:007:01
2612.07:007:00
2712.07:007:00
2812.06:597:00
2912.06:596:59
3012.06:596:59
3112.06:586:59

Solar energy in March

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in March, about 5.84 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 5.05 kWh/m² to a high of 6.02 kWh/m² in February across the year — March's 5.84 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.0Bright
26.0Bright
36.0Bright
46.0Bright
56.0Bright
66.0Bright
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85.9Bright
95.9Bright
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245.8Bright
255.7Bright
265.7Bright
275.7Bright
285.7Bright
295.7Bright
305.7Bright
315.7Bright
Planning a trip in March

Is March a good time to visit Butemba?

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

3.9
Sightseeing
10th-best month of the year
5.7
Beach & pool
6th-best month of the year

March is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Butemba.

What to pack for Butemba in March

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

In March, Butemba sees daytime highs around 31°C and nights near 20°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 15 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Butemba 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 Butemba peaks around March 17 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 20 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 15Jun 20UV 10
UV index (midday)Level
Jan12Extreme
Feb14Extreme
Mar16Extreme
Apr14Extreme
May12Extreme
Jun10Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug12Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct14Extreme
Nov11Extreme
Dec10Extreme

Air quality in Butemba 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 Butemba is worst in January — around 46 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), about 2.8× the cleanest month (April, 16 µg/m³).

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

0204060JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecPoorModerateJan 2346 µg/m³Apr 2216 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan46Poor
Feb45Poor
Mar24Moderate
Apr16Moderate
May17Moderate
Jun24Moderate
Jul27Moderate
Aug23Moderate
Sep19Moderate
Oct18Moderate
Nov21Moderate
Dec32Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Butemba?

Butemba sits at 1.2°N, 31.6°E, 1,108 m above sea level, in Uganda. The nearest listed city is Lwakyomba, 24 km away.

BuhimbaHoimaKikubeKakumiroBukuyaMasindi

Topography around Butemba

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Butemba has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 42 m around an average of 1,100 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 230 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 985 m.

The land around Butemba is covered by grassland (51%), shrubs (21%) and cropland (20%) within 3 km, grassland (45%) and shrubs (22%) within 16 km, and grassland (35%), trees (31%) and shrubs (21%) within 80 km.

3 km
42 m
16 km
230 m
80 km
985 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandwaterwetland
March weather nearby: Lwakyomba 24 km · Kiboga 33 km · Buhimba 40 km · Hoima 42 km · Kikube 48 km · Kakumiro 53 km · Bukuya 58 km · Masindi 58 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 Butemba (1.1594°, 31.6108°, elevation 1,108 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).