Entebbe weather in March

In March, Entebbe sees average daytime highs of 25°C and overnight lows near 22°C, with 194 mm of rain across 24.9 wet days and about 12 hours of daylight. It is the 3rd-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 16% of the time in March, and the air most often feels muggy.

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 Entebbe's 8th-clearest and 5th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Entebbe's year-round climate.

Daytime high
25°
3rd warmest
Overnight low
22°
11th coldest
Rainfall
194 mm
24.9 wet days
Daylight
12 hours
7:00 AM – 7:00 PM
Cloud cover
72%
8th clearest
Wind
11 km/h
5th windiest
Solar energy
5.56 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.4
out of 10

Entebbe is city in Uganda.

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 25°C through the month.

A typical March day in Entebbe reaches about 25°C in the afternoon and slips back to 22°C overnight — a 3°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 24°C and 27°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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Entebbe weather by month

How March compares with the rest of the year at a glance. March is the 3rd-warmest and 4th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan25° / 22°13520.8125.1
Feb26° / 22°12619.1125.0
Mar25° / 22°19424.9124.4
Apr24° / 21°25027.1123.9
May24° / 21°20727.1124.2
Jun24° / 21°11321.1125.1
Jul24° / 21°7815.7126.0
Aug24° / 21°9919.1125.6
Sep24° / 21°10621125.1
Oct24° / 21°14424.7124.5
Nov24° / 21°19926.9124.1
Dec25° / 21°16125.1124.6

Cloud cover in March

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 16% of the time in March.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 14% of March, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 70%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13466
23466
33466
43367
53466
63466
73466
83466
93466
103367
113268
123268
133268
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193070
202971
212773
222773
232674
242674
252575
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272575
282377
292377
302278
312278

Chance of precipitation in March

Any precipitation

Entebbe gets around 194 mm of rain over 24.9 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 81% and peaks near 87% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
173
274
374
474
575
675
775
876
976
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1178
1279
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1480
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2184
2285
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2485
2585
2686
2786
2886
2986
3086
3187

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 92% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 92% of them.

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Humid (%)Muggy (%)
1991
2991
3991
4991
5892
6892
7892
8892
9892
10793
11793
12793
13793
14793
15793
16793
17793
18793
19793
20793
21793
22793
23793
24793
25793
26793
27793
28793
29793
30892
31892

Wind in March

Winds average 11 km/h in March.

Across March, daily wind ranges from about 11 km/h on the calmest days to 11 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
111calm
211calm
311calm
411calm
511calm
611calm
711calm
811calm
911calm
1011calm
1111calm
1211calm
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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 7:03 AM to 6:55 AM, and sunset from 7:03 PM to 6:55 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.07:037:03
212.07:037:03
312.07:037:03
412.07:037:03
512.07:037:03
612.07:027:02
712.07:027:02
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912.07:027:02
1012.07:017:01
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1312.07:017:01
1412.07:007:00
1512.07:007:00
1612.07:007:00
1712.06:596:59
1812.06:596:59
1912.06:596:59
2012.06:596:59
2112.06:586:58
2212.06:586:58
2312.06:586:58
2412.06:576:57
2512.06:576:57
2612.06:576:57
2712.06:566:56
2812.06:566:56
2912.06:566:56
3012.06:556:55
3112.06:556:55

Solar energy in March

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in March, about 5.56 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.72 kWh/m² to a high of 5.93 kWh/m² in February across the year — March's 5.56 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.8Bright
25.8Bright
35.8Bright
45.8Bright
55.8Bright
65.8Bright
75.8Bright
85.8Bright
95.8Bright
105.7Bright
115.7Bright
125.7Bright
135.7Bright
145.7Bright
155.6Bright
165.6Bright
175.6Bright
185.5Bright
195.5Bright
205.5Bright
215.5Bright
225.4Bright
235.4Bright
245.3Bright
255.3Bright
265.3Bright
275.2Bright
285.2Bright
295.2Bright
305.1Bright
315.1Bright
Planning a trip in March

Is March a good time to visit Entebbe?

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

4.4
Sightseeing
9th-best month of the year
4.1
Beach & pool
7th-best month of the year

March is a reasonable time to visit Entebbe for sightseeing.

What to pack for Entebbe in March

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

In March, Entebbe sees daytime highs around 25°C and nights near 22°C. Pack rain gear. Worth having: light clothes and sun protection. About 25 days see rain.

rain gearlight clothessun protection

UV index in Entebbe 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 Entebbe peaks around March 17 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 18 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 18UV 10
UV index (midday)Level
Jan13Extreme
Feb14Extreme
Mar16Extreme
Apr14Extreme
May12Extreme
Jun10Very high
Jul11Extreme
Aug12Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct13Extreme
Nov12Extreme
Dec11Extreme

Air quality in Entebbe 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 Entebbe is worst in January — around 49 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), about 1.8× the cleanest month (May, 27 µg/m³).

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

0204060JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecPoorModeratePoorJan 1648 µg/m³May 1127 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan49Poor
Feb41Poor
Mar32Moderate
Apr28Moderate
May27Moderate
Jun35Moderate
Jul37Poor
Aug39Poor
Sep38Poor
Oct37Poor
Nov38Poor
Dec42Poor
Location & terrain

Where is Entebbe?

Entebbe sits at 0.1°N, 32.5°E, 1,151 m above sea level, in Uganda. The nearest listed city is Katabi, 3.0 km away.

Topography around Entebbe

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Entebbe has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 131 m around an average of 1,148 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 176 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 353 m.

The land around Entebbe is covered by water (51%) and trees (21%) within 3 km, water (57%) within 16 km, and water (46%) and trees (26%) within 80 km.

3 km
131 m
16 km
176 m
80 km
353 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswaterwetland
March weather nearby: Katabi 3.0 km · Kasanje 14 km · Kajansi 19 km · Bunamwaya 24 km · Mpigi 26 km · Kyengera 27 km · Kampala 31 km · Nansana 35 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 Entebbe (0.0562°, 32.4795°, elevation 1,151 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).