Kabale weather in March

In March, Kabale sees average daytime highs of 23°C and overnight lows near 14°C, with 180 mm of rain across 22.3 wet days and about 12 hours of daylight. It is the 5th-warmest and 4th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 23°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 7% of the time in March, and the air most often feels comfortable.

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 Kabale's 9th-clearest and 10th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Kabale's year-round climate.

Daytime high
23°
5th warmest
Overnight low
14°
10th coldest
Rainfall
180 mm
22.3 wet days
Daylight
12 hours
7:09 AM – 7:10 PM
Cloud cover
79%
9th clearest
Wind
5 km/h
10th windiest
Solar energy
5.72 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.8
out of 10

Kabale is city in Western 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 23°C through the month.

A typical March day in Kabale reaches about 23°C in the afternoon and slips back to 14°C overnight — a 9°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 21°C and 25°C. Set against its neighbours, March runs on par with February and on par with April.

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

How March compares with the rest of the year at a glance. March is the 5th-warmest and 4th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan23° / 14°11217.812.15.4
Feb24° / 14°10914.7125.7
Mar23° / 14°18022.3124.8
Apr23° / 15°22325124.1
May22° / 15°14118.611.95.2
Jun23° / 14°416.911.96.9
Jul23° / 14°193.711.97.5
Aug24° / 14°7211126.5
Sep23° / 14°12417.4125.5
Oct23° / 14°19723.5124.5
Nov22° / 14°20525.412.14.1
Dec22° / 14°15522.512.14.7

Cloud cover in March

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 7% of the time in March.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 13% of March, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 81%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
11981
21981
31981
42080
52080
62080
72080
82080
92179
102179
112179
122278
132278
142278
152179
162179
172179
182179
192080
202080
212080
221882
231882
241882
251783
261783
271783
281684
291684
301684
311684

Chance of precipitation in March

Any precipitation

Kabale gets around 180 mm of rain over 22.3 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 72% and peaks near 78% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
166
267
367
467
568
668
768
868
968
1069
1169
1270
1370
1471
1571
1671
1772
1872
1973
2074
2174
2275
2376
2476
2577
2677
2777
2877
2977
3078
3178

Humidity in March

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Most of March feels comfortable — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

By dew point, March lands in the comfortable band about 81% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
120728
219738
318739
418739
517749
616759
716759
815769
914779
1013789
1113798
1212808
1311818
1411818
1510828
169838
179838
188848
197849
207849
2168410
2268410
2358510
2448511
2548511
2648511
2748412
2838512
2938512
3038413
3138413

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 6 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
16calm
26calm
36calm
46calm
56calm
66calm
76calm
86calm
96calm
106calm
116calm
126calm
136calm
146calm
156calm
166calm
176calm
186calm
196calm
206calm
216calm
226calm
235calm
245calm
255calm
265calm
275calm
285calm
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 7:13 AM to 7:05 AM, and sunset from 7:14 PM to 7:05 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.07:137:14
212.07:127:14
312.07:127:14
412.07:127:13
512.07:127:13
612.07:127:13
712.07:117:13
812.07:117:12
912.07:117:12
1012.07:117:12
1112.07:117:12
1212.07:107:11
1312.07:107:11
1412.07:107:11
1512.07:107:10
1612.07:097:10
1712.07:097:10
1812.07:097:09
1912.07:097:09
2012.07:087:09
2112.07:087:08
2212.07:087:08
2312.07:087:08
2412.07:077:07
2512.07:077:07
2612.07:077:07
2712.07:067:06
2812.07:067:06
2912.07:067:05
3012.07:067:05
3112.07:057:05

Solar energy in March

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in March, about 5.72 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 5.05 kWh/m² to a high of 5.79 kWh/m² in February across the year — March's 5.72 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
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45.8Bright
55.8Bright
65.8Bright
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95.8Bright
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225.7Bright
235.6Bright
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265.6Bright
275.6Bright
285.5Bright
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315.5Bright
Planning a trip in March

Is March a good time to visit Kabale?

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

4.8
Sightseeing
8th-best month of the year
3.8
Beach & pool
8th-best month of the year

March is a reasonable time to visit Kabale for sightseeing.

What to pack for Kabale in March

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

In March, Kabale sees daytime highs around 23°C and nights near 14°C. Pack rain gear. Worth having: light clothes and sun protection. About 22 days see rain.

rain gearlight clothessun protection

UV index in Kabale 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 Kabale peaks around March 13 at about 16 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 20 at about 11 (extreme).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeMar 13UV 16Jun 20UV 11
UV index (midday)Level
Jan12Extreme
Feb16Extreme
Mar16Extreme
Apr15Extreme
May12Extreme
Jun11Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug11Extreme
Sep14Extreme
Oct14Extreme
Nov13Extreme
Dec11Extreme

Air quality in Kabale 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 Kabale is worst in January — around 99 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), and holds fairly steady the rest of the year.

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

0306090120JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecUnhealthyJan 2299 µg/m³May 1181 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan99Unhealthy
Feb98Unhealthy
Mar88Unhealthy
Apr82Unhealthy
May80Unhealthy
Jun95Unhealthy
Jul91Unhealthy
Aug87Unhealthy
Sep83Unhealthy
Oct81Unhealthy
Nov86Unhealthy
Dec93Unhealthy
Location & terrain

Where is Kabale?

Kabale sits at 1.2°S, 30.0°E, 1,831 m above sea level, in Uganda. The nearest listed city is Rubanda, 17 km away.

NyagatareUmutaraByumbaKanunguRukungiriBugaragara

Topography around Kabale

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Kabale has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 372 m around an average of 1,888 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 800 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 3,527 m.

The land around Kabale is covered by trees (48%) within 3 km, trees (42%) and cropland (26%) within 16 km, and trees (36%), grassland (32%) and cropland (21%) within 80 km.

3 km
372 m
16 km
800 m
80 km
3,527 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
March weather nearby: Rubanda 17 km · Kisoro 34 km · Nyagatare 37 km · Umutara 37 km · Byumba 37 km · Kanungu 39 km · Rukungiri 46 km · Bugaragara 47 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 Kabale (-1.2486°, 29.9899°, elevation 1,831 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).