Kakira weather in March

In March, Kakira sees average daytime highs of 27°C and overnight lows near 20°C, with 178 mm of rain across 24 wet days and about 12 hours of daylight. It is the 2nd-warmest and 5th-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 15% 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 Kakira's 8th-clearest and 2nd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Kakira's year-round climate.

Daytime high
27°
2nd warmest
Overnight low
20°
12th coldest
Rainfall
178 mm
24 wet days
Daylight
12 hours
6:57 AM – 6:56 PM
Cloud cover
72%
8th clearest
Wind
7 km/h
2nd windiest
Solar energy
5.76 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.3
out of 10

Kakira is place in Eastern Uganda, Uganda.

Founded
1930

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 Kakira reaches about 27°C in the afternoon and slips back to 20°C overnight — a 7°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 25°C and 29°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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22820
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42720
52720
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302720
312720

Kakira weather by month

How March compares with the rest of the year at a glance. March is the 2nd-warmest and 5th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan27° / 19°11718.5125.2
Feb28° / 20°10317.1125.0
Mar27° / 20°17824124.3
Apr26° / 20°24028.1123.6
May26° / 20°21528.5123.8
Jun26° / 19°14223.7124.5
Jul26° / 18°11620.6125.0
Aug26° / 19°13823.1124.7
Sep26° / 19°15124.9124.2
Oct26° / 19°19127.3123.9
Nov26° / 19°20226.3123.9
Dec26° / 19°15322.4124.7

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 69%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13862
23862
33862
43862
53862
63862
73862
83763
93763
103664
113664
123664
133466
143466
153367
163268
173169
183070
192971
202773
212773
222773
232575
242575
252575
262476
272476
282377
292278
302179
312179

Chance of precipitation in March

Any precipitation

Kakira gets around 178 mm of rain over 24 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 78% and peaks near 87% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

0%20%40%60%80%100%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
171
272
372
472
572
672
773
873
973
1074
1174
1275
1375
1476
1576
1677
1777
1878
1979
2079
2180
2281
2382
2483
2583
2684
2784
2885
2986
3087
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 91% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 98% of them.

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Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
15905
24915
34915
44915
54915
63925
73925
83925
93925
103916
113916
123916
133916
142926
152926
162917
172917
182917
192908
201918
211918
221918
231918
241918
250928
260928
270928
280928
290928
300928
310937

Wind in March

Winds average 7 km/h in March.

Across March, daily wind ranges from about 7 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
137calm
147calm
157calm
167calm
177calm
187calm
197calm
207calm
217calm
227calm
237calm
247calm
257calm
267calm
277calm
287calm
297calm
307calm
317calm

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 7:00 AM to 6:52 AM, and sunset from 7:00 PM to 6:52 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.07:007:00
212.07:007:00
312.07:006:59
412.07:006:59
512.07:006:59
612.06:596:59
712.06:596:59
812.06:596:58
912.06:596:58
1012.06:586:58
1112.06:586:58
1212.06:586:57
1312.06:576:57
1412.06:576:57
1512.06:576:57
1612.06:576:56
1712.06:566:56
1812.06:566:56
1912.06:566:56
2012.06:556:55
2112.06:556:55
2212.06:556:55
2312.06:546:54
2412.06:546:54
2512.06:546:54
2612.06:536:53
2712.06:536:53
2812.06:536:53
2912.06:526:53
3012.06:526:52
3112.06:526:52

Solar energy in March

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in March, about 5.76 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.83 kWh/m² to a high of 6.07 kWh/m² in February across the year — March's 5.76 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.0Intense
26.0Bright
36.0Bright
46.0Bright
56.0Bright
66.0Bright
76.0Bright
85.9Bright
95.9Bright
105.9Bright
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225.6Bright
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245.6Bright
255.5Bright
265.5Bright
275.5Bright
285.4Bright
295.4Bright
305.4Bright
315.4Bright
Planning a trip in March

Is March a good time to visit Kakira?

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

4.3
Sightseeing
7th-best month of the year
4.4
Beach & pool
5th-best month of the year

March is a reasonable time to visit Kakira for sightseeing.

What to pack for Kakira in March

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

In March, Kakira sees daytime highs around 27°C and nights near 20°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 24 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Kakira in March

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in March peaks around 15 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Kakira peaks around March 17 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 17 at about 10 (very high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeExtremeMar 17UV 15Jun 17UV 10
UV index (midday)Level
Jan13Extreme
Feb14Extreme
Mar15Extreme
Apr14Extreme
May12Extreme
Jun10Very high
Jul11Extreme
Aug12Extreme
Sep12Extreme
Oct14Extreme
Nov11Extreme
Dec12Extreme

Air quality in Kakira 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 Kakira is worst in January — around 50 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), about 1.7× the cleanest month (April, 29 µg/m³).

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

0204060JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecPoorModeratePoorModeratePoorJan 1749 µg/m³Apr 1829 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan50Poor
Feb43Poor
Mar33Moderate
Apr29Moderate
May31Moderate
Jun39Poor
Jul41Poor
Aug39Poor
Sep34Moderate
Oct33Moderate
Nov36Poor
Dec41Poor
Location & terrain

Where is Kakira?

Kakira sits at 0.5°N, 33.3°E, 1,186 m above sea level, in Uganda. The nearest listed city is Bugembe, 6.0 km away.

Buikwe

Topography around Kakira

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Kakira has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 239 m around an average of 1,178 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 293 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 332 m.

The land around Kakira is covered by trees (44%) and cropland (24%) within 3 km, trees (48%) within 16 km, and trees (33%), water (25%) and shrubs (21%) within 80 km.

3 km
239 m
16 km
293 m
80 km
332 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswaterwetland
March weather nearby: Bugembe 6.0 km · Magamaga 7.0 km · Jinja 12 km · Njeru 14 km · Buwenge 20 km · Mayuge 22 km · Iganga 23 km · Buikwe 36 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 Kakira (0.5083°, 33.2878°, elevation 1,186 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).