Kamwenge weather in March

In March, Kamwenge sees average daytime highs of 30°C and overnight lows near 19°C, with 78 mm of rain across 16.5 wet days and about 12 hours of daylight. It is the 3rd-warmest and 6th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 30°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 9% 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 Kamwenge's 9th-clearest and 9th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Kamwenge's year-round climate.

Daytime high
30°
3rd warmest
Overnight low
19°
12th coldest
Rainfall
78 mm
16.5 wet days
Daylight
12 hours
7:08 AM – 7:08 PM
Cloud cover
77%
9th clearest
Wind
4 km/h
9th windiest
Solar energy
5.72 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.2
out of 10

Kamwenge is place in Western Uganda, 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 30°C through the month.

A typical March day in Kamwenge reaches about 30°C in the afternoon and slips back to 19°C overnight — a 11°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 27°C and 33°C. Set against its neighbours, March runs about 1°C cooler than February and about 1°C warmer than April.

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

How March compares with the rest of the year at a glance. March is the 3rd-warmest and 6th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan30° / 18°287.4125.2
Feb31° / 19°327.8124.6
Mar30° / 19°7816.5124.2
Apr28° / 18°10421.4124.0
May28° / 19°8618.3124.8
Jun29° / 18°327.9125.7
Jul29° / 18°195126.0
Aug29° / 18°5712.9125.1
Sep29° / 18°8319.1124.3
Oct28° / 18°11424.4123.9
Nov28° / 18°12824.2124.1
Dec28° / 18°6413.8125.2

Cloud cover in March

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 9% of the time in March.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 15% of March, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 75%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
12575
22575
32674
42674
52872
62872
72872
82872
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112872
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Chance of precipitation in March

Any precipitation

Kamwenge gets around 78 mm of rain over 16.5 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 53% and peaks near 66% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
141
242
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443
543
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845
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1450
1551
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1956
2057
2158
2260
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2462
2563
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2764
2864
2965
3066
3166

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 74% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 6% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
1829594
2828604
3728614
4628615
5628615
6527635
7527635
8426655
9426655
10325675
11324685
12323695
13222715
14220735
15219745
16218746
17117766
18115786
19114796
20113797
21111817
22110827
2319828
2408848
2507858
2607849
2706859
2806859
29068410
30058510
31058510

Wind in March

Winds average 4 km/h in March.

Across March, daily wind ranges from about 4 km/h on the calmest days to 5 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
15calm
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35calm
45calm
55calm
65calm
75calm
85calm
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105calm
114calm
124calm
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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 7:12 AM to 7:03 AM, and sunset from 7:11 PM to 7:03 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.07:127:11
212.07:117:11
312.07:117:11
412.07:117:11
512.07:117:11
612.07:117:10
712.07:107:10
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1112.07:097:09
1212.07:097:09
1312.07:097:09
1412.07:087:08
1512.07:087:08
1612.07:087:08
1712.07:087:08
1812.07:077:07
1912.07:077:07
2012.07:077:07
2112.07:067:06
2212.07:067:06
2312.07:067:06
2412.07:057:05
2512.07:057:05
2612.07:057:05
2712.07:047:04
2812.07:047:04
2912.07:047:04
3012.07:037:04
3112.07:037:03

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 4.97 kWh/m² to a high of 5.8 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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Planning a trip in March

Is March a good time to visit Kamwenge?

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

4.2
Sightseeing
9th-best month of the year
5.7
Beach & pool
7th-best month of the year

March is a reasonable time to visit Kamwenge for sightseeing.

What to pack for Kamwenge in March

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

In March, Kamwenge sees daytime highs around 30°C and nights near 19°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 17 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Kamwenge 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 Kamwenge peaks around March 18 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 18UV 15Jun 20UV 10
UV index (midday)Level
Jan12Extreme
Feb14Extreme
Mar16Extreme
Apr14Extreme
May12Extreme
Jun10Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug11Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct13Extreme
Nov12Extreme
Dec11Extreme

Air quality in Kamwenge 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 Kamwenge is worst in January — around 45 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), about 1.7× the cleanest month (May, 26 µg/m³).

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

0204060JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecPoorModeratePoorModeratePoorJan 2044 µg/m³May 1026 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan45Poor
Feb42Poor
Mar31Moderate
Apr26Moderate
May26Moderate
Jun33Moderate
Jul38Poor
Aug33Moderate
Sep31Moderate
Oct29Moderate
Nov31Moderate
Dec38Poor
Location & terrain

Where is Kamwenge?

Kamwenge sits at 0.2°N, 30.5°E, 1,253 m above sea level, in Uganda. The nearest listed city is Kasozi, 19 km away.

IbandaKaseseKazoBuhesiKyenjojo

Topography around Kamwenge

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Kamwenge has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 183 m around an average of 1,262 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 884 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 4,327 m.

The land around Kamwenge is covered by trees (46%), grassland (27%) and shrubs (20%) within 3 km, grassland (35%), trees (33%) and shrubs (25%) within 16 km, and trees (48%) and grassland (36%) within 80 km.

3 km
183 m
16 km
884 m
80 km
4,327 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswaterwetland
March weather nearby: Kasozi 19 km · Rwamwanja Refugee Camp 29 km · Rwiimi 33 km · Ibanda 36 km · Kasese 41 km · Kazo 47 km · Buhesi 52 km · Kyenjojo 53 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 Kamwenge (0.1866°, 30.4539°, elevation 1,253 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).