Kasese weather in March

In March, Kasese sees average daytime highs of 24°C and overnight lows near 16°C, with 480 mm of rain across 27.6 wet days and about 12 hours of daylight. It is the 2nd-warmest and 3rd-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 24°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 3% 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 Kasese's 9th-clearest and 10th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Kasese's year-round climate.

Daytime high
24°
2nd warmest
Overnight low
16°
10th coldest
Rainfall
480 mm
27.6 wet days
Daylight
12 hours
7:09 AM – 7:09 PM
Cloud cover
82%
9th clearest
Wind
3 km/h
10th windiest
Solar energy
5.55 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.0
out of 10

Kasese is town 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 24°C through the month.

A typical March day in Kasese reaches about 24°C in the afternoon and slips back to 16°C overnight — a 9°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 22°C and 26°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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52516
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92516
102416
112416
122416
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Kasese weather by month

How March compares with the rest of the year at a glance. March is the 2nd-warmest and 3rd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan24° / 15°45025.8124.4
Feb25° / 16°34522124.5
Mar24° / 16°48027.6124.0
Apr24° / 16°44926.5124.0
May24° / 16°37925.1124.5
Jun24° / 15°20616.2125.7
Jul24° / 15°11312.3126.4
Aug24° / 15°20018.8125.4
Sep24° / 15°24921.3124.9
Oct24° / 15°36026.6124.2
Nov23° / 15°53628.3123.7
Dec23° / 15°60928.9123.9

Cloud cover in March

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 3% of the time in March.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 10% of March, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 86%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
11486
21486
31486
41486
51486
61585
71585
81585
91585
101684
111684
121684
131684
141684
151684
161684
171585
181486
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201387
211387
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231288
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251189
261189
271189
281189
291189
301189
311189

Chance of precipitation in March

Any precipitation

Kasese gets around 480 mm of rain over 27.6 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 89% and peaks near 90% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
187
287
388
488
588
688
788
888
988
1088
1188
1288
1388
1488
1588
1688
1788
1888
1989
2089
2189
2290
2390
2490
2590
2690
2790
2889
2989
3089
3188

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 75% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
1167113
2157213
3157114
4147115
5147115
6137215
7137116
8137116
9127216
10127216
11117316
12107416
13107416
1497516
1587616
1687616
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2057817
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2447719
2537819
2637819
2737720
2837720
2937720
3037621
3137621

Wind in March

Winds average 3 km/h in March.

Across March, daily wind ranges from about 3 km/h on the calmest days to 3 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
13calm
23calm
33calm
43calm
53calm
63calm
73calm
83calm
93calm
103calm
113calm
123calm
133calm
143calm
153calm
163calm
173calm
183calm
193calm
203calm
213calm
223calm
233calm
243calm
253calm
263calm
273calm
283calm
293calm
303calm
313calm

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 7:13 PM to 7:05 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.07:137:13
212.07:137:13
312.07:137:12
412.07:127:12
512.07:127:12
612.07:127:12
712.07:127:12
812.07:127:11
912.07:117:11
1012.07:117:11
1112.07:117:11
1212.07:107:10
1312.07:107:10
1412.07:107:10
1512.07:107:10
1612.07:097:09
1712.07:097:09
1812.07:097:09
1912.07:087:08
2012.07:087:08
2112.07:087:08
2212.07:087:08
2312.07:077:07
2412.07:077:07
2512.07:077:07
2612.07:067:06
2712.07:067:06
2812.07:067:06
2912.07:057:05
3012.07:057:05
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 5.55 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.95 kWh/m² to a high of 5.71 kWh/m² in February across the year — March's 5.55 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.7Bright
25.7Bright
35.7Bright
45.7Bright
55.7Bright
65.7Bright
75.6Bright
85.6Bright
95.6Bright
105.6Bright
115.6Bright
125.6Bright
135.6Bright
145.6Bright
155.6Bright
165.6Bright
175.6Bright
185.5Bright
195.5Bright
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215.5Bright
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255.5Bright
265.5Bright
275.4Bright
285.4Bright
295.4Bright
305.4Bright
315.4Bright
Planning a trip in March

Is March a good time to visit Kasese?

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

4.0
Sightseeing
9th-best month of the year
3.5
Beach & pool
8th-best month of the year

March is a reasonable time to visit Kasese for sightseeing.

What to pack for Kasese in March

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

In March, Kasese sees daytime highs around 24°C and nights near 16°C. Pack rain gear. Worth having: light clothes and sun protection. About 28 days see rain.

rain gearlight clothessun protection

UV index in Kasese 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 Kasese 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
Jan11Extreme
Feb14Extreme
Mar15Extreme
Apr14Extreme
May12Extreme
Jun10Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug11Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct14Extreme
Nov12Extreme
Dec11Extreme

Air quality in Kasese 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 Kasese is worst in February — around 61 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 1.8× the cleanest month (April, 35 µg/m³).

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

020406080JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecUnhealthyPoorFeb 961 µg/m³Apr 2135 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan59Unhealthy
Feb61Unhealthy
Mar43Poor
Apr35Moderate
May36Poor
Jun45Poor
Jul56Unhealthy
Aug42Poor
Sep36Poor
Oct35Moderate
Nov37Poor
Dec46Poor
Location & terrain

Where is Kasese?

Kasese sits at 0.2°N, 30.1°E, 989 m above sea level, in Uganda. The nearest listed city is Kisinga, 27 km away.

KamwengeMpondweBuhesiKasoziNyahukaFort Portal

Topography around Kasese

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Kasese has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 303 m around an average of 1,010 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,206 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 4,344 m.

The land around Kasese is covered by grassland (36%) and artificial surfaces (26%) within 3 km, trees (49%) and grassland (28%) within 16 km, and trees (56%) and grassland (26%) within 80 km.

3 km
303 m
16 km
2,206 m
80 km
4,344 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwaterwetland
March weather nearby: Kisinga 27 km · Rwiimi 27 km · Kamwenge 41 km · Mpondwe 43 km · Buhesi 46 km · Kasozi 50 km · Nyahuka 56 km · Fort Portal 57 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 Kasese (0.1833°, 30.0833°, elevation 989 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).