Kayunga weather in March

In March, Kayunga sees average daytime highs of 29°C and overnight lows near 19°C, with 140 mm of rain across 22.8 wet days and about 12 hours of daylight. It is the 2nd-warmest and 6th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 29°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 14% 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 Kayunga's 8th-clearest and 2nd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Kayunga's year-round climate.

Daytime high
29°
2nd warmest
Overnight low
19°
12th coldest
Rainfall
140 mm
22.8 wet days
Daylight
12 hours
6:58 AM – 6:58 PM
Cloud cover
73%
8th clearest
Wind
6 km/h
2nd windiest
Solar energy
5.73 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.9
out of 10

Kayunga is place 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 29°C through the month.

A typical March day in Kayunga reaches about 29°C in the afternoon and slips back to 19°C overnight — a 10°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 26°C and 31°C. Set against its neighbours, March runs about 1°C cooler than February and about 2°C warmer than April.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
12919
22919
32919
42919
52919
62919
72919
82919
92919
102919
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122919
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312819

Kayunga weather by month

How March compares with the rest of the year at a glance. March is the 2nd-warmest and 6th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan29° / 18°7414.9125.0
Feb29° / 19°7314.6124.5
Mar29° / 19°14022.8123.9
Apr27° / 19°19927.6123.6
May27° / 19°19528.4123.7
Jun27° / 18°13524.6124.2
Jul26° / 17°11721.8124.7
Aug27° / 18°13924.7124.3
Sep27° / 18°14425.2124.1
Oct27° / 18°17727.7123.8
Nov27° / 18°16925124.0
Dec28° / 18°10919.1125.0

Cloud cover in March

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 14% 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 70%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13862
23763
33664
43664
53664
63664
73664
83664
93664
103664
113565
123466
133466
143367
153367
163169
173169
183070
192971
202773
212773
222674
232575
242575
252476
262476
272476
282377
292377
302179
312179

Chance of precipitation in March

Any precipitation

Kayunga gets around 140 mm of rain over 22.8 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 74% and peaks near 84% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

0%20%40%60%80%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
166
266
367
467
568
668
768
868
969
1069
1169
1270
1370
1471
1572
1672
1773
1874
1974
2075
2176
2277
2378
2479
2580
2681
2781
2882
2983
3084
3184

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 90% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 91% of them.

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Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
1118801
2117811
3117811
4116821
5116821
6115831
7115831
8114841
9113851
10112861
11111871
12110881
1319891
1418901
1517911
1617911
1716921
1815931
1915931
2014941
2104951
2203961
2303961
2403961
2502971
2602971
2702971
2802971
2902971
3002971
3102971

Wind in March

Winds average 6 km/h in March.

Across March, daily wind ranges from about 6 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
26calm
36calm
46calm
56calm
66calm
76calm
86calm
96calm
106calm
116calm
126calm
136calm
146calm
156calm
166calm
176calm
186calm
196calm
206calm
216calm
226calm
236calm
246calm
256calm
266calm
276calm
286calm
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 7:02 AM to 6:53 AM, and sunset from 7:01 PM to 6:54 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.07:027:01
212.07:027:01
312.07:027:01
412.07:017:01
512.07:017:01
612.07:017:00
712.07:017:00
812.07:017:00
912.07:007:00
1012.07:006:59
1112.07:006:59
1212.06:596:59
1312.06:596:59
1412.06:596:58
1512.06:596:58
1612.06:586:58
1712.06:586:58
1812.06:586:57
1912.06:576:57
2012.06:576:57
2112.06:576:57
2212.06:566:56
2312.06:566:56
2412.06:566:56
2512.06:556:55
2612.06:556:55
2712.06:556:55
2812.06:546:54
2912.06:546:54
3012.06:546:54
3112.06:536:54

Solar energy in March

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in March, about 5.73 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.75 kWh/m² to a high of 6.01 kWh/m² in February across the year — March's 5.73 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.0Bright
26.0Bright
35.9Bright
45.9Bright
55.9Bright
65.9Bright
75.9Bright
85.9Bright
95.9Bright
105.9Bright
115.9Bright
125.8Bright
135.8Bright
145.8Bright
155.8Bright
165.8Bright
175.7Bright
185.7Bright
195.7Bright
205.7Bright
215.6Bright
225.6Bright
235.6Bright
245.5Bright
255.5Bright
265.5Bright
275.5Bright
285.4Bright
295.4Bright
305.4Bright
315.3Bright
Planning a trip in March

Is March a good time to visit Kayunga?

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

3.9
Sightseeing
9th-best month of the year
4.8
Beach & pool
4th-best month of the year

March is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Kayunga.

What to pack for Kayunga in March

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

In March, Kayunga sees daytime highs around 29°C and nights near 19°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 23 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Kayunga 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 Kayunga peaks around March 16 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 16UV 15Jun 17UV 10
UV index (midday)Level
Jan12Extreme
Feb14Extreme
Mar15Extreme
Apr14Extreme
May11Extreme
Jun10Very high
Jul11Extreme
Aug12Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct14Extreme
Nov11Extreme
Dec11Extreme

Air quality in Kayunga 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 Kayunga 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 Kayunga?

Kayunga sits at 0.7°N, 32.9°E, 1,071 m above sea level, in Uganda. The nearest listed city is Buwenge, 32 km away.

KamuliLugaziMukonoWobulenziBuikweKasangatiNjeru

Topography around Kayunga

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Kayunga has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 36 m around an average of 1,068 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 116 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 332 m.

The land around Kayunga is covered by wetland (46%) and trees (41%) within 3 km, trees (49%), shrubs (26%) and wetland (20%) within 16 km, and trees (39%) and shrubs (28%) within 80 km.

3 km
36 m
16 km
116 m
80 km
332 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswaterwetland
March weather nearby: Buwenge 32 km · Kamuli 37 km · Lugazi 38 km · Mukono 42 km · Wobulenzi 42 km · Buikwe 43 km · Kasangati 43 km · Njeru 43 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 Kayunga (0.7025°, 32.8886°, elevation 1,071 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).