Tororo weather in March

In March, Tororo sees average daytime highs of 29°C and overnight lows near 18°C, with 201 mm of rain across 16.6 wet days and about 12 hours of daylight. It is the 2nd-warmest and 4th-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 20% 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 Tororo's 5th-clearest and 3rd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Tororo's year-round climate.

Daytime high
29°
2nd warmest
Overnight low
18°
10th coldest
Rainfall
201 mm
16.6 wet days
Daylight
12 hours
6:53 AM – 6:53 PM
Cloud cover
67%
5th clearest
Wind
5 km/h
3rd windiest
Solar energy
5.85 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.7
out of 10

Tororo is city 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 Tororo reaches about 29°C in the afternoon and slips back to 18°C overnight — a 11°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 26°C and 32°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)
12917
22917
32917
42917
52917
62917
72917
82917
92917
102918
112918
122918
132918
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182918
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202918
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292818
302818
312818

Tororo weather by month

How March compares with the rest of the year at a glance. March is the 2nd-warmest and 4th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan29° / 17°10610.8125.6
Feb30° / 17°809.3125.2
Mar29° / 18°20116.6124.7
Apr27° / 18°31924.9124.0
May27° / 18°28625.3124.2
Jun26° / 17°17320.3124.9
Jul26° / 17°8514.9125.7
Aug27° / 17°8716.2125.5
Sep27° / 17°10016.4125.3
Oct27° / 18°15020.3124.8
Nov27° / 17°21019124.9
Dec27° / 17°16915.2125.7

Cloud cover in March

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 20% of the time in March.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 19% of March, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 61%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14852
24753
34753
44654
54654
64654
74654
84555
94456
104456
114357
124258
134258
144159
154060
163961
173862
183862
193763
203664
213664
223565
233565
243466
253466
263367
273367
283268
293169
303070
312872

Chance of precipitation in March

Any precipitation

Tororo gets around 201 mm of rain over 16.6 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 53% and peaks near 70% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

0%20%40%60%80%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
144
245
346
446
546
646
746
846
946
1047
1147
1247
1348
1448
1549
1650
1751
1852
1953
2055
2156
2258
2359
2461
2562
2663
2765
2866
2967
3069
3170

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 69% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 13% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
1919648
2919648
3919648
4818668
5818659
6818659
7818659
8718669
9718669
107176610
116176710
126176710
135176711
145166811
154166911
164166812
173157012
183147013
192137213
202137114
212127115
221117315
231107316
24197317
25187318
26187219
27177319
28067420
29067321
30057322
31057223

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
135calm
145calm
155calm
165calm
175calm
185calm
195calm
205calm
215calm
225calm
235calm
245calm
255calm
265calm
275calm
285calm
295calm
305calm
315calm

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 6:57 AM to 6:48 AM, and sunset from 6:56 PM to 6:48 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.06:576:56
212.06:576:56
312.06:576:56
412.06:566:56
512.06:566:55
612.06:566:55
712.06:566:55
812.06:556:55
912.06:556:55
1012.06:556:54
1112.06:556:54
1212.06:546:54
1312.06:546:54
1412.06:546:53
1512.06:536:53
1612.06:536:53
1712.06:536:53
1812.06:526:52
1912.06:526:52
2012.06:526:52
2112.06:516:51
2212.06:516:51
2312.06:516:51
2412.06:506:51
2512.06:506:50
2612.06:506:50
2712.06:496:50
2812.06:496:49
2912.06:496:49
3012.06:486:49
3112.06:486:48

Solar energy in March

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in March, about 5.85 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.44 kWh/m² to a high of 6.18 kWh/m² in February across the year — March's 5.85 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.1Intense
26.1Intense
36.1Intense
46.1Intense
56.1Intense
66.1Intense
76.1Intense
86.1Intense
96.0Intense
106.0Intense
116.0Intense
126.0Intense
136.0Bright
146.0Bright
155.9Bright
165.9Bright
175.9Bright
185.9Bright
195.8Bright
205.8Bright
215.8Bright
225.7Bright
235.7Bright
245.6Bright
255.6Bright
265.6Bright
275.5Bright
285.5Bright
295.5Bright
305.4Bright
315.4Bright
Planning a trip in March

Is March a good time to visit Tororo?

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

4.7
Sightseeing
10th-best month of the year
5.8
Beach & pool
4th-best month of the year

March is a reasonable time to visit Tororo for sightseeing.

What to pack for Tororo in March

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

In March, Tororo sees daytime highs around 29°C and nights near 18°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 17 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Tororo 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 Tororo peaks around March 16 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 18 at about 10 (extreme).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeMar 16UV 15Jun 18UV 10
UV index (midday)Level
Jan14Extreme
Feb14Extreme
Mar15Extreme
Apr14Extreme
May12Extreme
Jun10Very high
Jul11Extreme
Aug12Extreme
Sep12Extreme
Oct14Extreme
Nov12Extreme
Dec11Extreme

Air quality in Tororo 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 Tororo is worst in December — around 83 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), and holds fairly steady the rest of the year.

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

0306090JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecUnhealthyDec 1883 µg/m³Aug 2270 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan82Unhealthy
Feb80Unhealthy
Mar79Unhealthy
Apr74Unhealthy
May73Unhealthy
Jun78Unhealthy
Jul74Unhealthy
Aug70Unhealthy
Sep71Unhealthy
Oct75Unhealthy
Nov81Unhealthy
Dec83Unhealthy
Location & terrain

Where is Tororo?

Tororo sits at 0.7°N, 34.2°E, 1,200 m above sea level, in Uganda. The nearest listed city is Malaba, 10 km away.

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Topography around Tororo

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Tororo has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 295 m around an average of 1,186 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 436 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 3,253 m.

The land around Tororo is covered by grassland (29%), shrubs (22%) and trees (21%) within 3 km, cropland (41%), shrubs (25%) and grassland (23%) within 16 km, and shrubs (29%), cropland (29%) and trees (22%) within 80 km.

3 km
295 m
16 km
436 m
80 km
3,253 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwaterwetland
March weather nearby: Malaba 10 km · Malaba 13 km · Busia 27 km · Busia 27 km · Manafwa 30 km · Busolwe 33 km · Butaleja 35 km · Lugulu 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 Tororo (0.693°, 34.1808°, elevation 1,200 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).