Kabompo weather in March

In March, Kabompo sees average daytime highs of 28°C and overnight lows near 18°C, with 187 mm of rain across 22.8 wet days and about 12.1 hours of daylight. It is the 7th-warmest and 4th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 28°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 11% of the time in March, and the air most often feels muggy.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 18 min at the start of March to 11 h 54 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, March is Kabompo's 8th-clearest and 8th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Kabompo's year-round climate.

Daytime high
28°
7th warmest
Overnight low
18°
6th coldest
Rainfall
187 mm
22.8 wet days
Daylight
12 h 06 min
6:30 AM – 6:36 PM
Cloud cover
75%
8th clearest
Wind
6 km/h
8th windiest
Solar energy
5.26 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.4
out of 10

Kabompo is human settlement.

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 28°C through the month.

A typical March day in Kabompo reaches about 28°C in the afternoon and slips back to 18°C overnight — a 9°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 25°C and 30°C. Set against its neighbours, March runs on par with February and about 1°C cooler than April.

15°20°25°30°151015202531
Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
12718
22718
32718
42718
52718
62718
72718
82718
92818
102818
112818
122818
132818
142818
152818
162818
172818
182818
192818
202818
212818
222818
232818
242818
252818
262818
272818
282818
292818
302818
312818

How March really feels in Kabompo

Once humidity and wind are folded in, March averages 0 days that feel above 32°C and 0 that feel at or below 0°C — the comfort signal a plain temperature reading hides.

Days feeling ≥ 32°C
0
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
0
wind chill below the day's low

March sits comfortably in between — no days that feel dangerously hot or drop to a hard freeze once humidity and wind are folded in.

Kabompo weather by month

How March compares with the rest of the year at a glance. March is the 7th-warmest and 4th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan27° / 18°2702812.73.6
Feb27° / 18°23224.512.53.8
Mar28° / 18°18722.812.14.4
Apr28° / 17°386.511.76.4
May29° / 16°10.411.47.6
Jun27° / 13°0011.28.9
Jul27° / 13°0011.38.9
Aug30° / 15°0011.56.6
Sep33° / 19°30.911.94.4
Oct33° / 20°337.412.33.6
Nov30° / 19°16122.112.63.6
Dec27° / 18°25227.912.83.7

Cloud cover in March

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 11% 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 73%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
11882
21882
31882
41981
52080
62080
72179
82278
92377
102377
112476
122476
132575
142575
152575
162674
172674
182674
192872
202971
212971
222971
233169
243169
253367
263466
273565
283664
293961
304159
314258

Chance of precipitation in March

Any precipitation

Kabompo gets around 187 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 73% and peaks near 81% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

0%20%40%60%80%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
181
281
380
480
580
679
779
878
978
1078
1178
1278
1377
1477
1577
1677
1776
1875
1975
2074
2173
2271
2370
2468
2566
2665
2763
2861
2958
3056
3154

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 73% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 73% of them.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
1001783
2001882
3001882
4011881
5011980
6011980
7011980
8012079
9012079
10022078
11022177
12022177
13022177
14032176
15032176
16032176
17042175
18042175
19052174
20052174
21162271
22162271
23172369
24172369
25182467
26292564
272102761
282112859
292122957
303133153
313143350

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
16calm
26calm
36calm
46calm
56calm
66calm
76calm
86calm
96calm
106calm
116calm
126calm
136calm
146calm
156calm
166calm
176calm
186calm
196calm
206calm
217calm
227calm
237calm
247calm
257calm
267calm
277calm
287calm
297calm
307calm
317calm

Sunrise & sunset in March

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 18 min at the start of March to 11 h 54 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 24 minutes over March. Sunrise moves from 6:28 AM to 6:31 AM, and sunset from 6:45 PM to 6:25 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.36:286:45
212.36:286:44
312.36:286:44
412.26:286:43
512.26:296:43
612.26:296:42
712.26:296:41
812.26:296:41
912.26:296:40
1012.26:296:40
1112.26:296:39
1212.16:306:38
1312.16:306:38
1412.16:306:37
1512.16:306:36
1612.16:306:36
1712.16:306:35
1812.16:306:34
1912.16:306:34
2012.06:306:33
2112.06:306:32
2212.06:316:32
2312.06:316:31
2412.06:316:30
2512.06:316:29
2612.06:316:29
2712.06:316:28
2811.96:316:27
2911.96:316:27
3011.96:316:26
3111.96:316:25

Solar energy in March

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in March, about 5.26 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 5.07 kWh/m² to a high of 6.75 kWh/m² in September across the year — March's 5.26 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.2Bright
25.2Bright
35.2Bright
45.2Bright
55.2Bright
65.2Bright
75.2Bright
85.2Bright
95.2Bright
105.2Bright
115.3Bright
125.3Bright
135.3Bright
145.3Bright
155.3Bright
165.3Bright
175.3Bright
185.3Bright
195.3Bright
205.3Bright
215.3Bright
225.3Bright
235.3Bright
245.3Bright
255.3Bright
265.3Bright
275.4Bright
285.4Bright
295.4Bright
305.4Bright
315.4Bright
Planning a trip in March

Hazard calendar for Kabompo

In seasonPeak

In March, Kabompo sits inside its monsoon season. The full year is below, with each hazard's peak months called out.

Kabompo's monsoon runs November–March, when most of the year's rain falls.

Monsoon
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec

Is March a good time to visit Kabompo?

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

4.4
Sightseeing
6th-best month of the year
4.7
Beach & pool
9th-best month of the year

March is a reasonable time to visit Kabompo for sightseeing.

What to pack for Kabompo in March

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

In March, Kabompo sees daytime highs around 28°C and nights near 18°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 23 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Kabompo in March

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in March peaks around 14 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Kabompo peaks around January 20 at about 16 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 19 at about 9 (very high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highExtremeJan 20UV 16Jun 19UV 9
UV index (midday)Level
Jan16Extreme
Feb15Extreme
Mar14Extreme
Apr13Extreme
May10Very high
Jun9Very high
Jul9Very high
Aug10Very high
Sep12Extreme
Oct10Extreme
Nov13Extreme
Dec13Extreme

Air quality in Kabompo 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 Kabompo is worst in September — around 83 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 13.4× the cleanest month (April, 6 µg/m³).

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

0306090JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModeratePoorUnhealthyModerateGoodSep 1479 µg/m³Apr 146 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan9Good
Feb9Good
Mar8Good
Apr6Good
May9Good
Jun20Moderate
Jul35Poor
Aug58Unhealthy
Sep83Unhealthy
Oct38Poor
Nov10Good
Dec7Good
Location & terrain

Where is Kabompo?

Kabompo sits at 13.6°S, 24.2°E, 1,113 m above sea level, in Zambia. The nearest listed city is Manyinga, 24 km away.

MufumbweZambeziLukuluKaomaChavumaKasempaMwinilunga

Topography around Kabompo

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Kabompo has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 91 m around an average of 1,099 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 133 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 224 m.

The land around Kabompo is covered by trees (38%) and shrubs (24%) within 3 km, trees (81%) within 16 km, and trees (83%) within 80 km.

3 km
91 m
16 km
133 m
80 km
224 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswaterwetland
March weather nearby: Manyinga 24 km · Mufumbwe 101 km · Zambezi 119 km · Lukulu 135 km · Kaoma 147 km · Chavuma 174 km · Kasempa 177 km · Mwinilunga 208 km

Zambia travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 1
Exercise Normal Precautions
Power plugs
Type C / D / G
230 V · 50 Hz
Prices
≈ 30% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$1,318
2025
Happiness
4.1 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Homicide rate
5.2
per 100k, 2015
Road deaths
20.5
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
Lower middle
World Bank
English
High
EF EPI 573
Religion
Protestant 75%Roman Catholic 20%other 3%none 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 Kabompo (-13.5927°, 24.2008°, elevation 1,113 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).