Kalabo weather in March

In March, Kalabo sees average daytime highs of 28°C and overnight lows near 19°C, with 148 mm of rain across 19.1 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 22% 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 Kalabo's 8th-clearest and 11th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Kalabo's year-round climate.

Daytime high
28°
7th warmest
Overnight low
19°
7th coldest
Rainfall
148 mm
19.1 wet days
Daylight
12 h 06 min
6:36 AM – 6:42 PM
Cloud cover
69%
8th clearest
Wind
7 km/h
11th windiest
Solar energy
5.51 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.7
out of 10

Kalabo 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 Kalabo reaches about 28°C in the afternoon and slips back to 19°C overnight — a 9°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 26°C and 30°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)
12819
22819
32819
42819
52819
62819
72819
82819
92819
102819
112819
122819
132819
142819
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272819
282819
292819
302819
312819

How March really feels in Kalabo

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.

Kalabo 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
Jan28° / 20°24624.412.84.1
Feb28° / 20°20121.212.54.2
Mar28° / 19°14819.112.14.7
Apr29° / 18°314.511.76.5
May28° / 15°10.211.38.0
Jun26° / 12°0011.19.1
Jul27° / 11°0011.29.1
Aug30° / 14°0011.56.9
Sep33° / 18°30.411.94.5
Oct34° / 21°214.812.33.4
Nov31° / 20°12217.312.73.6
Dec28° / 20°20223.812.94.0

Cloud cover in March

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 22% 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 63%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
12674
22773
32773
42872
52971
63070
73169
83268
93367
103466
113565
123664
133763
143763
153763
163862
173961
183961
193961
203961
213961
223961
234060
244060
254159
264258
274357
284654
294654
304951
315149

Chance of precipitation in March

Any precipitation

Kalabo gets around 148 mm of rain over 19.1 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 61% and peaks near 72% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

0%20%40%60%80%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
172
271
370
469
568
668
767
866
965
1065
1164
1264
1363
1462
1562
1661
1761
1860
1960
2059
2159
2258
2357
2456
2555
2654
2753
2851
2949
3047
3145

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 75% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 75% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
10114841
20114841
30115831
40115831
50116821
60116821
70116821
80116821
90116821
100116830
110217810
120217810
130217810
140317800
150317800
160317800
170417790
180418780
191518760
201619740
211619740
221720720
231720720
242821690
252922670
2621022660
2731123630
2831224610
2941225590
3051325570
3161426540

Wind in March

Winds average 7 km/h in March.

Across March, daily wind ranges from about 7 km/h on the calmest days to 8 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
17calm
27calm
37calm
47calm
57calm
67calm
77calm
87calm
97calm
107calm
117calm
127calm
137calm
147calm
157calm
167calm
177calm
187calm
197calm
207calm
217calm
227calm
238calm
248calm
258calm
268calm
278calm
288calm
298calm
308calm
318calm

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 6:33 AM to 6:38 AM, and sunset from 6:52 PM to 6:31 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.36:336:52
212.36:336:51
312.36:346:51
412.36:346:50
512.36:346:50
612.26:346:49
712.26:346:48
812.26:356:48
912.26:356:47
1012.26:356:46
1112.26:356:46
1212.26:356:45
1312.16:356:44
1412.16:366:43
1512.16:366:43
1612.16:366:42
1712.16:366:41
1812.16:366:41
1912.16:366:40
2012.06:366:39
2112.06:366:38
2212.06:376:38
2312.06:376:37
2412.06:376:36
2512.06:376:35
2612.06:376:35
2711.96:376:34
2811.96:376:33
2911.96:376:32
3011.96:376:32
3111.96:386:31

Solar energy in March

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in March, about 5.51 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 5.2 kWh/m² to a high of 7.01 kWh/m² in October across the year — March's 5.51 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.5Bright
25.5Bright
35.5Bright
45.5Bright
55.5Bright
65.5Bright
75.5Bright
85.5Bright
95.5Bright
105.5Bright
115.5Bright
125.5Bright
135.5Bright
145.5Bright
155.5Bright
165.5Bright
175.5Bright
185.5Bright
195.5Bright
205.5Bright
215.5Bright
225.5Bright
235.5Bright
245.5Bright
255.5Bright
265.5Bright
275.5Bright
285.6Bright
295.6Bright
305.6Bright
315.6Bright
Planning a trip in March

Hazard calendar for Kalabo

In seasonPeak

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

Kalabo'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 Kalabo?

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

4.7
Sightseeing
6th-best month of the year
5.4
Beach & pool
8th-best month of the year

March is a reasonable time to visit Kalabo for sightseeing.

What to pack for Kalabo in March

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

In March, Kalabo sees daytime highs around 28°C and nights near 19°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 19 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Kalabo 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 Kalabo peaks around January 18 at about 16 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 22 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 highExtremeExtremeJan 18UV 16Jun 22UV 9
UV index (midday)Level
Jan16Extreme
Feb14Extreme
Mar14Extreme
Apr12Extreme
May10Very high
Jun9Very high
Jul9Very high
Aug9Very high
Sep11Extreme
Oct10Very high
Nov13Extreme
Dec13Extreme

Air quality in Kalabo 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 Kalabo is worst in September — around 36 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), about 5.9× the cleanest month (December, 6 µg/m³).

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

010203040JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodSep 1335 µg/m³Dec 196 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan8Good
Feb9Good
Mar8Good
Apr7Good
May9Good
Jun17Moderate
Jul23Moderate
Aug31Moderate
Sep36Poor
Oct23Moderate
Nov10Good
Dec6Good
Location & terrain

Where is Kalabo?

Kalabo sits at 15.0°S, 22.7°E, 1,029 m above sea level, in Zambia. The nearest listed city is Mongu, 56 km away.

LukuluSenangaLumbalaZambeziChavumaKabompoKaoma

Topography around Kalabo

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Kalabo has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 38 m around an average of 1,025 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 55 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 113 m.

The land around Kalabo is covered by wetland (43%) and grassland (22%) within 3 km, wetland (36%), shrubs (23%) and grassland (21%) within 16 km, and wetland (34%), grassland (30%) and shrubs (20%) within 80 km.

3 km
38 m
16 km
55 m
80 km
113 m
treesshrubsgrasslandartificial surfaceswaterwetland
March weather nearby: Mongu 56 km · Lukulu 92 km · Senanga 140 km · Lumbala 167 km · Zambezi 168 km · Chavuma 214 km · Kabompo 226 km · Kaoma 229 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 Kalabo (-14.9931°, 22.6793°, elevation 1,029 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).