Kitwe weather in March

In March, Kitwe sees average daytime highs of 27°C and overnight lows near 18°C, with 173 mm of rain across 21.9 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 27°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 10% of the time in March, and the air most often feels humid.

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 Kitwe's 9th-clearest and 9th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Kitwe's year-round climate.

Daytime high
27°
7th warmest
Overnight low
18°
7th coldest
Rainfall
173 mm
21.9 wet days
Daylight
12 h 06 min
6:14 AM – 6:19 PM
Cloud cover
73%
9th clearest
Wind
7 km/h
9th windiest
Solar energy
5.36 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.7
out of 10

Kitwe is city in Zambia.

Founded
1936

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 27°C through the month.

A typical March day in Kitwe reaches about 27°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 28°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)
12618
22618
32618
42618
52618
62618
72618
82618
92618
102618
112718
122718
132718
142718
152718
162718
172718
182717
192717
202717
212717
222717
232717
242717
252717
262717
272717
282717
292717
302617
312617

Kitwe 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
Jan26° / 18°27728.512.73.7
Feb26° / 18°23124.212.43.9
Mar27° / 18°17321.912.14.7
Apr27° / 16°346.811.77.0
May27° / 14°30.811.48.4
Jun25° / 12°00.111.39.2
Jul25° / 11°0011.39.3
Aug28° / 14°0011.68.4
Sep30° / 17°10.211.96.3
Oct32° / 19°173.612.35.0
Nov30° / 19°1231712.64.3
Dec27° / 18°25727.712.73.8

Cloud cover in March

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 10% of the time in March.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 20% of March, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 70%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
11783
21783
31882
41882
51981
61981
72179
82179
92278
102278
112476
122575
132674
142773
152872
162971
173070
183070
193268
203268
213466
223565
233763
243862
254060
264060
274258
284456
294555
304753
314852

Chance of precipitation in March

Any precipitation

Kitwe gets around 173 mm of rain over 21.9 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 70% and peaks near 85% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

0%20%40%60%80%100%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
185
284
383
482
581
680
779
878
977
1076
1175
1274
1374
1473
1572
1672
1771
1871
1970
2069
2168
2266
2365
2463
2561
2660
2758
2856
2954
3052
3150

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 54% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 38% of them.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
1014653
2024751
3024751
4024850
5034948
6035047
7035146
8045145
9045244
10045343
11045541
12045541
13055540
14055639
15055639
16155638
17155638
18165637
19165637
20175636
21175735
22185635
23195634
24195733
252105731
262125630
272135728
282145727
292155825
302175823
313185821

Wind in March

Winds average 7 km/h in March.

Across March, daily wind ranges from about 6 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
16calm
26calm
36calm
46calm
56calm
66calm
76calm
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 6:12 AM to 6:15 AM, and sunset from 6:28 PM to 6:09 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.36:126:28
212.36:136:28
312.26:136:27
412.26:136:27
512.26:136:26
612.26:136:26
712.26:136:25
812.26:136:24
912.26:136:24
1012.26:146:23
1112.16:146:23
1212.16:146:22
1312.16:146:21
1412.16:146:21
1512.16:146:20
1612.16:146:19
1712.16:146:19
1812.16:146:18
1912.16:146:17
2012.06:146:17
2112.06:146:16
2212.06:156:15
2312.06:156:15
2412.06:156:14
2512.06:156:13
2612.06:156:13
2712.06:156:12
2811.96:156:11
2911.96:156:11
3011.96:156:10
3111.96:156:09

Solar energy in March

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in March, about 5.36 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 5.07 kWh/m² to a high of 7 kWh/m² in October across the year — March's 5.36 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.3Bright
25.3Bright
35.3Bright
45.3Bright
55.3Bright
65.3Bright
75.3Bright
85.3Bright
95.3Bright
105.3Bright
115.3Bright
125.3Bright
135.3Bright
145.3Bright
155.4Bright
165.4Bright
175.4Bright
185.4Bright
195.4Bright
205.4Bright
215.4Bright
225.4Bright
235.4Bright
245.4Bright
255.4Bright
265.4Bright
275.4Bright
285.4Bright
295.4Bright
305.4Bright
315.4Bright
Planning a trip in March

Hazard calendar for Kitwe

In seasonPeak

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

Kitwe's monsoon runs December–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 Kitwe?

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

4.7
Sightseeing
8th-best month of the year
4.7
Beach & pool
9th-best month of the year

March is a reasonable time to visit Kitwe for sightseeing.

What to pack for Kitwe in March

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

In March, Kitwe sees daytime highs around 27°C and nights near 18°C. Pack rain gear. Worth having: light clothes and sun protection. About 22 days see rain.

rain gearlight clothessun protection

UV index in Kitwe 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 Kitwe peaks around March 10 at about 15 (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 highExtremeMar 10UV 15Jun 19UV 9
UV index (midday)Level
Jan15Extreme
Feb15Extreme
Mar15Extreme
Apr13Extreme
May10Extreme
Jun9Very high
Jul10Very high
Aug11Extreme
Sep12Extreme
Oct12Extreme
Nov13Extreme
Dec14Extreme

Air quality in Kitwe 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 Kitwe is worst in August — around 55 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 5.2× the cleanest month (May, 11 µg/m³).

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

0204060JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateGoodModeratePoorModerateAug 2054 µg/m³May 1011 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan15Moderate
Feb16Moderate
Mar14Moderate
Apr11Good
May11Good
Jun19Moderate
Jul37Poor
Aug55Unhealthy
Sep48Poor
Oct30Moderate
Nov18Moderate
Dec14Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Kitwe?

Kitwe sits at 12.8°S, 28.2°E, 1,224 m above sea level, in Zambia. The nearest listed city is Kalulushi, 14 km away.

Topography around Kitwe

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Kitwe has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 75 m around an average of 1,229 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 168 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 476 m.

The land around Kitwe is covered by artificial surfaces (58%) and trees (23%) within 3 km, trees (29%) and grassland (29%) within 16 km, and trees (60%) and grassland (21%) within 80 km.

3 km
75 m
16 km
168 m
80 km
476 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwaterwetland
March weather nearby: Kalulushi 14 km · Chambishi 26 km · Mufulira 28 km · Luanshya 43 km · Mokambo 44 km · Chingola 47 km · Ndola 49 km · Mapalo 52 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 Kitwe (-12.8024°, 28.2132°, elevation 1,224 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).