Mansa weather in March

In March, Mansa sees average daytime highs of 26°C and overnight lows near 18°C, with 176 mm of rain across 22.7 wet days and about 12.1 hours of daylight. It is the 6th-warmest and 4th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 26°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 9% of the time in March, and the air most often feels muggy.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 12 min at the start of March to 11 h 54 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, March is Mansa's 9th-clearest and 9th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Mansa's year-round climate.

Daytime high
26°
6th warmest
Overnight low
18°
7th coldest
Rainfall
176 mm
22.7 wet days
Daylight
12 h 06 min
6:12 AM – 6:16 PM
Cloud cover
76%
9th clearest
Wind
8 km/h
9th windiest
Solar energy
5.3 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.7
out of 10

Mansa is city in Zambia.

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 26°C through the month.

A typical March day in Mansa reaches about 26°C in the afternoon and slips back to 18°C overnight — a 8°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 24°C and 27°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
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92618
102618
112618
122618
132618
142618
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202618
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222618
232618
242618
252618
262618
272618
282618
292618
302518
312518

Mansa weather by month

How March compares with the rest of the year at a glance. March is the 6th-warmest and 4th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan25° / 18°24827.512.63.8
Feb26° / 18°21423.712.44.0
Mar26° / 18°17622.712.14.7
Apr26° / 17°386.611.87.3
May26° / 15°20.411.58.8
Jun25° / 13°0011.49.4
Jul24° / 13°0011.49.4
Aug27° / 15°0011.68.8
Sep30° / 18°10.411.96.8
Oct31° / 20°183.312.35.4
Nov29° / 19°12415.912.54.8
Dec26° / 18°24126.312.64.0

Cloud cover in March

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 9% 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 75%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
11585
21585
31684
41684
51684
61783
71882
81981
91981
102080
112179
122278
132377
142377
152476
162575
172575
182674
192773
202872
212971
222971
232971
243169
253268
263268
273466
283466
293565
303664
313763

Chance of precipitation in March

Any precipitation

Mansa gets around 176 mm of rain over 22.7 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 72% and peaks near 83% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
183
283
383
482
581
681
780
879
978
1077
1176
1275
1374
1474
1573
1672
1771
1871
1970
2069
2169
2268
2367
2466
2565
2664
2763
2861
2960
3058
3156

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 49% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 49% of them.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
104060
204060
304159
404159
504159
604258
704258
804357
904456
1004555
1104654
1214653
1314752
1414752
1514851
1624850
1724850
1824849
1924949
2034948
2135047
2235146
2335245
2445244
2545442
2645541
2755639
2855837
2965836
3066034
3176132

Wind in March

Winds average 8 km/h in March.

Across March, daily wind ranges from about 7 km/h on the calmest days to 10 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
118calm
128calm
138calm
148calm
158calm
168calm
178calm
188calm
198calm
208calm
219calm
229calm
239calm
249calm
259calm
269calm
279calm
2810calm
2910calm
3010calm
3110calm

Sunrise & sunset in March

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 12 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 18 minutes over March. Sunrise moves from 6:11 AM to 6:12 AM, and sunset from 6:25 PM to 6:07 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.26:116:25
212.26:116:24
312.26:116:24
412.26:116:23
512.26:116:23
612.26:116:22
712.26:116:22
812.26:116:21
912.26:116:20
1012.16:126:20
1112.16:126:19
1212.16:126:19
1312.16:126:18
1412.16:126:18
1512.16:126:17
1612.16:126:16
1712.16:126:16
1812.16:126:15
1912.06:126:15
2012.06:126:14
2112.06:126:13
2212.06:126:13
2312.06:126:12
2412.06:126:11
2512.06:126:11
2612.06:126:10
2712.06:126:09
2811.96:126:09
2911.96:126:08
3011.96:126:08
3111.96:126:07

Solar energy in March

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in March, about 5.3 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 5.08 kWh/m² to a high of 6.96 kWh/m² in September across the year — March's 5.3 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
155.3Bright
165.3Bright
175.3Bright
185.3Bright
195.3Bright
205.3Bright
215.3Bright
225.3Bright
235.3Bright
245.3Bright
255.3Bright
265.3Bright
275.3Bright
285.3Bright
295.3Bright
305.3Bright
315.3Bright
Planning a trip in March

Hazard calendar for Mansa

In seasonPeak

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

Mansa'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 Mansa?

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

4.7
Sightseeing
9th-best month of the year
4.5
Beach & pool
9th-best month of the year

March is a reasonable time to visit Mansa for sightseeing.

What to pack for Mansa in March

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

In March, Mansa sees daytime highs around 26°C and nights near 18°C. Pack rain gear. Worth having: light clothes and sun protection. About 23 days see rain.

rain gearlight clothessun protection

UV index in Mansa in March

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in March peaks around 16 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Mansa peaks around February 20 at about 16 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 20 at about 10 (very high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highExtremeFeb 20UV 16Jun 20UV 10
UV index (midday)Level
Jan14Extreme
Feb16Extreme
Mar16Extreme
Apr14Extreme
May10Extreme
Jun10Very high
Jul10Very high
Aug11Extreme
Sep12Extreme
Oct11Extreme
Nov13Extreme
Dec13Extreme

Air quality in Mansa 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 Mansa is worst in August — around 76 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 11.5× the cleanest month (May, 7 µg/m³).

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

020406080JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateUnhealthyModerateAug 2376 µg/m³May 127 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan10Good
Feb11Good
Mar9Good
Apr8Good
May7Good
Jun10Good
Jul30Moderate
Aug76Unhealthy
Sep74Unhealthy
Oct39Poor
Nov18Moderate
Dec9Good
Location & terrain

Where is Mansa?

Mansa sits at 11.2°S, 28.9°E, 1,216 m above sea level, in Zambia. The nearest listed city is Samfya, 75 km away.

SamfyaMokamboLuwinguMwansabombweKawambwaLubumbashiMufuliraChililabombwe

Topography around Mansa

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Mansa has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 66 m around an average of 1,210 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 159 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 467 m.

The land around Mansa is covered by artificial surfaces (45%) and cropland (29%) within 3 km, shrubs (36%), grassland (28%) and cropland (26%) within 16 km, and trees (52%) and shrubs (23%) within 80 km.

3 km
66 m
16 km
159 m
80 km
467 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswaterwetland
March weather nearby: Samfya 75 km · Mokambo 149 km · Luwingu 154 km · Mwansabombwe 154 km · Kawambwa 158 km · Lubumbashi 163 km · Mufulira 166 km · Chililabombwe 174 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 Mansa (-11.1998°, 28.8943°, elevation 1,216 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).