Mumbwa weather in March

In March, Mumbwa sees average daytime highs of 27°C and overnight lows near 18°C, with 142 mm of rain across 18.6 wet days and about 12.1 hours of daylight. It is the 5th-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 18% 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 Mumbwa's 9th-clearest and 9th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Mumbwa's year-round climate.

Daytime high
27°
5th warmest
Overnight low
18°
7th coldest
Rainfall
142 mm
18.6 wet days
Daylight
12 h 06 min
6:18 AM – 6:25 PM
Cloud cover
68%
9th clearest
Wind
9 km/h
9th windiest
Solar energy
5.38 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.2
out of 10

Mumbwa is human settlement 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 27°C through the month.

A typical March day in Mumbwa 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 29°C. Set against its neighbours, March runs on par with February and on par with April.

15°20°25°30°151015202531
Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
12718
22718
32718
42718
52718
62718
72718
82718
92718
102718
112718
122718
132718
142718
152718
162718
172718
182718
192718
202718
212718
222718
232718
242718
252718
262718
272718
282718
292718
302717
312717

How March really feels in Mumbwa

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.

Mumbwa weather by month

How March compares with the rest of the year at a glance. March is the 5th-warmest and 4th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan27° / 19°26625.712.84.0
Feb27° / 19°21521.412.54.3
Mar27° / 18°14218.612.15.2
Apr27° / 16°314.811.77.5
May26° / 13°20.611.38.8
Jun24° / 11°0011.19.3
Jul24° / 11°0011.29.3
Aug27° / 13°0011.58.8
Sep30° / 17°20.311.96.6
Oct32° / 20°173.412.34.9
Nov30° / 20°11914.812.74.2
Dec28° / 19°25025.112.94.0

Cloud cover in March

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 18% 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 63%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
12872
22872
32872
43169
53169
63169
73268
83367
93367
103466
113565
123565
133565
143763
153763
163763
173664
183763
193763
203763
213862
223961
233961
244060
254357
264357
274555
284654
294753
305050
315248

Chance of precipitation in March

Any precipitation

Mumbwa gets around 142 mm of rain over 18.6 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 59% and peaks near 74% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

0%20%40%60%80%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
174
274
373
472
571
671
770
869
968
1067
1166
1265
1364
1463
1562
1661
1760
1859
1958
2057
2155
2254
2352
2450
2549
2647
2745
2843
2941
3040
3138

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 45% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 44% of them.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
1043957
2043957
3044056
4044155
5044254
6044353
7054352
8054451
9054550
10064649
11064648
12064747
13074846
14074845
15084844
16084844
17094843
18094843
190104742
201114742
211124641
221134640
232144639
242154538
252164536
263174535
273194533
284204531
294224529
305234427
316254425

Wind in March

Winds average 9 km/h in March.

Across March, daily wind ranges from about 8 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
18calm
28calm
38calm
48calm
58calm
68calm
78calm
88calm
98calm
109calm
119calm
129calm
139calm
149calm
159calm
169calm
179calm
189calm
199calm
209calm
219calm
229calm
239calm
249calm
2510calm
2610calm
2710calm
2810calm
2910calm
3010calm
3110calm

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 6:16 AM to 6:20 AM, and sunset from 6:34 PM to 6:13 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.36:166:34
212.36:166:34
312.36:166:33
412.36:166:33
512.36:166:32
612.26:176:31
712.26:176:31
812.26:176:30
912.26:176:29
1012.26:176:29
1112.26:186:28
1212.26:186:27
1312.16:186:27
1412.16:186:26
1512.16:186:25
1612.16:186:25
1712.16:186:24
1812.16:196:23
1912.16:196:22
2012.06:196:22
2112.06:196:21
2212.06:196:20
2312.06:196:19
2412.06:196:19
2512.06:196:18
2612.06:206:17
2711.96:206:16
2811.96:206:16
2911.96:206:15
3011.96:206:14
3111.96:206:13

Solar energy in March

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in March, about 5.38 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.97 kWh/m² to a high of 7.15 kWh/m² in October across the year — March's 5.38 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
75.4Bright
85.4Bright
95.4Bright
105.4Bright
115.4Bright
125.4Bright
135.4Bright
145.4Bright
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 Mumbwa

In seasonPeak

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

Mumbwa'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 Mumbwa?

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

5.2
Sightseeing
7th-best month of the year
5.3
Beach & pool
9th-best month of the year

March is a reasonable time to visit Mumbwa for sightseeing.

What to pack for Mumbwa in March

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

In March, Mumbwa sees daytime highs around 27°C and nights near 18°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 19 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Mumbwa 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 Mumbwa peaks around January 20 at about 16 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 21 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 21UV 9
UV index (midday)Level
Jan16Extreme
Feb15Extreme
Mar14Extreme
Apr13Extreme
May10Very high
Jun9Very high
Jul9Very high
Aug10Very high
Sep11Extreme
Oct12Extreme
Nov14Extreme
Dec13Extreme

Air quality in Mumbwa 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 Mumbwa is worst in August — around 38 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), about 4.6× the cleanest month (December, 8 µg/m³).

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

010203040JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateModerateGoodAug 1537 µg/m³Dec 218 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan9Good
Feb10Good
Mar9Good
Apr9Good
May12Moderate
Jun25Moderate
Jul32Moderate
Aug38Poor
Sep28Moderate
Oct21Moderate
Nov12Good
Dec8Good
Location & terrain

Where is Mumbwa?

Mumbwa sits at 15.0°S, 27.1°E, 1,185 m above sea level, in Zambia. The nearest listed city is Namwala, 108 km away.

NamwalaNampundweLusaka WestMazabukaNamalombweChungaItezhi-TezhiLusaka

Topography around Mumbwa

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Mumbwa has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 86 m around an average of 1,181 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 339 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 564 m.

The land around Mumbwa is covered by grassland (33%) within 3 km, grassland (36%), cropland (24%) and trees (21%) within 16 km, and grassland (38%) and trees (27%) within 80 km.

3 km
86 m
16 km
339 m
80 km
564 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswetland
March weather nearby: Namwala 108 km · Nampundwe 109 km · Lusaka West 119 km · Mazabuka 122 km · Namalombwe 129 km · Chunga 135 km · Itezhi-Tezhi 138 km · Lusaka 140 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 Mumbwa (-14.9829°, 27.0619°, elevation 1,185 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).