Zambezi weather in March

In March, Zambezi sees average daytime highs of 27°C and overnight lows near 19°C, with 190 mm of rain across 23.2 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 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 Zambezi's 9th-clearest and 12th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Zambezi's year-round climate.

Daytime high
27°
7th warmest
Overnight low
19°
7th coldest
Rainfall
190 mm
23.2 wet days
Daylight
12 h 06 min
6:34 AM – 6:40 PM
Cloud cover
76%
9th clearest
Wind
6 km/h
12th windiest
Solar energy
5.24 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.4
out of 10

Zambezi is human settlement in North-Western Province, 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 Zambezi reaches about 27°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 25°C and 29°C. Set against its neighbours, March runs on par with February and about 1°C cooler than April.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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22719
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42719
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292718
302718
312718

How March really feels in Zambezi

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.

Zambezi 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° / 19°24227.412.73.7
Feb27° / 19°22824.212.53.9
Mar27° / 19°19023.212.14.4
Apr28° / 18°396.211.76.6
May28° / 16°10.111.47.7
Jun27° / 13°0011.29.0
Jul27° / 12°0011.38.9
Aug30° / 15°0011.66.6
Sep33° / 19°41.211.94.4
Oct33° / 20°388.512.33.6
Nov29° / 19°1572212.63.7
Dec27° / 19°24127.512.83.7

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 14% of March, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 75%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
11882
21882
31981
41981
52080
62080
72179
82179
92179
102179
112179
122179
132278
142377
152476
162476
172476
182575
192575
202575
212773
222773
232773
242872
253070
263169
273466
283565
293664
303862
314060

Chance of precipitation in March

Any precipitation

Zambezi gets around 190 mm of rain over 23.2 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 74% 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
579
679
779
878
978
1078
1178
1278
1378
1478
1577
1677
1777
1876
1976
2075
2174
2273
2372
2471
2569
2667
2766
2863
2961
3059
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 85% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 85% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
100892
200892
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400991
500991
600991
700991
800991
900991
1001990
1101990
1201990
1301990
14011089
15011089
16011089
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18021187
19021187
20021286
21021286
22031384
23031483
24041581
25041680
26051778
27151975
28162073
29162271
30172468
31182665

Wind in March

Winds average 6 km/h in March, the calmest month.

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
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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 6:32 AM to 6:36 AM, and sunset from 6:49 PM to 6:30 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.36:326:49
212.36:326:49
312.36:336:48
412.26:336:48
512.26:336:47
612.26:336:46
712.26:336:46
812.26:336:45
912.26:346:45
1012.26:346:44
1112.26:346:43
1212.16:346:43
1312.16:346:42
1412.16:346:41
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1612.16:346:40
1712.16:356:39
1812.16:356:39
1912.16:356:38
2012.06:356:37
2112.06:356:37
2212.06:356:36
2312.06:356:35
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2512.06:356:34
2612.06:356:33
2712.06:356:32
2811.96:356:32
2911.96:356:31
3011.96:356:30
3111.96:366:30

Solar energy in March

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in March, about 5.24 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 5.14 kWh/m² to a high of 6.76 kWh/m² in September across the year — March's 5.24 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
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45.2Bright
55.2Bright
65.2Bright
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95.2Bright
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135.2Bright
145.2Bright
155.2Bright
165.2Bright
175.2Bright
185.3Bright
195.3Bright
205.3Bright
215.3Bright
225.3Bright
235.3Bright
245.3Bright
255.3Bright
265.3Bright
275.3Bright
285.3Bright
295.4Bright
305.4Bright
315.4Bright
Planning a trip in March

Hazard calendar for Zambezi

In seasonPeak

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

Zambezi'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 Zambezi?

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
4.6
Beach & pool
9th-best month of the year

March is a reasonable time to visit Zambezi for sightseeing.

What to pack for Zambezi in March

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

In March, Zambezi sees daytime highs around 27°C and nights near 19°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 23 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Zambezi 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 Zambezi peaks around January 20 at about 16 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 20 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 20UV 9
UV index (midday)Level
Jan16Extreme
Feb15Extreme
Mar14Extreme
Apr13Extreme
May10Very high
Jun9Very high
Jul9Very high
Aug9Very high
Sep11Extreme
Oct10Extreme
Nov13Extreme
Dec13Extreme

Air quality in Zambezi 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 Zambezi is worst in September — around 89 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 14.2× the cleanest month (April, 6 µg/m³).

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

0306090JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModeratePoorUnhealthyGoodSep 1485 µg/m³Apr 147 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan9Good
Feb9Good
Mar8Good
Apr6Good
May9Good
Jun21Moderate
Jul35Poor
Aug62Unhealthy
Sep89Unhealthy
Oct41Poor
Nov10Good
Dec7Good
Location & terrain

Where is Zambezi?

Zambezi sits at 13.5°S, 23.1°E, 1,079 m above sea level, in Zambia. The nearest listed city is Chavuma, 70 km away.

LukuluKabompoManyingaKalaboCazomboMonguLumbala

Topography around Zambezi

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Zambezi has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 51 m around an average of 1,054 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 78 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 390 m.

The land around Zambezi is covered by grassland (39%) within 3 km, trees (58%) within 16 km, and trees (52%) and grassland (33%) within 80 km.

3 km
51 m
16 km
78 m
80 km
390 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswaterwetland
March weather nearby: Chavuma 70 km · Lukulu 93 km · Kabompo 119 km · Manyinga 134 km · Kalabo 168 km · Cazombo 184 km · Mongu 190 km · Lumbala 191 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 Zambezi (-13.5432°, 23.1047°, elevation 1,079 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).