Kadoma weather in March

In March, Kadoma sees average daytime highs of 29°C and overnight lows near 18°C, with 77 mm of rain across 9.9 wet days and about 12.1 hours of daylight. It is the 5th-warmest and 5th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 29°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 33% of the time in March, and the air most often feels humid.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 24 min at the start of March to 11 h 54 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, March is Kadoma's 8th-clearest and 8th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Kadoma's year-round climate.

Daytime high
29°
5th warmest
Overnight low
18°
7th coldest
Rainfall
77 mm
9.9 wet days
Daylight
12 h 06 min
6:06 AM – 6:14 PM
Cloud cover
55%
8th clearest
Wind
9 km/h
8th windiest
Solar energy
5.84 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.8
out of 10

Kadoma is city.

Founded
1890

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 29°C through the month.

A typical March day in Kadoma reaches about 29°C in the afternoon and slips back to 18°C overnight — a 10°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 26°C and 32°C. Set against its neighbours, March runs on par with February and about 1°C warmer than April.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
12919
22919
32919
42919
52919
62919
72919
82918
92918
102918
112918
122918
132918
142918
152918
162918
172918
182918
192918
202918
212918
222918
232918
242918
252918
262818
272818
282818
292818
302817
312817

How March really feels in Kadoma

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.

Kadoma weather by month

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

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan28° / 19°18518.2134.6
Feb29° / 19°13214.212.64.9
Mar29° / 18°779.912.15.8
Apr28° / 16°233.511.67.6
May26° / 13°5111.18.8
Jun24° / 11°20.310.99.3
Jul24° / 10°00.1119.3
Aug27° / 12°00.111.48.8
Sep30° / 16°20.511.96.4
Oct32° / 18°254.312.44.9
Nov31° / 19°841212.94.3
Dec29° / 19°18419.513.14.3

Cloud cover in March

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 33% of the time in March.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 26% of March, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 41%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14951
25050
35248
45347
55446
65545
75545
85545
95644
105644
115644
125743
135743
145842
155941
165941
175941
185941
196040
206040
216139
226139
236238
246337
256436
266436
276535
286535
296634
306634
316733

Chance of precipitation in March

Any precipitation

Kadoma gets around 77 mm of rain over 9.9 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 32% and peaks near 44% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

0%10%20%30%40%50%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
144
242
341
440
539
638
737
836
936
1035
1134
1234
1334
1433
1533
1633
1733
1832
1932
2031
2130
2229
2328
2427
2526
2625
2724
2823
2922
3021
3120

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 40% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 16% of them.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
17293628
27293627
38303726
48303724
59313723
69313822
710313821
810313920
910313919
1011314018
1111314018
1211314117
1311314216
1412314215
1512304315
1612304315
1713304314
1813294414
1913294314
2014294313
2114304313
2215304312
2316314212
2416314211
2517324110
261832409
271933398
282134388
292235367
302335356
312536336

Wind in March

Winds average 9 km/h in March.

Across March, daily wind ranges from about 9 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
19calm
29calm
39calm
49calm
59calm
69calm
79calm
89calm
99calm
109calm
119calm
129calm
139calm
149calm
159calm
169calm
179calm
189calm
199calm
209calm
219calm
229calm
239calm
249calm
259calm
2610calm
2710calm
2810calm
2910calm
3010calm
3110calm

Sunrise & sunset in March

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 24 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 30 minutes over March. Sunrise moves from 6:02 AM to 6:09 AM, and sunset from 6:25 PM to 6:01 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.46:026:25
212.46:026:25
312.46:036:24
412.36:036:23
512.36:036:22
612.36:036:22
712.36:046:21
812.36:046:20
912.36:046:19
1012.26:056:19
1112.26:056:18
1212.26:056:17
1312.26:056:16
1412.26:066:15
1512.16:066:15
1612.16:066:14
1712.16:066:13
1812.16:076:12
1912.16:076:11
2012.16:076:11
2112.06:076:10
2212.06:086:09
2312.06:086:08
2412.06:086:07
2512.06:086:06
2612.06:086:05
2711.96:096:05
2811.96:096:04
2911.96:096:03
3011.96:096:02
3111.96:096:01

Solar energy in March

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in March, about 5.84 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.64 kWh/m² to a high of 7.08 kWh/m² in October across the year — March's 5.84 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.9Bright
25.9Bright
35.9Bright
45.9Bright
55.9Bright
65.9Bright
75.9Bright
85.9Bright
95.9Bright
105.9Bright
115.9Bright
125.9Bright
135.9Bright
145.9Bright
155.9Bright
165.8Bright
175.8Bright
185.8Bright
195.8Bright
205.8Bright
215.8Bright
225.8Bright
235.8Bright
245.8Bright
255.8Bright
265.8Bright
275.8Bright
285.8Bright
295.8Bright
305.7Bright
315.7Bright
Planning a trip in March

Hazard calendar for Kadoma

In seasonPeak

None of Kadoma's seasonal hazards are active in March. The full-year calendar below shows when the rainy season, cyclone risk and dust haze do peak.

Kadoma's monsoon runs November–February, 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 Kadoma?

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

5.8
Sightseeing
7th-best month of the year
7.0
Beach & pool
8th-best month of the year

March is a reasonable time to visit Kadoma for sightseeing. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for Kadoma in March

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

In March, Kadoma sees daytime highs around 29°C and nights near 18°C. Pack light clothes. Worth having: rain gear and sun protection. About 10 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Kadoma 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 Kadoma peaks around January 17 at about 16 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 20 at about 7 (very high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highExtremeJan 17UV 16Jun 20UV 7
UV index (midday)Level
Jan16Extreme
Feb14Extreme
Mar14Extreme
Apr11Extreme
May9Very high
Jun7Very high
Jul8Very high
Aug9Very high
Sep10Very high
Oct11Extreme
Nov14Extreme
Dec14Extreme

Air quality in Kadoma 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 Kadoma is worst in August — around 39 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), about 5.2× the cleanest month (December, 8 µg/m³).

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

0204060JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModeratePoorModerateGoodAug 2339 µg/m³Dec 238 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan8Good
Feb10Good
Mar11Good
Apr13Moderate
May18Moderate
Jun22Moderate
Jul28Moderate
Aug39Poor
Sep38Poor
Oct24Moderate
Nov12Moderate
Dec8Good
Location & terrain

Where is Kadoma?

Kadoma sits at 18.3°S, 29.9°E, 1,176 m above sea level, in Zimbabwe. The nearest listed city is Chegutu, 33 km away.

KwekweRedcliffNortonGokweChinhoyiHarare Western SuburbsGweru

Topography around Kadoma

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Kadoma has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 82 m around an average of 1,159 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 211 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 625 m.

The land around Kadoma is covered by shrubs (24%) and trees (22%) within 3 km, shrubs (38%) and trees (24%) within 16 km, and shrubs (41%) and trees (31%) within 80 km.

3 km
82 m
16 km
211 m
80 km
625 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
March weather nearby: Chegutu 33 km · Kwekwe 67 km · Redcliff 79 km · Norton 97 km · Gokwe 105 km · Chinhoyi 112 km · Harare Western Suburbs 115 km · Gweru 125 km

Zimbabwe travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 2
Exercise Increased Caution
Power plugs
Type D / G
220 V · 50 Hz
Prices
≈ 56% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$3,021
2025
Happiness
3.3 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water
25%
of population, 2024
Homicide rate
6.8
per 100k, 2022
Road deaths
41.2
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
Lower middle
World Bank
English
Very high
EF EPI 602
Religion
Apostolic Sect 40%Pentecostal 17%Protestant 14%none 8%

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 Kadoma (-18.3333°, 29.9153°, elevation 1,176 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).