Kwekwe weather in March

In March, Kwekwe sees average daytime highs of 28°C and overnight lows near 17°C, with 63 mm of rain across 9.1 wet days and about 12.1 hours of daylight. It is the 7th-warmest and 5th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 28°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 36% 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 Kwekwe's 8th-clearest and 6th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Kwekwe's year-round climate.

Daytime high
28°
7th warmest
Overnight low
17°
8th coldest
Rainfall
63 mm
9.1 wet days
Daylight
12 h 06 min
6:06 AM – 6:14 PM
Cloud cover
53%
8th clearest
Wind
11 km/h
6th windiest
Solar energy
5.78 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.2
out of 10

Kwekwe is city in Zimbabwe.

Founded
1898

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 28°C through the month.

A typical March day in Kwekwe reaches about 28°C in the afternoon and slips back to 17°C overnight — a 11°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 25°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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Kwekwe weather by month

How March compares with the rest of the year at a glance. March is the 7th-warmest and 5th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan28° / 18°14616135.0
Feb28° / 18°10812.112.65.3
Mar28° / 17°639.112.16.2
Apr27° / 15°202.911.67.9
May26° / 12°51.311.18.9
Jun23° / 20.510.99.2
Jul23° / 10.3119.1
Aug26° / 11°00.111.49.1
Sep30° / 14°30.711.96.9
Oct31° / 17°244.312.45.3
Nov30° / 18°8211.412.94.7
Dec29° / 18°16317.513.14.7

Cloud cover in March

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 36% of the time in March.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 25% of March, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 39%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
15644
25644
35743
45842
55941
65842
75941
85941
95941
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115842
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316733

Chance of precipitation in March

Any precipitation

Kwekwe gets around 63 mm of rain over 9.1 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 29% and peaks near 35% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
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631
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930
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1831
1931
2030
2130
2229
2328
2427
2526
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3119

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 37% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 6% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
117323813
218333713
318333712
419343611
520343610
620343610
72035369
82135369
92135368
102135368
112135377
122135377
132135386
142234386
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212432404
222532394
232532384
242632384
252832373
262932363
273132343
283232333
293432322
303632302
313832282

Wind in March

Winds average 11 km/h in March.

Across March, daily wind ranges from about 11 km/h on the calmest days to 11 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
111calm
211calm
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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 6:10 AM, and sunset from 6:26 PM to 6:01 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.46:026:26
212.46:026:25
312.46:036:25
412.46:036:24
512.36:036:23
612.36:046:22
712.36:046:22
812.36:046:21
912.36:046:20
1012.26:056:19
1112.26:056:19
1212.26:056:18
1312.26:066:17
1412.26:066:16
1512.26:066:15
1612.16:066:14
1712.16:076:14
1812.16:076:13
1912.16:076:12
2012.16:076:11
2112.06:086:10
2212.06:086:09
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2412.06:086:08
2512.06:096:07
2611.96:096:06
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Solar energy in March

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in March, about 5.78 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.55 kWh/m² to a high of 7.04 kWh/m² in October across the year — March's 5.78 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
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Planning a trip in March

Hazard calendar for Kwekwe

In seasonPeak

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

Kwekwe's rainy season runs November–February, when most of the year's rain falls.

Rainy season
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec

Is March a good time to visit Kwekwe?

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

6.2
Sightseeing
7th-best month of the year
7.1
Beach & pool
7th-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Kwekwe in March

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

In March, Kwekwe sees daytime highs around 28°C and nights near 17°C. Pack light clothes. Worth having: rain gear and sun protection. About 9 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Kwekwe 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 Kwekwe peaks around January 16 at about 16 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 19 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 16UV 16Jun 19UV 7
UV index (midday)Level
Jan16Extreme
Feb14Extreme
Mar14Extreme
Apr11Extreme
May9Very high
Jun7Very high
Jul8Very high
Aug9Very high
Sep10Very high
Oct12Extreme
Nov14Extreme
Dec14Extreme

Air quality in Kwekwe 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 Kwekwe is worst in September — around 26 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 4.8× the cleanest month (January, 5 µg/m³).

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

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodSep 1625 µg/m³Jan 15 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan5Good
Feb7Good
Mar6Good
Apr7Good
May9Good
Jun10Good
Jul12Good
Aug18Moderate
Sep26Moderate
Oct18Moderate
Nov9Good
Dec5Good
Location & terrain

Where is Kwekwe?

Kwekwe sits at 18.9°S, 29.8°E, 1,203 m above sea level, in Zimbabwe. The nearest listed city is Redcliff, 12 km away.

GweruKadomaShurugwiChegutuGokweNortonZvishavane

Topography around Kwekwe

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Kwekwe has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 67 m around an average of 1,211 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 252 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 626 m.

The land around Kwekwe is covered by shrubs (30%) and trees (25%) within 3 km, shrubs (41%) and trees (40%) within 16 km, and shrubs (49%) and trees (26%) within 80 km.

3 km
67 m
16 km
252 m
80 km
626 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrain
March weather nearby: Redcliff 12 km · Gweru 58 km · Kadoma 67 km · Shurugwi 85 km · Chegutu 95 km · Gokwe 123 km · Norton 149 km · Zvishavane 158 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 Kwekwe (-18.9281°, 29.8149°, elevation 1,203 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).