Mount Hampden weather in March

In March, Mount Hampden sees average daytime highs of 26°C and overnight lows near 16°C, with 93 mm of rain across 12.5 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 26°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 23% 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 Mount Hampden's 9th-clearest and 9th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Mount Hampden's year-round climate.

Daytime high
26°
7th warmest
Overnight low
16°
8th coldest
Rainfall
93 mm
12.5 wet days
Daylight
12 h 06 min
6:02 AM – 6:10 PM
Cloud cover
59%
9th clearest
Wind
9 km/h
9th windiest
Solar energy
5.67 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.4
out of 10

Mount Hampden is human settlement in Zimbabwe.

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 Mount Hampden reaches about 26°C in the afternoon and slips back to 16°C overnight — a 10°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 23°C and 28°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)
12617
22617
32617
42617
52617
62617
72617
82616
92616
102616
112616
122616
132616
142616
152616
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222616
232616
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282516
292515
302515
312515

Mount Hampden 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
Jan26° / 17°21820.512.95.0
Feb26° / 17°1441612.65.4
Mar26° / 16°9312.512.16.4
Apr25° / 14°284.911.67.9
May23° / 11°61.411.28.8
Jun21° / 20.4118.7
Jul21° / 10.2118.7
Aug24° / 10°10.211.49.3
Sep27° / 13°30.911.98.5
Oct29° / 16°224.112.46.8
Nov28° / 17°8212.512.85.7
Dec26° / 17°17920.1135.0

Cloud cover in March

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 23% of the time in March.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 29% of March, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 48%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14060
24159
34357
44357
54456
64456
74654
84654
94753
104852
114852
124951
135050
145149
155149
165347
175347
185446
195446
205545
215545
225743
235743
245842
255941
265941
276040
286040
296139
306238
316139

Chance of precipitation in March

Any precipitation

Mount Hampden gets around 93 mm of rain over 12.5 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 40% and peaks near 53% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

0%20%40%60%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
153
252
351
450
550
649
748
847
946
1045
1145
1244
1343
1442
1542
1641
1741
1840
1939
2038
2137
2235
2334
2433
2532
2630
2729
2828
2927
3026
3125

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 46% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
1833554
2834544
3835534
4836524
5837514
6838504
7938494
8939494
9939483
10940483
11940483
12941483
13941473
14941482
15941482
161041482
171041482
181041482
191041472
201141471
211141461
221241461
231341451
241442431
251542421
261642411
271843390
281943370
292044350
302244330
312445310

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 9 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
269calm
279calm
289calm
299calm
309calm
319calm

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 5:58 AM to 6:05 AM, and sunset from 6:21 PM to 5:57 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.45:586:21
212.45:586:20
312.35:596:19
412.35:596:19
512.35:596:18
612.36:006:17
712.36:006:17
812.36:006:16
912.26:006:15
1012.26:016:14
1112.26:016:14
1212.26:016:13
1312.26:016:12
1412.26:026:11
1512.16:026:10
1612.16:026:10
1712.16:026:09
1812.16:036:08
1912.16:036:07
2012.16:036:06
2112.06:036:06
2212.06:036:05
2312.06:046:04
2412.06:046:03
2512.06:046:02
2612.06:046:01
2711.96:046:01
2811.96:056:00
2911.96:055:59
3011.96:055:58
3111.96:055:57

Solar energy in March

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in March, about 5.67 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.67 kWh/m² to a high of 7.02 kWh/m² in October across the year — March's 5.67 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.7Bright
25.7Bright
35.7Bright
45.7Bright
55.7Bright
65.7Bright
75.7Bright
85.7Bright
95.7Bright
105.7Bright
115.7Bright
125.7Bright
135.7Bright
145.7Bright
155.7Bright
165.7Bright
175.7Bright
185.7Bright
195.7Bright
205.7Bright
215.7Bright
225.7Bright
235.7Bright
245.7Bright
255.7Bright
265.7Bright
275.6Bright
285.6Bright
295.6Bright
305.6Bright
315.6Bright
Planning a trip in March

Hazard calendar for Mount Hampden

In seasonPeak

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

Mount Hampden's monsoon runs December–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 Mount Hampden?

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

6.4
Sightseeing
8th-best month of the year
6.0
Beach & pool
7th-best month of the year

March is a reasonable time to visit Mount Hampden for sightseeing.

What to pack for Mount Hampden in March

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

In March, Mount Hampden sees daytime highs around 26°C and nights near 16°C. Worth packing: light clothes, rain gear and sun protection. About 13 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Mount Hampden 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 Mount Hampden peaks around January 17 at about 16 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 22 at about 8 (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 22UV 8
UV index (midday)Level
Jan17Extreme
Feb14Extreme
Mar14Extreme
Apr11Extreme
May9Very high
Jun8Very high
Jul8Very high
Aug9Very high
Sep10Extreme
Oct11Extreme
Nov14Extreme
Dec14Extreme

Air quality in Mount Hampden 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 Mount Hampden is worst in August — around 53 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), about 4.7× the cleanest month (January, 11 µg/m³).

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

0204060JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModeratePoorModerateAug 1452 µg/m³Jan 1111 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan11Good
Feb15Moderate
Mar17Moderate
Apr23Moderate
May34Moderate
Jun39Poor
Jul48Poor
Aug53Poor
Sep43Poor
Oct29Moderate
Nov17Moderate
Dec12Good
Location & terrain

Where is Mount Hampden?

Mount Hampden sits at 17.7°S, 30.9°E, 1,468 m above sea level, in Zimbabwe. The nearest listed city is Harare Western Suburbs, 13 km away.

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Topography around Mount Hampden

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Mount Hampden has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 61 m around an average of 1,468 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 307 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 823 m.

The land around Mount Hampden is covered by cropland (40%) and grassland (34%) within 3 km, cropland (39%) and grassland (28%) within 16 km, and grassland (41%) and cropland (24%) within 80 km.

3 km
61 m
16 km
307 m
80 km
823 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
March weather nearby: Harare Western Suburbs 13 km · Harare 15 km · Epworth 28 km · Norton 30 km · Chitungwiza 33 km · Ruwa 36 km · Bindura 64 km · Mvurwi 79 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 Mount Hampden (-17.7417°, 30.9389°, elevation 1,468 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).