Ruwa weather in March

In March, Ruwa sees average daytime highs of 25°C and overnight lows near 15°C, with 93 mm of rain across 11.6 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 25°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 26% of the time in March, and the air most often feels comfortable.

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 Ruwa's 9th-clearest and 7th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Ruwa's year-round climate.

Daytime high
25°
7th warmest
Overnight low
15°
8th coldest
Rainfall
93 mm
11.6 wet days
Daylight
12 h 06 min
6:01 AM – 6:08 PM
Cloud cover
58%
9th clearest
Wind
10 km/h
7th windiest
Solar energy
5.71 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.6
out of 10

Ruwa is town in Harare Province, 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 25°C through the month.

A typical March day in Ruwa reaches about 25°C in the afternoon and slips back to 15°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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Ruwa 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
Jan25° / 17°20619.7135.2
Feb25° / 16°13814.312.65.8
Mar25° / 15°9311.612.16.6
Apr24° / 13°345.411.68.0
May23° / 10°81.611.28.6
Jun21° / 20.710.98.5
Jul20° / 10.2118.5
Aug23° / 10°10.311.49.2
Sep27° / 13°40.811.98.7
Oct28° / 15°315.512.47.5
Nov27° / 16°1001312.86.1
Dec25° / 16°19319.613.15.2

Cloud cover in March

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 26% of the time in March.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 28% of March, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 46%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14258
24456
34456
44654
54753
64852
74951
85050
95050
105149
115149
125347
135347
145446
155545
165545
175545
185545
195644
205644
215743
225743
235842
246040
256040
266139
276139
286238
296337
306238
316238

Chance of precipitation in March

Any precipitation

Ruwa gets around 93 mm of rain over 11.6 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 37% and peaks near 47% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
147
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544
643
742
842
941
1040
1140
1240
1339
1439
1539
1639
1739
1839
1938
2037
2136
2235
2334
2433
2532
2631
2729
2828
2927
3026
3125

Humidity in March

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Most of March feels comfortable — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

By dew point, March lands in the comfortable band about 44% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
11237502
21238492
31239472
41240462
51241452
61242442
71343432
81343432
91344421
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211545381
221646371
231746361
241847351
251947341
262047321
272247310
282347290
292547270
302747260
312947240

Wind in March

Winds average 10 km/h in March.

Across March, daily wind ranges from about 10 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
110calm
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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 5:57 AM to 6:04 AM, and sunset from 6:20 PM to 5:56 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.45:576:20
212.45:576:19
312.35:576:18
412.35:586:18
512.35:586:17
612.35:586:16
712.35:596:15
812.35:596:15
912.25:596:14
1012.25:596:13
1112.26:006:12
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1312.26:006:11
1412.26:006:10
1512.16:016:09
1612.16:016:08
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1812.16:016:07
1912.16:026:06
2012.16:026:05
2112.06:026:04
2212.06:026:04
2312.06:026:03
2412.06:036:02
2512.06:036:01
2612.06:036:00
2711.96:035:59
2811.96:035:58
2911.96:045:58
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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 5.71 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.64 kWh/m² to a high of 7.01 kWh/m² in October across the year — March's 5.71 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.7Bright
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35.7Bright
45.7Bright
55.7Bright
65.7Bright
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285.7Bright
295.6Bright
305.6Bright
315.6Bright
Planning a trip in March

Hazard calendar for Ruwa

In seasonPeak

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

Ruwa'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 Ruwa?

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

6.6
Sightseeing
8th-best month of the year
6.0
Beach & pool
7th-best month of the year

March is a reasonable time to visit Ruwa for sightseeing.

What to pack for Ruwa in March

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

In March, Ruwa sees daytime highs around 25°C and nights near 15°C. Worth packing: light clothes, rain gear and sun protection. About 12 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Ruwa 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 Ruwa peaks around January 16 at about 16 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 20 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 16UV 16Jun 20UV 8
UV index (midday)Level
Jan16Extreme
Feb14Extreme
Mar14Extreme
Apr11Extreme
May9Very high
Jun8Very high
Jul8Very high
Aug9Very high
Sep10Extreme
Oct11Extreme
Nov14Extreme
Dec14Extreme

Air quality in Ruwa 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 Ruwa is worst in August — around 41 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), about 4.2× the cleanest month (January, 10 µg/m³).

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

0204060JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModeratePoorModerateGoodAug 1941 µg/m³Jan 110 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan10Good
Feb13Moderate
Mar14Moderate
Apr19Moderate
May27Moderate
Jun30Moderate
Jul37Poor
Aug41Poor
Sep39Poor
Oct28Moderate
Nov14Moderate
Dec10Good
Location & terrain

Where is Ruwa?

Ruwa sits at 17.9°S, 31.2°E, 1,562 m above sea level, in Zimbabwe. The nearest listed city is Epworth, 10 km away.

MaronderaNortonBindura

Topography around Ruwa

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Ruwa has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 77 m around an average of 1,545 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 319 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 860 m.

The land around Ruwa is covered by artificial surfaces (30%), grassland (28%) and cropland (27%) within 3 km, grassland (32%) and cropland (25%) within 16 km, and grassland (41%) and cropland (23%) within 80 km.

3 km
77 m
16 km
319 m
80 km
860 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
March weather nearby: Epworth 10 km · Harare 21 km · Chitungwiza 23 km · Mount Hampden 36 km · Harare Western Suburbs 39 km · Marondera 46 km · Norton 58 km · Bindura 66 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 Ruwa (-17.8897°, 31.2447°, elevation 1,562 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).