Ifakara weather in March
In March, Ifakara has daytime highs averaging 29 °C, nights around 22 °C, with 25 wet days. Figures are 1991–2020 climate normals.
- 29.0°C Average high
- 22.4°C Average low
- 25days Wet days
- 189mm Rainfall
- 12h Daylight
Daily temperatures through March
How March develops
Averages for the first, middle and last part of the month, from daily 1991–2020 normals. Chance of rain is the share of years in which that calendar day recorded more than 1 mm.
| Days | Avg high | Avg low | Chance of rain |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1–10 March | 29.7 °C | 22.6 °C | 74 % |
| 11–20 March | 29.1 °C | 22.5 °C | 75 % |
| 21–31 March | 28.4 °C | 22.2 °C | 90 % |
- Average highs fall from 29.7 °C early in March to 28.4 °C by the end of it.
- Rain is most likely over days 21–31 of March (90 % of days) and least likely over days 1–10 (74 %).
What to expect
| Measure | Typical March | Share of the month |
|---|---|---|
| Days above 25 °C | 31 of 31 | 99 % |
| Days above 30 °C | 7.5 of 31 | 24 % |
| Days below 0 °C | 0 of 31 | 0 % |
| Days with more than 1 mm rain | 25 of 31 | 81 % |
Conditions in March
| Measure | Average |
|---|---|
| Mean temperature | 25 °C |
| Record high (1991–2020) | 34 °C |
| Record low (1991–2020) | 20 °C |
| Relative humidity | 85 % |
| Wind speed | 7.1 km/h |
| Cloud cover | 76 % |
March compared with the months around it
| Month | Avg high | Rainfall | Cloud |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 31.1 °C | 145 mm | 73 % |
| February | 30.6 °C | 133 mm | 75 % |
| March | 29.0 °C | 189 mm | 76 % |
| April | 27.5 °C | 160 mm | 70 % |
| May | 27.1 °C | 55 mm | 52 % |
See all twelve months for Ifakara
- March is the 7th warmest month here.
- It is the 12th driest month of the year.
- It ranks 12th for least cloud cover.
- Days last about 12 hours from sunrise to sunset.
- It rains on 25 of 31 days — 81 % of the month.
- Nights are about 6.6 °C cooler than the middle of the day.
- The hottest March day on record since 1991 reached 34 °C, 5.2 °C above the usual daytime high.
QuestionsMarch in Ifakara, answered
How warm is Ifakara in March?
Daily highs average 29 °C and nights fall to about 22 °C, a spread of 6.6 °C between afternoon and dawn. That makes March the 6th warmest month of the year here.
Does it rain much in Ifakara in March?
March averages 189 mm of rain, spread over about 25 of the 31 days — 81 % of the month. Cloud cover averages 76 % of the sky.
How long are the days in March?
Ifakara averages 12 hours between sunrise and sunset in March. Day length is computed from latitude and date, so it is exact rather than modelled — but it says nothing about how much of that time is sunny.
Data sources and method
- ERA5 / ERA5-Land reanalysis — Copernicus Climate Change Service (C3S), ECMWF. Copernicus Licence
- Open-Meteo — Open-Meteo.com. CC BY 4.0
- NOAA OISST v2.1 — NOAA Physical Sciences Laboratory. Public domain
- GeoNames — GeoNames.org. CC BY 4.0
- Normal period
- 1991–2020
- Dataset version
- era5-1991-2020-scores1.1
- Last processed
Measured values come from ERA5 reanalysis and are reproduced unchanged. Calculated by us: daylight hours, beach and comfort scores, monthly rankings, threshold day counts, chance of a wet day by date, ten-day averages within the month. Full formulas are on the methodology page.
Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information 2026. Neither the European Commission nor ECMWF is responsible for any use that may be made of the Copernicus information or data it contains.