Harare weather in March
In March, Harare has daytime highs averaging 24 °C, nights around 15 °C, with 12 wet days. Figures are 1991–2020 climate normals.
- 24.4°C Average high
- 15.3°C Average low
- 12days Wet days
- 92mm 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 | 24.4 °C | 15.6 °C | 47 % |
| 11–20 March | 24.4 °C | 15.4 °C | 42 % |
| 21–31 March | 24.3 °C | 14.9 °C | 30 % |
- Rain is most likely over days 1–10 of March (47 % of days) and least likely over days 21–31 (30 %).
What to expect
| Measure | Typical March | Share of the month |
|---|---|---|
| Days above 25 °C | 9.9 of 31 | 32 % |
| Days above 30 °C | 0.03 of 31 | 0 % |
| Days below 0 °C | 0 of 31 | 0 % |
| Days with more than 1 mm rain | 12 of 31 | 39 % |
Conditions in March
| Measure | Average |
|---|---|
| Mean temperature | 20 °C |
| Record high (1991–2020) | 30 °C |
| Record low (1991–2020) | 9.0 °C |
| Relative humidity | 76 % |
| Wind speed | 14 km/h |
| Cloud cover | 58 % |
March compared with the months around it
| Month | Avg high | Rainfall | Cloud |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 24.6 °C | 215 mm | 74 % |
| February | 24.7 °C | 145 mm | 69 % |
| March | 24.4 °C | 92 mm | 58 % |
| April | 23.5 °C | 28 mm | 41 % |
| May | 22.2 °C | 6 mm | 26 % |
See all twelve months for Harare
- March is the 7th warmest month here.
- It is the 9th driest month of the year.
- It ranks 9th for least cloud cover.
- Days last about 12 hours from sunrise to sunset.
- It rains on 12 of 31 days — 39 % of the month.
- Nights are about 9.1 °C cooler than the middle of the day.
- The hottest March day on record since 1991 reached 30 °C, 5.7 °C above the usual daytime high.
QuestionsMarch in Harare, answered
How warm is Harare in March?
Daily highs average 24 °C and nights fall to about 15 °C, a spread of 9.1 °C between afternoon and dawn. That makes March the 7th warmest month of the year here.
Does it rain much in Harare in March?
March averages 92 mm of rain, spread over about 12 of the 31 days — 39 % of the month. Cloud cover averages 58 % of the sky.
How long are the days in March?
Harare 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.