Arusha Weather in March
Arusha in March
The short of it: Arusha in March averages a high of 27 °C (81 °F) and a low of 16 °C (60 °F), with 141 mm (5.6 in) of rain and about 12 h 8 min of daylight. Rated 3 of 5 for a visit; the best months are August and June. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 27° · low 16° · rain 141 mm · daylight 12 h 8 min
✦✦✦ Fair for a visit · best months: August & June
March in Arusha brings afternoons near 27° and nights around 16°, with about 141 mm of rain over the month. Much like February: highs about 27°, nights near 16°. Easy travelling weather. Wet spells are common — about 141 mm, the 2nd wettest month.
The sun is up for about 12 h 8 min in mid-March.
For the traveller: pack light clothes and a jacket for the evening, and an oilskin besides. The Almanac rates March 3 of 5 for a visit; the finest months here are August and June.
Against its neighbours, Arusha runs cooler than most and wetter than most in March. Poli, 15 km to the E, sees much the same highs.
March in Arusha, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 3rd warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 2nd wettest of 12
- Versus February
- 1° colder, 76 mm more rain
- Versus April
- 2° warmer
- Day–night spread
- 12°
- Snow season
- seldom any
- Daylight, mid-month
- 12 h 8 min
- Average wind
- 9 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
March averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PoliArusha | 15 km E | 28° | 16° | 139 mm |
| Usa RiverArusha | 19 km E | 29° | 17° | 130 mm |
| NkoarangaArusha | 19 km E | 29° | 17° | 130 mm |
| MonduliArusha | 27 km WNW | 28° | 16° | 126 mm |
| KingoriArusha | 35 km ENE | 28° | 17° | 119 mm |
| MbuguniArusha | 37 km SE | 32° | 19° | 114 mm |
| MerelaniArusha | 39 km ESE | 32° | 19° | 113 mm |
| Boma la NgombeKilimanjaro | 52 km E | 31° | 18° | 103 mm |