Climate averages 1991–2020
Molepolole weather
in March.
A hot, moderately wet month: the 7th warmest and the 8th driest of the year. Meets the pleasant-weather rule
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
March is a hot month in Molepolole: daytime highs average 28.4°C and nights cool to about 17.6°C. By daytime temperature it is the 7th warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 53 mm of rain on roughly 8 days, which makes March a moderately wet month (the 8th driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 12 h 15 min on an average March day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Mogoditshane (45 km away). In March its highs average 29.1°C, 0.7°C warmer than Molepolole, with 50 mm of rain.
Among the 5 cities listed in Botswana, Molepolole ranks 5th of 5 for the warmest March highs and 3rd of 5 for the driest March (rainfall, lowest first). The mean March high of those 5 cities is 29.1°C; Molepolole is 0.7°C cooler than that mean.
From March to April, average highs fall by 2.4°C to 26.0°C, and monthly rainfall falls from 53 mm to 26 mm.
The annual picture
March in context
Monthly rainfall
Average total · mmAverages from hourly ERA5 reanalysis data. Actual weather varies from year to year. How these numbers are calculated
Every month, side by side
Molepolole climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 30.0°C19.3°C | 19.3°C | 80 | 11.1 | 13.513 h |
| February | 29.7°C19.1°C | 19.1°C | 68 | 9.1 | 12.913 h |
| March, selected | 28.4°C17.6°C | 17.6°C | 53 | 7.5 | 12.212 h |
| April | 26.0°C14.2°C | 14.2°C | 26 | 3.9 | 11.512 h |
| May | 23.5°C10.1°C | 10.1°C | 12 | 1.5 | 11.011 h |
| June | 20.6°C7.1°C | 7.1°C | 8.9 | 0.8 | 10.711 h |
| July | 20.4°C6.3°C | 6.3°C | 1.8 | 0.5 | 10.811 h |
| August | 24.1°C8.9°C | 8.9°C | 2.1 | 0.5 | 11.311 h |
| September | 28.6°C13.2°C | 13.2°C | 8.9 | 1.3 | 11.912 h |
| October | 30.6°C16.2°C | 16.2°C | 30 | 5.3 | 12.613 h |
| November | 30.6°C17.6°C | 17.6°C | 60 | 9.0 | 13.313 h |
| December | 30.3°C18.9°C | 18.9°C | 77 | 11.8 | 13.614 h |
Rainfall is the average of the 30 separate monthly totals. A rain day is a local calendar day with at least 1 mm of precipitation. Daylight is the calculated sunrise-to-sunset length, not measured sunshine.
Compare places
March in nearby cities
- Mogoditshane in MarchBotswana · 45 kmHigh 29.1°C · Low 18.0°C · 50 mm rain
- Gaborone in MarchBotswana · 50 kmHigh 29.1°C · Low 18.2°C · 59 mm rain
- Mafikeng in MarchSouth Africa · 163 kmHigh 27.2°C · Low 15.9°C · 71 mm rain
- Rustenburg in MarchSouth Africa · 225 kmHigh 27.1°C · Low 16.6°C · 70 mm rain
- Brits in MarchSouth Africa · 268 kmHigh 27.5°C · Low 16.9°C · 76 mm rain
- Ga-Rankuwa in MarchSouth Africa · 286 kmHigh 26.7°C · Low 16.0°C · 76 mm rain
- Bela Bela in MarchSouth Africa · 287 kmHigh 27.5°C · Low 16.9°C · 76 mm rain
- Soshanguve in MarchSouth Africa · 288 kmHigh 27.2°C · Low 16.6°C · 76 mm rain
Read the numbers correctly
Climate, not a promise.
These patterns help compare months. They cannot tell you the weather on a specific day of your trip.
Sources, method and limitsHow these numbers are made (what the highs, lows and rain days mean, the sources and the model cell used for Molepolole) is explained once on the Molepolole year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.