Climate averages 1991–2020
Lodwar weather
in March.
A very hot, fairly dry month: the 2nd warmest and the 9th driest of the year.
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
March is a very hot month in Lodwar: daytime highs average 35.7°C and nights cool to about 25.3°C. By daytime temperature it is the 2nd warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 36 mm of rain on roughly 5 days, which makes March a fairly dry month (the 9th driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 12 h 06 min on an average March day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Kotido (163 km away). In March its highs average 31.4°C, 4.3°C cooler than Lodwar, with 38 mm of rain.
Among the 37 cities listed in Kenya, Lodwar ranks 2nd of 37 for the warmest March highs and 5th of 37 for the driest March (rainfall, lowest first). The mean March high of those 37 cities is 28.1°C; Lodwar is 7.6°C warmer than that mean.
From March to April, average highs fall by 1.7°C to 33.9°C, and monthly rainfall rises from 36 mm to 74 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
Lodwar climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 35.0°C23.5°C | 23.5°C | 12 | 1.9 | 12.012 h |
| February | 36.2°C24.6°C | 24.6°C | 7.2 | 1.2 | 12.012 h |
| March, selected | 35.7°C25.3°C | 25.3°C | 36 | 4.5 | 12.112 h |
| April | 33.9°C25.1°C | 25.1°C | 74 | 9.0 | 12.212 h |
| May | 33.5°C24.8°C | 24.8°C | 49 | 6.7 | 12.312 h |
| June | 32.9°C24.1°C | 24.1°C | 23 | 4.0 | 12.312 h |
| July | 32.3°C23.7°C | 23.7°C | 22 | 4.4 | 12.312 h |
| August | 32.9°C23.7°C | 23.7°C | 19 | 3.5 | 12.212 h |
| September | 34.4°C24.3°C | 24.3°C | 10 | 1.9 | 12.112 h |
| October | 34.2°C25.1°C | 25.1°C | 32 | 4.5 | 12.112 h |
| November | 33.1°C24.2°C | 24.2°C | 60 | 5.8 | 12.012 h |
| December | 33.8°C23.4°C | 23.4°C | 26 | 3.4 | 11.912 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
- Kotido in MarchUganda · 163 kmHigh 31.4°C · Low 20.0°C · 38 mm rain
- Kitale in MarchKenya · 243 kmHigh 22.8°C · Low 12.2°C · 95 mm rain
- Eldoret in MarchKenya · 291 kmHigh 25.4°C · Low 13.1°C · 97 mm rain
- Lira in MarchUganda · 315 kmHigh 31.0°C · Low 20.3°C · 95 mm rain
- Kakamega in MarchKenya · 329 kmHigh 27.9°C · Low 15.1°C · 149 mm rain
- Busia in MarchKenya · 339 kmHigh 27.6°C · Low 17.6°C · 216 mm rain
- Khwisero in MarchKenya · 346 kmHigh 26.9°C · Low 16.5°C · 158 mm rain
- Gulu in MarchUganda · 368 kmHigh 31.6°C · Low 21.0°C · 98 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 Lodwar) is explained once on the Lodwar year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.