Climate averages 1991–2020
Juba weather
in March.
A very hot, fairly dry month: the 2nd warmest and the 4th driest of the year.
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
March is a very hot month in Juba: daytime highs average 36.6°C and nights cool to about 25.6°C. By daytime temperature it is the 2nd warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 30 mm of rain on roughly 7 days, which makes March a fairly dry month (the 4th driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 12 h 05 min on an average March day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Yei (131 km away). In March its highs average 33.0°C, 3.6°C cooler than Juba, with 67 mm of rain.
Among the 6 cities listed in South Sudan, Juba ranks 5th of 6 for the warmest March highs and 5th of 6 for the driest March (rainfall, lowest first). The mean March high of those 6 cities is 37.5°C; Juba is 0.9°C cooler than that mean.
From March to April, average highs fall by 2.5°C to 34.0°C, and monthly rainfall rises from 30 mm to 98 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
Juba climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 35.9°C23.9°C | 23.9°C | 3.0 | 0.9 | 11.912 h |
| February | 37.4°C25.2°C | 25.2°C | 5.8 | 1.4 | 12.012 h |
| March, selected | 36.6°C25.6°C | 25.6°C | 30 | 7.2 | 12.112 h |
| April | 34.0°C24.5°C | 24.5°C | 98 | 15.4 | 12.212 h |
| May | 31.7°C23.3°C | 23.3°C | 122 | 18.6 | 12.312 h |
| June | 30.4°C22.2°C | 22.2°C | 111 | 17.2 | 12.412 h |
| July | 29.6°C21.5°C | 21.5°C | 127 | 19.1 | 12.412 h |
| August | 29.5°C21.4°C | 21.4°C | 135 | 21.0 | 12.312 h |
| September | 30.2°C21.7°C | 21.7°C | 113 | 18.1 | 12.112 h |
| October | 30.3°C21.9°C | 21.9°C | 172 | 20.8 | 12.012 h |
| November | 31.7°C22.3°C | 22.3°C | 72 | 11.6 | 11.912 h |
| December | 34.2°C23.0°C | 23.0°C | 9.2 | 2.2 | 11.812 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
- Yei in MarchSouth Sudan · 131 kmHigh 33.0°C · Low 22.5°C · 67 mm rain
- Arua in MarchUganda · 217 kmHigh 30.0°C · Low 19.8°C · 50 mm rain
- Gulu in MarchUganda · 244 kmHigh 31.6°C · Low 21.0°C · 98 mm rain
- Lira in MarchUganda · 324 kmHigh 31.0°C · Low 20.3°C · 95 mm rain
- Kotido in MarchUganda · 351 kmHigh 31.4°C · Low 20.0°C · 38 mm rain
- Masindi in MarchUganda · 354 kmHigh 29.6°C · Low 19.9°C · 112 mm rain
- Hoima in MarchUganda · 381 kmHigh 28.9°C · Low 19.5°C · 199 mm rain
- Bunia in MarchDemocratic Republic of the Congo · 395 kmHigh 27.6°C · Low 18.5°C · 97 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 Juba) is explained once on the Juba year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.