Climate averages 1991–2020
Masindi weather
in March.
A hot, wet month: the joint 2nd warmest and the 6th driest of the year.
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
March is a hot month in Masindi: daytime highs average 29.6°C and nights cool to about 19.9°C. By daytime temperature it is the joint 2nd warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 112 mm of rain on roughly 16 days, which makes March a wet month (the 6th 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 Hoima (48 km away). In March its highs average 28.9°C, 0.6°C cooler than Masindi, with 199 mm of rain.
Among the 21 cities listed in Uganda, Masindi ranks 5th of 21 for the warmest March highs and 7th of 21 for the driest March (rainfall, lowest first). The mean March high of those 21 cities is 27.1°C; Masindi is 2.4°C warmer than that mean.
From March to April, average highs fall by 2.3°C to 27.3°C, and monthly rainfall rises from 112 mm to 171 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
Masindi climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 29.6°C19.2°C | 19.2°C | 31 | 6.0 | 12.012 h |
| February | 30.9°C19.9°C | 19.9°C | 33 | 6.8 | 12.112 h |
| March, selected | 29.6°C19.9°C | 19.9°C | 112 | 15.6 | 12.112 h |
| April | 27.3°C19.2°C | 19.2°C | 171 | 23.1 | 12.212 h |
| May | 26.7°C18.6°C | 18.6°C | 136 | 23.1 | 12.212 h |
| June | 26.5°C18.0°C | 18.0°C | 96 | 17.9 | 12.212 h |
| July | 26.4°C17.8°C | 17.8°C | 92 | 17.8 | 12.212 h |
| August | 26.3°C17.9°C | 17.9°C | 133 | 23.1 | 12.212 h |
| September | 26.7°C18.1°C | 18.1°C | 145 | 24.0 | 12.112 h |
| October | 26.3°C18.3°C | 18.3°C | 193 | 26.3 | 12.112 h |
| November | 26.6°C18.2°C | 18.2°C | 152 | 20.7 | 12.012 h |
| December | 28.0°C18.4°C | 18.4°C | 58 | 9.9 | 12.012 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
- Hoima in MarchUganda · 48 kmHigh 28.9°C · Low 19.5°C · 199 mm rain
- Mubende in MarchUganda · 129 kmHigh 27.2°C · Low 17.5°C · 97 mm rain
- Gulu in MarchUganda · 138 kmHigh 31.6°C · Low 21.0°C · 98 mm rain
- Mityana in MarchUganda · 144 kmHigh 26.3°C · Low 18.0°C · 138 mm rain
- Lira in MarchUganda · 146 kmHigh 31.0°C · Low 20.3°C · 95 mm rain
- Bunia in MarchDemocratic Republic of the Congo · 163 kmHigh 27.6°C · Low 18.5°C · 97 mm rain
- Nansana in MarchUganda · 172 kmHigh 25.6°C · Low 17.9°C · 165 mm rain
- Arua in MarchUganda · 174 kmHigh 30.0°C · Low 19.8°C · 50 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 Masindi) is explained once on the Masindi year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.