Weather in Dar es Salaam in March 2025
Average weather
Average temperature in Dar es Salaam in March
The expected average maximum temperature in March is +32°C with a maximum of +35°C and a minimum of +24°C.
The average maximum temperature goes down 9% by the end of the month, compared with the beginning of the month, from +33°C to +32°C.
Is Dar es Salaam warm or cold in March?
Dar es Salaam is typically hot in March.
Maximum temperatures go down compared to the previous month from +32°C to +31°C. The minimum temperature also goes up from +25°C to +25°C.
Make sure that you pack your summer linen and swimming costumes; it’s probably going to be hot.
Take a look at how March is compared to other months in Dar es Salaam:
Water temperature in Dar es Salaam in March
Water in Dar es Salaam in March is Very warm. It varies from +28°C to +30°C, with an average of +29°C. This is almost similar to the air temperature, which averages +31°C.
The water temperature in March is one of the warmest of the entire year:
Can you swim in Dar es Salaam in March?
Climate in Dar es Salaam in March
| February | March | April | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg. temperature | ||||||
| +32°C | +31°C | +30°C | ||||
| Min. temperature | ||||||
| +23°C | +22°C | +22°C | ||||
| Max. temperature | ||||||
| +35°C | +35°C | +33°C | ||||
| Rainfall | ||||||
| 71 mm | 174 mm | 205 mm | ||||
| Wind | ||||||
| 2 m/s | 1 m/s | 1 m/s | ||||
| Avg. water temperature | ||||||
| +29°C | +29°C | +29°C | ||||
| Humidity | ||||||
| 78% | 82% | 86% | ||||
| Air pressure | ||||||
| 1009 HPa | 1010 HPa | 1011 HPa | ||||
| Sunny days | ||||||
| 1 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Cloudy days | ||||||
| 6 | 3 | 1 | ||||
| Rainy days | ||||||
| 17 | 18 | 21 | ||||
| Snowy days | ||||||
| 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
March weather is still as ok as in February. It’s getting colder in March. From +32°C in the day, the average maximum temperature lowers to +31°C. Prepare for more rain. Average rainfall goes from 71 mm to 174 mm. Humidity rises from 78% to 82%. Winds are calmer in comparison to February, going down from 2 m/s to 1 m/s on average. The days becoming less sunny, going from 1 sunny days in February to 0 in March.
April brings much the same weather, it remains ok.
Wind
The average wind speed is 4 m/s getting up to 6 m/s which is a medium breeze. You can feel it, especially getting out of the water.
The average wind speed in Dar es Salaam is gradually decreasing during March, going from 3 m/s to 2 m/s over the course of the month.
Rain
How was the weather last March in Dar es Salaam?
Climate Change over Years
The climate in Dar es Salaam in March has not changed much over the last 43 years.
The average temperature was the lowest in 1984 (+29°C) and the highest in 2023 (+31°C). The driest year was 2003 with only 558 mm of rainfall, and the wettest year was 1979 with 1581 mm.
FAQ
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Source of the data
For this page, we’ve looked at the typical weather in Dar es Salaam, based on historical hourly weather data from January 1, 1979, to December 31, 2023.
For past dates, we show actual recorded data at the location at that time. Forecasts are based on recorded weather during that day of the year, averaged over the total years for which we have records (unless stated otherwise). The daily temperature is the highest recorded temperature in the shadow during that day.