Pretoria weather in March
Temperature, rain and sunshine in March: long-term averages from 30 years of weather data, not a forecast.
Holiday weather in March
Good
Best time to visit: April – October
What is the weather like in Pretoria in March?
In March, Pretoria is warm: daytime highs average 26 °C, and nights cool down to about 16 °C. Expect around 6 hours of sunshine a day. Rain is frequent, with about 10 rainy days and 78 mm in total. All in all, March is a good month for a holiday in Pretoria.
March compared
How the weather changes from February to April. Tap a month to open it.
| FebruaryFeb | MarchMar | AprilApr | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 72 | 78 | 86 |
| Day | 27° | 26° | 24° |
| Night | 17° | 16° | 13° |
| Sun | 7 h | 6 h | 6 h |
| Rain days | 12 | 10 | 7 |
More details for March
- Daylight
- 12 h 17 min06:08 – 18:25
- UV index
- 11 · extremeclear sky, noon (estimate)All months
- Muggy days
- 0 daysdew point 18 °C or moreAll months
- Wind
- 15 km/haverage daily peakAll months
- Cloud cover
- 42 %on averageAll months
- Hot days
- 4 days30 °C or moreAll months
- Time zone
- UTC+2Africa/Johannesburg
How the score comes together
- Temperatureweight 50 %100 %
- Sunshineweight 20 %57 %
- Few rainy daysweight 30 %56 %
Each factor is rated from 0 to 100 % and weighted for the travel style “City break”.
What to pack in March
- Sunscreen
- Sunglasses & sun hat
- Light, breathable clothes
- A jumper for the evenings
- Rain jacket or umbrella
Pretoria in March: quick answers
Is Pretoria hot in March?
Warm rather than hot: in March, daytime highs in Pretoria average 26 °C and nights cool to about 16 °C. On about 4 days the thermometer climbs to 30 °C or more.
Does it rain much in Pretoria in March?
Rain is frequent, with about 10 rainy days and 78 mm in total.
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Climate averages 1996–2025, not a forecast. Data: Copernicus ERA5 / ERA5-Land via Open-Meteo.com (CC BY 4.0), NOAA OISST, WMO 1991–2020 (NOAA NCEI), GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). Sources & licences