Swakopmund climate

Swakopmund Weather in March

NASA POWER reanalysis for the half-degree grid cell around Swakopmund, 1991-2020; a grid cell is an area average and can differ from a thermometer in town by several degrees

Average highs run from 23°C on March 1 to 23°C on March 31, and lows from 18°C to 17°C. Normal precipitation for the month is 15 mm over about 4 wet days.

March day by day

The normal high and low for each date, and the record, in °C.

Normal daily high and low temperature at Swakopmund, in °C, with the record for each date.01020304050151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

March at a glance

Average high
23°C
Average low
17°C
Precipitation
15 mm
Record high
42°CMar 21, 2017
Record low
9°CMar 24, 2003
Daylight
12 h 32 min to 11 h 53 min
Cloud cover
45%
Humidity
82%
Dew point
16°C
Wind
12.2 km/h

Every day of the month

A wet day has at least 1 mm of precipitation in the reanalysis.

DateNormal highNormal lowRecord highRecord lowChance wet
Mar 123°C18°C33°C 202414°C 201811%
Mar 223°C18°C31°C 200613°C 201211%
Mar 323°C18°C36°C 200815°C 201511%
Mar 423°C18°C39°C 200812°C 202211%
Mar 523°C18°C39°C 200811°C 200711%
Mar 623°C18°C40°C 200814°C 202411%
Mar 723°C18°C40°C 200814°C 202212%
Mar 823°C18°C40°C 201014°C 202312%
Mar 923°C18°C37°C 200611°C 202113%
Mar 1023°C18°C37°C 201011°C 200513%
Mar 1123°C18°C32°C 201113°C 202112%
Mar 1223°C18°C39°C 201312°C 202312%
Mar 1323°C18°C39°C 201313°C 199012%
Mar 1423°C17°C33°C 201313°C 201511%
Mar 1523°C17°C30°C 201312°C 199011%
Mar 1622°C17°C30°C 201413°C 202212%
Mar 1722°C17°C31°C 201414°C 200512%
Mar 1822°C17°C31°C 200512°C 200913%
Mar 1922°C17°C37°C 202414°C 201013%
Mar 2022°C17°C37°C 202413°C 199013%
Mar 2122°C17°C42°C 201712°C 202312%
Mar 2222°C17°C41°C 201712°C 201612%
Mar 2322°C17°C33°C 200613°C 200911%
Mar 2423°C17°C33°C 20069°C 200310%
Mar 2523°C17°C32°C 200611°C 20039%
Mar 2623°C17°C33°C 200811°C 20169%
Mar 2723°C17°C33°C 200813°C 20039%
Mar 2823°C17°C33°C 201911°C 20169%
Mar 2923°C17°C39°C 200912°C 20169%
Mar 3023°C17°C41°C 200912°C 20169%
Mar 3123°C17°C42°C 200913°C 20168%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 1 mm of precipitation in the reanalysis on each date at Swakopmund, in percent.0510151102030
  • Chance of a wet day

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (GMT+2).

March 1
sunrise 6:58 AM, sunset 7:30 PM
March 31
sunrise 7:09 AM, sunset 7:02 PM

Every day of March: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station WAM00068098, every year on file, quality-flagged values removed. Cloud, humidity, wind and sunshine, and temperature and precipitation: NASA POWER (MERRA-2, CERES and GEWEX SRB), 1991-2020. The data was obtained from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Langley Research Center's Prediction Of Worldwide Energy Resources (POWER) project funded through the NASA Earth Science Division: POWER Daily API v2, accessed 2026-09-26. Sun and moon: computed with the NOAA solar equations and Meeus.