Johannesburg climate

Johannesburg Weather in March

1991-2020 means of the daily record at Pretoria/Irene (GHCN SFM00068263), 37 km from Johannesburg

Average highs run from 28°C on March 1 to 26°C on March 31, and lows from 15°C to 14°C. Normal precipitation for the month is 84 mm over about 16 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 Johannesburg, in °C, with the record for each date.010203040151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

March at a glance

Average high
27°C
Average low
15°C
Precipitation
84 mm
Record high
35°CMar 6, 2024
Record low
6°CMar 10, 2025
Daylight
12 h 38 min to 11 h 50 min
Cloud cover
50%
Humidity
64%
Dew point
11°C
Wind
10.4 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 128°C15°C34°C 199910°C 200150%
Mar 228°C16°C34°C 199913°C 200148%
Mar 328°C15°C34°C 199911°C 199847%
Mar 428°C15°C34°C 199911°C 200645%
Mar 528°C15°C34°C 19999°C 200645%
Mar 628°C15°C35°C 20249°C 200645%
Mar 728°C15°C35°C 202411°C 200647%
Mar 828°C15°C32°C 202512°C 201047%
Mar 928°C14°C33°C 202411°C 200746%
Mar 1029°C15°C33°C 20246°C 202546%
Mar 1128°C15°C33°C 202410°C 201746%
Mar 1228°C15°C32°C 202111°C 201346%
Mar 1327°C33°C 202412°C 200545%
Mar 1427°C15°C33°C 202411°C 200146%
Mar 1527°C15°C33°C 202412°C 199648%
Mar 1628°C14°C34°C 19968°C 200849%
Mar 1727°C15°C33°C 20038°C 200849%
Mar 1827°C33°C 202411°C 200250%
Mar 1927°C32°C 20247°C 200749%
Mar 2027°C14°C33°C 20249°C 200749%
Mar 2127°C15°C33°C 202410°C 200949%
Mar 2227°C14°C32°C 200711°C 202247%
Mar 2326°C15°C32°C 200710°C 202147%
Mar 2426°C14°C31°C 200711°C 200846%
Mar 2527°C14°C31°C 20197°C 200345%
Mar 2627°C14°C32°C 20198°C 200345%
Mar 2726°C15°C32°C 201910°C 200344%
Mar 2826°C15°C31°C 201712°C 200644%
Mar 2926°C14°C33°C 201910°C 200242%
Mar 3026°C14°C33°C 201910°C 199640%
Mar 3126°C14°C32°C 201710°C 199639%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 1 mm of precipitation in the reanalysis on each date at Johannesburg, in percent.010203040501102030
  • Chance of a wet day

Sunrise and sunset

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

March 1
sunrise 6:01 AM, sunset 6:39 PM
March 31
sunrise 6:17 AM, sunset 6:07 PM

Every day of March: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station SFM00068263, every year on file, quality-flagged values removed. Cloud, humidity, wind and sunshine: 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 2026-09-24. Sun and moon: computed with the NOAA solar equations and Meeus.