Swellendam climate

Swellendam Weather in March

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

Average highs run from 31°C on March 1 to 27°C on March 31, and lows from 16°C to 14°C. Normal precipitation for the month is 43 mm over about 6 wet days.

March day by day

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

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

March at a glance

Average high
29°C
Average low
15°C
Precipitation
43 mm
Reanalysis high
43°CMar 24, 2002
Reanalysis low
8°CMar 23, 2003
Daylight
12 h 49 min to 11 h 45 min
Cloud cover
36%
Humidity
64%
Dew point
12°C
Wind
15.1 km/h

Every day of the month

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

DateNormal highNormal lowReanalysis highReanalysis lowChance wet
Mar 131°C16°C37°C 201112°C 201322%
Mar 231°C16°C38°C 201210°C 200624%
Mar 331°C16°C41°C 20159°C 200625%
Mar 430°C16°C41°C 20138°C 200625%
Mar 530°C16°C39°C 200510°C 199626%
Mar 630°C16°C40°C 200810°C 200425%
Mar 730°C16°C39°C 200413°C 199624%
Mar 830°C16°C42°C 201014°C 199624%
Mar 930°C16°C38°C 201512°C 199624%
Mar 1030°C15°C40°C 199512°C 201324%
Mar 1130°C15°C36°C 20179°C 199723%
Mar 1230°C15°C40°C 20038°C 199723%
Mar 1330°C15°C35°C 20028°C 201424%
Mar 1429°C15°C40°C 200111°C 199624%
Mar 1529°C15°C39°C 200410°C 199622%
Mar 1629°C15°C40°C 199511°C 200822%
Mar 1729°C15°C38°C 199310°C 200822%
Mar 1829°C15°C37°C 199910°C 201222%
Mar 1929°C15°C39°C 199810°C 200122%
Mar 2029°C15°C38°C 201711°C 200921%
Mar 2129°C15°C38°C 199610°C 201922%
Mar 2228°C15°C38°C 201711°C 200323%
Mar 2328°C14°C37°C 20058°C 200324%
Mar 2428°C14°C43°C 200211°C 200324%
Mar 2528°C14°C35°C 199911°C 201724%
Mar 2628°C14°C37°C 199111°C 201824%
Mar 2728°C14°C38°C 20188°C 202025%
Mar 2828°C14°C39°C 199910°C 200225%
Mar 2928°C14°C37°C 19918°C 200225%
Mar 3028°C14°C38°C 201711°C 202027%
Mar 3127°C14°C39°C 199911°C 199527%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 1 mm of precipitation in the reanalysis on each date at Swellendam, in percent.01020301102030
  • Chance of a wet day

Sunrise and sunset

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

March 1
sunrise 6:26 AM, sunset 7:15 PM
March 31
sunrise 6:50 AM, sunset 6:35 PM

Every day of March: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

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 2026-09-25. Sun and moon: computed with the NOAA solar equations and Meeus.