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March Weather in Mīzan Teferī Ethiopia

Daily high temperatures decrease by 2°F, from 84°F to 82°F, rarely falling below 77°F or exceeding 90°F.

Daily low temperatures are around 59°F, rarely falling below 54°F or exceeding 63°F.

For reference, on February 17, the hottest day of the year, temperatures in Mīzan Teferī typically range from 58°F to 84°F, while on December 23, the coldest day of the year, they range from 54°F to 83°F.

Average High and Low Temperature in March in Mīzan Teferī

The daily average high (red line) and low (blue line) temperature, with 25th to 75th and 10th to 90th percentile bands. The thin dotted lines are the corresponding average perceived temperatures.

The figure below shows you a compact characterization of the hourly average temperatures for the quarter of the year centered on March. The horizontal axis is the day, the vertical axis is the hour of the day, and the color is the average temperature for that hour and day.

Average Hourly Temperature in March in Mīzan Teferī

Average Hourly Temperature in March in Mīzan TeferīMar112233445566778899101011111212131314141515161617171818191920202121222223232424252526262727282829293030313112 AM12 AM2 AM2 AM4 AM4 AM6 AM6 AM8 AM8 AM10 AM10 AM12 PM12 PM2 PM2 PM4 PM4 PM6 PM6 PM8 PM8 PM10 PM10 PM12 AM12 AMFebAprcoolcomfortablecomfortablewarmcoolcomfortable
frigid 15°F freezing 32°F very cold 45°F cold 55°F cool 65°F comfortable 75°F warm 85°F hot 95°F sweltering
The average hourly temperature, color coded into bands. The shaded overlays indicate night and civil twilight.

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The month of March in Mīzan Teferī experiences gradually increasing cloud cover, with the percentage of time that the sky is overcast or mostly cloudy increasing from 71% to 78%.

The clearest day of the month is March 1, with clear, mostly clear, or partly cloudy conditions 29% of the time.

For reference, on April 17, the cloudiest day of the year, the chance of overcast or mostly cloudy conditions is 82%, while on September 13, the clearest day of the year, the chance of clear, mostly clear, or partly cloudy skies is 47%.

Cloud Cover Categories in March in Mīzan Teferī

Cloud Cover Categories in March in Mīzan TeferīMar11223344556677889910101111121213131414151516161717181819192020212122222323242425252626272728282929303031310%100%10%90%20%80%30%70%40%60%50%50%60%40%70%30%80%20%90%10%100%0%FebAprMar 129%Mar 129%Mar 3122%Mar 3122%Mar 1126%Mar 1126%Mar 2124%Mar 2124%clearmostly clearpartly cloudymostly cloudyovercast
0% clear 20% mostly clear 40% partly cloudy 60% mostly cloudy 80% overcast 100%
The percentage of time spent in each cloud cover band, categorized by the percentage of the sky covered by clouds.

A wet day is one with at least 0.04 inches of liquid or liquid-equivalent precipitation. In Mīzan Teferī, the chance of a wet day over the course of March is very rapidly increasing, starting the month at 31% and ending it at 69%.

For reference, the year's highest daily chance of a wet day is 85% on April 28, and its lowest chance is 15% on December 31.

Probability of Precipitation in March in Mīzan Teferī

The percentage of days in which various types of precipitation are observed, excluding trace quantities: rain alone, snow alone, and mixed (both rain and snow fell in the same day).

Rainfall

To show variation within the month and not just the monthly total, we show the rainfall accumulated over a sliding 31-day period centered around each day.

The average sliding 31-day rainfall during March in Mīzan Teferī is very rapidly increasing, starting the month at 2.6 inches, when it rarely exceeds 5.8 inches or falls below 0.2 inches, and ending the month at 7.1 inches, when it rarely exceeds 12.0 inches or falls below 2.8 inches.

Average Monthly Rainfall in March in Mīzan Teferī

The average rainfall (solid line) accumulated over the course of a sliding 31-day period centered on the day in question, with 25th to 75th and 10th to 90th percentile bands. The thin dotted line is the corresponding average snowfall.

Over the course of March in Mīzan Teferī, the length of the day is essentially constant. The shortest day of the month is March 1, with 11 hours, 59 minutes of daylight and the longest day is March 31, with 12 hours, 11 minutes of daylight.

Hours of Daylight and Twilight in March in Mīzan Teferī

Hours of Daylight and Twilight in March in Mīzan TeferīMar11223344556677889910101111121213131414151516161717181819192020212122222323242425252626272728282929303031310 hr24 hr4 hr20 hr8 hr16 hr12 hr12 hr16 hr8 hr20 hr4 hr24 hr0 hrFebAprMar 2012 hr, 6 minMar 2012 hr, 6 minnightnightdaydayMar 111 hr, 59 minMar 111 hr, 59 min
The number of hours during which the Sun is visible (black line). From bottom (most yellow) to top (most gray), the color bands indicate: full daylight, twilight (civil, nautical, and astronomical), and full night.

The latest sunrise of the month in Mīzan Teferī is 6:50 AM on March 1 and the earliest sunrise is 14 minutes earlier at 6:36 AM on March 31.

The latest sunset is 6:49 PM on March 1 and the earliest sunset is 2 minutes, 27 seconds earlier at 6:47 PM on March 31.

Daylight saving time is not observed in Mīzan Teferī during 2024.

For reference, on June 20, the longest day of the year, the Sun rises at 6:23 AM and sets 12 hours, 32 minutes later, at 6:55 PM, while on December 21, the shortest day of the year, it rises at 6:44 AM and sets 11 hours, 43 minutes later, at 6:27 PM.

Sunrise & Sunset with Twilight in March in Mīzan Teferī

The solar day over the course of March. From bottom to top, the black lines are the previous solar midnight, sunrise, solar noon, sunset, and the next solar midnight. The day, twilights (civil, nautical, and astronomical), and night are indicated by the color bands from yellow to gray.

The figure below presents a compact representation of the sun's elevation (the angle of the sun above the horizon) and azimuth (its compass bearing) for every hour of every day in the reporting period. The horizontal axis is the day of the year and the vertical axis is the hour of the day. For a given day and hour of that day, the background color indicates the azimuth of the sun at that moment. The black isolines are contours of constant solar elevation.

Solar Elevation and Azimuth in March in Mīzan Teferī

Solar Elevation and Azimuth in March in Mīzan TeferīMar112233445566778899101011111212131314141515161617171818191920202121222223232424252526262727282829293030313112 AM12 AM2 AM2 AM4 AM4 AM6 AM6 AM8 AM8 AM10 AM10 AM12 PM12 PM2 PM2 PM4 PM4 PM6 PM6 PM8 PM8 PM10 PM10 PM12 AM12 AMFebApr001010202020303040405050506060707080800001010202030303040405050606060707080
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Solar elevation and azimuth over the course of March 2024. The black lines are lines of constant solar elevation (the angle of the sun above the horizon, in degrees). The background color fills indicate the azimuth (the compass bearing) of the sun. The lightly tinted areas at the boundaries of the cardinal compass points indicate the implied intermediate directions (northeast, southeast, southwest, and northwest).

The figure below presents a compact representation of key lunar data for March 2024. The horizontal axis is the day, the vertical axis is the hour of the day, and the colored areas indicate when the moon is above the horizon. The vertical gray bars (new Moons) and blue bars (full Moons) indicate key Moon phases. The label associated with each bar indicates the date and time that the phase is obtained, and the companion time labels indicate the rise and set times of the Moon for the nearest time interval in which the moon is above the horizon.

Moon Rise, Set & Phases in March in Mīzan Teferī

Moon Rise, Set & Phases in March in Mīzan TeferīMar112233445566778899101011111212131314141515161617171818191920202121222223232424252526262727282829293030313112 AM12 AM4 AM4 AM8 AM8 AM12 PM12 PM4 PM4 PM8 PM8 PM12 AM12 AMFebAprFeb 102:00 AMFeb 102:00 AMFeb 243:31 PMFeb 243:31 PMMar 1012:01 PMMar 1012:01 PMMar 2510:01 AMMar 2510:01 AMApr 89:22 PMApr 89:22 PMApr 242:50 AMApr 242:50 AM7:18 AM7:18 AM7:29 PM7:29 PM6:55 PM6:55 PM7:26 AM7:26 AM6:43 AM6:43 AM7:04 PM7:04 PM6:19 PM6:19 PM6:39 AM6:39 AM6:05 AM6:05 AM6:36 PM6:36 PM6:25 PM6:25 PM6:32 AM6:32 AM
The time in which the moon is above the horizon (light blue area), with new moons (dark gray lines) and full moons (blue lines) indicated. The shaded overlays indicate night and civil twilight.
Mar 2024IlluminationMoonriseMoonsetMoonriseMeridian PassingDistance
1
75%-10:34 AMWSW11:18 PMESE4:31 AMS247,750 mi
2
66%-11:18 AMWSW-5:17 AMS245,122 mi
3
50%12:09 AMESE12:08 PMWSW-6:08 AMS241,928 mi
4
45%1:05 AMESE1:03 PMWSW-7:04 AMS238,274 mi
5
34%2:04 AMESE2:03 PMWSW-8:04 AMS234,351 mi
6
23%3:05 AMESE3:05 PMWSW-9:05 AMS230,440 mi
7
14%4:04 AMESE4:08 PMWSW-10:07 AMS226,888 mi
8
6%5:00 AMESE5:09 PMWSW-11:06 AMS224,063 mi
9
2%5:53 AMESE6:07 PMW-12:01 PMS222,286 mi
10
0%6:43 AME7:04 PMW-12:54 PMS221,772 mi
11
2%7:31 AME7:59 PMW-1:45 PMS222,584 mi
12
7%8:19 AME8:54 PMW-2:35 PMN224,623 mi
13
14%9:07 AMENE9:50 PMWNW-3:27 PMN227,648 mi
14
23%9:57 AMENE10:47 PMWNW-4:21 PMN231,332 mi
15
34%10:50 AMENE11:45 PMWNW-5:16 PMN235,314 mi
16
45%11:44 AMENE--6:13 PMN239,259 mi
17
50%-12:43 AMWNW12:40 PMENE7:10 PMN242,892 mi
18
65%-1:40 AMWNW1:36 PMENE8:05 PMN246,022 mi
19
75%-2:33 AMWNW2:29 PMENE8:57 PMN248,540 mi
20
83%-3:22 AMWNW3:20 PMENE9:45 PMN250,410 mi
21
89%-4:07 AMWNW4:08 PMENE10:29 PMN251,649 mi
22
95%-4:48 AMWNW4:53 PMENE11:11 PMN252,308 mi
23
98%-5:26 AMW5:37 PME11:51 PMS252,450 mi
24
99%-6:03 AMW6:19 PME--
25
100%-6:39 AMW7:00 PME12:29 AMS252,134 mi
26
100%-7:15 AMW7:43 PME1:08 AMS251,406 mi
27
98%-7:53 AMWSW8:27 PMESE1:47 AMS250,290 mi
28
94%-8:33 AMWSW9:14 PMESE2:29 AMS248,789 mi
29
88%-9:16 AMWSW10:05 PMESE3:14 AMS246,894 mi
30
80%-10:04 AMWSW10:59 PMESE4:04 AMS244,594 mi
31
71%-10:56 AMWSW11:56 PMESE4:57 AMS241,896 mi

We base the humidity comfort level on the dew point, as it determines whether perspiration will evaporate from the skin, thereby cooling the body. Lower dew points feel drier and higher dew points feel more humid. Unlike temperature, which typically varies significantly between night and day, dew point tends to change more slowly, so while the temperature may drop at night, a muggy day is typically followed by a muggy night.

The chance that a given day will be muggy in Mīzan Teferī is gradually increasing during March, rising from 3% to 5% over the course of the month.

For reference, on May 4, the muggiest day of the year, there are muggy conditions 10% of the time, while on August 19, the least muggy day of the year, there are muggy conditions 0% of the time.

Humidity Comfort Levels in March in Mīzan Teferī

Humidity Comfort Levels in March in Mīzan TeferīMar11223344556677889910101111121213131414151516161717181819192020212122222323242425252626272728282929303031310%0%10%10%20%20%30%30%40%40%50%50%60%60%70%70%80%80%90%90%100%100%FebAprMar 13%Mar 13%Mar 315%Mar 315%Mar 113%Mar 113%Mar 214%Mar 214%muggymuggyhumidhumidcomfortablecomfortabledrydry
dry 55°F comfortable 60°F humid 65°F muggy 70°F oppressive 75°F miserable
The percentage of time spent at various humidity comfort levels, categorized by dew point.

This section discusses the wide-area hourly average wind vector (speed and direction) at 10 meters above the ground. The wind experienced at any given location is highly dependent on local topography and other factors, and instantaneous wind speed and direction vary more widely than hourly averages.

The average hourly wind speed in Mīzan Teferī is essentially constant during March, remaining within 0.1 miles per hour of 2.6 miles per hour throughout.

For reference, on December 17, the windiest day of the year, the daily average wind speed is 2.8 miles per hour, while on May 11, the calmest day of the year, the daily average wind speed is 2.2 miles per hour.

Average Wind Speed in March in Mīzan Teferī

Average Wind Speed in March in Mīzan TeferīMar11223344556677889910101111121213131414151516161717181819192020212122222323242425252626272728282929303031310.0 mph0.0 mph0.5 mph0.5 mph1.0 mph1.0 mph1.5 mph1.5 mph2.0 mph2.0 mph2.5 mph2.5 mph3.0 mph3.0 mph3.5 mph3.5 mph4.0 mph4.0 mphFebAprMar 12.7 mphMar 12.7 mphMar 312.5 mphMar 312.5 mphMar 112.6 mphMar 112.6 mphMar 212.5 mphMar 212.5 mph
The average of mean hourly wind speeds (dark gray line), with 25th to 75th and 10th to 90th percentile bands.

The hourly average wind direction in Mīzan Teferī throughout March is predominantly from the east, with a peak proportion of 58% on March 31.

Wind Direction in March in Mīzan Teferī

Wind Direction in March in Mīzan TeferīMar11223344556677889910101111121213131414151516161717181819192020212122222323242425252626272728282929303031310%100%20%80%40%60%60%40%80%20%100%0%FebAprwestsoutheastnorth
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The percentage of hours in which the mean wind direction is from each of the four cardinal wind directions, excluding hours in which the mean wind speed is less than 1.0 mph. The lightly tinted areas at the boundaries are the percentage of hours spent in the implied intermediate directions (northeast, southeast, southwest, and northwest).

Definitions of the growing season vary throughout the world, but for the purposes of this report, we define it as the longest continuous period of non-freezing temperatures (≥ 32°F) in the year (the calendar year in the Northern Hemisphere, or from July 1 until June 30 in the Southern Hemisphere).

Temperatures in Mīzan Teferī are sufficiently warm year round that it is not entirely meaningful to discuss the growing season in these terms. We nevertheless include the chart below as an illustration of the distribution of temperatures experienced throughout the year.

Time Spent in Various Temperature Bands and the Growing Season in March in Mīzan Teferī

Time Spent in Various Temperature Bands and the Growing Season in March in Mīzan TeferīMar11223344556677889910101111121213131414151516161717181819192020212122222323242425252626272728282929303031310%100%10%90%20%80%30%70%40%60%50%50%60%40%70%30%80%20%90%10%100%0%FebApr100%Mar 16100%Mar 16coolcomfortablewarmhotcold
frigid 15°F freezing 32°F very cold 45°F cold 55°F cool 65°F comfortable 75°F warm 85°F hot 95°F sweltering
The percentage of time spent in various temperature bands. The black line is the percentage chance that a given day is within the growing season.

Growing degree days are a measure of yearly heat accumulation used to predict plant and animal development, and defined as the integral of warmth above a base temperature, discarding any excess above a maximum temperature. In this report, we use a base of 50°F and a cap of 86°F.

The average accumulated growing degree days in Mīzan Teferī are rapidly increasing during March, increasing by 592°F, from 1,088°F to 1,680°F, over the course of the month.

Growing Degree Days in March in Mīzan Teferī

Growing Degree Days in March in Mīzan TeferīMar11223344556677889910101111121213131414151516161717181819192020212122222323242425252626272728282929303031311,000°F1,000°F1,100°F1,100°F1,200°F1,200°F1,300°F1,300°F1,400°F1,400°F1,500°F1,500°F1,600°F1,600°F1,700°F1,700°F1,800°F1,800°F1,900°F1,900°FFebAprMar 11,088°FMar 11,088°FMar 311,680°FMar 311,680°FMar 111,284°FMar 111,284°FMar 211,481°FMar 211,481°F
The average growing degree days accumulated over the course of March, with 25th to 75th and 10th to 90th percentile bands.

This section discusses the total daily incident shortwave solar energy reaching the surface of the ground over a wide area, taking full account of seasonal variations in the length of the day, the elevation of the Sun above the horizon, and absorption by clouds and other atmospheric constituents. Shortwave radiation includes visible light and ultraviolet radiation.

The average daily incident shortwave solar energy in Mīzan Teferī is essentially constant during March, remaining within 0.2 kWh of 5.6 kWh throughout.

Average Daily Incident Shortwave Solar Energy in March in Mīzan Teferī

Average Daily Incident Shortwave Solar Energy in March in Mīzan TeferīMar11223344556677889910101111121213131414151516161717181819192020212122222323242425252626272728282929303031310 kWh0 kWh1 kWh1 kWh2 kWh2 kWh3 kWh3 kWh4 kWh4 kWh5 kWh5 kWh6 kWh6 kWh7 kWh7 kWhFebAprMar 15.8 kWhMar 15.8 kWhMar 315.4 kWhMar 315.4 kWhMar 115.7 kWhMar 115.7 kWhMar 215.6 kWhMar 215.6 kWh
The average daily shortwave solar energy reaching the ground per square meter (orange line), with 25th to 75th and 10th to 90th percentile bands.

For the purposes of this report, the geographical coordinates of Mīzan Teferī are 6.997 deg latitude, 35.589 deg longitude, and 4,649 ft elevation.

The topography within 2 miles of Mīzan Teferī contains very significant variations in elevation, with a maximum elevation change of 1,430 feet and an average elevation above sea level of 4,688 feet. Within 10 miles contains very significant variations in elevation (5,489 feet). Within 50 miles also contains extreme variations in elevation (7,608 feet).

The area within 2 miles of Mīzan Teferī is covered by cropland (100%), within 10 miles by cropland (66%) and trees (34%), and within 50 miles by cropland (32%) and trees (30%).

This report illustrates the typical weather in Mīzan Teferī, based on a statistical analysis of historical hourly weather reports and model reconstructions from January 1, 1980 to December 31, 2016.

Temperature and Dew Point

There is only a single weather station, Jimma, in our network suitable to be used as a proxy for the historical temperature and dew point records of Mīzan Teferī.

At a distance of 155 kilometers from Mīzan Teferī, further than our threshold of 150 kilometers, this station is deemed insufficiently nearby to be relied upon as our primary source for temperature and dew point records. Consequently, the station records are blended with interpolated values from NASA's MERRA-2 satellite-era reanalysis , and both are corrected for elevation differences according to the International Standard Atmosphere .

The weight assigned to the MERRA-2 value depends on the distance from Mīzan Teferī to the nearest station, increasing from 0% at 150 kilometers to 100% at 200 kilometers. In this case, the MERRA-2 weight is 9%, making the weight assigned to the weather station 91%.

Other Data

All data relating to the Sun's position (e.g., sunrise and sunset) are computed using astronomical formulas from the book, Astronomical Algorithms 2nd Edition , by Jean Meeus.

All other weather data, including cloud cover, precipitation, wind speed and direction, and solar flux, come from NASA's MERRA-2 Modern-Era Retrospective Analysis . This reanalysis combines a variety of wide-area measurements in a state-of-the-art global meteorological model to reconstruct the hourly history of weather throughout the world on a 50-kilometer grid.

Land Use data comes from the Global Land Cover SHARE database , published by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.

Elevation data comes from the Shuttle Radar Topography Mission (SRTM) , published by NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory.

Names, locations, and time zones of places and some airports come from the GeoNames Geographical Database .

Time zones for airports and weather stations are provided by AskGeo.com .

Maps are © OpenStreetMap contributors.

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