Good Hope Weather in March
Good Hope in March
The short of it: Good Hope in March averages a high of 29 °C (85 °F) and a low of 15 °C (59 °F), with 70 mm (2.8 in) of rain and about 12 h 18 min of daylight. Rated 3 of 5 for a visit; the best months are May and August. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 29° · low 15° · rain 70 mm · daylight 12 h 18 min
✦✦✦ Fair for a visit · best months: May & August
Thirty years of records give Good Hope an average March high of 29°, a low of 15° and some 70 mm of rain. Much like February: highs about 29°, nights near 15°. Easy travelling weather. Wet spells are common — about 70 mm, the 4th wettest month.
The sun is up for about 12 h 18 min in mid-March, 41 minutes less than a month before.
For the traveller: pack linen, a wide hat and water, and an oilskin besides. The Almanac rates March 3 of 5 for a visit; the finest months here are May and August.
Against its neighbours, Good Hope runs warmer than most and wetter than most in March. Janeng, 12 km to the ENE, is 1° cooler by day.
March in Good Hope, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 6th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 4th wettest of 12
- Versus February
- 2° colder, 3.0 mm less rain
- Versus April
- 3° warmer
- Day–night spread
- 14°
- Snow season
- seldom any
- Daylight, mid-month
- 12 h 18 min
- Average wind
- 9 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
March averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| JanengSouth-East | 12 km ENE | 29° | 15° | 70 mm |
| TlhareseleleNgwaketsi | 20 km ESE | 28° | 15° | 73 mm |
| MmatheteNgwaketsi | 24 km NW | 30° | 15° | 63 mm |
| LobatseLobatse | 36 km NE | 28° | 15° | 64 mm |
| LotlhakaneNgwaketsi | 42 km N | 29° | 15° | 60 mm |
| KgomokasitwaNgwaketsi | 46 km NNE | 29° | 15° | 59 mm |
| MmabathoNorth West | 47 km SSE | 29° | 15° | 76 mm |
| MafikengNorth West | 49 km SSE | 29° | 15° | 76 mm |