Chuka Weather in March
Chuka in March
The short of it: Chuka in March averages a high of 27 °C (81 °F) and a low of 15 °C (60 °F), with 136 mm (5.4 in) of rain and about 12 h 7 min of daylight. Rated 3 of 5 for a visit; the best months are July and August. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 27° · low 15° · rain 136 mm · daylight 12 h 7 min
✦✦✦ Fair for a visit · best months: July & August
Thirty years of records give Chuka an average March high of 27°, a low of 15° and some 136 mm of rain. Much like February: highs about 27°, nights near 15°. Easy travelling weather. Wet spells are common — about 136 mm, the 5th wettest month.
The sun is up for about 12 h 7 min in mid-March.
For the traveller: pack light clothes and a jacket for the evening, and an oilskin besides. The Almanac rates March 3 of 5 for a visit; the finest months here are July and August.
Against its neighbours, Chuka runs cooler than most and wetter than most in March. Chogoria, 12 km to the N, sees much the same highs.
March in Chuka, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 2nd warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 5th wettest of 12
- Versus February
- about the same, 107 mm more rain
- Versus April
- 1° warmer
- Day–night spread
- 12°
- Snow season
- seldom any
- Daylight, mid-month
- 12 h 7 min
- Average wind
- 11 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
March averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ChogoriaTharaka - Nithi | 12 km N | 27° | 15° | 142 mm |
| RunyenjesEmbu County | 13 km SW | 27° | 15° | 125 mm |
| KathwanaTharaka - Nithi | 25 km E | 31° | 19° | 65 mm |
| SiakagoEmbu County | 27 km S | 29° | 17° | 113 mm |
| MitunguuMeru County | 29 km NNE | 30° | 17° | 103 mm |
| NkubuMeru County | 29 km N | 27° | 14° | 145 mm |
| EmbuEmbu County | 31 km SW | 28° | 15° | 105 mm |
| KianyagaKirinyaga County | 37 km WSW | 27° | 14° | 108 mm |