Mafeteng Weather in March
Mafeteng in March
The short of it: Mafeteng in March averages a high of 26 °C (78 °F) and a low of 12 °C (53 °F), with 81 mm (3.2 in) of rain and about 12 h 21 min of daylight. Rated 3 of 5 for a visit; the best months are September and May. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 26° · low 12° · rain 81 mm · daylight 12 h 21 min
✦✦✦ Fair for a visit · best months: September & May
Thirty years of records give Mafeteng an average March high of 26°, a low of 12° and some 81 mm of rain. Much like February: highs about 26°, nights near 12°. Easy travelling weather. Wet spells are common — about 81 mm, the 3rd wettest month.
The sun is up for about 12 h 21 min in mid-March, 50 minutes less than a month before.
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 September and May.
Against its neighbours, Mafeteng runs cooler than most and about as wet in March. Tsa Kholo, 19 km to the NNW, is 1° warmer by day.
March in Mafeteng, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 5th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 3rd wettest of 12
- Versus February
- 2° colder, 21 mm less rain
- Versus April
- 4° warmer
- Day–night spread
- 14°
- Snow season
- seldom any
- Daylight, mid-month
- 12 h 21 min
- Average wind
- 7 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
March averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tsa Kholo00 | 19 km NNW | 26° | 12° | 80 mm |
| WepenerFree State | 22 km WNW | 27° | 13° | 76 mm |
| Thabana Morena00 | 23 km SE | 25° | 12° | 82 mm |
| Van StadensrusFree State | 28 km SW | 27° | 12° | 75 mm |
| Morunyaneng00 | 29 km E | 25° | 11° | 85 mm |
| MakhakheMafeteng District | 30 km ENE | 24° | 11° | 84 mm |
| HobhouseFree State | 34 km NNW | 27° | 12° | 79 mm |
| MorijaMaseru District | 34 km NE | 25° | 12° | 89 mm |