Mapholaneng Weather in March
Mapholaneng in March
The short of it: Mapholaneng in March averages a high of 21 °C (69 °F) and a low of 9 °C (48 °F), with 88 mm (3.5 in) of rain and about 12 h 20 min of daylight. Rated 3 of 5 for a visit; the best months are September and April. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 21° · low 9° · rain 88 mm · daylight 12 h 20 min
✦✦✦ Fair for a visit · best months: September & April
Thirty years of records give Mapholaneng an average March high of 21°, a low of 9° and some 88 mm of rain. Much like February: highs about 21°, nights near 9°. Easy travelling weather. Wet spells are common — about 88 mm, the 5th wettest month.
The sun is up for about 12 h 20 min in mid-March, 48 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 April.
Against its neighbours, Mapholaneng runs cooler than most and wetter than most in March. Mokhotlong, 22 km to the ESE, is 1° warmer by day.
March in Mapholaneng, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 5th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 5th wettest of 12
- Versus February
- 2° colder, 15 mm less rain
- Versus April
- 3° warmer
- Day–night spread
- 12°
- Snow season
- seldom any
- Daylight, mid-month
- 12 h 20 min
- Average wind
- 7 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
March averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MokhotlongMokhotlong District | 22 km ESE | 22° | 10° | 84 mm |
| SeshoteLeribe | 32 km WSW | 21° | 9° | 79 mm |
| Lejone00 | 38 km WNW | 20° | 8° | 93 mm |
| KatseThaba-Tseka | 41 km WSW | 21° | 9° | 77 mm |
| Thaba-TsekaThaba-Tseka | 44 km SW | 21° | 9° | 71 mm |
| SehonghongThaba-Tseka | 65 km S | 22° | 10° | 71 mm |
| PitsengLeribe | 67 km WNW | 24° | 11° | 88 mm |
| MantsonyaneThaba-Tseka | 69 km WSW | 21° | 8° | 81 mm |