Mapoteng Weather in March
Mapoteng in March
The short of it: Mapoteng in March averages a high of 25 °C (78 °F) and a low of 12 °C (54 °F), with 85 mm (3.3 in) of rain and about 12 h 20 min of daylight. Rated 3 of 5 for a visit; the best months are September and August. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 25° · low 12° · rain 85 mm · daylight 12 h 20 min
✦✦✦ Fair for a visit · best months: September & August
Thirty years of records give Mapoteng an average March high of 25°, a low of 12° and some 85 mm of rain. Much like February: highs about 25°, nights near 12°. Easy travelling weather. Wet spells are common — about 85 mm, the 4th 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 August.
Against its neighbours, Mapoteng runs cooler than most and wetter than most in March. Mamathes, 14 km to the W, sees much the same highs.
March in Mapoteng, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 5th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 4th wettest of 12
- Versus February
- 2° colder, 6.0 mm less rain
- Versus April
- 3° warmer
- Day–night spread
- 13°
- Snow season
- seldom any
- Daylight, mid-month
- 12 h 20 min
- Average wind
- 7 km/h