Mokhotlong Weather in March
Mokhotlong in March
The short of it: Mokhotlong in March averages a high of 22 °C (72 °F) and a low of 10 °C (50 °F), with 84 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 April. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 22° · low 10° · rain 84 mm · daylight 12 h 20 min
✦✦✦ Fair for a visit · best months: September & April
March in Mokhotlong brings afternoons near 22° and nights around 10°, with about 84 mm of rain over the month. Much like February: highs about 22°, nights near 10°. Easy travelling weather. Wet spells are common — about 84 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, Mokhotlong runs warmer than most and about as wet in March. Mapholaneng, 22 km to the WNW, is 1° cooler by day.
March in Mokhotlong, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 5th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 5th wettest of 12
- Versus February
- 2° colder, 19 mm less rain
- Versus April
- 3° warmer
- Day–night spread
- 12°
- Snow season
- seldom any
- Daylight, mid-month
- 12 h 20 min
- Average wind
- 8 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
March averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MapholanengMokhotlong District | 22 km WNW | 21° | 9° | 88 mm |
| SeshoteLeribe | 50 km W | 21° | 9° | 79 mm |
| Thaba-TsekaThaba-Tseka | 51 km WSW | 21° | 9° | 71 mm |
| KatseThaba-Tseka | 57 km W | 21° | 9° | 77 mm |
| Lejone00 | 60 km WNW | 20° | 8° | 93 mm |
| SehonghongThaba-Tseka | 60 km SSW | 22° | 10° | 71 mm |
| Sehlabathebe00 | 65 km S | 20° | 8° | 95 mm |
| HimevilleKwaZulu-Natal | 67 km SE | 24° | 12° | 132 mm |