Fianarantsoa Weather in March
Fianarantsoa in March
The short of it: Fianarantsoa in March averages a high of 26 °C (79 °F) and a low of 17 °C (62 °F), with 174 mm (6.9 in) of rain and about 12 h 16 min of daylight. Rated 3 of 5 for a visit; the best months are May and September. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 26° · low 17° · rain 174 mm · daylight 12 h 16 min
✦✦✦ Fair for a visit · best months: May & September
Thirty years of records give Fianarantsoa an average March high of 26°, a low of 17° and some 174 mm of rain. Much like February: highs about 26°, nights near 17°. Easy travelling weather. Wet spells are common — about 174 mm, the 4th wettest month.
The sun is up for about 12 h 16 min in mid-March, 34 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 May and September.
Against its neighbours, Fianarantsoa runs cooler than most and drier than most in March. Fandrandava, 18 km to the ESE, is 1° cooler by day.
March in Fianarantsoa, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 6th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 4th wettest of 12
- Versus February
- about the same, 27 mm less rain
- Versus April
- 1° warmer
- Day–night spread
- 10°
- Snow season
- seldom any
- Daylight, mid-month
- 12 h 16 min
- Average wind
- 6 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
March averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FandrandavaUpper Matsiatra | 18 km ESE | 26° | 16° | 208 mm |
| AmbohimahasoaUpper Matsiatra | 40 km NNE | 25° | 16° | 236 mm |
| AmbalavaoUpper Matsiatra | 45 km SSW | 27° | 18° | 177 mm |
| IfanadianaVatovavy Region | 59 km ENE | 29° | 20° | 446 mm |
| IkongoFitovinany Region | 60 km SE | 30° | 21° | 346 mm |
| IkalamavonyUpper Matsiatra | 62 km WNW | 29° | 19° | 194 mm |
| VohimanitraFitovinany Region | 69 km ESE | 29° | 21° | 409 mm |
| AmboanjoFitovinany Region | 100 km SE | 30° | 22° | 435 mm |