Blantyre Weather in March
Blantyre in March
The short of it: Blantyre in March averages a high of 26 °C (80 °F) and a low of 17 °C (63 °F), with 182 mm (7.2 in) of rain and about 12 h 13 min of daylight. Rated 3 of 5 for a visit; the best months are June and July. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 26° · low 17° · rain 182 mm · daylight 12 h 13 min
✦✦✦ Fair for a visit · best months: June & July
March in Blantyre brings afternoons near 26° and nights around 17°, with about 182 mm of rain over the month. Much like February: highs about 26°, nights near 17°. Easy travelling weather. Wet spells are common — about 182 mm, the 4th wettest month.
The sun is up for about 12 h 13 min in mid-March, 24 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 June and July.
Against its neighbours, Blantyre runs cooler than most and drier than most in March. Chiradzulu, 19 km to the NE, is 1° cooler by day.
March in Blantyre, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 7th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 4th wettest of 12
- Versus February
- about the same, 29 mm less rain
- Versus April
- 1° warmer
- Day–night spread
- 9°
- Snow season
- seldom any
- Daylight, mid-month
- 12 h 13 min
- Average wind
- 6 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
March averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ChiradzuluSouthern Region | 19 km NE | 25° | 17° | 202 mm |
| ThyoloSouthern Region | 34 km SSE | 26° | 17° | 211 mm |
| ChikwawaSouthern Region | 35 km SW | 32° | 22° | 117 mm |
| LuchenzaSouthern Region | 41 km SE | 28° | 18° | 198 mm |
| ZombaSouthern Region | 55 km NE | 27° | 18° | 168 mm |
| MwanzaSouthern Region | 56 km WNW | 29° | 20° | 160 mm |
| MulanjeSouthern Region | 59 km ESE | 27° | 17° | 309 mm |
| PhalombeSouthern Region | 69 km E | 27° | 18° | 230 mm |