Chikwawa Weather in March
Chikwawa in March
The short of it: Chikwawa in March averages a high of 32 °C (90 °F) and a low of 22 °C (72 °F), with 117 mm (4.6 in) of rain and about 12 h 13 min of daylight. Rated 2 of 5 for a visit; the best months are June and July. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 32° · low 22° · rain 117 mm · daylight 12 h 13 min
✦✦ Travel with care for a visit · best months: June & July
Thirty years of records give Chikwawa an average March high of 32°, a low of 22° and some 117 mm of rain. Days run hot, near 32° in the afternoon; ride early and rest at noon. Wet spells are common — about 117 mm, the 4th wettest month.
The sun is up for about 12 h 13 min in mid-March, 25 minutes less than a month before.
For the traveller: pack linen, a wide hat and water, and an oilskin besides. The Almanac rates March 2 of 5 for a visit; the finest months here are June and July.
Against its neighbours, Chikwawa runs warmer than most and drier than most in March. Blantyre, 35 km to the NE, is 6° cooler by day.
March in Chikwawa, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 7th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 4th wettest of 12
- Versus February
- 1° colder, 21 mm less rain
- Versus April
- about the same
- Day–night spread
- 10°
- Snow season
- seldom any
- Daylight, mid-month
- 12 h 13 min
- Average wind
- 4 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
March averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BlantyreSouthern Region | 35 km NE | 26° | 17° | 182 mm |
| ThyoloSouthern Region | 36 km E | 26° | 17° | 211 mm |
| NgabuSouthern Region | 53 km SSE | 32° | 22° | 103 mm |
| ChiradzuluSouthern Region | 54 km NE | 25° | 17° | 202 mm |
| LuchenzaSouthern Region | 54 km E | 28° | 18° | 198 mm |
| MwanzaSouthern Region | 56 km NNW | 29° | 20° | 160 mm |
| MulanjeSouthern Region | 75 km E | 27° | 17° | 309 mm |
| ZombaSouthern Region | 91 km NE | 27° | 18° | 168 mm |