Dedza Weather in March
Dedza in March
The short of it: Dedza in March averages a high of 24 °C (75 °F) and a low of 15 °C (58 °F), with 172 mm (6.8 in) of rain and about 12 h 13 min of daylight. Rated 3 of 5 for a visit; the best months are April and May. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 24° · low 15° · rain 172 mm · daylight 12 h 13 min
✦✦✦ Fair for a visit · best months: April & May
Thirty years of records give Dedza an average March high of 24°, a low of 15° and some 172 mm of rain. Much like February: highs about 24°, nights near 15°. Easy travelling weather. Wet spells are common — about 172 mm, the 4th wettest month.
The sun is up for about 12 h 13 min in mid-March, 22 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 April and May.
Against its neighbours, Dedza runs cooler than most and wetter than most in March. Ulongué, 38 km to the S, is 2° warmer by day.
March in Dedza, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 7th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 4th wettest of 12
- Versus February
- 1° colder, 54 mm less rain
- Versus April
- about the same
- Day–night spread
- 9°
- Snow season
- seldom any
- Daylight, mid-month
- 12 h 13 min
- Average wind
- 8 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
March averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| UlonguéTete | 38 km S | 26° | 16° | 171 mm |
| ChipokaCentral Region | 47 km NNE | 30° | 21° | 168 mm |
| NtcheuCentral Region | 59 km SSE | 26° | 17° | 165 mm |
| SalimaCentral Region | 68 km NNE | 30° | 21° | 204 mm |
| Monkey BaySouthern Region | 71 km ENE | 28° | 20° | 154 mm |
| LilongweCentral Region | 75 km NW | 27° | 17° | 150 mm |
| DowaCentral Region | 91 km NNW | 24° | 16° | 172 mm |
| BalakaSouthern Region | 95 km SE | 29° | 19° | 147 mm |