Dowa Weather in March
Dowa in March
The short of it: Dowa in March averages a high of 24 °C (76 °F) and a low of 16 °C (60 °F), with 172 mm (6.8 in) of rain and about 12 h 12 min of daylight. Rated 3 of 5 for a visit; the best months are May and August. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 24° · low 16° · rain 172 mm · daylight 12 h 12 min
✦✦✦ Fair for a visit · best months: May & August
Thirty years of records give Dowa an average March high of 24°, a low of 16° and some 172 mm of rain. Much like February: highs about 24°, nights near 16°. Easy travelling weather. Wet spells are common — about 172 mm, the 3rd wettest month.
The sun is up for about 12 h 12 min in mid-March, 21 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 August.
Against its neighbours, Dowa runs cooler than most and wetter than most in March. Ntchisi, 14 km to the N, sees much the same highs.
March in Dowa, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 6th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 3rd wettest of 12
- Versus February
- about the same, 28 mm less rain
- Versus April
- about the same
- Day–night spread
- 9°
- Snow season
- seldom any
- Daylight, mid-month
- 12 h 12 min
- Average wind
- 7 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
March averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NtchisiCentral Region | 14 km N | 24° | 15° | 168 mm |
| MponelaCentral Region | 25 km WNW | 26° | 16° | 153 mm |
| ChipeniCentral Region | 28 km N | 25° | 16° | 166 mm |
| LilongweCentral Region | 38 km SSW | 27° | 17° | 150 mm |
| SalimaCentral Region | 58 km ESE | 30° | 21° | 204 mm |
| ChipokaCentral Region | 73 km ESE | 30° | 21° | 168 mm |
| KasunguCentral Region | 85 km NW | 27° | 17° | 134 mm |
| NkhotakotaCentral Region | 90 km NNE | 29° | 22° | 345 mm |