Machinga Weather in March
Machinga in March
The short of it: Machinga in March averages a high of 27 °C (80 °F) and a low of 18 °C (65 °F), with 163 mm (6.4 in) of rain and about 12 h 13 min of daylight. Rated 3 of 5 for a visit; the best months are July and June. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 27° · low 18° · rain 163 mm · daylight 12 h 13 min
✦✦✦ Fair for a visit · best months: July & June
Thirty years of records give Machinga an average March high of 27°, a low of 18° and some 163 mm of rain. Much like February: highs about 27°, nights near 18°. Easy travelling weather. Wet spells are common — about 163 mm, the 4th wettest month.
The sun is up for about 12 h 13 min in mid-March, 23 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 July and June.
Against its neighbours, Machinga runs cooler than most and about as wet in March. Liwonde, 14 km to the NW, is 3° warmer by day.
March in Machinga, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 7th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 4th wettest of 12
- Versus February
- 1° colder, 45 mm less rain
- Versus April
- about the same
- Day–night spread
- 8°
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LiwondeSouthern Region | 14 km NW | 30° | 20° | 129 mm |
| ZombaSouthern Region | 24 km S | 27° | 18° | 168 mm |
| BalakaSouthern Region | 43 km WNW | 29° | 19° | 147 mm |
| ChiradzuluSouthern Region | 59 km SSW | 25° | 17° | 202 mm |
| InsacaNiassa Province | 61 km E | 29° | 20° | 160 mm |
| BlantyreSouthern Region | 75 km SSW | 26° | 17° | 182 mm |
| MangochiSouthern Region | 77 km N | 30° | 20° | 137 mm |
| PhalombeSouthern Region | 80 km SSE | 27° | 18° | 230 mm |