Monkey Bay Weather in March
Monkey Bay in March
The short of it: Monkey Bay in March averages a high of 28 °C (82 °F) and a low of 20 °C (68 °F), with 154 mm (6.1 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 28° · low 20° · rain 154 mm · daylight 12 h 13 min
✦✦✦ Fair for a visit · best months: July & June
Thirty years of records give Monkey Bay an average March high of 28°, a low of 20° and some 154 mm of rain. Much like February: highs about 28°, nights near 20°. Easy travelling weather. Wet spells are common — about 154 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 linen, a wide hat and water, 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, Monkey Bay runs cooler than most and drier than most in March. Chipoka, 44 km to the WNW, is 2° warmer by day.
March in Monkey Bay, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 4th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 4th wettest of 12
- Versus February
- about the same, 53 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ChipokaCentral Region | 44 km WNW | 30° | 21° | 168 mm |
| MangochiSouthern Region | 58 km SE | 30° | 20° | 137 mm |
| SalimaCentral Region | 60 km NW | 30° | 21° | 204 mm |
| DedzaCentral Region | 71 km WSW | 24° | 15° | 172 mm |
| MandimbaNiassa Province | 85 km ESE | 28° | 19° | 177 mm |
| NtcheuCentral Region | 87 km SSW | 26° | 17° | 165 mm |
| LichingaNiassa Province | 92 km NNE | 25° | 16° | 195 mm |
| UlonguéTete | 93 km SW | 26° | 16° | 171 mm |