Mponela Weather in March
Mponela in March
The short of it: Mponela in March averages a high of 26 °C (78 °F) and a low of 16 °C (61 °F), with 153 mm (6.0 in) of rain and about 12 h 12 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 26° · low 16° · rain 153 mm · daylight 12 h 12 min
✦✦✦ Fair for a visit · best months: July & June
Thirty years of records give Mponela an average March high of 26°, a low of 16° and some 153 mm of rain. Much like February: highs about 26°, nights near 16°. Easy travelling weather. Wet spells are common — about 153 mm, the 4th 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 July and June.
Against its neighbours, Mponela runs about middling and drier than most in March. Ntchisi, 19 km to the E, is 1° cooler by day.
March in Mponela, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 7th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 4th wettest of 12
- Versus February
- about the same, 43 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
- 8 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
March averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NtchisiCentral Region | 19 km E | 24° | 15° | 168 mm |
| ChipeniCentral Region | 23 km NE | 25° | 16° | 166 mm |
| DowaCentral Region | 25 km ESE | 24° | 16° | 172 mm |
| LilongweCentral Region | 49 km S | 27° | 17° | 150 mm |
| KasunguCentral Region | 62 km NNW | 27° | 17° | 134 mm |
| SalimaCentral Region | 83 km ESE | 30° | 21° | 204 mm |
| NkhotakotaCentral Region | 90 km NE | 29° | 22° | 345 mm |
| MchinjiCentral Region | 97 km WSW | 26° | 16° | 165 mm |