Mzimba Weather in March
Mzimba in March
The short of it: Mzimba in March averages a high of 26 °C (78 °F) and a low of 16 °C (61 °F), with 162 mm (6.4 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 162 mm · daylight 12 h 12 min
✦✦✦ Fair for a visit · best months: July & June
March in Mzimba brings afternoons near 26° and nights around 16°, with about 162 mm of rain over the month. Much like February: highs about 26°, nights near 16°. Easy travelling weather. Wet spells are common — about 162 mm, the 4th wettest month.
The sun is up for about 12 h 12 min in mid-March, 18 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, Mzimba runs cooler than most and about as wet in March. Lundazi, 63 km to the SW, is 2° warmer by day.
March in Mzimba, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 5th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 4th wettest of 12
- Versus February
- about the same, 40 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LundaziEastern Province | 63 km SW | 27° | 17° | 161 mm |
| MzuzuNorthern Region | 67 km NE | 25° | 16° | 233 mm |
| Nkhata BayNorthern Region | 82 km ENE | 28° | 20° | 323 mm |
| ChamaMuchinga | 91 km NNW | 28° | 20° | 116 mm |
| RumphiNorthern Region | 102 km NNE | 26° | 18° | 140 mm |
| ChisumuluNorthern Region | 112 km E | 29° | 23° | 236 mm |
| LikomaNorthern Region | 125 km E | 29° | 23° | 205 mm |
| KasunguCentral Region | 127 km S | 27° | 17° | 134 mm |