Ntchisi Weather in March
Ntchisi in March
The short of it: Ntchisi in March averages a high of 24 °C (76 °F) and a low of 15 °C (59 °F), with 168 mm (6.6 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 15° · rain 168 mm · daylight 12 h 12 min
✦✦✦ Fair for a visit · best months: May & August
March in Ntchisi brings afternoons near 24° and nights around 15°, with about 168 mm of rain over the month. Much like February: highs about 24°, nights near 15°. Easy travelling weather. Wet spells are common — about 168 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 May and August.
Against its neighbours, Ntchisi runs cooler than most and about as wet in March. Chipeni, 14 km to the N, sees much the same highs.
March in Ntchisi, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 6th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 4th wettest of 12
- Versus February
- about the same, 34 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ChipeniCentral Region | 14 km N | 25° | 16° | 166 mm |
| DowaCentral Region | 14 km S | 24° | 16° | 172 mm |
| MponelaCentral Region | 19 km W | 26° | 16° | 153 mm |
| LilongweCentral Region | 51 km SSW | 27° | 17° | 150 mm |
| SalimaCentral Region | 65 km ESE | 30° | 21° | 204 mm |
| KasunguCentral Region | 72 km NW | 27° | 17° | 134 mm |
| NkhotakotaCentral Region | 78 km NNE | 29° | 22° | 345 mm |
| ChipokaCentral Region | 83 km SE | 30° | 21° | 168 mm |