Rumphi Weather in March
Rumphi in March
The short of it: Rumphi in March averages a high of 26 °C (79 °F) and a low of 18 °C (64 °F), with 140 mm (5.5 in) of rain and about 12 h 11 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 18° · rain 140 mm · daylight 12 h 11 min
✦✦✦ Fair for a visit · best months: July & June
March in Rumphi brings afternoons near 26° and nights around 18°, with about 140 mm of rain over the month. Much like February: highs about 26°, nights near 18°. Easy travelling weather. Wet spells are common — about 140 mm, the 4th wettest month.
The sun is up for about 12 h 11 min in mid-March, 17 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, Rumphi runs cooler than most and drier than most in March. Mzuzu, 53 km to the SSE, is 2° cooler by day.
March in Rumphi, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 7th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 4th wettest of 12
- Versus February
- about the same, 34 mm less rain
- Versus April
- 1° warmer
- Day–night spread
- 8°
- Snow season
- seldom any
- Daylight, mid-month
- 12 h 11 min
- Average wind
- 7 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
March averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MzuzuNorthern Region | 53 km SSE | 25° | 16° | 233 mm |
| LivingstoniaNorthern Region | 53 km NNE | 26° | 18° | 296 mm |
| ChamaMuchinga | 80 km WSW | 28° | 20° | 116 mm |
| Nkhata BayNorthern Region | 81 km SE | 28° | 20° | 323 mm |
| LiuliRuvuma | 85 km E | 28° | 21° | 260 mm |
| MandaNjombe | 100 km NE | 29° | 22° | 260 mm |
| MzimbaNorthern Region | 102 km SSW | 26° | 16° | 162 mm |
| Mbamba BayRuvuma | 103 km ESE | 28° | 22° | 254 mm |