Zomba Weather in March
Zomba in March
The short of it: Zomba in March averages a high of 27 °C (80 °F) and a low of 18 °C (64 °F), with 168 mm (6.6 in) of rain and about 12 h 13 min of daylight. Rated 3 of 5 for a visit; the best months are June and July. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 27° · low 18° · rain 168 mm · daylight 12 h 13 min
✦✦✦ Fair for a visit · best months: June & July
Thirty years of records give Zomba an average March high of 27°, a low of 18° and some 168 mm of rain. Much like February: highs about 27°, nights near 18°. Easy travelling weather. Wet spells are common — about 168 mm, the 4th wettest month.
The sun is up for about 12 h 13 min in mid-March, 24 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 June and July.
Against its neighbours, Zomba runs cooler than most and drier than most in March. Machinga, 24 km to the N, sees much the same highs.
March in Zomba, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 7th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 4th wettest of 12
- Versus February
- 1° colder, 46 mm less rain
- Versus April
- 1° warmer
- Day–night spread
- 9°
- Snow season
- seldom any
- Daylight, mid-month
- 12 h 13 min
- Average wind
- 7 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
March averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MachingaSouthern Region | 24 km N | 27° | 18° | 163 mm |
| LiwondeSouthern Region | 37 km NNW | 30° | 20° | 129 mm |
| ChiradzuluSouthern Region | 37 km SSW | 25° | 17° | 202 mm |
| BlantyreSouthern Region | 55 km SW | 26° | 17° | 182 mm |
| PhalombeSouthern Region | 59 km SE | 27° | 18° | 230 mm |
| BalakaSouthern Region | 60 km NW | 29° | 19° | 147 mm |
| InsacaNiassa Province | 63 km ENE | 29° | 20° | 160 mm |
| LuchenzaSouthern Region | 69 km S | 28° | 18° | 198 mm |