Maputo Weather in March
Maputo in March
The short of it: Maputo in March averages a high of 31 °C (88 °F) and a low of 20 °C (68 °F), with 96 mm (3.8 in) of rain and about 12 h 18 min of daylight. Rated 2 of 5 for a visit; the best months are July and June. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 31° · low 20° · rain 96 mm · daylight 12 h 18 min
✦✦ Travel with care for a visit · best months: July & June
Thirty years of records give Maputo an average March high of 31°, a low of 20° and some 96 mm of rain. Days run hot, near 31° in the afternoon; ride early and rest at noon. Wet spells are common — about 96 mm, the 4th wettest month.
The sun is up for about 12 h 18 min in mid-March, 42 minutes less than a month before.
For the traveller: pack linen, a wide hat and water, and an oilskin besides. The Almanac rates March 2 of 5 for a visit; the finest months here are July and June.
Against its neighbours, Maputo runs warmer than most and wetter than most in March. Matola, 12 km to the W, sees much the same highs.
March in Maputo, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 4th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 4th wettest of 12
- Versus February
- 1° colder, 35 mm less rain
- Versus April
- 2° warmer
- Day–night spread
- 11°
- Snow season
- seldom any
- Daylight, mid-month
- 12 h 18 min
- Average wind
- 11 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
March averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MatolaMaputo Province | 12 km W | 31° | 20° | 82 mm |
| BoaneMaputo Province | 27 km WSW | 31° | 19° | 72 mm |
| MarracueneMaputo Province | 27 km NNE | 31° | 20° | 95 mm |
| Bela VistaMaputo Province | 43 km SSE | 30° | 19° | 84 mm |
| MoambaMaputo Province | 53 km NW | 31° | 19° | 69 mm |
| NamaachaMaputo Province | 56 km W | 28° | 17° | 88 mm |
| ManhiçaMaputo Province | 67 km NNE | 31° | 20° | 106 mm |
| VuvulaneLubombo Region | 72 km W | 30° | 19° | 87 mm |