Otavi Weather in March
Otavi in March
The short of it: Otavi in March averages a high of 29 °C (84 °F) and a low of 16 °C (61 °F), with 85 mm (3.3 in) of rain and about 12 h 15 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 29° · low 16° · rain 85 mm · daylight 12 h 15 min
✦✦✦ Fair for a visit · best months: June & July
Thirty years of records give Otavi an average March high of 29°, a low of 16° and some 85 mm of rain. Much like February: highs about 29°, nights near 16°. Easy travelling weather. Wet spells are common — about 85 mm, the 3rd wettest month.
The sun is up for about 12 h 15 min in mid-March, 31 minutes less than a month before.
For the traveller: pack linen, a wide hat and water, 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, Otavi runs cooler than most and drier than most in March. Tsumeb, 58 km to the NE, is 1° warmer by day.
March in Otavi, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 7th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 3rd wettest of 12
- Versus February
- 1° colder, 40 mm less rain
- Versus April
- 1° warmer
- Day–night spread
- 13°
- Snow season
- seldom any
- Daylight, mid-month
- 12 h 15 min
- Average wind
- 8 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
March averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| TsumebOshikoto Region | 58 km NE | 30° | 18° | 88 mm |
| GrootfonteinOtjozondjupa Region | 80 km E | 29° | 17° | 94 mm |
| OkakararaOtjozondjupa Region | 106 km S | 30° | 16° | 72 mm |
| OshiveloOshikoto Region | 115 km N | 31° | 18° | 92 mm |
| TsintsabisOshikoto Region | 117 km NE | 31° | 18° | 96 mm |
| OtjiwarongoOtjozondjupa Region | 117 km SW | 30° | 16° | 85 mm |
| OtjituuoOtjozondjupa Region | 131 km E | 30° | 18° | 75 mm |
| OutjoKunene Region | 135 km WSW | 30° | 17° | 81 mm |