Tsumkwe Weather in March
Tsumkwe in March
The short of it: Tsumkwe in March averages a high of 31 °C (88 °F) and a low of 18 °C (64 °F), with 68 mm (2.7 in) of rain and about 12 h 15 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 31° · low 18° · rain 68 mm · daylight 12 h 15 min
✦✦✦ Fair for a visit · best months: July & June
Thirty years of records give Tsumkwe an average March high of 31°, a low of 18° and some 68 mm of rain. Days run hot, near 31° in the afternoon; ride early and rest at noon. Wet spells are common — about 68 mm, the 4th 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 July and June.
Against its neighbours, Tsumkwe runs about middling and drier than most in March. Ndiyona, 174 km to the N, is 1° cooler by day.
March in Tsumkwe, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 7th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 4th wettest of 12
- Versus February
- 1° colder, 34 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NdiyonaKavango East | 174 km N | 30° | 18° | 101 mm |
| GumareNorth-West | 176 km E | 32° | 19° | 64 mm |
| NokanengNorth-West | 185 km E | 33° | 19° | 64 mm |
| ShakaweNorth-West | 196 km NE | 31° | 19° | 77 mm |
| DivunduKavango East | 199 km NNE | 30° | 18° | 88 mm |
| OtjituuoOtjozondjupa Region | 200 km W | 30° | 18° | 75 mm |
| RunduKavango East | 202 km NNW | 32° | 19° | 96 mm |
| BaganiZambezi Region | 202 km NE | 31° | 18° | 87 mm |