Windhoek Weather in March
Windhoek in March
The short of it: Windhoek in March averages a high of 29 °C (84 °F) and a low of 16 °C (60 °F), with 71 mm (2.8 in) of rain and about 12 h 17 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 71 mm · daylight 12 h 17 min
✦✦✦ Fair for a visit · best months: June & July
March in Windhoek brings afternoons near 29° and nights around 16°, with about 71 mm of rain over the month. Much like February: highs about 29°, nights near 16°. Easy travelling weather. Wet spells are common — about 71 mm, the 3rd wettest month.
The sun is up for about 12 h 17 min in mid-March, 36 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, Windhoek runs cooler than most and about as wet in March. Katutura, 5 km to the NNW, sees much the same highs.
March in Windhoek, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 7th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 3rd wettest of 12
- Versus February
- 1° colder, 23 mm less rain
- Versus April
- 2° warmer
- Day–night spread
- 13°
- Snow season
- seldom any
- Daylight, mid-month
- 12 h 17 min
- Average wind
- 8 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
March averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| KatuturaKhomas Region | 5 km NNW | 29° | 16° | 71 mm |
| Groot AubKhomas Region | 44 km SSE | 28° | 14° | 70 mm |
| OkahandjaOtjozondjupa Region | 67 km NNW | 30° | 16° | 74 mm |
| RehobothHardap Region | 84 km S | 29° | 15° | 61 mm |
| OmitaraOmaheke Region | 100 km ENE | 29° | 15° | 74 mm |
| OtjimbingweErongo Region | 101 km WNW | 32° | 18° | 53 mm |
| KaribibErongo Region | 144 km WNW | 31° | 18° | 62 mm |
| WitvleiOmaheke Region | 146 km E | 29° | 15° | 62 mm |