Gikongoro Weather in March
Gikongoro in March
The short of it: Gikongoro in March averages a high of 23 °C (74 °F) and a low of 13 °C (55 °F), with 123 mm (4.8 in) of rain and about 12 h 8 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 23° · low 13° · rain 123 mm · daylight 12 h 8 min
✦✦✦ Fair for a visit · best months: June & July
Thirty years of records give Gikongoro an average March high of 23°, a low of 13° and some 123 mm of rain. Much like February: highs about 23°, nights near 13°. Easy travelling weather. Wet spells are common — about 123 mm, the 4th wettest month.
The sun is up for about 12 h 8 min in mid-March.
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, Gikongoro runs cooler than most and wetter than most in March. Nzega, 3 km to the SW, sees much the same highs.
March in Gikongoro, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 7th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 4th wettest of 12
- Versus February
- about the same, 18 mm more rain
- Versus April
- 1° warmer
- Day–night spread
- 10°
- Snow season
- seldom any
- Daylight, mid-month
- 12 h 8 min
- Average wind
- 7 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
March averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NzegaSouthern Province | 3 km SW | 23° | 13° | 123 mm |
| NyanzaSouthern Province | 23 km ENE | 25° | 14° | 106 mm |
| ButareSouthern Province | 24 km SE | 25° | 15° | 113 mm |
| RuhangoSouthern Province | 36 km NE | 25° | 15° | 104 mm |
| MahembeWestern Province | 40 km NW | 23° | 13° | 134 mm |
| KarambiWestern Province | 40 km WNW | 23° | 13° | 142 mm |
| CyatoWestern Province | 43 km WNW | 23° | 13° | 144 mm |
| GitesiWestern Province | 43 km NNW | 24° | 14° | 115 mm |