Mataika Weather in March
Mataika in March
The short of it: Mataika in March averages a high of 30 °C (86 °F) and a low of 24 °C (76 °F), with 272 mm (10.7 in) of rain and about 12 h 15 min of daylight. Rated 2 of 5 for a visit; the best months are July and August. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 30° · low 24° · rain 272 mm · daylight 12 h 15 min
✦✦ Travel with care for a visit · best months: July & August
Thirty years of records give Mataika an average March high of 30°, a low of 24° and some 272 mm of rain. Days run hot, near 30° in the afternoon; ride early and rest at noon. Wet spells are common — about 272 mm, the 2nd wettest month.
The sun is up for about 12 h 15 min in mid-March, 29 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 August.
Against its neighbours, Mataika runs cooler than most and drier than most in March. Leimātu'a, 3 km to the NW, sees much the same highs.
March in Mataika, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 2nd warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 2nd wettest of 12
- Versus February
- about the same, 35 mm more rain
- Versus April
- 1° warmer
- Day–night spread
- 6°
- Snow season
- seldom any
- Daylight, mid-month
- 12 h 15 min
- Average wind
- 11 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
March averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Leimātu'aVavau | 3 km NW | 30° | 24° | 272 mm |
| Ta'aneaVavau | 3 km ENE | 30° | 24° | 286 mm |
| NeiafuVavau | 4 km SSW | 30° | 25° | 275 mm |
| TefisiVavau | 5 km WSW | 30° | 25° | 280 mm |
| PangaimotuVavau | 8 km SSW | 30° | 25° | 290 mm |
| LongomapuVavau | 10 km WSW | 30° | 24° | 282 mm |
| Fangale’oungaHaapai | 132 km SSW | 30° | 24° | 280 mm |
| PangaiHaapai | 139 km SSW | 30° | 24° | 264 mm |