Chunga Weather in March
Chunga in March
The short of it: Chunga in March averages a high of 27 °C (81 °F) and a low of 16 °C (61 °F), with 106 mm (4.2 in) of rain and about 12 h 13 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 27° · low 16° · rain 106 mm · daylight 12 h 13 min
✦✦✦ Fair for a visit · best months: July & June
Thirty years of records give Chunga an average March high of 27°, a low of 16° and some 106 mm of rain. Much like February: highs about 27°, nights near 16°. Easy travelling weather. Wet spells are common — about 106 mm, the 4th wettest month.
The sun is up for about 12 h 13 min in mid-March, 24 minutes less than a month before.
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 July and June.
Against its neighbours, Chunga runs cooler than most and drier than most in March. Lusaka, 10 km to the SSE, sees much the same highs.
March in Chunga, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 6th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 4th wettest of 12
- Versus February
- about the same, 57 mm less rain
- Versus April
- about the same
- Day–night spread
- 11°
- Snow season
- seldom any
- Daylight, mid-month
- 12 h 13 min
- Average wind
- 9 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
March averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LusakaLusaka Province | 10 km SSE | 27° | 16° | 115 mm |
| NamalombweLusaka Province | 12 km SW | 27° | 16° | 103 mm |
| MadidoLusaka Province | 12 km ESE | 27° | 16° | 110 mm |
| ChinkuliLusaka Province | 16 km E | 27° | 17° | 108 mm |
| Lusaka WestLusaka Province | 17 km W | 28° | 16° | 98 mm |
| NtandabaleLusaka Province | 18 km ESE | 27° | 16° | 113 mm |
| ChisankaneLusaka Province | 20 km SSE | 27° | 16° | 113 mm |
| ChilongoloLusaka Province | 22 km SSW | 27° | 16° | 102 mm |