Kataba Weather in March
Kataba in March
The short of it: Kataba in March averages a high of 27 °C (80 °F) and a low of 18 °C (64 °F), with 211 mm (8.3 in) of rain and about 12 h 12 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 27° · low 18° · rain 211 mm · daylight 12 h 12 min
✦✦✦ Fair for a visit · best months: June & July
March in Kataba brings afternoons near 27° and nights around 18°, with about 211 mm of rain over the month. Much like February: highs about 27°, nights near 18°. Easy travelling weather. Wet spells are common — about 211 mm, the 4th wettest month.
The sun is up for about 12 h 12 min in mid-March, 18 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 June and July.
Against its neighbours, Kataba runs warmer than most and drier than most in March. Samfya, 63 km to the NNW, sees much the same highs.
March in Kataba, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 6th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 4th wettest of 12
- Versus February
- about the same, 35 mm less rain
- Versus April
- about the same
- Day–night spread
- 9°
- Snow season
- seldom any
- Daylight, mid-month
- 12 h 12 min
- Average wind
- 8 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
March averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SamfyaLuapula Province | 63 km NNW | 27° | 17° | 233 mm |
| LubweLuapula Province | 87 km N | 27° | 17° | 253 mm |
| ChilubiNorthern Province | 87 km NNE | 27° | 18° | 278 mm |
| MansaLuapula Province | 123 km NW | 27° | 16° | 197 mm |
| SerenjeCentral Province | 158 km SSE | 26° | 16° | 148 mm |
| MokamboHaut-Katanga | 167 km WSW | 26° | 15° | 195 mm |
| MapaloCopperbelt | 168 km SW | 28° | 17° | 175 mm |
| NdolaCopperbelt | 173 km SW | 28° | 17° | 180 mm |