Kitwe Weather in March
Kitwe in March
The short of it: Kitwe in March averages a high of 28 °C (82 °F) and a low of 16 °C (61 °F), with 201 mm (7.9 in) of rain and about 12 h 12 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 28° · low 16° · rain 201 mm · daylight 12 h 12 min
✦✦✦ Fair for a visit · best months: July & June
Thirty years of records give Kitwe an average March high of 28°, a low of 16° and some 201 mm of rain. Much like February: highs about 28°, nights near 16°. Easy travelling weather. Wet spells are common — about 201 mm, the 4th wettest month.
The sun is up for about 12 h 12 min in mid-March, 20 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 July and June.
Against its neighbours, Kitwe runs warmer than most and wetter than most in March. Kalulushi, 14 km to the WSW, is 1° cooler by day.
March in Kitwe, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 6th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 4th wettest of 12
- Versus February
- about the same, 26 mm less rain
- Versus April
- about the same
- Day–night spread
- 12°
- Snow season
- seldom any
- Daylight, mid-month
- 12 h 12 min
- Average wind
- 7 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
March averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| KalulushiCopperbelt | 14 km WSW | 27° | 15° | 202 mm |
| ChambishiCopperbelt | 26 km NW | 27° | 15° | 200 mm |
| MufuliraCopperbelt | 28 km N | 27° | 16° | 197 mm |
| LuanshyaCopperbelt | 43 km SSE | 28° | 16° | 198 mm |
| MokamboHaut-Katanga | 44 km NNE | 26° | 15° | 195 mm |
| ChingolaCopperbelt | 47 km NW | 27° | 15° | 201 mm |
| NdolaCopperbelt | 49 km ESE | 28° | 17° | 180 mm |
| MapaloCopperbelt | 52 km ESE | 28° | 17° | 175 mm |