Mapalo Weather in March
Mapalo in March
The short of it: Mapalo in March averages a high of 28 °C (82 °F) and a low of 17 °C (62 °F), with 175 mm (6.9 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 28° · low 17° · rain 175 mm · daylight 12 h 12 min
✦✦✦ Fair for a visit · best months: June & July
March in Mapalo brings afternoons near 28° and nights around 17°, with about 175 mm of rain over the month. Much like February: highs about 28°, nights near 17°. Easy travelling weather. Wet spells are common — about 175 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 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, Mapalo runs cooler than most and drier than most in March. Ndola, 5 km to the WSW, sees much the same highs.
March in Mapalo, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 5th 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 12 min
- Average wind
- 9 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
March averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NdolaCopperbelt | 5 km WSW | 28° | 17° | 180 mm |
| LuanshyaCopperbelt | 35 km SW | 28° | 16° | 198 mm |
| KitweCopperbelt | 52 km WNW | 28° | 16° | 201 mm |
| IbengaCopperbelt | 54 km SSW | 28° | 16° | 184 mm |
| KalulushiCopperbelt | 63 km W | 27° | 15° | 202 mm |
| MufuliraCopperbelt | 64 km NW | 27° | 16° | 197 mm |
| MokamboHaut-Katanga | 67 km NNW | 26° | 15° | 195 mm |
| ChambishiCopperbelt | 75 km WNW | 27° | 15° | 200 mm |