Samfya Weather in March
Samfya in March
The short of it: Samfya in March averages a high of 27 °C (80 °F) and a low of 17 °C (63 °F), with 233 mm (9.2 in) of rain and about 12 h 11 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 17° · rain 233 mm · daylight 12 h 11 min
✦✦✦ Fair for a visit · best months: June & July
March in Samfya brings afternoons near 27° and nights around 17°, with about 233 mm of rain over the month. Much like February: highs about 27°, nights near 17°. Easy travelling weather. Wet spells are common — about 233 mm, the 4th wettest month.
The sun is up for about 12 h 11 min in mid-March, 17 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, Samfya runs warmer than most and drier than most in March. Lubwe, 29 km to the NNE, sees much the same highs.
March in Samfya, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 7th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 4th wettest of 12
- Versus February
- about the same, 10 mm less rain
- Versus April
- about the same
- Day–night spread
- 10°
- Snow season
- seldom any
- Daylight, mid-month
- 12 h 11 min
- Average wind
- 9 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
March averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LubweLuapula Province | 29 km NNE | 27° | 17° | 253 mm |
| ChilubiNorthern Province | 51 km ENE | 27° | 18° | 278 mm |
| KatabaCopperbelt | 63 km SSE | 27° | 18° | 211 mm |
| MansaLuapula Province | 75 km WNW | 27° | 16° | 197 mm |
| LuwinguNorthern Province | 129 km NNE | 27° | 16° | 265 mm |
| MwenseLuapula Province | 144 km NW | 29° | 18° | 201 mm |
| MokamboHaut-Katanga | 177 km SW | 26° | 15° | 195 mm |
| KawambwaLuapula Province | 183 km NNW | 28° | 17° | 242 mm |