Centenary Weather in March
Centenary in March
The short of it: Centenary in March averages a high of 26 °C (78 °F) and a low of 15 °C (59 °F), with 118 mm (4.6 in) of rain and about 12 h 14 min of daylight. Rated 3 of 5 for a visit; the best months are May and August. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 26° · low 15° · rain 118 mm · daylight 12 h 14 min
✦✦✦ Fair for a visit · best months: May & August
Thirty years of records give Centenary an average March high of 26°, a low of 15° and some 118 mm of rain. Much like February: highs about 26°, nights near 15°. Easy travelling weather. Wet spells are common — about 118 mm, the 4th wettest month.
The sun is up for about 12 h 14 min in mid-March, 26 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 May and August.
Against its neighbours, Centenary runs cooler than most and wetter than most in March. Mvurwi, 45 km to the SW, sees much the same highs.
March in Centenary, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 7th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 4th wettest of 12
- Versus February
- about the same, 84 mm less rain
- Versus April
- 1° warmer
- Day–night spread
- 11°
- Snow season
- seldom any
- Daylight, mid-month
- 12 h 14 min
- Average wind
- 8 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
March averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MvurwiMashonaland Central | 45 km SW | 26° | 15° | 124 mm |
| MadziwaMashonaland Central | 50 km ESE | 27° | 16° | 96 mm |
| Mount DarwinMashonaland Central | 50 km E | 29° | 18° | 79 mm |
| BinduraMashonaland Central | 68 km SSE | 27° | 15° | 113 mm |
| GlendaleMashonaland Central | 70 km S | 26° | 15° | 116 mm |
| ConcessionMashonaland Central | 75 km SSW | 26° | 15° | 116 mm |
| RaffingoraMashonaland West | 80 km WSW | 26° | 15° | 101 mm |
| ShamvaMashonaland Central | 82 km SE | 28° | 16° | 112 mm |