Macheke Weather in March
Macheke in March
The short of it: Macheke in March averages a high of 24 °C (75 °F) and a low of 13 °C (56 °F), with 106 mm (4.2 in) of rain and about 12 h 14 min of daylight. Rated 3 of 5 for a visit; the best months are August and May. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 24° · low 13° · rain 106 mm · daylight 12 h 14 min
✦✦✦ Fair for a visit · best months: August & May
Thirty years of records give Macheke an average March high of 24°, a low of 13° and some 106 mm of rain. Much like February: highs about 24°, nights near 13°. Easy travelling weather. Wet spells are common — about 106 mm, the 5th wettest month.
The sun is up for about 12 h 14 min in mid-March, 28 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 August and May.
Against its neighbours, Macheke runs cooler than most and about as wet in March. Headlands, 26 km to the SE, is 1° cooler by day.
March in Macheke, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 7th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 5th wettest of 12
- Versus February
- 1° colder, 45 mm less rain
- Versus April
- 1° warmer
- Day–night spread
- 11°
- Snow season
- seldom any
- Daylight, mid-month
- 12 h 14 min
- Average wind
- 7 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
March averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HeadlandsManicaland | 26 km SE | 24° | 13° | 99 mm |
| MaronderaMashonaland East Province | 32 km W | 24° | 13° | 105 mm |
| RusapeManicaland | 52 km SE | 26° | 15° | 92 mm |
| MurewaMashonaland East Province | 56 km N | 26° | 15° | 109 mm |
| RuwaMashonaland East Province | 70 km WNW | 26° | 14° | 116 mm |
| NyazuraManicaland | 71 km SSE | 26° | 15° | 111 mm |
| EpworthHarare | 79 km WNW | 26° | 15° | 114 mm |
| ChitungwizaHarare | 83 km W | 27° | 15° | 101 mm |