Masvingo Weather in March
Masvingo in March
The short of it: Masvingo in March averages a high of 27 °C (81 °F) and a low of 16 °C (60 °F), with 86 mm (3.4 in) of rain and about 12 h 15 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 16° · rain 86 mm · daylight 12 h 15 min
✦✦✦ Fair for a visit · best months: June & July
Thirty years of records give Masvingo an average March high of 27°, a low of 16° and some 86 mm of rain. Much like February: highs about 27°, nights near 16°. Easy travelling weather. Wet spells are common — about 86 mm, the 4th wettest month.
The sun is up for about 12 h 15 min in mid-March, 32 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, Masvingo runs warmer than most and about as wet in March. Mashava, 36 km to the W, sees much the same highs.
March in Masvingo, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 7th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 4th wettest of 12
- Versus February
- 1° colder, 28 mm less rain
- Versus April
- 1° warmer
- Day–night spread
- 12°
- Snow season
- seldom any
- Daylight, mid-month
- 12 h 15 min
- Average wind
- 7 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
March averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MashavaMasvingo Province | 36 km W | 27° | 16° | 72 mm |
| ZvishavaneMasvingo Province | 85 km WSW | 28° | 17° | 60 mm |
| MvumaMidlands Province | 93 km NNW | 26° | 14° | 83 mm |
| ShurugwiMidlands Province | 96 km WNW | 26° | 15° | 107 mm |
| LalapanziMidlands Province | 106 km NW | 26° | 14° | 88 mm |
| ChivhuMashonaland East Province | 116 km N | 25° | 14° | 95 mm |
| GweruMidlands Province | 126 km WNW | 27° | 15° | 73 mm |
| ChiredziMasvingo Province | 140 km SE | 31° | 19° | 68 mm |