Blantyre weather in March

In March, Blantyre sees average daytime highs of 27°C and overnight lows near 20°C, with 166 mm of rain across 19.1 wet days and about 12.1 hours of daylight. It is the 7th-warmest and 4th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 27°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 16% of the time in March, and the air most often feels muggy.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 18 min at the start of March to 11 h 54 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, March is Blantyre's 9th-clearest and 9th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Blantyre's year-round climate.

Daytime high
27°
7th warmest
Overnight low
20°
8th coldest
Rainfall
166 mm
19.1 wet days
Daylight
12 h 06 min
5:46 AM – 5:53 PM
Cloud cover
65%
9th clearest
Wind
7 km/h
9th windiest
Solar energy
5.3 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.1
out of 10

Blantyre is city in Malawi.

Founded
1876

Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.

Temperature in March

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 27°C through the month.

A typical March day in Blantyre reaches about 27°C in the afternoon and slips back to 20°C overnight — a 8°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 25°C and 30°C. Set against its neighbours, March runs on par with February and about 1°C warmer than April.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
12720
22720
32720
42720
52720
62720
72720
82720
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112720
122720
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Blantyre weather by month

How March compares with the rest of the year at a glance. March is the 7th-warmest and 4th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan27° / 21°32125.812.84.0
Feb27° / 20°20119.812.54.5
Mar27° / 20°16619.112.15.1
Apr26° / 18°5010.511.76.7
May25° / 15°144.311.38.1
Jun23° / 13°114.111.18.1
Jul23° / 13°145.211.27.9
Aug25° / 14°72.311.58.4
Sep28° / 16°92.211.97.3
Oct30° / 19°294.712.45.7
Nov31° / 21°9012.312.74.5
Dec29° / 21°22522.812.93.9

Cloud cover in March

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 16% of the time in March.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 27% of March, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 57%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13367
23367
33466
43466
53664
63664
73763
83862
93862
103961
113961
124060
134060
144159
154159
164258
174357
184456
194456
204555
214555
224852
234852
244951
255050
265149
275248
285347
295347
305545
315545

Chance of precipitation in March

Any precipitation

Blantyre gets around 166 mm of rain over 19.1 wet days in March. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 62% and peaks near 70% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

0%20%40%60%80%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
170
270
370
470
569
668
768
867
966
1065
1165
1264
1364
1463
1563
1662
1762
1861
1961
2060
2159
2259
2358
2457
2556
2656
2755
2854
2953
3052
3151

Humidity in March

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Most of March feels muggy — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

By dew point, March lands in the muggy band about 76% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 85% of them.

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Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
1087517
2087616
3087715
4087715
5087814
6097813
7097813
80107812
90107812
100117811
110117811
120117910
131127710
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20213778
21214777
22214777
23215767
24216757
25217747
26318736
27319726
28320716
29321715
30423685
31425674

Wind in March

Winds average 7 km/h in March.

Across March, daily wind ranges from about 7 km/h on the calmest days to 8 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
17calm
27calm
37calm
47calm
57calm
67calm
77calm
87calm
97calm
107calm
117calm
127calm
137calm
147calm
157calm
167calm
177calm
187calm
197calm
207calm
217calm
227calm
237calm
247calm
257calm
267calm
277calm
287calm
298calm
308calm
318calm

Sunrise & sunset in March

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 18 min at the start of March to 11 h 54 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 24 minutes over March. Sunrise moves from 5:43 AM to 5:48 AM, and sunset from 6:03 PM to 5:41 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.35:436:03
212.35:436:03
312.35:446:02
412.35:446:01
512.35:446:01
612.35:446:00
712.25:455:59
812.25:455:59
912.25:455:58
1012.25:455:57
1112.25:455:57
1212.25:465:56
1312.25:465:55
1412.15:465:54
1512.15:465:54
1612.15:465:53
1712.15:465:52
1812.15:475:51
1912.15:475:51
2012.05:475:50
2112.05:475:49
2212.05:475:48
2312.05:475:48
2412.05:485:47
2512.05:485:46
2612.05:485:45
2711.95:485:45
2811.95:485:44
2911.95:485:43
3011.95:485:42
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Solar energy in March

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in March, about 5.3 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.15 kWh/m² to a high of 6.44 kWh/m² in October across the year — March's 5.3 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.3Bright
25.3Bright
35.3Bright
45.3Bright
55.3Bright
65.3Bright
75.3Bright
85.3Bright
95.3Bright
105.3Bright
115.3Bright
125.3Bright
135.3Bright
145.3Bright
155.3Bright
165.3Bright
175.3Bright
185.3Bright
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215.3Bright
225.3Bright
235.3Bright
245.2Bright
255.2Bright
265.2Bright
275.2Bright
285.2Bright
295.2Bright
305.2Bright
315.2Bright
Planning a trip in March

Hazard calendar for Blantyre

In seasonPeak

In March, Blantyre sits inside its monsoon season. The full year is below, with each hazard's peak months called out.

Blantyre's monsoon runs December–March, when most of the year's rain falls.

Monsoon
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec

Is March a good time to visit Blantyre?

Our two travel scores rate March for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal).

5.1
Sightseeing
8th-best month of the year
5.3
Beach & pool
9th-best month of the year

March is a reasonable time to visit Blantyre for sightseeing.

What to pack for Blantyre in March

From March's temperature range, rain chance, sun and wind — what's worth putting in the bag.

In March, Blantyre sees daytime highs around 27°C and nights near 20°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 19 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Blantyre in March

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in March peaks around 15 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Blantyre peaks around January 16 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 21 at about 8 (very high).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — every month of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highExtremeJan 16UV 15Jun 21UV 8
UV index (midday)Level
Jan15Extreme
Feb15Extreme
Mar15Extreme
Apr12Extreme
May9Very high
Jun8Very high
Jul8Very high
Aug10Very high
Sep11Extreme
Oct13Extreme
Nov13Extreme
Dec15Extreme

Air quality in Blantyre in March

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

Average fine-particle pollution (PM2.5) through the year — so you can see where March falls, not just the annual average.

Air quality in Blantyre is worst in September — around 65 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 3.1× the cleanest month (January, 21 µg/m³).

Modeled monthly averages (CAMS reanalysis, 2015–2024).

020406080JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModeratePoorUnhealthyPoorModerateSep 1064 µg/m³Jan 1321 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan21Moderate
Feb27Moderate
Mar31Moderate
Apr37Poor
May51Poor
Jun55Poor
Jul59Unhealthy
Aug62Unhealthy
Sep65Unhealthy
Oct43Poor
Nov27Moderate
Dec23Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Blantyre?

Blantyre sits at 15.8°S, 35.0°E, 1,041 m above sea level, in Malawi. The nearest listed city is Zomba, 55 km away.

ZombaMwanzaMulanjeLiwondeMilangeBalakaNtcheuNsanje

Topography around Blantyre

How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of Blantyre.

Within 3 km, the terrain around Blantyre has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 284 m around an average of 1,035 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,235 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,911 m.

The land around Blantyre is covered by artificial surfaces (43%) and trees (41%) within 3 km, cropland (37%), trees (20%) and shrubs (20%) within 16 km, and cropland (40%) and shrubs (24%) within 80 km.

3 km
284 m
16 km
1,235 m
80 km
2,911 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaces
March weather nearby: Zomba 55 km · Mwanza 56 km · Mulanje 59 km · Liwonde 83 km · Milange 89 km · Balaka 90 km · Ntcheu 114 km · Nsanje 129 km

Malawi travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 2
Exercise Increased Caution
Power plugs
Type G
230 V · 50 Hz
Prices
≈ 53% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$672
2025
Happiness
3.3 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water
18%
of population, 2024
Homicide rate
1.8
per 100k, 2012
Road deaths
33.4
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
Low
World Bank
English
Low
EF EPI 465
Religion
Protestant 34%other Christian 27%Roman Catholic 17%Muslim 14%

Sources: World Bank, US State Department, World Happiness Report, WHO/UNICEF, EF EPI, CIA World Factbook.

Data sources

Temperature, precipitation, cloud, humidity, wind and solar figures are a 1991–2020 climatology for Blantyre (-15.785°, 35.0085°, elevation 1,041 m), computed from hourly ERA5 reanalysis — contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information. Sun figures are astronomical calculations, not observations. City data © GeoNames, CC BY 4.0. Map outlines from Natural Earth (public domain); interactive map © Google. UV index is derived from CAMS (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service) clear-sky UV data — contains modified Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information. Monthly air-quality (PM2.5) seasonality is from the CAMS EAC4 reanalysis (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service), scaled to the WHO annual mean where available. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).