Monkey Bay weather in March

In March, Monkey Bay sees average daytime highs of 27°C and overnight lows near 24°C, with 218 mm of rain across 22.1 wet days and about 12.1 hours of daylight. It is the 4th-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 28% 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 Monkey Bay's 9th-clearest and 9th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Monkey Bay's year-round climate.

Daytime high
27°
4th warmest
Overnight low
24°
7th coldest
Rainfall
218 mm
22.1 wet days
Daylight
12 h 06 min
5:47 AM – 5:53 PM
Cloud cover
61%
9th clearest
Wind
11 km/h
9th windiest
Solar energy
5.53 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.7
out of 10

Monkey Bay is human settlement in Malawi.

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 Monkey Bay reaches about 27°C in the afternoon and slips back to 24°C overnight — a 3°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 26°C and 28°C. Set against its neighbours, March runs on par with February and on par with April.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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Monkey Bay weather by month

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

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan27° / 24°37727.612.73.8
Feb27° / 24°28122.412.54.2
Mar27° / 24°21822.112.14.7
Apr27° / 23°559.311.77.1
May26° / 21°51.711.48.7
Jun24° / 20°31.111.29.1
Jul23° / 19°41.511.38.8
Aug24° / 20°10.411.59.2
Sep27° / 22°10.311.98.7
Oct29° / 24°132.112.37.1
Nov29° / 25°619.212.75.6
Dec28° / 25°27324.212.84.2

Cloud cover in March

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 28% of the time in March.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 19% of March, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 53%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
12872
22971
33070
43169
53367
63466
73664
83862
94060
104258
114258
124456
134555
144654
154654
164753
174852
184951
195050
205050
215149
225248
235347
245446
255545
265743
275941
286040
296238
306337
316436

Chance of precipitation in March

Any precipitation

Monkey Bay gets around 218 mm of rain over 22.1 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 72% and peaks near 81% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
181
280
380
479
578
678
777
876
975
1075
1174
1274
1374
1473
1573
1673
1772
1872
1971
2071
2170
2269
2368
2467
2566
2665
2764
2863
2961
3060
3159

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 50% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 96% of them.

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Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
113960
214059
314158
414257
514356
614356
724454
824553
924652
1024751
1124850
1224849
1334949
1434948
1534948
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1744947
1844946
1955045
2055144
2155243
2265242
2365440
2465539
2575637
2675835
2775934
2886032
2986230
3096328
31106426

Wind in March

Winds average 11 km/h in March.

Across March, daily wind ranges from about 10 km/h on the calmest days to 13 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
110calm
210calm
310calm
410calm
510calm
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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 5:45 AM to 5:48 AM, and sunset from 6:02 PM to 5:42 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.35:456:02
212.35:456:02
312.35:456:01
412.35:456:01
512.25:456:00
612.25:465:59
712.25:465:59
812.25:465:58
912.25:465:58
1012.25:465:57
1112.25:465:56
1212.25:475:56
1312.15:475:55
1412.15:475:54
1512.15:475:54
1612.15:475:53
1712.15:475:52
1812.15:475:52
1912.15:475:51
2012.05:475:50
2112.05:485:49
2212.05:485:49
2312.05:485:48
2412.05:485:47
2512.05:485:47
2612.05:485:46
2711.95:485:45
2811.95:485:44
2911.95:485:44
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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 5.53 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.63 kWh/m² to a high of 6.74 kWh/m² in October across the year — March's 5.53 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
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45.5Bright
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Planning a trip in March

Hazard calendar for Monkey Bay

In seasonPeak

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

Monkey Bay sits in the South Indian Ocean cyclone belt; the season peaks January–March.

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

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

Is March a good time to visit Monkey Bay?

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

4.7
Sightseeing
9th-best month of the year
4.9
Beach & pool
9th-best month of the year

March is a reasonable time to visit Monkey Bay for sightseeing.

What to pack for Monkey Bay in March

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

In March, Monkey Bay sees daytime highs around 27°C and nights near 24°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 22 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Monkey Bay 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 Monkey Bay peaks around January 20 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 19 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 20UV 15Jun 19UV 8
UV index (midday)Level
Jan15Extreme
Feb15Extreme
Mar15Extreme
Apr12Extreme
May9Very high
Jun8Very high
Jul9Very high
Aug9Very high
Sep11Extreme
Oct12Extreme
Nov12Extreme
Dec14Extreme

Air quality in Monkey Bay 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 Monkey Bay is worst in August — around 46 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), about 5.2× the cleanest month (December, 9 µg/m³).

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

0204060JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModeratePoorModerateGoodAug 2346 µg/m³Dec 219 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan10Good
Feb12Good
Mar13Moderate
Apr14Moderate
May17Moderate
Jun22Moderate
Jul28Moderate
Aug46Poor
Sep45Poor
Oct28Moderate
Nov13Moderate
Dec9Good
Location & terrain

Where is Monkey Bay?

Monkey Bay sits at 14.1°S, 34.9°E, 484 m above sea level, in Malawi. The nearest listed city is Mangochi, 58 km away.

MangochiSalimaDedzaMandimbaNtcheuLichingaUlonguéBalaka

Topography around Monkey Bay

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Monkey Bay has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 486 m around an average of 540 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 660 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,695 m.

The land around Monkey Bay is covered by water (32%) and trees (26%) within 3 km, water (65%) within 16 km, and cropland (29%), water (25%) and grassland (20%) within 80 km.

3 km
486 m
16 km
660 m
80 km
1,695 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
March weather nearby: Mangochi 58 km · Salima 60 km · Dedza 71 km · Mandimba 85 km · Ntcheu 87 km · Lichinga 92 km · Ulongué 93 km · Balaka 100 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 Monkey Bay (-14.0824°, 34.9165°, elevation 484 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. Tropical-cyclone seasons are the published climatological basin seasons (NOAA National Hurricane Center / regional warning centres). 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).