Mzimba weather in March

In March, Mzimba sees average daytime highs of 25°C and overnight lows near 18°C, with 122 mm of rain across 20 wet days and about 12.1 hours of daylight. It is the 5th-warmest and 4th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 25°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 11% of the time in March, and the air most often feels humid.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 12 min at the start of March to 11 h 54 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, March is Mzimba's 10th-clearest and 10th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Mzimba's year-round climate.

Daytime high
25°
5th warmest
Overnight low
18°
9th coldest
Rainfall
122 mm
20 wet days
Daylight
12 h 06 min
5:53 AM – 5:58 PM
Cloud cover
77%
10th clearest
Wind
10 km/h
10th windiest
Solar energy
4.84 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.1
out of 10

Mzimba is human settlement in Mzimba District, 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 25°C through the month.

A typical March day in Mzimba reaches about 25°C in the afternoon and slips back to 18°C overnight — a 7°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 23°C and 27°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)
12518
22518
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102518
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292518
302518
312518

Mzimba weather by month

How March compares with the rest of the year at a glance. March is the 5th-warmest and 4th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan25° / 18°19925.812.64.1
Feb25° / 18°1642312.44.2
Mar25° / 18°1222012.15.1
Apr25° / 17°275.811.77.6
May24° / 15°41.211.58.9
Jun23° / 13°00.111.39.1
Jul22° / 12°00.111.49.0
Aug24° / 14°10.111.69.3
Sep27° / 16°10.111.98.9
Oct28° / 18°71.512.37.6
Nov29° / 19°428.212.56.1
Dec26° / 18°14720.512.74.9

Cloud cover in March

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 11% of the time in March.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 13% of March, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 76%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
11189
21288
31288
41288
51387
61486
71684
81684
91882
101882
111981
122080
132080
142278
152278
162377
172575
182575
192674
202773
212872
222971
233070
243169
253367
263367
273664
283763
293961
303961
314159

Chance of precipitation in March

Any precipitation

Mzimba gets around 122 mm of rain over 20 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 64% and peaks near 80% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
180
280
379
478
578
677
776
875
974
1072
1171
1270
1368
1467
1566
1665
1763
1862
1961
2059
2158
2257
2356
2454
2553
2652
2751
2850
2948
3047
3145

Humidity in March

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, March lands in the humid band about 86% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 9% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
1018613
2018613
3018712
4028612
5028612
6028711
7028711
8028711
9028711
10028711
11028810
12038710
13038710
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15038710
1604879
1704879
1805869
1905869
2005878
2106868
2206868
2306877
2407867
2507876
2608866
2709865
28010855
29010864
30011854
31112834

Wind in March

Winds average 10 km/h in March.

Across March, daily wind ranges from about 8 km/h on the calmest days to 12 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
18calm
28calm
38calm
48calm
58calm
68calm
79calm
89calm
99calm
109calm
119calm
129calm
139calm
149calm
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2010calm
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2912calm
3012calm
3112calm

Sunrise & sunset in March

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 12 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 18 minutes over March. Sunrise moves from 5:51 AM to 5:53 AM, and sunset from 6:06 PM to 5:48 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.25:516:06
212.25:526:06
312.25:526:05
412.25:526:05
512.25:526:04
612.25:526:04
712.25:526:03
812.25:526:03
912.25:526:02
1012.15:526:01
1112.15:526:01
1212.15:536:00
1312.15:536:00
1412.15:535:59
1512.15:535:58
1612.15:535:58
1712.15:535:57
1812.15:535:56
1912.05:535:56
2012.05:535:55
2112.05:535:55
2212.05:535:54
2312.05:535:53
2412.05:535:53
2512.05:535:52
2612.05:535:51
2712.05:535:51
2811.95:535:50
2911.95:535:49
3011.95:535:49
3111.95:535:48

Solar energy in March

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in March, about 4.84 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.69 kWh/m² to a high of 6.95 kWh/m² in October across the year — March's 4.84 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
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44.8Bright
54.8Bright
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304.8Bright
314.8Bright
Planning a trip in March

Hazard calendar for Mzimba

In seasonPeak

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

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

Mzimba'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 Mzimba?

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

5.1
Sightseeing
9th-best month of the year
4.7
Beach & pool
10th-best month of the year

March is a reasonable time to visit Mzimba for sightseeing.

What to pack for Mzimba in March

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

In March, Mzimba sees daytime highs around 25°C and nights near 18°C. Pack rain gear. Worth having: light clothes and sun protection. About 20 days see rain.

rain gearlight clothessun protection

UV index in Mzimba in March

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in March peaks around 16 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Mzimba peaks around February 15 at about 16 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 16 at about 10 (very high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highExtremeFeb 15UV 16Jun 16UV 10
UV index (midday)Level
Jan16Extreme
Feb17Extreme
Mar16Extreme
Apr13Extreme
May10Extreme
Jun10Very high
Jul10Extreme
Aug11Extreme
Sep12Extreme
Oct13Extreme
Nov13Extreme
Dec14Extreme

Air quality in Mzimba 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 Mzimba is worst in October — around 61 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 6.6× the cleanest month (December, 9 µg/m³).

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

0204060JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModeratePoorModerateOct 1756 µg/m³Dec 2310 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan11Good
Feb12Good
Mar11Good
Apr11Good
May11Good
Jun12Moderate
Jul14Moderate
Aug19Moderate
Sep26Moderate
Oct61Unhealthy
Nov27Moderate
Dec9Good
Location & terrain

Where is Mzimba?

Mzimba sits at 11.9°S, 33.6°E, 1,339 m above sea level, in Malawi. The nearest listed city is Lundazi, 63 km away.

LundaziMzuzuNkhata BayRumphiKasunguNkhotakotaTingiMponela

Topography around Mzimba

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Mzimba has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 117 m around an average of 1,332 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 518 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,467 m.

The land around Mzimba is covered by cropland (50%) within 3 km, shrubs (40%) and cropland (33%) within 16 km, and cropland (31%), trees (26%) and shrubs (25%) within 80 km.

3 km
117 m
16 km
518 m
80 km
1,467 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
March weather nearby: Lundazi 63 km · Mzuzu 67 km · Nkhata Bay 82 km · Rumphi 102 km · Kasungu 127 km · Nkhotakota 137 km · Tingi 170 km · Mponela 182 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 Mzimba (-11.9°, 33.6°, elevation 1,339 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).