Nkhata Bay climate

Nkhata Bay Weather in March

NASA POWER reanalysis for the half-degree grid cell around Nkhata Bay, 1991-2020; a grid cell is an area average and can differ from a thermometer in town by several degrees

Average highs run from 28°C on March 1 to 28°C on March 31, and lows from 26°C to 25°C. Normal precipitation for the month is 229 mm over about 28 wet days.

March day by day

The normal high and low for each date, in °C.

Normal daily high and low temperature at Nkhata Bay, in °C, with the record for each date.2022.52527.53032.5151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Reanalysis extreme high
  • Reanalysis extreme low

March at a glance

Average high
28°C
Average low
26°C
Precipitation
229 mm
Reanalysis high
32°CMar 16, 2019
Reanalysis low
22°CMar 29, 2017
Daylight
12 h 20 min to 12 h 00 min
Cloud cover
77%
Humidity
71%
Dew point
21°C
Wind
13.7 km/h

Every day of the month

A wet day has at least 1 mm of precipitation in the reanalysis.

DateNormal highNormal lowReanalysis highReanalysis lowChance wet
Mar 128°C26°C31°C 200324°C 201292%
Mar 228°C26°C31°C 200325°C 200192%
Mar 328°C26°C32°C 200324°C 202092%
Mar 428°C26°C32°C 200324°C 201592%
Mar 528°C26°C31°C 201923°C 201592%
Mar 628°C26°C32°C 200324°C 201592%
Mar 728°C26°C31°C 199823°C 201592%
Mar 828°C26°C31°C 200524°C 200192%
Mar 928°C26°C31°C 199823°C 200192%
Mar 1028°C26°C31°C 199224°C 201292%
Mar 1128°C26°C31°C 199224°C 201292%
Mar 1228°C26°C30°C 199224°C 199993%
Mar 1328°C26°C30°C 199824°C 199993%
Mar 1428°C26°C31°C 199824°C 201794%
Mar 1528°C26°C31°C 199825°C 201394%
Mar 1628°C26°C32°C 201925°C 201193%
Mar 1728°C26°C31°C 199824°C 199392%
Mar 1828°C26°C30°C 201623°C 199391%
Mar 1928°C26°C31°C 201924°C 200891%
Mar 2028°C26°C31°C 201924°C 199691%
Mar 2128°C26°C31°C 201623°C 199691%
Mar 2228°C26°C31°C 199823°C 199690%
Mar 2328°C26°C31°C 201623°C 200990%
Mar 2428°C26°C30°C 200424°C 200990%
Mar 2528°C26°C31°C 199824°C 200189%
Mar 2628°C26°C31°C 200524°C 199689%
Mar 2728°C25°C30°C 200524°C 199688%
Mar 2828°C25°C30°C 201623°C 199187%
Mar 2928°C25°C30°C 199822°C 201786%
Mar 3028°C25°C31°C 199824°C 200886%
Mar 3128°C25°C30°C 199723°C 200885%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 1 mm of precipitation in the reanalysis on each date at Nkhata Bay, in percent.0204060801001102030
  • Chance of a wet day

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (GMT+2).

March 1
sunrise 5:45 AM, sunset 6:05 PM
March 31
sunrise 5:47 AM, sunset 5:47 PM

Every day of March: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Cloud, humidity, wind and sunshine, and temperature and precipitation: NASA POWER (MERRA-2, CERES and GEWEX SRB), 1991-2020. The data was obtained from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Langley Research Center's Prediction Of Worldwide Energy Resources (POWER) project funded through the NASA Earth Science Division: POWER Daily API v2, accessed 2026-09-27. Sun and moon: computed with the NOAA solar equations and Meeus.