Climate averages 1991–2020
Mamoudzou weather
in March.
A hot, wet month: the 2nd warmest and the 10th driest of the year.
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
March is a hot month in Mamoudzou: daytime highs average 28.2°C and nights cool to about 26.2°C. By daytime temperature it is the 2nd warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 169 mm of rain on roughly 20 days, which makes March a wet month (the 10th driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 12 h 11 min on an average March day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Moroni (246 km away). In March its highs average 29.8°C, 1.6°C warmer than Mamoudzou, with 199 mm of rain.
From March to April, average highs stay level at 28.3°C, and monthly rainfall falls from 169 mm to 69 mm.
The annual picture
March in context
Monthly rainfall
Average total · mmAverages from hourly ERA5 reanalysis data. Actual weather varies from year to year. How these numbers are calculated
Every month, side by side
Mamoudzou climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 28.0°C26.0°C | 26.0°C | 238 | 21.7 | 12.813 h |
| February | 28.0°C26.0°C | 26.0°C | 197 | 19.9 | 12.513 h |
| March, selected | 28.2°C26.2°C | 26.2°C | 169 | 20.0 | 12.212 h |
| April | 28.3°C26.3°C | 26.3°C | 69 | 13.0 | 11.812 h |
| May | 27.6°C25.8°C | 25.8°C | 21 | 5.8 | 11.512 h |
| June | 26.4°C24.7°C | 24.7°C | 12 | 2.9 | 11.411 h |
| July | 25.6°C23.8°C | 23.8°C | 10 | 2.5 | 11.411 h |
| August | 25.6°C23.2°C | 23.2°C | 9.6 | 2.1 | 11.712 h |
| September | 26.1°C23.6°C | 23.6°C | 12 | 3.6 | 12.012 h |
| October | 26.9°C24.5°C | 24.5°C | 20 | 5.4 | 12.412 h |
| November | 27.5°C25.4°C | 25.4°C | 40 | 9.0 | 12.713 h |
| December | 27.9°C25.9°C | 25.9°C | 109 | 16.5 | 12.913 h |
Rainfall is the average of the 30 separate monthly totals. A rain day is a local calendar day with at least 1 mm of precipitation. Daylight is the calculated sunrise-to-sunset length, not measured sunshine.
Compare places
March in nearby cities
- Moroni in MarchComoros · 246 kmHigh 29.8°C · Low 26.1°C · 199 mm rain
- Mahajanga in MarchMadagascar · 347 kmHigh 30.7°C · Low 24.6°C · 197 mm rain
- Antsiranana in MarchMadagascar · 444 kmHigh 29.7°C · Low 24.2°C · 151 mm rain
- Pemba in MarchMozambique · 511 kmHigh 29.5°C · Low 24.4°C · 206 mm rain
- Nacala in MarchMozambique · 529 kmHigh 28.6°C · Low 24.0°C · 190 mm rain
- Sambava in MarchMadagascar · 559 kmHigh 28.8°C · Low 23.8°C · 304 mm rain
- Antalaha in MarchMadagascar · 594 kmHigh 28.6°C · Low 23.8°C · 256 mm rain
- Mtwara in MarchTanzania · 617 kmHigh 28.9°C · Low 25.2°C · 182 mm rain
Read the numbers correctly
Climate, not a promise.
These patterns help compare months. They cannot tell you the weather on a specific day of your trip.
Sources, method and limitsHow these numbers are made (what the highs, lows and rain days mean, the sources and the model cell used for Mamoudzou) is explained once on the Mamoudzou year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.