Climate averages 1991–2020
Atlantis weather
in March.
A warm, very dry month: the 3rd warmest and the 3rd driest of the year. Meets the pleasant-weather rule
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
March is a warm month in Atlantis: daytime highs average 25.6°C and nights cool to about 15.0°C. By daytime temperature it is the 3rd warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 11 mm of rain on roughly 2 days, which makes March a very dry month (the 3rd driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 12 h 19 min on an average March day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Cape Town (40 km away). In March its highs average 24.6°C, 1.0°C cooler than Atlantis, with 16 mm of rain.
Among the 95 cities listed in South Africa, Atlantis ranks joint 46th of 95 for the warmest March highs and 1st of 95 for the driest March (rainfall, lowest first). The mean March high of those 95 cities is 25.6°C; Atlantis is level with that mean.
From March to April, average highs fall by 3.0°C to 22.6°C, and monthly rainfall rises from 11 mm to 31 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
Atlantis climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 26.9°C16.1°C | 16.1°C | 9.8 | 2.2 | 14.114 h |
| February | 27.1°C16.3°C | 16.3°C | 9.8 | 1.9 | 13.313 h |
| March, selected | 25.6°C15.0°C | 15.0°C | 11 | 2.2 | 12.312 h |
| April | 22.6°C12.5°C | 12.5°C | 31 | 4.2 | 11.311 h |
| May | 19.4°C10.3°C | 10.3°C | 47 | 6.5 | 10.410 h |
| June | 16.5°C7.9°C | 7.9°C | 76 | 9.4 | 10.010 h |
| July | 16.1°C7.1°C | 7.1°C | 69 | 8.2 | 10.210 h |
| August | 16.2°C7.5°C | 7.5°C | 59 | 8.4 | 10.911 h |
| September | 17.9°C9.0°C | 9.0°C | 36 | 6.3 | 11.912 h |
| October | 21.0°C11.2°C | 11.2°C | 23 | 4.1 | 12.913 h |
| November | 23.0°C12.8°C | 12.8°C | 21 | 4.0 | 13.814 h |
| December | 25.4°C14.9°C | 14.9°C | 12 | 2.9 | 14.314 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
- Cape Town in MarchSouth Africa · 40 kmHigh 24.6°C · Low 16.5°C · 16 mm rain
- Paarl in MarchSouth Africa · 49 kmHigh 29.3°C · Low 16.7°C · 21 mm rain
- Stellenbosch in MarchSouth Africa · 54 kmHigh 27.6°C · Low 16.4°C · 21 mm rain
- Somerset West in MarchSouth Africa · 65 kmHigh 26.2°C · Low 17.8°C · 21 mm rain
- Worcester, South Africa in MarchSouth Africa · 90 kmHigh 29.0°C · Low 16.7°C · 28 mm rain
- Oudtshoorn in MarchSouth Africa · 344 kmHigh 28.1°C · Low 14.9°C · 38 mm rain
- Mossel Bay in MarchSouth Africa · 345 kmHigh 23.7°C · Low 17.1°C · 41 mm rain
- George in MarchSouth Africa · 370 kmHigh 22.7°C · Low 15.8°C · 54 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 Atlantis) is explained once on the Atlantis year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.