Climate averages 1991–2020
Louis Trichardt weather
in March.
A warm, moderately wet month: the 7th warmest and the 8th driest of the year.
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
March is a warm month in Louis Trichardt: daytime highs average 27.1°C and nights cool to about 17.7°C. By daytime temperature it is the 7th warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 50 mm of rain on roughly 9 days, which makes March a moderately wet month (the 8th driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 12 h 14 min on an average March day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Thohoyandou (61 km away). In March its highs average 26.8°C, about as warm as Louis Trichardt, with 97 mm of rain.
Among the 95 cities listed in South Africa, Louis Trichardt ranks joint 17th of 95 for the warmest March highs and 14th of 95 for the driest March (rainfall, lowest first). The mean March high of those 95 cities is 25.6°C; Louis Trichardt is 1.6°C warmer than that mean.
From March to April, average highs fall by 1.8°C to 25.3°C, and monthly rainfall falls from 50 mm to 21 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
Louis Trichardt climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 28.1°C18.8°C | 18.8°C | 102 | 13.2 | 13.413 h |
| February | 27.9°C18.7°C | 18.7°C | 87 | 10.6 | 12.913 h |
| March, selected | 27.1°C17.7°C | 17.7°C | 50 | 9.0 | 12.212 h |
| April | 25.3°C15.4°C | 15.4°C | 21 | 5.1 | 11.612 h |
| May | 23.7°C12.3°C | 12.3°C | 10 | 1.9 | 11.011 h |
| June | 21.4°C9.7°C | 9.7°C | 5.3 | 1.1 | 10.711 h |
| July | 21.0°C9.2°C | 9.2°C | 5.1 | 0.9 | 10.911 h |
| August | 24.0°C11.2°C | 11.2°C | 3.3 | 0.9 | 11.311 h |
| September | 27.2°C13.9°C | 13.9°C | 9.7 | 2.1 | 11.912 h |
| October | 28.1°C15.7°C | 15.7°C | 22 | 4.6 | 12.613 h |
| November | 28.3°C17.3°C | 17.3°C | 76 | 10.3 | 13.213 h |
| December | 28.2°C18.4°C | 18.4°C | 103 | 13.4 | 13.514 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
- Thohoyandou in MarchSouth Africa · 61 kmHigh 26.8°C · Low 17.9°C · 97 mm rain
- Polokwane in MarchSouth Africa · 105 kmHigh 25.6°C · Low 15.4°C · 74 mm rain
- Mokopane in MarchSouth Africa · 157 kmHigh 27.7°C · Low 16.7°C · 59 mm rain
- Phalaborwa in MarchSouth Africa · 161 kmHigh 30.0°C · Low 20.2°C · 43 mm rain
- Bela Bela in MarchSouth Africa · 263 kmHigh 27.5°C · Low 16.9°C · 76 mm rain
- Somaroboro in MarchSouth Africa · 278 kmHigh 26.0°C · Low 15.3°C · 68 mm rain
- Mbombela in MarchSouth Africa · 291 kmHigh 27.1°C · Low 17.6°C · 107 mm rain
- Middelburg in MarchSouth Africa · 307 kmHigh 24.5°C · Low 14.0°C · 86 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 Louis Trichardt) is explained once on the Louis Trichardt year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.