Climate averages 1991–2020
Lindi weather
in March.
A hot, very wet month: the 6th warmest and the wettest of the year.
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
March is a hot month in Lindi: daytime highs average 29.8°C and nights cool to about 24.2°C. By daytime temperature it is the 6th warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 195 mm of rain on roughly 25 days, which makes March a very wet month (the wettest month of the year). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 12 h 10 min on an average March day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Mtwara (59 km away). In March its highs average 28.9°C, 0.9°C cooler than Lindi, with 182 mm of rain.
Among the 43 cities listed in Tanzania, Lindi ranks 7th of 43 for the warmest March highs and 34th of 43 for the driest March (rainfall, lowest first). The mean March high of those 43 cities is 27.2°C; Lindi is 2.6°C warmer than that mean.
From March to April, average highs fall by 0.3°C to 29.5°C, and monthly rainfall falls from 195 mm to 120 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
Lindi climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 30.1°C24.8°C | 24.8°C | 168 | 20.0 | 12.613 h |
| February | 30.1°C24.6°C | 24.6°C | 156 | 19.0 | 12.412 h |
| March, selected | 29.8°C24.2°C | 24.2°C | 195 | 25.4 | 12.212 h |
| April | 29.5°C23.7°C | 23.7°C | 120 | 18.2 | 11.912 h |
| May | 29.7°C22.8°C | 22.8°C | 36 | 6.8 | 11.712 h |
| June | 29.6°C21.5°C | 21.5°C | 5.9 | 1.4 | 11.512 h |
| July | 29.3°C20.8°C | 20.8°C | 3.7 | 0.9 | 11.612 h |
| August | 29.4°C20.8°C | 20.8°C | 5.5 | 1.6 | 11.812 h |
| September | 29.7°C21.4°C | 21.4°C | 12 | 4.1 | 12.012 h |
| October | 30.3°C22.5°C | 22.5°C | 25 | 7.6 | 12.312 h |
| November | 30.8°C23.6°C | 23.6°C | 52 | 13.6 | 12.613 h |
| December | 30.7°C24.3°C | 24.3°C | 125 | 20.8 | 12.713 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
- Mtwara in MarchTanzania · 59 kmHigh 28.9°C · Low 25.2°C · 182 mm rain
- Masasi in MarchTanzania · 128 kmHigh 28.8°C · Low 21.5°C · 155 mm rain
- Vikindu in MarchTanzania · 336 kmHigh 30.2°C · Low 24.7°C · 158 mm rain
- Pemba in MarchMozambique · 342 kmHigh 29.5°C · Low 24.4°C · 206 mm rain
- Dar es Salaam in MarchTanzania · 356 kmHigh 30.6°C · Low 25.0°C · 156 mm rain
- Montepuez in MarchMozambique · 357 kmHigh 27.8°C · Low 21.1°C · 138 mm rain
- Kibaha in MarchTanzania · 370 kmHigh 30.8°C · Low 23.6°C · 164 mm rain
- Ifakara in MarchTanzania · 392 kmHigh 29.0°C · Low 22.5°C · 178 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 Lindi) is explained once on the Lindi year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.