Cobija weather in March

In March, Cobija sees average daytime highs of 30°C and overnight lows near 22°C, with 255 mm of rain across 26.2 wet days and about 12.1 hours of daylight. It is the 9th-warmest and 4th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 30°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 1% of the time in March, and the air most often feels oppressive.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 12 min at the start of March to 11 h 54 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, March is Cobija's 10th-clearest and 12th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Cobija's year-round climate.

Daytime high
30°
9th warmest
Overnight low
22°
9th coldest
Rainfall
255 mm
26.2 wet days
Daylight
12 h 06 min
6:42 AM – 6:47 PM
Cloud cover
87%
10th clearest
Wind
6 km/h
12th windiest
Solar energy
4.61 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.0
out of 10

Cobija is city and municipality of Bolivia.

Density
66/km²
people per km²
Founded
1906

Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.

Temperature in March

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 30°C through the month.

A typical March day in Cobija reaches about 30°C in the afternoon and slips back to 22°C overnight — a 8°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 27°C and 32°C. Set against its neighbours, March runs on par with February and on par with April.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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How March really feels in Cobija

Once humidity and wind are folded in, March averages 31 days that feel above 32°C and 0 that feel at or below 0°C — the comfort signal a plain temperature reading hides.

Days feeling ≥ 32°C
31
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
0
wind chill below the day's low

The story in March is heat — humidity pushes the afternoon "feels like" well above the raw temperature.

Cobija weather by month

How March compares with the rest of the year at a glance. March is the 9th-warmest and 4th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan30° / 23°26326.712.62.9
Feb30° / 22°26524.712.42.9
Mar30° / 22°25526.212.13.0
Apr30° / 22°15320.311.83.6
May29° / 21°771411.54.7
Jun30° / 20°377.411.45.5
Jul31° / 19°285.711.45.4
Aug32° / 20°447.211.64.2
Sep33° / 21°9613.811.93.3
Oct32° / 22°17120.612.23.0
Nov31° / 22°22022.212.53.0
Dec30° / 23°25725.512.62.9

Cloud cover in March

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 1% of the time in March.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 6% of March, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 92%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
1694
2793
3793
4793
5793
6793
7793
8892
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12892
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Chance of precipitation in March

Any precipitation

Cobija gets around 255 mm of rain over 26.2 wet days in March. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 84% and peaks near 87% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
187
286
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1485
1585
1685
1785
1885
1985
2085
2185
2284
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2981
3080
3179

Humidity in March

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Most of March feels oppressive — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

By dew point, March lands in the oppressive band about 82% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

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Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
128216
218217
318217
418217
518217
618217
718217
818217
918316
1018316
1118316
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2538116
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2738116
2848016
2947917
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3147917

Wind in March

Winds average 6 km/h in March, the calmest month.

Across March, daily wind ranges from about 6 km/h on the calmest days to 6 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
16calm
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136calm
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Sunrise & sunset in March

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 12 min at the start of March to 11 h 54 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 18 minutes over March. Sunrise moves from 6:41 AM to 6:42 AM, and sunset from 6:55 PM to 6:38 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.26:416:55
212.26:426:55
312.26:426:54
412.26:426:54
512.26:426:53
612.26:426:53
712.26:426:52
812.26:426:52
912.16:426:51
1012.16:426:51
1112.16:426:50
1212.16:426:49
1312.16:426:49
1412.16:426:48
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1912.06:436:45
2012.06:436:45
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2911.96:426:39
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Solar energy in March

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in March, about 4.61 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.29 kWh/m² to a high of 5.53 kWh/m² in September across the year — March's 4.61 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.7Bright
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Planning a trip in March

Hazard calendar for Cobija

In seasonPeak

In March, Cobija sits inside its rainy season season. The full year is below, with each hazard's peak months called out.

Cobija's rainy season runs October–April, when most of the year's rain falls.

Rainy season
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec

Is March a good time to visit Cobija?

Our two travel scores rate March for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal).

3.0
Sightseeing
7th-best month of the year
4.1
Beach & pool
10th-best month of the year

March is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Cobija.

What to pack for Cobija in March

From March's temperature range, rain chance, sun and wind — what's worth putting in the bag.

In March, Cobija sees daytime highs around 30°C and nights near 22°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 26 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Cobija in March

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in March peaks around 15 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Cobija peaks around February 10 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near September 12 at about 6 (high).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — every month of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highExtremeFeb 10UV 15Sep 12UV 6
UV index (midday)Level
Jan15Extreme
Feb15Extreme
Mar15Extreme
Apr12Extreme
May11Extreme
Jun9Very high
Jul8Very high
Aug8Very high
Sep6High
Oct12Extreme
Nov13Extreme
Dec14Extreme

Air quality in Cobija in March

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

Average fine-particle pollution (PM2.5) through the year — so you can see where March falls, not just the annual average.

Air quality in Cobija is worst in September — around 65 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 9.7× the cleanest month (June, 7 µg/m³).

Modeled monthly averages (CAMS reanalysis, 2015–2024).

020406080JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodModerateModerateGoodSep 1661 µg/m³Jun 127 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan12Good
Feb13Moderate
Mar12Moderate
Apr10Good
May7Good
Jun7Good
Jul9Good
Aug28Moderate
Sep65Unhealthy
Oct26Moderate
Nov13Moderate
Dec10Good
Location & terrain

Where is Cobija?

Cobija sits at 11.0°S, 68.8°W, 200 m above sea level, in Bolivia. The nearest listed city is Brasiléia, 3.0 km away.

Senador GuiomardRio BrancoPuerto MaldonadoPlácido de CastroTambopata

Topography around Cobija

How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of Cobija.

Within 3 km, the terrain around Cobija has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 72 m around an average of 209 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 131 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 234 m.

The land around Cobija is covered by trees (47%), artificial surfaces (30%) and grassland (20%) within 3 km, grassland (50%) and trees (48%) within 16 km, and trees (84%) within 80 km.

3 km
72 m
16 km
131 m
80 km
234 m
treesgrasslandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
March weather nearby: Brasiléia 3.0 km · Epitaciolândia 3.0 km · Xapuri 51 km · Senador Guiomard 149 km · Rio Branco 157 km · Puerto Maldonado 180 km · Plácido de Castro 189 km · Tambopata 194 km

Bolivia travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 2
Exercise Increased Caution
Power plugs
Type A / B / C
230 V · 50 Hz
Prices
≈ 40% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$5,148
2025
Happiness
5.8 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Homicide rate
4.4
per 100k, 2023
Road deaths
21.1
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
Lower middle
World Bank
English
Moderate
EF EPI 521
Religion
Roman Catholic 65%Protestant 20%none 6%other 5%

Sources: World Bank, US State Department, World Happiness Report, WHO/UNICEF, EF EPI, CIA World Factbook.

Data sources

Temperature, precipitation, cloud, humidity, wind and solar figures are a 1991–2020 climatology for Cobija (-11.0267°, -68.7692°, elevation 200 m), computed from hourly ERA5 reanalysis — contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information. Sun figures are astronomical calculations, not observations. City data © GeoNames, CC BY 4.0. Map outlines from Natural Earth (public domain); interactive map © Google. UV index is derived from CAMS (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service) clear-sky UV data — contains modified Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information. Monthly air-quality (PM2.5) seasonality is from the CAMS EAC4 reanalysis (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service), scaled to the WHO annual mean where available. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).