El Torno weather in March

In March, El Torno sees average daytime highs of 27°C and overnight lows near 19°C, with 134 mm of rain across 14.5 wet days and about 12.1 hours of daylight. It is the 6th-warmest and 4th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 27°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 13% of the time in March, and the air most often feels muggy.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 24 min at the start of March to 11 h 54 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, March is El Torno's 8th-clearest and 12th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see El Torno's year-round climate.

Daytime high
27°
6th warmest
Overnight low
19°
9th coldest
Rainfall
134 mm
14.5 wet days
Daylight
12 h 06 min
6:19 AM – 6:27 PM
Cloud cover
71%
8th clearest
Wind
10 km/h
12th windiest
Solar energy
5.04 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.6
out of 10

El Torno is city in El Torno municipality, Bolivia.

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 27°C through the month.

A typical March day in El Torno reaches about 27°C in the afternoon and slips back to 19°C overnight — a 8°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 24°C and 30°C. Set against its neighbours, March runs on par with February and about 1°C warmer than April.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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El Torno weather by month

How March compares with the rest of the year at a glance. March is the 6th-warmest and 4th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan28° / 20°19018.2134.9
Feb27° / 20°15916.412.65.1
Mar27° / 19°13414.512.15.6
Apr26° / 18°7110.511.66.5
May23° / 15°6810.511.26.6
Jun22° / 14°6510.210.96.5
Jul22° / 14°557.8117.1
Aug24° / 15°506.511.47.7
Sep26° / 17°647.511.97.0
Oct28° / 19°8810.912.46.2
Nov28° / 19°12912.512.85.7
Dec28° / 20°18117.413.15.1

Cloud cover in March

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 13% of the time in March.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 20% of March, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 67%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13268
23466
33466
43565
53466
63466
73466
83565
93565
103466
113367
123367
133367
143367
153268
163169
173169
183169
193169
203070
213169
223169
233169
243268
253268
263367
273367
283466
293466
303565
313565

Chance of precipitation in March

Any precipitation

El Torno gets around 134 mm of rain over 14.5 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 47% and peaks near 50% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
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247
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1550
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1750
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2249
2349
2448
2547
2646
2746
2844
2943
3042
3142

Humidity in March

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, March lands in the muggy band about 67% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 76% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
104156912
204156912
303157012
403157012
503157012
603157012
703157012
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903157012
1004156912
1104156912
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170518689
181519669
191519678
201620658
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221721647
231721656
241722646
251822636
261822645
272822635
282922625
292922625
302922616
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Wind in March

Winds average 10 km/h in March, the calmest month.

Across March, daily wind ranges from about 10 km/h on the calmest days to 11 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
110calm
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Sunrise & sunset in March

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 24 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 30 minutes over March. Sunrise moves from 6:15 AM to 6:23 AM, and sunset from 6:38 PM to 6:14 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.46:156:38
212.46:166:38
312.36:166:37
412.36:166:36
512.36:176:35
612.36:176:35
712.36:176:34
812.36:176:33
912.26:186:33
1012.26:186:32
1112.26:186:31
1212.26:186:30
1312.26:196:29
1412.26:196:29
1512.16:196:28
1612.16:196:27
1712.16:206:26
1812.16:206:25
1912.16:206:25
2012.16:206:24
2112.06:216:23
2212.06:216:22
2312.06:216:21
2412.06:216:20
2512.06:216:20
2612.06:226:19
2711.96:226:18
2811.96:226:17
2911.96:226:16
3011.96:226:15
3111.96:236:14

Solar energy in March

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in March, about 5.04 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.16 kWh/m² to a high of 5.76 kWh/m² in January across the year — March's 5.04 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.3Bright
25.3Bright
35.3Bright
45.3Bright
55.3Bright
65.3Bright
75.3Bright
85.3Bright
95.2Bright
105.2Bright
115.2Bright
125.1Bright
135.1Bright
145.1Bright
155.0Bright
165.0Bright
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185.0Bright
194.9Bright
204.9Bright
214.9Bright
224.8Bright
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274.8Bright
284.7Bright
294.7Bright
304.7Bright
314.7Bright
Planning a trip in March

Hazard calendar for El Torno

In seasonPeak

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

El Torno's rainy season runs October–March, 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 El Torno?

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

5.6
Sightseeing
9th-best month of the year
5.8
Beach & pool
6th-best month of the year

March is a reasonable time to visit El Torno for sightseeing.

What to pack for El Torno in March

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

In March, El Torno sees daytime highs around 27°C and nights near 19°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 15 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in El Torno 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 El Torno peaks around January 18 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near July 12 at about 7 (high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highVery highExtremeJan 18UV 15Jul 12UV 7
UV index (midday)Level
Jan16Extreme
Feb14Extreme
Mar15Extreme
Apr11Extreme
May9Very high
Jun7Very high
Jul7High
Aug9Very high
Sep10Very high
Oct10Very high
Nov13Extreme
Dec14Extreme

Air quality in El Torno 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 El Torno is worst in September — around 28 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 5.5× the cleanest month (May, 5 µg/m³).

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

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodSep 2027 µg/m³May 185 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan7Good
Feb7Good
Mar7Good
Apr6Good
May5Good
Jun6Good
Jul7Good
Aug13Moderate
Sep28Moderate
Oct23Moderate
Nov16Moderate
Dec8Good
Location & terrain

Where is El Torno?

El Torno sits at 18.0°S, 63.4°W, 572 m above sea level, in Bolivia. The nearest listed city is Santa Cruz, 32 km away.

MizqueCamiriSucre

Topography around El Torno

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around El Torno has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 206 m around an average of 567 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 861 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,562 m.

The land around El Torno is covered by trees (77%) within 3 km, trees (86%) within 16 km, and trees (61%) and grassland (21%) within 80 km.

3 km
206 m
16 km
861 m
80 km
2,562 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
March weather nearby: Santa Cruz 32 km · Cotoca 41 km · Warnes 59 km · Montero 75 km · Villa Yapacaní 82 km · Mizque 207 km · Camiri 227 km · Sucre 229 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 El Torno (-18.0001°, -63.3871°, elevation 572 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).