Laja weather in March

In March, Laja sees average daytime highs of 14°C and overnight lows near 4°C, with 133 mm of precipitation across 25.1 wet days and about 12.1 hours of daylight. It is the 10th-warmest and 4th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 14°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 7% of the time in March, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 18 min at the start of March to 11 h 54 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, March is Laja's 9th-clearest and 12th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Laja's year-round climate.

Daytime high
14°
10th warmest
Overnight low
8th coldest
Precipitation
133 mm
25.1 wet days
Daylight
12 h 06 min
6:40 AM – 6:47 PM
Cloud cover
79%
9th clearest
Wind
6 km/h
12th windiest
Solar energy
6.35 kWh/m²
Travel score
2.7
out of 10

Laja is human settlement in 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 14°C through the month.

A typical March day in Laja reaches about 14°C in the afternoon and slips back to 4°C overnight — a 10°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 12°C and 16°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)
1145
2145
3145
4145
5145
6145
7145
8145
9145
10145
11145
12145
13145
14144
15144
16144
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19144
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21144
22144
23144
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26144
27144
28144
29144
30144
31144

How March really feels in Laja

Once humidity and wind are folded in, March averages 0 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
0
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
0
wind chill below the day's low

March sits comfortably in between — no days that feel dangerously hot or drop to a hard freeze once humidity and wind are folded in.

Laja weather by month

How March compares with the rest of the year at a glance. March is the 10th-warmest and 4th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan14° / 19427.41.212.92.4
Feb14° / 17224.50.912.62.4
Mar14° / 13325.10.512.12.7
Apr14° / 5114.60.211.63.8
May15° / 134.20.511.25.3
Jun14° / -1°82.40.7115.4
Jul14° / -1°102.81.111.15.3
Aug15° / 154.1111.45.7
Sep16° / 308.71.111.95.5
Oct17° / 5313.6112.44.9
Nov17° / 64150.112.84.5
Dec15° / 13723.70.9133.1

Cloud cover in March

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 7% of the time in March.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 11% of March, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 82%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
11288
21387
31387
41486
51585
61486
71486
81486
91585
101684
111684
121684
131783
141783
151783
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211981
222080
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302476
312575

Chance of precipitation in March

Any precipitationSnow

Laja gets around 133 mm of rain and snow over 25.1 wet days in March. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable precipitation averages around 80% and peaks near 88% on the wettest days, and about 1 day brings snow. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

0%20%40%60%80%100%151015202531
Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
1882
2882
3872
4872
5862
6862
7852
8852
9842
10832
11832
12822
13812
14812
15802
16802
17802
18792
19792
20782
21782
22782
23782
24772
25772
26762
27761
28751
29741
30731
31711

Humidity in March

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, March lands in the dry band about 100% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)
1100
2100
3100
4100
5100
6100
7100
8100
9100
10100
11100
12100
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14100
15100
16100
17100
18100
19100
20100
21100
22100
23100
24100
25100
26100
27100
28100
29100
30100
31100

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
26calm
36calm
46calm
56calm
66calm
76calm
86calm
96calm
106calm
116calm
126calm
136calm
146calm
156calm
166calm
176calm
186calm
196calm
206calm
216calm
226calm
236calm
246calm
256calm
266calm
276calm
286calm
296calm
306calm
316calm

Sunrise & sunset in March

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 18 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 24 minutes over March. Sunrise moves from 6:36 AM to 6:42 AM, and sunset from 6:57 PM to 6:35 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.36:366:57
212.36:376:57
312.36:376:56
412.36:376:55
512.36:376:55
612.36:386:54
712.36:386:53
812.26:386:53
912.26:386:52
1012.26:396:51
1112.26:396:50
1212.26:396:50
1312.26:396:49
1412.16:396:48
1512.16:406:47
1612.16:406:47
1712.16:406:46
1812.16:406:45
1912.16:406:44
2012.16:406:44
2112.06:416:43
2212.06:416:42
2312.06:416:41
2412.06:416:40
2512.06:416:40
2612.06:416:39
2711.96:426:38
2811.96:426:37
2911.96:426:36
3011.96:426:36
3111.96:426:35

Solar energy in March

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in March, about 6.35 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 5.43 kWh/m² to a high of 7.55 kWh/m² in November across the year — March's 6.35 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.4Intense
26.4Intense
36.4Intense
46.4Intense
56.4Intense
66.4Intense
76.4Intense
86.4Intense
96.4Intense
106.4Intense
116.4Intense
126.4Intense
136.4Intense
146.4Intense
156.4Intense
166.4Intense
176.3Intense
186.3Intense
196.3Intense
206.3Intense
216.3Intense
226.3Intense
236.3Intense
246.2Intense
256.2Intense
266.2Intense
276.2Intense
286.2Intense
296.2Intense
306.2Intense
316.1Intense
Planning a trip in March

Hazard calendar for Laja

In seasonPeak

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

Laja's monsoon runs December–March, when most of the year's rain falls.

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

Is March a good time to visit Laja?

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

2.7
Sightseeing
10th-best month of the year
Beach & pool
never really warm enough

March is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Laja.

What to pack for Laja in March

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

In March, Laja sees daytime highs around 14°C and nights near 4°C. Pack rain gear and sun protection. Worth having: a warm layer. About 25 days see rain.

rain gearsun protectiona warm layer

UV index in Laja in March

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in March peaks around 17 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Laja peaks around January 24 at about 19 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near July 10 at about 10 (very high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highExtremeJan 24UV 19Jul 10UV 10
UV index (midday)Level
Jan19Extreme
Feb19Extreme
Mar17Extreme
Apr15Extreme
May11Extreme
Jun10Very high
Jul10Very high
Aug13Extreme
Sep15Extreme
Oct17Extreme
Nov17Extreme
Dec18Extreme
Location & terrain

Where is Laja?

Laja sits at 16.5°S, 68.4°W, 3,856 m above sea level, in Bolivia. The nearest listed city is Viacha, 16 km away.

CopacabanaSorataIsla del SolCaranavi

Topography around Laja

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Laja has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 128 m around an average of 3,853 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 463 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 5,611 m.

The land around Laja is covered by grassland (61%) and cropland (33%) within 3 km, grassland (54%) and cropland (38%) within 16 km, and grassland (62%) within 80 km.

3 km
128 m
16 km
463 m
80 km
5,611 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainsnow and icewaterwetland
March weather nearby: Viacha 16 km · La Paz 25 km · Achocalla 25 km · Tiahuanaco 32 km · Copacabana 85 km · Sorata 89 km · Isla del Sol 99 km · Caranavi 117 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 Laja (-16.5333°, -68.3833°, elevation 3,856 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. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).