Mizque weather in March

In March, Mizque sees average daytime highs of 22°C and overnight lows near 12°C, with 132 mm of rain across 17.2 wet days and about 12.1 hours of daylight. It is the 7th-warmest and 4th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 22°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 12% of the time in March, and the air most often feels dry.

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 Mizque's 8th-clearest and 11th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Mizque's year-round climate.

Daytime high
22°
7th warmest
Overnight low
12°
8th coldest
Rainfall
132 mm
17.2 wet days
Daylight
12 h 06 min
6:27 AM – 6:35 PM
Cloud cover
73%
8th clearest
Wind
5 km/h
11th windiest
Solar energy
5.34 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.4
out of 10

Mizque is place in Cochabamba Department, 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 22°C through the month.

A typical March day in Mizque reaches about 22°C in the afternoon and slips back to 12°C overnight — a 10°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 18°C and 25°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)
12212
22212
32212
42212
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62212
72212
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92212
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112212
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Mizque weather by month

How March compares with the rest of the year at a glance. March is the 7th-warmest and 4th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan22° / 13°18120.3134.9
Feb22° / 13°16519.212.64.7
Mar22° / 12°13217.212.15.4
Apr22° / 11°6410.411.66.4
May21° / 386.811.27.1
Jun21° / 194.210.97.6
Jul21° / 215117.5
Aug22° / 356.411.47.5
Sep23° / 10°488.811.97.1
Oct24° / 12°7512.312.46.4
Nov23° / 12°10214.412.85.9
Dec23° / 13°14516.813.15.4

Cloud cover in March

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 12% of the time in March.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 16% of March, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 71%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
12476
22575
32674
42674
52674
62773
72773
82773
92773
102971
112971
122971
133070
143070
153070
163169
173169
183169
193169
203070
213070
223070
233070
242971
252971
262971
272971
282971
293070
302971
313070

Chance of precipitation in March

Any precipitation

Mizque gets around 132 mm of rain over 17.2 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 55% and peaks near 60% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
160
259
359
458
558
658
757
857
956
1056
1156
1255
1355
1455
1555
1655
1755
1855
1954
2054
2154
2254
2354
2454
2553
2653
2752
2851
2950
3049
3148

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 61% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)
15545
25545
35545
45545
55545
65545
75545
85644
95644
105644
115743
125743
135842
145842
155941
166040
176139
186238
196337
206436
216535
226535
236634
246634
256733
266733
276733
286733
296832
306832
316832

Wind in March

Winds average 5 km/h in March.

Across March, daily wind ranges from about 5 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
15calm
25calm
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55calm
65calm
75calm
85calm
95calm
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125calm
135calm
145calm
155calm
165calm
175calm
185calm
195calm
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245calm
255calm
265calm
276calm
286calm
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306calm
316calm

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 6:23 AM to 6:30 AM, and sunset from 6:46 PM to 6:22 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.46:236:46
212.46:236:45
312.36:246:45
412.36:246:44
512.36:246:43
612.36:256:43
712.36:256:42
812.36:256:41
912.26:266:40
1012.26:266:40
1112.26:266:39
1212.26:266:38
1312.26:276:37
1412.26:276:36
1512.16:276:36
1612.16:276:35
1712.16:276:34
1812.16:286:33
1912.16:286:32
2012.16:286:32
2112.06:286:31
2212.06:296:30
2312.06:296:29
2412.06:296:28
2512.06:296:27
2612.06:296:27
2711.96:306:26
2811.96:306:25
2911.96:306:24
3011.96:306:23
3111.96:306:22

Solar energy in March

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in March, about 5.34 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.61 kWh/m² to a high of 6.21 kWh/m² in October across the year — March's 5.34 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
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45.5Bright
55.5Bright
65.5Bright
75.5Bright
85.5Bright
95.5Bright
105.5Bright
115.5Bright
125.5Bright
135.4Bright
145.4Bright
155.4Bright
165.4Bright
175.3Bright
185.3Bright
195.3Bright
205.3Bright
215.2Bright
225.2Bright
235.2Bright
245.2Bright
255.1Bright
265.1Bright
275.1Bright
285.1Bright
295.1Bright
305.1Bright
315.1Bright
Planning a trip in March

Hazard calendar for Mizque

In seasonPeak

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

Mizque's monsoon runs November–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 Mizque?

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

5.4
Sightseeing
9th-best month of the year
3.6
Beach & pool
10th-best month of the year

March is a reasonable time to visit Mizque for sightseeing.

What to pack for Mizque in March

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

In March, Mizque sees daytime highs around 22°C and nights near 12°C. Pack rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 17 days see rain.

rain gearsun protection

UV index in Mizque in March

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in March peaks around 16 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Mizque peaks around January 20 at about 17 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near July 10 at about 8 (very high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highExtremeJan 20UV 17Jul 10UV 8
UV index (midday)Level
Jan17Extreme
Feb17Extreme
Mar16Extreme
Apr13Extreme
May9Very high
Jun8Very high
Jul8Very high
Aug11Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct15Extreme
Nov15Extreme
Dec16Extreme
Location & terrain

Where is Mizque?

Mizque sits at 17.9°S, 65.3°W, 2,014 m above sea level, in Bolivia. The nearest listed city is Punata, 69 km away.

SacabaCochabambaColcapirhuaTiquipayaQuillacolloVintoSipe Sipe

Topography around Mizque

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Mizque has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 333 m around an average of 2,043 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,506 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 4,192 m.

The land around Mizque is covered by cropland (41%) and grassland (36%) within 3 km, grassland (68%) within 16 km, and grassland (59%) and trees (31%) within 80 km.

3 km
333 m
16 km
1,506 m
80 km
4,192 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrain
March weather nearby: Punata 69 km · Sacaba 95 km · Cochabamba 107 km · Colcapirhua 113 km · Tiquipaya 114 km · Quillacollo 117 km · Vinto 120 km · Sipe Sipe 121 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 Mizque (-17.941°, -65.3402°, elevation 2,014 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).