San Borja weather in March

In March, San Borja sees average daytime highs of 31°C and overnight lows near 23°C, with 265 mm of rain across 24 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 31°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 6% of the time in March, and the air most often feels oppressive.

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 San Borja's 9th-clearest and 12th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see San Borja's year-round climate.

Daytime high
31°
7th warmest
Overnight low
23°
9th coldest
Rainfall
265 mm
24 wet days
Daylight
12 h 06 min
6:34 AM – 6:40 PM
Cloud cover
81%
9th clearest
Wind
7 km/h
12th windiest
Solar energy
4.72 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.0
out of 10

San Borja is Municipio en 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 31°C through the month.

A typical March day in San Borja reaches about 31°C in the afternoon and slips back to 23°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 33°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 San Borja

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.

San Borja 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
Jan31° / 23°34827.112.82.7
Feb31° / 23°30323.312.52.9
Mar31° / 23°2652412.13.0
Apr30° / 22°15416.711.73.9
May29° / 20°8611.311.35.5
Jun28° / 19°577.611.16.5
Jul28° / 18°496.211.26.5
Aug31° / 19°60711.54.9
Sep33° / 21°11810.811.93.6
Oct33° / 23°17817.612.33.0
Nov32° / 23°21219.412.73.0
Dec31° / 23°29424.612.92.8

Cloud cover in March

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 6% of the time in March.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 12% of March, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 82%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
11387
21486
31486
41486
51585
61585
71684
81585
91585
101585
111684
121684
131783
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312575

Chance of precipitation in March

Any precipitation

San Borja gets around 265 mm of rain over 24 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 78% and peaks near 81% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
181
281
381
480
581
681
781
881
981
1081
1181
1281
1381
1481
1581
1680
1780
1879
1978
2077
2176
2275
2375
2474
2573
2673
2772
2872
2971
3070
3170

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 48% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

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Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
1025444
2025345
3025246
4025147
5025048
6024949
7024850
8034750
9034651
10034651
11034552
12044551
13044650
14044650
15044649
16054748
17054747
18054847
19064846
20064945
21064944
22064944
23065143
24075043
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26174943
27174943
28184943
29184843
30184743
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Wind in March

Winds average 7 km/h in March, the calmest month.

Across March, daily wind ranges from about 7 km/h on the calmest days to 7 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
17calm
27calm
37calm
47calm
57calm
67calm
77calm
87calm
97calm
107calm
117calm
127calm
137calm
147calm
157calm
167calm
177calm
187calm
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227calm
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287calm
297calm
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317calm

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 6:31 AM to 6:35 AM, and sunset from 6:50 PM to 6:29 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.36:316:50
212.36:316:49
312.36:316:48
412.36:326:48
512.36:326:47
612.26:326:47
712.26:326:46
812.26:326:45
912.26:326:45
1012.26:336:44
1112.26:336:43
1212.26:336:43
1312.16:336:42
1412.16:336:41
1512.16:336:40
1612.16:346:40
1712.16:346:39
1812.16:346:38
1912.16:346:38
2012.06:346:37
2112.06:346:36
2212.06:346:35
2312.06:346:35
2412.06:356:34
2512.06:356:33
2612.06:356:32
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2911.96:356:30
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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 4.72 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.68 kWh/m² to a high of 5.46 kWh/m² in October across the year — March's 4.72 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
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314.6Bright
Planning a trip in March

Hazard calendar for San Borja

In seasonPeak

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

San Borja'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 San Borja?

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
4.4
Beach & pool
9th-best month of the year

March is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in San Borja.

What to pack for San Borja in March

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

In March, San Borja sees daytime highs around 31°C and nights near 23°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 24 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in San Borja in March

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in March peaks around 14 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in San Borja peaks around January 21 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near September 11 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 21UV 15Sep 11UV 8
UV index (midday)Level
Jan16Extreme
Feb15Extreme
Mar14Extreme
Apr11Extreme
May9Very high
Jun8Very high
Jul8Very high
Aug8Very high
Sep8Very high
Oct12Extreme
Nov14Extreme
Dec13Extreme

Air quality in San Borja 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 San Borja is worst in September — around 50 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), about 6.4× the cleanest month (May, 8 µg/m³).

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

0204060JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModeratePoorModerateSep 2350 µg/m³May 218 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan11Good
Feb12Good
Mar11Good
Apr9Good
May8Good
Jun8Good
Jul11Good
Aug22Moderate
Sep50Poor
Oct50Poor
Nov27Moderate
Dec11Good
Location & terrain

Where is San Borja?

San Borja sits at 14.9°S, 66.7°W, 195 m above sea level, in Bolivia. The nearest listed city is Caranavi, 140 km away.

CaranaviTrinidadSorataLa PazQuimeAchocallaLajaViacha

Topography around San Borja

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around San Borja has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 21 m around an average of 194 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 44 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,527 m.

The land around San Borja is covered by grassland (61%) and trees (28%) within 3 km, grassland (63%) and trees (30%) within 16 km, and trees (75%) and grassland (23%) within 80 km.

3 km
21 m
16 km
44 m
80 km
1,527 m
treesshrubsgrasslandartificial surfaceswaterwetland
March weather nearby: Caranavi 140 km · Trinidad 198 km · Sorata 228 km · La Paz 237 km · Quime 242 km · Achocalla 243 km · Laja 256 km · Viacha 260 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 San Borja (-14.852°, -66.7495°, elevation 195 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).