Sipe Sipe weather in March

In March, Sipe Sipe sees average daytime highs of 20°C and overnight lows near 10°C, with 124 mm of precipitation across 18.7 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 20°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 Sipe Sipe's 9th-clearest and 11th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Sipe Sipe's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 20°; 10th warmest
Overnight low: 10°; 8th coldest
Precipitation: 124 mm; 18.7 wet days
Daylight: 12 h 06 min; 6:31 AM – 6:39 PM
Cloud cover: 74%; 9th clearest
Wind: 4 km/h; 11th windiest
Solar energy: 5.64 kWh/m²
Travel score: 4.8; out of 10

Sipe Sipe is city in Sipe Sipe Municipality, Bolivia.

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

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Temperature in March

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 20°C through the month.

A typical March day in Sipe Sipe reaches about 20°C in the afternoon and slips back to 10°C overnight — a 10°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 16°C and 22°C. Set against its neighbours, March runs on par with February and about 1°C cooler than April.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Avg high (°C)	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20
Avg low (°C)	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	9	9	9	9

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	19	10
2	19	10
3	19	10
4	19	10
5	19	10
6	19	10
7	19	10
8	19	10
9	19	10
10	19	10
11	19	10
12	19	10
13	19	10
14	20	10
15	20	10
16	20	10
17	20	10
18	20	10
19	20	10
20	20	10
21	20	10
22	20	10
23	20	10
24	20	10
25	20	10
26	20	10
27	20	10
28	20	9
29	20	9
30	20	9
31	20	9

Sipe Sipe 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.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	20° / 10°	187	23.2	12.9	4.1
Feb	19° / 10°	178	22.2	12.6	3.9
Mar	20° / 10°	124	18.7	12.1	4.8
Apr	20° / 8°	45	8.4	11.6	6.6
May	21° / 6°	12	2.8	11.2	7.9
Jun	20° / 4°	7	1.8	11	8.1
Jul	20° / 4°	11	2	11.1	8.1
Aug	21° / 5°	20	3.4	11.4	8.0
Sep	22° / 8°	23	5.4	11.9	7.5
Oct	23° / 10°	40	9.6	12.4	6.7
Nov	23° / 11°	67	12.8	12.8	6.0
Dec	21° / 11°	133	20	13	4.8

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 73%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Clearer (%)	19	20	20	22	22	22	23	24	24	25	25	26	26	26	27	26	27	27	28	28	30	30	30	31	32	32	33	33	34	35	36
Cloudier (%)	81	80	80	78	78	78	77	76	76	75	75	74	74	74	73	74	73	73	72	72	70	70	70	69	68	68	67	67	66	65	64

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	19	81
2	20	80
3	20	80
4	22	78
5	22	78
6	22	78
7	23	77
8	24	76
9	24	76
10	25	75
11	25	75
12	26	74
13	26	74
14	26	74
15	27	73
16	26	74
17	27	73
18	27	73
19	28	72
20	28	72
21	30	70
22	30	70
23	30	70
24	31	69
25	32	68
26	32	68
27	33	67
28	33	67
29	34	66
30	35	65
31	36	64

Chance of precipitation in March

Any precipitation

Sipe Sipe gets around 124 mm of rain and snow over 18.7 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 60% and peaks near 71% on the wettest days, and about 0 day brings snow. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Rain chance (%)	71	70	70	69	68	68	67	66	65	65	64	63	62	62	61	60	60	59	58	57	57	56	55	54	54	53	52	51	50	48	47

	Rain chance (%)
1	71
2	70
3	70
4	69
5	68
6	68
7	67
8	66
9	65
10	65
11	64
12	63
13	62
14	62
15	61
16	60
17	60
18	59
19	58
20	57
21	57
22	56
23	55
24	54
25	54
26	53
27	52
28	51
29	50
30	48
31	47

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.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Dry (%)	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100

	Dry (%)
1	100
2	100
3	100
4	100
5	100
6	100
7	100
8	100
9	100
10	100
11	100
12	100
13	100
14	100
15	100
16	100
17	100
18	100
19	100
20	100
21	100
22	100
23	100
24	100
25	100
26	100
27	100
28	100
29	100
30	100
31	100

Wind in March

Winds average 4 km/h in March.

Across March, daily wind ranges from about 4 km/h on the calmest days to 4 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Wind speed (km/h)	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
Feels	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm

	Wind speed (km/h)	Feels
1	4	calm
2	4	calm
3	4	calm
4	4	calm
5	4	calm
6	4	calm
7	4	calm
8	4	calm
9	4	calm
10	4	calm
11	4	calm
12	4	calm
13	4	calm
14	4	calm
15	4	calm
16	4	calm
17	4	calm
18	4	calm
19	4	calm
20	4	calm
21	4	calm
22	4	calm
23	4	calm
24	4	calm
25	4	calm
26	4	calm
27	4	calm
28	4	calm
29	4	calm
30	4	calm
31	4	calm

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 6:28 AM to 6:34 AM, and sunset from 6:50 PM to 6:26 PM.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Daylight (h)	12.4	12.4	12.3	12.3	12.3	12.3	12.3	12.3	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9
Sunrise (AM)	6:28	6:28	6:28	6:28	6:29	6:29	6:29	6:30	6:30	6:30	6:30	6:31	6:31	6:31	6:31	6:31	6:32	6:32	6:32	6:32	6:32	6:33	6:33	6:33	6:33	6:33	6:34	6:34	6:34	6:34	6:34
Sunset (PM)	6:50	6:49	6:48	6:48	6:47	6:46	6:46	6:45	6:44	6:43	6:43	6:42	6:41	6:40	6:40	6:39	6:38	6:37	6:36	6:36	6:35	6:34	6:33	6:32	6:31	6:31	6:30	6:29	6:28	6:27	6:26

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	12.4	6:28	6:50
2	12.4	6:28	6:49
3	12.3	6:28	6:48
4	12.3	6:28	6:48
5	12.3	6:29	6:47
6	12.3	6:29	6:46
7	12.3	6:29	6:46
8	12.3	6:30	6:45
9	12.2	6:30	6:44
10	12.2	6:30	6:43
11	12.2	6:30	6:43
12	12.2	6:31	6:42
13	12.2	6:31	6:41
14	12.2	6:31	6:40
15	12.1	6:31	6:40
16	12.1	6:31	6:39
17	12.1	6:32	6:38
18	12.1	6:32	6:37
19	12.1	6:32	6:36
20	12.1	6:32	6:36
21	12.0	6:32	6:35
22	12.0	6:33	6:34
23	12.0	6:33	6:33
24	12.0	6:33	6:32
25	12.0	6:33	6:31
26	12.0	6:33	6:31
27	11.9	6:34	6:30
28	11.9	6:34	6:29
29	11.9	6:34	6:28
30	11.9	6:34	6:27
31	11.9	6:34	6:26

Solar energy in March

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in March, about 5.64 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 5.03 kWh/m² to a high of 6.76 kWh/m² in November across the year — March's 5.64 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Solar energy (kWh/m²)	5.7	5.7	5.7	5.7	5.7	5.7	5.7	5.7	5.7	5.7	5.7	5.7	5.7	5.7	5.7	5.7	5.7	5.6	5.6	5.6	5.6	5.6	5.6	5.6	5.5	5.5	5.5	5.5	5.5	5.5	5.5
Level	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright

	Solar energy (kWh/m²)	Level
1	5.7	Bright
2	5.7	Bright
3	5.7	Bright
4	5.7	Bright
5	5.7	Bright
6	5.7	Bright
7	5.7	Bright
8	5.7	Bright
9	5.7	Bright
10	5.7	Bright
11	5.7	Bright
12	5.7	Bright
13	5.7	Bright
14	5.7	Bright
15	5.7	Bright
16	5.7	Bright
17	5.7	Bright
18	5.6	Bright
19	5.6	Bright
20	5.6	Bright
21	5.6	Bright
22	5.6	Bright
23	5.6	Bright
24	5.6	Bright
25	5.5	Bright
26	5.5	Bright
27	5.5	Bright
28	5.5	Bright
29	5.5	Bright
30	5.5	Bright
31	5.5	Bright

Planning a trip in March

Hazard calendar for Sipe Sipe

In seasonPeak

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

Sipe Sipe'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 Sipe Sipe?

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

4.8

Sightseeing

9th-best month of the year

2.3

Beach & pool

10th-best month of the year

March is a reasonable time to visit Sipe Sipe for sightseeing.

What to pack for Sipe Sipe in March

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

In March, Sipe Sipe sees daytime highs around 20°C and nights near 10°C. Pack rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 19 days see rain.

rain gearsun protection

UV index in Sipe Sipe 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 Sipe Sipe peaks around January 20 at about 18 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near July 9 at about 9 (very high).

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

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
UV index (midday)	18	18	17	13	10	9	9	12	14	16	16	17
Level	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Very high	Very high	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	18	Extreme
Feb	18	Extreme
Mar	17	Extreme
Apr	13	Extreme
May	10	Extreme
Jun	9	Very high
Jul	9	Very high
Aug	12	Extreme
Sep	14	Extreme
Oct	16	Extreme
Nov	16	Extreme
Dec	17	Extreme

Air quality in Sipe Sipe 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 Sipe Sipe is worst in September — around 16 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 3.1× the cleanest month (December, 5 µg/m³).

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

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
PM2.5 (µg/m³)	5	6	7	6	5	6	8	11	16	11	8	5
Level	Good	Good	Good	Good	Good	Good	Good	Good	Moderate	Good	Good	Good

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	5	Good
Feb	6	Good
Mar	7	Good
Apr	6	Good
May	5	Good
Jun	6	Good
Jul	8	Good
Aug	11	Good
Sep	16	Moderate
Oct	11	Good
Nov	8	Good
Dec	5	Good

Location & terrain

Where is Sipe Sipe?

Sipe Sipe sits at 17.5°S, 66.4°W, 2,588 m above sea level, in Bolivia. The nearest listed city is Vinto, 8.0 km away.

Topography around Sipe Sipe

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Sipe Sipe has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 553 m around an average of 2,616 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,140 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 4,260 m.

The land around Sipe Sipe is covered by cropland (32%) and grassland (28%) within 3 km, grassland (48%) and shrubs (21%) within 16 km, and grassland (72%) within 80 km.

3 km

553 m

cropland 32%

16 km

2,140 m

grassland 48%

80 km

4,260 m

grassland 72%

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← February Sipe Sipe year-round climate April →Best places to visit in March

March weather nearby: Vinto 8.0 km · Quillacollo 11 km · Colcapirhua 15 km · Tiquipaya 20 km · Cochabamba 22 km · Sacaba 34 km · Punata 56 km · Oruro 97 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

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 Sipe Sipe (-17.4542°, -66.3574°, elevation 2,588 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).

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	19	10
2	19	10
3	19	10
4	19	10
5	19	10
6	19	10
7	19	10
8	19	10
9	19	10
10	19	10
11	19	10
12	19	10
13	19	10
14	20	10
15	20	10
16	20	10
17	20	10
18	20	10
19	20	10
20	20	10
21	20	10
22	20	10
23	20	10
24	20	10
25	20	10
26	20	10
27	20	10
28	20	9
29	20	9
30	20	9
31	20	9

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	19	81
2	20	80
3	20	80
4	22	78
5	22	78
6	22	78
7	23	77
8	24	76
9	24	76
10	25	75
11	25	75
12	26	74
13	26	74
14	26	74
15	27	73
16	26	74
17	27	73
18	27	73
19	28	72
20	28	72
21	30	70
22	30	70
23	30	70
24	31	69
25	32	68
26	32	68
27	33	67
28	33	67
29	34	66
30	35	65
31	36	64

	Rain chance (%)
1	71
2	70
3	70
4	69
5	68
6	68
7	67
8	66
9	65
10	65
11	64
12	63
13	62
14	62
15	61
16	60
17	60
18	59
19	58
20	57
21	57
22	56
23	55
24	54
25	54
26	53
27	52
28	51
29	50
30	48
31	47

	Dry (%)
1	100
2	100
3	100
4	100
5	100
6	100
7	100
8	100
9	100
10	100
11	100
12	100
13	100
14	100
15	100
16	100
17	100
18	100
19	100
20	100
21	100
22	100
23	100
24	100
25	100
26	100
27	100
28	100
29	100
30	100
31	100

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	19	10
2	19	10
3	19	10
4	19	10
5	19	10
6	19	10
7	19	10
8	19	10
9	19	10
10	19	10
11	19	10
12	19	10
13	19	10
14	20	10
15	20	10
16	20	10
17	20	10
18	20	10
19	20	10
20	20	10
21	20	10
22	20	10
23	20	10
24	20	10
25	20	10
26	20	10
27	20	10
28	20	9
29	20	9
30	20	9
31	20	9

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	19	81
2	20	80
3	20	80
4	22	78
5	22	78
6	22	78
7	23	77
8	24	76
9	24	76
10	25	75
11	25	75
12	26	74
13	26	74
14	26	74
15	27	73
16	26	74
17	27	73
18	27	73
19	28	72
20	28	72
21	30	70
22	30	70
23	30	70
24	31	69
25	32	68
26	32	68
27	33	67
28	33	67
29	34	66
30	35	65
31	36	64

	Rain chance (%)
1	71
2	70
3	70
4	69
5	68
6	68
7	67
8	66
9	65
10	65
11	64
12	63
13	62
14	62
15	61
16	60
17	60
18	59
19	58
20	57
21	57
22	56
23	55
24	54
25	54
26	53
27	52
28	51
29	50
30	48
31	47

	Dry (%)
1	100
2	100
3	100
4	100
5	100
6	100
7	100
8	100
9	100
10	100
11	100
12	100
13	100
14	100
15	100
16	100
17	100
18	100
19	100
20	100
21	100
22	100
23	100
24	100
25	100
26	100
27	100
28	100
29	100
30	100
31	100

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	19	10
2	19	10
3	19	10
4	19	10
5	19	10
6	19	10
7	19	10
8	19	10
9	19	10
10	19	10
11	19	10
12	19	10
13	19	10
14	20	10
15	20	10
16	20	10
17	20	10
18	20	10
19	20	10
20	20	10
21	20	10
22	20	10
23	20	10
24	20	10
25	20	10
26	20	10
27	20	10
28	20	9
29	20	9
30	20	9
31	20	9

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	19	81
2	20	80
3	20	80
4	22	78
5	22	78
6	22	78
7	23	77
8	24	76
9	24	76
10	25	75
11	25	75
12	26	74
13	26	74
14	26	74
15	27	73
16	26	74
17	27	73
18	27	73
19	28	72
20	28	72
21	30	70
22	30	70
23	30	70
24	31	69
25	32	68
26	32	68
27	33	67
28	33	67
29	34	66
30	35	65
31	36	64

	Rain chance (%)
1	71
2	70
3	70
4	69
5	68
6	68
7	67
8	66
9	65
10	65
11	64
12	63
13	62
14	62
15	61
16	60
17	60
18	59
19	58
20	57
21	57
22	56
23	55
24	54
25	54
26	53
27	52
28	51
29	50
30	48
31	47

	Dry (%)
1	100
2	100
3	100
4	100
5	100
6	100
7	100
8	100
9	100
10	100
11	100
12	100
13	100
14	100
15	100
16	100
17	100
18	100
19	100
20	100
21	100
22	100
23	100
24	100
25	100
26	100
27	100
28	100
29	100
30	100
31	100