Cauto Cristo weather in March

In March, Cauto Cristo sees average daytime highs of 31°C and overnight lows near 21°C, with 28 mm of rain across 4.9 wet days and about 11.9 hours of daylight. It is the 8th-warmest and 9th-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 61% of the time in March, and the air most often feels muggy.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 36 min at the start of March to 12 h 12 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, March is Cauto Cristo's 3rd-clearest and 1st-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Cauto Cristo's year-round climate.

Daytime high
31°
8th warmest
Overnight low
21°
3rd coldest
Rainfall
28 mm
4.9 wet days
Daylight
11 h 54 min
6:20 AM – 6:11 PM
Cloud cover
36%
3rd clearest
Wind
11 km/h
1st windiest
Solar energy
5.7 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.4
out of 10

Cauto Cristo is city and municipality of Cuba.

Density
38/km²
people per km²

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 Cauto Cristo reaches about 31°C in the afternoon and slips back to 21°C overnight — a 10°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 28°C and 33°C. Set against its neighbours, March runs on par with February and about 1°C cooler than April.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
13120
23120
33120
43120
53120
63120
73120
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How March really feels in Cauto Cristo

Once humidity and wind are folded in, March averages 7 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
7
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.

Cauto Cristo weather by month

How March compares with the rest of the year at a glance. March is the 8th-warmest and 9th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan29° / 20°18410.96.3
Feb30° / 20°15311.36.1
Mar31° / 21°284.911.95.4
Apr32° / 22°42712.54.5
May32° / 23°13115.5133.5
Jun33° / 24°9716.413.22.9
Jul34° / 24°711613.12.6
Aug34° / 24°8016.112.72.5
Sep33° / 24°11219.212.12.6
Oct32° / 23°10016.911.53.4
Nov30° / 22°508.9115.0
Dec30° / 21°245.410.86.0

Cloud cover in March

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 61% of the time in March.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 23% of March, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 15%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
18812
28812
38713
48614
58614
68614
78515
88515
98416
108416
118416
128416
138416
148416
158416
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198416
208416
218416
228416
238515
248515
258416
268416
278416
288416
298416
308416
318317

Chance of precipitation in March

Any precipitation

Cauto Cristo gets around 28 mm of rain over 4.9 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 16% and peaks near 21% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

0%10%20%30%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
110
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410
511
611
711
812
912
1013
1113
1214
1315
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1516
1617
1718
1819
1919
2020
2120
2220
2321
2421
2521
2621
2720
2820
2920
3019
3119

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 47% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 48% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
131442401
231442401
341441400
441541400
541541400
641540400
741540400
841540410
941440410
1041440420
1131441420
1231341430
1331341440
1421241450
1521240451
1621140461
1711140471
1811139481
1911039491
2001038511
2101038511
2201037521
2301037521
2401036522
2501036522
2601035532
2701035532
2801034542
2901033552
300933553
310932563

Wind in March

Winds average 11 km/h in March, the windiest month of the year.

Across March, daily wind ranges from about 11 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
111calm
211calm
311calm
411calm
511calm
611calm
711calm
811calm
911calm
1011calm
1111calm
1211calm
1311calm
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3111calm

Sunrise & sunset in March

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 36 min at the start of March to 12 h 12 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 36 minutes over March. Sunrise moves from 6:32 AM to 6:06 AM, and sunset from 6:06 PM to 6:16 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.66:326:06
211.66:326:06
311.66:316:07
411.66:306:07
511.66:296:07
611.76:286:08
711.76:286:08
811.76:276:09
911.76:266:09
1011.76:256:09
1111.86:246:10
1211.86:236:10
1311.86:236:10
1411.86:226:11
1511.86:216:11
1611.96:206:11
1711.96:196:11
1811.96:186:12
1911.96:176:12
2011.96:166:12
2112.06:156:13
2212.06:146:13
2312.06:146:13
2412.06:136:14
2512.06:126:14
2612.16:116:14
2712.16:106:14
2812.16:096:15
2912.16:086:15
3012.16:076:15
3112.26:066:16

Solar energy in March

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in March, about 5.7 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.01 kWh/m² to a high of 6.62 kWh/m² in July across the year — March's 5.7 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.4Bright
25.5Bright
35.5Bright
45.5Bright
55.5Bright
65.5Bright
75.5Bright
85.6Bright
95.6Bright
105.6Bright
115.6Bright
125.6Bright
135.6Bright
145.6Bright
155.7Bright
165.7Bright
175.7Bright
185.7Bright
195.7Bright
205.7Bright
215.8Bright
225.8Bright
235.8Bright
245.8Bright
255.9Bright
265.9Bright
276.0Bright
286.0Bright
296.0Intense
306.0Intense
316.1Intense
Planning a trip in March

Hazard calendar for Cauto Cristo

In seasonPeak

None of Cauto Cristo's seasonal hazards are active in March. The full-year calendar below shows when the rainy season, cyclone risk and dust haze do peak.

Cauto Cristo sits in the Atlantic hurricane belt; the season peaks August–October.

Atlantic hurricane
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
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Dec

Is March a good time to visit Cauto Cristo?

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

5.4
Sightseeing
4th-best month of the year
7.8
Beach & pool
4th-best month of the year

March is a reasonable time to visit Cauto Cristo for sightseeing. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for Cauto Cristo in March

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

In March, Cauto Cristo sees daytime highs around 31°C and nights near 21°C. Pack light clothes. Worth having: sun protection. About 5 days see rain.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Cauto Cristo in March

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in March peaks around 12 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Cauto Cristo peaks around June 12 at about 12 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 13 at about 7 (high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecVery highExtremeVery highHighJun 12UV 12Dec 13UV 7
UV index (midday)Level
Jan8Very high
Feb10Very high
Mar12Extreme
Apr11Extreme
May12Extreme
Jun12Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug12Extreme
Sep12Extreme
Oct10Very high
Nov7High
Dec7High

Air quality in Cauto Cristo 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 Cauto Cristo is worst in June — around 27 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 3.4× the cleanest month (December, 8 µg/m³).

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

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodJun 2026 µg/m³Dec 178 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan9Good
Feb10Good
Mar11Good
Apr12Moderate
May16Moderate
Jun27Moderate
Jul24Moderate
Aug20Moderate
Sep17Moderate
Oct14Moderate
Nov9Good
Dec8Good
Location & terrain

Where is Cauto Cristo?

Cauto Cristo sits at 20.6°N, 76.5°W, 51 m above sea level, in Cuba. The nearest listed city is Jiguaní, 21 km away.

Topography around Cauto Cristo

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Cauto Cristo has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 23 m around an average of 41 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 138 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,888 m.

The land around Cauto Cristo is covered by grassland (52%) and cropland (24%) within 3 km, grassland (53%) and trees (20%) within 16 km, and trees (42%) and grassland (36%) within 80 km.

3 km
23 m
16 km
138 m
80 km
1,888 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswaterwetlandmangroves
March weather nearby: Jiguaní 21 km · Cacocum 25 km · Bayamo 27 km · Guisa 34 km · San Germán 36 km · Contramaestre 37 km · Holguín 43 km · Río Cauto 46 km

Cuba travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 2
Exercise Increased Caution
Power plugs
Type A / B / C / L
110 V · 60 Hz
Prices
≈ 39% of US
price level, 2011
GDP per capita
$9,605
2020
Happiness
5.4 / 10
World Happiness, 2011
Homicide rate
4.5
per 100k, 2019
Road deaths
8.9
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
Upper middle
World Bank
English
Moderate
EF EPI 515
Religion
Christian 59%none 23%folk religion 18%

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 Cauto Cristo (20.5571°, -76.4727°, elevation 51 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. Tropical-cyclone seasons are the published climatological basin seasons (NOAA National Hurricane Center / regional warning centres). 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).