Minas de Matahambre weather in March

In March, Minas de Matahambre sees average daytime highs of 28°C and overnight lows near 19°C, with 26 mm of rain across 4.5 wet days and about 11.8 hours of daylight. It is the 8th-warmest and 12th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 27°C in the first days to 29°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 55% of the time in March, and the air most often feels muggy.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 30 min at the start of March to 12 h 12 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, March is Minas de Matahambre's 2nd-clearest and 3rd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Minas de Matahambre's year-round climate.

Daytime high
28°
8th warmest
Overnight low
19°
4th coldest
Rainfall
26 mm
4.5 wet days
Daylight
11 h 48 min
6:50 AM – 6:41 PM
Cloud cover
40%
2nd clearest
Wind
12 km/h
3rd windiest
Solar energy
5.93 kWh/m²
Travel score
7.2
out of 10

Temperature in March

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs climb over the month, from about 27°C in the first days to 29°C by the end.

A typical March day in Minas de Matahambre reaches about 28°C in the afternoon and slips back to 19°C overnight — a 9°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 25°C and 30°C. Set against its neighbours, March runs about 1°C warmer than February and about 2°C cooler than April.

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How March really feels in Minas de Matahambre

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.

Minas de Matahambre weather by month

How March compares with the rest of the year at a glance. March is the 8th-warmest and 12th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan26° / 18°405.210.87.7
Feb27° / 18°274.411.27.7
Mar28° / 19°264.511.87.2
Apr30° / 21°39612.55.8
May30° / 22°11313.713.14.5
Jun31° / 24°19822.213.43.3
Jul31° / 24°15323.113.23.1
Aug31° / 24°18224.912.82.9
Sep30° / 24°20424.812.13.1
Oct29° / 23°11616.211.54.7
Nov28° / 20°345.710.97.1
Dec26° / 19°295.210.67.6

Cloud cover in March

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 55% of the time in March.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 24% of March, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 21%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
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Chance of precipitation in March

Any precipitation

Minas de Matahambre gets around 26 mm of rain over 4.5 wet days in March, the driest month. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 15% and peaks near 16% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
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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 38% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 45% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
1101731375
2111831365
3111831355
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5111931345
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Wind in March

Winds average 12 km/h in March.

Across March, daily wind ranges from about 11 km/h on the calmest days to 12 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
112calm
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Sunrise & sunset in March

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 30 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 42 minutes over March. Sunrise moves from 7:04 AM to 6:36 AM, and sunset from 6:34 PM to 6:46 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.57:046:34
211.57:036:35
311.67:026:35
411.67:016:36
511.67:006:36
611.66:596:37
711.66:596:37
811.76:586:37
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1911.96:476:42
2011.96:466:42
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2612.16:416:44
2712.16:406:45
2812.16:396:45
2912.16:386:45
3012.26:376:46
3112.26:366:46

Solar energy in March

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in March, about 5.93 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.9 kWh/m² to a high of 6.66 kWh/m² in April across the year — March's 5.93 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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276.3Intense
286.3Intense
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Planning a trip in March

Hazard calendar for Minas de Matahambre

In seasonPeak

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

Minas de Matahambre sits in the Atlantic hurricane belt; the season peaks August–October.

Minas de Matahambre's monsoon runs May–October, when most of the year's rain falls.

Atlantic hurricane
Monsoon
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
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Jul
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Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec

Is March a good time to visit Minas de Matahambre?

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

7.2
Sightseeing
4th-best month of the year
8.0
Beach & pool
1st-best month of the year

March is one of the better times to visit Minas de Matahambre for general sightseeing. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for Minas de Matahambre in March

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

In March, Minas de Matahambre sees daytime highs around 28°C and nights near 19°C. Pack light clothes. Worth having: sun protection. About 5 days see rain.

light clothessun protection

Sea temperature near Minas de Matahambre in March

The nearest coast averages about 26°C in March — the other half of the beach question. The full-year curve and swim-comfort zones are below.

The sea at the nearest coast (about 19 km away) is warmest in August at about 30°C and coldest in February near 26°C.

The water stays above 20°C all year — warm enough for a swim any month.

24°26°28°30°32°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecwarmtropicalcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan26Warm
Feb26Warm
Mar26Warm
Apr27Warm
May28Warm
Jun29Tropical
Jul29Tropical
Aug30Tropical
Sep30Tropical
Oct29Tropical
Nov28Warm
Dec27Warm

UV index in Minas de Matahambre in March

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in March peaks around 11 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Minas de Matahambre peaks around June 23 at about 12 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 16 at about 6 (high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecVery highExtremeVery highHighJun 23UV 12Dec 16UV 6
UV index (midday)Level
Jan7High
Feb9Very high
Mar11Extreme
Apr11Extreme
May11Extreme
Jun12Extreme
Jul12Extreme
Aug11Extreme
Sep11Extreme
Oct9Very high
Nov7High
Dec6High

Air quality in Minas de Matahambre 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 Minas de Matahambre is worst in June — around 22 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 3.3× the cleanest month (December, 7 µg/m³).

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

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodJun 2222 µg/m³Dec 127 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan7Good
Feb8Good
Mar9Good
Apr11Good
May14Moderate
Jun22Moderate
Jul21Moderate
Aug18Moderate
Sep13Moderate
Oct9Good
Nov7Good
Dec7Good
Location & terrain

Where is Minas de Matahambre?

Minas de Matahambre sits at 22.6°N, 83.9°W, 133 m above sea level, in Cuba. The nearest listed city is Vinales, 25 km away.

Los PalaciosBahía HondaSan CristobalArtemisa

Topography around Minas de Matahambre

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Minas de Matahambre has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 198 m around an average of 111 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 590 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 654 m.

The land around Minas de Matahambre is covered by trees (86%) within 3 km, trees (71%) within 16 km, and water (50%) and trees (31%) within 80 km.

3 km
198 m
16 km
590 m
80 km
654 m
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March weather nearby: Vinales 25 km · Pinar del Rio 32 km · Guane 45 km · Consolación del Sur 45 km · Los Palacios 72 km · Bahía Honda 88 km · San Cristobal 92 km · Artemisa 124 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 Minas de Matahambre (22.5869°, -83.9457°, elevation 133 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). Sea temperatures are the NOAA OISST v2.1 1991–2020 monthly climatology (public domain), sampled at the nearest ocean point. 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).