Nueva Gerona weather in March

In March, Nueva Gerona sees average daytime highs of 26°C and overnight lows near 23°C, with 22 mm of rain across 3.7 wet days and about 11.8 hours of daylight. It is the 9th-warmest and 9th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 26°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 76% 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 Nueva Gerona's 2nd-clearest and 4th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Nueva Gerona's year-round climate.

Daytime high
26°
9th warmest
Overnight low
23°
4th coldest
Rainfall
22 mm
3.7 wet days
Daylight
11 h 48 min
6:46 AM – 6:36 PM
Cloud cover
27%
2nd clearest
Wind
19 km/h
4th windiest
Solar energy
6.18 kWh/m²
Travel score
8.3
out of 10

Nueva Gerona is city on Isle of Youth, Cuba.

Founded
1830

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 26°C through the month.

A typical March day in Nueva Gerona reaches about 26°C in the afternoon and slips back to 23°C overnight — a 4°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 24°C and 28°C. Set against its neighbours, March runs about 1°C warmer than February and about 2°C cooler than April.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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How March really feels in Nueva Gerona

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.

Nueva Gerona weather by month

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

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan24° / 21°224.210.88.4
Feb25° / 22°162.811.28.6
Mar26° / 23°223.711.88.3
Apr28° / 24°254.612.57.6
May29° / 25°11512.8135.6
Jun29° / 27°15017.813.34.3
Jul30° / 27°8616.113.24.3
Aug30° / 27°12219.912.83.9
Sep29° / 27°1612212.13.8
Oct28° / 26°12515.711.55.4
Nov26° / 24°375117.8
Dec25° / 22°223.910.78.3

Cloud cover in March

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 76% 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 13%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
18713
28713
38713
48713
58614
68614
78614
88614
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128614
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Chance of precipitation in March

Any precipitation

Nueva Gerona gets around 22 mm of rain over 3.7 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 12% and peaks near 13% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
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2013
2113
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2513
2613
2713
2813
2912
3012
3112

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 40% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 70% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
13111740280
23111841270
33121841260
43121842250
53121942240
63121942240
73121942230
83121943230
93121943230
103121943230
113121943230
122121943230
132121943230
142121943241
152111943241
162111943251
172111842261
182111841271
192111841281
202101840301
211101840311
22191739321
23191738341
24181738351
25181737360
26171637380
27171636390
28161636400
29161635410
30161535430
31151535440

Wind in March

Winds average 19 km/h in March.

Across March, daily wind ranges from about 18 km/h on the calmest days to 19 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
119light breeze
219light breeze
319light breeze
419light breeze
519light breeze
619light breeze
719light breeze
819light breeze
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3118light breeze

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 6:59 AM to 6:31 AM, and sunset from 6:30 PM to 6:41 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.56:596:30
211.56:586:31
311.66:576:31
411.66:566:32
511.66:556:32
611.66:556:32
711.76:546:33
811.76:536:33
911.76:526:34
1011.76:516:34
1111.76:506:34
1211.86:496:35
1311.86:486:35
1411.86:476:35
1511.86:476:36
1611.86:466:36
1711.96:456:37
1811.96:446:37
1911.96:436:37
2011.96:426:38
2112.06:416:38
2212.06:406:38
2312.06:396:39
2412.06:386:39
2512.06:376:39
2612.16:366:40
2712.16:356:40
2812.16:346:40
2912.16:336:41
3012.16:326:41
3112.26:316:41

Solar energy in March

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in March, about 6.18 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.14 kWh/m² to a high of 6.86 kWh/m² in April across the year — March's 6.18 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
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45.8Bright
55.8Bright
65.8Bright
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95.9Bright
106.0Bright
116.0Intense
126.0Intense
136.1Intense
146.1Intense
156.1Intense
166.2Intense
176.2Intense
186.3Intense
196.3Intense
206.3Intense
216.3Intense
226.4Intense
236.4Intense
246.4Intense
256.5Intense
266.5Intense
276.5Intense
286.5Intense
296.6Intense
306.6Intense
316.6Intense
Planning a trip in March

Hazard calendar for Nueva Gerona

In seasonPeak

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

Nueva Gerona sits in the Atlantic hurricane belt; the season peaks August–October.

Nueva Gerona's rainy season runs May–October, when most of the year's rain falls.

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

Is March a good time to visit Nueva Gerona?

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

8.3
Sightseeing
3rd-best month of the year
7.9
Beach & pool
2nd-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Nueva Gerona in March

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

In March, Nueva Gerona sees daytime highs around 26°C and nights near 23°C. Pack sun protection. Worth having: light clothes. About 4 days see rain.

sun protectionlight clothes

Sea temperature near Nueva Gerona in March

The nearest coast averages about 25°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 31°C and coldest in January near 24°C.

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

25°30°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecrefreshingwarmtropicalcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan24Warm
Feb25Warm
Mar25Warm
Apr27Warm
May29Tropical
Jun30Tropical
Jul30Tropical
Aug31Tropical
Sep30Tropical
Oct29Tropical
Nov26Warm
Dec25Warm

UV index in Nueva Gerona 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 Nueva Gerona peaks around June 18 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 18UV 12Dec 16UV 6
UV index (midday)Level
Jan7High
Feb9Very high
Mar11Extreme
Apr11Extreme
May11Extreme
Jun12Extreme
Jul12Extreme
Aug11Extreme
Sep11Extreme
Oct10Very high
Nov7High
Dec6High

Air quality in Nueva Gerona 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 Nueva Gerona is worst in June — around 21 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 3.8× the cleanest month (December, 6 µg/m³).

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

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodJun 2221 µg/m³Dec 156 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan6Good
Feb6Good
Mar8Good
Apr9Good
May12Good
Jun21Moderate
Jul20Moderate
Aug18Moderate
Sep12Moderate
Oct9Good
Nov6Good
Dec6Good
Location & terrain

Where is Nueva Gerona?

Nueva Gerona sits at 21.9°N, 82.8°W, 10 m above sea level, in Cuba. The nearest listed city is Los Palacios, 90 km away.

Los PalaciosSan CristobalConsolación del SurArtemisaAlquízarGüira de MelenaPinar del RioSan Antonio de los Baños

Topography around Nueva Gerona

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Nueva Gerona has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 207 m around an average of 18 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 281 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 282 m.

The land around Nueva Gerona is covered by trees (49%) within 3 km, water (48%) and trees (31%) within 16 km, and water (84%) within 80 km.

3 km
207 m
16 km
281 m
80 km
282 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswaterwetlandmangroves
March weather nearby: Los Palacios 90 km · San Cristobal 96 km · Consolación del Sur 100 km · Artemisa 103 km · Alquízar 105 km · Güira de Melena 106 km · Pinar del Rio 109 km · San Antonio de los Baños 116 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 Nueva Gerona (21.8876°, -82.8066°, elevation 10 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).