Azogues weather in March

In March, Azogues sees average daytime highs of 16°C and overnight lows near 8°C, with 252 mm of rain across 29.9 wet days and about 12 hours of daylight. It is the 1st-warmest and 1st-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 16°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 0% of the time in March, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 06 min at the start of March to 12 hours by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, March is Azogues's 12th-clearest and 10th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Azogues's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 16°; 1st warmest
Overnight low: 8°; 12th coldest
Rainfall: 252 mm; 29.9 wet days
Daylight: 12 hours; 6:24 AM – 6:26 PM
Cloud cover: 91%; 12th clearest
Wind: 5 km/h; 10th windiest
Solar energy: 4.55 kWh/m²
Travel score: 2.5; out of 10

Azogues is city in Ecuador, capital of the Cañar Province.

Density: 2,646/km²; people per km²
Founded: 1562

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 16°C through the month.

A typical March day in Azogues reaches about 16°C in the afternoon and slips back to 8°C overnight — a 8°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 14°C and 17°C. Set against its neighbours, March runs on par with February and on par with 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)	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16
Avg low (°C)	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8

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

Azogues weather by month

How March compares with the rest of the year at a glance. March is the 1st-warmest and 1st-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	16° / 8°	225	28.9	12.1	2.7
Feb	16° / 8°	242	26.2	12.1	2.6
Mar	16° / 8°	252	29.9	12	2.5
Apr	15° / 8°	205	28.3	11.9	2.5
May	15° / 8°	166	26.9	11.9	2.6
Jun	13° / 7°	140	22.7	11.8	2.5
Jul	13° / 6°	134	21.5	11.9	2.4
Aug	13° / 5°	86	17.1	11.9	2.9
Sep	14° / 6°	85	17.6	12	3.3
Oct	15° / 7°	159	25	12.1	2.9
Nov	16° / 8°	205	26.5	12.1	2.8
Dec	16° / 8°	232	28.5	12.2	2.7

Cloud cover in March

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 0% of the time in March, the cloudiest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 1% of March, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 98%.

	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 (%)	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	2	2	3	3	3	3	3	3
Cloudier (%)	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	100	100	100	100	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	98	98	98	98	97	97	97	97	97	97

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	1	99
2	1	99
3	1	99
4	1	99
5	1	99
6	1	99
7	1	99
8	0	100
9	0	100
10	0	100
11	0	100
12	1	99
13	1	99
14	1	99
15	1	99
16	1	99
17	1	99
18	1	99
19	1	99
20	1	99
21	1	99
22	2	98
23	2	98
24	2	98
25	2	98
26	3	97
27	3	97
28	3	97
29	3	97
30	3	97
31	3	97

Chance of precipitation in March

Any precipitation

Azogues gets around 252 mm of rain over 29.9 wet days in March, the wettest month. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 96% and peaks near 97% on the wettest days.

	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 (%)	97	97	97	97	97	96	96	96	96	96	96	96	96	96	96	96	96	96	96	96	96	97	97	97	97	97	97	97	97	97	96

	Rain chance (%)
1	97
2	97
3	97
4	97
5	97
6	96
7	96
8	96
9	96
10	96
11	96
12	96
13	96
14	96
15	96
16	96
17	96
18	96
19	96
20	96
21	96
22	97
23	97
24	97
25	97
26	97
27	97
28	97
29	97
30	97
31	96

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 5 km/h in March.

Across March, daily wind ranges from about 5 km/h on the calmest days to 5 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)	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5
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	Wind speed (km/h)	Feels
1	5	calm
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30	5	calm
31	5	calm

Sunrise & sunset in March

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 06 min at the start of March to 12 hours by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 6 minutes over March. Sunrise moves from 6:27 AM to 6:21 AM, and sunset from 6:30 PM to 6:20 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)	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0
Sunrise (AM)	6:27	6:27	6:27	6:27	6:26	6:26	6:26	6:26	6:26	6:26	6:25	6:25	6:25	6:25	6:25	6:24	6:24	6:24	6:24	6:24	6:23	6:23	6:23	6:23	6:22	6:22	6:22	6:22	6:21	6:21	6:21
Sunset (PM)	6:30	6:30	6:30	6:30	6:29	6:29	6:29	6:28	6:28	6:28	6:27	6:27	6:27	6:26	6:26	6:26	6:25	6:25	6:24	6:24	6:24	6:23	6:23	6:23	6:22	6:22	6:21	6:21	6:21	6:20	6:20

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	12.1	6:27	6:30
2	12.1	6:27	6:30
3	12.1	6:27	6:30
4	12.0	6:27	6:30
5	12.0	6:26	6:29
6	12.0	6:26	6:29
7	12.0	6:26	6:29
8	12.0	6:26	6:28
9	12.0	6:26	6:28
10	12.0	6:26	6:28
11	12.0	6:25	6:27
12	12.0	6:25	6:27
13	12.0	6:25	6:27
14	12.0	6:25	6:26
15	12.0	6:25	6:26
16	12.0	6:24	6:26
17	12.0	6:24	6:25
18	12.0	6:24	6:25
19	12.0	6:24	6:24
20	12.0	6:24	6:24
21	12.0	6:23	6:24
22	12.0	6:23	6:23
23	12.0	6:23	6:23
24	12.0	6:23	6:23
25	12.0	6:22	6:22
26	12.0	6:22	6:22
27	12.0	6:22	6:21
28	12.0	6:22	6:21
29	12.0	6:21	6:21
30	12.0	6:21	6:20
31	12.0	6:21	6:20

Solar energy in March

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in March, about 4.55 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.03 kWh/m² to a high of 5.35 kWh/m² in September across the year — March's 4.55 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)	4.6	4.6	4.6	4.6	4.6	4.6	4.6	4.6	4.6	4.6	4.6	4.6	4.6	4.6	4.6	4.6	4.6	4.5	4.5	4.5	4.5	4.5	4.5	4.5	4.5	4.5	4.5	4.5	4.5	4.5	4.4
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	4.6	Bright
2	4.6	Bright
3	4.6	Bright
4	4.6	Bright
5	4.6	Bright
6	4.6	Bright
7	4.6	Bright
8	4.6	Bright
9	4.6	Bright
10	4.6	Bright
11	4.6	Bright
12	4.6	Bright
13	4.6	Bright
14	4.6	Bright
15	4.6	Bright
16	4.6	Bright
17	4.6	Bright
18	4.5	Bright
19	4.5	Bright
20	4.5	Bright
21	4.5	Bright
22	4.5	Bright
23	4.5	Bright
24	4.5	Bright
25	4.5	Bright
26	4.5	Bright
27	4.5	Bright
28	4.5	Bright
29	4.5	Bright
30	4.5	Bright
31	4.4	Bright

Planning a trip in March

Is March a good time to visit Azogues?

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

2.5

Sightseeing

9th-best month of the year

—

Beach & pool

never really warm enough

March is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Azogues.

What to pack for Azogues in March

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

In March, Azogues sees daytime highs around 16°C and nights near 8°C. Pack rain gear. Worth having: a warm layer and sun protection. About 30 days see rain.

rain geara warm layersun protection

UV index in Azogues in March

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in March peaks around 18 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Azogues peaks around February 19 at about 18 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near July 12 at about 13 (extreme).

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)	17	18	18	15	15	13	13	13	15	16	15	14
Level	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	17	Extreme
Feb	18	Extreme
Mar	18	Extreme
Apr	15	Extreme
May	15	Extreme
Jun	13	Extreme
Jul	13	Extreme
Aug	13	Extreme
Sep	15	Extreme
Oct	16	Extreme
Nov	15	Extreme
Dec	14	Extreme

Location & terrain

Where is Azogues?

Azogues sits at 2.7°S, 78.8°W, 2,720 m above sea level, in Ecuador. The nearest listed city is Gualaceo, 19 km away.

Topography around Azogues

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Azogues has large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 731 m around an average of 2,622 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,695 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 4,603 m.

The land around Azogues is covered by grassland (39%), artificial surfaces (25%) and trees (24%) within 3 km, grassland (59%) and trees (31%) within 16 km, and trees (52%) and grassland (39%) within 80 km.

3 km

731 m

grassland 39%

16 km

1,695 m

grassland 59%

80 km

4,603 m

trees 52%

treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaces

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

March weather nearby: Gualaceo 19 km · Cuenca 24 km · La Troncal 65 km · Naranjal 86 km · Guamote 91 km · Naranjito 93 km · Macas 94 km · Milagro 107 km

Ecuador travel facts

Travel advisory: Level 2; Exercise Increased Caution
Power plugs: Type A / B; 120 V · 60 Hz
Prices: ≈ 43% of US; price level, 2025
GDP per capita: $7,125; 2025
Happiness: 6.1 / 10; World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water: 70%; of population, 2024
Homicide rate: 45.7; per 100k, 2023
Road deaths: 20.1; per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group: Upper middle; World Bank
English: Low; EF EPI 466
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 Azogues (-2.7398°, -78.8456°, elevation 2,720 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. 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	16	8
2	16	8
3	16	8
4	16	8
5	16	8
6	16	8
7	16	8
8	16	8
9	16	8
10	16	8
11	16	8
12	16	8
13	16	8
14	16	8
15	16	8
16	16	8
17	16	8
18	16	8
19	16	8
20	16	8
21	16	8
22	16	8
23	16	8
24	16	8
25	16	8
26	16	8
27	16	8
28	16	8
29	16	8
30	16	8
31	16	8

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	1	99
2	1	99
3	1	99
4	1	99
5	1	99
6	1	99
7	1	99
8	0	100
9	0	100
10	0	100
11	0	100
12	1	99
13	1	99
14	1	99
15	1	99
16	1	99
17	1	99
18	1	99
19	1	99
20	1	99
21	1	99
22	2	98
23	2	98
24	2	98
25	2	98
26	3	97
27	3	97
28	3	97
29	3	97
30	3	97
31	3	97

	Rain chance (%)
1	97
2	97
3	97
4	97
5	97
6	96
7	96
8	96
9	96
10	96
11	96
12	96
13	96
14	96
15	96
16	96
17	96
18	96
19	96
20	96
21	96
22	97
23	97
24	97
25	97
26	97
27	97
28	97
29	97
30	97
31	96

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	1	99
2	1	99
3	1	99
4	1	99
5	1	99
6	1	99
7	1	99
8	0	100
9	0	100
10	0	100
11	0	100
12	1	99
13	1	99
14	1	99
15	1	99
16	1	99
17	1	99
18	1	99
19	1	99
20	1	99
21	1	99
22	2	98
23	2	98
24	2	98
25	2	98
26	3	97
27	3	97
28	3	97
29	3	97
30	3	97
31	3	97

	Rain chance (%)
1	97
2	97
3	97
4	97
5	97
6	96
7	96
8	96
9	96
10	96
11	96
12	96
13	96
14	96
15	96
16	96
17	96
18	96
19	96
20	96
21	96
22	97
23	97
24	97
25	97
26	97
27	97
28	97
29	97
30	97
31	96

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	1	99
2	1	99
3	1	99
4	1	99
5	1	99
6	1	99
7	1	99
8	0	100
9	0	100
10	0	100
11	0	100
12	1	99
13	1	99
14	1	99
15	1	99
16	1	99
17	1	99
18	1	99
19	1	99
20	1	99
21	1	99
22	2	98
23	2	98
24	2	98
25	2	98
26	3	97
27	3	97
28	3	97
29	3	97
30	3	97
31	3	97

	Rain chance (%)
1	97
2	97
3	97
4	97
5	97
6	96
7	96
8	96
9	96
10	96
11	96
12	96
13	96
14	96
15	96
16	96
17	96
18	96
19	96
20	96
21	96
22	97
23	97
24	97
25	97
26	97
27	97
28	97
29	97
30	97
31	96

	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