Balzar weather in March

In March, Balzar sees average daytime highs of 29°C and overnight lows near 23°C, with 382 mm of rain across 28.1 wet days and about 12 hours of daylight. It is the 1st-warmest and 2nd-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 29°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 0% of the time in March, and the air most often feels oppressive.

Daylight stretches from about 12 hours at the start of March to 12 hours by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, March is Balzar's 9th-clearest and 11th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Balzar's year-round climate.

Daytime high
29°
1st warmest
Overnight low
23°
11th coldest
Rainfall
382 mm
28.1 wet days
Daylight
12 hours
6:29 AM – 6:30 PM
Cloud cover
91%
9th clearest
Wind
4 km/h
11th windiest
Solar energy
3.63 kWh/m²
Travel score
2.9
out of 10

Balzar is city of Guayas Province, Ecuador.

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 29°C through the month.

A typical March day in Balzar reaches about 29°C in the afternoon and slips back to 23°C overnight — a 6°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 27°C and 31°C. Set against its neighbours, March runs on par with February and on par with April.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
12923
22923
32923
42923
52923
62923
72923
82923
92923
102923
112923
122923
132923
142923
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202923
212923
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232923
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272923
282923
292923
302923
312923

How March really feels in Balzar

Once humidity and wind are folded in, March averages 31 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
31
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.

Balzar weather by month

How March compares with the rest of the year at a glance. March is the 1st-warmest and 2nd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan29° / 23°31226.912.13.3
Feb29° / 23°42526.6123.0
Mar29° / 23°38228.1122.9
Apr29° / 23°30326.9123.0
May29° / 23°18323.711.93.5
Jun28° / 22°8216.511.94.8
Jul28° / 21°6213.411.95.4
Aug28° / 21°389125.6
Sep28° / 21°5912.4124.9
Oct29° / 22°6113.1124.8
Nov29° / 22°6110.912.14.8
Dec29° / 23°14819.112.14.0

Cloud cover in March

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 0% of the time in March.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 1% of March, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 99%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
1199
2199
3199
4199
5199
6199
7199
8199
9199
10199
11199
12199
13199
14199
15199
16199
17199
18199
19199
20199
21199
22199
23199
24298
25298
26298
27298
28298
29298
30298
31298

Chance of precipitation in March

Any precipitation

Balzar gets around 382 mm of rain over 28.1 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 91% and peaks near 93% on the wettest days.

0%20%40%60%80%100%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
191
291
391
491
592
692
792
892
992
1093
1193
1293
1393
1492
1592
1692
1792
1891
1991
2091
2190
2290
2389
2489
2589
2689
2789
2888
2988
3088
3188

Humidity in March

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Most of March feels oppressive — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

By dew point, March lands in the oppressive band about 82% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

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Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
118118
218118
318118
418019
518019
618019
718019
818019
908119
1008119
1108119
1208119
1308119
1408119
1508119
1608119
1708119
1808218
1908218
2008218
2108317
2208317
2308317
2408416
2508416
2608416
2708515
2808515
2908515
3008515
3108515

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.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
14calm
24calm
34calm
44calm
54calm
64calm
74calm
84calm
94calm
104calm
114calm
124calm
134calm
144calm
154calm
164calm
174calm
184calm
194calm
204calm
214calm
224calm
234calm
244calm
254calm
264calm
274calm
284calm
294calm
304calm
314calm

Sunrise & sunset in March

DaylightNight

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

Days grow by about 0 minutes over March. Sunrise moves from 6:32 AM to 6:25 AM, and sunset from 6:34 PM to 6:24 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.06:326:34
212.06:326:33
312.06:326:33
412.06:326:33
512.06:316:33
612.06:316:33
712.06:316:32
812.06:316:32
912.06:316:32
1012.06:306:31
1112.06:306:31
1212.06:306:31
1312.06:306:31
1412.06:296:30
1512.06:296:30
1612.06:296:30
1712.06:296:29
1812.06:286:29
1912.06:286:29
2012.06:286:28
2112.06:286:28
2212.06:276:28
2312.06:276:27
2412.06:276:27
2512.06:276:26
2612.06:266:26
2712.06:266:26
2812.06:266:25
2912.06:256:25
3012.06:256:25
3112.06:256:24

Solar energy in March

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in March, about 3.63 kWh/m² — the sunniest month for solar.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.66 kWh/m² to a high of 3.63 kWh/m² in March across the year — March's 3.63 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
13.4Moderate
23.4Moderate
33.5Moderate
43.5Moderate
53.5Moderate
63.5Moderate
73.5Moderate
83.5Moderate
93.5Moderate
103.5Moderate
113.6Moderate
123.6Moderate
133.6Moderate
143.6Moderate
153.6Moderate
163.7Moderate
173.7Moderate
183.7Moderate
193.7Moderate
203.7Moderate
213.7Moderate
223.7Moderate
233.7Moderate
243.7Moderate
253.7Moderate
263.7Moderate
273.7Moderate
283.7Moderate
293.7Moderate
303.7Moderate
313.7Moderate
Planning a trip in March

Hazard calendar for Balzar

In seasonPeak

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

Balzar's monsoon runs January–April, 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 Balzar?

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

2.9
Sightseeing
12th-best month of the year
3.9
Beach & pool
11th-best month of the year

March is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Balzar.

What to pack for Balzar in March

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

In March, Balzar sees daytime highs around 29°C and nights near 23°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. About 28 days see rain.

light clothesrain gear

UV index in Balzar in March

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in March peaks around 15 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Balzar peaks around February 22 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near July 15 at about 10 (extreme).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeFeb 22UV 15Jul 15UV 10
UV index (midday)Level
Jan13Extreme
Feb15Extreme
Mar15Extreme
Apr12Extreme
May12Extreme
Jun11Extreme
Jul10Extreme
Aug11Extreme
Sep11Extreme
Oct13Extreme
Nov11Extreme
Dec11Extreme

Air quality in Balzar 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 Balzar is worst in March — around 26 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.2× the cleanest month (August, 12 µg/m³).

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

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateMar 1726 µg/m³Aug 1812 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan19Moderate
Feb23Moderate
Mar26Moderate
Apr24Moderate
May20Moderate
Jun17Moderate
Jul14Moderate
Aug12Good
Sep13Moderate
Oct16Moderate
Nov25Moderate
Dec22Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Balzar?

Balzar sits at 1.4°S, 79.9°W, 41 m above sea level, in Ecuador. The nearest listed city is Vinces, 27 km away.

Topography around Balzar

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Balzar has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 37 m around an average of 30 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 115 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,763 m.

The land around Balzar is covered by grassland (55%) and trees (31%) within 3 km, grassland (55%) and trees (40%) within 16 km, and trees (52%) and grassland (35%) within 80 km.

3 km
37 m
16 km
115 m
80 km
1,763 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswaterwetland
March weather nearby: Vinces 27 km · El Empalme 46 km · Ventanas 50 km · Daule 56 km · Sucre 58 km · Quevedo 62 km · Pedro Carbo 62 km · El Triunfo 64 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
Roman Catholic 68%Protestant 19%none 8%other 2%

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 Balzar (-1.3655°, -79.9051°, elevation 41 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).