Cariamanga weather in March

In March, Cariamanga sees average daytime highs of 23°C and overnight lows near 15°C, with 349 mm of rain across 26.7 wet days and about 12 hours of daylight. It is the 8th-warmest and 1st-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 23°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 0% of the time in March, and the air most often feels humid.

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 Cariamanga's 12th-clearest and 11th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Cariamanga's year-round climate.

Daytime high
23°
8th warmest
Overnight low
15°
11th coldest
Rainfall
349 mm
26.7 wet days
Daylight
12 hours
6:27 AM – 6:29 PM
Cloud cover
87%
12th clearest
Wind
3 km/h
11th windiest
Solar energy
4.81 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.0
out of 10

Cariamanga is city of Loja Province, Ecuador.

Density
3,550/km²
people per km²
Founded
1546

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 23°C through the month.

A typical March day in Cariamanga reaches about 23°C in the afternoon and slips back to 15°C overnight — a 8°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 22°C and 25°C. Set against its neighbours, March runs on par with February and on par with April.

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Cariamanga weather by month

How March compares with the rest of the year at a glance. March is the 8th-warmest and 1st-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan23° / 15°25225.212.24.3
Feb23° / 16°33625.112.13.9
Mar23° / 15°34926.7124.0
Apr24° / 15°24222.611.94.7
May24° / 15°13117.511.85.7
Jun24° / 15°438.911.87.1
Jul24° / 14°194.411.88.0
Aug25° / 15°112.411.98.2
Sep25° / 15°509.4126.8
Oct24° / 15°12417.812.15.5
Nov23° / 15°1632012.24.9
Dec23° / 15°20822.712.24.7

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 4% of March, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 95%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
1595
2595
3595
4595
5595
6595
7694
8694
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10595
11595
12595
13595
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27595
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Chance of precipitation in March

Any precipitation

Cariamanga gets around 349 mm of rain over 26.7 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 86% and peaks near 88% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
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Humidity in March

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, March lands in the humid band about 57% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
114455
214455
314455
414356
514356
614356
714257
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924256
1024157
1124157
1224058
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2214158
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2414257
2504258
2604357
2704357
2804456
2904456
3004456
3104456

Wind in March

Winds average 3 km/h in March.

Across March, daily wind ranges from about 3 km/h on the calmest days to 3 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
13calm
23calm
33calm
43calm
53calm
63calm
73calm
83calm
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113calm
123calm
133calm
143calm
153calm
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223calm
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243calm
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263calm
273calm
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293calm
303calm
313calm

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 6:29 AM to 6:24 AM, and sunset from 6:34 PM to 6:22 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.16:296:34
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312.16:296:34
412.16:296:33
512.16:286:33
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712.16:286:32
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912.16:286:31
1012.16:286:31
1112.06:286:31
1212.06:286:30
1312.06:276:30
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1712.06:276:28
1812.06:276:28
1912.06:266:28
2012.06:266:27
2112.06:266:27
2212.06:266:26
2312.06:266:26
2412.06:266:25
2512.06:256:25
2612.06:256:24
2712.06:256:24
2812.06:256:24
2912.06:256:23
3012.06:246:23
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Solar energy in March

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in March, about 4.81 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.75 kWh/m² to a high of 5.86 kWh/m² in September across the year — March's 4.81 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
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Planning a trip in March

Hazard calendar for Cariamanga

In seasonPeak

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

Cariamanga's monsoon runs November–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 Cariamanga?

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

4.0
Sightseeing
11th-best month of the year
3.3
Beach & pool
11th-best month of the year

March is a reasonable time to visit Cariamanga for sightseeing.

What to pack for Cariamanga in March

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

In March, Cariamanga sees daytime highs around 23°C and nights near 15°C. Pack rain gear. Worth having: light clothes and sun protection. About 27 days see rain.

rain gearlight clothessun protection

UV index in Cariamanga in March

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in March peaks around 16 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Cariamanga peaks around February 16 at about 17 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 22 at about 11 (extreme).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeFeb 16UV 17Jun 22UV 11
UV index (midday)Level
Jan16Extreme
Feb17Extreme
Mar16Extreme
Apr14Extreme
May14Extreme
Jun11Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug12Extreme
Sep14Extreme
Oct15Extreme
Nov14Extreme
Dec14Extreme

Air quality in Cariamanga 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 Cariamanga is worst in September — around 17 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.5× the cleanest month (July, 7 µg/m³).

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

01020JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateSep 1816 µg/m³Jul 107 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan10Good
Feb11Good
Mar10Good
Apr10Good
May8Good
Jun7Good
Jul7Good
Aug11Good
Sep17Moderate
Oct14Moderate
Nov16Moderate
Dec12Good
Location & terrain

Where is Cariamanga?

Cariamanga sits at 4.3°S, 79.6°W, 2,185 m above sea level, in Ecuador. The nearest listed city is Vilcabamba, 38 km away.

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Topography around Cariamanga

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Cariamanga has large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,085 m around an average of 2,001 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,839 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 3,786 m.

The land around Cariamanga is covered by trees (48%) and grassland (44%) within 3 km, grassland (58%) and trees (37%) within 16 km, and trees (56%) and grassland (39%) within 80 km.

3 km
1,085 m
16 km
1,839 m
80 km
3,786 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaces
March weather nearby: Vilcabamba 38 km · Catamayo 44 km · Loja 54 km · Zamora 73 km · Piñas 73 km · Arenillas 103 km · Santa Rosa 107 km · Chulucanas 108 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 Cariamanga (-4.328°, -79.5558°, elevation 2,185 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).