Guamote weather in March

In March, Guamote sees average daytime highs of 15°C and overnight lows near 5°C, with 231 mm of rain across 27.7 wet days and about 12 hours of daylight. It is the 6th-warmest and 1st-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 15°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 hours at the start of March to 12 hours by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, March is Guamote's 12th-clearest and 11th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Guamote's year-round climate.

Daytime high
15°
6th warmest
Overnight low
11th coldest
Rainfall
231 mm
27.7 wet days
Daylight
12 hours
6:24 AM – 6:25 PM
Cloud cover
89%
12th clearest
Wind
5 km/h
11th windiest
Solar energy
5.02 kWh/m²
Travel score
2.5
out of 10

Temperature in March

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 15°C through the month.

A typical March day in Guamote reaches about 15°C in the afternoon and slips back to 5°C overnight — a 9°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 12°C and 17°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)
1155
2155
3155
4155
5155
6155
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10155
11155
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Guamote weather by month

How March compares with the rest of the year at a glance. March is the 6th-warmest and 1st-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan15° / 15522.312.13.0
Feb15° / 18123.112.12.8
Mar15° / 23127.7122.5
Apr15° / 19225.9122.6
May15° / 13322.311.93.0
Jun14° / 7716.411.93.4
Jul14° / 5011.911.93.9
Aug15° / 30811.94.6
Sep16° / 5512.3124.4
Oct15° / 13821.9123.2
Nov14° / 16023.612.12.7
Dec15° / 1582312.12.9

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 2% of March, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 98%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
1496
2496
3397
4397
5397
6397
7397
8397
9397
10397
11397
12298
13298
14298
15298
16298
17298
18298
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20199
21199
22199
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24199
25199
26199
27199
28199
29199
30298
31298

Chance of precipitation in March

Any precipitation

Guamote gets around 231 mm of rain over 27.7 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 89% and peaks near 92% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
187
287
387
487
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787
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3090
3189

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.

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Dry (%)
1100
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3100
4100
5100
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8100
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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.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
15calm
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35calm
45calm
55calm
65calm
75calm
85calm
95calm
105calm
115calm
125calm
135calm
145calm
155calm
165calm
175calm
185calm
195calm
205calm
215calm
225calm
235calm
245calm
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265calm
275calm
285calm
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305calm
315calm

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 6:27 AM to 6:20 AM, and sunset from 6:29 PM to 6:19 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.06:276:29
212.06:276:29
312.06:276:29
412.06:266:29
512.06:266:28
612.06:266:28
712.06:266:28
812.06:266:27
912.06:266:27
1012.06:256:27
1112.06:256:27
1212.06:256:26
1312.06:256:26
1412.06:256:26
1512.06:246:25
1612.06:246:25
1712.06:246:25
1812.06:246:24
1912.06:236:24
2012.06:236:23
2112.06:236:23
2212.06:236:23
2312.06:226:22
2412.06:226:22
2512.06:226:22
2612.06:226:21
2712.06:216:21
2812.06:216:21
2912.06:216:20
3012.06:216:20
3112.06:206:19

Solar energy in March

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in March, about 5.02 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.87 kWh/m² to a high of 6.04 kWh/m² in September across the year — March's 5.02 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
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135.0Bright
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215.0Bright
225.0Bright
235.0Bright
244.9Bright
254.9Bright
264.9Bright
274.9Bright
284.9Bright
294.9Bright
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314.9Bright
Planning a trip in March

Is March a good time to visit Guamote?

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

2.5
Sightseeing
12th-best month of the year
Beach & pool
never really warm enough

March is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Guamote.

What to pack for Guamote in March

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

In March, Guamote sees daytime highs around 15°C and nights near 5°C. Pack rain gear. Worth having: a warm layer and sun protection. About 28 days see rain.

rain geara warm layersun protection

UV index in Guamote 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 Guamote peaks around February 20 at about 18 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near July 14 at about 13 (extreme).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeFeb 20UV 18Jul 14UV 13
UV index (midday)Level
Jan17Extreme
Feb19Extreme
Mar18Extreme
Apr16Extreme
May16Extreme
Jun13Extreme
Jul13Extreme
Aug14Extreme
Sep15Extreme
Oct16Extreme
Nov14Extreme
Dec14Extreme

Air quality in Guamote 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 Guamote is worst in February — around 17 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.2× the cleanest month (July, 8 µg/m³).

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

01020JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateGoodModerateFeb 1917 µg/m³Jul 128 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan15Moderate
Feb17Moderate
Mar17Moderate
Apr14Moderate
May11Good
Jun9Good
Jul8Good
Aug11Good
Sep15Moderate
Oct14Moderate
Nov17Moderate
Dec14Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Guamote?

Guamote sits at 1.9°S, 78.7°W, 0 m above sea level, in Ecuador. The nearest listed city is Riobamba, 31 km away.

Topography around Guamote

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Guamote has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 584 m around an average of 3,176 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,575 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 6,240 m.

The land around Guamote is covered by grassland (79%) within 3 km, cropland (47%) and grassland (45%) within 16 km, and trees (50%) and grassland (31%) within 80 km.

3 km
584 m
16 km
1,575 m
80 km
6,240 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrain
March weather nearby: Riobamba 31 km · Guaranda 50 km · Montalvo 66 km · Banos 68 km · Pelileo 70 km · Ambato 77 km · Macas 78 km · Naranjito 88 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 Guamote (-1.935°, -78.7104°, elevation 0 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).