La Maná weather in March

In March, La Maná sees average daytime highs of 25°C and overnight lows near 20°C, with 1453 mm of rain across 30.9 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 25°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 0% of the time in March, and the air most often feels muggy.

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 La Maná's 12th-clearest and 8th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see La Maná's year-round climate.

Daytime high
25°
1st warmest
Overnight low
20°
12th coldest
Rainfall
1453 mm
30.9 wet days
Daylight
12 hours
6:26 AM – 6:27 PM
Cloud cover
95%
12th clearest
Wind
4 km/h
8th windiest
Solar energy
3.58 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.3
out of 10

La Maná is city of Cotopaxi 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 25°C through the month.

A typical March day in La Maná reaches about 25°C in the afternoon and slips back to 20°C overnight — a 5°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 23°C and 27°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)
12520
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La Maná 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
Jan24° / 19°137431123.4
Feb25° / 19°135628123.4
Mar25° / 20°145330.9123.3
Apr25° / 20°147430123.3
May25° / 20°121931123.4
Jun24° / 19°76129.911.93.4
Jul23° / 18°65030.9123.4
Aug23° / 18°46730.7123.4
Sep23° / 18°53030123.4
Oct24° / 18°53930.6123.5
Nov24° / 19°48729.3123.5
Dec24° / 19°92030.812.13.5

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 0% of March, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 99%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
10100
20100
30100
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60100
70100
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Chance of precipitation in March

Any precipitation

La Maná gets around 1453 mm of rain over 30.9 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 100% and peaks near 100% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
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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 89% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

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Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
118811
218811
318910
418910
518910
609010
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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
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274calm
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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 6:30 AM to 6:22 AM, and sunset from 6:31 PM to 6:22 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.06:306:31
212.06:296:31
312.06:296:30
412.06:296:30
512.06:296:30
612.06:296:30
712.06:286:29
812.06:286:29
912.06:286:29
1012.06:286:29
1112.06:286:28
1212.06:276:28
1312.06:276:28
1412.06:276:27
1512.06:276:27
1612.06:266:27
1712.06:266:26
1812.06:266:26
1912.06:266:26
2012.06:256:25
2112.06:256:25
2212.06:256:25
2312.06:246:24
2412.06:246:24
2512.06:246:24
2612.06:246:23
2712.06:236:23
2812.06:236:23
2912.06:236:22
3012.06:226:22
3112.06:226:22

Solar energy in March

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in March, about 3.58 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.06 kWh/m² to a high of 3.67 kWh/m² in September across the year — March's 3.58 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
13.5Moderate
23.5Moderate
33.5Moderate
43.5Moderate
53.5Moderate
63.5Moderate
73.5Moderate
83.5Moderate
93.5Moderate
103.5Moderate
113.5Moderate
123.5Moderate
133.6Moderate
143.6Moderate
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273.6Moderate
283.6Moderate
293.6Moderate
303.6Moderate
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Planning a trip in March

Hazard calendar for La Maná

In seasonPeak

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

La Maná's rainy season runs December–June, when most of the year's rain falls.

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

Is March a good time to visit La Maná?

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

3.3
Sightseeing
11th-best month of the year
3.1
Beach & pool
2nd-best month of the year

March is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in La Maná.

What to pack for La Maná in March

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

In March, La Maná sees daytime highs around 25°C and nights near 20°C. Pack rain gear. Worth having: light clothes. About 31 days see rain.

rain gearlight clothes

UV index in La Maná 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 La Maná peaks around February 20 at about 16 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near July 17 at about 11 (extreme).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeFeb 20UV 16Jul 17UV 11
UV index (midday)Level
Jan14Extreme
Feb16Extreme
Mar16Extreme
Apr13Extreme
May13Extreme
Jun11Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug11Extreme
Sep12Extreme
Oct13Extreme
Nov11Extreme
Dec12Extreme

Air quality in La Maná 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 La Maná is worst in November — around 40 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), about 2.5× the cleanest month (July, 16 µg/m³).

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

0204060JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateModerateNov 1738 µg/m³Jul 2016 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan17Moderate
Feb18Moderate
Mar20Moderate
Apr20Moderate
May18Moderate
Jun17Moderate
Jul16Moderate
Aug17Moderate
Sep18Moderate
Oct22Moderate
Nov40Poor
Dec25Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is La Maná?

La Maná sits at 0.9°S, 79.2°W, 742 m above sea level, in Ecuador. The nearest listed city is Valencia, 14 km away.

Topography around La Maná

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around La Maná has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 512 m around an average of 269 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,135 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 6,239 m.

The land around La Maná is covered by trees (80%) within 3 km, trees (92%) within 16 km, and trees (60%) and grassland (30%) within 80 km.

3 km
512 m
16 km
2,135 m
80 km
6,239 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
March weather nearby: Valencia 14 km · Quevedo 28 km · El Empalme 47 km · Pujilí 59 km · Ventanas 62 km · Latacunga 68 km · Ambato 76 km · Guaranda 77 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 La Maná (-0.941°, -79.2266°, elevation 742 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).