Naranjal weather in March

In March, Naranjal sees average daytime highs of 23°C and overnight lows near 18°C, with 1181 mm of rain across 30.9 wet days and about 12 hours of daylight. It is the 2nd-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 muggy.

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 Naranjal's 12th-clearest and 10th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Naranjal's year-round climate.

Daytime high
23°
2nd warmest
Overnight low
18°
11th coldest
Rainfall
1181 mm
30.9 wet days
Daylight
12 hours
6:28 AM – 6:29 PM
Cloud cover
95%
12th clearest
Wind
4 km/h
10th windiest
Solar energy
3.89 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.3
out of 10

Naranjal is city of Guayas Province, Ecuador.

Density
4,571/km²
people per km²

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 Naranjal reaches about 23°C in the afternoon and slips back to 18°C overnight — a 5°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 21°C and 24°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)
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122318
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Naranjal weather by month

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

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan22° / 17°86530.812.13.3
Feb22° / 18°9102812.13.3
Mar23° / 18°118130.9123.3
Apr23° / 18°108829.911.93.3
May22° / 18°108530.811.93.3
Jun21° / 17°7303011.83.3
Jul21° / 16°6143111.93.2
Aug20° / 16°4783111.93.2
Sep21° / 16°47130123.2
Oct21° / 16°43929.512.13.4
Nov21° / 17°34627.212.13.5
Dec22° / 17°61330.112.23.4

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 100%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
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Chance of precipitation in March

Any precipitation

Naranjal gets around 1181 mm of rain over 30.9 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 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 50% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 50% of them.

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Humid (%)Muggy (%)
15842
25743
35644
45545
55446
65446
75347
85248
95248
105149
115149
125050
135050
145050
154951
164951
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194852
204852
214852
224852
234753
244753
254753
264753
274654
284654
294555
304456
314456

Wind in March

Winds average 4 km/h in March.

Across March, daily wind ranges from about 3 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
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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 6:30 AM to 6:24 AM, and sunset from 6:33 PM to 6:23 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.16:306:33
212.16:306:33
312.16:306:33
412.06:306:33
512.06:306:32
612.06:296:32
712.06:296:32
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1112.06:296:30
1212.06:286:30
1312.06:286:30
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1512.06:286:29
1612.06:286:29
1712.06:276:28
1812.06:276:28
1912.06:276:28
2012.06:276:27
2112.06:266:27
2212.06:266:26
2312.06:266:26
2412.06:266:26
2512.06:256:25
2612.06:256:25
2712.06:256:24
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2912.06:256:24
3012.06:246:23
3112.06:246:23

Solar energy in March

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in March, about 3.89 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.71 kWh/m² to a high of 4.48 kWh/m² in September across the year — March's 3.89 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
13.9Moderate
23.9Moderate
33.9Moderate
43.9Moderate
53.9Moderate
63.9Moderate
73.9Moderate
83.9Moderate
93.9Moderate
103.9Moderate
113.9Moderate
123.9Moderate
133.9Moderate
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223.9Moderate
233.9Moderate
243.9Moderate
253.9Moderate
263.9Moderate
274.0Moderate
284.0Moderate
294.0Moderate
304.0Moderate
314.0Moderate
Planning a trip in March

Is March a good time to visit Naranjal?

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

3.3
Sightseeing
4th-best month of the year
2.6
Beach & pool
2nd-best month of the year

March is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Naranjal.

What to pack for Naranjal in March

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

In March, Naranjal sees daytime highs around 23°C and nights near 18°C. Pack rain gear. Worth having: light clothes. About 31 days see rain.

rain gearlight clothes

Sea temperature near Naranjal in March

The nearest coast averages about 27°C in March — the other half of the beach question. The full-year curve and swim-comfort zones are below.

The sea at the nearest coast (about 36 km away) is warmest in March at about 27°C and coldest in September near 23°C.

The water stays above 20°C all year — warm enough for a swim any month.

22°24°26°28°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecrefreshingwarmtropicalcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan26Warm
Feb27Warm
Mar27Warm
Apr26Warm
May26Warm
Jun25Warm
Jul24Refreshing
Aug23Refreshing
Sep23Refreshing
Oct24Refreshing
Nov24Refreshing
Dec25Warm

UV index in Naranjal 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 Naranjal peaks around February 21 at about 16 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near July 13 at about 11 (extreme).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeFeb 21UV 16Jul 13UV 11
UV index (midday)Level
Jan15Extreme
Feb16Extreme
Mar16Extreme
Apr13Extreme
May13Extreme
Jun11Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug11Extreme
Sep12Extreme
Oct14Extreme
Nov13Extreme
Dec12Extreme

Air quality in Naranjal 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 Naranjal is worst in September — around 24 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), and holds fairly steady the rest of the year.

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

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateSep 1524 µg/m³Jun 2219 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan19Moderate
Feb19Moderate
Mar20Moderate
Apr20Moderate
May19Moderate
Jun19Moderate
Jul19Moderate
Aug21Moderate
Sep24Moderate
Oct20Moderate
Nov21Moderate
Dec20Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Naranjal?

Naranjal sits at 2.7°S, 79.6°W, 60 m above sea level, in Ecuador. The nearest listed city is La Troncal, 41 km away.

Topography around Naranjal

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Naranjal has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 72 m around an average of 31 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,134 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 4,505 m.

The land around Naranjal is covered by trees (55%) and grassland (29%) within 3 km, trees (61%) within 16 km, and trees (36%), grassland (29%) and water (20%) within 80 km.

3 km
72 m
16 km
2,134 m
80 km
4,505 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswaterwetlandmangroves
March weather nearby: La Troncal 41 km · Naranjito 59 km · Milagro 60 km · Guayaquil 61 km · Eloy Alfaro 62 km · Yaguachi Nuevo 65 km · Guabo 67 km · Posorja 70 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 Naranjal (-2.6764°, -79.6174°, elevation 60 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. Sea temperatures are the NOAA OISST v2.1 1991–2020 monthly climatology (public domain), sampled at the nearest ocean point. 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).