Piñas weather in March

In March, Piñas sees average daytime highs of 25°C and overnight lows near 18°C, with 738 mm of rain across 30.9 wet days and about 12 hours of daylight. It is the 3rd-warmest and 1st-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 h 06 min at the start of March to 12 hours by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, March is Piñas's 11th-clearest and 10th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Piñas's year-round climate.

Daytime high
25°
3rd warmest
Overnight low
18°
12th coldest
Rainfall
738 mm
30.9 wet days
Daylight
12 hours
6:28 AM – 6:29 PM
Cloud cover
92%
11th clearest
Wind
4 km/h
10th windiest
Solar energy
4.55 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.4
out of 10

Piñas is city of El Oro Province, Ecuador.

Founded
1815

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 Piñas reaches about 25°C in the afternoon and slips back to 18°C overnight — a 7°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 23°C and 26°C. Set against its neighbours, March runs on par with February and on par with April.

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Piñas weather by month

How March compares with the rest of the year at a glance. March is the 3rd-warmest and 1st-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan24° / 18°55830.712.23.6
Feb24° / 18°64727.912.13.5
Mar25° / 18°73830.9123.4
Apr25° / 18°55829.611.93.5
May25° / 17°37629.111.83.8
Jun24° / 17°16022.911.84.7
Jul24° / 16°9919.911.85.3
Aug25° / 16°9020.511.95.2
Sep24° / 16°16825124.3
Oct24° / 16°22627.512.14.0
Nov24° / 16°23225.212.24.1
Dec24° / 17°38529.712.23.7

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 (%)
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Chance of precipitation in March

Any precipitation

Piñas gets around 738 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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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 75% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 75% of them.

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Humid (%)Muggy (%)
12971
22872
32872
42773
52773
62674
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282278
292179
302179
312080

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
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64calm
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114calm
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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 6:25 AM, and sunset from 6:34 PM to 6:23 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.16:306:34
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312.16:306:34
412.16:296:33
512.16:296:33
612.16:296:33
712.16:296:32
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2212.06:266:27
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2712.06:256:25
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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 4.55 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.45 kWh/m² to a high of 5.67 kWh/m² in August across the year — March's 4.55 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 Piñas

In seasonPeak

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

Piñas's rainy season runs December–May, 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 Piñas?

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

3.4
Sightseeing
12th-best month of the year
3.1
Beach & pool
10th-best month of the year

March is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Piñas.

What to pack for Piñas in March

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

In March, Piñas sees daytime highs around 25°C and nights near 18°C. Pack rain gear. Worth having: light clothes and sun protection. About 31 days see rain.

rain gearlight clothessun protection

Sea temperature near Piñas 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 65 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 Piñas 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 Piñas peaks around February 18 at about 17 (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 18UV 17Jul 13UV 11
UV index (midday)Level
Jan16Extreme
Feb17Extreme
Mar16Extreme
Apr14Extreme
May13Extreme
Jun11Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug12Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct15Extreme
Nov13Extreme
Dec13Extreme

Air quality in Piñas 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 Piñas is worst in November — around 21 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.1× the cleanest month (July, 10 µg/m³).

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

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateGoodModerateNov 1721 µg/m³Jul 1110 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan14Moderate
Feb15Moderate
Mar15Moderate
Apr14Moderate
May12Good
Jun11Good
Jul10Good
Aug14Moderate
Sep19Moderate
Oct15Moderate
Nov21Moderate
Dec17Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Piñas?

Piñas sits at 3.7°S, 79.7°W, 1,196 m above sea level, in Ecuador. The nearest listed city is Santa Rosa, 40 km away.

Topography around Piñas

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Piñas has large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,028 m around an average of 1,246 m above sea level; within 16 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,510 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 4,133 m.

The land around Piñas is covered by grassland (49%) and trees (45%) within 3 km, trees (55%) and grassland (44%) within 16 km, and trees (48%) and grassland (39%) within 80 km.

3 km
1,028 m
16 km
2,510 m
80 km
4,133 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswatermangroves
March weather nearby: Santa Rosa 40 km · Pasaje 42 km · Arenillas 45 km · Catamayo 50 km · Guabo 51 km · Machala 56 km · Loja 63 km · Huaquillas 65 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 Piñas (-3.6802°, -79.6817°, elevation 1,196 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).