Pujilí weather in March

In March, Pujilí sees average daytime highs of 14°C and overnight lows near 5°C, with 191 mm of precipitation across 23.9 wet days and about 12 hours of daylight. It is the 7th-warmest and 1st-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 14°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 Pujilí's 12th-clearest and 10th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Pujilí's year-round climate.

Daytime high
14°
7th warmest
Overnight low
12th coldest
Precipitation
191 mm
23.9 wet days
Daylight
12 hours
6:24 AM – 6:25 PM
Cloud cover
90%
12th clearest
Wind
6 km/h
10th windiest
Solar energy
4.96 kWh/m²
Travel score
2.7
out of 10

Pujilí is place in 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 14°C through the month.

A typical March day in Pujilí reaches about 14°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 16°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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Pujilí weather by month

How March compares with the rest of the year at a glance. March is the 7th-warmest and 1st-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan14° / 14018.4123.2
Feb14° / 14018.4123.1
Mar14° / 19123.9122.7
Apr14° / 15220.8122.8
May14° / 8315.3123.4
Jun14° / 35911.93.8
Jul14° / 225.7124.2
Aug15° / 122.9124.9
Sep15° / 326.8124.8
Oct15° / 10817.4123.5
Nov14° / 16123122.7
Dec14° / 16121.812.12.9

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 1% of March, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 99%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
1199
2199
3199
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5199
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Chance of precipitation in March

Any precipitation

Pujilí gets around 191 mm of rain and snow over 23.9 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 precipitation averages around 77% and peaks near 82% on the wettest days, and about 0 day brings snow. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
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571
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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 (%)
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Wind in March

Winds average 6 km/h in March.

Across March, daily wind ranges from about 6 km/h on the calmest days to 6 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
16calm
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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 6:20 PM.

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

Solar energy in March

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in March, about 4.96 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.79 kWh/m² to a high of 5.82 kWh/m² in September across the year — March's 4.96 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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

Hazard calendar for Pujilí

In seasonPeak

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

Pujilí's rainy season runs October–April, 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 Pujilí?

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

2.7
Sightseeing
11th-best month of the year
Beach & pool
never really warm enough

March is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Pujilí.

What to pack for Pujilí in March

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

In March, Pujilí sees daytime highs around 14°C and nights near 5°C. Pack rain gear. Worth having: a warm layer and sun protection. About 24 days see rain.

rain geara warm layersun protection

UV index in Pujilí 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 Pujilí peaks around February 21 at about 19 (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 21UV 19Jul 14UV 13
UV index (midday)Level
Jan17Extreme
Feb19Extreme
Mar18Extreme
Apr15Extreme
May15Extreme
Jun13Extreme
Jul13Extreme
Aug14Extreme
Sep15Extreme
Oct16Extreme
Nov13Extreme
Dec14Extreme

Air quality in Pujilí 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 Pujilí is worst in September — around 26 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), and holds fairly steady the rest of the year.

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

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateSep 1926 µg/m³Jul 1317 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan23Moderate
Feb25Moderate
Mar25Moderate
Apr23Moderate
May21Moderate
Jun18Moderate
Jul17Moderate
Aug20Moderate
Sep26Moderate
Oct24Moderate
Nov24Moderate
Dec23Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Pujilí?

Pujilí sits at 1.0°S, 78.7°W, 2,944 m above sea level, in Ecuador. The nearest listed city is Latacunga, 9.0 km away.

Topography around Pujilí

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Pujilí has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 488 m around an average of 2,989 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,779 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 6,188 m.

The land around Pujilí is covered by grassland (50%) within 3 km, grassland (45%) and cropland (39%) within 16 km, and trees (51%) and grassland (32%) within 80 km.

3 km
488 m
16 km
1,779 m
80 km
6,188 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrain
March weather nearby: Latacunga 9.0 km · Ambato 34 km · Pelileo 45 km · Machachi 51 km · Banos 58 km · La Maná 59 km · Valencia 73 km · Guaranda 78 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 Pujilí (-0.9576°, -78.6964°, elevation 2,944 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).