Quevedo weather in March

In March, Quevedo sees average daytime highs of 28°C and overnight lows near 23°C, with 902 mm of rain across 30.1 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 28°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 0% of the time in March, and the air most often feels oppressive.

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 Quevedo's 11th-clearest and 10th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Quevedo's year-round climate.

Daytime high
28°
2nd warmest
Overnight low
23°
11th coldest
Rainfall
902 mm
30.1 wet days
Daylight
12 hours
6:27 AM – 6:28 PM
Cloud cover
93%
11th clearest
Wind
3 km/h
10th windiest
Solar energy
3.18 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.1
out of 10

Quevedo is city of Los Ríos Province, Ecuador.

Density
4,027/km²
people per km²
Founded
1838

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 28°C through the month.

A typical March day in Quevedo reaches about 28°C in the afternoon and slips back to 23°C overnight — a 6°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 26°C and 30°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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32822
42822
52822
62822
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Quevedo 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
Jan27° / 22°81930.212.13.3
Feb28° / 22°87627.5123.2
Mar28° / 23°90230.1123.1
Apr28° / 23°83928.7123.1
May28° / 22°62528.8123.4
Jun26° / 21°3592711.93.7
Jul26° / 20°2902711.93.9
Aug26° / 20°18725.1124.1
Sep26° / 20°21225124.0
Oct27° / 21°23225.4123.9
Nov27° / 21°21721.3124.3
Dec27° / 22°48427.212.13.7

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

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
10100
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Chance of precipitation in March

Any precipitation

Quevedo gets around 902 mm of rain over 30.1 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 97% and peaks near 98% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
198
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498
598
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Humidity in March

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Most of March feels oppressive — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

By dew point, March lands in the oppressive band about 86% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

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Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
108812
208911
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Wind in March

Winds average 3 km/h in March.

Across March, daily wind ranges from about 3 km/h on the calmest days to 3 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
13calm
23calm
33calm
43calm
53calm
63calm
73calm
83calm
93calm
103calm
113calm
123calm
133calm
143calm
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313calm

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 6:23 AM, and sunset from 6:32 PM to 6:23 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.06:306:32
212.06:306:32
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712.06:296:30
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1212.06:286:29
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1412.06:286:28
1512.06:286:28
1612.06:276:28
1712.06:276:27
1812.06:276:27
1912.06:266:27
2012.06:266:26
2112.06:266:26
2212.06:266:26
2312.06:256:25
2412.06:256:25
2512.06:256:25
2612.06:256:24
2712.06:246:24
2812.06:246:24
2912.06:246:23
3012.06:236:23
3112.06:236:23

Solar energy in March

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in March, about 3.18 kWh/m² — the sunniest month for solar.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.45 kWh/m² to a high of 3.18 kWh/m² in March across the year — March's 3.18 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
13.0Moderate
23.0Moderate
33.1Moderate
43.1Moderate
53.1Moderate
63.1Moderate
73.1Moderate
83.1Moderate
93.1Moderate
103.1Moderate
113.1Moderate
123.1Moderate
133.1Moderate
143.2Moderate
153.2Moderate
163.2Moderate
173.2Moderate
183.2Moderate
193.2Moderate
203.2Moderate
213.3Moderate
223.3Moderate
233.3Moderate
243.3Moderate
253.3Moderate
263.3Moderate
273.3Moderate
283.3Moderate
293.3Moderate
303.2Moderate
313.2Moderate
Planning a trip in March

Hazard calendar for Quevedo

In seasonPeak

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

Quevedo'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 Quevedo?

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

3.1
Sightseeing
11th-best month of the year
3.5
Beach & pool
10th-best month of the year

March is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Quevedo.

What to pack for Quevedo in March

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

In March, Quevedo sees daytime highs around 28°C and nights near 23°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. About 30 days see rain.

light clothesrain gear

UV index in Quevedo in March

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in March peaks around 15 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Quevedo peaks around March 10 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near July 17 at about 10 (very high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeExtremeMar 10UV 15Jul 17UV 10
UV index (midday)Level
Jan13Extreme
Feb15Extreme
Mar15Extreme
Apr13Extreme
May12Extreme
Jun10Extreme
Jul10Very high
Aug10Extreme
Sep11Extreme
Oct12Extreme
Nov11Extreme
Dec11Extreme

Air quality in Quevedo 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 Quevedo 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 Quevedo?

Quevedo sits at 1.0°S, 79.5°W, 51 m above sea level, in Ecuador. The nearest listed city is Valencia, 15 km away.

Topography around Quevedo

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Quevedo has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 64 m around an average of 64 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 149 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 4,522 m.

The land around Quevedo is covered by artificial surfaces (47%) and trees (38%) within 3 km, trees (80%) within 16 km, and trees (63%) and grassland (31%) within 80 km.

3 km
64 m
16 km
149 m
80 km
4,522 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
March weather nearby: Valencia 15 km · El Empalme 20 km · La Maná 28 km · Ventanas 46 km · Balzar 62 km · Vinces 67 km · Chone 79 km · Calceta 81 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 Quevedo (-1.0288°, -79.4626°, elevation 51 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).