Boaco weather in March

In March, Boaco sees average daytime highs of 30°C and overnight lows near 20°C, with 4 mm of rain across 1.3 wet days and about 11.9 hours of daylight. It is the 3rd-warmest and 12th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 30°C in the first days to 31°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 60% of the time in March, and the air most often feels humid.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 42 min at the start of March to 12 h 06 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, March is Boaco's 2nd-clearest and 4th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Boaco's year-round climate.

Daytime high
30°
3rd warmest
Overnight low
20°
4th coldest
Rainfall
4 mm
1.3 wet days
Daylight
11 h 54 min
5:55 AM – 5:50 PM
Cloud cover
37%
2nd clearest
Wind
17 km/h
4th windiest
Solar energy
6.08 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.0
out of 10

Boaco is urban area and departmental capital in Boaco Department, Nicaragua..

Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.

Temperature in March

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs climb over the month, from about 30°C in the first days to 31°C by the end.

A typical March day in Boaco reaches about 30°C in the afternoon and slips back to 20°C overnight — a 10°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 29°C and 33°C. Set against its neighbours, March runs about 2°C warmer than February and about 2°C cooler than April.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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How March really feels in Boaco

Once humidity and wind are folded in, March averages 5 days that feel above 32°C and 0 that feel at or below 0°C — the comfort signal a plain temperature reading hides.

Days feeling ≥ 32°C
5
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
0
wind chill below the day's low

The story in March is heat — humidity pushes the afternoon "feels like" well above the raw temperature.

Boaco weather by month

How March compares with the rest of the year at a glance. March is the 3rd-warmest and 12th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan28° / 20°51.311.37.7
Feb29° / 20°41.111.67.0
Mar30° / 20°41.311.96.0
Apr32° / 22°285.312.34.6
May31° / 22°18718.412.63.5
Jun29° / 22°1872312.73.6
Jul29° / 22°9518.712.74.3
Aug29° / 22°14421.812.43.8
Sep29° / 21°20226.212.13.2
Oct29° / 21°20223.611.73.8
Nov28° / 21°599.511.45.9
Dec28° / 20°112.611.37.6

Cloud cover in March

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 60% of the time in March.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 24% of March, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 16%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

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

Any precipitation

Boaco gets around 4 mm of rain over 1.3 wet days in March, the driest month. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 5% and peaks near 6% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
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Humidity in March

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, March lands in the humid band about 48% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 44% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
12647450
22647450
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42747440
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Wind in March

Winds average 17 km/h in March.

Across March, daily wind ranges from about 15 km/h on the calmest days to 17 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
117light breeze
217light breeze
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417light breeze
517light breeze
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Sunrise & sunset in March

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 42 min at the start of March to 12 h 06 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 24 minutes over March. Sunrise moves from 6:04 AM to 5:45 AM, and sunset from 5:48 PM to 5:50 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.76:045:48
211.86:035:48
311.86:035:48
411.86:025:49
511.86:025:49
611.86:015:49
711.86:005:49
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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 6.08 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.62 kWh/m² to a high of 6.24 kWh/m² in April across the year — March's 6.08 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
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276.2Intense
286.2Intense
296.2Intense
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316.3Intense
Planning a trip in March

Hazard calendar for Boaco

In seasonPeak

None of Boaco's seasonal hazards are active in March. The full-year calendar below shows when the rainy season, cyclone risk and dust haze do peak.

Boaco sits in the Atlantic hurricane belt; the season peaks August–October.

Boaco's rainy season runs May–October, when most of the year's rain falls.

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

Is March a good time to visit Boaco?

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

6.0
Sightseeing
4th-best month of the year
8.4
Beach & pool
3rd-best month of the year

March is a reasonable time to visit Boaco for sightseeing. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for Boaco in March

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

In March, Boaco sees daytime highs around 30°C and nights near 20°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Boaco in March

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in March peaks around 14 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Boaco peaks around March 23 at about 14 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 14 at about 9 (very high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highMar 23UV 14Dec 14UV 9
UV index (midday)Level
Jan11Extreme
Feb13Extreme
Mar14Extreme
Apr14Extreme
May12Extreme
Jun13Extreme
Jul12Extreme
Aug13Extreme
Sep12Extreme
Oct12Extreme
Nov10Very high
Dec9Very high

Air quality in Boaco 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 Boaco is worst in July — around 25 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 4.6× the cleanest month (December, 5 µg/m³).

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

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodJul 1624 µg/m³Dec 215 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan6Good
Feb7Good
Mar8Good
Apr17Moderate
May21Moderate
Jun19Moderate
Jul25Moderate
Aug18Moderate
Sep13Moderate
Oct10Good
Nov6Good
Dec5Good
Location & terrain

Where is Boaco?

Boaco sits at 12.5°N, 85.7°W, 335 m above sea level, in Nicaragua. The nearest listed city is Camoapa, 19 km away.

JuigalpaTipitapaMatagalpaGranadaRío BlancoMasayaManagua

Topography around Boaco

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Boaco has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 357 m around an average of 426 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 937 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,630 m.

The land around Boaco is covered by trees (63%) and grassland (32%) within 3 km, trees (59%) and grassland (40%) within 16 km, and trees (51%) and grassland (32%) within 80 km.

3 km
357 m
16 km
937 m
80 km
1,630 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
March weather nearby: Camoapa 19 km · Juigalpa 52 km · Tipitapa 57 km · Matagalpa 58 km · Granada 68 km · Río Blanco 70 km · Masaya 73 km · Managua 74 km

Nicaragua travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 3
Reconsider Travel
Power plugs
Type A / B
120 V · 60 Hz
Prices
≈ 34% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$3,173
2025
Happiness
6.3 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Homicide rate
11.3
per 100k, 2021
Road deaths
16.9
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
Lower middle
World Bank
English
Moderate
EF EPI 512
Religion
Roman Catholic 45%Protestant 39%none 14%other 1%

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 Boaco (12.4726°, -85.6596°, elevation 335 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. Tropical-cyclone seasons are the published climatological basin seasons (NOAA National Hurricane Center / regional warning centres). 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).