Camoapa weather in March

In March, Camoapa sees average daytime highs of 29°C and overnight lows near 20°C, with 16 mm of rain across 5.3 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 28°C in the first days to 30°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 44% of the time in March, and the air most often feels muggy.

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 Camoapa's 1st-clearest and 4th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Camoapa's year-round climate.

Daytime high
29°
3rd warmest
Overnight low
20°
4th coldest
Rainfall
16 mm
5.3 wet days
Daylight
11 h 54 min
5:54 AM – 5:49 PM
Cloud cover
45%
1st clearest
Wind
16 km/h
4th windiest
Solar energy
5.8 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.4
out of 10

Camoapa is urban area and municipal seat 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 28°C in the first days to 30°C by the end.

A typical March day in Camoapa reaches about 29°C in the afternoon and slips back to 20°C overnight — a 9°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 27°C and 31°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 Camoapa

Once humidity and wind are folded in, March averages 0 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
0
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
0
wind chill below the day's low

March sits comfortably in between — no days that feel dangerously hot or drop to a hard freeze once humidity and wind are folded in.

Camoapa 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
Jan26° / 19°3311.111.46.6
Feb27° / 19°258.511.66.8
Mar29° / 20°165.311.96.4
Apr31° / 21°29712.35.1
May30° / 22°17119.312.63.8
Jun28° / 22°19826.412.73.5
Jul27° / 21°13527.212.73.8
Aug28° / 21°14926.312.43.8
Sep28° / 21°18226.412.13.4
Oct28° / 21°19925.211.73.9
Nov27° / 20°7715.711.45.5
Dec26° / 20°3811.811.36.3

Cloud cover in March

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 44% of the time in March, the clearest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 32% of March, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 24%.

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

Any precipitation

Camoapa gets around 16 mm of rain over 5.3 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 18% and peaks near 23% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
123
222
322
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521
621
721
821
920
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1419
1519
1619
1718
1818
1917
2017
2116
2215
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2415
2514
2614
2714
2814
2914
3014
3115

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 60% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 62% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
11431622
21431622
31431622
41431622
52431612
62431612
72431612
82530612
92530612
102530612
112530612
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171433611
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191434601
201434601
211435591
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231436572
241436572
250336592
260336592
270336592
280335602
290334603
300233623
310232633

Wind in March

Winds average 16 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
317light breeze
417light breeze
517light breeze
617light breeze
717light breeze
817light breeze
917light breeze
1017light breeze
1117light breeze
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3115light breeze

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 6:03 AM to 5:44 AM, and sunset from 5:48 PM to 5:50 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.76:035:48
211.86:035:48
311.86:025:48
411.86:015:48
511.86:015:48
611.86:005:48
711.86:005:48
811.85:595:48
911.85:595:49
1011.85:585:49
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1211.95:575:49
1311.95:565:49
1411.95:565:49
1511.95:555:49
1611.95:545:49
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1811.95:535:49
1911.95:525:49
2012.05:525:49
2112.05:515:49
2212.05:505:49
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2412.05:495:50
2512.05:485:50
2612.05:485:50
2712.05:475:50
2812.15:465:50
2912.15:465:50
3012.15:455:50
3112.15:445:50

Solar energy in March

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in March, about 5.8 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.34 kWh/m² to a high of 6.02 kWh/m² in April across the year — March's 5.8 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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266.0Bright
276.0Bright
286.0Bright
296.0Bright
306.0Bright
316.0Bright
Planning a trip in March

Hazard calendar for Camoapa

In seasonPeak

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

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

Camoapa'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 Camoapa?

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

6.4
Sightseeing
3rd-best month of the year
7.8
Beach & pool
1st-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Camoapa in March

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

In March, Camoapa sees daytime highs around 29°C and nights near 20°C. Pack light clothes. Worth having: sun protection. About 5 days see rain.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Camoapa 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 Camoapa 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 Camoapa 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 Camoapa 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 Camoapa?

Camoapa sits at 12.4°N, 85.5°W, 530 m above sea level, in Nicaragua. The nearest listed city is Boaco, 19 km away.

JuigalpaTipitapaRío BlancoGranadaMatagalpaMasayaManagua

Topography around Camoapa

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Camoapa has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 369 m around an average of 551 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 920 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,447 m.

The land around Camoapa is covered by trees (49%) and grassland (46%) within 3 km, trees (60%) and grassland (40%) within 16 km, and trees (50%) and grassland (33%) within 80 km.

3 km
369 m
16 km
920 m
80 km
1,447 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
March weather nearby: Boaco 19 km · Juigalpa 35 km · Tipitapa 67 km · Río Blanco 69 km · Granada 70 km · Matagalpa 75 km · Masaya 78 km · Managua 85 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 Camoapa (12.3838°, -85.5128°, elevation 530 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).