Rama weather in March

In March, Rama sees average daytime highs of 30°C and overnight lows near 22°C, with 37 mm of rain across 15.3 wet days and about 11.9 hours of daylight. It is the 7th-warmest and 12th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 30°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 41% of the time in March, and the air most often feels oppressive.

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

Daytime high
30°
7th warmest
Overnight low
22°
3rd coldest
Rainfall
37 mm
15.3 wet days
Daylight
11 h 54 min
5:49 AM – 5:44 PM
Cloud cover
47%
1st clearest
Wind
10 km/h
4th windiest
Solar energy
5.35 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.7
out of 10

Rama is Town in Nicaragua, seat of the Municipality of Rama, South Caribbean Coast Autonomous Region.

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 30°C through the month.

A typical March day in Rama reaches about 30°C in the afternoon and slips back to 22°C overnight — a 8°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 28°C and 31°C. Set against its neighbours, March runs about 1°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 Rama

Once humidity and wind are folded in, March averages 18 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
18
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.

Rama weather by month

How March compares with the rest of the year at a glance. March is the 7th-warmest and 12th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan28° / 22°6522.211.44.7
Feb28° / 21°461811.64.8
Mar30° / 22°3715.311.94.7
Apr31° / 23°5115.812.33.9
May31° / 23°18525.412.62.8
Jun30° / 23°2722912.72.6
Jul29° / 23°25930.212.62.7
Aug30° / 23°24530.212.42.7
Sep30° / 23°22928.612.12.6
Oct30° / 23°25828.611.72.8
Nov29° / 22°17424.211.43.6
Dec28° / 22°9224.211.34.2

Cloud cover in March

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 41% of the time in March, the clearest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 36% of March, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 23%.

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

Any precipitation

Rama gets around 37 mm of rain over 15.3 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 50% and peaks near 56% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
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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 64% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 96% of them.

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Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
11331650
21431640
31431640
41432630
51432630
61531630
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91530640
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Wind in March

Winds average 10 km/h in March.

Across March, daily wind ranges from about 10 km/h on the calmest days to 10 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
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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 5:58 AM to 5:39 AM, and sunset from 5:43 PM to 5:45 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.75:585:43
211.85:575:43
311.85:575:43
411.85:565:43
511.85:565:43
611.85:555:43
711.85:545:43
811.85:545:43
911.85:535:43
1011.85:535:44
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1811.95:485:44
1912.05:475:44
2012.05:465:44
2112.05:465:44
2212.05:455:44
2312.05:445:44
2412.05:445:44
2512.05:435:44
2612.05:425:44
2712.05:425:44
2812.15:415:44
2912.15:405:44
3012.15:405:45
3112.15:395:45

Solar energy in March

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in March, about 5.35 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.52 kWh/m² to a high of 5.58 kWh/m² in April across the year — March's 5.35 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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275.6Bright
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Planning a trip in March

Hazard calendar for Rama

In seasonPeak

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

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

Rama's rainy season runs May–November, 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 Rama?

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

4.7
Sightseeing
2nd-best month of the year
6.3
Beach & pool
1st-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Rama in March

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

In March, Rama sees daytime highs around 30°C and nights near 22°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 15 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

Sea temperature near Rama in March

The nearest coast averages about 28°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 September at about 29°C and coldest in January near 27°C.

The water stays above 20°C all year — warm enough for a swim any month.

26°28°30°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecwarmtropicalcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan27Warm
Feb27Warm
Mar28Warm
Apr28Tropical
May29Tropical
Jun29Tropical
Jul28Tropical
Aug29Tropical
Sep29Tropical
Oct29Tropical
Nov28Tropical
Dec27Warm

UV index in Rama in March

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in March peaks around 13 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Rama peaks around March 24 at about 13 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 15 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 24UV 13Dec 15UV 9
UV index (midday)Level
Jan10Extreme
Feb12Extreme
Mar13Extreme
Apr13Extreme
May12Extreme
Jun13Extreme
Jul12Extreme
Aug13Extreme
Sep12Extreme
Oct12Extreme
Nov10Very high
Dec9Very high

Air quality in Rama 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 Rama is worst in July — around 29 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 4.6× the cleanest month (November, 6 µg/m³).

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

010203040JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodJul 1629 µg/m³Nov 217 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan7Good
Feb9Good
Mar10Good
Apr19Moderate
May23Moderate
Jun23Moderate
Jul29Moderate
Aug22Moderate
Sep15Moderate
Oct10Good
Nov6Good
Dec7Good
Location & terrain

Where is Rama?

Rama sits at 12.2°N, 84.2°W, 14 m above sea level, in Nicaragua. The nearest listed city is Bluefields, 52 km away.

BluefieldsNueva GuineaPearl LagoonJuigalpaEl CastilloSan CarlosRío BlancoCamoapa

Topography around Rama

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Rama has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 140 m around an average of 22 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 308 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 683 m.

The land around Rama is covered by grassland (59%) and trees (33%) within 3 km, grassland (52%) and trees (46%) within 16 km, and trees (46%) and grassland (42%) within 80 km.

3 km
140 m
16 km
308 m
80 km
683 m
treesgrasslandartificial surfaceswaterwetland
March weather nearby: Bluefields 52 km · Nueva Guinea 58 km · Pearl Lagoon 63 km · Juigalpa 125 km · El Castillo 128 km · San Carlos 130 km · Río Blanco 139 km · Camoapa 143 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 Rama (12.1596°, -84.2195°, elevation 14 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). 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).