Siuna weather in March

In March, Siuna sees average daytime highs of 30°C and overnight lows near 21°C, with 29 mm of rain across 11.1 wet days and about 11.9 hours of daylight. It is the 4th-warmest and 12th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 29°C in the first days to 31°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 32% 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 Siuna's 1st-clearest and 4th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Siuna's year-round climate.

Daytime high
30°
4th warmest
Overnight low
21°
3rd coldest
Rainfall
29 mm
11.1 wet days
Daylight
11 h 54 min
5:52 AM – 5:46 PM
Cloud cover
48%
1st clearest
Wind
9 km/h
4th windiest
Solar energy
5.27 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.2
out of 10

Siuna is urban and populated area of the municipality of Siuna, 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 29°C in the first days to 31°C by the end.

A typical March day in Siuna reaches about 30°C in the afternoon and slips back to 21°C overnight — a 9°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 28°C and 32°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 Siuna

Once humidity and wind are folded in, March averages 7 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
7
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.

Siuna weather by month

How March compares with the rest of the year at a glance. March is the 4th-warmest and 12th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan27° / 20°4516.311.35.7
Feb28° / 20°3213.111.55.7
Mar30° / 21°2911.111.95.2
Apr31° / 22°381112.34.2
May31° / 23°16721.412.63.2
Jun30° / 23°21627.312.82.9
Jul29° / 22°19928.812.73.1
Aug29° / 22°18128.412.53.0
Sep30° / 22°20027.512.12.9
Oct29° / 22°21927.211.73.2
Nov28° / 21°12420.511.44.5
Dec27° / 21°5617.711.25.4

Cloud cover in March

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 32% of the time in March, the clearest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 45% of March, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 23%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
17822
27723
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Chance of precipitation in March

Any precipitation

Siuna gets around 29 mm of rain over 11.1 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 36% and peaks near 39% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
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239
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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 67% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 83% of them.

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Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
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34126618
44126618
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Wind in March

Winds average 9 km/h in March.

Across March, daily wind ranges from about 8 km/h on the calmest days to 9 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
19calm
29calm
39calm
49calm
59calm
69calm
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89calm
99calm
109calm
119calm
129calm
139calm
149calm
159calm
169calm
179calm
189calm
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208calm
218calm
228calm
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248calm
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268calm
278calm
288calm
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308calm
318calm

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 6:01 AM to 5:41 AM, and sunset from 5:44 PM to 5:47 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.76:015:44
211.76:005:44
311.76:005:44
411.75:595:44
511.85:595:44
611.85:585:45
711.85:575:45
811.85:575:45
911.85:565:45
1011.85:565:45
1111.85:555:45
1211.95:545:45
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1911.95:505:46
2012.05:495:46
2112.05:485:46
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2412.05:465:47
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2712.05:445:47
2812.15:435:47
2912.15:425:47
3012.15:425:47
3112.15:415:47

Solar energy in March

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in March, about 5.27 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.84 kWh/m² to a high of 5.67 kWh/m² in April across the year — March's 5.27 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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

Hazard calendar for Siuna

In seasonPeak

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

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

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

5.2
Sightseeing
4th-best month of the year
6.9
Beach & pool
1st-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Siuna in March

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

In March, Siuna sees daytime highs around 30°C and nights near 21°C. Pack light clothes. Worth having: rain gear and sun protection. About 11 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Siuna 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 Siuna peaks around April 11 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 highApr 11UV 13Dec 15UV 9
UV index (midday)Level
Jan10Extreme
Feb12Extreme
Mar13Extreme
Apr13Extreme
May12Extreme
Jun13Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug12Extreme
Sep12Extreme
Oct11Extreme
Nov10Very high
Dec9Very high

Air quality in Siuna 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 Siuna is worst in July — around 29 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 5.1× the cleanest month (December, 6 µg/m³).

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

010203040JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodJul 1528 µg/m³Dec 206 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan6Good
Feb7Good
Mar10Good
Apr27Moderate
May28Moderate
Jun23Moderate
Jul29Moderate
Aug21Moderate
Sep14Moderate
Oct10Good
Nov7Good
Dec6Good
Location & terrain

Where is Siuna?

Siuna sits at 13.7°N, 84.8°W, 193 m above sea level, in Nicaragua. The nearest listed city is Río Blanco, 101 km away.

Río BlancoJalapaJinotegaMatagalpaPuerto CabezasBoacoCamoapaDulce Nombre de Culmí

Topography around Siuna

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Siuna has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 241 m around an average of 191 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 770 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,645 m.

The land around Siuna is covered by trees (55%) and grassland (42%) within 3 km, trees (51%) and grassland (49%) within 16 km, and trees (65%) and grassland (33%) within 80 km.

3 km
241 m
16 km
770 m
80 km
1,645 m
treesgrasslandartificial surfaceswetland
March weather nearby: Río Blanco 101 km · Jalapa 147 km · Jinotega 151 km · Matagalpa 153 km · Puerto Cabezas 154 km · Boaco 170 km · Camoapa 170 km · Dulce Nombre de Culmí 172 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 Siuna (13.7332°, -84.7772°, elevation 193 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).