Atalaya weather in March

In March, Atalaya sees average daytime highs of 29°C and overnight lows near 21°C, with 308 mm of rain across 28.4 wet days and about 12.1 hours of daylight. It is the 5th-warmest and 4th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 29°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 2% of the time in March, and the air most often feels oppressive.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 12 min at the start of March to 11 h 54 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, March is Atalaya's 11th-clearest and 12th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Atalaya's year-round climate.

Daytime high
29°
5th warmest
Overnight low
21°
8th coldest
Rainfall
308 mm
28.4 wet days
Daylight
12 h 06 min
6:02 AM – 6:07 PM
Cloud cover
85%
11th clearest
Wind
3 km/h
12th windiest
Solar energy
4.68 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.1
out of 10

Atalaya is city in Ucayali, Peru.

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 29°C through the month.

A typical March day in Atalaya reaches about 29°C in the afternoon and slips back to 21°C overnight — a 7°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 26°C and 31°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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How March really feels in Atalaya

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.

Atalaya weather by month

How March compares with the rest of the year at a glance. March is the 5th-warmest and 4th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan29° / 22°33529.312.63.0
Feb29° / 22°31726.412.43.0
Mar29° / 21°30828.412.13.1
Apr29° / 21°20022.911.83.7
May28° / 20°10416.511.55.1
Jun28° / 20°7211.311.46.2
Jul28° / 19°519.511.46.5
Aug30° / 20°629.411.65.5
Sep30° / 21°11715.611.94.2
Oct30° / 21°19124.212.23.4
Nov29° / 22°2432512.53.3
Dec29° / 22°31228.712.63.1

Cloud cover in March

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 2% of the time in March.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 8% of March, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 90%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
1892
2892
3892
4892
5892
6892
7991
8991
9991
10991
11991
12991
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Chance of precipitation in March

Any precipitation

Atalaya gets around 308 mm of rain over 28.4 wet days in March. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 91% and peaks near 93% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
193
293
393
493
593
693
793
893
993
1093
1193
1293
1393
1493
1593
1693
1793
1892
1992
2092
2191
2291
2390
2490
2589
2689
2788
2888
2987
3087
3186

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 93% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

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Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
1595
2595
3595
4595
5595
6595
7595
8595
9595
10595
11595
12595
13595
14595
15595
16595
17694
18694
19694
20793
21793
22892
23892
24892
25991
26991
27991
28991
29991
301090
311090

Wind in March

Winds average 3 km/h in March, the calmest month.

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
153calm
163calm
173calm
183calm
193calm
203calm
213calm
223calm
233calm
243calm
253calm
263calm
273calm
283calm
293calm
303calm
313calm

Sunrise & sunset in March

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 12 min at the start of March to 11 h 54 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 18 minutes over March. Sunrise moves from 6:02 AM to 6:02 AM, and sunset from 6:15 PM to 5:58 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.26:026:15
212.26:026:14
312.26:026:14
412.26:026:14
512.26:026:13
612.26:026:12
712.26:026:12
812.26:026:11
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1912.06:036:05
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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 4.68 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.18 kWh/m² to a high of 5.48 kWh/m² in September across the year — March's 4.68 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.7Bright
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244.6Bright
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284.6Bright
294.6Bright
304.6Bright
314.6Bright
Planning a trip in March

Hazard calendar for Atalaya

In seasonPeak

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

Atalaya's rainy season runs October–April, 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 Atalaya?

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

3.1
Sightseeing
9th-best month of the year
3.9
Beach & pool
9th-best month of the year

March is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Atalaya.

What to pack for Atalaya in March

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

In March, Atalaya sees daytime highs around 29°C and nights near 21°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 28 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Atalaya 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 Atalaya peaks around February 10 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near September 12 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 highExtremeFeb 10UV 15Sep 12UV 9
UV index (midday)Level
Jan15Extreme
Feb16Extreme
Mar15Extreme
Apr11Extreme
May11Extreme
Jun9Very high
Jul9Very high
Aug10Extreme
Sep9Very high
Oct14Extreme
Nov14Extreme
Dec13Extreme

Air quality in Atalaya 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 Atalaya is worst in September — around 36 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), about 4.4× the cleanest month (June, 8 µg/m³).

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

010203040JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateGoodModerateGoodSep 1534 µg/m³Jun 98 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan12Moderate
Feb14Moderate
Mar13Moderate
Apr11Good
May8Good
Jun8Good
Jul10Good
Aug23Moderate
Sep36Poor
Oct17Moderate
Nov13Moderate
Dec11Good
Location & terrain

Where is Atalaya?

Atalaya sits at 10.7°S, 73.8°W, 232 m above sea level, in Peru. The nearest listed city is San Martín de Pangoa, 111 km away.

Santa RosaHuancayoChilcaJaujaTarmaMarechal Thaumaturgo

Topography around Atalaya

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Atalaya has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 352 m around an average of 255 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 987 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,900 m.

The land around Atalaya is covered by trees (58%) within 3 km, trees (91%) within 16 km, and trees (98%) within 80 km.

3 km
352 m
16 km
987 m
80 km
2,900 m
treesgrasslandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
March weather nearby: San Martín de Pangoa 111 km · Satipo 112 km · Santa Rosa 125 km · Huancayo 217 km · Chilca 218 km · Jauja 222 km · Tarma 224 km · Marechal Thaumaturgo 225 km

Peru travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 2
Exercise Increased Caution
Power plugs
Type A / B / C
220 V · 60 Hz
Prices
≈ 51% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$9,684
2025
Happiness
6.0 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water
49%
of population, 2024
Homicide rate
8.6
per 100k, 2021
Road deaths
13.6
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
Upper middle
World Bank
English
Moderate
EF EPI 519
Religion
Catholic 76%Evangelical Christian 16%no religion 5%other religions 3%

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 Atalaya (-10.7307°, -73.7587°, elevation 232 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).