Chachapoyas weather in March

In March, Chachapoyas sees average daytime highs of 18°C and overnight lows near 10°C, with 320 mm of rain across 29.6 wet days and about 12 hours of daylight. It is the 4th-warmest and 1st-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 18°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 0% of the time in March, and the air most often feels dry.

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

Daytime high
18°
4th warmest
Overnight low
10°
8th coldest
Rainfall
320 mm
29.6 wet days
Daylight
12 hours
6:20 AM – 6:22 PM
Cloud cover
94%
12th clearest
Wind
3 km/h
11th windiest
Solar energy
4.65 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.1
out of 10

Chachapoyas is city in Amazonas, Peru.

Density
208/km²
people per km²
Founded
1538

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 18°C through the month.

A typical March day in Chachapoyas reaches about 18°C in the afternoon and slips back to 10°C overnight — a 8°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 17°C and 20°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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Chachapoyas weather by month

How March compares with the rest of the year at a glance. March is the 4th-warmest and 1st-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan19° / 10°2852812.33.4
Feb18° / 10°29326.412.23.2
Mar18° / 10°32029.6123.1
Apr18° / 10°22328.111.93.3
May18° / 10°14825.111.73.8
Jun18° / 8620.611.64.3
Jul17° / 7719.911.74.3
Aug17° / 7519.811.84.4
Sep18° / 12925123.7
Oct18° / 24427.712.13.4
Nov19° / 10°24324.512.33.8
Dec19° / 10°26627.312.43.5

Cloud cover in March

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 0% of the time in March, the cloudiest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 0% of March, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 99%.

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

Any precipitation

Chachapoyas gets around 320 mm of rain over 29.6 wet days in March, the wettest month. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 96% and peaks near 98% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
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498
597
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Humidity in March

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, March lands in the dry band about 96% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)
1937
2937
3937
4946
5946
6946
7955
8955
9955
10955
11964
12964
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14964
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Wind in March

Winds average 3 km/h in March.

Across March, daily wind ranges from about 3 km/h on the calmest days to 4 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
14calm
24calm
34calm
44calm
54calm
64calm
74calm
84calm
94calm
104calm
113calm
123calm
133calm
143calm
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313calm

Sunrise & sunset in March

DaylightNight

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

Days shrink by about 6 minutes over March. Sunrise moves from 6:21 AM to 6:18 AM, and sunset from 6:29 PM to 6:15 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.16:216:29
212.16:216:28
312.16:216:28
412.16:216:27
512.16:216:27
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712.16:216:26
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1812.06:206:21
1912.06:196:21
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2112.06:196:20
2212.06:196:20
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2412.06:196:19
2512.06:196:18
2612.06:196:18
2712.06:186:17
2812.06:186:17
2912.06:186:16
3012.06:186:16
3112.06:186:15

Solar energy in March

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in March, about 4.65 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.52 kWh/m² to a high of 5.38 kWh/m² in October across the year — March's 4.65 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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

Is March a good time to visit Chachapoyas?

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

3.1
Sightseeing
12th-best month of the year
1.2
Beach & pool
10th-best month of the year

March is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Chachapoyas.

What to pack for Chachapoyas in March

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

In March, Chachapoyas sees daytime highs around 18°C and nights near 10°C. Pack rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 30 days see rain.

rain gearsun protection

UV index in Chachapoyas in March

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in March peaks around 17 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Chachapoyas peaks around February 15 at about 18 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near July 10 at about 11 (extreme).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeFeb 15UV 18Jul 10UV 11
UV index (midday)Level
Jan17Extreme
Feb18Extreme
Mar17Extreme
Apr15Extreme
May14Extreme
Jun12Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug12Extreme
Sep14Extreme
Oct16Extreme
Nov14Extreme
Dec15Extreme

Air quality in Chachapoyas 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 Chachapoyas is worst in September — around 19 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.6× the cleanest month (July, 7 µg/m³).

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

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateModerateGoodSep 1618 µg/m³Jul 107 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan11Good
Feb12Good
Mar11Good
Apr10Good
May8Good
Jun8Good
Jul7Good
Aug12Good
Sep19Moderate
Oct11Good
Nov14Moderate
Dec10Good
Location & terrain

Where is Chachapoyas?

Chachapoyas sits at 6.2°S, 77.9°W, 2,360 m above sea level, in Peru. The nearest listed city is Rioja, 80 km away.

JaénCajamarcaJuanjuíBellavista

Topography around Chachapoyas

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Chachapoyas has large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 880 m around an average of 2,324 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,031 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 3,818 m.

The land around Chachapoyas is covered by grassland (73%) within 3 km, grassland (77%) within 16 km, and trees (63%) and grassland (34%) within 80 km.

3 km
880 m
16 km
2,031 m
80 km
3,818 m
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March weather nearby: Rioja 80 km · Bagua Grande 82 km · La Peca 93 km · Moyobamba 101 km · Jaén 119 km · Cajamarca 125 km · Juanjuí 164 km · Bellavista 168 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 Chachapoyas (-6.2317°, -77.869°, elevation 2,360 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).