Chepén weather in March

In March, Chepén sees average daytime highs of 26°C and overnight lows near 21°C, with 66 mm of rain across 13.3 wet days and about 12 hours of daylight. It is the 1st-warmest and 1st-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 26°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 3% of the time in March, and the air most often feels muggy.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 06 min at the start of March to 11 h 54 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, March is Chepén's 12th-clearest and 11th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Chepén's year-round climate.

Daytime high
26°
1st warmest
Overnight low
21°
12th coldest
Rainfall
66 mm
13.3 wet days
Daylight
12 hours
6:26 AM – 6:29 PM
Cloud cover
83%
12th clearest
Wind
9 km/h
11th windiest
Solar energy
5.49 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.8
out of 10

Chepén is city of La Libertad Region and capital of the Chepén Province, 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 26°C through the month.

A typical March day in Chepén reaches about 26°C in the afternoon and slips back to 21°C overnight — a 5°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 25°C and 28°C. Set against its neighbours, March runs on par with February and about 1°C warmer than April.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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Chepén weather by month

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

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan25° / 20°276.512.46.9
Feb26° / 21°5710.412.26.0
Mar26° / 21°6613.3125.8
Apr25° / 20°275.911.87.3
May24° / 19°61.611.78.4
Jun23° / 18°10.411.68.6
Jul22° / 17°00.111.68.5
Aug21° / 16°10.211.88.4
Sep22° / 16°31128.0
Oct22° / 17°61.612.27.7
Nov23° / 17°61.812.37.8
Dec24° / 19°144.212.47.6

Cloud cover in March

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 3% of the time in March, the cloudiest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 9% of March, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 88%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
1991
21090
31090
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Chance of precipitation in March

Any precipitation

Chepén gets around 66 mm of rain over 13.3 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 42% and peaks near 44% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
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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 77% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 96% of them.

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Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
148016
248016
347917
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Wind in March

Winds average 9 km/h in March.

Across March, daily wind ranges from about 9 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
19calm
29calm
39calm
49calm
59calm
69calm
79calm
89calm
99calm
109calm
119calm
129calm
139calm
149calm
159calm
169calm
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3110calm

Sunrise & sunset in March

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 06 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 12 minutes over March. Sunrise moves from 6:26 AM to 6:24 AM, and sunset from 6:35 PM to 6:21 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.16:266:35
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412.16:266:34
512.16:266:34
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1712.06:266:28
1812.06:266:28
1912.06:266:27
2012.06:256:27
2112.06:256:26
2212.06:256:26
2312.06:256:25
2412.06:256:25
2512.06:256:24
2612.06:256:24
2712.06:256:23
2812.06:256:23
2912.06:246:22
3012.06:246:22
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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 5.49 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 5.07 kWh/m² to a high of 6.52 kWh/m² in November across the year — March's 5.49 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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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 Chepén?

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

5.8
Sightseeing
12th-best month of the year
5.7
Beach & pool
9th-best month of the year

March is a reasonable time to visit Chepén for sightseeing.

What to pack for Chepén in March

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

In March, Chepén sees daytime highs around 26°C and nights near 21°C. Worth packing: light clothes, rain gear and sun protection. About 13 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

Sea temperature near Chepén in March

The nearest coast averages about 22°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 28 km away) is warmest in February at about 22°C and coldest in October near 17°C.

It's comfortable for a long swim from Jan 9 to Apr 12 — about 3.1 months when the water holds above 20°C.

16°18°20°22°24°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDeccoolrefreshingcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan20Refreshing
Feb22Refreshing
Mar22Refreshing
Apr20Cool
May19Cool
Jun18Cool
Jul18Cool
Aug17Cool
Sep17Cool
Oct17Cool
Nov18Cool
Dec19Cool

UV index in Chepén 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 Chepén peaks around February 17 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 21 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 17UV 15Jun 21UV 9
UV index (midday)Level
Jan15Extreme
Feb15Extreme
Mar15Extreme
Apr13Extreme
May11Extreme
Jun9Very high
Jul10Very high
Aug11Extreme
Sep11Extreme
Oct14Extreme
Nov13Extreme
Dec13Extreme
Location & terrain

Where is Chepén?

Chepén sits at 7.2°S, 79.4°W, 239 m above sea level, in Peru. The nearest listed city is Guadalupe, 7.0 km away.

Topography around Chepén

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Chepén has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 264 m around an average of 135 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,261 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 3,940 m.

The land around Chepén is covered by cropland (59%) and bare terrain (21%) within 3 km, bare terrain (47%) and cropland (39%) within 16 km, and bare terrain (25%) and water (25%) within 80 km.

3 km
264 m
16 km
1,261 m
80 km
3,940 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
March weather nearby: Guadalupe 7.0 km · San Pedro de Lloc 24 km · Pacasmayo 25 km · Saña 38 km · Paiján 58 km · Pátapo 59 km · Monsefú 63 km · Chongoyape 65 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 Chepén (-7.2244°, -79.4248°, elevation 239 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. 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. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).