Chocope weather in March

In March, Chocope sees average daytime highs of 28°C and overnight lows near 21°C, with 51 mm of rain across 11.9 wet days and about 12.1 hours of daylight. It is the 2nd-warmest and 1st-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 28°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 4% of the time in March, and the air most often feels muggy.

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 Chocope's 12th-clearest and 12th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Chocope's year-round climate.

Daytime high
28°
2nd warmest
Overnight low
21°
11th coldest
Rainfall
51 mm
11.9 wet days
Daylight
12 h 06 min
6:25 AM – 6:28 PM
Cloud cover
83%
12th clearest
Wind
7 km/h
12th windiest
Solar energy
5.66 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.5
out of 10

Chocope is city in La Libertad, 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 28°C through the month.

A typical March day in Chocope reaches about 28°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 30°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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Chocope weather by month

How March compares with the rest of the year at a glance. March is the 2nd-warmest and 1st-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan27° / 20°184.812.46.8
Feb28° / 21°388.112.35.8
Mar28° / 21°5111.912.15.5
Apr27° / 20°17411.87.3
May25° / 18°30.811.68.5
Jun23° / 17°20.411.68.6
Jul22° / 16°10.111.68.4
Aug22° / 16°20.211.78.4
Sep22° / 16°30.7128.1
Oct23° / 16°41.212.28.0
Nov24° / 17°4112.48.1
Dec25° / 18°11312.47.6

Cloud cover in March

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 4% of the time in March, the cloudiest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 8% of March, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 88%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
11090
21090
31189
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51189
61288
71288
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91387
101387
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311783

Chance of precipitation in March

Any precipitation

Chocope gets around 51 mm of rain over 11.9 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 37% and peaks near 40% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
135
235
336
437
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739
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3130

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 76% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 88% of them.

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Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
110819
210819
3108010
4108010
598110
698011
788111
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24167113
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26187012
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28216712
29226711
30246511
31256510

Wind in March

Winds average 7 km/h in March, the calmest month.

Across March, daily wind ranges from about 7 km/h on the calmest days to 7 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
17calm
27calm
37calm
47calm
57calm
67calm
77calm
87calm
97calm
107calm
117calm
127calm
137calm
147calm
157calm
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317calm

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 6:25 AM to 6:24 AM, and sunset from 6:35 PM to 6:20 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.26:256:35
212.26:256:35
312.16:256:34
412.16:256:34
512.16:256:33
612.16:256:33
712.16:256:32
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1212.16:256:30
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1612.16:256:28
1712.06:256:28
1812.06:256:27
1912.06:256:27
2012.06:256:26
2112.06:256:26
2212.06:246:25
2312.06:246:24
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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 5.66 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 5.26 kWh/m² to a high of 6.84 kWh/m² in November across the year — March's 5.66 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 Chocope?

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

5.5
Sightseeing
12th-best month of the year
6.2
Beach & pool
8th-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Chocope in March

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

In March, Chocope sees daytime highs around 28°C and nights near 21°C. Pack light clothes. Worth having: rain gear and sun protection. About 12 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

Sea temperature near Chocope 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 19 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 3 to Apr 17 — about 3.5 months when the water holds above 20°C.

16°18°20°22°24°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDeccoolrefreshingcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan21Refreshing
Feb22Refreshing
Mar22Refreshing
Apr20Refreshing
May19Cool
Jun19Cool
Jul18Cool
Aug17Cool
Sep17Cool
Oct17Cool
Nov18Cool
Dec19Cool

UV index in Chocope 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 Chocope peaks around February 16 at about 16 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 21 at about 10 (very high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highExtremeFeb 16UV 16Jun 21UV 10
UV index (midday)Level
Jan15Extreme
Feb16Extreme
Mar15Extreme
Apr13Extreme
May12Extreme
Jun9Very high
Jul10Very high
Aug11Extreme
Sep12Extreme
Oct14Extreme
Nov14Extreme
Dec13Extreme
Location & terrain

Where is Chocope?

Chocope sits at 7.8°S, 79.2°W, 109 m above sea level, in Peru. The nearest listed city is Paiján, 11 km away.

Topography around Chocope

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Chocope has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 144 m around an average of 106 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 831 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 4,279 m.

The land around Chocope is covered by cropland (78%) within 3 km, cropland (42%) and bare terrain (32%) within 16 km, and water (31%) and bare terrain (29%) within 80 km.

3 km
144 m
16 km
831 m
80 km
4,279 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
March weather nearby: Paiján 11 km · Santiago de Cao 19 km · Trujillo 42 km · Laredo 44 km · Moche 48 km · San Pedro de Lloc 51 km · Pacasmayo 58 km · Guadalupe 67 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 Chocope (-7.7914°, -79.2217°, elevation 109 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).