Ciudad Satelite weather in March

In March, Ciudad Satelite sees average daytime highs of 17°C and overnight lows near 10°C, with 183 mm of rain across 27.6 wet days and about 12.1 hours of daylight. It is the 11th-warmest and 3rd-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 17°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 3% of the time in March, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 18 min at the start of March to 11 h 54 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, March is Ciudad Satelite's 10th-clearest and 12th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Ciudad Satelite's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 17°; 11th warmest
Overnight low: 10°; 8th coldest
Rainfall: 183 mm; 27.6 wet days
Daylight: 12 h 06 min; 5:52 AM – 5:59 PM
Cloud cover: 84%; 10th clearest
Wind: 5 km/h; 12th windiest
Solar energy: 5.29 kWh/m²
Travel score: 3.1; out of 10

Ciudad Satelite is city in Arequipa, Peru.

Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.

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Temperature in March

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 17°C through the month.

A typical March day in Ciudad Satelite reaches about 17°C in the afternoon and slips back to 10°C overnight — a 7°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 15°C and 19°C. Set against its neighbours, March runs on par with February and about 1°C cooler than April.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Avg high (°C)	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17
Avg low (°C)	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	17	10
2	17	10
3	17	10
4	17	10
5	17	10
6	17	10
7	17	10
8	17	10
9	17	10
10	17	10
11	17	10
12	17	10
13	17	10
14	17	10
15	17	10
16	17	10
17	17	10
18	17	10
19	17	10
20	17	10
21	17	10
22	17	10
23	17	10
24	17	10
25	17	10
26	17	10
27	17	10
28	17	10
29	17	10
30	17	10
31	17	10

Ciudad Satelite weather by month

How March compares with the rest of the year at a glance. March is the 11th-warmest and 3rd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	17° / 10°	199	27.1	12.9	3.2
Feb	17° / 10°	225	26.9	12.6	2.8
Mar	17° / 10°	183	27.6	12.1	3.1
Apr	18° / 9°	59	14	11.6	5.4
May	20° / 8°	6	1.6	11.2	8.0
Jun	20° / 7°	1	0.2	11	8.4
Jul	19° / 6°	1	0.4	11.1	8.4
Aug	20° / 7°	2	0.6	11.4	8.5
Sep	21° / 9°	3	0.8	11.9	8.4
Oct	21° / 10°	7	2	12.4	7.9
Nov	20° / 10°	12	3.5	12.8	7.3
Dec	19° / 10°	64	12.9	13	5.5

Cloud cover in March

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 3% of the time in March.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 5% of March, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 92%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Clearer (%)	4	4	4	5	6	6	6	6	6	6	5	5	6	6	6	6	6	8	9	9	9	9	10	11	11	12	12	14	14	14	15
Cloudier (%)	96	96	96	95	94	94	94	94	94	94	95	95	94	94	94	94	94	92	91	91	91	91	90	89	89	88	88	86	86	86	85

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	4	96
2	4	96
3	4	96
4	5	95
5	6	94
6	6	94
7	6	94
8	6	94
9	6	94
10	6	94
11	5	95
12	5	95
13	6	94
14	6	94
15	6	94
16	6	94
17	6	94
18	8	92
19	9	91
20	9	91
21	9	91
22	9	91
23	10	90
24	11	89
25	11	89
26	12	88
27	12	88
28	14	86
29	14	86
30	14	86
31	15	85

Chance of precipitation in March

Any precipitation

Ciudad Satelite gets around 183 mm of rain over 27.6 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 89% and peaks near 96% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Rain chance (%)	96	96	96	96	95	95	95	94	94	93	93	93	92	92	91	90	90	89	88	87	86	86	85	84	83	82	81	80	78	77	75

	Rain chance (%)
1	96
2	96
3	96
4	96
5	95
6	95
7	95
8	94
9	94
10	93
11	93
12	93
13	92
14	92
15	91
16	90
17	90
18	89
19	88
20	87
21	86
22	86
23	85
24	84
25	83
26	82
27	81
28	80
29	78
30	77
31	75

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 100% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Dry (%)	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100
Comfortable (%)	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	99	1
2	99	1
3	99	1
4	99	1
5	99	1
6	99	1
7	99	1
8	100	0
9	100	0
10	100	0
11	100	0
12	100	0
13	100	0
14	100	0
15	100	0
16	100	0
17	100	0
18	100	0
19	100	0
20	100	0
21	100	0
22	100	0
23	100	0
24	100	0
25	100	0
26	100	0
27	100	0
28	100	0
29	100	0
30	100	0
31	100	0

Wind in March

Winds average 5 km/h in March, the calmest month.

Across March, daily wind ranges from about 5 km/h on the calmest days to 5 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Wind speed (km/h)	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5
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	Wind speed (km/h)	Feels
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16	5	calm
17	5	calm
18	5	calm
19	5	calm
20	5	calm
21	5	calm
22	5	calm
23	5	calm
24	5	calm
25	5	calm
26	5	calm
27	5	calm
28	5	calm
29	5	calm
30	5	calm
31	5	calm

Sunrise & sunset in March

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 18 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 24 minutes over March. Sunrise moves from 5:49 AM to 5:55 AM, and sunset from 6:10 PM to 5:47 PM.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Daylight (h)	12.3	12.3	12.3	12.3	12.3	12.3	12.3	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9
Sunrise (AM)	5:49	5:49	5:49	5:50	5:50	5:50	5:50	5:51	5:51	5:51	5:51	5:52	5:52	5:52	5:52	5:52	5:53	5:53	5:53	5:53	5:53	5:53	5:54	5:54	5:54	5:54	5:54	5:54	5:54	5:55	5:55
Sunset (PM)	6:10	6:09	6:08	6:08	6:07	6:06	6:06	6:05	6:04	6:04	6:03	6:02	6:01	6:01	6:00	5:59	5:58	5:58	5:57	5:56	5:55	5:55	5:54	5:53	5:52	5:51	5:51	5:50	5:49	5:48	5:47

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	12.3	5:49	6:10
2	12.3	5:49	6:09
3	12.3	5:49	6:08
4	12.3	5:50	6:08
5	12.3	5:50	6:07
6	12.3	5:50	6:06
7	12.3	5:50	6:06
8	12.2	5:51	6:05
9	12.2	5:51	6:04
10	12.2	5:51	6:04
11	12.2	5:51	6:03
12	12.2	5:52	6:02
13	12.2	5:52	6:01
14	12.1	5:52	6:01
15	12.1	5:52	6:00
16	12.1	5:52	5:59
17	12.1	5:53	5:58
18	12.1	5:53	5:58
19	12.1	5:53	5:57
20	12.1	5:53	5:56
21	12.0	5:53	5:55
22	12.0	5:53	5:55
23	12.0	5:54	5:54
24	12.0	5:54	5:53
25	12.0	5:54	5:52
26	12.0	5:54	5:51
27	11.9	5:54	5:51
28	11.9	5:54	5:50
29	11.9	5:54	5:49
30	11.9	5:55	5:48
31	11.9	5:55	5:47

Solar energy in March

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in March, about 5.29 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 5.28 kWh/m² to a high of 8.26 kWh/m² in November across the year — March's 5.29 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Solar energy (kWh/m²)	5.1	5.1	5.1	5.1	5.1	5.1	5.2	5.2	5.2	5.2	5.2	5.2	5.2	5.2	5.3	5.3	5.3	5.3	5.3	5.3	5.3	5.4	5.4	5.4	5.4	5.4	5.5	5.5	5.5	5.5	5.5
Level	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright

	Solar energy (kWh/m²)	Level
1	5.1	Bright
2	5.1	Bright
3	5.1	Bright
4	5.1	Bright
5	5.1	Bright
6	5.1	Bright
7	5.2	Bright
8	5.2	Bright
9	5.2	Bright
10	5.2	Bright
11	5.2	Bright
12	5.2	Bright
13	5.2	Bright
14	5.2	Bright
15	5.3	Bright
16	5.3	Bright
17	5.3	Bright
18	5.3	Bright
19	5.3	Bright
20	5.3	Bright
21	5.3	Bright
22	5.4	Bright
23	5.4	Bright
24	5.4	Bright
25	5.4	Bright
26	5.4	Bright
27	5.5	Bright
28	5.5	Bright
29	5.5	Bright
30	5.5	Bright
31	5.5	Bright

Planning a trip in March

Hazard calendar for Ciudad Satelite

In seasonPeak

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

Ciudad Satelite's monsoon runs January–March, when most of the year's rain falls.

Monsoon

Jan

Feb

Mar

Apr

May

Jun

Jul

Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

Is March a good time to visit Ciudad Satelite?

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

3.1

Sightseeing

11th-best month of the year

0.7

Beach & pool

11th-best month of the year

March is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Ciudad Satelite.

What to pack for Ciudad Satelite in March

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

In March, Ciudad Satelite sees daytime highs around 17°C and nights near 10°C. Pack rain gear. Worth having: a warm layer and sun protection. About 28 days see rain.

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UV index in Ciudad Satelite 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 Ciudad Satelite peaks around February 8 at about 17 (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.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
UV index (midday)	17	17	15	14	11	9	9	12	14	16	14	15
Level	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Very high	Very high	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	17	Extreme
Feb	17	Extreme
Mar	15	Extreme
Apr	14	Extreme
May	11	Extreme
Jun	9	Very high
Jul	9	Very high
Aug	12	Extreme
Sep	14	Extreme
Oct	16	Extreme
Nov	14	Extreme
Dec	15	Extreme

Location & terrain

Where is Ciudad Satelite?

Ciudad Satelite sits at 16.4°S, 71.5°W, 2,336 m above sea level, in Peru. The nearest listed city is Jacobo Hunter, 3.0 km away.

Topography around Ciudad Satelite

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Ciudad Satelite has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 229 m around an average of 2,332 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,156 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 6,212 m.

The land around Ciudad Satelite is covered by artificial surfaces (66%) within 3 km, bare terrain (46%) and shrubs (27%) within 16 km, and bare terrain (68%) within 80 km.

3 km

229 m

artificial surfaces 66%

16 km

2,156 m

bare terrain 46%

80 km

6,212 m

bare terrain 68%

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← February Ciudad Satelite year-round climate April →Best places to visit in March

March weather nearby: Jacobo Hunter 3.0 km · Arequipa 4.0 km · Selva Alegre 7.0 km · Cono Norte 13 km · El Pedregal 71 km · Mollendo 84 km · Moquegua 106 km · San Antonio 108 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
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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 Ciudad Satelite (-16.4308°, -71.5292°, elevation 2,336 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. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	17	10
2	17	10
3	17	10
4	17	10
5	17	10
6	17	10
7	17	10
8	17	10
9	17	10
10	17	10
11	17	10
12	17	10
13	17	10
14	17	10
15	17	10
16	17	10
17	17	10
18	17	10
19	17	10
20	17	10
21	17	10
22	17	10
23	17	10
24	17	10
25	17	10
26	17	10
27	17	10
28	17	10
29	17	10
30	17	10
31	17	10

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	4	96
2	4	96
3	4	96
4	5	95
5	6	94
6	6	94
7	6	94
8	6	94
9	6	94
10	6	94
11	5	95
12	5	95
13	6	94
14	6	94
15	6	94
16	6	94
17	6	94
18	8	92
19	9	91
20	9	91
21	9	91
22	9	91
23	10	90
24	11	89
25	11	89
26	12	88
27	12	88
28	14	86
29	14	86
30	14	86
31	15	85

	Rain chance (%)
1	96
2	96
3	96
4	96
5	95
6	95
7	95
8	94
9	94
10	93
11	93
12	93
13	92
14	92
15	91
16	90
17	90
18	89
19	88
20	87
21	86
22	86
23	85
24	84
25	83
26	82
27	81
28	80
29	78
30	77
31	75

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	99	1
2	99	1
3	99	1
4	99	1
5	99	1
6	99	1
7	99	1
8	100	0
9	100	0
10	100	0
11	100	0
12	100	0
13	100	0
14	100	0
15	100	0
16	100	0
17	100	0
18	100	0
19	100	0
20	100	0
21	100	0
22	100	0
23	100	0
24	100	0
25	100	0
26	100	0
27	100	0
28	100	0
29	100	0
30	100	0
31	100	0

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	17	10
2	17	10
3	17	10
4	17	10
5	17	10
6	17	10
7	17	10
8	17	10
9	17	10
10	17	10
11	17	10
12	17	10
13	17	10
14	17	10
15	17	10
16	17	10
17	17	10
18	17	10
19	17	10
20	17	10
21	17	10
22	17	10
23	17	10
24	17	10
25	17	10
26	17	10
27	17	10
28	17	10
29	17	10
30	17	10
31	17	10

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	4	96
2	4	96
3	4	96
4	5	95
5	6	94
6	6	94
7	6	94
8	6	94
9	6	94
10	6	94
11	5	95
12	5	95
13	6	94
14	6	94
15	6	94
16	6	94
17	6	94
18	8	92
19	9	91
20	9	91
21	9	91
22	9	91
23	10	90
24	11	89
25	11	89
26	12	88
27	12	88
28	14	86
29	14	86
30	14	86
31	15	85

	Rain chance (%)
1	96
2	96
3	96
4	96
5	95
6	95
7	95
8	94
9	94
10	93
11	93
12	93
13	92
14	92
15	91
16	90
17	90
18	89
19	88
20	87
21	86
22	86
23	85
24	84
25	83
26	82
27	81
28	80
29	78
30	77
31	75

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	99	1
2	99	1
3	99	1
4	99	1
5	99	1
6	99	1
7	99	1
8	100	0
9	100	0
10	100	0
11	100	0
12	100	0
13	100	0
14	100	0
15	100	0
16	100	0
17	100	0
18	100	0
19	100	0
20	100	0
21	100	0
22	100	0
23	100	0
24	100	0
25	100	0
26	100	0
27	100	0
28	100	0
29	100	0
30	100	0
31	100	0

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	17	10
2	17	10
3	17	10
4	17	10
5	17	10
6	17	10
7	17	10
8	17	10
9	17	10
10	17	10
11	17	10
12	17	10
13	17	10
14	17	10
15	17	10
16	17	10
17	17	10
18	17	10
19	17	10
20	17	10
21	17	10
22	17	10
23	17	10
24	17	10
25	17	10
26	17	10
27	17	10
28	17	10
29	17	10
30	17	10
31	17	10

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	4	96
2	4	96
3	4	96
4	5	95
5	6	94
6	6	94
7	6	94
8	6	94
9	6	94
10	6	94
11	5	95
12	5	95
13	6	94
14	6	94
15	6	94
16	6	94
17	6	94
18	8	92
19	9	91
20	9	91
21	9	91
22	9	91
23	10	90
24	11	89
25	11	89
26	12	88
27	12	88
28	14	86
29	14	86
30	14	86
31	15	85

	Rain chance (%)
1	96
2	96
3	96
4	96
5	95
6	95
7	95
8	94
9	94
10	93
11	93
12	93
13	92
14	92
15	91
16	90
17	90
18	89
19	88
20	87
21	86
22	86
23	85
24	84
25	83
26	82
27	81
28	80
29	78
30	77
31	75

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	99	1
2	99	1
3	99	1
4	99	1
5	99	1
6	99	1
7	99	1
8	100	0
9	100	0
10	100	0
11	100	0
12	100	0
13	100	0
14	100	0
15	100	0
16	100	0
17	100	0
18	100	0
19	100	0
20	100	0
21	100	0
22	100	0
23	100	0
24	100	0
25	100	0
26	100	0
27	100	0
28	100	0
29	100	0
30	100	0
31	100	0