Huaraz weather in March

In March, Huaraz sees average daytime highs of 11°C and overnight lows near 2°C, with 252 mm of precipitation across 30.2 wet days and about 12.1 hours of daylight. It is the 4th-warmest and 1st-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 11°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 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 Huaraz's 11th-clearest and 12th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Huaraz's year-round climate.

Daytime high
11°
4th warmest
Overnight low
11th coldest
Precipitation
252 mm
30.2 wet days
Daylight
12 h 06 min
6:18 AM – 6:22 PM
Cloud cover
91%
11th clearest
Wind
4 km/h
12th windiest
Solar energy
5.2 kWh/m²
Travel score
1.4
out of 10

Huaraz is city in Ancash, Peru.

Density
321/km²
people per km²
Founded
1574

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 11°C through the month.

A typical March day in Huaraz reaches about 11°C in the afternoon and slips back to 2°C overnight — a 9°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 9°C and 13°C. Set against its neighbours, March runs on par with February and on par with April.

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How March really feels in Huaraz

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.

Huaraz 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 daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan11° / 21729.24.812.51.4
Feb11° / 22126.64.912.31.4
Mar11° / 25230.24.612.11.4
Apr11° / 16827.51.311.81.5
May11° / 11422.40.711.61.9
Jun11° / -0°6214.80.711.52.3
Jul11° / -1°5613.21.311.52.5
Aug11° / -1°8217.11.711.72.3
Sep11° / 163254.111.91.6
Oct11° / 21928.24.612.21.5
Nov11° / 19725.83.912.41.6
Dec11° / 22928.24.512.51.5

Cloud cover in March

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 0% of the time in March.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 2% of March, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 98%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
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3199
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7199
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Chance of precipitation in March

Any precipitationSnow

Huaraz gets around 252 mm of rain and snow over 30.2 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 precipitation averages around 97% and peaks near 99% on the wettest days, and about 5 days bring snow.

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Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
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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 100% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Wind in March

Winds average 4 km/h in March, the calmest month.

Across March, daily wind ranges from about 4 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
114calm
124calm
134calm
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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 6:17 AM to 6:17 AM, and sunset from 6:29 PM to 6:13 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.26:176:29
212.26:176:29
312.26:186:28
412.26:186:28
512.26:186:27
612.26:186:27
712.16:186:26
812.16:186:26
912.16:186:25
1012.16:186:25
1112.16:186:24
1212.16:186:24
1312.16:186:23
1412.16:186:23
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1812.06:186:21
1912.06:186:20
2012.06:186:19
2112.06:186:19
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2512.06:176:17
2612.06:176:16
2712.06:176:15
2812.06:176:15
2911.96:176:14
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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 5.2 kWh/m² — the year's lowest.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 5.2 kWh/m² to a high of 6.36 kWh/m² in November across the year — March's 5.2 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.3Bright
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45.3Bright
55.3Bright
65.2Bright
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305.3Bright
315.3Bright
Planning a trip in March

Is March a good time to visit Huaraz?

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

1.4
Sightseeing
10th-best month of the year
Beach & pool
never really warm enough

March is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Huaraz.

What to pack for Huaraz in March

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

In March, Huaraz sees daytime highs around 11°C and nights near 2°C. Pack a warm layer and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 30 days see rain.

a warm layerrain gearsun protection

UV index in Huaraz in March

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in March peaks around 18 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Huaraz peaks around February 14 at about 19 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 21 at about 11 (extreme).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeFeb 14UV 19Jun 21UV 11
UV index (midday)Level
Jan18Extreme
Feb20Extreme
Mar18Extreme
Apr16Extreme
May14Extreme
Jun11Extreme
Jul12Extreme
Aug14Extreme
Sep15Extreme
Oct18Extreme
Nov17Extreme
Dec16Extreme
Location & terrain

Where is Huaraz?

Huaraz sits at 9.5°S, 77.5°W, 2,829 m above sea level, in Peru. The nearest listed city is Centenario, 1.0 km away.

YanacanchaChimboteParamongaCoishcoBarrancaHuánuco

Topography around Huaraz

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Huaraz has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 572 m around an average of 3,190 m above sea level; within 16 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,843 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 6,686 m.

The land around Huaraz is covered by artificial surfaces (29%), grassland (27%) and trees (22%) within 3 km, grassland (75%) within 16 km, and grassland (61%) and bare terrain (20%) within 80 km.

3 km
572 m
16 km
2,843 m
80 km
6,686 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainsnow and icewater
March weather nearby: Centenario 1.0 km · Huarmey 91 km · Yanacancha 125 km · Chimbote 127 km · Paramonga 131 km · Coishco 132 km · Barranca 139 km · Huánuco 148 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 Huaraz (-9.5261°, -77.5287°, elevation 2,829 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).