Huarmey weather in March

In March, Huarmey sees average daytime highs of 27°C and overnight lows near 21°C, with 11 mm of rain across 3.1 wet days and about 12.1 hours of daylight. It is the 2nd-warmest and 2nd-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 27°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 Huarmey's 11th-clearest and 11th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Huarmey's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 27°; 2nd warmest
Overnight low: 21°; 11th coldest
Rainfall: 11 mm; 3.1 wet days
Daylight: 12 h 06 min; 6:20 AM – 6:24 PM
Cloud cover: 82%; 11th clearest
Wind: 11 km/h; 11th windiest
Solar energy: 5.73 kWh/m²
Travel score: 6.9; out of 10

Huarmey is city in Ancash, 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 27°C through the month.

A typical March day in Huarmey reaches about 27°C in the afternoon and slips back to 21°C overnight — a 6°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 25°C and 29°C. Set against its neighbours, March runs on par with February and about 2°C warmer 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)	28	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27
Avg low (°C)	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	20	20

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

Huarmey weather by month

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

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	27° / 20°	5	1.4	12.5	7.4
Feb	27° / 21°	12	3.2	12.3	6.8
Mar	27° / 21°	11	3.1	12.1	6.9
Apr	25° / 19°	2	0.5	11.8	8.0
May	23° / 18°	1	0.1	11.5	8.7
Jun	22° / 17°	2	0.2	11.4	8.5
Jul	21° / 16°	3	0.3	11.5	8.3
Aug	21° / 15°	3	0.3	11.7	8.2
Sep	21° / 15°	3	0.2	11.9	8.0
Oct	21° / 16°	2	0.1	12.2	7.9
Nov	23° / 17°	2	0.2	12.5	8.1
Dec	25° / 19°	4	0.8	12.6	8.0

Cloud cover in March

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 4% of the time in March.

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

	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 (%)	9	10	11	11	11	11	11	11	12	12	12	11	11	11	11	11	12	12	12	12	12	13	13	14	14	14	15	15	16	17	18
Cloudier (%)	91	90	89	89	89	89	89	89	88	88	88	89	89	89	89	89	88	88	88	88	88	87	87	86	86	86	85	85	84	83	82

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	9	91
2	10	90
3	11	89
4	11	89
5	11	89
6	11	89
7	11	89
8	11	89
9	12	88
10	12	88
11	12	88
12	11	89
13	11	89
14	11	89
15	11	89
16	11	89
17	12	88
18	12	88
19	12	88
20	12	88
21	12	88
22	13	87
23	13	87
24	14	86
25	14	86
26	14	86
27	15	85
28	15	85
29	16	84
30	17	83
31	18	82

Chance of precipitation in March

Any precipitation

Huarmey gets around 11 mm of rain over 3.1 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 10% and peaks near 12% on the wettest days.

	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 (%)	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	11	11	11	10	10	10	10	9	9	9	9	9	8	8	8	8	7	7	7	6	6

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

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 72% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 80% of them.

	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
Humid (%)	10	10	10	10	10	11	11	11	11	12	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	20	21	22	23	25	26	27	29	30	32	33	35	37	39
Muggy (%)	83	82	82	82	82	80	80	80	81	80	80	79	78	77	76	75	74	72	71	70	69	67	66	65	63	62	60	59	58	56	55
Oppressive (%)	7	8	8	8	8	9	9	9	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	7	7	6

	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)	Oppressive (%)
1	10	83	7
2	10	82	8
3	10	82	8
4	10	82	8
5	10	82	8
6	11	80	9
7	11	80	9
8	11	80	9
9	11	81	8
10	12	80	8
11	12	80	8
12	13	79	8
13	14	78	8
14	15	77	8
15	16	76	8
16	17	75	8
17	18	74	8
18	20	72	8
19	21	71	8
20	22	70	8
21	23	69	8
22	25	67	8
23	26	66	8
24	27	65	8
25	29	63	8
26	30	62	8
27	32	60	8
28	33	59	8
29	35	58	7
30	37	56	7
31	39	55	6

Wind in March

Winds average 11 km/h in March.

Across March, daily wind ranges from about 11 km/h on the calmest days to 13 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)	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	13
Feels	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze

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

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 6:20 AM to 6:20 AM, and sunset from 6:32 PM to 6:15 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)	12.2	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	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	11.9	11.9	11.9
Sunrise (AM)	6:20	6:20	6:20	6:20	6:20	6:20	6:20	6:20	6:20	6:20	6:20	6:20	6:20	6:20	6:20	6:20	6:20	6:20	6:20	6:20	6:20	6:20	6:20	6:20	6:20	6:20	6:20	6:20	6:20	6:20	6:20
Sunset (PM)	6:32	6:32	6:31	6:31	6:30	6:30	6:29	6:29	6:28	6:28	6:27	6:27	6:26	6:25	6:25	6:24	6:24	6:23	6:23	6:22	6:21	6:21	6:20	6:20	6:19	6:18	6:18	6:17	6:17	6:16	6:15

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	12.2	6:20	6:32
2	12.2	6:20	6:32
3	12.2	6:20	6:31
4	12.2	6:20	6:31
5	12.2	6:20	6:30
6	12.2	6:20	6:30
7	12.2	6:20	6:29
8	12.1	6:20	6:29
9	12.1	6:20	6:28
10	12.1	6:20	6:28
11	12.1	6:20	6:27
12	12.1	6:20	6:27
13	12.1	6:20	6:26
14	12.1	6:20	6:25
15	12.1	6:20	6:25
16	12.1	6:20	6:24
17	12.1	6:20	6:24
18	12.1	6:20	6:23
19	12.0	6:20	6:23
20	12.0	6:20	6:22
21	12.0	6:20	6:21
22	12.0	6:20	6:21
23	12.0	6:20	6:20
24	12.0	6:20	6:20
25	12.0	6:20	6:19
26	12.0	6:20	6:18
27	12.0	6:20	6:18
28	12.0	6:20	6:17
29	11.9	6:20	6:17
30	11.9	6:20	6:16
31	11.9	6:20	6:15

Solar energy in March

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in March, about 5.73 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.99 kWh/m² to a high of 6.97 kWh/m² in November across the year — March's 5.73 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

	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)	5.8	5.8	5.8	5.8	5.8	5.8	5.7	5.7	5.7	5.7	5.7	5.7	5.7	5.7	5.7	5.7	5.7	5.7	5.7	5.7	5.7	5.7	5.7	5.7	5.7	5.7	5.8	5.8	5.8	5.8	5.8
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	5.8	Bright
2	5.8	Bright
3	5.8	Bright
4	5.8	Bright
5	5.8	Bright
6	5.8	Bright
7	5.7	Bright
8	5.7	Bright
9	5.7	Bright
10	5.7	Bright
11	5.7	Bright
12	5.7	Bright
13	5.7	Bright
14	5.7	Bright
15	5.7	Bright
16	5.7	Bright
17	5.7	Bright
18	5.7	Bright
19	5.7	Bright
20	5.7	Bright
21	5.7	Bright
22	5.7	Bright
23	5.7	Bright
24	5.7	Bright
25	5.7	Bright
26	5.7	Bright
27	5.8	Bright
28	5.8	Bright
29	5.8	Bright
30	5.8	Bright
31	5.8	Bright

Planning a trip in March

Is March a good time to visit Huarmey?

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

6.9

Sightseeing

11th-best month of the year

7.2

Beach & pool

3rd-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Huarmey in March

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

In March, Huarmey sees daytime highs around 27°C and nights near 21°C. Pack light clothes. Worth having: sun protection. About 3 days see rain.

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Sea temperature near Huarmey in March

The nearest coast averages about 21°C in March — the other half of the beach question. The full-year curve and swim-comfort zones are below.

The sea offshore 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 10 — about 3.2 months when the water holds above 20°C.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Sea temperature (°C)	21	22	21	20	19	19	18	18	17	17	18	19
Comfort	Refreshing	Refreshing	Refreshing	Cool	Cool	Cool	Cool	Cool	Cool	Cool	Cool	Cool

	Sea temperature (°C)	Comfort
Jan	21	Refreshing
Feb	22	Refreshing
Mar	21	Refreshing
Apr	20	Cool
May	19	Cool
Jun	19	Cool
Jul	18	Cool
Aug	18	Cool
Sep	17	Cool
Oct	17	Cool
Nov	18	Cool
Dec	19	Cool

UV index in Huarmey 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 Huarmey peaks around February 13 at about 16 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near July 10 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)	15	17	15	13	12	10	9	11	11	14	14	13
Level	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Very high	Very high	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	15	Extreme
Feb	17	Extreme
Mar	15	Extreme
Apr	13	Extreme
May	12	Extreme
Jun	10	Very high
Jul	9	Very high
Aug	11	Extreme
Sep	11	Extreme
Oct	14	Extreme
Nov	14	Extreme
Dec	13	Extreme

Location & terrain

Where is Huarmey?

Huarmey sits at 10.1°S, 78.2°W, 13 m above sea level, in Peru. The nearest listed city is Paramonga, 75 km away.

Topography around Huarmey

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Huarmey has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 118 m around an average of 18 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 890 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 4,910 m.

The land around Huarmey is covered by bare terrain (39%) within 3 km, bare terrain (56%) and water (40%) within 16 km, and bare terrain (39%) and water (35%) within 80 km.

3 km

118 m

bare terrain 39%

16 km

890 m

bare terrain 56%

80 km

4,910 m

bare terrain 39%

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

March weather nearby: Paramonga 75 km · Barranca 87 km · Huaraz 91 km · Centenario 92 km · Chimbote 121 km · Huaura 127 km · Coishco 127 km · Hualmay 129 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

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 Huarmey (-10.0681°, -78.1522°, elevation 13 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).

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	9	91
2	10	90
3	11	89
4	11	89
5	11	89
6	11	89
7	11	89
8	11	89
9	12	88
10	12	88
11	12	88
12	11	89
13	11	89
14	11	89
15	11	89
16	11	89
17	12	88
18	12	88
19	12	88
20	12	88
21	12	88
22	13	87
23	13	87
24	14	86
25	14	86
26	14	86
27	15	85
28	15	85
29	16	84
30	17	83
31	18	82

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

	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)	Oppressive (%)
1	10	83	7
2	10	82	8
3	10	82	8
4	10	82	8
5	10	82	8
6	11	80	9
7	11	80	9
8	11	80	9
9	11	81	8
10	12	80	8
11	12	80	8
12	13	79	8
13	14	78	8
14	15	77	8
15	16	76	8
16	17	75	8
17	18	74	8
18	20	72	8
19	21	71	8
20	22	70	8
21	23	69	8
22	25	67	8
23	26	66	8
24	27	65	8
25	29	63	8
26	30	62	8
27	32	60	8
28	33	59	8
29	35	58	7
30	37	56	7
31	39	55	6

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	9	91
2	10	90
3	11	89
4	11	89
5	11	89
6	11	89
7	11	89
8	11	89
9	12	88
10	12	88
11	12	88
12	11	89
13	11	89
14	11	89
15	11	89
16	11	89
17	12	88
18	12	88
19	12	88
20	12	88
21	12	88
22	13	87
23	13	87
24	14	86
25	14	86
26	14	86
27	15	85
28	15	85
29	16	84
30	17	83
31	18	82

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

	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)	Oppressive (%)
1	10	83	7
2	10	82	8
3	10	82	8
4	10	82	8
5	10	82	8
6	11	80	9
7	11	80	9
8	11	80	9
9	11	81	8
10	12	80	8
11	12	80	8
12	13	79	8
13	14	78	8
14	15	77	8
15	16	76	8
16	17	75	8
17	18	74	8
18	20	72	8
19	21	71	8
20	22	70	8
21	23	69	8
22	25	67	8
23	26	66	8
24	27	65	8
25	29	63	8
26	30	62	8
27	32	60	8
28	33	59	8
29	35	58	7
30	37	56	7
31	39	55	6

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	9	91
2	10	90
3	11	89
4	11	89
5	11	89
6	11	89
7	11	89
8	11	89
9	12	88
10	12	88
11	12	88
12	11	89
13	11	89
14	11	89
15	11	89
16	11	89
17	12	88
18	12	88
19	12	88
20	12	88
21	12	88
22	13	87
23	13	87
24	14	86
25	14	86
26	14	86
27	15	85
28	15	85
29	16	84
30	17	83
31	18	82

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

	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)	Oppressive (%)
1	10	83	7
2	10	82	8
3	10	82	8
4	10	82	8
5	10	82	8
6	11	80	9
7	11	80	9
8	11	80	9
9	11	81	8
10	12	80	8
11	12	80	8
12	13	79	8
13	14	78	8
14	15	77	8
15	16	76	8
16	17	75	8
17	18	74	8
18	20	72	8
19	21	71	8
20	22	70	8
21	23	69	8
22	25	67	8
23	26	66	8
24	27	65	8
25	29	63	8
26	30	62	8
27	32	60	8
28	33	59	8
29	35	58	7
30	37	56	7
31	39	55	6