Imperial weather in March

In March, Imperial sees average daytime highs of 24°C and overnight lows near 19°C, with 26 mm of rain across 7.5 wet days and about 12.1 hours of daylight. It is the 1st-warmest and 3rd-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 24°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 3% of the time in March, and the air most often feels humid.

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 Imperial's 11th-clearest and 8th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Imperial's year-round climate.

Daytime high
24°
1st warmest
Overnight low
19°
12th coldest
Rainfall
26 mm
7.5 wet days
Daylight
12 h 06 min
6:12 AM – 6:18 PM
Cloud cover
85%
11th clearest
Wind
5 km/h
8th windiest
Solar energy
5.5 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.8
out of 10

Imperial is city in Lima, 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 24°C through the month.

A typical March day in Imperial reaches about 24°C in the afternoon and slips back to 19°C overnight — a 6°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 22°C and 26°C. Set against its neighbours, March runs on par with February and on par with April.

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

How March compares with the rest of the year at a glance. March is the 1st-warmest and 3rd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan24° / 18°278.212.76.7
Feb24° / 19°4411.712.46.0
Mar24° / 19°267.512.16.8
Apr24° / 18°41.411.78.2
May23° / 16°10.411.48.8
Jun21° / 16°00.111.28.7
Jul21° / 15°10.111.38.7
Aug21° / 15°0011.68.7
Sep21° / 15°00.111.98.6
Oct22° / 15°30.812.38.2
Nov23° / 16°20.412.68.1
Dec23° / 17°72.112.87.7

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 6% of March, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 92%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
1496
2496
3397
4496
5496
6496
7595
8595
9595
10595
11595
12595
13694
14694
15694
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18991
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201090
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261387
271486
281585
291585
301882
311882

Chance of precipitation in March

Any precipitation

Imperial gets around 26 mm of rain over 7.5 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 24% and peaks near 37% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
137
236
336
435
534
633
732
832
931
1030
1129
1228
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1426
1525
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1822
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Humidity in March

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Most of March feels humid — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

By dew point, March lands in the humid band about 72% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 21% of them.

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Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
127028
226929
336829
436829
536730
646630
746630
856530
956530
1066529
1166529
1276528
1376627
1476726
1586725
1686923
1787022
1887220
1987418
2087517
2187715
2297714
2397813
2497912
2598011
26108010
2710819
2810828
2911818
3012817
3113807

Wind in March

Winds average 5 km/h in March.

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.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
15calm
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65calm
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125calm
135calm
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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 6:10 AM to 6:13 AM, and sunset from 6:27 PM to 6:07 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.36:106:27
212.36:116:26
312.26:116:26
412.26:116:25
512.26:116:25
612.26:116:24
712.26:116:23
812.26:126:23
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1212.16:126:20
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1712.16:126:17
1812.16:136:16
1912.16:136:16
2012.06:136:15
2112.06:136:14
2212.06:136:14
2312.06:136:13
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2612.06:136:11
2712.06:136:10
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3011.96:136:08
3111.96:136:07

Solar energy in March

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in March, about 5.5 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 5.28 kWh/m² to a high of 7.33 kWh/m² in November across the year — March's 5.5 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
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275.6Bright
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Planning a trip in March

Is March a good time to visit Imperial?

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

6.8
Sightseeing
10th-best month of the year
5.9
Beach & pool
5th-best month of the year

March is a reasonable time to visit Imperial for sightseeing.

What to pack for Imperial in March

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

In March, Imperial sees daytime highs around 24°C and nights near 19°C. Worth packing: light clothes and sun protection. About 8 days see rain.

light clothessun protection

Sea temperature near Imperial 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 21°C and coldest in September near 17°C.

It's comfortable for a long swim from Jan 1 to Apr 21 — about 3.6 months when the water holds above 20°C.

16°18°20°22°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDeccoolrefreshingcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan21Refreshing
Feb21Refreshing
Mar21Refreshing
Apr20Refreshing
May19Cool
Jun18Cool
Jul18Cool
Aug17Cool
Sep17Cool
Oct17Cool
Nov18Cool
Dec19Cool

UV index in Imperial in March

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in March peaks around 13 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Imperial peaks around February 12 at about 16 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 22 at about 8 (very high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highExtremeFeb 12UV 16Jun 22UV 8
UV index (midday)Level
Jan15Extreme
Feb16Extreme
Mar13Extreme
Apr12Extreme
May10Very high
Jun8Very high
Jul8Very high
Aug10Extreme
Sep11Extreme
Oct13Extreme
Nov13Extreme
Dec14Extreme
Location & terrain

Where is Imperial?

Imperial sits at 13.1°S, 76.4°W, 91 m above sea level, in Peru. The nearest listed city is San Vicente de Cañete, 4.0 km away.

Topography around Imperial

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Imperial has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 168 m around an average of 98 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,426 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 5,195 m.

The land around Imperial is covered by cropland (42%) and bare terrain (22%) within 3 km, bare terrain (48%) within 16 km, and bare terrain (38%) and water (32%) within 80 km.

3 km
168 m
16 km
1,426 m
80 km
5,195 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
March weather nearby: San Vicente de Cañete 4.0 km · Nuevo Imperial 4.0 km · Chincha Alta 46 km · Mala 54 km · San Clemente 71 km · Pisco 74 km · Paracas 90 km · Villa Poeta José Gálvez Barrenechea 112 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 Imperial (-13.0593°, -76.3527°, elevation 91 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).