Jaén weather in March

In March, Jaén sees average daytime highs of 30°C and overnight lows near 21°C, with 71 mm of rain across 14.3 wet days and about 12 hours of daylight. It is the 5th-warmest and 4th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 30°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 1% of the time in March, and the air most often feels humid.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 06 min at the start of March to 12 hours by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, March is Jaén's 12th-clearest and 8th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Jaén's year-round climate.

Daytime high
30°
5th warmest
Overnight low
21°
8th coldest
Rainfall
71 mm
14.3 wet days
Daylight
12 hours
6:24 AM – 6:26 PM
Cloud cover
85%
12th clearest
Wind
3 km/h
8th windiest
Solar energy
4.8 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.4
out of 10

Jaén is capital city of Jaén, Peru.

Density
1/km²
people per km²
Founded
1549

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 30°C through the month.

A typical March day in Jaén reaches about 30°C in the afternoon and slips back to 21°C overnight — a 9°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 27°C and 32°C. Set against its neighbours, March runs on par with February and on par with April.

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Jaén weather by month

How March compares with the rest of the year at a glance. March is the 5th-warmest and 4th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan30° / 21°479.812.34.7
Feb30° / 21°6212.412.24.4
Mar30° / 21°7114.3124.4
Apr29° / 20°8317.111.94.4
May28° / 20°8416.911.75.3
Jun26° / 19°7516.611.75.6
Jul26° / 18°6717.411.75.7
Aug26° / 19°5313.311.86.2
Sep28° / 19°399.9126.1
Oct30° / 20°368.312.15.2
Nov31° / 21°317.612.34.6
Dec30° / 21°4310.112.34.6

Cloud cover in March

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 1% of the time in March, the cloudiest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 7% of March, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 92%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
1991
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Chance of precipitation in March

Any precipitation

Jaén gets around 71 mm of rain over 14.3 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 46% and peaks near 52% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
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3152

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 58% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 37% of them.

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Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
146333
246333
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Wind in March

Winds average 3 km/h in March.

Across March, daily wind ranges from about 3 km/h on the calmest days to 3 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
13calm
23calm
33calm
43calm
53calm
63calm
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Sunrise & sunset in March

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 06 min at the start of March to 12 hours by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 6 minutes over March. Sunrise moves from 6:25 AM to 6:21 AM, and sunset from 6:32 PM to 6:19 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.16:256:32
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1312.16:246:27
1412.06:246:27
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1612.06:246:26
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1812.06:236:25
1912.06:236:25
2012.06:236:24
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2212.06:236:23
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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 4.8 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.82 kWh/m² to a high of 5.78 kWh/m² in November across the year — March's 4.8 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 Jaén?

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

4.4
Sightseeing
10th-best month of the year
5.8
Beach & pool
8th-best month of the year

March is a reasonable time to visit Jaén for sightseeing.

What to pack for Jaén in March

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

In March, Jaén sees daytime highs around 30°C and nights near 21°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 14 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Jaén in March

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in March peaks around 16 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Jaén peaks around February 15 at about 17 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near July 13 at about 11 (extreme).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeFeb 15UV 17Jul 13UV 11
UV index (midday)Level
Jan16Extreme
Feb17Extreme
Mar16Extreme
Apr13Extreme
May13Extreme
Jun11Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug11Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct15Extreme
Nov13Extreme
Dec13Extreme

Air quality in Jaén in March

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

Average fine-particle pollution (PM2.5) through the year — so you can see where March falls, not just the annual average.

Air quality in Jaén is worst in November — around 18 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.3× the cleanest month (July, 8 µg/m³).

Modeled monthly averages (CAMS reanalysis, 2015–2024).

01020JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateGoodModerateNov 1418 µg/m³Jul 108 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan12Good
Feb13Moderate
Mar13Moderate
Apr12Moderate
May10Good
Jun8Good
Jul8Good
Aug12Good
Sep18Moderate
Oct14Moderate
Nov18Moderate
Dec12Good
Location & terrain

Where is Jaén?

Jaén sits at 5.7°S, 78.8°W, 730 m above sea level, in Peru. The nearest listed city is Bagua Grande, 41 km away.

ChachapoyasChongoyapePátapoFerreñafePicsiSaña

Topography around Jaén

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Jaén has large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 752 m around an average of 860 m above sea level; within 16 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,515 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 3,781 m.

The land around Jaén is covered by trees (35%), grassland (34%) and artificial surfaces (21%) within 3 km, trees (54%) and grassland (39%) within 16 km, and trees (60%) and grassland (38%) within 80 km.

3 km
752 m
16 km
2,515 m
80 km
3,781 m
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March weather nearby: Bagua Grande 41 km · La Peca 43 km · Chachapoyas 119 km · Chongoyape 122 km · Pátapo 146 km · Ferreñafe 150 km · Picsi 155 km · Saña 160 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 Jaén (-5.7073°, -78.8079°, elevation 730 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. Monthly air-quality (PM2.5) seasonality is from the CAMS EAC4 reanalysis (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service), scaled to the WHO annual mean where available. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).