Lambayeque weather in March

In March, Lambayeque sees average daytime highs of 28°C and overnight lows near 22°C, with 61 mm of rain across 9.1 wet days and about 12 hours of daylight. It is the 2nd-warmest and 1st-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 28°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 6% of the time in March, and the air most often feels muggy.

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 Lambayeque's 12th-clearest and 11th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Lambayeque's year-round climate.

Daytime high
28°
2nd warmest
Overnight low
22°
11th coldest
Rainfall
61 mm
9.1 wet days
Daylight
12 hours
6:28 AM – 6:31 PM
Cloud cover
77%
12th clearest
Wind
12 km/h
11th windiest
Solar energy
5.9 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.2
out of 10

Lambayeque is capital city of Lambayeque, Lambayeque, Peru.

Density
6,830/km²
people per km²

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 28°C through the month.

A typical March day in Lambayeque reaches about 28°C in the afternoon and slips back to 22°C overnight — a 5°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 26°C and 29°C. Set against its neighbours, March runs on par with February and about 2°C warmer than April.

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

How March compares with the rest of the year at a glance. March is the 2nd-warmest and 1st-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan26° / 21°223.512.37.3
Feb28° / 23°366.512.26.5
Mar28° / 22°619.1126.2
Apr26° / 21°224.611.97.4
May24° / 19°51.811.78.3
Jun23° / 18°10.311.68.6
Jul22° / 17°0011.68.4
Aug21° / 17°00.111.88.3
Sep22° / 17°10.2128.1
Oct22° / 17°31.112.17.9
Nov23° / 18°51.412.38.0
Dec25° / 19°82.512.47.9

Cloud cover in March

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 6% of the time in March, the cloudiest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 14% of March, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 80%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
12179
22179
32179
42179
52080
62080
72080
82080
92080
101981
111981
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Chance of precipitation in March

Any precipitation

Lambayeque gets around 61 mm of rain over 9.1 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 rain averages around 28% and peaks near 31% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
124
225
325
425
525
626
726
826
926
1026
1127
1227
1327
1428
1528
1629
1729
1830
1930
2031
2131
2231
2331
2431
2531
2631
2730
2829
2929
3028
3127

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 98% of them.

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Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
1174223
2174223
3174223
4174223
5174223
6174223
7174223
8173224
9173224
10173224
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20171244
21270244
22271243
23271243
24370243
25370243
26470233
27569233
28570223
29671212
30771202
31871192

Wind in March

Winds average 12 km/h in March.

Across March, daily wind ranges from about 12 km/h on the calmest days to 13 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
112calm
212calm
312calm
412calm
512calm
612calm
712calm
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912calm
1012calm
1112calm
1212calm
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1912light breeze
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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 6:29 AM to 6:26 AM, and sunset from 6:37 PM to 6:23 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.16:296:37
212.16:296:37
312.16:296:36
412.16:296:36
512.16:296:36
612.16:296:35
712.16:296:35
812.16:296:34
912.16:286:34
1012.16:286:33
1112.16:286:33
1212.16:286:33
1312.16:286:32
1412.16:286:32
1512.16:286:31
1612.06:286:31
1712.06:286:30
1812.06:286:30
1912.06:286:29
2012.06:276:29
2112.06:276:28
2212.06:276:28
2312.06:276:27
2412.06:276:27
2512.06:276:26
2612.06:276:26
2712.06:276:25
2812.06:266:25
2912.06:266:24
3012.06:266:24
3112.06:266:23

Solar energy in March

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in March, about 5.9 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 5.05 kWh/m² to a high of 6.4 kWh/m² in November across the year — March's 5.9 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.0Intense
26.0Intense
36.0Intense
46.0Intense
56.0Intense
66.0Bright
76.0Bright
86.0Bright
96.0Bright
106.0Bright
116.0Bright
125.9Bright
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315.8Bright
Planning a trip in March

Is March a good time to visit Lambayeque?

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

6.2
Sightseeing
12th-best month of the year
6.6
Beach & pool
6th-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Lambayeque in March

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

In March, Lambayeque sees daytime highs around 28°C and nights near 22°C. Pack light clothes. Worth having: rain gear and sun protection. About 9 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

Sea temperature near Lambayeque in March

The nearest coast averages about 22°C in March — the other half of the beach question. The full-year curve and swim-comfort zones are below.

The sea at the nearest coast (about 20 km away) is warmest in February at about 22°C and coldest in October near 17°C.

It's comfortable for a long swim from Jan 11 to Apr 13 — about 3.1 months when the water holds above 20°C.

16°18°20°22°24°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDeccoolrefreshingcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan20Refreshing
Feb22Refreshing
Mar22Refreshing
Apr20Cool
May19Cool
Jun18Cool
Jul18Cool
Aug17Cool
Sep17Cool
Oct17Cool
Nov18Cool
Dec19Cool

UV index in Lambayeque 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 Lambayeque peaks around February 18 at about 15 (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.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highExtremeFeb 18UV 15Jun 21UV 9
UV index (midday)Level
Jan15Extreme
Feb15Extreme
Mar15Extreme
Apr13Extreme
May11Extreme
Jun9Very high
Jul10Very high
Aug10Extreme
Sep12Extreme
Oct14Extreme
Nov13Extreme
Dec13Extreme
Location & terrain

Where is Lambayeque?

Lambayeque sits at 6.7°S, 79.9°W, 23 m above sea level, in Peru. The nearest listed city is Chiclayo, 10 km away.

Topography around Lambayeque

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Lambayeque has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 23 m around an average of 16 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 62 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 3,949 m.

The land around Lambayeque is covered by cropland (35%) and bare terrain (24%) within 3 km, cropland (39%) and bare terrain (30%) within 16 km, and water (31%) and bare terrain (27%) within 80 km.

3 km
23 m
16 km
62 m
80 km
3,949 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
March weather nearby: Chiclayo 10 km · Ferreñafe 15 km · Picsi 15 km · Pimentel 15 km · Monsefú 20 km · Pátapo 30 km · Saña 43 km · Chongoyape 57 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 Lambayeque (-6.7011°, -79.9061°, elevation 23 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).