Paita weather in March
In March, Paita sees average daytime highs of 32°C and overnight lows near 23°C, with 58 mm of rain across 7.5 wet days and about 12 hours of daylight. It is the 1st-warmest and 1st-wettest month of the year here.
Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 32°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 10% 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 Paita's 12th-clearest and 12th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Paita's year-round climate.
- Daytime high
- 32°
- 1st warmest
- Overnight low
- 23°
- 11th coldest
- Rainfall
- 58 mm
- 7.5 wet days
- Daylight
- 12 hours
- 6:33 AM – 6:35 PM
- Cloud cover
- 74%
- 12th clearest
- Wind
- 10 km/h
- 12th windiest
- Solar energy
- 5.86 kWh/m²
- Travel score
- 4.1
- out of 10
Paita is city in Piura, Peru.
- Founded
- 1782
Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.
Temperature in March
Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 32°C through the month.
A typical March day in Paita reaches about 32°C in the afternoon and slips back to 23°C overnight — a 9°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 30°C and 34°C. Set against its neighbours, March runs on par with February and about 1°C warmer than April.
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| Avg high (°C) | 32 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 32 |
| Avg low (°C) | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 |
| Avg high (°C) | Avg low (°C) | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 32 | 24 |
| 2 | 32 | 24 |
| 3 | 32 | 24 |
| 4 | 32 | 24 |
| 5 | 32 | 24 |
| 6 | 32 | 24 |
| 7 | 32 | 24 |
| 8 | 32 | 24 |
| 9 | 32 | 24 |
| 10 | 32 | 24 |
| 11 | 32 | 24 |
| 12 | 32 | 24 |
| 13 | 32 | 24 |
| 14 | 32 | 24 |
| 15 | 32 | 23 |
| 16 | 32 | 23 |
| 17 | 32 | 23 |
| 18 | 32 | 23 |
| 19 | 32 | 23 |
| 20 | 32 | 23 |
| 21 | 32 | 23 |
| 22 | 32 | 23 |
| 23 | 32 | 23 |
| 24 | 32 | 23 |
| 25 | 32 | 23 |
| 26 | 32 | 23 |
| 27 | 32 | 23 |
| 28 | 32 | 23 |
| 29 | 32 | 23 |
| 30 | 32 | 23 |
| 31 | 32 | 23 |
How March really feels in Paita
Once humidity and wind are folded in, March averages 31 days that feel above 32°C and 0 that feel at or below 0°C — the comfort signal a plain temperature reading hides.
The story in March is heat — humidity pushes the afternoon "feels like" well above the raw temperature.
Paita weather by month
How March compares with the rest of the year at a glance. March is the 1st-warmest and 1st-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.
| Month | High / Low (°C) | Rainfall (mm) | Wet days | Daylight (hours) | Travel score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 31° / 22° | 20 | 2.9 | 12.3 | 5.2 |
| Feb | 32° / 23° | 38 | 6.3 | 12.2 | 4.3 |
| Mar | 32° / 23° | 58 | 7.5 | 12 | 4.1 |
| Apr | 31° / 22° | 20 | 4.1 | 11.9 | 5.1 |
| May | 29° / 20° | 3 | 0.7 | 11.8 | 6.7 |
| Jun | 27° / 19° | 1 | 0.3 | 11.7 | 8.3 |
| Jul | 26° / 18° | 1 | 0.2 | 11.7 | 8.7 |
| Aug | 25° / 17° | 0 | 0.1 | 11.8 | 8.9 |
| Sep | 26° / 17° | 1 | 0.3 | 12 | 8.5 |
| Oct | 26° / 18° | 2 | 0.4 | 12.1 | 8.1 |
| Nov | 27° / 19° | 3 | 1 | 12.2 | 7.8 |
| Dec | 29° / 20° | 9 | 2.1 | 12.3 | 6.5 |
Cloud cover in March
The sky is clear or mostly clear about 10% of the time in March, the cloudiest month of the year.
Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 18% of March, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 72%.
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| Clearer (%) | 27 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 28 | 28 | 30 | 32 | 34 | 35 | 37 | 39 |
| Cloudier (%) | 73 | 73 | 72 | 71 | 71 | 71 | 71 | 72 | 73 | 73 | 73 | 74 | 75 | 75 | 77 | 77 | 76 | 77 | 77 | 77 | 76 | 75 | 74 | 72 | 72 | 70 | 68 | 66 | 65 | 63 | 61 |
| Clearer (%) | Cloudier (%) | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 27 | 73 |
| 2 | 27 | 73 |
| 3 | 28 | 72 |
| 4 | 29 | 71 |
| 5 | 29 | 71 |
| 6 | 29 | 71 |
| 7 | 29 | 71 |
| 8 | 28 | 72 |
| 9 | 27 | 73 |
| 10 | 27 | 73 |
| 11 | 27 | 73 |
| 12 | 26 | 74 |
| 13 | 25 | 75 |
| 14 | 25 | 75 |
| 15 | 23 | 77 |
| 16 | 23 | 77 |
| 17 | 24 | 76 |
| 18 | 23 | 77 |
| 19 | 23 | 77 |
| 20 | 23 | 77 |
| 21 | 24 | 76 |
| 22 | 25 | 75 |
| 23 | 26 | 74 |
| 24 | 28 | 72 |
| 25 | 28 | 72 |
| 26 | 30 | 70 |
| 27 | 32 | 68 |
| 28 | 34 | 66 |
| 29 | 35 | 65 |
| 30 | 37 | 63 |
| 31 | 39 | 61 |
Chance of precipitation in March
Paita gets around 58 mm of rain over 7.5 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 24% and peaks near 25% on the wettest days.
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| Rain chance (%) | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 22 |
| Rain chance (%) | |
|---|---|
| 1 | 24 |
| 2 | 24 |
| 3 | 24 |
| 4 | 24 |
| 5 | 23 |
| 6 | 23 |
| 7 | 23 |
| 8 | 23 |
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| 10 | 23 |
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| 12 | 24 |
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| 20 | 25 |
| 21 | 25 |
| 22 | 25 |
| 23 | 25 |
| 24 | 25 |
| 25 | 25 |
| 26 | 24 |
| 27 | 24 |
| 28 | 23 |
| 29 | 23 |
| 30 | 23 |
| 31 | 22 |
Humidity in March
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 65% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 91% of them.
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| Humid (%) | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 |
| Muggy (%) | 68 | 66 | 66 | 67 | 67 | 68 | 68 | 68 | 68 | 68 | 68 | 69 | 68 | 67 | 67 | 66 | 66 | 65 | 65 | 65 | 63 | 63 | 63 | 63 | 61 | 61 | 62 | 62 | 62 | 62 | 63 |
| Oppressive (%) | 23 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 |
| Miserable (%) | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 |
| Humid (%) | Muggy (%) | Oppressive (%) | Miserable (%) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5 | 68 | 23 | 4 |
| 2 | 6 | 66 | 23 | 5 |
| 3 | 6 | 66 | 23 | 5 |
| 4 | 6 | 67 | 22 | 5 |
| 5 | 6 | 67 | 22 | 5 |
| 6 | 6 | 68 | 21 | 5 |
| 7 | 6 | 68 | 21 | 5 |
| 8 | 6 | 68 | 20 | 6 |
| 9 | 6 | 68 | 20 | 6 |
| 10 | 7 | 68 | 19 | 6 |
| 11 | 7 | 68 | 19 | 6 |
| 12 | 7 | 69 | 18 | 6 |
| 13 | 7 | 68 | 18 | 7 |
| 14 | 8 | 67 | 18 | 7 |
| 15 | 8 | 67 | 18 | 7 |
| 16 | 9 | 66 | 18 | 7 |
| 17 | 9 | 66 | 18 | 7 |
| 18 | 10 | 65 | 18 | 7 |
| 19 | 10 | 65 | 18 | 7 |
| 20 | 10 | 65 | 18 | 7 |
| 21 | 11 | 63 | 19 | 7 |
| 22 | 11 | 63 | 19 | 7 |
| 23 | 12 | 63 | 19 | 6 |
| 24 | 12 | 63 | 19 | 6 |
| 25 | 13 | 61 | 20 | 6 |
| 26 | 13 | 61 | 20 | 6 |
| 27 | 13 | 62 | 20 | 5 |
| 28 | 14 | 62 | 19 | 5 |
| 29 | 14 | 62 | 19 | 5 |
| 30 | 14 | 62 | 19 | 5 |
| 31 | 15 | 63 | 18 | 4 |
Wind in March
Winds average 10 km/h in March, the calmest month.
Across March, daily wind ranges from about 10 km/h on the calmest days to 10 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.
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| Wind speed (km/h) | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 |
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| Wind speed (km/h) | Feels | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 10 | calm |
| 2 | 10 | calm |
| 3 | 10 | calm |
| 4 | 10 | calm |
| 5 | 10 | calm |
| 6 | 10 | calm |
| 7 | 10 | calm |
| 8 | 10 | calm |
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| 12 | 10 | calm |
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| 17 | 10 | calm |
| 18 | 10 | calm |
| 19 | 10 | calm |
| 20 | 10 | calm |
| 21 | 10 | calm |
| 22 | 10 | calm |
| 23 | 10 | calm |
| 24 | 10 | calm |
| 25 | 10 | calm |
| 26 | 10 | calm |
| 27 | 10 | calm |
| 28 | 10 | calm |
| 29 | 10 | calm |
| 30 | 10 | calm |
| 31 | 10 | calm |
Sunrise & sunset in March
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 6:35 AM to 6:31 AM, and sunset from 6:41 PM to 6:28 PM.
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| Daylight (h) | 12.1 | 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 | 12.0 | 12.0 | 12.0 | 12.0 | 12.0 | 12.0 | 12.0 | 12.0 | 12.0 |
| Sunrise (AM) | 6:35 | 6:35 | 6:34 | 6:34 | 6:34 | 6:34 | 6:34 | 6:34 | 6:34 | 6:34 | 6:34 | 6:34 | 6:33 | 6:33 | 6:33 | 6:33 | 6:33 | 6:33 | 6:33 | 6:32 | 6:32 | 6:32 | 6:32 | 6:32 | 6:32 | 6:31 | 6:31 | 6:31 | 6:31 | 6:31 | 6:31 |
| Sunset (PM) | 6:41 | 6:41 | 6:40 | 6:40 | 6:40 | 6:39 | 6:39 | 6:38 | 6:38 | 6:38 | 6:37 | 6:37 | 6:36 | 6:36 | 6:36 | 6:35 | 6:35 | 6:34 | 6:34 | 6:33 | 6:33 | 6:32 | 6:32 | 6:32 | 6:31 | 6:31 | 6:30 | 6:30 | 6:29 | 6:29 | 6:28 |
| Daylight (h) | Sunrise (AM) | Sunset (PM) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 12.1 | 6:35 | 6:41 |
| 2 | 12.1 | 6:35 | 6:41 |
| 3 | 12.1 | 6:34 | 6:40 |
| 4 | 12.1 | 6:34 | 6:40 |
| 5 | 12.1 | 6:34 | 6:40 |
| 6 | 12.1 | 6:34 | 6:39 |
| 7 | 12.1 | 6:34 | 6:39 |
| 8 | 12.1 | 6:34 | 6:38 |
| 9 | 12.1 | 6:34 | 6:38 |
| 10 | 12.1 | 6:34 | 6:38 |
| 11 | 12.1 | 6:34 | 6:37 |
| 12 | 12.1 | 6:34 | 6:37 |
| 13 | 12.0 | 6:33 | 6:36 |
| 14 | 12.0 | 6:33 | 6:36 |
| 15 | 12.0 | 6:33 | 6:36 |
| 16 | 12.0 | 6:33 | 6:35 |
| 17 | 12.0 | 6:33 | 6:35 |
| 18 | 12.0 | 6:33 | 6:34 |
| 19 | 12.0 | 6:33 | 6:34 |
| 20 | 12.0 | 6:32 | 6:33 |
| 21 | 12.0 | 6:32 | 6:33 |
| 22 | 12.0 | 6:32 | 6:32 |
| 23 | 12.0 | 6:32 | 6:32 |
| 24 | 12.0 | 6:32 | 6:32 |
| 25 | 12.0 | 6:32 | 6:31 |
| 26 | 12.0 | 6:31 | 6:31 |
| 27 | 12.0 | 6:31 | 6:30 |
| 28 | 12.0 | 6:31 | 6:30 |
| 29 | 12.0 | 6:31 | 6:29 |
| 30 | 12.0 | 6:31 | 6:29 |
| 31 | 12.0 | 6:31 | 6:28 |
Solar energy in March
Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in March, about 5.86 kWh/m².
For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 5.53 kWh/m² to a high of 6.82 kWh/m² in October across the year — March's 5.86 kWh/m² falls in the middle.
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| Solar energy (kWh/m²) | 5.8 | 5.8 | 5.8 | 5.8 | 5.9 | 5.9 | 5.9 | 5.9 | 5.9 | 5.9 | 5.9 | 5.9 | 5.9 | 5.9 | 5.9 | 5.9 | 5.9 | 5.9 | 5.9 | 5.8 | 5.8 | 5.8 | 5.9 | 5.9 | 5.9 | 5.9 | 5.9 | 5.9 | 5.9 | 5.9 | 5.9 |
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| 1 | 5.8 | Bright |
| 2 | 5.8 | Bright |
| 3 | 5.8 | Bright |
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| 5 | 5.9 | Bright |
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| 28 | 5.9 | Bright |
| 29 | 5.9 | Bright |
| 30 | 5.9 | Bright |
| 31 | 5.9 | Bright |
Is March a good time to visit Paita?
Our two travel scores rate March for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal).
March is a reasonable time to visit Paita for sightseeing. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.
What to pack for Paita in March
From March's temperature range, rain chance, sun and wind — what's worth putting in the bag.
In March, Paita sees daytime highs around 32°C and nights near 23°C. Pack light clothes. Worth having: sun protection. About 8 days see rain.
Sea temperature near Paita in March
The nearest coast averages about 23°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 24 km away) is warmest in February at about 23°C and coldest in August near 18°C.
It's comfortable for a long swim from Dec 15 to May 28 — about 5.4 months when the water holds above 20°C.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sea temperature (°C) | 22 | 23 | 23 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 20 |
| Comfort | Refreshing | Refreshing | Refreshing | Refreshing | Refreshing | Cool | Cool | Cool | Cool | Cool | Cool | Refreshing |
| Sea temperature (°C) | Comfort | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 22 | Refreshing |
| Feb | 23 | Refreshing |
| Mar | 23 | Refreshing |
| Apr | 21 | Refreshing |
| May | 20 | Refreshing |
| Jun | 19 | Cool |
| Jul | 19 | Cool |
| Aug | 18 | Cool |
| Sep | 18 | Cool |
| Oct | 19 | Cool |
| Nov | 19 | Cool |
| Dec | 20 | Refreshing |
UV index in Paita in March
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 Paita peaks around February 19 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 22 at about 10 (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) | 14 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 |
| Level | Extreme | Extreme | Extreme | Extreme | Extreme | Very high | Very high | Extreme | Extreme | Extreme | Extreme | Extreme |
| UV index (midday) | Level | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 14 | Extreme |
| Feb | 15 | Extreme |
| Mar | 15 | Extreme |
| Apr | 13 | Extreme |
| May | 12 | Extreme |
| Jun | 10 | Very high |
| Jul | 10 | Very high |
| Aug | 11 | Extreme |
| Sep | 12 | Extreme |
| Oct | 13 | Extreme |
| Nov | 13 | Extreme |
| Dec | 12 | Extreme |
Where is Paita?
Paita sits at 5.1°S, 81.1°W, 16 m above sea level, in Peru. The nearest listed city is San Martin, 50 km away.
Topography around Paita
How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of Paita.
Within 3 km, the terrain around Paita has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 77 m around an average of 44 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 366 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,114 m.
The land around Paita is covered by bare terrain (41%), water (28%) and artificial surfaces (25%) within 3 km, bare terrain (53%) and water (45%) within 16 km, and water (40%) and bare terrain (35%) within 80 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 Paita (-5.0892°, -81.1144°, elevation 16 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).