Rioja weather in March

In March, Rioja sees average daytime highs of 24°C and overnight lows near 16°C, with 197 mm of rain across 25.8 wet days and about 12 hours of daylight. It is the 9th-warmest and 1st-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 0% 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 Rioja's 12th-clearest and 10th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Rioja's year-round climate.

Daytime high
24°
9th warmest
Overnight low
16°
8th coldest
Rainfall
197 mm
25.8 wet days
Daylight
12 hours
6:17 AM – 6:20 PM
Cloud cover
89%
12th clearest
Wind
4 km/h
10th windiest
Solar energy
4.79 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.2
out of 10

Rioja is town in San Martín, 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 Rioja reaches about 24°C in the afternoon and slips back to 16°C overnight — a 9°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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Rioja weather by month

How March compares with the rest of the year at a glance. March is the 9th-warmest and 1st-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan24° / 16°14822.812.34.7
Feb24° / 16°15322.512.24.4
Mar24° / 16°19725.8124.2
Apr25° / 16°15925.311.94.2
May24° / 15°1142411.74.7
Jun24° / 14°7017.711.75.8
Jul24° / 14°5414.411.76.4
Aug25° / 14°4212.211.86.7
Sep26° / 15°5514.3125.9
Oct25° / 15°11720.912.14.9
Nov25° / 16°16624.912.34.3
Dec24° / 16°15224.712.34.4

Cloud cover in March

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 0% of the time in March, the cloudiest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 3% of March, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 97%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
1397
2397
3397
4397
5397
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Chance of precipitation in March

Any precipitation

Rioja gets around 197 mm of rain over 25.8 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 83% and peaks near 84% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
184
284
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3183

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 85% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
115832
215832
315841
415841
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Wind in March

Winds average 4 km/h in March.

Across March, daily wind ranges from about 4 km/h on the calmest days to 4 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
14calm
24calm
34calm
44calm
54calm
64calm
74calm
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94calm
104calm
114calm
124calm
134calm
144calm
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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 6:18 AM to 6:15 AM, and sunset from 6:26 PM to 6:12 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.16:186:26
212.16:186:25
312.16:186:25
412.16:186:25
512.16:186:24
612.16:186:24
712.16:186:23
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1012.16:186:22
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1312.16:176:21
1412.16:176:20
1512.06:176:20
1612.06:176:20
1712.06:176:19
1812.06:176:19
1912.06:176:18
2012.06:176:18
2112.06:166:17
2212.06:166:17
2312.06:166:16
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2512.06:166:15
2612.06:166:15
2712.06:166:14
2812.06:156:14
2912.06:156:13
3012.06:156:13
3112.06:156:12

Solar energy in March

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in March, about 4.79 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.6 kWh/m² to a high of 5.63 kWh/m² in September across the year — March's 4.79 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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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 Rioja?

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

4.2
Sightseeing
11th-best month of the year
3.7
Beach & pool
12th-best month of the year

March is a reasonable time to visit Rioja for sightseeing.

What to pack for Rioja in March

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

In March, Rioja sees daytime highs around 24°C and nights near 16°C. Pack rain gear. Worth having: light clothes and sun protection. About 26 days see rain.

rain gearlight clothessun protection

UV index in Rioja 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 Rioja peaks around February 13 at about 17 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near July 20 at about 11 (extreme).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeFeb 13UV 17Jul 20UV 11
UV index (midday)Level
Jan16Extreme
Feb17Extreme
Mar16Extreme
Apr14Extreme
May13Extreme
Jun11Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug11Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct14Extreme
Nov13Extreme
Dec14Extreme

Air quality in Rioja 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 Rioja is worst in September — around 20 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.5× the cleanest month (June, 8 µg/m³).

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

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodModerateGoodSep 1319 µg/m³Jun 118 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan11Good
Feb14Moderate
Mar12Moderate
Apr10Good
May8Good
Jun8Good
Jul9Good
Aug16Moderate
Sep20Moderate
Oct10Good
Nov11Good
Dec10Good
Location & terrain

Where is Rioja?

Rioja sits at 6.1°S, 77.2°W, 831 m above sea level, in Peru. The nearest listed city is Moyobamba, 21 km away.

YurimaguasBellavistaJuanjuíBagua GrandeLa Peca

Topography around Rioja

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Rioja has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 57 m around an average of 829 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,549 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 3,807 m.

The land around Rioja is covered by trees (34%), grassland (28%) and cropland (24%) within 3 km, trees (64%) and grassland (22%) within 16 km, and trees (89%) within 80 km.

3 km
57 m
16 km
1,549 m
80 km
3,807 m
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March weather nearby: Moyobamba 21 km · Chachapoyas 80 km · La Banda 103 km · Yurimaguas 117 km · Bellavista 128 km · Juanjuí 134 km · Bagua Grande 145 km · La Peca 149 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 Rioja (-6.0568°, -77.1665°, elevation 831 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).