Santa Ana weather in March

In March, Santa Ana sees average daytime highs of 21°C and overnight lows near 13°C, with 250 mm of rain across 30.2 wet days and about 12.1 hours of daylight. It is the 6th-warmest and 4th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 21°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 0% of the time in March, and the air most often feels comfortable.

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 Santa Ana's 9th-clearest and 10th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Santa Ana's year-round climate.

Daytime high
21°
6th warmest
Overnight low
13°
9th coldest
Rainfall
250 mm
30.2 wet days
Daylight
12 h 06 min
5:58 AM – 6:03 PM
Cloud cover
92%
9th clearest
Wind
3 km/h
10th windiest
Solar energy
4.23 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.3
out of 10

Santa Ana is human settlement in 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 21°C through the month.

A typical March day in Santa Ana reaches about 21°C in the afternoon and slips back to 13°C overnight — a 8°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 19°C and 23°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)
12114
22114
32113
42113
52113
62113
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Santa Ana weather by month

How March compares with the rest of the year at a glance. March is the 6th-warmest and 4th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan21° / 14°35030.612.73.2
Feb21° / 14°32727.112.43.3
Mar21° / 13°25030.212.13.3
Apr21° / 12°16127.711.73.7
May21° / 11°9822.511.44.6
Jun21° / 10°511311.36.0
Jul20° / 4311.111.36.3
Aug21° / 5512.711.66.2
Sep22° / 11°7617.611.95.4
Oct22° / 12°15326.612.34.0
Nov21° / 13°23628.612.63.4
Dec21° / 14°32530.312.73.3

Cloud cover in March

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 0% of the time in March.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 2% of March, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 98%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
1199
2298
3298
4298
5298
6298
7298
8298
9298
10298
11298
12298
13298
14199
15199
16199
17199
18199
19199
20199
21199
22199
23199
24298
25298
26298
27298
28298
29397
30397
31397

Chance of precipitation in March

Any precipitation

Santa Ana gets around 250 mm of rain over 30.2 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 97% and peaks near 98% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
197
297
398
498
598
698
798
898
998
1098
1198
1298
1398
1498
1598
1698
1798
1898
1998
2097
2197
2297
2397
2497
2597
2697
2796
2896
2996
3096
3196

Humidity in March

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, March lands in the comfortable band about 93% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
12908
22917
32917
42917
51927
61936
71936
81936
91945
101945
111945
121945
132935
142944
152935
162935
172935
182935
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202935
212935
222935
232935
242935
251945
261945
271945
281945
291945
301945
312935

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
73calm
83calm
93calm
103calm
113calm
123calm
133calm
143calm
153calm
163calm
173calm
183calm
193calm
203calm
213calm
223calm
233calm
243calm
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263calm
273calm
283calm
293calm
303calm
313calm

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 5:56 AM to 5:59 AM, and sunset from 6:12 PM to 5:53 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.35:566:12
212.35:566:12
312.25:566:11
412.25:576:11
512.25:576:10
612.25:576:09
712.25:576:09
812.25:576:08
912.25:576:08
1012.25:576:07
1112.15:576:06
1212.15:586:06
1312.15:586:05
1412.15:586:04
1512.15:586:04
1612.15:586:03
1712.15:586:03
1812.15:586:02
1912.15:586:01
2012.05:586:01
2112.05:586:00
2212.05:585:59
2312.05:585:58
2412.05:585:58
2512.05:585:57
2612.05:585:56
2712.05:595:56
2811.95:595:55
2911.95:595:54
3011.95:595:54
3111.95:595:53

Solar energy in March

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in March, about 4.23 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.07 kWh/m² to a high of 5.27 kWh/m² in September across the year — March's 4.23 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
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44.2Bright
54.2Bright
64.2Bright
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94.2Bright
104.2Bright
114.3Bright
124.3Bright
134.3Bright
144.3Bright
154.3Bright
164.3Bright
174.2Bright
184.2Bright
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264.3Bright
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304.3Bright
314.3Bright
Planning a trip in March

Hazard calendar for Santa Ana

In seasonPeak

In March, Santa Ana sits inside its rainy season season. The full year is below, with each hazard's peak months called out.

Santa Ana's rainy season runs November–April, when most of the year's rain falls.

Rainy season
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec

Is March a good time to visit Santa Ana?

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

3.3
Sightseeing
9th-best month of the year
2.0
Beach & pool
9th-best month of the year

March is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Santa Ana.

What to pack for Santa Ana in March

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

In March, Santa Ana sees daytime highs around 21°C and nights near 13°C. Pack rain gear. About 30 days see rain.

rain gear

UV index in Santa Ana 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 Santa Ana peaks around February 8 at about 17 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 23 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 8UV 17Jun 23UV 9
UV index (midday)Level
Jan17Extreme
Feb17Extreme
Mar16Extreme
Apr14Extreme
May12Extreme
Jun9Very high
Jul9Very high
Aug12Extreme
Sep11Extreme
Oct15Extreme
Nov15Extreme
Dec15Extreme

Air quality in Santa Ana 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 Santa Ana is worst in September — around 21 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 3.0× the cleanest month (December, 7 µg/m³).

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

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodSep 1320 µg/m³Dec 227 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan7Good
Feb8Good
Mar9Good
Apr8Good
May7Good
Jun7Good
Jul10Good
Aug17Moderate
Sep21Moderate
Oct10Good
Nov9Good
Dec7Good
Location & terrain

Where is Santa Ana?

Santa Ana sits at 12.9°S, 72.7°W, 1,646 m above sea level, in Peru. The nearest listed city is Quillabamba, 3.0 km away.

Andahuaylas

Topography around Santa Ana

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Santa Ana has very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,229 m around an average of 1,341 m above sea level; within 16 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 3,254 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 5,792 m.

The land around Santa Ana is covered by trees (53%) and grassland (28%) within 3 km, trees (86%) within 16 km, and trees (70%) and grassland (26%) within 80 km.

3 km
1,229 m
16 km
3,254 m
80 km
5,792 m
treesshrubsgrasslandartificial surfacesbare terrainsnow and icewater
March weather nearby: Quillabamba 3.0 km · Machu Picchu 38 km · Aguas Calientes 38 km · Abancay 87 km · Santiago 108 km · Wanchaq 109 km · Cusco 110 km · Andahuaylas 114 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 Santa Ana (-12.8667°, -72.7167°, elevation 1,646 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).