Sicuani weather in March

In March, Sicuani sees average daytime highs of 12°C and overnight lows near 2°C, with 218 mm of precipitation across 29.4 wet days and about 12.1 hours of daylight. It is the 6th-warmest and 3rd-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 12°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 1% of the time in March, and the air most often feels dry.

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 Sicuani's 9th-clearest and 12th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Sicuani's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 12°; 6th warmest
Overnight low: 2°; 9th coldest
Precipitation: 218 mm; 29.4 wet days
Daylight: 12 h 06 min; 5:52 AM – 5:58 PM
Cloud cover: 88%; 9th clearest
Wind: 4 km/h; 12th windiest
Solar energy: 5.85 kWh/m²
Travel score: 1.8; out of 10

Sicuani is town in Peru.

Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.

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Temperature in March

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 12°C through the month.

A typical March day in Sicuani reaches about 12°C in the afternoon and slips back to 2°C overnight — a 11°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 10°C and 14°C. Set against its neighbours, March runs on par with February and on par with April.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Avg high (°C)	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12
Avg low (°C)	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	1	1	1	1

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	12	2
2	12	2
3	12	2
4	12	2
5	12	2
6	12	2
7	12	2
8	12	2
9	12	2
10	12	2
11	12	2
12	12	2
13	12	2
14	12	2
15	12	2
16	12	2
17	12	2
18	12	2
19	12	2
20	12	2
21	12	2
22	12	2
23	12	2
24	12	2
25	12	2
26	12	2
27	12	2
28	12	1
29	12	1
30	12	1
31	12	1

How March really feels in Sicuani

Once humidity and wind are folded in, March averages 0 days that feel above 32°C and 0 that feel at or below 0°C — the comfort signal a plain temperature reading hides.

Days feeling ≥ 32°C

heat index over the day's high

Days feeling ≤ 0°C

wind chill below the day's low

March sits comfortably in between — no days that feel dangerously hot or drop to a hard freeze once humidity and wind are folded in.

Sicuani weather by month

How March compares with the rest of the year at a glance. March is the 6th-warmest and 3rd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Snow days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	12° / 2°	248	29	6.9	12.7	1.7
Feb	12° / 2°	234	26.4	6.7	12.5	1.7
Mar	12° / 2°	218	29.4	5.4	12.1	1.8
Apr	12° / 0°	103	22.7	2.2	11.7	2.3
May	12° / -2°	27	9.5	0.8	11.3	3.3
Jun	11° / -4°	11	3.6	0.4	11.2	3.5
Jul	11° / -5°	11	3.7	0.7	11.2	3.5
Aug	12° / -4°	20	7.1	1	11.5	3.8
Sep	13° / -2°	47	15.5	1.4	11.9	3.2
Oct	13° / 1°	107	22.1	3.4	12.3	2.7
Nov	13° / 2°	145	22.7	4.2	12.7	2.5
Dec	13° / 2°	211	27.1	6	12.8	2.0

Cloud cover in March

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 1% of the time in March.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 5% of March, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 94%.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Clearer (%)	3	3	3	4	4	4	5	5	5	5	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	7	7	7	7	7	8	8	8	8	10
Cloudier (%)	97	97	97	96	96	96	95	95	95	95	94	94	94	94	94	94	94	94	94	94	94	93	93	93	93	93	92	92	92	92	90

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	3	97
2	3	97
3	3	97
4	4	96
5	4	96
6	4	96
7	5	95
8	5	95
9	5	95
10	5	95
11	6	94
12	6	94
13	6	94
14	6	94
15	6	94
16	6	94
17	6	94
18	6	94
19	6	94
20	6	94
21	6	94
22	7	93
23	7	93
24	7	93
25	7	93
26	7	93
27	8	92
28	8	92
29	8	92
30	8	92
31	10	90

Chance of precipitation in March

Any precipitationSnow

Sicuani gets around 218 mm of rain and snow over 29.4 wet days in March. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable precipitation averages around 94% and peaks near 96% on the wettest days, and about 5 days bring snow.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Rain chance (%)	95	95	96	96	96	96	96	96	96	95	95	95	95	95	94	94	94	94	94	94	94	94	94	94	93	93	93	93	93	93	92
Snow chance (%)	22	21	21	21	20	20	20	19	19	19	19	18	18	18	17	17	17	16	16	16	15	15	15	15	14	14	14	13	13	13	12

	Rain chance (%)	Snow chance (%)
1	95	22
2	95	21
3	96	21
4	96	21
5	96	20
6	96	20
7	96	20
8	96	19
9	96	19
10	95	19
11	95	19
12	95	18
13	95	18
14	95	18
15	94	17
16	94	17
17	94	17
18	94	16
19	94	16
20	94	16
21	94	15
22	94	15
23	94	15
24	94	15
25	93	14
26	93	14
27	93	14
28	93	13
29	93	13
30	93	13
31	92	12

Humidity in March

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, March lands in the dry band about 100% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Dry (%)	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100

	Dry (%)
1	100
2	100
3	100
4	100
5	100
6	100
7	100
8	100
9	100
10	100
11	100
12	100
13	100
14	100
15	100
16	100
17	100
18	100
19	100
20	100
21	100
22	100
23	100
24	100
25	100
26	100
27	100
28	100
29	100
30	100
31	100

Wind in March

Winds average 4 km/h in March, the calmest month.

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.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Wind speed (km/h)	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
Feels	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm

	Wind speed (km/h)	Feels
1	4	calm
2	4	calm
3	4	calm
4	4	calm
5	4	calm
6	4	calm
7	4	calm
8	4	calm
9	4	calm
10	4	calm
11	4	calm
12	4	calm
13	4	calm
14	4	calm
15	4	calm
16	4	calm
17	4	calm
18	4	calm
19	4	calm
20	4	calm
21	4	calm
22	4	calm
23	4	calm
24	4	calm
25	4	calm
26	4	calm
27	4	calm
28	4	calm
29	4	calm
30	4	calm
31	4	calm

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 5:49 AM to 5:53 AM, and sunset from 6:07 PM to 5:47 PM.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Daylight (h)	12.3	12.3	12.3	12.3	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.2	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	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9
Sunrise (AM)	5:49	5:49	5:50	5:50	5:50	5:50	5:50	5:50	5:51	5:51	5:51	5:51	5:51	5:51	5:51	5:52	5:52	5:52	5:52	5:52	5:52	5:52	5:52	5:52	5:53	5:53	5:53	5:53	5:53	5:53	5:53
Sunset (PM)	6:07	6:07	6:06	6:05	6:05	6:04	6:04	6:03	6:02	6:02	6:01	6:00	6:00	5:59	5:58	5:58	5:57	5:56	5:55	5:55	5:54	5:53	5:53	5:52	5:51	5:50	5:50	5:49	5:48	5:47	5:47

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	12.3	5:49	6:07
2	12.3	5:49	6:07
3	12.3	5:50	6:06
4	12.3	5:50	6:05
5	12.2	5:50	6:05
6	12.2	5:50	6:04
7	12.2	5:50	6:04
8	12.2	5:50	6:03
9	12.2	5:51	6:02
10	12.2	5:51	6:02
11	12.2	5:51	6:01
12	12.2	5:51	6:00
13	12.1	5:51	6:00
14	12.1	5:51	5:59
15	12.1	5:51	5:58
16	12.1	5:52	5:58
17	12.1	5:52	5:57
18	12.1	5:52	5:56
19	12.1	5:52	5:55
20	12.0	5:52	5:55
21	12.0	5:52	5:54
22	12.0	5:52	5:53
23	12.0	5:52	5:53
24	12.0	5:52	5:52
25	12.0	5:53	5:51
26	12.0	5:53	5:50
27	11.9	5:53	5:50
28	11.9	5:53	5:49
29	11.9	5:53	5:48
30	11.9	5:53	5:47
31	11.9	5:53	5:47

Solar energy in March

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in March, about 5.85 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 5.44 kWh/m² to a high of 6.8 kWh/m² in November across the year — March's 5.85 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Solar energy (kWh/m²)	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	5.8	5.8	5.8	5.8	5.8	5.8	5.8	5.8	5.8	5.8	5.8	5.7	5.7	5.7
Level	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright

	Solar energy (kWh/m²)	Level
1	5.9	Bright
2	5.9	Bright
3	5.9	Bright
4	5.9	Bright
5	5.9	Bright
6	5.9	Bright
7	5.9	Bright
8	5.9	Bright
9	5.9	Bright
10	5.9	Bright
11	5.9	Bright
12	5.9	Bright
13	5.9	Bright
14	5.9	Bright
15	5.8	Bright
16	5.8	Bright
17	5.8	Bright
18	5.8	Bright
19	5.8	Bright
20	5.8	Bright
21	5.8	Bright
22	5.8	Bright
23	5.8	Bright
24	5.8	Bright
25	5.8	Bright
26	5.8	Bright
27	5.8	Bright
28	5.8	Bright
29	5.7	Bright
30	5.7	Bright
31	5.7	Bright

Planning a trip in March

Hazard calendar for Sicuani

In seasonPeak

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

Sicuani's monsoon runs November–March, when most of the year's rain falls.

Monsoon

Jan

Feb

Mar

Apr

May

Jun

Jul

Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

Is March a good time to visit Sicuani?

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

1.8

Sightseeing

10th-best month of the year

—

Beach & pool

never really warm enough

March is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Sicuani.

What to pack for Sicuani in March

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

In March, Sicuani sees daytime highs around 12°C and nights near 2°C. Pack rain gear. Worth having: a warm layer and sun protection. About 29 days see rain.

rain geara warm layersun protection

UV index in Sicuani in March

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in March peaks around 17 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Sicuani peaks around February 9 at about 19 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 23 at about 10 (extreme).

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)	19	19	17	15	12	10	10	13	14	17	17	17
Level	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	19	Extreme
Feb	19	Extreme
Mar	17	Extreme
Apr	15	Extreme
May	12	Extreme
Jun	10	Extreme
Jul	10	Extreme
Aug	13	Extreme
Sep	14	Extreme
Oct	17	Extreme
Nov	17	Extreme
Dec	17	Extreme

Location & terrain

Where is Sicuani?

Sicuani sits at 14.3°S, 71.2°W, 3,551 m above sea level, in Peru. The nearest listed city is Yauri, 61 km away.

Topography around Sicuani

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Sicuani has large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 719 m around an average of 3,677 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,475 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 3,682 m.

The land around Sicuani is covered by grassland (54%) within 3 km, grassland (91%) within 16 km, and grassland (90%) within 80 km.

3 km

719 m

grassland 54%

16 km

1,475 m

grassland 91%

80 km

3,682 m

grassland 90%

treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainsnow and icewaterwetland

← February Sicuani year-round climate April →Best places to visit in March

March weather nearby: Yauri 61 km · Ayaviri 97 km · Cusco 115 km · Wanchaq 115 km · Santiago 116 km · San Miguel 179 km · Juliaca 180 km · Aguas Calientes 187 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 Sicuani (-14.2694°, -71.2261°, elevation 3,551 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. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	12	2
2	12	2
3	12	2
4	12	2
5	12	2
6	12	2
7	12	2
8	12	2
9	12	2
10	12	2
11	12	2
12	12	2
13	12	2
14	12	2
15	12	2
16	12	2
17	12	2
18	12	2
19	12	2
20	12	2
21	12	2
22	12	2
23	12	2
24	12	2
25	12	2
26	12	2
27	12	2
28	12	1
29	12	1
30	12	1
31	12	1

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	3	97
2	3	97
3	3	97
4	4	96
5	4	96
6	4	96
7	5	95
8	5	95
9	5	95
10	5	95
11	6	94
12	6	94
13	6	94
14	6	94
15	6	94
16	6	94
17	6	94
18	6	94
19	6	94
20	6	94
21	6	94
22	7	93
23	7	93
24	7	93
25	7	93
26	7	93
27	8	92
28	8	92
29	8	92
30	8	92
31	10	90

	Rain chance (%)	Snow chance (%)
1	95	22
2	95	21
3	96	21
4	96	21
5	96	20
6	96	20
7	96	20
8	96	19
9	96	19
10	95	19
11	95	19
12	95	18
13	95	18
14	95	18
15	94	17
16	94	17
17	94	17
18	94	16
19	94	16
20	94	16
21	94	15
22	94	15
23	94	15
24	94	15
25	93	14
26	93	14
27	93	14
28	93	13
29	93	13
30	93	13
31	92	12

	Dry (%)
1	100
2	100
3	100
4	100
5	100
6	100
7	100
8	100
9	100
10	100
11	100
12	100
13	100
14	100
15	100
16	100
17	100
18	100
19	100
20	100
21	100
22	100
23	100
24	100
25	100
26	100
27	100
28	100
29	100
30	100
31	100

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	12	2
2	12	2
3	12	2
4	12	2
5	12	2
6	12	2
7	12	2
8	12	2
9	12	2
10	12	2
11	12	2
12	12	2
13	12	2
14	12	2
15	12	2
16	12	2
17	12	2
18	12	2
19	12	2
20	12	2
21	12	2
22	12	2
23	12	2
24	12	2
25	12	2
26	12	2
27	12	2
28	12	1
29	12	1
30	12	1
31	12	1

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	3	97
2	3	97
3	3	97
4	4	96
5	4	96
6	4	96
7	5	95
8	5	95
9	5	95
10	5	95
11	6	94
12	6	94
13	6	94
14	6	94
15	6	94
16	6	94
17	6	94
18	6	94
19	6	94
20	6	94
21	6	94
22	7	93
23	7	93
24	7	93
25	7	93
26	7	93
27	8	92
28	8	92
29	8	92
30	8	92
31	10	90

	Rain chance (%)	Snow chance (%)
1	95	22
2	95	21
3	96	21
4	96	21
5	96	20
6	96	20
7	96	20
8	96	19
9	96	19
10	95	19
11	95	19
12	95	18
13	95	18
14	95	18
15	94	17
16	94	17
17	94	17
18	94	16
19	94	16
20	94	16
21	94	15
22	94	15
23	94	15
24	94	15
25	93	14
26	93	14
27	93	14
28	93	13
29	93	13
30	93	13
31	92	12

	Dry (%)
1	100
2	100
3	100
4	100
5	100
6	100
7	100
8	100
9	100
10	100
11	100
12	100
13	100
14	100
15	100
16	100
17	100
18	100
19	100
20	100
21	100
22	100
23	100
24	100
25	100
26	100
27	100
28	100
29	100
30	100
31	100

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	12	2
2	12	2
3	12	2
4	12	2
5	12	2
6	12	2
7	12	2
8	12	2
9	12	2
10	12	2
11	12	2
12	12	2
13	12	2
14	12	2
15	12	2
16	12	2
17	12	2
18	12	2
19	12	2
20	12	2
21	12	2
22	12	2
23	12	2
24	12	2
25	12	2
26	12	2
27	12	2
28	12	1
29	12	1
30	12	1
31	12	1

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	3	97
2	3	97
3	3	97
4	4	96
5	4	96
6	4	96
7	5	95
8	5	95
9	5	95
10	5	95
11	6	94
12	6	94
13	6	94
14	6	94
15	6	94
16	6	94
17	6	94
18	6	94
19	6	94
20	6	94
21	6	94
22	7	93
23	7	93
24	7	93
25	7	93
26	7	93
27	8	92
28	8	92
29	8	92
30	8	92
31	10	90

	Rain chance (%)	Snow chance (%)
1	95	22
2	95	21
3	96	21
4	96	21
5	96	20
6	96	20
7	96	20
8	96	19
9	96	19
10	95	19
11	95	19
12	95	18
13	95	18
14	95	18
15	94	17
16	94	17
17	94	17
18	94	16
19	94	16
20	94	16
21	94	15
22	94	15
23	94	15
24	94	15
25	93	14
26	93	14
27	93	14
28	93	13
29	93	13
30	93	13
31	92	12

	Dry (%)
1	100
2	100
3	100
4	100
5	100
6	100
7	100
8	100
9	100
10	100
11	100
12	100
13	100
14	100
15	100
16	100
17	100
18	100
19	100
20	100
21	100
22	100
23	100
24	100
25	100
26	100
27	100
28	100
29	100
30	100
31	100