Talara weather in March

In March, Talara sees average daytime highs of 29°C and overnight lows near 23°C, with 51 mm of rain across 7.3 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 29°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 12% 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 Talara's 12th-clearest and 12th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Talara's year-round climate.

Daytime high
29°
1st warmest
Overnight low
23°
12th coldest
Rainfall
51 mm
7.3 wet days
Daylight
12 hours
6:34 AM – 6:36 PM
Cloud cover
72%
12th clearest
Wind
12 km/h
12th windiest
Solar energy
5.94 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.7
out of 10

Talara is city in Piura, 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 29°C through the month.

A typical March day in Talara reaches about 29°C in the afternoon and slips back to 23°C overnight — a 5°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 27°C and 30°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)
12924
22924
32924
42924
52924
62924
72924
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92924
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Talara 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.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan28° / 22°194.312.27.1
Feb29° / 23°446.912.15.9
Mar29° / 23°517.3125.7
Apr28° / 22°164.211.97.1
May27° / 21°51.511.88.1
Jun25° / 19°10.511.78.8
Jul24° / 18°10.311.89.2
Aug23° / 18°0011.99.2
Sep24° / 18°10.4128.9
Oct24° / 18°20.612.18.7
Nov25° / 19°41.212.28.5
Dec26° / 20°142.712.38.0

Cloud cover in March

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 12% 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 69%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13169
23169
33268
43268
53268
63169
73268
83169
93169
103070
113070
122971
132872
142872
152773
162773
172674
182674
192773
202773
212773
222773
233070
243070
253169
263367
273565
283664
293961
304060
314258

Chance of precipitation in March

Any precipitation

Talara gets around 51 mm of rain over 7.3 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 24% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
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224
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424
524
624
724
824
924
1024
1124
1224
1324
1424
1524
1624
1724
1824
1924
2024
2124
2224
2324
2424
2524
2623
2723
2823
2923
3023
3123

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 67% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 99% of them.

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Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
1165313
2165313
3166303
4166303
5167293
6166294
7166294
8166294
9166294
10166294
11166294
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25267274
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27367264
28467254
29468244
30569233
31669223

Wind in March

Winds average 12 km/h in March, the calmest month.

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
812calm
912calm
1012calm
1112calm
1212calm
1312calm
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1612calm
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2012calm
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2212calm
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2412calm
2512light breeze
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2812light breeze
2912light breeze
3013light breeze
3113light breeze

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 6:35 AM to 6:31 AM, and sunset from 6:41 PM to 6:29 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.16:356:41
212.16:356:41
312.16:356:41
412.16:356:40
512.16:356:40
612.16:356:40
712.16:356:39
812.16:356:39
912.16:356:38
1012.16:356:38
1112.16:356:38
1212.06:346:37
1312.06:346:37
1412.06:346:37
1512.06:346:36
1612.06:346:36
1712.06:346:35
1812.06:336:35
1912.06:336:34
2012.06:336:34
2112.06:336:34
2212.06:336:33
2312.06:336:33
2412.06:326:32
2512.06:326:32
2612.06:326:31
2712.06:326:31
2812.06:326:30
2912.06:316:30
3012.06:316:30
3112.06:316:29

Solar energy in March

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in March, about 5.94 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 5.56 kWh/m² to a high of 6.8 kWh/m² in October across the year — March's 5.94 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.9Bright
25.9Bright
35.9Bright
45.9Bright
56.0Bright
66.0Bright
76.0Bright
86.0Bright
96.0Bright
106.0Bright
116.0Bright
126.0Bright
136.0Bright
145.9Bright
155.9Bright
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215.9Bright
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255.9Bright
265.9Bright
276.0Bright
286.0Bright
296.0Bright
306.0Bright
316.0Bright
Planning a trip in March

Is March a good time to visit Talara?

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

5.7
Sightseeing
12th-best month of the year
7.1
Beach & pool
12th-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Talara in March

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

In March, Talara sees daytime highs around 29°C and nights near 23°C. Pack light clothes. Worth having: sun protection. About 7 days see rain.

light clothessun protection

Sea temperature near Talara in March

The nearest coast averages about 24°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 13 km away) is warmest in February at about 24°C and coldest in August near 19°C.

It's comfortable for a long swim from Nov 21 to Jun 13 — about 6.7 months when the water holds above 20°C.

18°20°22°24°26°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDeccoolrefreshingwarmcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan22Refreshing
Feb24Refreshing
Mar24Refreshing
Apr22Refreshing
May21Refreshing
Jun20Cool
Jul19Cool
Aug19Cool
Sep19Cool
Oct19Cool
Nov20Cool
Dec21Refreshing

UV index in Talara 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 Talara peaks around February 17 at about 16 (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.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeFeb 17UV 16Jun 23UV 10
UV index (midday)Level
Jan14Extreme
Feb16Extreme
Mar15Extreme
Apr13Extreme
May12Extreme
Jun10Extreme
Jul10Extreme
Aug11Extreme
Sep12Extreme
Oct14Extreme
Nov13Extreme
Dec13Extreme
Location & terrain

Where is Talara?

Talara sits at 4.6°S, 81.3°W, 12 m above sea level, in Peru. The nearest listed city is La Breita, 56 km away.

Topography around Talara

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Talara has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 89 m around an average of 40 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 170 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,556 m.

The land around Talara is covered by bare terrain (51%), water (26%) and artificial surfaces (21%) within 3 km, bare terrain (57%) and water (40%) within 16 km, and water (44%) and bare terrain (25%) within 80 km.

3 km
89 m
16 km
170 m
80 km
1,556 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
March weather nearby: La Breita 56 km · Máncora 58 km · Paita 60 km · Marcavelica 71 km · Sullana 74 km · Querecotillo 75 km · San Martin 95 km · Piura 96 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 Talara (-4.5772°, -81.2719°, elevation 12 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).