Yauri weather in March

In March, Yauri sees average daytime highs of 14°C and overnight lows near 2°C, with 219 mm of precipitation across 28.4 wet days and about 12.1 hours of daylight. It is the 8th-warmest and 3rd-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 14°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 2% 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 Yauri's 9th-clearest and 12th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Yauri's year-round climate.

Daytime high
14°
8th warmest
Overnight low
10th coldest
Precipitation
219 mm
28.4 wet days
Daylight
12 h 06 min
5:52 AM – 5:58 PM
Cloud cover
84%
9th clearest
Wind
5 km/h
12th windiest
Solar energy
6.28 kWh/m²
Travel score
2.2
out of 10

Yauri is city in Cusco, 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 14°C through the month.

A typical March day in Yauri reaches about 14°C in the afternoon and slips back to 2°C overnight — a 12°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 12°C and 16°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)
1132
2142
3142
4142
5142
6142
7142
8142
9142
10142
11142
12142
13142
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15142
16142
17142
18142
19142
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21142
22142
23142
24142
25142
26142
27142
28142
29142
30142
31142

How March really feels in Yauri

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
0
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
0
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.

Yauri weather by month

How March compares with the rest of the year at a glance. March is the 8th-warmest and 3rd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan14° / 25527.84.912.82.2
Feb13° / 25126.2512.52.1
Mar14° / 21928.44.212.12.2
Apr14° / 10021.31.811.72.8
May13° / -3°277.60.511.34.1
Jun13° / -5°113.10.611.14.3
Jul13° / -5°124111.24.3
Aug14° / -4°216.31.211.54.5
Sep15° / -2°5913.9211.94.1
Oct15° / 113203.312.33.5
Nov15° / 12620.22.512.73.4
Dec14° / 20625.13.912.92.7

Cloud cover in March

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 2% of the time in March.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 9% of March, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 89%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
1793
2793
3892
4892
5892
6991
7991
8991
91090
101090
111090
121090
131090
141090
151090
161090
171090
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201090
211189
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291486
301684
311684

Chance of precipitation in March

Any precipitationSnow

Yauri gets around 219 mm of rain and snow over 28.4 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 91% and peaks near 95% on the wettest days, and about 4 days bring snow. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

0%20%40%60%80%100%151015202531
Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
19420
29520
39519
49519
59519
69518
79418
89418
99417
109317
119316
129316
139215
149215
159214
169114
179113
189113
199012
209012
219011
229010
238910
24899
25899
26898
27898
28887
29887
30886
31876

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.

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Dry (%)
1100
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3100
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5100
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17100
18100
19100
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21100
22100
23100
24100
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26100
27100
28100
29100
30100
31100

Wind in March

Winds average 5 km/h in March, the calmest month.

Across March, daily wind ranges from about 5 km/h on the calmest days to 5 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
15calm
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65calm
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125calm
135calm
145calm
155calm
165calm
175calm
185calm
195calm
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215calm
225calm
235calm
245calm
255calm
265calm
275calm
285calm
295calm
305calm
315calm

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 5:50 AM to 5:54 AM, and sunset from 6:08 PM to 5:47 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.35:506:08
212.35:506:08
312.35:506:07
412.35:506:06
512.35:506:06
612.25:516:05
712.25:516:05
812.25:516:04
912.25:516:03
1012.25:516:03
1112.25:516:02
1212.25:526:01
1312.15:526:00
1412.15:526:00
1512.15:525:59
1612.15:525:58
1712.15:525:58
1812.15:525:57
1912.15:535:56
2012.05:535:55
2112.05:535:55
2212.05:535:54
2312.05:535:53
2412.05:535:53
2512.05:535:52
2612.05:535:51
2711.95:535:50
2811.95:545:50
2911.95:545:49
3011.95:545:48
3111.95:545:47

Solar energy in March

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in March, about 6.28 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 5.55 kWh/m² to a high of 7.52 kWh/m² in November across the year — March's 6.28 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.4Intense
26.4Intense
36.4Intense
46.4Intense
56.4Intense
66.3Intense
76.3Intense
86.3Intense
96.3Intense
106.3Intense
116.3Intense
126.3Intense
136.3Intense
146.3Intense
156.3Intense
166.3Intense
176.3Intense
186.3Intense
196.3Intense
206.2Intense
216.2Intense
226.2Intense
236.2Intense
246.2Intense
256.2Intense
266.2Intense
276.1Intense
286.1Intense
296.1Intense
306.1Intense
316.1Intense
Planning a trip in March

Hazard calendar for Yauri

In seasonPeak

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

Yauri'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 Yauri?

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

2.2
Sightseeing
10th-best month of the year
Beach & pool
never really warm enough

March is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Yauri.

What to pack for Yauri in March

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

In March, Yauri sees daytime highs around 14°C and nights near 2°C. Pack rain gear and sun protection. Worth having: a warm layer. About 28 days see rain.

rain gearsun protectiona warm layer

UV index in Yauri 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 Yauri peaks around February 11 at about 19 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 22 at about 10 (extreme).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeFeb 11UV 19Jun 22UV 10
UV index (midday)Level
Jan19Extreme
Feb20Extreme
Mar17Extreme
Apr15Extreme
May13Extreme
Jun10Very high
Jul10Extreme
Aug13Extreme
Sep15Extreme
Oct18Extreme
Nov17Extreme
Dec17Extreme
Location & terrain

Where is Yauri?

Yauri sits at 14.8°S, 71.4°W, 3,911 m above sea level, in Peru. The nearest listed city is Sicuani, 61 km away.

CuscoWanchaqSantiagoSan MiguelJuliacaCono Norte

Topography around Yauri

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Yauri has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 120 m around an average of 3,903 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 682 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,365 m.

The land around Yauri is covered by grassland (58%), cropland (20%) and artificial surfaces (20%) within 3 km, grassland (89%) within 16 km, and grassland (90%) within 80 km.

3 km
120 m
16 km
682 m
80 km
2,365 m
grasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
March weather nearby: Sicuani 61 km · Ayaviri 89 km · Cusco 152 km · Wanchaq 153 km · Santiago 154 km · San Miguel 158 km · Juliaca 158 km · Cono Norte 171 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 Yauri (-14.7908°, -71.4099°, elevation 3,911 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).