Blauwgrond weather in March

In March, Blauwgrond sees average daytime highs of 30°C and overnight lows near 23°C, with 86 mm of rain across 16.7 wet days and about 12 hours of daylight. It is the 10th-warmest and 10th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 30°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 9% of the time in March, and the air most often feels oppressive.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 54 min at the start of March to 12 hours by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, March is Blauwgrond's 7th-clearest and 1st-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Blauwgrond's year-round climate.

Daytime high
30°
10th warmest
Overnight low
23°
7th coldest
Rainfall
86 mm
16.7 wet days
Daylight
12 hours
6:51 AM – 6:49 PM
Cloud cover
70%
7th clearest
Wind
13 km/h
1st windiest
Solar energy
5.53 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.2
out of 10

Temperature in March

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 30°C through the month.

A typical March day in Blauwgrond reaches about 30°C in the afternoon and slips back to 23°C overnight — a 6°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 28°C and 31°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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How March really feels in Blauwgrond

Once humidity and wind are folded in, March averages 31 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
31
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
0
wind chill below the day's low

The story in March is heat — humidity pushes the afternoon "feels like" well above the raw temperature.

Blauwgrond weather by month

How March compares with the rest of the year at a glance. March is the 10th-warmest and 10th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan29° / 23°12219.411.74.1
Feb29° / 23°9116.111.84.3
Mar30° / 23°8616.7124.2
Apr30° / 24°15820.512.13.6
May30° / 24°2772712.33.0
Jun30° / 23°31228.312.32.7
Jul31° / 23°24526.512.33.0
Aug31° / 23°1482012.23.4
Sep32° / 24°7813.7123.7
Oct32° / 24°8414.211.93.6
Nov31° / 24°13520.411.73.3
Dec30° / 23°15623.811.73.4

Cloud cover in March

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 9% of the time in March.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 25% of March, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 66%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13169
23169
33268
43268
53268
63268
73367
83367
93367
103367
113466
123466
133466
143565
153466
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203664
213763
223763
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283466
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303466
313268

Chance of precipitation in March

Any precipitation

Blauwgrond gets around 86 mm of rain over 16.7 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 54% and peaks near 58% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
153
252
352
452
551
651
751
851
951
1051
1151
1252
1353
1454
1554
1655
1756
1856
1956
2056
2157
2257
2357
2457
2557
2657
2757
2857
2957
3057
3158

Humidity in March

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, March lands in the oppressive band about 91% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

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Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
17912
27912
37912
48911
58911
68911
78911
88911
98911
108911
118911
128911
138911
148911
157921
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177921
186931
196931
206922
216922
226922
235932
245923
255923
265914
275905
284915
294906
304897
314888

Wind in March

Winds average 13 km/h in March, the windiest month of the year.

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
113light breeze
213light breeze
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Sunrise & sunset in March

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 54 min at the start of March to 12 hours by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 6 minutes over March. Sunrise moves from 6:57 AM to 6:44 AM, and sunset from 6:50 PM to 6:47 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.96:576:50
211.96:576:50
311.96:576:50
411.96:566:50
511.96:566:50
611.96:566:50
711.96:556:50
811.96:556:50
911.96:546:50
1011.96:546:50
1111.96:546:49
1211.96:536:49
1311.96:536:49
1411.96:526:49
1512.06:526:49
1612.06:516:49
1712.06:516:49
1812.06:506:49
1912.06:506:49
2012.06:496:48
2112.06:496:48
2212.06:496:48
2312.06:486:48
2412.06:486:48
2512.06:476:48
2612.06:476:48
2712.06:466:47
2812.06:466:47
2912.06:456:47
3012.06:456:47
3112.06:446:47

Solar energy in March

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in March, about 5.53 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.74 kWh/m² to a high of 6.42 kWh/m² in September across the year — March's 5.53 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
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305.6Bright
315.5Bright
Planning a trip in March

Hazard calendar for Blauwgrond

In seasonPeak

None of Blauwgrond's seasonal hazards are active in March. The full-year calendar below shows when the rainy season, cyclone risk and dust haze do peak.

Blauwgrond's rainy season runs April–August, 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 Blauwgrond?

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

4.2
Sightseeing
2nd-best month of the year
5.6
Beach & pool
4th-best month of the year

March is a reasonable time to visit Blauwgrond for sightseeing.

What to pack for Blauwgrond in March

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

In March, Blauwgrond sees daytime highs around 30°C and nights near 23°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 17 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

Sea temperature near Blauwgrond in March

The nearest coast averages about 27°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 31 km away) is warmest in August at about 28°C and coldest in February near 26°C.

The water stays above 20°C all year — warm enough for a swim any month.

24°26°28°30°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecwarmtropicalcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan26Warm
Feb26Warm
Mar27Warm
Apr27Warm
May27Warm
Jun27Warm
Jul28Warm
Aug28Tropical
Sep28Tropical
Oct28Tropical
Nov28Warm
Dec27Warm

UV index in Blauwgrond 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 Blauwgrond peaks around March 20 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 11 at about 10 (extreme).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeMar 20UV 15Dec 11UV 10
UV index (midday)Level
Jan13Extreme
Feb13Extreme
Mar15Extreme
Apr14Extreme
May13Extreme
Jun11Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug11Extreme
Sep12Extreme
Oct12Extreme
Nov11Extreme
Dec10Extreme

Air quality in Blauwgrond 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 Blauwgrond is worst in April — around 25 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 3.3× the cleanest month (August, 8 µg/m³).

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

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateGoodModerateApr 1125 µg/m³Aug 198 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan23Moderate
Feb25Moderate
Mar24Moderate
Apr25Moderate
May22Moderate
Jun15Moderate
Jul9Good
Aug8Good
Sep9Good
Oct10Good
Nov12Moderate
Dec19Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Blauwgrond?

Blauwgrond sits at 5.8°N, 55.1°W, 4 m above sea level, in Suriname. The nearest listed city is Rainville, 2.0 km away.

Topography around Blauwgrond

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Blauwgrond has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 13 m around an average of 1 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 32 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 290 m.

The land around Blauwgrond is covered by water (40%), artificial surfaces (30%) and grassland (24%) within 3 km, trees (33%) and grassland (25%) within 16 km, and trees (59%) and water (29%) within 80 km.

3 km
13 m
16 km
32 m
80 km
290 m
treesgrasslandartificial surfaceswaterwetlandmangroves
March weather nearby: Rainville 2.0 km · Paramaribo 6.0 km · Munder Buiten 7.0 km · Beekhuizen 7.0 km · Tammenga 9.0 km · Flora 10 km · Welgelegen 11 km · Weg naar Zee 11 km

Suriname travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 1
Exercise Normal Precautions
Power plugs
Type C / F
127 / 220 V · 60 Hz
Prices
≈ 31% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$7,070
2025
Happiness
6.3 / 10
World Happiness, 2015
Safe drinking water
56%
of population, 2024
Homicide rate
6.5
per 100k, 2023
Road deaths
15.3
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
Upper middle
World Bank
Religion
Protestant 24%Hindu 22%Roman Catholic 22%Muslim 14%

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 Blauwgrond (5.8434°, -55.1193°, elevation 4 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. 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).