Trinidad weather in March

In March, Trinidad sees average daytime highs of 26°C and overnight lows near 16°C, with 98 mm of rain across 7.9 wet days and about 12.3 hours of daylight. It is the 4th-warmest and 6th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 27°C in the first days to 25°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 43% of the time in March, and the air most often feels humid.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 48 min at the start of March to 11 h 42 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, March is Trinidad's 3rd-clearest and 11th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Trinidad's year-round climate.

Daytime high
26°
4th warmest
Overnight low
16°
9th coldest
Rainfall
98 mm
7.9 wet days
Daylight
12 h 18 min
7:50 AM – 8:05 PM
Cloud cover
48%
3rd clearest
Wind
12 km/h
11th windiest
Solar energy
5.02 kWh/m²
Travel score
7.1
out of 10

Trinidad is capital city of Flores in southern Uruguay.

Density
2,768/km²
people per km²
Founded
1805

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

Temperature in March

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs ease over the month, from about 27°C in the first days to 25°C by the end.

A typical March day in Trinidad reaches about 26°C in the afternoon and slips back to 16°C overnight — a 10°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 22°C and 31°C. Set against its neighbours, March runs about 2°C cooler than February and about 4°C warmer than April.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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22817
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Trinidad weather by month

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

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan30° / 18°827.6145.7
Feb28° / 18°1088.213.26.2
Mar26° / 16°987.912.37.1
Apr23° / 13°1178.211.27.1
May19° / 10°846.910.36.4
Jun16° / 897.29.85.3
Jul15° / 736.7105.0
Aug17° / 987.410.86.1
Sep19° / 877.511.86.5
Oct22° / 12°1199.112.86.8
Nov25° / 14°1057.313.77.3
Dec28° / 16°1038.214.26.5

Cloud cover in March

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 43% of the time in March.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 16% of March, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 41%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
16040
26040
36040
46040
56040
66040
76040
86040
95941
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115941
125941
135941
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Chance of precipitation in March

Any precipitation

Trinidad gets around 98 mm of rain over 7.9 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 26% and peaks near 27% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
126
226
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425
525
626
726
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926
1026
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1226
1326
1426
1526
1626
1727
1826
1926
2026
2126
2226
2326
2425
2525
2625
2725
2825
2926
3026
3126

Humidity in March

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, March lands in the humid band about 30% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 24% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
11324292410
21324292410
31324292410
41324302310
5132430239
6142430239
7142431239
8142331238
9152331238
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11162332237
12162332226
13172331226
14182431225
15192431215
16212431214
17222430203
18232430203
19242430192
20252430182
21262430182
22272430172
23282431161
24282431151
25292431151
26302430141
27302430141
28312430141
29322430131
30322429131
31332428131

Wind in March

Winds average 12 km/h in March.

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
112light breeze
212light breeze
312light breeze
412light breeze
512light breeze
612light breeze
712light breeze
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912light breeze
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1112light breeze
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Sunrise & sunset in March

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 48 min at the start of March to 11 h 42 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 66 minutes over March. Sunrise moves from 7:37 AM to 8:01 AM, and sunset from 8:24 PM to 7:44 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.87:378:24
212.77:388:23
312.77:398:22
412.77:408:21
512.67:418:19
612.67:428:18
712.67:428:17
812.57:438:16
912.57:448:14
1012.57:458:13
1112.47:468:12
1212.47:468:10
1312.47:478:09
1412.37:488:08
1512.37:498:06
1612.37:508:05
1712.27:508:04
1812.27:518:02
1912.27:528:01
2012.17:538:00
2112.17:537:58
2212.07:547:57
2312.07:557:55
2412.07:567:54
2511.97:567:53
2611.97:577:51
2711.97:587:50
2811.87:597:48
2911.87:597:47
3011.88:007:46
3111.78:017:44

Solar energy in March

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in March, about 5.02 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.26 kWh/m² to a high of 7.32 kWh/m² in December across the year — March's 5.02 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.6Bright
25.5Bright
35.5Bright
45.5Bright
55.4Bright
65.4Bright
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85.3Bright
95.3Bright
105.2Bright
115.2Bright
125.2Bright
135.1Bright
145.1Bright
155.0Bright
165.0Bright
174.9Bright
184.9Bright
194.9Bright
204.8Bright
214.8Bright
224.7Bright
234.7Bright
244.7Bright
254.6Bright
264.6Bright
274.5Bright
284.5Bright
294.4Bright
304.4Bright
314.3Bright
Planning a trip in March

Is March a good time to visit Trinidad?

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

7.1
Sightseeing
2nd-best month of the year
6.9
Beach & pool
4th-best month of the year

March is one of the better times to visit Trinidad for general sightseeing. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for Trinidad in March

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

In March, Trinidad sees daytime highs around 26°C and nights near 16°C. Worth packing: light clothes and sun protection. About 8 days see rain.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Trinidad in March

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in March peaks around 10 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Trinidad peaks around January 16 at about 13 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 19 at about 3 (moderate).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 11 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highModerateHighVery highExtremeJan 16UV 13Jun 19UV 3
UV index (midday)Level
Jan13Extreme
Feb11Extreme
Mar10Very high
Apr7High
May4Moderate
Jun3Moderate
Jul3Moderate
Aug4Moderate
Sep6High
Oct8Very high
Nov11Extreme
Dec11Extreme
Location & terrain

Where is Trinidad?

Trinidad sits at 33.5°S, 56.9°W, 142 m above sea level, in Uruguay. The nearest listed city is Durazno, 38 km away.

DuraznoFloridaSan José de MayoMercedesYoungSanta LucíaDoloresCanelones

Topography around Trinidad

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Trinidad has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 43 m around an average of 124 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 93 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 195 m.

The land around Trinidad is covered by grassland (57%) within 3 km, grassland (64%) and cropland (31%) within 16 km, and grassland (61%) and cropland (31%) within 80 km.

3 km
43 m
16 km
93 m
80 km
195 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
March weather nearby: Durazno 38 km · Florida 91 km · San José de Mayo 93 km · Mercedes 109 km · Young 113 km · Santa Lucía 114 km · Dolores 122 km · Canelones 126 km

Uruguay travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 2
Exercise Increased Caution
Power plugs
Type C / F / I / L
230 V · 50 Hz
Prices
≈ 66% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$25,216
2025
Happiness
6.6 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Homicide rate
11.2
per 100k, 2023
Road deaths
14.8
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
High
World Bank
English
Moderate
EF EPI 542
Religion
none 47%Roman Catholic 37%Protestant 15%atheist 10%

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 Trinidad (-33.5165°, -56.8996°, elevation 142 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).