Ciudad Guayana weather in March

In March, Ciudad Guayana sees average daytime highs of 33°C and overnight lows near 23°C, with 11 mm of rain across 1.9 wet days and about 11.9 hours of daylight. It is the 2nd-warmest and 12th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 33°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 25% of the time in March, and the air most often feels muggy.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 48 min at the start of March to 12 h 06 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, March is Ciudad Guayana's 3rd-clearest and 2nd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Ciudad Guayana's year-round climate.

Daytime high
33°
2nd warmest
Overnight low
23°
4th coldest
Rainfall
11 mm
1.9 wet days
Daylight
11 h 54 min
5:52 AM – 5:49 PM
Cloud cover
60%
3rd clearest
Wind
12 km/h
2nd windiest
Solar energy
5.56 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.8
out of 10

Ciudad Guayana is city in Bolívar, Venezuela.

Density
2,383/km²
people per km²
Founded
1961

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 33°C through the month.

A typical March day in Ciudad Guayana reaches about 33°C in the afternoon and slips back to 23°C overnight — a 10°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 31°C and 36°C. Set against its neighbours, March runs about 1°C warmer than February and about 1°C cooler than April.

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How March really feels in Ciudad Guayana

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.

Ciudad Guayana weather by month

How March compares with the rest of the year at a glance. March is the 2nd-warmest and 12th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan31° / 23°234.411.64.9
Feb32° / 23°112.211.74.6
Mar33° / 23°111.911.93.8
Apr34° / 24°324.912.23.1
May33° / 24°10612.612.43.0
Jun32° / 24°16520.612.53.0
Jul31° / 23°19124.412.43.0
Aug32° / 24°16122.812.33.0
Sep33° / 24°11217.3123.0
Oct33° / 24°891611.83.0
Nov32° / 24°851611.63.3
Dec31° / 23°4810.211.54.3

Cloud cover in March

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 25% 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 50%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
15545
25644
35545
45545
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Chance of precipitation in March

Any precipitation

Ciudad Guayana gets around 11 mm of rain over 1.9 wet days in March, the driest month. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 7% and peaks near 8% on the wettest days.

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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 76% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 93% of them.

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Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
167816
267816
377716
477716
577716
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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
113light breeze
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Sunrise & sunset in March

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 48 min at the start of March to 12 h 06 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 18 minutes over March. Sunrise moves from 5:59 AM to 5:44 AM, and sunset from 5:49 PM to 5:47 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.85:595:49
211.85:595:49
311.85:585:49
411.85:585:49
511.95:575:49
611.95:575:49
711.95:565:49
811.95:565:49
911.95:555:49
1011.95:555:49
1111.95:545:49
1211.95:545:49
1311.95:535:49
1411.95:535:49
1511.95:525:49
1611.95:525:49
1712.05:515:48
1812.05:515:48
1912.05:505:48
2012.05:505:48
2112.05:495:48
2212.05:495:48
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2512.05:475:48
2612.05:465:48
2712.05:465:48
2812.05:455:48
2912.05:455:48
3012.15:445:47
3112.15:445:47

Solar energy in March

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in March, about 5.56 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.43 kWh/m² to a high of 5.78 kWh/m² in September across the year — March's 5.56 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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

Hazard calendar for Ciudad Guayana

In seasonPeak

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

Ciudad Guayana's monsoon runs May–October, 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 Ciudad Guayana?

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

3.8
Sightseeing
4th-best month of the year
7.1
Beach & pool
3rd-best month of the year

March is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Ciudad Guayana. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for Ciudad Guayana in March

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

In March, Ciudad Guayana sees daytime highs around 33°C and nights near 23°C. Pack light clothes. Worth having: sun protection.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Ciudad Guayana 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 Ciudad Guayana peaks around March 19 at about 14 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 13 at about 10 (very high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highMar 19UV 14Dec 13UV 10
UV index (midday)Level
Jan12Extreme
Feb13Extreme
Mar15Extreme
Apr14Extreme
May13Extreme
Jun11Extreme
Jul12Extreme
Aug12Extreme
Sep12Extreme
Oct12Extreme
Nov10Extreme
Dec10Very high

Air quality in Ciudad Guayana 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 Ciudad Guayana is worst in April — around 27 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.2× the cleanest month (November, 12 µg/m³).

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

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateApr 1726 µg/m³Nov 1912 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan13Moderate
Feb18Moderate
Mar22Moderate
Apr27Moderate
May24Moderate
Jun23Moderate
Jul19Moderate
Aug14Moderate
Sep13Moderate
Oct13Moderate
Nov12Moderate
Dec13Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Ciudad Guayana?

Ciudad Guayana sits at 8.4°N, 62.6°W, 103 m above sea level, in Venezuela. The nearest listed city is Upata, 45 km away.

TucupitaCiudad BolívarSoledadCiudad PiarGuasipati

Topography around Ciudad Guayana

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Ciudad Guayana has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 111 m around an average of 79 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 326 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 723 m.

The land around Ciudad Guayana is covered by artificial surfaces (78%) within 3 km, trees (46%) and grassland (23%) within 16 km, and grassland (47%) and trees (41%) within 80 km.

3 km
111 m
16 km
326 m
80 km
723 m
treesgrasslandartificial surfaceswaterwetland
March weather nearby: Upata 45 km · Barrancas 62 km · Temblador 73 km · Tucupita 102 km · Ciudad Bolívar 103 km · Soledad 104 km · Ciudad Piar 125 km · Guasipati 127 km

Venezuela travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 3
Reconsider Travel
Power plugs
Type A / B
120 V · 60 Hz
Prices
≈ 0% of US
price level, 2011
GDP per capita
$3,495
2025
Happiness
5.8 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Homicide rate
12.6
per 100k, 2022
Road deaths
39
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
Lower middle
World Bank
English
Moderate
EF EPI 520
Religion
Roman Catholic 48%Protestant 32%none 14%believer 4%

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 Ciudad Guayana (8.3512°, -62.641°, elevation 103 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. 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).