Ciudad Piar weather in March

In March, Ciudad Piar sees average daytime highs of 32°C and overnight lows near 23°C, with 16 mm of rain across 2.8 wet days and about 11.9 hours of daylight. It is the 2nd-warmest and 11th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 32°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 27% 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 Piar's 3rd-clearest and 1st-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Ciudad Piar's year-round climate.

Daytime high
32°
2nd warmest
Overnight low
23°
7th coldest
Rainfall
16 mm
2.8 wet days
Daylight
11 h 54 min
5:54 AM – 5:51 PM
Cloud cover
60%
3rd clearest
Wind
14 km/h
1st windiest
Solar energy
6.06 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.7
out of 10

Ciudad Piar is town in Bolívar, Venezuela.

Density
777/km²
people per km²

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 32°C through the month.

A typical March day in Ciudad Piar reaches about 32°C in the afternoon and slips back to 23°C overnight — a 9°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 30°C and 33°C. Set against its neighbours, March runs about 1°C warmer than February and on par with April.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
13123
23123
33123
43123
53123
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73123
83123
93223
103223
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How March really feels in Ciudad Piar

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 Piar weather by month

How March compares with the rest of the year at a glance. March is the 2nd-warmest and 11th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan30° / 22°236.111.65.5
Feb31° / 22°143.211.85.3
Mar32° / 23°162.811.94.7
Apr32° / 24°486.812.24.0
May31° / 23°16216.312.33.7
Jun30° / 23°22023.812.43.4
Jul29° / 23°25226.412.43.3
Aug30° / 23°23625.312.23.3
Sep31° / 23°14219123.7
Oct31° / 23°10615.811.83.8
Nov31° / 23°9414.911.74.1
Dec30° / 23°5111.511.64.9

Cloud cover in March

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 27% of the time in March.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 22% of March, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 51%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
15347
25347
35248
45248
55248
65149
75149
85050
94951
104951
114951
124852
134852
144753
154951
164951
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264753
274753
284555
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Chance of precipitation in March

Any precipitation

Ciudad Piar gets around 16 mm of rain over 2.8 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 9% and peaks near 11% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
110
210
310
49
59
69
79
89
99
109
118
128
138
148
158
168
178
188
199
209
219
229
239
249
259
2610
2710
2810
2911
3011
3111

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 68% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 74% of them.

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Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
1026686
2026686
3026686
4027676
5027685
6027685
7027685
8127675
9127675
10126685
11126685
12126685
13126685
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26026668
27025678
28025669
290256510
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310246511

Wind in March

Winds average 14 km/h in March, the windiest month of the year.

Across March, daily wind ranges from about 14 km/h on the calmest days to 14 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
114light breeze
214light breeze
314light breeze
414light breeze
514light breeze
614light breeze
714light breeze
814light breeze
914light breeze
1014light breeze
1114light breeze
1214light breeze
1314light 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 6:01 AM to 5:47 AM, and sunset from 5:52 PM to 5:50 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.86:015:52
211.96:015:52
311.96:005:52
411.96:005:52
511.96:005:52
611.95:595:52
711.95:595:52
811.95:585:52
911.95:585:52
1011.95:575:52
1111.95:575:52
1211.95:565:52
1311.95:565:52
1411.95:555:52
1511.95:555:51
1611.95:545:51
1712.05:545:51
1812.05:535:51
1912.05:535:51
2012.05:525:51
2112.05:525:51
2212.05:515:51
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2512.05:505:51
2612.05:495:50
2712.05:495:50
2812.05:485:50
2912.05:485:50
3012.05:475:50
3112.15:475:50

Solar energy in March

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in March, about 6.06 kWh/m² — the sunniest month for solar.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.87 kWh/m² to a high of 6.06 kWh/m² in March across the year — March's 6.06 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.8Bright
25.8Bright
35.8Bright
45.8Bright
55.9Bright
65.9Bright
75.9Bright
85.9Bright
95.9Bright
105.9Bright
116.0Bright
126.0Bright
136.0Bright
146.0Intense
156.0Intense
166.0Intense
176.1Intense
186.1Intense
196.1Intense
206.1Intense
216.1Intense
226.2Intense
236.2Intense
246.2Intense
256.2Intense
266.2Intense
276.2Intense
286.2Intense
296.2Intense
306.2Intense
316.2Intense
Planning a trip in March

Hazard calendar for Ciudad Piar

In seasonPeak

None of Ciudad Piar'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 Piar's monsoon runs May–September, 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 Piar?

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

4.7
Sightseeing
4th-best month of the year
7.4
Beach & pool
3rd-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Ciudad Piar in March

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

In March, Ciudad Piar sees daytime highs around 32°C and nights near 23°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Ciudad Piar 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 Piar peaks around March 20 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 14 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 14UV 10
UV index (midday)Level
Jan12Extreme
Feb13Extreme
Mar15Extreme
Apr14Extreme
May13Extreme
Jun12Extreme
Jul12Extreme
Aug12Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct12Extreme
Nov11Extreme
Dec10Extreme

Air quality in Ciudad Piar 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 Piar is worst in April — around 22 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.0× the cleanest month (September, 11 µg/m³).

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

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateGoodApr 1922 µg/m³Sep 1611 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan12Good
Feb16Moderate
Mar19Moderate
Apr22Moderate
May21Moderate
Jun19Moderate
Jul16Moderate
Aug12Good
Sep11Good
Oct12Good
Nov11Good
Dec12Good
Location & terrain

Where is Ciudad Piar?

Ciudad Piar sits at 7.5°N, 63.3°W, 305 m above sea level, in Venezuela. The nearest listed city is La Paragua, 69 km away.

UpataCiudad GuayanaGuasipatiSan José de GuanipaBarrancas

Topography around Ciudad Piar

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Ciudad Piar has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 336 m around an average of 315 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 630 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 763 m.

The land around Ciudad Piar is covered by grassland (69%) within 3 km, grassland (73%) and trees (20%) within 16 km, and grassland (49%) and trees (31%) within 80 km.

3 km
336 m
16 km
630 m
80 km
763 m
treesshrubsgrasslandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
March weather nearby: La Paragua 69 km · Ciudad Bolívar 79 km · Soledad 83 km · Upata 119 km · Ciudad Guayana 125 km · Guasipati 157 km · San José de Guanipa 185 km · Barrancas 186 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 Piar (7.4521°, -63.3199°, elevation 305 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).