El Tigre weather in March

In March, El Tigre sees average daytime highs of 34°C and overnight lows near 22°C, with 14 mm of rain across 2.4 wet days and about 11.9 hours of daylight. It is the 2nd-warmest and 10th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 34°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 20% of the time in March, and the air most often feels humid.

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 El Tigre's 4th-clearest and 2nd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see El Tigre's year-round climate.

Daytime high
34°
2nd warmest
Overnight low
22°
4th coldest
Rainfall
14 mm
2.4 wet days
Daylight
11 h 54 min
5:58 AM – 5:55 PM
Cloud cover
63%
4th clearest
Wind
18 km/h
2nd windiest
Solar energy
5.9 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.5
out of 10

El Tigre is Venezuela city.

Density
720/km²
people per km²
Founded
1933

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 34°C through the month.

A typical March day in El Tigre reaches about 34°C in the afternoon and slips back to 22°C overnight — a 12°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 32°C and 36°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)
13322
23322
33322
43422
53422
63422
73422
83422
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103422
113422
123422
133422
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How March really feels in El Tigre

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.

El Tigre weather by month

How March compares with the rest of the year at a glance. March is the 2nd-warmest and 10th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan32° / 22°92.611.54.4
Feb33° / 22°61.511.74.1
Mar34° / 22°142.411.93.5
Apr34° / 23°375.612.22.9
May33° / 23°9313.712.43.0
Jun31° / 23°12620.612.53.2
Jul31° / 23°12723.212.53.2
Aug31° / 23°13322.812.33.1
Sep32° / 23°10218.712.13.1
Oct33° / 23°8415.611.83.0
Nov33° / 23°6413.611.63.2
Dec32° / 22°267.511.54.0

Cloud cover in March

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 20% 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 55%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14852
24951
34753
44753
54654
64654
74555
84456
94456
104357
114357
124357
134258
144258
154357
164456
174456
184456
194456
204555
214654
224654
234654
244654
254654
264753
274753
284753
294654
304555
314456

Chance of precipitation in March

Any precipitation

El Tigre gets around 14 mm of rain over 2.4 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 8% and peaks near 11% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
16
26
36
46
56
66
76
86
97
107
117
127
137
147
158
168
178
188
198
209
219
229
239
249
259
2610
2710
2810
2910
3011
3111

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 49% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 47% of them.

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Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
1450442
2450442
3449442
4549442
5549442
6549442
7549442
8548442
9548442
10548452
11548452
12548452
13548452
14548452
15448453
16448453
17448453
18449453
19349453
20350443
21350443
22350443
23350434
24350434
25350434
26350434
27349445
28349445
29348446
30347446
31347446

Wind in March

Winds average 18 km/h in March.

Across March, daily wind ranges from about 18 km/h on the calmest days to 19 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
119light breeze
219light breeze
319light breeze
419light breeze
519light breeze
619light breeze
719light breeze
819light breeze
919light breeze
1019light breeze
1119light breeze
1219light breeze
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3018light breeze
3118light breeze

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 6:06 AM to 5:50 AM, and sunset from 5:55 PM to 5:54 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.86:065:55
211.86:055:55
311.86:055:55
411.86:045:55
511.86:045:55
611.96:045:55
711.96:035:55
811.96:035:55
911.96:025:55
1011.96:025:55
1111.96:015:55
1211.96:015:55
1311.96:005:55
1411.96:005:55
1511.95:595:55
1611.95:585:55
1711.95:585:55
1812.05:575:55
1912.05:575:55
2012.05:565:55
2112.05:565:55
2212.05:555:55
2312.05:555:54
2412.05:545:54
2512.05:535:54
2612.05:535:54
2712.05:525:54
2812.05:525:54
2912.05:515:54
3012.15:515:54
3112.15:505:54

Solar energy in March

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in March, about 5.9 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.71 kWh/m² to a high of 5.91 kWh/m² in April across the year — March's 5.9 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.7Bright
25.7Bright
35.7Bright
45.7Bright
55.7Bright
65.7Bright
75.7Bright
85.8Bright
95.8Bright
105.8Bright
115.8Bright
125.8Bright
135.8Bright
145.8Bright
155.9Bright
165.9Bright
175.9Bright
185.9Bright
195.9Bright
206.0Bright
216.0Bright
226.0Intense
236.0Intense
246.0Intense
256.0Intense
266.0Intense
276.1Intense
286.1Intense
296.1Intense
306.1Intense
316.1Intense
Planning a trip in March

Hazard calendar for El Tigre

In seasonPeak

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

El Tigre's rainy season runs May–November, 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 El Tigre?

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

3.5
Sightseeing
4th-best month of the year
6.8
Beach & pool
3rd-best month of the year

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

What to pack for El Tigre in March

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

In March, El Tigre sees daytime highs around 34°C and nights near 22°C. Pack light clothes. Worth having: sun protection.

light clothessun protection

UV index in El Tigre 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 El Tigre peaks around March 19 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 13 at about 10 (extreme).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeMar 19UV 15Dec 13UV 10
UV index (midday)Level
Jan12Extreme
Feb13Extreme
Mar15Extreme
Apr14Extreme
May13Extreme
Jun12Extreme
Jul12Extreme
Aug12Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct12Extreme
Nov11Extreme
Dec10Very high

Air quality in El Tigre 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 El Tigre is worst in June — around 31 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 1.6× the cleanest month (January, 19 µg/m³).

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

010203040JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateJun 1430 µg/m³Jan 1019 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan19Moderate
Feb22Moderate
Mar25Moderate
Apr28Moderate
May28Moderate
Jun31Moderate
Jul27Moderate
Aug25Moderate
Sep20Moderate
Oct21Moderate
Nov19Moderate
Dec19Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is El Tigre?

El Tigre sits at 8.9°N, 64.3°W, 297 m above sea level, in Venezuela. The nearest listed city is San José de Guanipa, 10 km away.

Aragua de BarcelonaSoledadPunta de MataCiudad Bolívar

Topography around El Tigre

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around El Tigre has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 39 m around an average of 287 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 165 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 435 m.

The land around El Tigre is covered by artificial surfaces (75%) within 3 km, grassland (78%) within 16 km, and grassland (63%) and trees (34%) within 80 km.

3 km
39 m
16 km
165 m
80 km
435 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrain
March weather nearby: San José de Guanipa 10 km · Cantaura 48 km · Pariaguán 51 km · Anaco 64 km · Aragua de Barcelona 89 km · Soledad 111 km · Punta de Mata 114 km · Ciudad Bolívar 115 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 El Tigre (8.889°, -64.2527°, elevation 297 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).