Guanare weather in March

In March, Guanare sees average daytime highs of 35°C and overnight lows near 25°C, with 40 mm of rain across 5.6 wet days and about 11.9 hours of daylight. It is the 1st-warmest and 9th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 35°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 13% 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 Guanare's 4th-clearest and 3rd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Guanare's year-round climate.

Daytime high
35°
1st warmest
Overnight low
25°
12th coldest
Rainfall
40 mm
5.6 wet days
Daylight
11 h 54 min
6:20 AM – 6:17 PM
Cloud cover
70%
4th clearest
Wind
6 km/h
3rd windiest
Solar energy
5.18 kWh/m²
Travel score
2.7
out of 10

Guanare is city in Venezuela.

Density
5,614/km²
people per km²
Founded
1591

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 35°C through the month.

A typical March day in Guanare reaches about 35°C in the afternoon and slips back to 25°C overnight — a 10°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 32°C and 38°C. Set against its neighbours, March runs on par with February and about 2°C warmer than April.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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43525
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How March really feels in Guanare

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.

Guanare weather by month

How March compares with the rest of the year at a glance. March is the 1st-warmest and 9th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan34° / 23°122.511.53.7
Feb35° / 24°132.911.73.0
Mar35° / 25°405.611.92.7
Apr33° / 25°13715.412.22.7
May32° / 24°23923.912.42.7
Jun30° / 23°27825.712.52.8
Jul30° / 23°25826.212.52.9
Aug31° / 23°24026.812.32.7
Sep32° / 23°1872512.12.6
Oct32° / 23°14621.611.82.8
Nov32° / 23°8616.511.63.1
Dec33° / 23°387.611.53.7

Cloud cover in March

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 13% of the time in March.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 18% of March, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 68%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13763
23763
33664
43664
53565
63565
73565
83466
93367
103367
113367
123268
133268
143268
153268
163268
173268
183268
193169
203169
213169
223169
233070
243070
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272872
282674
292674
302575
312377

Chance of precipitation in March

Any precipitation

Guanare gets around 40 mm of rain over 5.6 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 19% and peaks near 29% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
112
213
313
414
514
615
715
816
916
1017
1117
1218
1318
1419
1519
1620
1720
1820
1920
2020
2121
2221
2321
2422
2523
2624
2725
2826
2927
3028
3129

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 39% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 55% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
111442357
211442358
311541359
411541349
5115403410
6116393410
7116383511
8116363511
9116353612
10116343612
11116333713
12116323714
13116313814
14115313815
15115303915
16114303916
17113294016
18113294117
19112294117
20111284217
21111284318
22110284318
2319274419
2419274420
2518264420
2618264422
2717254423
2817254424
2916244425
3006234426
3106224428

Wind in March

Winds average 6 km/h in March.

Across March, daily wind ranges from about 5 km/h on the calmest days to 6 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
16calm
26calm
36calm
46calm
56calm
66calm
76calm
86calm
96calm
106calm
116calm
126calm
136calm
146calm
156calm
166calm
176calm
186calm
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265calm
275calm
285calm
295calm
305calm
315calm

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 6:28 AM to 6:12 AM, and sunset from 6:17 PM to 6:16 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.86:286:17
211.86:276:17
311.86:276:17
411.86:266:17
511.86:266:17
611.96:266:17
711.96:256:17
811.96:256:17
911.96:246:17
1011.96:246:17
1111.96:236:17
1211.96:236:17
1311.96:226:17
1411.96:226:17
1511.96:216:17
1611.96:206:17
1711.96:206:17
1812.06:196:17
1912.06:196:17
2012.06:186:17
2112.06:186:17
2212.06:176:16
2312.06:176:16
2412.06:166:16
2512.06:156:16
2612.06:156:16
2712.06:146:16
2812.06:146:16
2912.06:136:16
3012.16:126:16
3112.16:126:16

Solar energy in March

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in March, about 5.18 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.06 kWh/m² to a high of 5.23 kWh/m² in February across the year — March's 5.18 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
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45.2Bright
55.2Bright
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95.2Bright
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155.2Bright
165.2Bright
175.2Bright
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195.2Bright
205.1Bright
215.1Bright
225.1Bright
235.1Bright
245.1Bright
255.1Bright
265.1Bright
275.1Bright
285.0Bright
295.0Bright
305.0Bright
315.0Bright
Planning a trip in March

Hazard calendar for Guanare

In seasonPeak

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

Guanare's monsoon runs April–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 Guanare?

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

2.7
Sightseeing
8th-best month of the year
5.7
Beach & pool
4th-best month of the year

March is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Guanare.

What to pack for Guanare in March

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

In March, Guanare sees daytime highs around 35°C and nights near 25°C. Pack light clothes. Worth having: sun protection. About 6 days see rain.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Guanare in March

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in March peaks around 13 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Guanare peaks around March 14 at about 13 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 14 at about 9 (very high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highMar 14UV 13Dec 14UV 9
UV index (midday)Level
Jan11Extreme
Feb13Extreme
Mar13Extreme
Apr13Extreme
May12Extreme
Jun12Extreme
Jul12Extreme
Aug12Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct12Extreme
Nov10Very high
Dec9Very high

Air quality in Guanare 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 Guanare is worst in March — around 40 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), about 3.0× the cleanest month (December, 13 µg/m³).

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

0204060JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModeratePoorModerateMar 1938 µg/m³Dec 1714 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan16Moderate
Feb25Moderate
Mar40Poor
Apr32Moderate
May27Moderate
Jun25Moderate
Jul22Moderate
Aug19Moderate
Sep19Moderate
Oct18Moderate
Nov17Moderate
Dec13Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Guanare?

Guanare sits at 9.0°N, 69.7°W, 152 m above sea level, in Venezuela. The nearest listed city is Boconoito, 35 km away.

Topography around Guanare

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Guanare has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 154 m around an average of 164 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 290 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 3,497 m.

The land around Guanare is covered by artificial surfaces (48%) and grassland (37%) within 3 km, grassland (64%) and trees (30%) within 16 km, and grassland (50%) and trees (44%) within 80 km.

3 km
154 m
16 km
290 m
80 km
3,497 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
March weather nearby: Boconoito 35 km · Sabaneta 39 km · Ospino 42 km · Barrancas 51 km · Boconó 62 km · Obispos 63 km · Píritu 68 km · Guanarito 69 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 Guanare (9.0393°, -69.7336°, elevation 152 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).