La Grita weather in March

In March, La Grita sees average daytime highs of 23°C and overnight lows near 16°C, with 289 mm of rain across 30.4 wet days and about 11.9 hours of daylight. It is the 9th-warmest and 4th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 23°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 2% 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 La Grita's 4th-clearest and 7th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see La Grita's year-round climate.

Daytime high
23°
9th warmest
Overnight low
16°
4th coldest
Rainfall
289 mm
30.4 wet days
Daylight
11 h 54 min
6:29 AM – 6:26 PM
Cloud cover
82%
4th clearest
Wind
3 km/h
7th windiest
Solar energy
5.01 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.6
out of 10

La Grita is place in Táchira, Venezuela.

Founded
1576

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 23°C through the month.

A typical March day in La Grita reaches about 23°C in the afternoon and slips back to 16°C overnight — a 7°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 21°C and 25°C. Set against its neighbours, March runs on par with February and on par with April.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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La Grita weather by month

How March compares with the rest of the year at a glance. March is the 9th-warmest and 4th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan22° / 15°17429.411.63.8
Feb23° / 16°18927.411.73.6
Mar23° / 16°28930.411.93.6
Apr24° / 17°34029.412.23.5
May24° / 17°29329.512.43.7
Jun24° / 17°16526.612.53.9
Jul24° / 17°15327.112.44.0
Aug24° / 17°16525.312.34.2
Sep24° / 17°22627.1123.9
Oct24° / 17°30430.111.83.6
Nov23° / 17°26428.911.63.6
Dec23° / 16°19629.611.53.7

Cloud cover in March

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 2% of the time in March.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 12% of March, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 86%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
11981
21882
31882
41783
51783
61684
71684
81585
91585
101486
111486
121387
131387
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301090
31991

Chance of precipitation in March

Any precipitation

La Grita gets around 289 mm of rain over 30.4 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 98% and peaks near 99% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
199
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799
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998
1098
1198
1298
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1598
1698
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1898
1998
2098
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2398
2498
2598
2698
2798
2897
2997
3097
3197

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 77% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 17% of them.

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Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
178013
278013
387913
487814
587814
687814
787715
887715
987715
1087616
1187616
1287616
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2937621
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3137522

Wind in March

Winds average 3 km/h in March.

Across March, daily wind ranges from about 3 km/h on the calmest days to 3 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
13calm
23calm
33calm
43calm
53calm
63calm
73calm
83calm
93calm
103calm
113calm
123calm
133calm
143calm
153calm
163calm
173calm
183calm
193calm
203calm
213calm
223calm
233calm
243calm
253calm
263calm
273calm
283calm
293calm
303calm
313calm

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 6:36 AM to 6:21 AM, and sunset from 6:26 PM to 6:25 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.86:366:26
211.86:366:26
311.86:356:26
411.96:356:26
511.96:356:26
611.96:346:26
711.96:346:26
811.96:336:26
911.96:336:26
1011.96:326:26
1111.96:326:26
1211.96:316:26
1311.96:316:26
1411.96:306:26
1511.96:306:26
1611.96:296:26
1712.06:296:26
1812.06:286:26
1912.06:286:26
2012.06:276:26
2112.06:276:26
2212.06:266:25
2312.06:266:25
2412.06:256:25
2512.06:246:25
2612.06:246:25
2712.06:236:25
2812.06:236:25
2912.06:226:25
3012.16:226:25
3112.16:216:25

Solar energy in March

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in March, about 5.01 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.41 kWh/m² to a high of 5.42 kWh/m² in September across the year — March's 5.01 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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

Is March a good time to visit La Grita?

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

3.6
Sightseeing
8th-best month of the year
2.8
Beach & pool
10th-best month of the year

March is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in La Grita.

What to pack for La Grita in March

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

In March, La Grita sees daytime highs around 23°C and nights near 16°C. Pack rain gear. Worth having: light clothes and sun protection. About 30 days see rain.

rain gearlight clothessun protection

UV index in La Grita in March

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in March peaks around 14 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in La Grita peaks around February 18 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 12 at about 10 (extreme).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeFeb 18UV 15Dec 12UV 10
UV index (midday)Level
Jan13Extreme
Feb15Extreme
Mar14Extreme
Apr14Extreme
May13Extreme
Jun13Extreme
Jul13Extreme
Aug13Extreme
Sep14Extreme
Oct13Extreme
Nov11Extreme
Dec10Extreme

Air quality in La Grita 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 La Grita is worst in March — around 35 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.0× the cleanest month (December, 17 µg/m³).

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

010203040JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateMar 2034 µg/m³Dec 1718 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan19Moderate
Feb25Moderate
Mar35Moderate
Apr31Moderate
May25Moderate
Jun22Moderate
Jul20Moderate
Aug20Moderate
Sep21Moderate
Oct20Moderate
Nov19Moderate
Dec17Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is La Grita?

La Grita sits at 8.1°N, 72.0°W, 1,456 m above sea level, in Venezuela. The nearest listed city is Bailadores, 22 km away.

Topography around La Grita

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around La Grita has large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,074 m around an average of 1,631 m above sea level; within 16 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 3,495 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 3,842 m.

The land around La Grita is covered by grassland (57%) and trees (30%) within 3 km, trees (49%) and grassland (49%) within 16 km, and trees (50%) and grassland (47%) within 80 km.

3 km
1,074 m
16 km
3,495 m
80 km
3,842 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
March weather nearby: Bailadores 22 km · Coloncito 24 km · La Fría 31 km · Colón 32 km · Tovar 34 km · Michelena 35 km · Palmira 42 km · Táriba 44 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 La Grita (8.1332°, -71.9839°, elevation 1,456 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).