Nirgua weather in March

In March, Nirgua sees average daytime highs of 29°C and overnight lows near 20°C, with 99 mm of rain across 14.7 wet days and about 11.9 hours of daylight. It is the 7th-warmest and 7th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 29°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 10% 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 Nirgua's 4th-clearest and 2nd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Nirgua's year-round climate.

Daytime high
29°
7th warmest
Overnight low
20°
4th coldest
Rainfall
99 mm
14.7 wet days
Daylight
11 h 54 min
6:16 AM – 6:12 PM
Cloud cover
72%
4th clearest
Wind
7 km/h
2nd windiest
Solar energy
5.37 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.8
out of 10

Nirgua is city in Nirgua Municipality, Yaracuy State, Venezuela.

Founded
1625

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 29°C through the month.

A typical March day in Nirgua reaches about 29°C in the afternoon and slips back to 20°C overnight — a 9°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 26°C and 32°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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How March really feels in Nirgua

Once humidity and wind are folded in, March averages 0 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
0
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
0
wind chill below the day's low

March sits comfortably in between — no days that feel dangerously hot or drop to a hard freeze once humidity and wind are folded in.

Nirgua weather by month

How March compares with the rest of the year at a glance. March is the 7th-warmest and 7th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan27° / 19°5714.611.55.7
Feb28° / 19°5412.711.75.5
Mar29° / 20°9914.711.94.8
Apr29° / 21°17621.112.23.8
May29° / 21°1712312.53.5
Jun29° / 21°13423.312.63.6
Jul29° / 21°13724.512.53.7
Aug29° / 21°9521.612.33.8
Sep30° / 21°9420.612.13.5
Oct30° / 21°12622.611.83.5
Nov29° / 20°13822.611.53.8
Dec28° / 20°8518.311.45.0

Cloud cover in March

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 10% of the time in March.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 19% of March, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 71%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13268
23367
33367
43367
53367
63466
73367
83367
93367
103367
113367
123367
133367
143169
153169
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212872
222773
232674
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252575
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272377
282278
292080
301981
311882

Chance of precipitation in March

Any precipitation

Nirgua gets around 99 mm of rain over 14.7 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 49% and peaks near 57% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
144
244
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544
644
744
845
945
1046
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1247
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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 68% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 82% of them.

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Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
1120709
2120709
30216910
40216910
50216910
60226810
70226810
80226711
90226711
100226711
110226711
120216712
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250136918
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270126820
280116821
290106822
300106723
31096724

Wind in March

Winds average 7 km/h in March.

Across March, daily wind ranges from about 7 km/h on the calmest days to 8 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
18calm
28calm
38calm
48calm
58calm
68calm
78calm
88calm
98calm
108calm
118calm
128calm
138calm
148calm
158calm
168calm
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187calm
197calm
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227calm
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317calm

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 6:24 AM to 6:07 AM, and sunset from 6:11 PM to 6:11 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.86:246:11
211.86:236:11
311.86:236:11
411.86:226:11
511.86:226:12
611.86:216:12
711.86:216:12
811.96:206:12
911.96:206:12
1011.96:196:12
1111.96:196:12
1211.96:186:12
1311.96:186:12
1411.96:176:12
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1611.96:166:12
1711.96:156:12
1811.96:156:12
1912.06:146:12
2012.06:146:12
2112.06:136:12
2212.06:126:12
2312.06:126:12
2412.06:116:12
2512.06:116:12
2612.06:106:12
2712.06:096:12
2812.06:096:12
2912.16:086:12
3012.16:086:12
3112.16:076:11

Solar energy in March

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in March, about 5.37 kWh/m² — the sunniest month for solar.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.44 kWh/m² to a high of 5.37 kWh/m² in March across the year — March's 5.37 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.3Bright
25.3Bright
35.3Bright
45.3Bright
55.3Bright
65.3Bright
75.4Bright
85.4Bright
95.4Bright
105.4Bright
115.4Bright
125.4Bright
135.4Bright
145.4Bright
155.4Bright
165.4Bright
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195.4Bright
205.4Bright
215.3Bright
225.3Bright
235.3Bright
245.3Bright
255.3Bright
265.3Bright
275.3Bright
285.3Bright
295.3Bright
305.2Bright
315.2Bright
Planning a trip in March

Is March a good time to visit Nirgua?

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

4.8
Sightseeing
4th-best month of the year
5.9
Beach & pool
2nd-best month of the year

March is a reasonable time to visit Nirgua for sightseeing.

What to pack for Nirgua in March

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

In March, Nirgua sees daytime highs around 29°C and nights near 20°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 15 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Nirgua 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 Nirgua peaks around February 22 at about 13 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near November 23 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 highFeb 22UV 13Nov 23UV 9
UV index (midday)Level
Jan11Extreme
Feb13Extreme
Mar13Extreme
Apr13Extreme
May12Extreme
Jun12Extreme
Jul12Extreme
Aug12Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct12Extreme
Nov9Very high
Dec9Very high

Air quality in Nirgua 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 Nirgua is worst in June — around 33 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.6× the cleanest month (December, 13 µg/m³).

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

010203040JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateJun 1233 µg/m³Dec 2413 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan13Moderate
Feb17Moderate
Mar25Moderate
Apr27Moderate
May32Moderate
Jun33Moderate
Jul27Moderate
Aug24Moderate
Sep22Moderate
Oct21Moderate
Nov17Moderate
Dec13Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Nirgua?

Nirgua sits at 10.2°N, 68.6°W, 800 m above sea level, in Venezuela. The nearest listed city is Miranda, 19 km away.

Topography around Nirgua

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Nirgua has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 340 m around an average of 833 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,212 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,966 m.

The land around Nirgua is covered by trees (47%) and grassland (30%) within 3 km, trees (74%) within 16 km, and trees (63%) and grassland (25%) within 80 km.

3 km
340 m
16 km
1,212 m
80 km
1,966 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
March weather nearby: Miranda 19 km · Boraure 25 km · Montalbán 27 km · San Felipe 29 km · Cocorote 30 km · Guama 31 km · Bejuma 34 km · Chivacoa 36 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 Nirgua (10.1504°, -68.5648°, elevation 800 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).