Sabaneta weather in March

In March, Sabaneta sees average daytime highs of 34°C and overnight lows near 25°C, with 47 mm of rain across 6.1 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 34°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 16% 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 Sabaneta's 4th-clearest and 3rd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Sabaneta's year-round climate.

Daytime high
34°
1st warmest
Overnight low
25°
12th coldest
Rainfall
47 mm
6.1 wet days
Daylight
11 h 54 min
6:21 AM – 6:18 PM
Cloud cover
69%
4th clearest
Wind
6 km/h
3rd windiest
Solar energy
5.03 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.2
out of 10

Sabaneta is town in Venezuela's Barinas State.

Founded
1787

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 Sabaneta reaches about 34°C in the afternoon and slips back to 25°C overnight — a 9°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 31°C and 37°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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How March really feels in Sabaneta

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.

Sabaneta 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
Jan33° / 23°132.811.54.2
Feb34° / 24°152.811.73.6
Mar34° / 25°476.111.93.2
Apr32° / 25°13315.612.23.0
May31° / 24°20823.112.43.0
Jun30° / 23°20924.512.53.2
Jul30° / 23°18624.412.53.3
Aug30° / 23°17624.612.33.2
Sep31° / 23°14223.612.12.9
Oct31° / 24°12120.511.83.1
Nov32° / 24°741511.63.5
Dec32° / 23°357.111.54.2

Cloud cover in March

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 16% 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 67%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14060
23961
33961
43961
53961
63763
73763
83763
93763
103565
113565
123565
133565
143466
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302575
312377

Chance of precipitation in March

Any precipitation

Sabaneta gets around 47 mm of rain over 6.1 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 21% and peaks near 31% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
113
214
314
415
515
616
716
817
917
1017
1118
1218
1319
1419
1520
1620
1721
1821
1921
2022
2122
2223
2323
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2626
2727
2828
2929
3030
3131

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 48% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 72% of them.

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Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
173251100
263252100
363251110
463250120
563150130
663149140
763148150
863048160
963048170
1062947180
1162847190
1262747200
1362647210
1452547220
1552547230
1652447240
1752347250
1842247260
1942148270
2042048270
2141949280
2231949290
2331849290
2431749300
2531749310
2631648330
2721548340
2821547351
2921447361
3021347371
3121346381

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
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86calm
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106calm
116calm
126calm
136calm
146calm
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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 6:13 AM, and sunset from 6:18 PM to 6:17 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.86:286:18
211.86:286:18
311.86:286:18
411.86:276:18
511.96:276:18
611.96:266:18
711.96:266:18
811.96:256:18
911.96:256:18
1011.96:246:18
1111.96:246:18
1211.96:236:18
1311.96:236:18
1411.96:226:18
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1611.96:216:18
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1812.06:206:17
1912.06:206:17
2012.06:196:17
2112.06:186:17
2212.06:186:17
2312.06:176:17
2412.06:176:17
2512.06:166:17
2612.06:166:17
2712.06:156:17
2812.06:146:17
2912.06:146:17
3012.16:136:17
3112.16:136:17

Solar energy in March

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in March, about 5.03 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.97 kWh/m² to a high of 5.13 kWh/m² in September across the year — March's 5.03 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
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245.0Bright
255.0Bright
264.9Bright
274.9Bright
284.9Bright
294.9Bright
304.8Bright
314.8Bright
Planning a trip in March

Hazard calendar for Sabaneta

In seasonPeak

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

Sabaneta's rainy season runs April–October, 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 Sabaneta?

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

3.2
Sightseeing
6th-best month of the year
6.3
Beach & pool
4th-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Sabaneta in March

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

In March, Sabaneta sees daytime highs around 34°C and nights near 25°C. Pack light clothes. Worth having: sun protection. About 6 days see rain.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Sabaneta 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 Sabaneta peaks around February 20 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 highFeb 20UV 13Dec 14UV 9
UV index (midday)Level
Jan11Extreme
Feb13Extreme
Mar13Extreme
Apr13Extreme
May12Extreme
Jun12Extreme
Jul12Extreme
Aug12Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct12Extreme
Nov10Very high
Dec9Very high

Air quality in Sabaneta 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 Sabaneta 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 Sabaneta?

Sabaneta sits at 8.8°N, 69.9°W, 146 m above sea level, in Venezuela. The nearest listed city is Boconoito, 12 km away.

Topography around Sabaneta

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Sabaneta has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 23 m around an average of 145 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 304 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 3,861 m.

The land around Sabaneta is covered by grassland (55%) and trees (26%) within 3 km, grassland (70%) and trees (22%) within 16 km, and grassland (61%) and trees (37%) within 80 km.

3 km
23 m
16 km
304 m
80 km
3,861 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
March weather nearby: Boconoito 12 km · Barrancas 20 km · Obispos 25 km · Barinas 36 km · Alto Barinas 37 km · Guanare 39 km · Barinitas 53 km · Boconó 66 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 Sabaneta (8.7523°, -69.9335°, elevation 146 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).