San Antonio del Táchira weather in March

In March, San Antonio del Táchira sees average daytime highs of 28°C and overnight lows near 19°C, with 78 mm of rain across 10.1 wet days and about 11.9 hours of daylight. It is the 7th-warmest and 5th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 28°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 13% 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 San Antonio del Táchira's 4th-clearest and 9th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see San Antonio del Táchira's year-round climate.

Daytime high
28°
7th warmest
Overnight low
19°
5th coldest
Rainfall
78 mm
10.1 wet days
Daylight
11 h 54 min
6:31 AM – 6:28 PM
Cloud cover
73%
4th clearest
Wind
4 km/h
9th windiest
Solar energy
4.88 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.0
out of 10

San Antonio del Táchira is city in the Andean state of Táchira, Venezuela.

Density
325/km²
people per km²
Founded
1724

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 28°C through the month.

A typical March day in San Antonio del Táchira reaches about 28°C in the afternoon and slips back to 19°C overnight — a 9°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 25°C and 31°C. Set against its neighbours, March runs on par with February and on par with April.

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San Antonio del Táchira weather by month

How March compares with the rest of the year at a glance. March is the 7th-warmest and 5th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan28° / 17°295.611.67.0
Feb28° / 18°325.611.76.7
Mar28° / 19°7810.111.96.0
Apr28° / 19°12713.212.25.3
May28° / 20°11011.112.45.4
Jun28° / 20°345.112.46.1
Jul28° / 20°193.912.46.0
Aug29° / 20°263.912.35.7
Sep29° / 20°496125.2
Oct29° / 19°10211.911.84.9
Nov28° / 19°13214.611.65.2
Dec28° / 18°618.911.66.4

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 15% of March, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 72%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13664
23565
33466
43466
53367
63268
73169
83070
93070
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112971
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Chance of precipitation in March

Any precipitation

San Antonio del Táchira gets around 78 mm of rain over 10.1 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 32% and peaks near 36% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
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426
527
628
728
829
930
1030
1131
1232
1333
1433
1534
1635
1735
1835
1935
2036
2136
2236
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2436
2536
2636
2736
2836
2936
3036
3136

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 55% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 16% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
1827587
2827578
3827569
4827569
58275510
67275511
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Wind in March

Winds average 4 km/h in March.

Across March, daily wind ranges from about 4 km/h on the calmest days to 5 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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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 6:38 AM to 6:23 AM, and sunset from 6:28 PM to 6:26 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.86:386:28
211.86:376:28
311.96:376:28
411.96:376:28
511.96:366:28
611.96:366:28
711.96:356:28
811.96:356:28
911.96:346:28
1011.96:346:28
1111.96:346:28
1211.96:336:28
1311.96:336:28
1411.96:326:28
1511.96:326:28
1611.96:316:28
1712.06:316:28
1812.06:306:28
1912.06:296:28
2012.06:296:28
2112.06:286:27
2212.06:286:27
2312.06:276:27
2412.06:276:27
2512.06:266:27
2612.06:266:27
2712.06:256:27
2812.06:256:27
2912.06:246:27
3012.06:246:27
3112.16:236:26

Solar energy in March

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in March, about 4.88 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.31 kWh/m² to a high of 4.96 kWh/m² in September across the year — March's 4.88 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 San Antonio del Táchira?

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

6.0
Sightseeing
5th-best month of the year
6.5
Beach & pool
8th-best month of the year

March is a reasonable time to visit San Antonio del Táchira for sightseeing. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for San Antonio del Táchira in March

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

In March, San Antonio del Táchira sees daytime highs around 28°C and nights near 19°C. Pack light clothes. Worth having: rain gear and sun protection. About 10 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in San Antonio del Táchira 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 San Antonio del Táchira peaks around February 17 at about 14 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 14 at about 10 (very high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highFeb 17UV 14Dec 14UV 10
UV index (midday)Level
Jan12Extreme
Feb14Extreme
Mar13Extreme
Apr12Extreme
May12Extreme
Jun13Extreme
Jul12Extreme
Aug12Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct13Extreme
Nov11Extreme
Dec10Very high

Air quality in San Antonio del Táchira 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 San Antonio del Táchira is worst in March — around 34 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 1.8× the cleanest month (December, 19 µg/m³).

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

010203040JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateMar 1833 µg/m³Dec 1319 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan21Moderate
Feb25Moderate
Mar34Moderate
Apr29Moderate
May22Moderate
Jun21Moderate
Jul19Moderate
Aug20Moderate
Sep20Moderate
Oct20Moderate
Nov19Moderate
Dec19Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is San Antonio del Táchira?

San Antonio del Táchira sits at 7.8°N, 72.4°W, 610 m above sea level, in Venezuela. The nearest listed city is Villa del Rosario, 4.0 km away.

Topography around San Antonio del Táchira

How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of San Antonio del Táchira.

Within 3 km, the terrain around San Antonio del Táchira has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 468 m around an average of 487 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,837 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 4,239 m.

The land around San Antonio del Táchira is covered by grassland (56%) and artificial surfaces (20%) within 3 km, grassland (44%) and trees (43%) within 16 km, and trees (63%) and grassland (34%) within 80 km.

3 km
468 m
16 km
1,837 m
80 km
4,239 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrain
March weather nearby: Villa del Rosario 4.0 km · Los Patios 7.0 km · Ureña 12 km · Cúcuta 13 km · Capacho Nuevo 15 km · Rubio 16 km · El Zulia 22 km · San Cristóbal 24 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 San Antonio del Táchira (7.8112°, -72.4444°, elevation 610 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).