Soledad weather in March

In March, Soledad sees average daytime highs of 35°C and overnight lows near 24°C, with 10 mm of rain across 1.8 wet days and about 11.9 hours of daylight. It is the 2nd-warmest and 11th-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 24% 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 Soledad's 4th-clearest and 2nd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Soledad's year-round climate.

Daytime high
35°
2nd warmest
Overnight low
24°
7th coldest
Rainfall
10 mm
1.8 wet days
Daylight
11 h 54 min
5:56 AM – 5:52 PM
Cloud cover
61%
4th clearest
Wind
16 km/h
2nd windiest
Solar energy
5.76 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.2
out of 10

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 Soledad reaches about 35°C in the afternoon and slips back to 24°C overnight — a 11°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 32°C and 37°C. Set against its neighbours, March runs about 1°C warmer than 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 Soledad

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.

Soledad weather by month

How March compares with the rest of the year at a glance. March is the 2nd-warmest and 11th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan33° / 23°102.811.64.2
Feb33° / 23°81.611.73.9
Mar35° / 24°101.811.93.2
Apr35° / 25°415.212.22.6
May34° / 25°11414.912.42.7
Jun32° / 24°16722.312.52.9
Jul31° / 24°18925.512.42.9
Aug32° / 24°18424.312.32.9
Sep33° / 24°11618123.0
Oct33° / 24°8815.211.83.0
Nov33° / 24°6413.811.63.2
Dec32° / 24°318.211.53.9

Cloud cover in March

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 24% of the time in March.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 24% of March, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 53%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
15248
25248
35149
45248
55149
65149
75050
85050
94951
104951
114852
124852
134753
144654
154654
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Chance of precipitation in March

Any precipitation

Soledad gets around 10 mm of rain over 1.8 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 6% and peaks near 8% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
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55
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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 69% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 78% of them.

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Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
1020719
2021709
3021709
4022699
5022699
6022699
7023698
8123688
9123688
10122698
11122689
12122689
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Wind in March

Winds average 16 km/h in March.

Across March, daily wind ranges from about 16 km/h on the calmest days to 16 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
116light breeze
216light breeze
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416light breeze
516light breeze
616light breeze
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916light breeze
1016light breeze
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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 6:03 AM to 5:47 AM, and sunset from 5:52 PM to 5:51 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.86:035:52
211.86:025:52
311.86:025:53
411.96:015:53
511.96:015:53
611.96:005:53
711.96:005:53
811.96:005:53
911.95:595:53
1011.95:595:53
1111.95:585:52
1211.95:585:52
1311.95:575:52
1411.95:575:52
1511.95:565:52
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1712.05:555:52
1812.05:555:52
1912.05:545:52
2012.05:535:52
2112.05:535:52
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3012.15:485:51
3112.15:475:51

Solar energy in March

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in March, about 5.76 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.63 kWh/m² to a high of 5.82 kWh/m² in April across the year — March's 5.76 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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

Hazard calendar for Soledad

In seasonPeak

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

Soledad's monsoon runs May–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 Soledad?

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

3.2
Sightseeing
4th-best month of the year
6.6
Beach & pool
3rd-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Soledad in March

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

In March, Soledad sees daytime highs around 35°C and nights near 24°C. Pack light clothes. Worth having: sun protection.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Soledad in March

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in March peaks around 15 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Soledad peaks around March 19 at about 14 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 14 at about 10 (extreme).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeMar 19UV 14Dec 14UV 10
UV index (midday)Level
Jan12Extreme
Feb13Extreme
Mar15Extreme
Apr14Extreme
May13Extreme
Jun12Extreme
Jul12Extreme
Aug12Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct12Extreme
Nov11Extreme
Dec10Very high

Air quality in Soledad 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 Soledad is worst in April — around 27 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.2× the cleanest month (November, 12 µg/m³).

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

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateApr 1626 µg/m³Nov 2012 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan13Moderate
Feb19Moderate
Mar23Moderate
Apr27Moderate
May24Moderate
Jun24Moderate
Jul19Moderate
Aug15Moderate
Sep12Moderate
Oct13Moderate
Nov12Moderate
Dec13Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Soledad?

Soledad sits at 8.2°N, 63.6°W, 31 m above sea level, in Venezuela. The nearest listed city is Ciudad Bolívar, 5.0 km away.

Ciudad GuayanaSan José de GuanipaEl TigreUpataTembladorPariaguán

Topography around Soledad

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Soledad has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 65 m around an average of 38 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 129 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 768 m.

The land around Soledad is covered by grassland (40%), water (23%) and trees (21%) within 3 km, grassland (60%) and trees (21%) within 16 km, and grassland (71%) and trees (22%) within 80 km.

3 km
65 m
16 km
129 m
80 km
768 m
treesshrubsgrasslandartificial surfaceswaterwetland
March weather nearby: Ciudad Bolívar 5.0 km · Ciudad Piar 83 km · Ciudad Guayana 104 km · San José de Guanipa 104 km · El Tigre 111 km · Upata 129 km · Temblador 138 km · Pariaguán 147 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 Soledad (8.1621°, -63.5654°, elevation 31 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).