Tovar weather in March

In March, Tovar sees average daytime highs of 23°C and overnight lows near 15°C, with 134 mm of rain across 16.6 wet days and about 11.9 hours of daylight. It is the 8th-warmest and 3rd-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 8% of the time in March, and the air most often feels comfortable.

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 Tovar's 4th-clearest and 9th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Tovar's year-round climate.

Daytime high
23°
8th warmest
Overnight low
15°
4th coldest
Rainfall
134 mm
16.6 wet days
Daylight
11 h 54 min
6:28 AM – 6:25 PM
Cloud cover
77%
4th clearest
Wind
3 km/h
9th windiest
Solar energy
4.91 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.6
out of 10

Tovar is town in Venezuela.

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 Tovar reaches about 23°C in the afternoon and slips back to 15°C overnight — a 9°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 20°C and 26°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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Tovar weather by month

How March compares with the rest of the year at a glance. March is the 8th-warmest and 3rd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan23° / 13°549.911.66.7
Feb23° / 14°6710.711.76.4
Mar23° / 15°13416.611.95.6
Apr23° / 15°17117.112.25.2
May24° / 16°10913.712.45.9
Jun24° / 15°438.912.56.4
Jul24° / 15°276.512.46.8
Aug25° / 15°23512.36.9
Sep25° / 15°476.6126.7
Oct24° / 15°12913.711.85.8
Nov23° / 15°13816.611.65.4
Dec23° / 14°8411.711.56.3

Cloud cover in March

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 8% of the time in March.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 13% of March, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 78%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
12872
22872
32773
42773
52773
62674
72575
82575
92575
102575
112476
122377
132377
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Chance of precipitation in March

Any precipitation

Tovar gets around 134 mm of rain over 16.6 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 53% and peaks near 57% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

0%20%40%60%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
147
247
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448
548
649
749
850
950
1051
1152
1252
1353
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1555
1655
1756
1856
1957
2057
2157
2257
2357
2457
2557
2657
2757
2857
2957
3056
3156

Humidity in March

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Most of March feels comfortable — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

By dew point, March lands in the comfortable band about 59% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
133616
233607
333607
433598
533598
633589
732599
8325810
9325810
10325711
11325711
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28216118
29206218
30206218
31206119

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
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113calm
123calm
133calm
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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 6:35 AM to 6:20 AM, and sunset from 6:25 PM to 6:24 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.86:356:25
211.86:356:25
311.86:356:25
411.96:346:25
511.96:346:25
611.96:336:25
711.96:336:25
811.96:326:25
911.96:326:25
1011.96:316:25
1111.96:316:25
1211.96:306:25
1311.96:306:25
1411.96:296:25
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1611.96:286:25
1712.06:286:25
1812.06:276:25
1912.06:276:25
2012.06:266:25
2112.06:266:25
2212.06:256:25
2312.06:256:24
2412.06:246:24
2512.06:236:24
2612.06:236:24
2712.06:226:24
2812.06:226:24
2912.06:216:24
3012.16:216:24
3112.16:206:24

Solar energy in March

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in March, about 4.91 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.31 kWh/m² to a high of 5.33 kWh/m² in September across the year — March's 4.91 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.9Bright
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Planning a trip in March

Is March a good time to visit Tovar?

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

5.6
Sightseeing
10th-best month of the year
4.4
Beach & pool
10th-best month of the year

March is a reasonable time to visit Tovar for sightseeing.

What to pack for Tovar in March

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

In March, Tovar sees daytime highs around 23°C and nights near 15°C. Pack rain gear. Worth having: light clothes and sun protection. About 17 days see rain.

rain gearlight clothessun protection

UV index in Tovar 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 Tovar peaks around February 21 at about 14 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 13 at about 10 (extreme).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeFeb 21UV 14Dec 13UV 10
UV index (midday)Level
Jan12Extreme
Feb14Extreme
Mar14Extreme
Apr13Extreme
May13Extreme
Jun13Extreme
Jul13Extreme
Aug13Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct13Extreme
Nov11Extreme
Dec10Very high

Air quality in Tovar 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 Tovar 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 Tovar?

Tovar sits at 8.3°N, 71.8°W, 934 m above sea level, in Venezuela. The nearest listed city is Bailadores, 12 km away.

Topography around Tovar

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Tovar has large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,162 m around an average of 1,233 m above sea level; within 16 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 3,315 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 4,745 m.

The land around Tovar is covered by trees (53%) and grassland (35%) within 3 km, trees (63%) and grassland (35%) within 16 km, and grassland (51%) and trees (47%) within 80 km.

3 km
1,162 m
16 km
3,315 m
80 km
4,745 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
March weather nearby: Bailadores 12 km · Santa Cruz de Mora 15 km · El Vigía 33 km · La Grita 34 km · Coloncito 37 km · Lagunillas 44 km · La Azulita 54 km · La Fría 56 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 Tovar (8.3301°, -71.7528°, elevation 934 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).