Yaritagua weather in March

In March, Yaritagua sees average daytime highs of 32°C and overnight lows near 21°C, with 25 mm of rain across 5.1 wet days and about 11.9 hours of daylight. It is the 1st-warmest and 10th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 32°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 18% 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 Yaritagua's 4th-clearest and 1st-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Yaritagua's year-round climate.

Daytime high
32°
1st warmest
Overnight low
21°
10th coldest
Rainfall
25 mm
5.1 wet days
Daylight
11 h 54 min
6:18 AM – 6:14 PM
Cloud cover
65%
4th clearest
Wind
8 km/h
1st windiest
Solar energy
5.48 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.3
out of 10

Yaritagua is city capital of Municipality Peña, Yaracuy State, Venezuela.

Density
222/km²
people per km²
Founded
1590

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 32°C through the month.

A typical March day in Yaritagua reaches about 32°C in the afternoon and slips back to 21°C overnight — a 11°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 29°C and 35°C. Set against its neighbours, March runs on par with February and about 1°C warmer than April.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
13221
23221
33221
43221
53221
63221
73221
83221
93221
103221
113221
123221
133221
143221
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193221
203221
213221
223221
233221
243221
253221
263221
273221
283221
293221
303221
313221

How March really feels in Yaritagua

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.

Yaritagua weather by month

How March compares with the rest of the year at a glance. March is the 1st-warmest and 10th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan30° / 20°112.711.55.6
Feb32° / 20°102.511.74.9
Mar32° / 21°255.111.94.3
Apr31° / 22°7814.112.23.7
May29° / 22°13023.312.53.5
Jun28° / 21°14826.412.63.6
Jul28° / 21°16028.312.53.6
Aug28° / 21°13828.112.33.6
Sep29° / 21°10625.712.13.4
Oct29° / 21°11323.911.83.5
Nov30° / 21°9620.311.53.8
Dec30° / 21°379.411.45.2

Cloud cover in March

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 18% of the time in March.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 23% of March, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 59%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14852
24753
34753
44654
54555
64555
74555
84456
94357
104357
114357
124357
134258
144258
154258
164159
174060
184060
194060
204060
214060
223862
233862
243862
253763
263763
273565
283466
293367
303268
313070

Chance of precipitation in March

Any precipitation

Yaritagua gets around 25 mm of rain over 5.1 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 17% and peaks near 25% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

0%10%20%30%40%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
111
211
311
412
512
613
713
814
914
1015
1115
1216
1317
1417
1518
1618
1718
1819
1919
2019
2119
2219
2320
2420
2520
2621
2721
2822
2923
3024
3125

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 47% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 52% of them.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
1652402
2652402
3651403
4750403
5750403
6749403
7749404
8748414
9748414
10747424
11747424
12746434
13745435
14645445
15644455
16643465
17643475
18542485
19541495
20541505
21440515
22439525
23439525
24438535
25337546
26336556
27335557
28334558
29233569
302325610
312315710

Wind in March

Winds average 8 km/h in March, the windiest month of the year.

Across March, daily wind ranges from about 8 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
178calm
188calm
198calm
208calm
218calm
228calm
238calm
248calm
258calm
268calm
278calm
288calm
298calm
308calm
318calm

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 6:26 AM to 6:09 AM, and sunset from 6:13 PM to 6:14 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.86:266:13
211.86:266:14
311.86:256:14
411.86:256:14
511.86:246:14
611.86:246:14
711.86:236:14
811.96:236:14
911.96:226:14
1011.96:226:14
1111.96:216:14
1211.96:206:14
1311.96:206:14
1411.96:196:14
1511.96:196:14
1611.96:186:14
1711.96:186:14
1811.96:176:14
1912.06:166:14
2012.06:166:14
2112.06:156:14
2212.06:156:14
2312.06:146:14
2412.06:136:14
2512.06:136:14
2612.06:126:14
2712.06:126:14
2812.06:116:14
2912.16:106:14
3012.16:106:14
3112.16:096:14

Solar energy in March

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in March, about 5.48 kWh/m² — the sunniest month for solar.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.58 kWh/m² to a high of 5.48 kWh/m² in March across the year — March's 5.48 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.4Bright
25.4Bright
35.4Bright
45.4Bright
55.4Bright
65.5Bright
75.5Bright
85.5Bright
95.5Bright
105.5Bright
115.5Bright
125.5Bright
135.5Bright
145.5Bright
155.5Bright
165.5Bright
175.5Bright
185.5Bright
195.5Bright
205.5Bright
215.5Bright
225.5Bright
235.5Bright
245.5Bright
255.4Bright
265.4Bright
275.4Bright
285.4Bright
295.4Bright
305.4Bright
315.3Bright
Planning a trip in March

Hazard calendar for Yaritagua

In seasonPeak

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

Yaritagua's rainy season runs April–November, 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 Yaritagua?

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

4.3
Sightseeing
4th-best month of the year
6.9
Beach & pool
4th-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Yaritagua in March

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

In March, Yaritagua sees daytime highs around 32°C and nights near 21°C. Pack light clothes. Worth having: sun protection. About 5 days see rain.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Yaritagua 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 Yaritagua peaks around March 20 at about 13 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 13 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 highMar 20UV 13Dec 13UV 9
UV index (midday)Level
Jan11Extreme
Feb13Extreme
Mar14Extreme
Apr13Extreme
May12Extreme
Jun12Extreme
Jul12Extreme
Aug13Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct12Extreme
Nov10Very high
Dec9Very high

Air quality in Yaritagua 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 Yaritagua is worst in March — around 33 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.4× the cleanest month (December, 14 µg/m³).

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

010203040JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateMar 2233 µg/m³Dec 2014 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan15Moderate
Feb20Moderate
Mar33Moderate
Apr31Moderate
May30Moderate
Jun30Moderate
Jul25Moderate
Aug22Moderate
Sep21Moderate
Oct21Moderate
Nov18Moderate
Dec14Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Yaritagua?

Yaritagua sits at 10.1°N, 69.1°W, 381 m above sea level, in Venezuela. The nearest listed city is Sabana de Parra, 11 km away.

Topography around Yaritagua

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Yaritagua has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 215 m around an average of 391 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,071 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,218 m.

The land around Yaritagua is covered by grassland (40%), artificial surfaces (26%) and trees (22%) within 3 km, trees (47%) and grassland (39%) within 16 km, and trees (56%) and grassland (23%) within 80 km.

3 km
215 m
16 km
1,071 m
80 km
2,218 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrain
March weather nearby: Sabana de Parra 11 km · Los Rastrojos 14 km · Urachiche 15 km · Cabudare 16 km · Duaca 23 km · Barquisimeto 26 km · Chivacoa 27 km · Guama 39 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 Yaritagua (10.0808°, -69.1242°, elevation 381 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).