Lima Weather in March
Lima in March
The short of it: Lima in March averages a high of 28 °C (82 °F) and a low of 15 °C (59 °F), with 109 mm (4.3 in) of rain and about 12 h 23 min of daylight. Rated 3 of 5 for a visit; the best months are August and June. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 28° · low 15° · rain 109 mm · daylight 12 h 23 min
✦✦✦ Fair for a visit · best months: August & June
Thirty years of records give Lima an average March high of 28°, a low of 15° and some 109 mm of rain. Much like February: highs about 28°, nights near 15°. Easy travelling weather. Wet spells are common — about 109 mm, the 2nd wettest month.
The sun is up for about 12 h 23 min in mid-March, 59 minutes less than a month before.
For the traveller: pack linen, a wide hat and water, and an oilskin besides. The Almanac rates March 3 of 5 for a visit; the finest months here are August and June.
Against its neighbours, Lima runs warmer than most and drier than most in March. Zárate, 17 km to the ESE, sees much the same highs.
March in Lima, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 4th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 2nd wettest of 12
- Versus February
- 2° colder, 23 mm more rain
- Versus April
- 4° warmer
- Day–night spread
- 13°
- Snow season
- seldom any
- Daylight, mid-month
- 12 h 23 min
- Average wind
- 9 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
March averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ZárateBuenos Aires | 17 km ESE | 28° | 16° | 113 mm |
| CampanaBuenos Aires | 25 km ESE | 28° | 16° | 112 mm |
| Capilla del SeñorBuenos Aires | 29 km SSE | 28° | 15° | 106 mm |
| Puerto IbicuyEntre Rios | 32 km N | 28° | 16° | 112 mm |
| San Antonio de ArecoBuenos Aires | 34 km SW | 28° | 15° | 102 mm |
| BaraderoBuenos Aires | 38 km NW | 28° | 15° | 107 mm |
| San Andrés de GilesBuenos Aires | 50 km SSW | 28° | 15° | 102 mm |
| Open DoorBuenos Aires | 51 km SSE | 28° | 15° | 102 mm |