Cochabamba Weather in March
Cochabamba in March
The short of it: Cochabamba in March averages a high of 25 °C (77 °F) and a low of 11 °C (52 °F), with 101 mm (4.0 in) of rain and about 12 h 14 min of daylight. Rated 3 of 5 for a visit; the best months are June and July. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 25° · low 11° · rain 101 mm · daylight 12 h 14 min
✦✦✦ Fair for a visit · best months: June & July
Thirty years of records give Cochabamba an average March high of 25°, a low of 11° and some 101 mm of rain. Much like February: highs about 25°, nights near 11°. Easy travelling weather. Wet spells are common — about 101 mm, the 4th wettest month.
The sun is up for about 12 h 14 min in mid-March, 27 minutes less than a month before.
For the traveller: pack light clothes and a jacket for the evening, and an oilskin besides. The Almanac rates March 3 of 5 for a visit; the finest months here are June and July.
Against its neighbours, Cochabamba runs warmer than most and wetter than most in March. Tiquipaya, 8 km to the NW, is 1° cooler by day.
March in Cochabamba, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 9th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 4th wettest of 12
- Versus February
- about the same, 55 mm less rain
- Versus April
- 1° colder
- Day–night spread
- 14°
- Snow season
- seldom any
- Daylight, mid-month
- 12 h 14 min
- Average wind
- 6 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
March averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| TiquipayaCochabamba | 8 km NW | 25° | 11° | 98 mm |
| ColcapirhuaCochabamba | 8 km W | 25° | 11° | 93 mm |
| QuillacolloCochabamba | 13 km W | 25° | 11° | 94 mm |
| SacabaCochabamba | 13 km E | 24° | 10° | 119 mm |
| VintoCochabamba | 17 km W | 25° | 11° | 91 mm |
| SantiváñezCochabamba | 20 km SSW | 25° | 11° | 88 mm |
| Sipe SipeCochabamba | 22 km WSW | 25° | 11° | 89 mm |
| TarataCochabamba | 29 km SSE | 25° | 10° | 114 mm |