Machala Weather in March
Machala in March
The short of it: Machala in March averages a high of 32 °C (89 °F) and a low of 22 °C (72 °F), with 119 mm (4.7 in) of rain and about 12 h 8 min of daylight. Rated 2 of 5 for a visit; the best months are August and September. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 32° · low 22° · rain 119 mm · daylight 12 h 8 min
✦✦ Travel with care for a visit · best months: August & September
Thirty years of records give Machala an average March high of 32°, a low of 22° and some 119 mm of rain. Days run hot, near 32° in the afternoon; ride early and rest at noon. It is the wettest month of the year here, about 119 mm.
The sun is up for about 12 h 8 min in mid-March.
For the traveller: pack linen, a wide hat and water, and an oilskin besides. The Almanac rates March 2 of 5 for a visit; the finest months here are August and September.
Against its neighbours, Machala runs cooler than most and drier than most in March. Puerto Bolívar, 4 km to the W, sees much the same highs.
March in Machala, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 2nd warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 1st wettest of 12
- Versus February
- 1° warmer, 43 mm more rain
- Versus April
- about the same
- Day–night spread
- 9°
- Snow season
- seldom any
- Daylight, mid-month
- 12 h 8 min
- Average wind
- 9 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
March averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Puerto BolívarEl Oro | 4 km W | 32° | 22° | 119 mm |
| GuaboEl Oro | 15 km E | 32° | 22° | 159 mm |
| PasajeEl Oro | 18 km ESE | 32° | 22° | 166 mm |
| Santa RosaEl Oro | 22 km S | 32° | 22° | 155 mm |
| ArenillasEl Oro | 35 km SSW | 32° | 22° | 152 mm |
| HuaquillasEl Oro | 39 km SW | 32° | 23° | 106 mm |
| Aguas VerdesTumbes | 40 km SW | 32° | 23° | 106 mm |
| BalaoGuayas | 42 km NNE | 31° | 22° | 181 mm |