Ipala Weather in March
Ipala in March
The short of it: Ipala in March averages a high of 31 °C (87 °F) and a low of 17 °C (63 °F), with 4.0 mm (0.16 in) of rain and about 12 h 1 min of daylight. Rated 4 of 5 for a visit; the best months are November and December. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 31° · low 17° · rain 4.0 mm · daylight 12 h 1 min
✦✦✦✦ Recommended for a visit · best months: November & December
Thirty years of records give Ipala an average March high of 31°, a low of 17° and some 4.0 mm of rain. Days run hot, near 31° in the afternoon; ride early and rest at noon. Rain is scarce, about 4.0 mm, the 11th wettest month.
The sun is up for about 12 h 1 min in mid-March, 22 minutes more than a month before.
For the traveller: pack linen, a wide hat and water. The Almanac rates March 4 of 5 for a visit; the finest months here are November and December.
Against its neighbours, Ipala runs cooler than most and drier than most in March. San Luis Jilotepeque, 12 km to the WNW, sees much the same highs.
March in Ipala, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 2nd warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 11th wettest of 12
- Versus February
- 2° warmer, 6.0 mm less rain
- Versus April
- 1° colder
- Day–night spread
- 13°
- Snow season
- seldom any
- Daylight, mid-month
- 12 h 1 min
- Average wind
- 10 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
March averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Luis JilotepequeJalapa | 12 km WNW | 31° | 18° | 5.0 mm |
| QuezaltepequeChiquimula | 19 km E | 30° | 18° | 5.0 mm |
| ChiquimulaChiquimula | 22 km NNE | 33° | 20° | 2.0 mm |
| Santa Catarina MitaJutiapa | 23 km SW | 32° | 18° | 3.0 mm |
| EsquipulasChiquimula | 29 km ESE | 29° | 16° | 10 mm |
| MonjasJalapa | 30 km WSW | 31° | 17° | 7.0 mm |
| JocotánChiquimula | 33 km NE | 33° | 20° | 5.0 mm |
| Asunción MitaJutiapa | 33 km SSW | 32° | 19° | 3.0 mm |