Cerro Punta Weather in March
Cerro Punta in March
The short of it: Cerro Punta in March averages a high of 20 °C (68 °F) and a low of 9 °C (48 °F), with 34 mm (1.3 in) of rain and about 12 h 3 min of daylight. Rated 5 of 5 for a visit; the best months are March and February. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 20° · low 9° · rain 34 mm · daylight 12 h 3 min
✦✦✦✦✦ Recommended for a visit · best months: March & February
Thirty years of records give Cerro Punta an average March high of 20°, a low of 9° and some 34 mm of rain. Much like February: highs about 20°, nights near 9°. Easy travelling weather. It is the driest month of the year, only 34 mm of rain.
The sun is up for about 12 h 3 min in mid-March.
For the traveller: pack layers, a wool coat and stout boots. The Almanac rates March 5 of 5 for a visit; it is the best month of the year to come.
Against its neighbours, Cerro Punta runs cooler than most and drier than most in March. Volcán, 11 km to the SW, is 6° warmer by day.
March in Cerro Punta, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 2nd warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 12th wettest of 12
- Versus February
- 1° warmer, 27 mm less rain
- Versus April
- about the same
- Day–night spread
- 11°
- Snow season
- seldom any
- Daylight, mid-month
- 12 h 3 min
- Average wind
- 13 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
March averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| VolcánChiriquí Province | 11 km SW | 26° | 14° | 39 mm |
| BoqueteChiriquí Province | 17 km ESE | 26° | 15° | 41 mm |
| Bajo BoqueteChiriquí Province | 18 km ESE | 26° | 15° | 41 mm |
| PalmiraChiriquí Province | 18 km SE | 27° | 16° | 40 mm |
| Alto BoqueteChiriquí Province | 20 km SE | 27° | 17° | 49 mm |
| Santa ClaraChiriquí Province | 23 km W | 27° | 15° | 49 mm |
| Potrerillos AbajoChiriquí Province | 25 km SSE | 30° | 19° | 38 mm |
| Plaza de CaisánChiriquí Province | 30 km WSW | 30° | 18° | 64 mm |