Acpitán Weather in March
Acpitán in March
The short of it: Acpitán in March averages a high of 17 °C (63 °F) and a low of 5 °C (40 °F), with 154 mm (6.1 in) of rain and about 12 h 12 min of daylight. Rated 3 of 5 for a visit; the best months are September and May. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 17° · low 5° · rain 154 mm · daylight 12 h 12 min
✦✦✦ Fair for a visit · best months: September & May
Thirty years of records give Acpitán an average March high of 17°, a low of 5° and some 154 mm of rain. Acpitán's coldest stretch of the year, 17° by day and 5° by night. Wet spells are common — about 154 mm, the 3rd wettest month.
The sun is up for about 12 h 12 min in mid-March, 21 minutes less than a month before.
For the traveller: pack layers, a wool coat and stout boots, and an oilskin besides. The Almanac rates March 3 of 5 for a visit; the finest months here are September and May.
Against its neighbours, Acpitán runs cooler than most and drier than most in March. Huayllati, 12 km to the SW, sees much the same highs.
March in Acpitán, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 10th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 3rd wettest of 12
- Versus February
- about the same, 24 mm less rain
- Versus April
- 1° colder
- Day–night spread
- 13°
- Snow season
- seldom any
- Daylight, mid-month
- 12 h 12 min
- Average wind
- 7 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
March averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HuayllatiApurímac Department | 12 km SW | 17° | 5° | 156 mm |
| ProgresoApurímac Department | 26 km SSW | 15° | 3° | 172 mm |
| ChinchaypujioCuzco Department | 31 km NE | 21° | 8° | 124 mm |
| VilcabambaApurímac Department | 35 km SW | 19° | 6° | 163 mm |
| CcapiCuzco Department | 36 km E | 18° | 5° | 135 mm |
| AyrihuancaApurímac Department | 37 km SW | 17° | 5° | 164 mm |
| LambramaApurímac Department | 38 km W | 19° | 6° | 170 mm |
| PampacongaCuzco Department | 44 km N | 18° | 6° | 135 mm |