Arequipa Weather in March
Arequipa in March
The short of it: Arequipa in March averages a high of 22 °C (72 °F) and a low of 10 °C (50 °F), with 19 mm (0.75 in) of rain and about 12 h 14 min of daylight. Rated 5 of 5 for a visit; the best months are May and August. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 22° · low 10° · rain 19 mm · daylight 12 h 14 min
✦✦✦✦✦ Recommended for a visit · best months: May & August
March in Arequipa brings afternoons near 22° and nights around 10°, with about 19 mm of rain over the month. Much like February: highs about 22°, nights near 10°. Easy travelling weather. Rain is modest, about 19 mm, the 3rd wettest month.
The sun is up for about 12 h 14 min in mid-March, 25 minutes less than a month before.
For the traveller: pack light clothes and a jacket for the evening. The Almanac rates March 5 of 5 for a visit; the finest months here are May and August.
Against its neighbours, Arequipa runs cooler than most and about as wet in March. Selva Alegre, 3 km to the NNE, is 1° cooler by day.
March in Arequipa, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 11th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 3rd wettest of 12
- Versus February
- about the same, 10 mm less rain
- Versus April
- 1° colder
- Day–night spread
- 12°
- Snow season
- seldom any
- Daylight, mid-month
- 12 h 14 min
- Average wind
- 8 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
March averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Selva AlegreArequipa | 3 km NNE | 22° | 9° | 23 mm |
| Ciudad SateliteArequipa | 4 km SSE | 22° | 10° | 15 mm |
| Jacobo HunterArequipa | 5 km SSW | 23° | 11° | 13 mm |
| Cono NorteArequipa | 10 km NNW | 21° | 8° | 27 mm |
| La PampaArequipa | 10 km S | 22° | 10° | 13 mm |
| Cerro VerdeArequipa | 10 km SW | 23° | 11° | 11 mm |
| Charcani ChicoArequipa | 11 km NNE | 20° | 8° | 30 mm |
| Horacio Zeballos GamezArequipa | 11 km SSE | 22° | 10° | 13 mm |