Atacocha Weather in March
Atacocha in March
The short of it: Atacocha in March averages a high of 13 °C (55 °F) and a low of 2 °C (35 °F), with 158 mm (6.2 in) of rain and about 12 h 11 min of daylight. Rated 2 of 5 for a visit; the best months are August and June. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 13° · low 2° · rain 158 mm · daylight 12 h 11 min
✦✦ Travel with care for a visit · best months: August & June
Thirty years of records give Atacocha an average March high of 13°, a low of 2° and some 158 mm of rain. Much like February: highs about 13°, nights near 2°. A wool coat will serve you well. Wet spells are common — about 158 mm, the 2nd wettest month.
The sun is up for about 12 h 11 min in mid-March, 16 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 2 of 5 for a visit; the finest months here are August and June.
Against its neighbours, Atacocha runs cooler than most and wetter than most in March. La Quinua, 6 km to the SE, is 1° warmer by day.
March in Atacocha, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 11th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 2nd wettest of 12
- Versus February
- about the same, 2.0 mm less rain
- Versus April
- 1° colder
- Day–night spread
- 11°
- Snow season
- seldom any
- Daylight, mid-month
- 12 h 11 min
- Average wind
- 10 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
March averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| La QuinuaPasco | 6 km SE | 14° | 3° | 158 mm |
| TiclacayánPasco | 7 km NE | 14° | 3° | 163 mm |
| YarusyacánPasco | 9 km NNE | 16° | 5° | 139 mm |
| Cerro de PascoPasco | 11 km SSW | 12° | 1° | 148 mm |
| YanacanchaPasco | 11 km SSW | 12° | 1° | 148 mm |
| Paragsha- San Andres - Jose Carlos MariateguiPasco | 13 km SSW | 12° | 1° | 143 mm |
| ChinchánPasco | 13 km NNE | 16° | 5° | 146 mm |
| VinchosPasco | 17 km NNW | 13° | 2° | 156 mm |