Colca Weather in March
Colca in March
The short of it: Colca in March averages a high of 19 °C (67 °F) and a low of 7 °C (44 °F), with 162 mm (6.4 in) of rain and about 12 h 12 min of daylight. Rated 3 of 5 for a visit; the best months are November and October. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 19° · low 7° · rain 162 mm · daylight 12 h 12 min
✦✦✦ Fair for a visit · best months: November & October
March in Colca brings afternoons near 19° and nights around 7°, with about 162 mm of rain over the month. The dead of winter in Colca: highs scarcely reach 19°, nights fall to 7°. Wet spells are common — about 162 mm, the 2nd 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 November and October.
Against its neighbours, Colca runs warmer than most and drier than most in March. Huancaraylla, 7 km to the W, is 1° cooler by day.
March in Colca, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 11th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 2nd wettest of 12
- Versus February
- about the same, 18 mm less rain
- Versus April
- 1° colder
- Day–night spread
- 12°
- Snow season
- seldom any
- Daylight, mid-month
- 12 h 12 min
- Average wind
- 8 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
March averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HuancarayllaAyacucho | 7 km W | 18° | 6° | 170 mm |
| CircamarcaAyacucho | 10 km W | 18° | 6° | 170 mm |
| CayaraAyacucho | 10 km SSE | 18° | 6° | 175 mm |
| San Juan de ChitoAyacucho | 14 km NE | 17° | 5° | 170 mm |
| VischongoAyacucho | 14 km NNE | 19° | 7° | 158 mm |
| AccomarcaAyacucho | 17 km SE | 19° | 7° | 167 mm |
| HuamboAyacucho | 17 km WNW | 15° | 3° | 182 mm |
| CarampaAyacucho | 23 km WNW | 20° | 8° | 150 mm |