Cusco Weather in March
Cusco in March
The short of it: Cusco in March averages a high of 18 °C (65 °F) and a low of 6 °C (42 °F), with 107 mm (4.2 in) of rain and about 12 h 12 min of daylight. Rated 3 of 5 for a visit; the best months are October and September. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 18° · low 6° · rain 107 mm · daylight 12 h 12 min
✦✦✦ Fair for a visit · best months: October & September
Thirty years of records give Cusco an average March high of 18°, a low of 6° and some 107 mm of rain. Much like February: highs about 18°, nights near 6°. Easy travelling weather. Wet spells are common — about 107 mm, the 4th 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 October and September.
Against its neighbours, Cusco runs warmer than most and about as wet in March. Wanchaq, 1 km to the NNE, sees much the same highs.
March in Cusco, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 9th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 4th wettest of 12
- Versus February
- about the same, 30 mm less rain
- Versus April
- 1° colder
- Day–night spread
- 12°
- Snow season
- seldom any
- Daylight, mid-month
- 12 h 12 min
- Average wind
- 6 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
March averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| WanchaqCuzco Department | 1 km NNE | 18° | 6° | 107 mm |
| SantiagoCuzco Department | 2 km WNW | 18° | 6° | 107 mm |
| PoroyCuzco Department | 9 km WNW | 18° | 6° | 113 mm |
| PongobambaCuzco Department | 14 km NNW | 16° | 4° | 131 mm |
| PisacCuzco Department | 18 km NE | 19° | 6° | 84 mm |
| AntaCuzco Department | 21 km WNW | 19° | 6° | 112 mm |
| CalcaCuzco Department | 22 km N | 18° | 6° | 93 mm |
| OropesaCuzco Department | 23 km ESE | 19° | 6° | 87 mm |