Marcas Weather in March
Marcas in March
The short of it: Marcas in March averages a high of 20 °C (68 °F) and a low of 8 °C (46 °F), with 116 mm (4.6 in) of rain and about 12 h 12 min of daylight. Rated 3 of 5 for a visit; the best months are September and August. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 20° · low 8° · rain 116 mm · daylight 12 h 12 min
✦✦✦ Fair for a visit · best months: September & August
March in Marcas brings afternoons near 20° and nights around 8°, with about 116 mm of rain over the month. The dead of winter in Marcas: highs scarcely reach 20°, nights fall to 8°. Wet spells are common — about 116 mm, the 3rd wettest month.
The sun is up for about 12 h 12 min in mid-March, 20 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 August.
Against its neighbours, Marcas runs cooler than most and wetter than most in March. Mayocc, 9 km to the N, is 4° warmer by day.
March in Marcas, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 12th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 3rd wettest of 12
- Versus February
- about the same, 20 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MayoccHuancavelica | 9 km N | 24° | 11° | 92 mm |
| La MercedHuancavelica | 12 km NNE | 21° | 8° | 106 mm |
| CongallaHuancavelica | 13 km SW | 21° | 9° | 100 mm |
| JulcamarcaHuancavelica | 15 km SSW | 18° | 6° | 131 mm |
| HuantaAyacucho | 17 km ESE | 21° | 9° | 96 mm |
| AntaparcoHuancavelica | 21 km S | 21° | 8° | 108 mm |
| San José de SecceAyacucho | 21 km NE | 22° | 10° | 98 mm |
| Huanca HuancaHuancavelica | 23 km W | 17° | 5° | 138 mm |