Platería Weather in March
Platería in March
The short of it: Platería in March averages a high of 17 °C (62 °F) and a low of 5 °C (42 °F), with 130 mm (5.1 in) of rain and about 12 h 13 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 17° · low 5° · rain 130 mm · daylight 12 h 13 min
✦✦✦ Fair for a visit · best months: September & August
March in Platería brings afternoons near 17° and nights around 5°, with about 130 mm of rain over the month. Much like February: highs about 17°, nights near 5°. A wool coat will serve you well. Wet spells are common — about 130 mm, the 4th wettest month.
The sun is up for about 12 h 13 min in mid-March, 25 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, Platería runs warmer than most and drier than most in March. Caritamaya, 11 km to the SE, is 1° cooler by day.
March in Platería, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 11th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 4th wettest of 12
- Versus February
- about the same, 59 mm less rain
- Versus April
- 1° colder
- Day–night spread
- 11°
- Snow season
- seldom any
- Daylight, mid-month
- 12 h 13 min
- Average wind
- 7 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
March averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CaritamayaPuno | 11 km SE | 16° | 5° | 134 mm |
| ChullunePuno | 22 km NW | 17° | 5° | 116 mm |
| IlavePuno | 23 km SE | 16° | 5° | 139 mm |
| PunoPuno | 24 km WNW | 16° | 4° | 120 mm |
| TaquilePuno | 26 km NE | 15° | 7° | 149 mm |
| ChijichayaPuno | 29 km SSE | 17° | 5° | 129 mm |
| PaucarcollaPuno | 33 km NW | 17° | 5° | 106 mm |
| CapachicaPuno | 34 km N | 16° | 6° | 131 mm |