Pucara Weather in March
Pucara in March
The short of it: Pucara in March averages a high of 12 °C (54 °F) and a low of -1 °C (30 °F), with 98 mm (3.9 in) of rain and about 12 h 13 min of daylight. Rated 2 of 5 for a visit; the best months are November and December. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 12° · low -1° · rain 98 mm · daylight 12 h 13 min
✦✦ Travel with care for a visit · best months: November & December
Thirty years of records give Pucara an average March high of 12°, a low of -1° and some 98 mm of rain. Much like February: highs about 12°, nights near -1°. A wool coat will serve you well. Wet spells are common — about 98 mm, the 3rd 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 2 of 5 for a visit; the finest months here are November and December.
Against its neighbours, Pucara runs cooler than most and drier than most in March. Huarancante, 24 km to the N, is 2° cooler by day.
March in Pucara, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 10th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 3rd wettest of 12
- Versus February
- about the same, 12 mm less rain
- Versus April
- 1° colder
- Day–night spread
- 13°
- Snow season
- seldom any
- Daylight, mid-month
- 12 h 13 min
- Average wind
- 9 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
March averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HuarancanteArequipa | 24 km N | 10° | -2° | 123 mm |
| Jatun OrcochiriArequipa | 28 km NNE | 13° | 0° | 102 mm |
| ChalhuancaArequipa | 33 km NNE | 13° | 0° | 109 mm |
| VizcachaneArequipa | 34 km NE | 12° | -1° | 108 mm |
| Charcani ChicoArequipa | 37 km S | 20° | 8° | 30 mm |
| YuraArequipa | 38 km SW | 22° | 9° | 21 mm |
| Cono NorteArequipa | 39 km SSW | 21° | 8° | 26 mm |
| Cono NorteArequipa | 40 km SSW | 21° | 8° | 27 mm |