Sandia Weather in March
Sandia in March
The short of it: Sandia in March averages a high of 18 °C (65 °F) and a low of 7 °C (45 °F), with 133 mm (5.2 in) of rain and about 12 h 13 min of daylight. Rated 3 of 5 for a visit; the best months are August and May. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 18° · low 7° · rain 133 mm · daylight 12 h 13 min
✦✦✦ Fair for a visit · best months: August & May
Thirty years of records give Sandia an average March high of 18°, a low of 7° and some 133 mm of rain. Much like February: highs about 18°, nights near 7°. Easy travelling weather. Wet spells are common — about 133 mm, the 4th wettest month.
The sun is up for about 12 h 13 min in mid-March, 22 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 August and May.
Against its neighbours, Sandia runs about middling and wetter than most in March. Iguara, 7 km to the SSW, is 2° warmer by day.
March in Sandia, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 9th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 4th wettest of 12
- Versus February
- about the same, 22 mm less rain
- Versus April
- 1° colder
- Day–night spread
- 11°
- Snow season
- seldom any
- Daylight, mid-month
- 12 h 13 min
- Average wind
- 6 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
March averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| IguaraPuno | 7 km SSW | 20° | 8° | 133 mm |
| La RinconadaPuno | 35 km S | 10° | -1° | 129 mm |
| La Rinconada Ana Maria (La Rinconada)Puno | 35 km S | 10° | -1° | 129 mm |
| Pampa YanamayoPuno | 41 km NNE | 25° | 15° | 233 mm |
| CruceroPuno | 60 km W | 15° | 2° | 106 mm |
| SallacconiPuno | 60 km WNW | 14° | 2° | 114 mm |
| EsquenaPuno | 68 km NW | 14° | 3° | 116 mm |
| CojataPuno | 78 km S | 14° | 2° | 119 mm |