Asunción weather in March
In March, Asunción has daytime highs averaging 30 °C, nights around 22 °C, with 11 wet days. Figures are 1991–2020 climate normals.
- 30.3°C Average high
- 22.1°C Average low
- 11days Wet days
- 124mm Rainfall
- 12h Daylight
Daily temperatures through March
How March develops
Averages for the first, middle and last part of the month, from daily 1991–2020 normals. Chance of rain is the share of years in which that calendar day recorded more than 1 mm.
| Days | Avg high | Avg low | Chance of rain |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1–10 March | 31.2 °C | 23.0 °C | 35 % |
| 11–20 March | 30.5 °C | 22.5 °C | 40 % |
| 21–31 March | 29.3 °C | 21.1 °C | 30 % |
- Average highs fall from 31.2 °C early in March to 29.3 °C by the end of it.
- Rain is most likely over days 11–20 of March (40 % of days) and least likely over days 21–31 (30 %).
What to expect
| Measure | Typical March | Share of the month |
|---|---|---|
| Days above 25 °C | 29 of 31 | 94 % |
| Days above 30 °C | 17 of 31 | 56 % |
| Days below 0 °C | 0 of 31 | 0 % |
| Days with more than 1 mm rain | 11 of 31 | 35 % |
Conditions in March
| Measure | Average |
|---|---|
| Mean temperature | 26 °C |
| Record high (1991–2020) | 39 °C |
| Record low (1991–2020) | 11 °C |
| Relative humidity | 73 % |
| Wind speed | 16 km/h |
| Cloud cover | 47 % |
Where Asunción ranks in March
| Ranking | Position | Value |
|---|---|---|
| The warmest places in South America in March | 44thof 50 | 30 °C |
March compared with the months around it
| Month | Avg high | Rainfall | Cloud |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 32.2 °C | 123 mm | 51 % |
| February | 31.3 °C | 142 mm | 52 % |
| March | 30.3 °C | 124 mm | 47 % |
| April | 27.6 °C | 155 mm | 47 % |
| May | 23.5 °C | 136 mm | 52 % |
See all twelve months for Asunción
- March is the 4th warmest month here.
- It is the 6th driest month of the year.
- It ranks 5th for least cloud cover.
- Days last about 12 hours from sunrise to sunset.
- It rains on 11 of 31 days — 35 % of the month.
- Nights are about 8.2 °C cooler than the middle of the day.
- The hottest March day on record since 1991 reached 39 °C, 8.2 °C above the usual daytime high.
Nearby destinations in March
| Destination | Avg high | Wet days |
|---|---|---|
| Asunción | 30 °C | 11 |
| San Lorenzo | 30 °C | 11 |
| Formosa | 30 °C | 11 |
| Corrientes | 29 °C | 10 |
| Ituzaingó | 29 °C | 10 |
| Resistencia | 29 °C | 10 |
| Posadas | 29 °C | 11 |
| Ciudad del Este | 30 °C | 13 |
QuestionsMarch in Asunción, answered
How warm is Asunción in March?
Daily highs average 30 °C and nights fall to about 22 °C, a spread of 8.2 °C between afternoon and dawn. That makes March the 4th warmest month of the year here.
Does it rain much in Asunción in March?
March averages 124 mm of rain, spread over about 11 of the 31 days — 35 % of the month. Cloud cover averages 47 % of the sky.
How long are the days in March?
Asunción averages 12 hours between sunrise and sunset in March. Day length is computed from latitude and date, so it is exact rather than modelled — but it says nothing about how much of that time is sunny.
Data sources and method
- ERA5 / ERA5-Land reanalysis — Copernicus Climate Change Service (C3S), ECMWF. Copernicus Licence
- Open-Meteo — Open-Meteo.com. CC BY 4.0
- NOAA OISST v2.1 — NOAA Physical Sciences Laboratory. Public domain
- GeoNames — GeoNames.org. CC BY 4.0
- Normal period
- 1991–2020
- Dataset version
- era5-1991-2020-scores1.1
- Last processed
Measured values come from ERA5 reanalysis and are reproduced unchanged. Calculated by us: daylight hours, beach and comfort scores, monthly rankings, threshold day counts, chance of a wet day by date, ten-day averages within the month. Full formulas are on the methodology page.
Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information 2026. Neither the European Commission nor ECMWF is responsible for any use that may be made of the Copernicus information or data it contains.