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The warmest places in South America in March: ranked by average high temperature

San Fernando de Apure tops the list at 35 °C in March. Ranked from 1991–2020 climate normals across 50 destinations in South America.

Top three in March: San Fernando de Apure (35 °C) , Calabozo (35 °C) , Valle de La Pascua (34 °C) . Between first and 50th place the avg high differs by 5.2 °C.

# Destination Country Avg high Avg high Avg low Rainfall Wet days Sunshine Sea temp
1 San Fernando de Apure Venezuela 35 °C 35 °C 26 °C 24 mm 3 338 h –
2 Calabozo Venezuela 35 °C 35 °C 25 °C 17 mm 3 344 h –
3 Valle de La Pascua Venezuela 34 °C 34 °C 24 °C 13 mm 2 339 h –
4 Ciudad Bolívar Venezuela 34 °C 34 °C 24 °C 12 mm 2 333 h –
5 Acarigua Venezuela 34 °C 34 °C 24 °C 34 mm 5 334 h –
6 El Tigre Venezuela 33 °C 33 °C 22 °C 15 mm 2 333 h –
7 Araure Venezuela 33 °C 33 °C 23 °C 34 mm 6 334 h –
8 Piura Peru 33 °C 33 °C 23 °C 112 mm 11 309 h –
9 Montería Colombia 33 °C 33 °C 25 °C 72 mm 15 331 h –
10 Boa Vista Brazil 33 °C 33 °C 25 °C 63 mm 8 328 h –
11 Sullana Peru 33 °C 33 °C 23 °C 119 mm 11 304 h –
12 Maracaibo Venezuela 33 °C 33 °C 25 °C 18 mm 3 353 h 27 °C
13 San Juan de los Morros Venezuela 33 °C 33 °C 22 °C 26 mm 4 339 h –
14 Ciudad Guayana Venezuela 32 °C 32 °C 23 °C 11 mm 2 336 h –
15 Cabimas Venezuela 32 °C 32 °C 25 °C 55 mm 10 351 h –
16 Coro Venezuela 32 °C 32 °C 24 °C 10 mm 2 354 h 26 °C
17 Ciudad Ojeda Venezuela 32 °C 32 °C 25 °C 78 mm 13 347 h –
18 Petrolina Brazil 32 °C 32 °C 23 °C 86 mm 10 339 h –
19 Sincelejo Colombia 32 °C 32 °C 24 °C 75 mm 15 343 h –
20 Makkah Saudi Arabia 32 °C 32 °C 19 °C 11 mm 2 337 h –
21 Barinas Venezuela 32 °C 32 °C 23 °C 64 mm 8 319 h –
22 Mossoró Brazil 32 °C 32 °C 24 °C 133 mm 18 323 h –
23 Ocumare del Tuy Venezuela 32 °C 32 °C 21 °C 38 mm 6 336 h –
24 Cúa Venezuela 32 °C 32 °C 21 °C 37 mm 7 334 h –
25 Alagoinhas Brazil 32 °C 32 °C 23 °C 67 mm 14 339 h –
26 Maicao Colombia 32 °C 32 °C 24 °C 14 mm 3 356 h –
27 Maturín Venezuela 32 °C 32 °C 23 °C 30 mm 9 327 h –
28 Riohacha Colombia 31 °C 31 °C 24 °C 17 mm 4 351 h 25 °C
29 Cartagena Colombia 31 °C 31 °C 25 °C 19 mm 4 356 h 27 °C
30 Arapiraca Brazil 31 °C 31 °C 23 °C 51 mm 11 339 h –
31 Feira de Santana Brazil 31 °C 31 °C 23 °C 66 mm 13 337 h –
32 Barquisimeto Venezuela 31 °C 31 °C 20 °C 24 mm 5 334 h –
33 Şabyā Saudi Arabia 31 °C 31 °C 24 °C 18 mm 2 344 h 28 °C
34 Barcelona Venezuela 31 °C 31 °C 23 °C 18 mm 3 343 h 25 °C
35 Governador Valadares Brazil 31 °C 31 °C 23 °C 119 mm 12 322 h –
36 Yopal Colombia 31 °C 31 °C 23 °C 59 mm 9 331 h –
37 Rondonópolis Brazil 31 °C 31 °C 23 °C 175 mm 22 308 h –
38 Barrancabermeja Colombia 31 °C 31 °C 24 °C 275 mm 23 327 h –
39 Sobral Brazil 31 °C 31 °C 23 °C 187 mm 24 311 h –
40 Cuiabá Brazil 30 °C 30 °C 23 °C 203 mm 25 313 h –
41 Várzea Grande Brazil 30 °C 30 °C 23 °C 198 mm 24 304 h –
42 Camaçari Brazil 30 °C 30 °C 24 °C 75 mm 18 347 h 28 °C
43 Najrān Saudi Arabia 30 °C 30 °C 15 °C 9 mm 2 351 h –
44 Asunción Paraguay 30 °C 30 °C 22 °C 124 mm 11 313 h –
45 Soledad Colombia 30 °C 30 °C 25 °C 21 mm 4 356 h 26 °C
46 San Lorenzo Paraguay 30 °C 30 °C 22 °C 121 mm 11 314 h –
47 Ipatinga Brazil 30 °C 30 °C 22 °C 127 mm 13 319 h –
48 Campos dos Goytacazes Brazil 30 °C 30 °C 23 °C 147 mm 15 322 h –
49 Cachoeiro de Itapemirim Brazil 30 °C 30 °C 22 °C 166 mm 16 306 h –
50 São João de Meriti Brazil 30 °C 30 °C 23 °C 215 mm 21 301 h –

Monthly values for the month named in the ranking; only destinations with a published climate page are ranked. Download this ranking as CSV.

The same ranking one month earlier and later

February: top 5

  1. Stanley 13 °C
  2. Juliaca 14 °C
  3. La Paz 14 °C
  4. Oruro 15 °C
  5. Cusco 15 °C

Full ranking for February

April: top 5

  1. Stanley 9.5 °C
  2. La Paz 14 °C
  3. Juliaca 14 °C
  4. Puerto Montt 15 °C
  5. Cusco 15 °C

Full ranking for April

How this ranking is built

What is ranked
The average daily high temperature, in °C, in March, highest first.
Period
1991–2020 climate normals: the same 30 years for every destination, so the list compares like with like.
Who is included
50 destinations in South America with a published climate page. Neighbouring places that share a climate series are shown once.
Ties
Equal values are ordered by population.
Sources
ERA5 / ERA5-Land reanalysis via Open-Meteo; sea temperature from NOAA OISST v2.1. Measured values are reproduced unchanged; only the ordering is ours.

Data sources and method

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: ranking order, beach and comfort scores. 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.