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March Weather in Estanzuela Guatemala

Daily high temperatures increase by 4°F, from 89°F to 93°F, rarely falling below 81°F or exceeding 100°F.

Daily low temperatures increase by 3°F, from 68°F to 71°F, rarely falling below 64°F or exceeding 75°F.

For reference, on April 16, the hottest day of the year, temperatures in Estanzuela typically range from 72°F to 94°F, while on January 15, the coldest day of the year, they range from 67°F to 83°F.

Average High and Low Temperature in March in Estanzuela

The daily average high (red line) and low (blue line) temperature, with 25th to 75th and 10th to 90th percentile bands. The thin dotted lines are the corresponding average perceived temperatures.

The figure below shows you a compact characterization of the hourly average temperatures for the quarter of the year centered on March. The horizontal axis is the day, the vertical axis is the hour of the day, and the color is the average temperature for that hour and day.

Average Hourly Temperature in March in Estanzuela

Average Hourly Temperature in March in EstanzuelaMar112233445566778899101011111212131314141515161617171818191920202121222223232424252526262727282829293030313112 AM12 AM2 AM2 AM4 AM4 AM6 AM6 AM8 AM8 AM10 AM10 AM12 PM12 PM2 PM2 PM4 PM4 PM6 PM6 PM8 PM8 PM10 PM10 PM12 AM12 AMFebAprNowNowcomfortablecomfortablewarmwarmhot
frigid 15°F freezing 32°F very cold 45°F cold 55°F cool 65°F comfortable 75°F warm 85°F hot 95°F sweltering
The average hourly temperature, color coded into bands. The shaded overlays indicate night and civil twilight.

Tabuk, Philippines (9,364 miles away) is the far-away foreign place with temperatures most similar to Estanzuela (view comparison).

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The month of March in Estanzuela experiences increasing cloud cover, with the percentage of time that the sky is overcast or mostly cloudy increasing from 27% to 37%.

The clearest day of the month is March 10, with clear, mostly clear, or partly cloudy conditions 73% of the time.

For reference, on June 12, the cloudiest day of the year, the chance of overcast or mostly cloudy conditions is 92%, while on January 27, the clearest day of the year, the chance of clear, mostly clear, or partly cloudy skies is 77%.

Cloud Cover Categories in March in Estanzuela

Cloud Cover Categories in March in EstanzuelaMar11223344556677889910101111121213131414151516161717181819192020212122222323242425252626272728282929303031310%100%10%90%20%80%30%70%40%60%50%50%60%40%70%30%80%20%90%10%100%0%FebAprMar 173%Mar 173%Mar 3163%Mar 3163%Mar 1173%Mar 1173%Mar 2170%Mar 2170%NowNowclearmostly clearpartly cloudymostly cloudyovercast
0% clear 20% mostly clear 40% partly cloudy 60% mostly cloudy 80% overcast 100%
The percentage of time spent in each cloud cover band, categorized by the percentage of the sky covered by clouds.

A wet day is one with at least 0.04 inches of liquid or liquid-equivalent precipitation. In Estanzuela, the chance of a wet day over the course of March is essentially constant, remaining around 7% throughout.

For reference, the year's highest daily chance of a wet day is 48% on September 14, and its lowest chance is 6% on March 9.

Probability of Precipitation in March in Estanzuela

The percentage of days in which various types of precipitation are observed, excluding trace quantities: rain alone, snow alone, and mixed (both rain and snow fell in the same day).

Rainfall

To show variation within the month and not just the monthly total, we show the rainfall accumulated over a sliding 31-day period centered around each day.

The average sliding 31-day rainfall during March in Estanzuela is essentially constant, remaining about 0.5 inches throughout, and rarely exceeding 1.6 inches or falling below -0.0 inches.

The lowest average 31-day accumulation is 0.4 inches on March 12.

Average Monthly Rainfall in March in Estanzuela

Average Monthly Rainfall in March in EstanzuelaMar11223344556677889910101111121213131414151516161717181819192020212122222323242425252626272728282929303031310.0 in0.0 in0.5 in0.5 in1.0 in1.0 in1.5 in1.5 in2.0 in2.0 in2.5 in2.5 in3.0 in3.0 in3.5 in3.5 inFebAprMar 110.4 inMar 110.4 inMar 10.5 inMar 10.5 inMar 310.6 inMar 310.6 inMar 210.5 inMar 210.5 inNowNow
The average rainfall (solid line) accumulated over the course of a sliding 31-day period centered on the day in question, with 25th to 75th and 10th to 90th percentile bands. The thin dotted line is the corresponding average snowfall.

Over the course of March in Estanzuela, the length of the day is gradually increasing. From the start to the end of the month, the length of the day increases by 25 minutes, implying an average daily increase of 50 seconds, and weekly increase of 5 minutes, 53 seconds.

The shortest day of the month is March 1, with 11 hours, 51 minutes of daylight and the longest day is March 31, with 12 hours, 17 minutes of daylight.

Hours of Daylight and Twilight in March in Estanzuela

Hours of Daylight and Twilight in March in EstanzuelaMar11223344556677889910101111121213131414151516161717181819192020212122222323242425252626272728282929303031310 hr24 hr4 hr20 hr8 hr16 hr12 hr12 hr16 hr8 hr20 hr4 hr24 hr0 hrFebAprMar 1912 hr, 6 minMar 1912 hr, 6 minnightnightdaydayMar 111 hr, 51 minMar 111 hr, 51 minNowNow
The number of hours during which the Sun is visible (black line). From bottom (most yellow) to top (most gray), the color bands indicate: full daylight, twilight (civil, nautical, and astronomical), and full night.

The latest sunrise of the month in Estanzuela is 6:14 AM on March 1 and the earliest sunrise is 21 minutes earlier at 5:54 AM on March 31.

The earliest sunset is 6:06 PM on March 1 and the latest sunset is 4 minutes later at 6:10 PM on March 31.

Daylight saving time is not observed in Estanzuela during 2024.

For reference, on June 20, the longest day of the year, the Sun rises at 5:29 AM and sets 13 hours, 1 minute later, at 6:30 PM, while on December 21, the shortest day of the year, it rises at 6:19 AM and sets 11 hours, 14 minutes later, at 5:33 PM.

Sunrise & Sunset with Twilight in March in Estanzuela

The solar day over the course of March. From bottom to top, the black lines are the previous solar midnight, sunrise, solar noon, sunset, and the next solar midnight. The day, twilights (civil, nautical, and astronomical), and night are indicated by the color bands from yellow to gray.

The figure below presents a compact representation of the sun's elevation (the angle of the sun above the horizon) and azimuth (its compass bearing) for every hour of every day in the reporting period. The horizontal axis is the day of the year and the vertical axis is the hour of the day. For a given day and hour of that day, the background color indicates the azimuth of the sun at that moment. The black isolines are contours of constant solar elevation.

Solar Elevation and Azimuth in March in Estanzuela

Solar Elevation and Azimuth in March in EstanzuelaMar112233445566778899101011111212131314141515161617171818191920202121222223232424252526262727282829293030313112 AM12 AM2 AM2 AM4 AM4 AM6 AM6 AM8 AM8 AM10 AM10 AM12 PM12 PM2 PM2 PM4 PM4 PM6 PM6 PM8 PM8 PM10 PM10 PM12 AM12 AMFebApr00101020202030304040505050606070800001010202030303040405050606070NowNow
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Solar elevation and azimuth over the course of March 2024. The black lines are lines of constant solar elevation (the angle of the sun above the horizon, in degrees). The background color fills indicate the azimuth (the compass bearing) of the sun. The lightly tinted areas at the boundaries of the cardinal compass points indicate the implied intermediate directions (northeast, southeast, southwest, and northwest).

The figure below presents a compact representation of key lunar data for March 2024. The horizontal axis is the day, the vertical axis is the hour of the day, and the colored areas indicate when the moon is above the horizon. The vertical gray bars (new Moons) and blue bars (full Moons) indicate key Moon phases. The label associated with each bar indicates the date and time that the phase is obtained, and the companion time labels indicate the rise and set times of the Moon for the nearest time interval in which the moon is above the horizon.

Moon Rise, Set & Phases in March in Estanzuela

Moon Rise, Set & Phases in March in EstanzuelaMar112233445566778899101011111212131314141515161617171818191920202121222223232424252526262727282829293030313112 AM12 AM4 AM4 AM8 AM8 AM12 PM12 PM4 PM4 PM8 PM8 PM12 AM12 AMFebAprFeb 95:00 PMFeb 95:00 PMFeb 246:31 AMFeb 246:31 AMMar 103:01 AMMar 103:01 AMMar 251:01 AMMar 251:01 AMApr 812:22 PMApr 812:22 PMApr 235:50 PMApr 235:50 PM6:16 AM6:16 AM5:59 PM5:59 PM5:37 PM5:37 PM6:30 AM6:30 AM6:24 AM6:24 AM6:43 PM6:43 PM5:53 PM5:53 PM6:11 AM6:11 AM5:39 AM5:39 AM6:22 PM6:22 PM6:10 PM6:10 PM5:56 AM5:56 AM
The time in which the moon is above the horizon (light blue area), with new moons (dark gray lines) and full moons (blue lines) indicated. The shaded overlays indicate night and civil twilight.
Mar 2024IlluminationMoonriseMoonsetMoonriseMeridian PassingDistance
1
72%-9:57 AMWSW11:10 PMESE4:07 AMS246,905 mi
2
62%-10:40 AMWSW-4:54 AMS244,073 mi
3
50%12:06 AMESE11:30 AMWSW-5:47 AMS240,702 mi
4
41%1:05 AMESE12:25 PMWSW-6:45 AMS236,928 mi
5
30%2:05 AMESE1:26 PMWSW-7:46 AMS232,973 mi
6
20%3:04 AMESE2:31 PMWSW-8:48 AMS229,145 mi
7
11%4:00 AMESE3:36 PMWSW-9:49 AMS225,804 mi
8
4%4:51 AMESE4:40 PMWSW-10:46 AMS223,312 mi
9
1%5:39 AMESE5:42 PMW-11:41 AMS221,957 mi
10
0%6:24 AME6:43 PMW-12:33 PMS221,906 mi
11
3%7:07 AME7:43 PMW-1:24 PMS223,164 mi
12
9%7:50 AME8:42 PMWNW-2:14 PMS225,579 mi
13
17%8:35 AMENE9:42 PMWNW-3:07 PMN228,874 mi
14
27%9:22 AMENE10:43 PMWNW-4:01 PMN232,702 mi
15
37%10:12 AMENE11:44 PMWNW-4:57 PMN236,706 mi
16
50%11:06 AMENE--5:54 PMN240,569 mi
17
59%-12:43 AMWNW12:01 PMENE6:50 PMN244,044 mi
18
69%-1:38 AMWNW12:57 PMENE7:44 PMN246,970 mi
19
78%-2:28 AMWNW1:52 PMENE8:34 PMN249,263 mi
20
85%-3:13 AMWNW2:44 PMENE9:21 PMN250,910 mi
21
91%-3:54 AMWNW3:34 PMENE10:04 PMN251,941 mi
22
96%-4:31 AMWNW4:22 PMENE10:45 PMS252,413 mi
23
99%-5:05 AMW5:08 PME11:24 PMS252,390 mi
24
100%-5:38 AMW5:53 PME--
25
100%-6:11 AMW6:39 PME12:03 AMS251,927 mi
26
99%-6:44 AMW7:26 PMESE12:41 AMS251,062 mi
27
96%-7:19 AMWSW8:14 PMESE1:22 AMS249,813 mi
28
92%-7:56 AMWSW9:06 PMESE2:05 AMS248,176 mi
29
85%-8:38 AMWSW10:00 PMESE2:51 AMS246,141 mi
30
77%-9:25 AMWSW10:57 PMESE3:42 AMS243,700 mi
31
68%-10:18 AMWSW11:56 PMESE4:37 AMS240,871 mi

We base the humidity comfort level on the dew point, as it determines whether perspiration will evaporate from the skin, thereby cooling the body. Lower dew points feel drier and higher dew points feel more humid. Unlike temperature, which typically varies significantly between night and day, dew point tends to change more slowly, so while the temperature may drop at night, a muggy day is typically followed by a muggy night.

The chance that a given day will be muggy in Estanzuela is rapidly increasing during March, rising from 40% to 55% over the course of the month.

For reference, on August 28, the muggiest day of the year, there are muggy conditions 99% of the time, while on January 30, the least muggy day of the year, there are muggy conditions 35% of the time.

Humidity Comfort Levels in March in Estanzuela

Humidity Comfort Levels in March in EstanzuelaMar11223344556677889910101111121213131414151516161717181819192020212122222323242425252626272728282929303031310%0%10%10%20%20%30%30%40%40%50%50%60%60%70%70%80%80%90%90%100%100%FebAprMar 140%Mar 140%Mar 3155%Mar 3155%Mar 1142%Mar 1142%Mar 2147%Mar 2147%NowNowoppressiveoppressivemuggymuggyhumidhumidcomfortablecomfortabledrydry
dry 55°F comfortable 60°F humid 65°F muggy 70°F oppressive 75°F miserable
The percentage of time spent at various humidity comfort levels, categorized by dew point.

This section discusses the wide-area hourly average wind vector (speed and direction) at 10 meters above the ground. The wind experienced at any given location is highly dependent on local topography and other factors, and instantaneous wind speed and direction vary more widely than hourly averages.

The average hourly wind speed in Estanzuela is essentially constant during March, remaining within 0.1 miles per hour of 6.4 miles per hour throughout.

For reference, on January 13, the windiest day of the year, the daily average wind speed is 6.6 miles per hour, while on September 14, the calmest day of the year, the daily average wind speed is 4.1 miles per hour.

The highest daily average wind speed during March is 6.6 miles per hour on March 10.

Average Wind Speed in March in Estanzuela

The average of mean hourly wind speeds (dark gray line), with 25th to 75th and 10th to 90th percentile bands.

The hourly average wind direction in Estanzuela throughout March is predominantly from the north, with a peak proportion of 75% on March 1.

Wind Direction in March in Estanzuela

Wind Direction in March in EstanzuelaMar11223344556677889910101111121213131414151516161717181819192020212122222323242425252626272728282929303031310%100%20%80%40%60%60%40%80%20%100%0%FebAprNowNowsouthnortheast
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The percentage of hours in which the mean wind direction is from each of the four cardinal wind directions, excluding hours in which the mean wind speed is less than 1.0 mph. The lightly tinted areas at the boundaries are the percentage of hours spent in the implied intermediate directions (northeast, southeast, southwest, and northwest).

Definitions of the growing season vary throughout the world, but for the purposes of this report, we define it as the longest continuous period of non-freezing temperatures (≥ 32°F) in the year (the calendar year in the Northern Hemisphere, or from July 1 until June 30 in the Southern Hemisphere).

Temperatures in Estanzuela are sufficiently warm year round that it is not entirely meaningful to discuss the growing season in these terms. We nevertheless include the chart below as an illustration of the distribution of temperatures experienced throughout the year.

Time Spent in Various Temperature Bands and the Growing Season in March in Estanzuela

Time Spent in Various Temperature Bands and the Growing Season in March in EstanzuelaMar11223344556677889910101111121213131414151516161717181819192020212122222323242425252626272728282929303031310%100%10%90%20%80%30%70%40%60%50%50%60%40%70%30%80%20%90%10%100%0%FebApr100%Mar 16100%Mar 16NowNowcomfortablewarmhotswelteringcool
frigid 15°F freezing 32°F very cold 45°F cold 55°F cool 65°F comfortable 75°F warm 85°F hot 95°F sweltering
The percentage of time spent in various temperature bands. The black line is the percentage chance that a given day is within the growing season.

Growing degree days are a measure of yearly heat accumulation used to predict plant and animal development, and defined as the integral of warmth above a base temperature, discarding any excess above a maximum temperature. In this report, we use a base of 50°F and a cap of 86°F.

The average accumulated growing degree days in Estanzuela are rapidly increasing during March, increasing by 823°F, from 1,467°F to 2,290°F, over the course of the month.

Growing Degree Days in March in Estanzuela

Growing Degree Days in March in EstanzuelaMar11223344556677889910101111121213131414151516161717181819192020212122222323242425252626272728282929303031311,400°F1,400°F1,500°F1,500°F1,600°F1,600°F1,700°F1,700°F1,800°F1,800°F1,900°F1,900°F2,000°F2,000°F2,100°F2,100°F2,200°F2,200°F2,300°F2,300°FFebAprMar 11,467°FMar 11,467°FMar 312,290°FMar 312,290°FMar 111,729°FMar 111,729°FMar 212,003°FMar 212,003°FNowNow
The average growing degree days accumulated over the course of March, with 25th to 75th and 10th to 90th percentile bands.

This section discusses the total daily incident shortwave solar energy reaching the surface of the ground over a wide area, taking full account of seasonal variations in the length of the day, the elevation of the Sun above the horizon, and absorption by clouds and other atmospheric constituents. Shortwave radiation includes visible light and ultraviolet radiation.

The average daily incident shortwave solar energy in Estanzuela is essentially constant during March, remaining within 0.2 kWh of 6.8 kWh throughout.

The highest average daily incident shortwave solar energy during March is 7.0 kWh on March 23.

Average Daily Incident Shortwave Solar Energy in March in Estanzuela

Average Daily Incident Shortwave Solar Energy in March in EstanzuelaMar11223344556677889910101111121213131414151516161717181819192020212122222323242425252626272728282929303031310 kWh0 kWh1 kWh1 kWh2 kWh2 kWh3 kWh3 kWh4 kWh4 kWh5 kWh5 kWh6 kWh6 kWh7 kWh7 kWh8 kWh8 kWhFebAprMar 237.0 kWhMar 237.0 kWhMar 16.6 kWhMar 16.6 kWhMar 116.8 kWhMar 116.8 kWhNowNow
The average daily shortwave solar energy reaching the ground per square meter (orange line), with 25th to 75th and 10th to 90th percentile bands.

For the purposes of this report, the geographical coordinates of Estanzuela are 15.000 deg latitude, -89.567 deg longitude, and 620 ft elevation.

The topography within 2 miles of Estanzuela contains only modest variations in elevation, with a maximum elevation change of 367 feet and an average elevation above sea level of 629 feet. Within 10 miles contains only modest variations in elevation (6,831 feet). Within 50 miles also contains extreme variations in elevation (9,865 feet).

The area within 2 miles of Estanzuela is covered by grassland (56%), cropland (29%), and trees (11%), within 10 miles by cropland (38%) and grassland (30%), and within 50 miles by trees (44%) and cropland (34%).

This report illustrates the typical weather in Estanzuela, based on a statistical analysis of historical hourly weather reports and model reconstructions from January 1, 1980 to December 31, 2016.

Temperature and Dew Point

There are 5 weather stations near enough to contribute to our estimation of the temperature and dew point in Estanzuela.

For each station, the records are corrected for the elevation difference between that station and Estanzuela according to the International Standard Atmosphere , and by the relative change present in the MERRA-2 satellite-era reanalysis between the two locations.

The estimated value at Estanzuela is computed as the weighted average of the individual contributions from each station, with weights proportional to the inverse of the distance between Estanzuela and a given station.

The stations contributing to this reconstruction are:

To get a sense of how much these sources agree with each other, you can view a comparison of Estanzuela and the stations that contribute to our estimates of its temperature history and climate. Please note that each source's contribution is adjusted for elevation and the relative change present in the MERRA-2 data.

Other Data

All data relating to the Sun's position (e.g., sunrise and sunset) are computed using astronomical formulas from the book, Astronomical Algorithms 2nd Edition , by Jean Meeus.

All other weather data, including cloud cover, precipitation, wind speed and direction, and solar flux, come from NASA's MERRA-2 Modern-Era Retrospective Analysis . This reanalysis combines a variety of wide-area measurements in a state-of-the-art global meteorological model to reconstruct the hourly history of weather throughout the world on a 50-kilometer grid.

Land Use data comes from the Global Land Cover SHARE database , published by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.

Elevation data comes from the Shuttle Radar Topography Mission (SRTM) , published by NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory.

Names, locations, and time zones of places and some airports come from the GeoNames Geographical Database .

Time zones for airports and weather stations are provided by AskGeo.com .

Maps are © OpenStreetMap contributors.

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