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March Weather in Paquera Costa Rica

Daily high temperatures are around 94°F, rarely falling below 90°F or exceeding 96°F. The highest daily average high temperature is 94°F on March 23.

Daily low temperatures are around 80°F, rarely falling below 77°F or exceeding 83°F.

For reference, on March 17, the hottest day of the year, temperatures in Paquera typically range from 80°F to 94°F, while on October 1, the coldest day of the year, they range from 77°F to 88°F.

Average High and Low Temperature in March in Paquera

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 Paquera

Average Hourly Temperature in March in PaqueraMar112233445566778899101011111212131314141515161617171818191920202121222223232424252526262727282829293030313112 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 AMFebAprNowNowwarmwarmhot
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.

Nai Harn, Thailand (11,213 miles away); Klang, Malaysia (11,459 miles); and Surabaya, Indonesia (11,228 miles) are the far-away foreign places with temperatures most similar to Paquera (view comparison).

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The month of March in Paquera experiences rapidly increasing cloud cover, with the percentage of time that the sky is overcast or mostly cloudy increasing from 42% to 54%.

The clearest day of the month is March 1, with clear, mostly clear, or partly cloudy conditions 58% of the time.

For reference, on June 4, the cloudiest day of the year, the chance of overcast or mostly cloudy conditions is 93%, while on January 1, the clearest day of the year, the chance of clear, mostly clear, or partly cloudy skies is 68%.

Cloud Cover Categories in March in Paquera

Cloud Cover Categories in March in PaqueraMar11223344556677889910101111121213131414151516161717181819192020212122222323242425252626272728282929303031310%100%10%90%20%80%30%70%40%60%50%50%60%40%70%30%80%20%90%10%100%0%FebAprMar 158%Mar 158%Mar 3146%Mar 3146%Mar 1157%Mar 1157%Mar 2154%Mar 2154%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 Paquera, the chance of a wet day over the course of March is essentially constant, remaining around 3% throughout.

For reference, the year's highest daily chance of a wet day is 48% on October 6, and its lowest chance is 2% on January 25.

Probability of Precipitation in March in Paquera

Probability of Precipitation in March in PaqueraMar11223344556677889910101111121213131414151516161717181819192020212122222323242425252626272728282929303031310%0%2%2%4%4%6%6%8%8%10%10%12%12%14%14%16%16%18%18%FebAprMar 162%Mar 162%Mar 13%Mar 13%Mar 314%Mar 314%NowNowrain
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 Paquera is essentially constant, remaining about 0.2 inches throughout, and rarely exceeding 0.9 inches or falling below -0.0 inches.

Average Monthly Rainfall in March in Paquera

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 Paquera, the length of the day is gradually increasing. From the start to the end of the month, the length of the day increases by 16 minutes, implying an average daily increase of 33 seconds, and weekly increase of 3 minutes, 48 seconds.

The shortest day of the month is March 1, with 11 hours, 57 minutes of daylight and the longest day is March 31, with 12 hours, 13 minutes of daylight.

Hours of Daylight and Twilight in March in Paquera

Hours of Daylight and Twilight in March in PaqueraMar11223344556677889910101111121213131414151516161717181819192020212122222323242425252626272728282929303031310 hr24 hr4 hr20 hr8 hr16 hr12 hr12 hr16 hr8 hr20 hr4 hr24 hr0 hrFebAprMar 1912 hr, 6 minMar 1912 hr, 6 minnightnightdaydayMar 111 hr, 57 minMar 111 hr, 57 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 Paquera is 5:53 AM on March 1 and the earliest sunrise is 16 minutes earlier at 5:37 AM on March 31.

The latest sunset is 5:50 PM on March 11 and the earliest sunset is 24 seconds earlier at 5:50 PM on March 31.

Daylight saving time is not observed in Paquera during 2024.

For reference, on June 20, the longest day of the year, the Sun rises at 5:20 AM and sets 12 hours, 42 minutes later, at 6:02 PM, while on December 21, the shortest day of the year, it rises at 5:51 AM and sets 11 hours, 33 minutes later, at 5:24 PM.

Sunrise & Sunset with Twilight in March in Paquera

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 Paquera

Solar Elevation and Azimuth in March in PaqueraMar112233445566778899101011111212131314141515161617171818191920202121222223232424252526262727282829293030313112 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 AMFebApr00101020202030304040505050606070800001010202030303040405050606060707080NowNow
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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 Paquera

Moon Rise, Set & Phases in March in PaqueraMar112233445566778899101011111212131314141515161617171818191920202121222223232424252526262727282829293030313112 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 PM5:48 AM5:48 AM5:48 PM5:48 PM5:25 PM5:25 PM6:06 AM6:06 AM6:03 AM6:03 AM6:24 PM6:24 PM5:35 PM5:35 PM5:53 AM5:53 AM5:22 AM5:22 AM5:59 PM5:59 PM5:45 PM5:45 PM5:44 AM5:44 AMNowNow
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%-9:46 AMWSW10:42 PMESE3:48 AMS246,937 mi
2
62%-10:31 AMWSW11:36 PMESE4:36 AMS244,113 mi
3
50%-11:22 AMWSW-5:28 AMS240,748 mi
4
41%12:33 AMESE12:18 PMWSW-6:25 AMS236,978 mi
5
30%1:33 AMESE1:19 PMWSW-7:26 AMS233,024 mi
6
20%2:33 AMESE2:22 PMWSW-8:28 AMS229,192 mi
7
11%3:30 AMESE3:26 PMWSW-9:29 AMS225,843 mi
8
4%4:25 AMESE4:27 PMWSW-10:27 AMS223,337 mi
9
1%5:15 AMESE5:27 PMW-11:21 AMS221,967 mi
10
0%6:03 AME6:24 PMW-12:13 PMS221,898 mi
11
3%6:49 AME7:21 PMW-1:04 PMS223,140 mi
12
9%7:35 AME8:18 PMWNW-1:55 PMN225,541 mi
13
17%8:22 AMENE9:15 PMWNW-2:47 PMN228,826 mi
14
27%9:12 AMENE10:14 PMWNW-3:41 PMN232,650 mi
15
37%10:04 AMENE11:13 PMWNW-4:37 PMN236,654 mi
16
50%10:59 AMENE--5:34 PMN240,521 mi
17
59%-12:11 AMWNW11:54 AMENE6:31 PMN244,003 mi
18
69%-1:06 AMWNW12:50 PMENE7:25 PMN246,936 mi
19
78%-1:58 AMWNW1:43 PMENE8:15 PMN249,238 mi
20
85%-2:44 AMWNW2:34 PMENE9:02 PMN250,893 mi
21
91%-3:27 AMWNW3:22 PMENE9:45 PMN251,931 mi
22
96%-4:06 AMWNW4:08 PMENE10:26 PMN252,410 mi
23
99%-4:43 AMW4:51 PME11:05 PMS252,393 mi
24
100%-5:18 AMW5:35 PME11:44 PMS251,935 mi
25
100%-5:53 AMW6:18 PME--
26
99%-6:28 AMW7:02 PME12:23 AMS251,075 mi
27
96%-7:05 AMWSW7:48 PMESE1:03 AMS249,831 mi
28
92%-7:45 AMWSW8:38 PMESE1:46 AMS248,199 mi
29
85%-8:29 AMWSW9:30 PMESE2:32 AMS246,170 mi
30
77%-9:17 AMWSW10:26 PMESE3:23 AMS243,734 mi
31
68%-10:10 AMWSW11:24 PMESE4:18 AMS240,909 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 Paquera is rapidly increasing during March, rising from 63% to 78% over the course of the month.

For reference, on September 22, the muggiest day of the year, there are muggy conditions 100% of the time, while on February 10, the least muggy day of the year, there are muggy conditions 56% of the time.

Humidity Comfort Levels in March in Paquera

Humidity Comfort Levels in March in PaqueraMar11223344556677889910101111121213131414151516161717181819192020212122222323242425252626272728282929303031310%0%10%10%20%20%30%30%40%40%50%50%60%60%70%70%80%80%90%90%100%100%FebAprMar 163%Mar 163%Mar 3178%Mar 3178%Mar 1168%Mar 1168%Mar 2173%Mar 2173%NowNowmiserablemiserableoppressiveoppressivemuggymuggyhumidhumidcomfortablecomfortable
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 Paquera is gradually decreasing during March, decreasing from 6.9 miles per hour to 6.0 miles per hour over the course of the month.

For reference, on February 27, the windiest day of the year, the daily average wind speed is 7.0 miles per hour, while on July 22, the calmest day of the year, the daily average wind speed is 4.7 miles per hour.

Average Wind Speed in March in Paquera

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 Paquera throughout March is predominantly from the east, with a peak proportion of 43% on March 1.

Wind Direction in March in Paquera

Wind Direction in March in PaqueraESMar11223344556677889910101111121213131414151516161717181819192020212122222323242425252626272728282929303031310%100%20%80%40%60%60%40%80%20%100%0%FebAprNowNowsoutheastnorthwest
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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).

Paquera is located near a large body of water (e.g., ocean, sea, or large lake). This section reports on the wide-area average surface temperature of that water.

The average surface water temperature in Paquera is essentially constant during March, remaining around 84°F throughout.

Average Water Temperature in March in Paquera

The daily average water temperature (purple line), with 25th to 75th and 10th to 90th percentile bands.

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 Paquera 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 Paquera

Time Spent in Various Temperature Bands and the Growing Season in March in PaqueraMar11223344556677889910101111121213131414151516161717181819192020212122222323242425252626272728282929303031310%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 16NowNowwarmhotsweltering
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 Paquera are very rapidly increasing during March, increasing by 1,003°F, from 1,996°F to 2,999°F, over the course of the month.

Growing Degree Days in March in Paquera

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 Paquera is essentially constant during March, remaining within 0.1 kWh of 6.8 kWh throughout.

The highest average daily incident shortwave solar energy during March is 6.9 kWh on March 20.

Average Daily Incident Shortwave Solar Energy in March in Paquera

Average Daily Incident Shortwave Solar Energy in March in PaqueraMar11223344556677889910101111121213131414151516161717181819192020212122222323242425252626272728282929303031310 kWh0 kWh1 kWh1 kWh2 kWh2 kWh3 kWh3 kWh4 kWh4 kWh5 kWh5 kWh6 kWh6 kWh7 kWh7 kWh8 kWh8 kWhFebAprMar 206.9 kWhMar 206.9 kWhMar 16.8 kWhMar 16.8 kWhMar 316.7 kWhMar 316.7 kWhMar 116.9 kWhMar 116.9 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 Paquera are 9.820 deg latitude, -84.935 deg longitude, and 62 ft elevation.

The topography within 2 miles of Paquera contains significant variations in elevation, with a maximum elevation change of 689 feet and an average elevation above sea level of 127 feet. Within 10 miles contains significant variations in elevation (2,444 feet). Within 50 miles contains large variations in elevation (7,641 feet).

The area within 2 miles of Paquera is covered by trees (38%), grassland (18%), water (14%), and cropland (11%), within 10 miles by water (55%) and trees (24%), and within 50 miles by water (49%) and trees (22%).

This report illustrates the typical weather in Paquera, 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 is only a single weather station, Juan Santamaría International Airport, in our network suitable to be used as a proxy for the historical temperature and dew point records of Paquera.

At a distance of 82 kilometers from Paquera, closer than our threshold of 150 kilometers, this station is deemed sufficiently nearby to be relied upon as our primary source for temperature and dew point records.

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

Please note that the station records themselves may additionally have been back-filled using other nearby stations or the MERRA-2 reanalysis.

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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