Climate averages 1991–2020
Pinar del Río weather
in March.
A hot, fairly dry month: the 8th warmest and the driest of the year. Meets the pleasant-weather rule
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
March is a hot month in Pinar del Río: daytime highs average 28.7°C and nights cool to about 19.3°C. By daytime temperature it is the 8th warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 24 mm of rain on roughly 5 days, which makes March a fairly dry month (the driest month of the year). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 12 h 00 min on an average March day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Arroyo Naranjo (152 km away). In March its highs average 28.1°C, 0.6°C cooler than Pinar del Río, with 21 mm of rain.
Among the 21 cities listed in Cuba, Pinar del Río ranks 13th of 21 for the warmest March highs and joint 9th of 21 for the driest March (rainfall, lowest first). The mean March high of those 21 cities is 29.3°C; Pinar del Río is 0.5°C cooler than that mean.
From March to April, average highs rise by 1.9°C to 30.6°C, and monthly rainfall rises from 24 mm to 37 mm.
The annual picture
March in context
Monthly rainfall
Average total · mmAverages from hourly ERA5 reanalysis data. Actual weather varies from year to year. How these numbers are calculated
Every month, side by side
Pinar del Río climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 26.1°C18.1°C | 18.1°C | 36 | 5.4 | 10.911 h |
| February | 27.3°C18.4°C | 18.4°C | 25 | 4.3 | 11.411 h |
| March, selected | 28.7°C19.3°C | 19.3°C | 24 | 4.5 | 12.012 h |
| April | 30.6°C21.1°C | 21.1°C | 37 | 6.2 | 12.713 h |
| May | 31.2°C22.7°C | 22.7°C | 110 | 13.5 | 13.213 h |
| June | 31.0°C23.9°C | 23.9°C | 180 | 21.9 | 13.513 h |
| July | 31.9°C24.2°C | 24.2°C | 126 | 21.6 | 13.413 h |
| August | 31.7°C24.4°C | 24.4°C | 154 | 23.1 | 12.913 h |
| September | 30.6°C24.0°C | 24.0°C | 182 | 23.4 | 12.312 h |
| October | 29.3°C22.9°C | 22.9°C | 110 | 15.5 | 11.612 h |
| November | 27.8°C20.6°C | 20.6°C | 31 | 5.3 | 11.111 h |
| December | 26.7°C19.1°C | 19.1°C | 26 | 4.5 | 10.811 h |
Rainfall is the average of the 30 separate monthly totals. A rain day is a local calendar day with at least 1 mm of precipitation. Daylight is the calculated sunrise-to-sunset length, not measured sunshine.
Compare places
March in nearby cities
- Arroyo Naranjo in MarchCuba · 152 kmHigh 28.1°C · Low 20.1°C · 21 mm rain
- Havana in MarchCuba · 156 kmHigh 27.9°C · Low 20.8°C · 24 mm rain
- San Miguel del Padrón in MarchCuba · 159 kmHigh 28.0°C · Low 20.5°C · 23 mm rain
- Matanzas in MarchCuba · 228 kmHigh 28.0°C · Low 21.2°C · 21 mm rain
- Cárdenas, Cuba in MarchCuba · 265 kmHigh 28.1°C · Low 20.9°C · 23 mm rain
- Cienfuegos in MarchCuba · 336 kmHigh 28.9°C · Low 20.7°C · 22 mm rain
- Cancún in MarchMexico · 353 kmHigh 26.8°C · Low 23.3°C · 25 mm rain
- Santa Clara in MarchCuba · 383 kmHigh 28.6°C · Low 18.8°C · 23 mm rain
Read the numbers correctly
Climate, not a promise.
These patterns help compare months. They cannot tell you the weather on a specific day of your trip.
Sources, method and limitsHow these numbers are made (what the highs, lows and rain days mean, the sources and the model cell used for Pinar del Río) is explained once on the Pinar del Río year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.