Weather in Cusco in March 2025
Average weather
Average temperature in Cusco in March
The expected average maximum temperature in March is +17°C with a maximum of +21°C and a minimum of +5°C.
The average maximum temperature goes down 12% by the end of the month, compared with the beginning of the month, from +19°C to +17°C.
Is Cusco warm or cold in March?
Cusco is typically mild in March.
Maximum temperatures go up compared to the previous month from +16°C to +16°C. The minimum temperature also goes down from +8°C to +7°C.
Pack a light jacket as it will be warm in the day and cool in the evenings.
March is one of the coolest months in Cusco, here is the comparison with other months:
Climate in Cusco in March
| February | March | April | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg. temperature | ||||||
| +16°C | +16°C | +17°C | ||||
| Min. temperature | ||||||
| +3°C | +3°C | +1°C | ||||
| Max. temperature | ||||||
| +22°C | +21°C | +21°C | ||||
| Rainfall | ||||||
| 208 mm | 174 mm | 84 mm | ||||
| Wind | ||||||
| 1 m/s | 1 m/s | 0 m/s | ||||
| Humidity | ||||||
| 81% | 80% | 78% | ||||
| Air pressure | ||||||
| 1016 HPa | 1017 HPa | 1018 HPa | ||||
| Sunny days | ||||||
| 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Cloudy days | ||||||
| 0 | 0 | 1 | ||||
| Rainy days | ||||||
| 28 | 30 | 28 | ||||
| Snowy days | ||||||
| 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
March weather is still as ok as in February. The temperature levels stay the same in the area of +16°C for average maximum temperature during the day. As March arrives, the amount of rainfall goes down. On average, the rainfall volume decreases from 208 mm to 174 mm. It feels drier, as humidity decreases from 81% to 80%. The average wind speed doesn’t change much during March, staying around 1 m/s. The amount of sunny days stay about the same, averaging 0 sunny days during the month.
April brings much the same weather, it remains ok.
Wind
The average wind speed is 1 m/s getting up to 2 m/s which is a light breeze; barely moving the tree leaves.
The average wind speed in Cusco is gradually increasing during March, going from 2 m/s to 2 m/s over the course of the month.
Rain
How was the weather last March in Cusco?
Climate Change over Years
The climate in Cusco in March has not changed much over the last 43 years.
The average temperature was the lowest in 1985 (+15°C) and the highest in 2020 (+19°C). The driest year was 2022 with only 948 mm of rainfall, and the wettest year was 1985 with 1612 mm.
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Source of the data
For this page, we’ve looked at the typical weather in Cusco, based on historical hourly weather data from January 1, 1979, to December 31, 2023.
For past dates, we show actual recorded data at the location at that time. Forecasts are based on recorded weather during that day of the year, averaged over the total years for which we have records (unless stated otherwise). The daily temperature is the highest recorded temperature in the shadow during that day.