El Tunco weather in March
March in El Tunco: sweltering, dry — fine if you can take 36°C afternoons.
Updated September 2026 · climate normals from ERA5 reanalysis
#4 of 12 months in El Tunco · #105 of 1413 destinations to visit in March · comfort 91/100 (tier S)
- Days
- 33°C
- Nights
- 24°C
- Wet days
- 2
- Sun
- 11.3 h
- Humidity
- 65%
- Daylight
- 12 h
Traveller notes on El Tunco in March
Other months in El Tunco
El Tunco-focused surf guides call December and January the pick of the year: the region's soggier months have just ended, so it's dry-season sunshine and low crowds by Central American standards, with swell still consistent enough to keep the reef breaks at El Sunzal working most days. Waves run a touch smaller than the peak swell months, but clean rather than blown-out, and the water stays warm enough that a rash guard covers it for most visitors. The trade-off for the good weather is a busier stretch right around Christmas and New Year, when domestic tourists from San Salvador fill the town's hostels and beachfront bars. Outside that holiday spike, regulars describe December as close to the year's most reliable combination of sun, manageable waves, and thin crowds. The record: 30.9C days feeling like a sticky 35C, 23.1C nights, just 9.2mm across 2.2 days, a 29C sea, 68 percent humidity and 10.3 hours of sun.
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El Tunco climate normals — March
Monthly averages from ERA5 reanalysis. AQI is the mean US Air Quality Index for the month.
Crowds in El Tunco in March
How busy the place itself is — school and mass holidays, the months an editor tagged, and how sought-after the weather makes them. Never part of the comfort score.
Peak crowdsSouth swell season, Semana Santa, school holidays in 2 of the markets that fill it(estimated)
Peak crowdsBusyShoulder seasonQuiet
Best months for El Tunco's weather
Ranked by this destination's own climate comfort score across the year — a different thing from how busy it gets (see Crowds above).
Fair weatherEl Tunco's weather peaks December–February, best around January.
Best weatherFair weatherToughest weather
What's on in El Tunco in March
Recurring seasonal events, natural spectacles, closures and holidays — curated and sourced.
- Season
South swell season
15 Mar – 31 Oct · usuallySurf seasonCrowdedSouthern-hemisphere swells light up the point breaks at Sunzal, El Tunco and Punta Roca almost daily. The rain arrives with it but mostly in the afternoon, so the dawn session stays clean and the town empties out at midday. Source ↗
- Holiday
Semana Santa
20 Mar – 20 Apr · usuallyEaster & Holy WeekCrowdedBook earlyHalf the country heads for the coast over Holy Week. El Tunco's hostels book out, the beach bars run late every night and the line-up at the main peak gets crowded from Thursday. Source ↗
- Season
Dry season
1 Nov – 15 Apr · usuallyThe rain stops and the waves drop to a size beginners can handle, which is when surf schools do their best business. Outside Christmas and Easter the town is at its most relaxed.
Nearby, and something's on
Within 300 km of El Tunco — a day trip or a short hop — with something on this month. Never part of the comfort score.
Where is El Tunco?
El Tunco in March — FAQ
- Is March a good time to visit El Tunco?
- March in El Tunco: sweltering, dry — fine if you can take 36°C afternoons. It ranks #4 of 12 months for El Tunco on SeasonMap's comfort score (91/100).
- What is the weather like in El Tunco in March?
- In March, El Tunco averages a daily high of 32.6°C and a low of 24°C, with about 6 mm of rain over roughly 1.9 rainy days.
- What is the air quality in El Tunco in March?
- El Tunco has a mean US Air Quality Index of about 54 in March.
Within 300 km: Antigua Guatemala's Lenten processions around 15 Feb – 27 Mar, and Lake Atitlán's Semana Santa at Santiago Atitlan on 29 Mar – 5 Apr.