When to go · Santa Cruz
Santa Cruz in March
Avoid month. Listed as a month to avoid: Dec–Mar (rain, heat, carnival closures).
Key facts
- Verdict
- Avoid
- Temperature
- 31°C87°F / 21°C70°F
- average high / low
- Rain days
- 10
- Crowds
- Medium
- Bolivia overall
- Prices
- Medium
- Bolivia overall
Verdict
AvoidBest and avoid months for Santa Cruz
Listed as a month to avoid: Dec–Mar (rain, heat, carnival closures).
Weather in March
- Santa CruzHighs around 30.8 °C, lows around 21 °C, rain on about 10 daysHighs around 87 °F, lows around 70 °F, rain on about 10 days
- Lowlands and Amazon, Bolivia · Santa Cruz, Rurrenabaque, Madidirainy
Hot and humid; floods Dec–Mar; smoke from forest burning in Aug–Sep some years.
Festivals and holidays
Dates as our data lists them. Moving holidays (lunar and Islamic calendars, Easter) shift every year: check the date for your year before you build a trip on it.
Carnival (Oruro) big impact
Feb or Mar (check) · Bolivia
UNESCO-listed parade; Oruro rooms and buses sell out; water fights nationwide.
Crowds and prices
- Crowds · Bolivia overall
- Medium
- Prices · Bolivia overall
- Medium
Bolivia overall: Mirror on the Salar; some island-hotel routes closed by water.
What to pack
- Light, breathable clothes, a sun hat and sunscreen
- A rain jacket or umbrella and shoes that dry fast