Oruro weather in March

In March, Oruro sees average daytime highs of 15°C and overnight lows near 5°C, with 85 mm of precipitation across 21.4 wet days and about 12.1 hours of daylight. It is the 8th-warmest and 4th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 15°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 14% of the time in March, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 24 min at the start of March to 11 h 54 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, March is Oruro's 9th-clearest and 12th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Oruro's year-round climate.

Daytime high
15°
8th warmest
Overnight low
8th coldest
Precipitation
85 mm
21.4 wet days
Daylight
12 h 06 min
6:34 AM – 6:42 PM
Cloud cover
71%
9th clearest
Wind
8 km/h
12th windiest
Solar energy
6.46 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.5
out of 10

Oruro is city of Bolivia.

Density
128/km²
people per km²
Founded
1606

Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.

Temperature in March

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 15°C through the month.

A typical March day in Oruro reaches about 15°C in the afternoon and slips back to 5°C overnight — a 10°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 13°C and 18°C. Set against its neighbours, March runs on par with February and about 1°C cooler than April.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
1155
2155
3155
4155
5155
6155
7155
8155
9155
10155
11155
12155
13155
14155
15155
16155
17155
18155
19155
20155
21155
22155
23155
24155
25155
26155
27155
28164
29164
30164
31164

How March really feels in Oruro

Once humidity and wind are folded in, March averages 0 days that feel above 32°C and 0 that feel at or below 0°C — the comfort signal a plain temperature reading hides.

Days feeling ≥ 32°C
0
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
0
wind chill below the day's low

March sits comfortably in between — no days that feel dangerously hot or drop to a hard freeze once humidity and wind are folded in.

Oruro weather by month

How March compares with the rest of the year at a glance. March is the 8th-warmest and 4th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan15° / 14325.60.5132.8
Feb15° / 11622.60.412.62.8
Mar15° / 8521.40.212.13.5
Apr16° / 2790.111.65.3
May16° / 72.30.211.26.2
Jun14° / -1°51.30.410.95.6
Jul14° / -2°820.7115.5
Aug16° / -0°123.10.811.46.0
Sep17° / 215.90.511.96.2
Oct18° / 3510.10.212.46.0
Nov18° / 4913.20.212.85.4
Dec17° / 10520.90.413.13.9

Cloud cover in March

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 14% of the time in March.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 16% of March, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 70%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
12080
22179
32179
42179
52278
62278
72377
82575
92575
102674
112674
122773
132773
142872
152971
162971
173070
183169
193268
203367
213367
223565
233565
243664
253763
263862
273961
283961
294060
304159
314159

Chance of precipitation in March

Any precipitation

Oruro gets around 85 mm of rain and snow over 21.4 wet days in March. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable precipitation averages around 68% and peaks near 78% on the wettest days, and about 0 day brings snow. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

0%20%40%60%80%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
178
277
377
477
576
676
775
874
974
1073
1172
1271
1371
1470
1569
1668
1767
1866
1966
2065
2164
2264
2363
2462
2561
2660
2759
2858
2957
3056
3154

Humidity in March

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Most of March feels dry — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

By dew point, March lands in the dry band about 100% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)
1100
2100
3100
4100
5100
6100
7100
8100
9100
10100
11100
12100
13100
14100
15100
16100
17100
18100
19100
20100
21100
22100
23100
24100
25100
26100
27100
28100
29100
30100
31100

Wind in March

Winds average 8 km/h in March, the calmest month.

Across March, daily wind ranges from about 8 km/h on the calmest days to 8 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
18calm
28calm
38calm
48calm
58calm
68calm
78calm
88calm
98calm
108calm
118calm
128calm
138calm
148calm
158calm
168calm
178calm
188calm
198calm
208calm
218calm
228calm
238calm
248calm
258calm
268calm
278calm
288calm
298calm
308calm
318calm

Sunrise & sunset in March

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 24 min at the start of March to 11 h 54 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 30 minutes over March. Sunrise moves from 6:30 AM to 6:37 AM, and sunset from 6:53 PM to 6:29 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.46:306:53
212.46:306:52
312.36:316:52
412.36:316:51
512.36:316:50
612.36:326:50
712.36:326:49
812.36:326:48
912.26:336:47
1012.26:336:47
1112.26:336:46
1212.26:336:45
1312.26:346:44
1412.26:346:43
1512.16:346:43
1612.16:346:42
1712.16:346:41
1812.16:356:40
1912.16:356:39
2012.16:356:39
2112.06:356:38
2212.06:366:37
2312.06:366:36
2412.06:366:35
2512.06:366:34
2612.06:366:34
2711.96:376:33
2811.96:376:32
2911.96:376:31
3011.96:376:30
3111.96:376:29

Solar energy in March

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in March, about 6.46 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 5.43 kWh/m² to a high of 7.9 kWh/m² in November across the year — March's 6.46 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.5Intense
26.5Intense
36.5Intense
46.5Intense
56.5Intense
66.5Intense
76.5Intense
86.5Intense
96.5Intense
106.5Intense
116.5Intense
126.5Intense
136.5Intense
146.5Intense
156.5Intense
166.5Intense
176.5Intense
186.5Intense
196.5Intense
206.4Intense
216.4Intense
226.4Intense
236.4Intense
246.4Intense
256.4Intense
266.4Intense
276.4Intense
286.3Intense
296.3Intense
306.3Intense
316.3Intense
Planning a trip in March

Hazard calendar for Oruro

In seasonPeak

In March, Oruro sits inside its rainy season season. The full year is below, with each hazard's peak months called out.

Oruro's rainy season runs December–March, when most of the year's rain falls.

Rainy season
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec

Is March a good time to visit Oruro?

Our two travel scores rate March for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal).

3.5
Sightseeing
10th-best month of the year
0.1
Beach & pool
8th-best month of the year

March is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Oruro.

What to pack for Oruro in March

From March's temperature range, rain chance, sun and wind — what's worth putting in the bag.

In March, Oruro sees daytime highs around 15°C and nights near 5°C. Pack rain gear and sun protection. Worth having: a warm layer. About 21 days see rain.

rain gearsun protectiona warm layer

UV index in Oruro in March

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in March peaks around 17 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Oruro peaks around January 21 at about 19 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 23 at about 9 (very high).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — every month of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highExtremeJan 21UV 19Jun 23UV 9
UV index (midday)Level
Jan19Extreme
Feb19Extreme
Mar17Extreme
Apr14Extreme
May11Extreme
Jun9Very high
Jul9Very high
Aug12Extreme
Sep15Extreme
Oct17Extreme
Nov17Extreme
Dec18Extreme
Location & terrain

Where is Oruro?

Oruro sits at 18.0°S, 67.1°W, 3,885 m above sea level, in Bolivia. The nearest listed city is Huanuni, 45 km away.

Sipe SipeVintoQuillacolloQuimeColcapirhuaTiquipaya

Topography around Oruro

How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of Oruro.

Within 3 km, the terrain around Oruro has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 179 m around an average of 3,709 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 700 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,577 m.

The land around Oruro is covered by artificial surfaces (75%) within 3 km, bare terrain (45%) and grassland (33%) within 16 km, and grassland (71%) and bare terrain (21%) within 80 km.

3 km
179 m
16 km
700 m
80 km
2,577 m
grasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwaterwetland
March weather nearby: Huanuni 45 km · Llallagua 74 km · Sipe Sipe 97 km · Vinto 105 km · Quillacollo 108 km · Quime 111 km · Colcapirhua 112 km · Tiquipaya 117 km

Bolivia travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 2
Exercise Increased Caution
Power plugs
Type A / B / C
230 V · 50 Hz
Prices
≈ 40% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$5,148
2025
Happiness
5.8 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Homicide rate
4.4
per 100k, 2023
Road deaths
21.1
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
Lower middle
World Bank
English
Moderate
EF EPI 521
Religion
Roman Catholic 65%Protestant 20%none 6%other 5%

Sources: World Bank, US State Department, World Happiness Report, WHO/UNICEF, EF EPI, CIA World Factbook.

Data sources

Temperature, precipitation, cloud, humidity, wind and solar figures are a 1991–2020 climatology for Oruro (-17.9715°, -67.0932°, elevation 3,885 m), computed from hourly ERA5 reanalysis — contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information. Sun figures are astronomical calculations, not observations. City data © GeoNames, CC BY 4.0. Map outlines from Natural Earth (public domain); interactive map © Google. UV index is derived from CAMS (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service) clear-sky UV data — contains modified Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).