Potosí weather in March

In March, Potosí sees average daytime highs of 15°C and overnight lows near 5°C, with 108 mm of precipitation across 21.4 wet days and about 12.1 hours of daylight. It is the 10th-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 12% 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 Potosí's 9th-clearest and 12th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Potosí's year-round climate.

Daytime high
15°
10th warmest
Overnight low
8th coldest
Precipitation
108 mm
21.4 wet days
Daylight
12 h 06 min
6:29 AM – 6:37 PM
Cloud cover
70%
9th clearest
Wind
6 km/h
12th windiest
Solar energy
6.12 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.3
out of 10

Potosí is city in Bolivia.

Density
1,195/km²
people per km²
Founded
1545

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 Potosí 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 12°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)
1156
2156
3155
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5155
6155
7155
8155
9155
10155
11155
12155
13155
14155
15155
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22155
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26155
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28155
29155
30155
31154

How March really feels in Potosí

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.

Potosí weather by month

How March compares with the rest of the year at a glance. March is the 10th-warmest and 4th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan15° / 17125.80.213.12.7
Feb15° / 14723.40.112.72.7
Mar15° / 10821.40.212.13.3
Apr16° / 359.6011.65.1
May16° / -0°61.80.111.16.4
Jun15° / -2°20.50.110.86.3
Jul15° / -3°410.310.96.1
Aug16° / -1°102.60.611.36.5
Sep17° / 266.50.211.96.2
Oct18° / 5111.80.212.55.6
Nov17° / 7715.60.212.94.7
Dec16° / 13322.50.113.23.5

Cloud cover in March

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 12% of the time in March.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 20% of March, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 68%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
12377
22377
32476
42476
52476
62575
72773
82773
92773
102773
112971
122971
132971
143169
153169
163169
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193466
203664
213664
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233763
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253961
264060
274159
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304357
314258

Chance of precipitation in March

Any precipitation

Potosí gets around 108 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
278
377
476
576
675
774
874
973
1072
1171
1271
1370
1469
1569
1668
1767
1866
1966
2065
2165
2264
2364
2463
2562
2662
2761
2860
2959
3058
3157

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
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23100
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30100
31100

Wind in March

Winds average 6 km/h in March, the calmest month.

Across March, daily wind ranges from about 6 km/h on the calmest days to 6 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
16calm
26calm
36calm
46calm
56calm
66calm
76calm
86calm
96calm
106calm
116calm
126calm
136calm
146calm
156calm
166calm
176calm
186calm
196calm
206calm
216calm
226calm
236calm
246calm
256calm
266calm
276calm
286calm
296calm
306calm
316calm

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 6:24 AM to 6:32 AM, and sunset from 6:49 PM to 6:24 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.46:246:49
212.46:246:48
312.46:246:47
412.46:256:47
512.36:256:46
612.36:256:45
712.36:266:44
812.36:266:43
912.36:266:43
1012.36:276:42
1112.26:276:41
1212.26:276:40
1312.26:286:39
1412.26:286:39
1512.26:286:38
1612.16:296:37
1712.16:296:36
1812.16:296:35
1912.16:296:34
2012.16:306:33
2112.06:306:32
2212.06:306:32
2312.06:306:31
2412.06:316:30
2512.06:316:29
2611.96:316:28
2711.96:316:27
2811.96:326:26
2911.96:326:25
3011.96:326:24
3111.96:326:24

Solar energy in March

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in March, about 6.12 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 5.29 kWh/m² to a high of 7.44 kWh/m² in November across the year — March's 6.12 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.2Intense
26.2Intense
36.2Intense
46.2Intense
56.2Intense
66.2Intense
76.2Intense
86.2Intense
96.2Intense
106.2Intense
116.2Intense
126.2Intense
136.2Intense
146.2Intense
156.2Intense
166.1Intense
176.1Intense
186.1Intense
196.1Intense
206.1Intense
216.1Intense
226.1Intense
236.0Intense
246.0Intense
256.0Intense
266.0Intense
276.0Intense
286.0Bright
296.0Bright
306.0Bright
316.0Bright
Planning a trip in March

Hazard calendar for Potosí

In seasonPeak

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

Potosí's rainy season runs November–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 Potosí?

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

3.3
Sightseeing
10th-best month of the year
0.0
Beach & pool
10th-best month of the year

March is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Potosí.

What to pack for Potosí in March

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

In March, Potosí 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 Potosí in March

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in March peaks around 16 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Potosí peaks around January 21 at about 18 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 22 at about 8 (very high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highExtremeJan 21UV 18Jun 22UV 8
UV index (midday)Level
Jan19Extreme
Feb18Extreme
Mar16Extreme
Apr13Extreme
May10Extreme
Jun8Very high
Jul9Very high
Aug12Extreme
Sep15Extreme
Oct16Extreme
Nov17Extreme
Dec18Extreme
Location & terrain

Where is Potosí?

Potosí sits at 19.6°S, 65.8°W, 3,967 m above sea level, in Bolivia. The nearest listed city is Sucre, 80 km away.

UyuniLlallaguaHuanuniMizqueTupizaPunataOruro

Topography around Potosí

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Potosí has large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 695 m around an average of 4,008 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,712 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 3,305 m.

The land around Potosí is covered by artificial surfaces (51%) and bare terrain (29%) within 3 km, grassland (72%) and bare terrain (24%) within 16 km, and grassland (71%) and bare terrain (23%) within 80 km.

3 km
695 m
16 km
1,712 m
80 km
3,305 m
shrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
March weather nearby: Sucre 80 km · Uyuni 148 km · Llallagua 155 km · Huanuni 184 km · Mizque 188 km · Tupiza 207 km · Punata 227 km · Oruro 228 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 Potosí (-19.5836°, -65.7531°, elevation 3,967 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).