Tiahuanaco weather in March

In March, Tiahuanaco sees average daytime highs of 14°C and overnight lows near 6°C, with 194 mm of precipitation across 26.3 wet days and about 12.1 hours of daylight. It is the 6th-warmest and 3rd-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 14°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 8% of the time in March, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 18 min at the start of March to 11 h 54 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, March is Tiahuanaco's 9th-clearest and 12th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Tiahuanaco's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 14°; 6th warmest
Overnight low: 6°; 8th coldest
Precipitation: 194 mm; 26.3 wet days
Daylight: 12 h 06 min; 6:41 AM – 6:48 PM
Cloud cover: 78%; 9th clearest
Wind: 6 km/h; 12th windiest
Solar energy: 6.59 kWh/m²
Travel score: 2.5; out of 10

Tiahuanaco is archaeological site in Bolivia.

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

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Temperature in March

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 14°C through the month.

A typical March day in Tiahuanaco reaches about 14°C in the afternoon and slips back to 6°C overnight — a 7°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 12°C and 16°C. Set against its neighbours, March runs on par with February and on par with April.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Avg high (°C)	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14
Avg low (°C)	7	7	7	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	14	7
2	14	7
3	14	7
4	14	6
5	14	6
6	14	6
7	14	6
8	14	6
9	14	6
10	14	6
11	14	6
12	14	6
13	14	6
14	14	6
15	14	6
16	14	6
17	14	6
18	14	6
19	14	6
20	14	6
21	14	6
22	14	6
23	14	6
24	14	6
25	14	6
26	14	6
27	14	6
28	14	6
29	14	6
30	14	6
31	14	6

How March really feels in Tiahuanaco

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

heat index over the day's high

Days feeling ≤ 0°C

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.

Tiahuanaco weather by month

How March compares with the rest of the year at a glance. March is the 6th-warmest and 3rd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Snow days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	14° / 7°	265	28.3	0.9	12.9	2.2
Feb	14° / 7°	243	25.8	0.7	12.6	2.2
Mar	14° / 6°	194	26.3	0.4	12.1	2.5
Apr	14° / 5°	74	16.5	0.1	11.6	3.4
May	14° / 4°	20	4.9	0.3	11.2	4.7
Jun	13° / 3°	10	2.4	0.4	11	4.8
Jul	13° / 2°	13	3.1	0.9	11.1	4.6
Aug	14° / 3°	15	4.1	0.7	11.4	5.1
Sep	15° / 4°	36	8.3	0.8	11.9	5.0
Oct	16° / 6°	64	13.8	0.8	12.4	4.5
Nov	16° / 7°	82	16.3	0	12.8	4.2
Dec	15° / 7°	178	24.7	0.6	13	2.8

Cloud cover in March

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 8% of the time in March.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 12% of March, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 80%.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Clearer (%)	15	15	15	16	16	17	17	17	16	17	17	17	18	18	20	20	20	20	21	21	22	22	23	24	24	25	25	27	27	28	29
Cloudier (%)	85	85	85	84	84	83	83	83	84	83	83	83	82	82	80	80	80	80	79	79	78	78	77	76	76	75	75	73	73	72	71

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	15	85
2	15	85
3	15	85
4	16	84
5	16	84
6	17	83
7	17	83
8	17	83
9	16	84
10	17	83
11	17	83
12	17	83
13	18	82
14	18	82
15	20	80
16	20	80
17	20	80
18	20	80
19	21	79
20	21	79
21	22	78
22	22	78
23	23	77
24	24	76
25	24	76
26	25	75
27	25	75
28	27	73
29	27	73
30	28	72
31	29	71

Chance of precipitation in March

Any precipitationSnow

Tiahuanaco gets around 194 mm of rain and snow over 26.3 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 84% and peaks near 90% on the wettest days, and about 0 day brings snow. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Rain chance (%)	90	89	89	89	89	88	88	88	88	87	87	87	86	86	85	85	84	84	83	83	82	82	82	81	81	80	79	79	78	77	76
Snow chance (%)	3	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	0	0	0

	Rain chance (%)	Snow chance (%)
1	90	3
2	89	2
3	89	2
4	89	2
5	89	2
6	88	2
7	88	2
8	88	2
9	88	2
10	87	2
11	87	2
12	87	2
13	86	2
14	86	2
15	85	2
16	85	1
17	84	1
18	84	1
19	83	1
20	83	1
21	82	1
22	82	1
23	82	1
24	81	1
25	81	1
26	80	1
27	79	1
28	79	1
29	78	0
30	77	0
31	76	0

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.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Dry (%)	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100

	Dry (%)
1	100
2	100
3	100
4	100
5	100
6	100
7	100
8	100
9	100
10	100
11	100
12	100
13	100
14	100
15	100
16	100
17	100
18	100
19	100
20	100
21	100
22	100
23	100
24	100
25	100
26	100
27	100
28	100
29	100
30	100
31	100

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.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Wind speed (km/h)	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6
Feels	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm

	Wind speed (km/h)	Feels
1	6	calm
2	6	calm
3	6	calm
4	6	calm
5	6	calm
6	6	calm
7	6	calm
8	6	calm
9	6	calm
10	6	calm
11	6	calm
12	6	calm
13	6	calm
14	6	calm
15	6	calm
16	6	calm
17	6	calm
18	6	calm
19	6	calm
20	6	calm
21	6	calm
22	6	calm
23	6	calm
24	6	calm
25	6	calm
26	6	calm
27	6	calm
28	6	calm
29	6	calm
30	6	calm
31	6	calm

Sunrise & sunset in March

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 18 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 24 minutes over March. Sunrise moves from 6:37 AM to 6:43 AM, and sunset from 6:58 PM to 6:36 PM.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Daylight (h)	12.3	12.3	12.3	12.3	12.3	12.3	12.3	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9
Sunrise (AM)	6:37	6:38	6:38	6:38	6:39	6:39	6:39	6:39	6:39	6:40	6:40	6:40	6:40	6:41	6:41	6:41	6:41	6:41	6:41	6:42	6:42	6:42	6:42	6:42	6:42	6:43	6:43	6:43	6:43	6:43	6:43
Sunset (PM)	6:58	6:58	6:57	6:57	6:56	6:55	6:54	6:54	6:53	6:52	6:52	6:51	6:50	6:49	6:49	6:48	6:47	6:46	6:46	6:45	6:44	6:43	6:42	6:42	6:41	6:40	6:39	6:38	6:38	6:37	6:36

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	12.3	6:37	6:58
2	12.3	6:38	6:58
3	12.3	6:38	6:57
4	12.3	6:38	6:57
5	12.3	6:39	6:56
6	12.3	6:39	6:55
7	12.3	6:39	6:54
8	12.2	6:39	6:54
9	12.2	6:39	6:53
10	12.2	6:40	6:52
11	12.2	6:40	6:52
12	12.2	6:40	6:51
13	12.2	6:40	6:50
14	12.1	6:41	6:49
15	12.1	6:41	6:49
16	12.1	6:41	6:48
17	12.1	6:41	6:47
18	12.1	6:41	6:46
19	12.1	6:41	6:46
20	12.1	6:42	6:45
21	12.0	6:42	6:44
22	12.0	6:42	6:43
23	12.0	6:42	6:42
24	12.0	6:42	6:42
25	12.0	6:42	6:41
26	12.0	6:43	6:40
27	11.9	6:43	6:39
28	11.9	6:43	6:38
29	11.9	6:43	6:38
30	11.9	6:43	6:37
31	11.9	6:43	6:36

Solar energy in March

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in March, about 6.59 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 5.47 kWh/m² to a high of 7.9 kWh/m² in November across the year — March's 6.59 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Solar energy (kWh/m²)	6.7	6.7	6.7	6.7	6.7	6.7	6.7	6.7	6.7	6.7	6.7	6.7	6.6	6.6	6.6	6.6	6.6	6.6	6.5	6.5	6.5	6.5	6.5	6.5	6.4	6.4	6.4	6.4	6.4	6.4	6.4
Level	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense

	Solar energy (kWh/m²)	Level
1	6.7	Intense
2	6.7	Intense
3	6.7	Intense
4	6.7	Intense
5	6.7	Intense
6	6.7	Intense
7	6.7	Intense
8	6.7	Intense
9	6.7	Intense
10	6.7	Intense
11	6.7	Intense
12	6.7	Intense
13	6.6	Intense
14	6.6	Intense
15	6.6	Intense
16	6.6	Intense
17	6.6	Intense
18	6.6	Intense
19	6.5	Intense
20	6.5	Intense
21	6.5	Intense
22	6.5	Intense
23	6.5	Intense
24	6.5	Intense
25	6.4	Intense
26	6.4	Intense
27	6.4	Intense
28	6.4	Intense
29	6.4	Intense
30	6.4	Intense
31	6.4	Intense

Planning a trip in March

Hazard calendar for Tiahuanaco

In seasonPeak

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

Tiahuanaco's monsoon runs December–March, when most of the year's rain falls.

Monsoon

Jan

Feb

Mar

Apr

May

Jun

Jul

Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

Is March a good time to visit Tiahuanaco?

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

2.5

Sightseeing

10th-best month of the year

—

Beach & pool

never really warm enough

March is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Tiahuanaco.

What to pack for Tiahuanaco in March

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

In March, Tiahuanaco sees daytime highs around 14°C and nights near 6°C. Pack rain gear and sun protection. Worth having: a warm layer. About 26 days see rain.

rain gearsun protectiona warm layer

UV index in Tiahuanaco 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 Tiahuanaco peaks around February 9 at about 19 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near July 9 at about 9 (very high).

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

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
UV index (midday)	18	19	16	14	11	9	9	12	14	17	17	17
Level	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Very high	Very high	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	18	Extreme
Feb	19	Extreme
Mar	16	Extreme
Apr	14	Extreme
May	11	Extreme
Jun	9	Very high
Jul	9	Very high
Aug	12	Extreme
Sep	14	Extreme
Oct	17	Extreme
Nov	17	Extreme
Dec	17	Extreme

Location & terrain

Where is Tiahuanaco?

Tiahuanaco sits at 16.6°S, 68.7°W, 0 m above sea level, in Bolivia. The nearest listed city is Laja, 32 km away.

Topography around Tiahuanaco

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Tiahuanaco has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 314 m around an average of 3,862 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 997 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 4,259 m.

The land around Tiahuanaco is covered by grassland (61%) and cropland (35%) within 3 km, grassland (66%) and cropland (32%) within 16 km, and grassland (68%) within 80 km.

3 km

314 m

grassland 61%

16 km

997 m

grassland 66%

80 km

4,259 m

grassland 68%

grasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainsnow and icewaterwetland

← February Tiahuanaco year-round climate April →Best places to visit in March

March weather nearby: Laja 32 km · Viacha 42 km · Achocalla 56 km · La Paz 57 km · Copacabana 60 km · Isla del Sol 76 km · Sorata 87 km · Ilave 118 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

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 Tiahuanaco (-16.5523°, -68.6795°, elevation 0 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).

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	14	7
2	14	7
3	14	7
4	14	6
5	14	6
6	14	6
7	14	6
8	14	6
9	14	6
10	14	6
11	14	6
12	14	6
13	14	6
14	14	6
15	14	6
16	14	6
17	14	6
18	14	6
19	14	6
20	14	6
21	14	6
22	14	6
23	14	6
24	14	6
25	14	6
26	14	6
27	14	6
28	14	6
29	14	6
30	14	6
31	14	6

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	15	85
2	15	85
3	15	85
4	16	84
5	16	84
6	17	83
7	17	83
8	17	83
9	16	84
10	17	83
11	17	83
12	17	83
13	18	82
14	18	82
15	20	80
16	20	80
17	20	80
18	20	80
19	21	79
20	21	79
21	22	78
22	22	78
23	23	77
24	24	76
25	24	76
26	25	75
27	25	75
28	27	73
29	27	73
30	28	72
31	29	71

	Rain chance (%)	Snow chance (%)
1	90	3
2	89	2
3	89	2
4	89	2
5	89	2
6	88	2
7	88	2
8	88	2
9	88	2
10	87	2
11	87	2
12	87	2
13	86	2
14	86	2
15	85	2
16	85	1
17	84	1
18	84	1
19	83	1
20	83	1
21	82	1
22	82	1
23	82	1
24	81	1
25	81	1
26	80	1
27	79	1
28	79	1
29	78	0
30	77	0
31	76	0

	Dry (%)
1	100
2	100
3	100
4	100
5	100
6	100
7	100
8	100
9	100
10	100
11	100
12	100
13	100
14	100
15	100
16	100
17	100
18	100
19	100
20	100
21	100
22	100
23	100
24	100
25	100
26	100
27	100
28	100
29	100
30	100
31	100

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	14	7
2	14	7
3	14	7
4	14	6
5	14	6
6	14	6
7	14	6
8	14	6
9	14	6
10	14	6
11	14	6
12	14	6
13	14	6
14	14	6
15	14	6
16	14	6
17	14	6
18	14	6
19	14	6
20	14	6
21	14	6
22	14	6
23	14	6
24	14	6
25	14	6
26	14	6
27	14	6
28	14	6
29	14	6
30	14	6
31	14	6

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	15	85
2	15	85
3	15	85
4	16	84
5	16	84
6	17	83
7	17	83
8	17	83
9	16	84
10	17	83
11	17	83
12	17	83
13	18	82
14	18	82
15	20	80
16	20	80
17	20	80
18	20	80
19	21	79
20	21	79
21	22	78
22	22	78
23	23	77
24	24	76
25	24	76
26	25	75
27	25	75
28	27	73
29	27	73
30	28	72
31	29	71

	Rain chance (%)	Snow chance (%)
1	90	3
2	89	2
3	89	2
4	89	2
5	89	2
6	88	2
7	88	2
8	88	2
9	88	2
10	87	2
11	87	2
12	87	2
13	86	2
14	86	2
15	85	2
16	85	1
17	84	1
18	84	1
19	83	1
20	83	1
21	82	1
22	82	1
23	82	1
24	81	1
25	81	1
26	80	1
27	79	1
28	79	1
29	78	0
30	77	0
31	76	0

	Dry (%)
1	100
2	100
3	100
4	100
5	100
6	100
7	100
8	100
9	100
10	100
11	100
12	100
13	100
14	100
15	100
16	100
17	100
18	100
19	100
20	100
21	100
22	100
23	100
24	100
25	100
26	100
27	100
28	100
29	100
30	100
31	100

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	14	7
2	14	7
3	14	7
4	14	6
5	14	6
6	14	6
7	14	6
8	14	6
9	14	6
10	14	6
11	14	6
12	14	6
13	14	6
14	14	6
15	14	6
16	14	6
17	14	6
18	14	6
19	14	6
20	14	6
21	14	6
22	14	6
23	14	6
24	14	6
25	14	6
26	14	6
27	14	6
28	14	6
29	14	6
30	14	6
31	14	6

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	15	85
2	15	85
3	15	85
4	16	84
5	16	84
6	17	83
7	17	83
8	17	83
9	16	84
10	17	83
11	17	83
12	17	83
13	18	82
14	18	82
15	20	80
16	20	80
17	20	80
18	20	80
19	21	79
20	21	79
21	22	78
22	22	78
23	23	77
24	24	76
25	24	76
26	25	75
27	25	75
28	27	73
29	27	73
30	28	72
31	29	71

	Rain chance (%)	Snow chance (%)
1	90	3
2	89	2
3	89	2
4	89	2
5	89	2
6	88	2
7	88	2
8	88	2
9	88	2
10	87	2
11	87	2
12	87	2
13	86	2
14	86	2
15	85	2
16	85	1
17	84	1
18	84	1
19	83	1
20	83	1
21	82	1
22	82	1
23	82	1
24	81	1
25	81	1
26	80	1
27	79	1
28	79	1
29	78	0
30	77	0
31	76	0

	Dry (%)
1	100
2	100
3	100
4	100
5	100
6	100
7	100
8	100
9	100
10	100
11	100
12	100
13	100
14	100
15	100
16	100
17	100
18	100
19	100
20	100
21	100
22	100
23	100
24	100
25	100
26	100
27	100
28	100
29	100
30	100
31	100