Tupiza weather in March

In March, Tupiza sees average daytime highs of 20°C and overnight lows near 8°C, with 64 mm of rain across 14.3 wet days and about 12.2 hours of daylight. It is the 6th-warmest and 4th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 20°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 27% of the time in March, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 30 min at the start of March to 11 h 48 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, March is Tupiza's 9th-clearest and 10th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Tupiza's year-round climate.

Daytime high
20°
6th warmest
Overnight low
8th coldest
Rainfall
64 mm
14.3 wet days
Daylight
12 h 12 min
6:28 AM – 6:37 PM
Cloud cover
56%
9th clearest
Wind
5 km/h
10th windiest
Solar energy
6.37 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.8
out of 10

Tupiza is city of Bolivia.

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 20°C through the month.

A typical March day in Tupiza reaches about 20°C in the afternoon and slips back to 8°C overnight — a 12°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 16°C and 24°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)
1208
2208
3208
4208
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How March really feels in Tupiza

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.

Tupiza weather by month

How March compares with the rest of the year at a glance. March is the 6th-warmest and 4th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan20° / 11720.313.24.7
Feb20° / 9017.312.74.9
Mar20° / 6414.312.25.8
Apr21° / 153.911.57.8
May19° / 20.6118.2
Jun17° / -0°00.110.77.6
Jul17° / -1°10.310.87.5
Aug19° / 20.611.38.2
Sep21° / 71.711.98.3
Oct23° / 204.612.58.0
Nov23° / 338.7137.1
Dec22° / 7715.213.35.8

Cloud cover in March

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 27% of the time in March.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 27% of March, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 45%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14060
24060
34060
44159
54159
64456
74456
84555
94654
104852
114951
125050
135248
145347
155545
165644
175743
185941
196040
206139
216238
226337
236436
246436
256436
266535
276535
286634
296733
306733
316733

Chance of precipitation in March

Any precipitation

Tupiza gets around 64 mm of rain over 14.3 wet days in March. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 46% and peaks near 61% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

0%20%40%60%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
161
261
360
459
558
657
756
855
953
1052
1151
1250
1348
1447
1546
1645
1744
1843
1942
2041
2140
2240
2339
2438
2538
2637
2736
2835
2934
3032
3131

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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3100
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21100
22100
23100
24100
25100
26100
27100
28100
29100
30100
31100

Wind in March

Winds average 5 km/h in March.

Across March, daily wind ranges from about 5 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
15calm
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316calm

Sunrise & sunset in March

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 30 min at the start of March to 11 h 48 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 42 minutes over March. Sunrise moves from 6:22 AM to 6:33 AM, and sunset from 6:50 PM to 6:23 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.56:226:50
212.46:236:49
312.46:236:48
412.46:236:48
512.46:246:47
612.46:246:46
712.36:256:45
812.36:256:44
912.36:256:43
1012.36:266:43
1112.36:266:42
1212.26:276:41
1312.26:276:40
1412.26:276:39
1512.26:286:38
1612.26:286:37
1712.16:286:36
1812.16:296:35
1912.16:296:34
2012.16:296:33
2112.06:306:32
2212.06:306:32
2312.06:306:31
2412.06:316:30
2512.06:316:29
2611.96:316:28
2711.96:326:27
2811.96:326:26
2911.96:326:25
3011.96:326:24
3111.86:336:23

Solar energy in March

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in March, about 6.37 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 5.18 kWh/m² to a high of 7.99 kWh/m² in November across the year — March's 6.37 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.5Intense
26.5Intense
36.4Intense
46.4Intense
56.4Intense
66.4Intense
76.4Intense
86.4Intense
96.4Intense
106.4Intense
116.4Intense
126.4Intense
136.4Intense
146.4Intense
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196.4Intense
206.4Intense
216.3Intense
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236.3Intense
246.3Intense
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266.3Intense
276.3Intense
286.3Intense
296.3Intense
306.3Intense
316.3Intense
Planning a trip in March

Is March a good time to visit Tupiza?

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

5.8
Sightseeing
9th-best month of the year
3.2
Beach & pool
8th-best month of the year

March is a reasonable time to visit Tupiza for sightseeing.

What to pack for Tupiza in March

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

In March, Tupiza sees daytime highs around 20°C and nights near 8°C. Pack rain gear and sun protection. Worth having: a warm layer. About 14 days see rain.

rain gearsun protectiona warm layer

UV index in Tupiza in March

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in March peaks around 15 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Tupiza peaks around January 18 at about 18 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near July 11 at about 7 (very high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highExtremeJan 18UV 18Jul 11UV 7
UV index (midday)Level
Jan18Extreme
Feb18Extreme
Mar15Extreme
Apr12Extreme
May10Very high
Jun8Very high
Jul7Very high
Aug11Extreme
Sep14Extreme
Oct16Extreme
Nov16Extreme
Dec18Extreme
Location & terrain

Where is Tupiza?

Tupiza sits at 21.4°S, 65.7°W, 2,961 m above sea level, in Bolivia. The nearest listed city is Villazón, 73 km away.

TarijaUyuniBermejoPotosíProfesor Salvador MazzaYacuibaTartagal

Topography around Tupiza

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Tupiza has large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 629 m around an average of 3,070 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,536 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 3,219 m.

The land around Tupiza is covered by grassland (33%) and bare terrain (33%) within 3 km, grassland (38%), bare terrain (32%) and shrubs (25%) within 16 km, and grassland (59%) and bare terrain (26%) within 80 km.

3 km
629 m
16 km
1,536 m
80 km
3,219 m
shrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
March weather nearby: Villazón 73 km · Tarija 103 km · Uyuni 159 km · Bermejo 202 km · Potosí 207 km · Profesor Salvador Mazza 220 km · Yacuiba 220 km · Tartagal 231 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 Tupiza (-21.4434°, -65.7188°, elevation 2,961 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).