Viacha weather in March

In March, Viacha sees average daytime highs of 15°C and overnight lows near 4°C, with 96 mm of precipitation across 22.4 wet days and about 12.1 hours of daylight. It is the 9th-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 7% 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 Viacha's 9th-clearest and 11th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Viacha's year-round climate.

Daytime high
15°
9th warmest
Overnight low
8th coldest
Precipitation
96 mm
22.4 wet days
Daylight
12 h 06 min
6:39 AM – 6:46 PM
Cloud cover
79%
9th clearest
Wind
5 km/h
11th windiest
Solar energy
6.19 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.1
out of 10

Viacha is city in Bolivia.

Density
18,344/km²
people per km²

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 Viacha reaches about 15°C in the afternoon and slips back to 4°C overnight — a 11°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 12°C and 17°C. Set against its neighbours, March runs on par with February and on par with April.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
1155
2155
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10154
11154
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How March really feels in Viacha

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.

Viacha weather by month

How March compares with the rest of the year at a glance. March is the 9th-warmest and 4th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan15° / 14324.80.612.92.7
Feb15° / 12422.60.412.62.7
Mar15° / 9622.40.112.13.1
Apr15° / 4613.60.111.64.2
May16° / 144.80.111.25.7
Jun15° / -2°82.50.3115.7
Jul15° / -2°1130.911.15.6
Aug16° / -1°174.50.911.45.7
Sep16° / 329.60.611.95.4
Oct17° / 5313.30.512.45.0
Nov17° / 5813.90.112.84.8
Dec16° / 11020.90.5133.5

Cloud cover in March

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 7% of the time in March.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 13% of March, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 80%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
11486
21585
31684
41684
51783
61783
71882
81882
91882
101882
111882
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312575

Chance of precipitation in March

Any precipitation

Viacha gets around 96 mm of rain and snow over 22.4 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 72% and peaks near 79% on the wettest days, and about 0 day brings snow. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
179
279
378
478
578
677
777
876
975
1075
1174
1274
1373
1473
1572
1672
1771
1871
1970
2069
2169
2269
2368
2468
2567
2667
2766
2865
2964
3063
3162

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
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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
16calm
26calm
36calm
46calm
56calm
66calm
76calm
86calm
96calm
105calm
115calm
125calm
135calm
145calm
155calm
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275calm
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305calm
315calm

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 6:36 AM to 6:42 AM, and sunset from 6:57 PM to 6:34 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.46:366:57
212.36:366:56
312.36:366:56
412.36:376:55
512.36:376:54
612.36:376:54
712.36:376:53
812.26:386:52
912.26:386:52
1012.26:386:51
1112.26:386:50
1212.26:396:49
1312.26:396:49
1412.16:396:48
1512.16:396:47
1612.16:396:46
1712.16:406:46
1812.16:406:45
1912.16:406:44
2012.16:406:43
2112.06:406:42
2212.06:406:42
2312.06:416:41
2412.06:416:40
2512.06:416:39
2612.06:416:38
2711.96:416:38
2811.96:416:37
2911.96:426:36
3011.96:426:35
3111.96:426:34

Solar energy in March

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in March, about 6.19 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 5.44 kWh/m² to a high of 7.44 kWh/m² in November across the year — March's 6.19 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.2Intense
26.2Intense
36.2Intense
46.2Intense
56.3Intense
66.3Intense
76.3Intense
86.3Intense
96.3Intense
106.3Intense
116.3Intense
126.2Intense
136.2Intense
146.2Intense
156.2Intense
166.2Intense
176.2Intense
186.2Intense
196.2Intense
206.1Intense
216.1Intense
226.1Intense
236.1Intense
246.1Intense
256.1Intense
266.0Intense
276.0Intense
286.0Intense
296.0Intense
306.0Intense
316.0Intense
Planning a trip in March

Hazard calendar for Viacha

In seasonPeak

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

Viacha'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 Viacha?

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

3.1
Sightseeing
10th-best month of the year
Beach & pool
never really warm enough

March is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Viacha.

What to pack for Viacha in March

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

In March, Viacha sees daytime highs around 15°C and nights near 4°C. Pack rain gear and sun protection. Worth having: a warm layer. About 22 days see rain.

rain gearsun protectiona warm layer

UV index in Viacha 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 Viacha peaks around February 8 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.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highExtremeFeb 8UV 19Jul 9UV 9
UV index (midday)Level
Jan19Extreme
Feb19Extreme
Mar17Extreme
Apr14Extreme
May11Extreme
Jun9Very high
Jul9Very high
Aug13Extreme
Sep15Extreme
Oct17Extreme
Nov17Extreme
Dec18Extreme
Location & terrain

Where is Viacha?

Viacha sits at 16.6°S, 68.3°W, 3,870 m above sea level, in Bolivia. The nearest listed city is Laja, 16 km away.

CopacabanaSorataIsla del SolCaranavi

Topography around Viacha

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Viacha has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 115 m around an average of 3,856 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 360 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 5,498 m.

The land around Viacha is covered by cropland (45%) and grassland (36%) within 3 km, grassland (43%) and cropland (43%) within 16 km, and grassland (65%) within 80 km.

3 km
115 m
16 km
360 m
80 km
5,498 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainsnow and icewaterwetland
March weather nearby: Laja 16 km · Achocalla 18 km · La Paz 23 km · Tiahuanaco 42 km · Copacabana 99 km · Sorata 104 km · Isla del Sol 113 km · Caranavi 120 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 Viacha (-16.65°, -68.3°, elevation 3,870 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).