Villazón weather in March

In March, Villazón sees average daytime highs of 20°C and overnight lows near 8°C, with 39 mm of precipitation across 9.5 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 30% 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 Villazón's 9th-clearest and 10th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Villazón's year-round climate.

Daytime high
20°
6th warmest
Overnight low
9th coldest
Precipitation
39 mm
9.5 wet days
Daylight
12 h 12 min
6:27 AM – 6:37 PM
Cloud cover
54%
9th clearest
Wind
8 km/h
10th windiest
Solar energy
6.55 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.5
out of 10

Villazón is human settlement in 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 Villazón 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 on par with April.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
1208
2208
3208
4208
5208
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8208
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How March really feels in Villazón

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.

Villazón 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° / 7415.313.25.4
Feb20° / 5912.612.85.6
Mar20° / 399.512.26.5
Apr20° / 92.211.57.9
May18° / 10.3118.0
Jun17° / -0°0010.77.1
Jul16° / -1°10.210.87.1
Aug18° / 10.311.28.0
Sep20° / 51.411.98.2
Oct22° / 144.512.57.8
Nov22° / 256.813.17.2
Dec21° / 5212.213.36.2

Cloud cover in March

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 30% of the time in March.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 31% of March, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 38%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14753
24852
34951
44951
55050
65248
75248
85248
95446
105545
115545
125743
135842
146040
156139
166238
176436
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196634
206832
216931
226931
237030
247228
257228
267327
277327
287228
297327
307426
317426

Chance of precipitation in March

Any precipitation

Villazón gets around 39 mm of rain and snow over 9.5 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 30% and peaks near 40% on the wettest days, and about 0 day brings snow. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

0%10%20%30%40%50%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
140
240
340
439
538
638
737
836
935
1034
1134
1233
1333
1432
1531
1631
1730
1829
1929
2028
2127
2227
2326
2426
2525
2624
2723
2822
2920
3019
3118

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
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11100
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28100
29100
30100
31100

Wind in March

Winds average 8 km/h in March.

Across March, daily wind ranges from about 8 km/h on the calmest days to 9 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
199calm
209calm
219calm
229calm
239calm
249calm
259calm
269calm
279calm
289calm
299calm
309calm
319calm

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 6:21 AM to 6:32 AM, and sunset from 6:50 PM to 6:22 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.56:216:50
212.56:226:49
312.46:226:48
412.46:236:47
512.46:236:47
612.46:236:46
712.46:246:45
812.36:246:44
912.36:256:43
1012.36:256:42
1112.36:256:41
1212.26:266:40
1312.26:266:40
1412.26:276:39
1512.26:276:38
1612.26:276:37
1712.16:286:36
1812.16:286:35
1912.16:286:34
2012.16:296:33
2112.06:296:32
2212.06:296:31
2312.06:306:30
2412.06:306:29
2512.06:306:28
2611.96:316:27
2711.96:316:26
2811.96:316:25
2911.96:326:24
3011.96:326:23
3111.86:326:22

Solar energy in March

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in March, about 6.55 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 5.07 kWh/m² to a high of 8.07 kWh/m² in November across the year — March's 6.55 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.7Intense
26.7Intense
36.7Intense
46.7Intense
56.7Intense
66.7Intense
76.6Intense
86.6Intense
96.6Intense
106.6Intense
116.6Intense
126.6Intense
136.6Intense
146.6Intense
156.5Intense
166.5Intense
176.5Intense
186.5Intense
196.5Intense
206.5Intense
216.5Intense
226.5Intense
236.5Intense
246.5Intense
256.4Intense
266.4Intense
276.4Intense
286.4Intense
296.4Intense
306.4Intense
316.4Intense
Planning a trip in March

Is March a good time to visit Villazón?

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

6.5
Sightseeing
9th-best month of the year
3.3
Beach & pool
6th-best month of the year

March is a reasonable time to visit Villazón for sightseeing.

What to pack for Villazón in March

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

In March, Villazón sees daytime highs around 20°C and nights near 8°C. Pack sun protection. Worth having: a warm layer and rain gear. About 10 days see rain.

sun protectiona warm layerrain gear

UV index in Villazón 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 Villazón peaks around January 17 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 17UV 18Jul 11UV 7
UV index (midday)Level
Jan19Extreme
Feb18Extreme
Mar16Extreme
Apr12Extreme
May10Very high
Jun8Very high
Jul7Very high
Aug11Extreme
Sep14Extreme
Oct16Extreme
Nov17Extreme
Dec18Extreme
Location & terrain

Where is Villazón?

Villazón sits at 22.1°S, 65.6°W, 3,455 m above sea level, in Bolivia. The nearest listed city is Tupiza, 73 km away.

TarijaBermejoSan Ramón de la Nueva OránSanta RosaTartagalGeneral MosconiProfesor Salvador Mazza

Topography around Villazón

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Villazón has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 167 m around an average of 3,450 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 887 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 3,049 m.

The land around Villazón is covered by bare terrain (53%) and artificial surfaces (30%) within 3 km, grassland (43%) and bare terrain (43%) within 16 km, and grassland (73%) and bare terrain (21%) within 80 km.

3 km
167 m
16 km
887 m
80 km
3,049 m
shrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
March weather nearby: Tupiza 73 km · Tarija 108 km · Bermejo 148 km · San Ramón de la Nueva Orán 175 km · Santa Rosa 188 km · Tartagal 190 km · General Mosconi 192 km · Profesor Salvador Mazza 196 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 Villazón (-22.0866°, -65.5942°, elevation 3,455 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).