Caldera weather in March

In March, Caldera sees average daytime highs of 20°C and overnight lows near 15°C, with 1 mm of rain across 0.1 wet days and about 12.2 hours of daylight. It is the 3rd-warmest and 5th-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 84% of the time in March, and the air most often feels comfortable.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 36 min at the start of March to 11 h 48 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, March is Caldera's 2nd-clearest and 6th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Caldera's year-round climate.

Daytime high
20°
3rd warmest
Overnight low
15°
10th coldest
Rainfall
1 mm
0.1 wet days
Daylight
12 h 12 min
7:47 AM – 7:59 PM
Cloud cover
26%
2nd clearest
Wind
10 km/h
6th windiest
Solar energy
6.95 kWh/m²
Travel score
8.5
out of 10

Caldera is settlement in Chile.

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 Caldera reaches about 20°C in the afternoon and slips back to 15°C overnight — a 5°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 19°C and 22°C. Set against its neighbours, March runs about 1°C cooler than February and about 2°C warmer than April.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
12116
22116
32116
42116
52116
62116
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Caldera weather by month

How March compares with the rest of the year at a glance. March is the 3rd-warmest and 5th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan21° / 16°0013.58.6
Feb21° / 16°00138.7
Mar20° / 15°10.112.28.5
Apr19° / 14°10.111.48.0
May17° / 13°30.710.77.2
Jun16° / 11°40.510.36.6
Jul16° / 11°40.710.56.3
Aug16° / 11°30.4116.5
Sep16° / 11°10.111.86.9
Oct17° / 12°00.112.67.3
Nov18° / 13°0013.37.9
Dec20° / 14°0013.78.3

Cloud cover in March

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 84% of the time in March.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 11% of March, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 5%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
1964
2964
3964
4964
5964
6973
7964
8964
9964
10964
11955
12955
13946
14946
15946
16946
17946
18946
19946
20955
21955
22955
23946
24946
25946
26955
27955
28946
29946
30946
31946

Chance of precipitation in March

Any precipitation

Caldera gets around 1 mm of rain over 0.1 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 0% and peaks near 1% on the wettest days.

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Humidity in March

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Most of March feels comfortable — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

By dew point, March lands in the comfortable band about 83% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
158411
258411
358510
458510
55869
66868
76868
86877
96886
107876
117885
127885
138884
148884
159874
1610864
1710864
1811863
1912853
2013834
2114824
2215814
2316804
2417794
2518784
2620773
2721763
2823743
2924733
3026722
3127712

Wind in March

Winds average 10 km/h in March.

Across March, daily wind ranges from about 10 km/h on the calmest days to 11 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
111calm
211calm
311calm
411calm
511calm
611calm
711calm
811calm
911calm
1011calm
1111calm
1210calm
1310calm
1410calm
1510calm
1610calm
1710calm
1810calm
1910calm
2010calm
2110calm
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Sunrise & sunset in March

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 36 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 48 minutes over March. Sunrise moves from 7:38 AM to 7:55 AM, and sunset from 8:15 PM to 7:42 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.67:388:15
212.67:398:14
312.57:408:13
412.57:408:12
512.57:418:11
612.57:418:10
712.47:428:09
812.47:438:08
912.47:438:06
1012.47:448:05
1112.37:448:04
1212.37:458:03
1312.37:458:02
1412.37:468:01
1512.27:468:00
1612.27:477:59
1712.27:477:58
1812.17:487:57
1912.17:497:56
2012.17:497:54
2112.17:507:53
2212.07:507:52
2312.07:517:51
2412.07:517:50
2512.07:527:49
2611.97:527:48
2711.97:537:46
2811.97:537:45
2911.87:547:44
3011.87:547:43
3111.87:557:42

Solar energy in March

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in March, about 6.95 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.84 kWh/m² to a high of 9 kWh/m² in December across the year — March's 6.95 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
17.6Intense
27.5Intense
37.5Intense
47.5Intense
57.4Intense
67.4Intense
77.3Intense
87.3Intense
97.3Intense
107.2Intense
117.2Intense
127.1Intense
137.1Intense
147.0Intense
157.0Intense
167.0Intense
176.9Intense
186.9Intense
196.8Intense
206.8Intense
216.7Intense
226.7Intense
236.6Intense
246.6Intense
256.5Intense
266.5Intense
276.5Intense
286.4Intense
296.4Intense
306.3Intense
316.3Intense
Planning a trip in March

Is March a good time to visit Caldera?

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

8.5
Sightseeing
3rd-best month of the year
4.6
Beach & pool
3rd-best month of the year

March is one of the better times to visit Caldera for general sightseeing.

What to pack for Caldera in March

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

In March, Caldera sees daytime highs around 20°C and nights near 15°C. Pack sun protection.

sun protection

Sea temperature near Caldera in March

The nearest coast averages about 19°C in March — the other half of the beach question. The full-year curve and swim-comfort zones are below.

The sea offshore is warmest in February at about 20°C and coldest in August near 14°C.

The water stays below 20°C all year — cool enough that most swimmers want a wetsuit.

12°14°16°18°20°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecbracingcoolrefreshing
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan19Cool
Feb20Cool
Mar19Cool
Apr18Cool
May16Cool
Jun15Cool
Jul15Bracing
Aug14Bracing
Sep14Bracing
Oct15Cool
Nov16Cool
Dec18Cool

UV index in Caldera in March

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in March peaks around 12 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Caldera peaks around January 19 at about 14 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 22 at about 4 (moderate).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeHighModerateHighVery highExtremeJan 19UV 14Jun 22UV 4
UV index (midday)Level
Jan14Extreme
Feb14Extreme
Mar12Extreme
Apr7High
May5High
Jun4Moderate
Jul4Moderate
Aug6High
Sep9Very high
Oct12Extreme
Nov12Extreme
Dec13Extreme
Location & terrain

Where is Caldera?

Caldera sits at 27.1°S, 70.8°W, 23 m above sea level, in Chile. The nearest listed city is Copiapó, 59 km away.

La SerenaCoquimboVicuñaBelénAntofagastaOvalle

Topography around Caldera

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Caldera has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 82 m around an average of 27 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 789 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,395 m.

The land around Caldera is covered by bare terrain (64%) and water (23%) within 3 km, bare terrain (60%) and water (38%) within 16 km, and bare terrain (65%) and water (33%) within 80 km.

3 km
82 m
16 km
789 m
80 km
2,395 m
shrubsgrasslandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
March weather nearby: Copiapó 59 km · Vallenar 168 km · La Serena 318 km · Coquimbo 325 km · Vicuña 330 km · Belén 380 km · Antofagasta 382 km · Ovalle 395 km

Chile travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 2
Exercise Increased Caution
Power plugs
Type C / F / L
220 V · 50 Hz
Prices
≈ 48% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$17,995
2025
Happiness
6.3 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water
98%
of population, 2024
Homicide rate
6.3
per 100k, 2023
Road deaths
14.9
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
High
World Bank
English
Moderate
EF EPI 517
Religion
Catholic 57%none 26%Evangelical or Protestant 16%other Christians and traditions related to Christ 1%

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 Caldera (-27.0681°, -70.8192°, elevation 23 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. Sea temperatures are the NOAA OISST v2.1 1991–2020 monthly climatology (public domain), sampled at the nearest ocean point. 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).