Chillán Viejo weather in March

In March, Chillán Viejo sees average daytime highs of 24°C and overnight lows near 11°C, with 21 mm of rain across 2.7 wet days and about 12.3 hours of daylight. It is the 4th-warmest and 9th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 26°C in the first days to 23°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 71% of the time in March, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 54 min at the start of March to 11 h 42 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, March is Chillán Viejo's 4th-clearest and 5th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Chillán Viejo's year-round climate.

Daytime high
24°
4th warmest
Overnight low
11°
9th coldest
Rainfall
21 mm
2.7 wet days
Daylight
12 h 18 min
7:49 AM – 8:07 PM
Cloud cover
26%
4th clearest
Wind
12 km/h
5th windiest
Solar energy
5.9 kWh/m²
Travel score
8.7
out of 10

Chillán Viejo is city in Chile.

Density
3,158/km²
people per km²
Founded
1895

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

Temperature in March

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs ease over the month, from about 26°C in the first days to 23°C by the end.

A typical March day in Chillán Viejo reaches about 24°C in the afternoon and slips back to 11°C overnight — a 14°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 21°C and 28°C. Set against its neighbours, March runs about 3°C cooler than February and about 5°C warmer than April.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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Chillán Viejo weather by month

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

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan27° / 13°81.114.28.6
Feb27° / 12°181.613.48.6
Mar24° / 11°212.712.38.7
Apr20° / 605.211.17.1
May15° / 1579.610.14.8
Jun13° / 21413.39.53.2
Jul13° / 15911.79.83.3
Aug14° / 13211.310.64.1
Sep16° / 726.911.85.6
Oct19° / 496.512.96.8
Nov22° / 253.1148.2
Dec25° / 11°162.414.58.7

Cloud cover in March

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 71% 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 17%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
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28812
38812
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58713
68713
78614
88614
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317426

Chance of precipitation in March

Any precipitation

Chillán Viejo gets around 21 mm of rain over 2.7 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 9% and peaks near 13% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
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2812
2912
3013
3113

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 84% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
177212
277212
377212
477212
578202
678202
779201
879201
980191
1080191
1180191
1281181
1382180
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2890100
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319190

Wind in March

Winds average 12 km/h in March.

Across March, daily wind ranges from about 11 km/h on the calmest days to 12 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
112calm
212calm
312calm
412calm
512calm
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Sunrise & sunset in March

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 54 min at the start of March to 11 h 42 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 72 minutes over March. Sunrise moves from 7:35 AM to 8:03 AM, and sunset from 8:28 PM to 7:44 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.97:358:28
212.87:368:27
312.87:378:25
412.87:388:24
512.77:398:23
612.77:408:21
712.67:418:20
812.67:428:18
912.67:438:17
1012.57:448:16
1112.57:458:14
1212.47:468:13
1312.47:478:11
1412.47:488:10
1512.37:498:08
1612.37:498:07
1712.27:508:05
1812.27:518:04
1912.27:528:02
2012.17:538:01
2112.17:547:59
2212.07:557:58
2312.07:567:56
2412.07:577:55
2511.97:587:53
2611.97:587:52
2711.97:597:50
2811.88:007:49
2911.88:017:47
3011.78:027:46
3111.78:037:44

Solar energy in March

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in March, about 5.9 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.85 kWh/m² to a high of 8.63 kWh/m² in January across the year — March's 5.9 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.8Intense
26.7Intense
36.7Intense
46.6Intense
56.5Intense
66.5Intense
76.4Intense
86.4Intense
96.3Intense
106.2Intense
116.2Intense
126.1Intense
136.1Intense
146.0Intense
155.9Bright
165.9Bright
175.8Bright
185.8Bright
195.7Bright
205.6Bright
215.6Bright
225.5Bright
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245.4Bright
255.3Bright
265.3Bright
275.2Bright
285.1Bright
295.1Bright
305.0Bright
314.9Bright
Planning a trip in March

Hazard calendar for Chillán Viejo

In seasonPeak

None of Chillán Viejo's seasonal hazards are active in March. The full-year calendar below shows when the rainy season, cyclone risk and dust haze do peak.

Chillán Viejo's rainy season runs May–August, 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 Chillán Viejo?

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

8.7
Sightseeing
1st-best month of the year
7.3
Beach & pool
4th-best month of the year

March is one of the better times to visit Chillán Viejo for general sightseeing. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for Chillán Viejo in March

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

In March, Chillán Viejo sees daytime highs around 24°C and nights near 11°C. Worth packing: light clothes and sun protection.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Chillán Viejo in March

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in March peaks around 9 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Chillán Viejo peaks around January 14 at about 12 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 16 at about 2 (moderate).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 9 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highModerateVery highExtremeJan 14UV 12Jun 16UV 2
UV index (midday)Level
Jan13Extreme
Feb11Extreme
Mar9Very high
Apr5Moderate
May3Moderate
Jun2Moderate
Jul3Moderate
Aug3Moderate
Sep5High
Oct8Very high
Nov10Extreme
Dec12Extreme

Air quality in Chillán Viejo in March

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

Average fine-particle pollution (PM2.5) through the year — so you can see where March falls, not just the annual average.

Air quality in Chillán Viejo is worst in April — around 40 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), about 4.6× the cleanest month (December, 9 µg/m³).

Modeled monthly averages (CAMS reanalysis, 2015–2024).

0204060JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModeratePoorModerateGoodApr 1539 µg/m³Dec 129 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan14Moderate
Feb25Moderate
Mar30Moderate
Apr40Poor
May27Moderate
Jun15Moderate
Jul15Moderate
Aug14Moderate
Sep13Moderate
Oct12Moderate
Nov10Good
Dec9Good
Location & terrain

Where is Chillán Viejo?

Chillán Viejo sits at 36.6°S, 72.1°W, 117 m above sea level, in Chile. The nearest listed city is Chillán, 3.0 km away.

Topography around Chillán Viejo

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Chillán Viejo has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 50 m around an average of 105 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 189 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 3,164 m.

The land around Chillán Viejo is covered by artificial surfaces (39%), grassland (25%) and cropland (20%) within 3 km, trees (33%), grassland (33%) and cropland (26%) within 16 km, and trees (50%) and grassland (26%) within 80 km.

3 km
50 m
16 km
189 m
80 km
3,164 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
March weather nearby: Chillán 3.0 km · Coihueco 27 km · San Carlos 27 km · Quillón 33 km · Cabrero 52 km · Coelemu 53 km · Parral 60 km · Tomé 74 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 Chillán Viejo (-36.623°, -72.1319°, elevation 117 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. Monthly air-quality (PM2.5) seasonality is from the CAMS EAC4 reanalysis (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service), scaled to the WHO annual mean where available. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).