Coelemu weather in March

In March, Coelemu sees average daytime highs of 22°C and overnight lows near 11°C, with 17 mm of rain across 2.4 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 23°C in the first days to 21°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 72% 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 Coelemu's 4th-clearest and 10th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Coelemu's year-round climate.

Daytime high
22°
4th warmest
Overnight low
11°
9th coldest
Rainfall
17 mm
2.4 wet days
Daylight
12 h 18 min
7:52 AM – 8:09 PM
Cloud cover
26%
4th clearest
Wind
10 km/h
10th windiest
Solar energy
5.87 kWh/m²
Travel score
8.5
out of 10

Coelemu is city 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

Highs ease over the month, from about 23°C in the first days to 21°C by the end.

A typical March day in Coelemu reaches about 22°C in the afternoon and slips back to 11°C overnight — a 12°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 19°C and 26°C. Set against its neighbours, March runs about 2°C cooler than February and about 4°C warmer than April.

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Coelemu 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
Jan25° / 12°51.114.29.3
Feb24° / 12°111.413.49.2
Mar22° / 11°172.412.38.5
Apr18° / 444.911.16.8
May15° / 1289.310.14.5
Jun13° / 181139.63.1
Jul12° / 13611.59.83.1
Aug13° / 11510.810.63.7
Sep15° / 616.611.85.0
Oct17° / 42612.96.3
Nov20° / 192.913.97.8
Dec23° / 11°132.214.48.7

Cloud cover in March

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 72% 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 17%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
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Chance of precipitation in March

Any precipitation

Coelemu gets around 17 mm of rain over 2.4 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 8% and peaks near 12% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
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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 86% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
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582171
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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 10 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
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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 7:38 AM to 8:05 AM, and sunset from 8:30 PM to 7:47 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.97:388:30
212.87:398:29
312.87:408:28
412.87:418:26
512.77:428:25
612.77:438:23
712.67:448:22
812.67:458:21
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1012.57:468:18
1112.57:478:16
1212.47:488:15
1312.47:498:14
1412.47:508:12
1512.37:518:11
1612.37:528:09
1712.27:538:08
1812.27:548:06
1912.27:558:05
2012.17:558:03
2112.17:568:02
2212.07:578:00
2312.07:587:59
2412.07:597:57
2511.98:007:56
2611.98:017:54
2711.98:027:53
2811.88:027:51
2911.88:037:50
3011.78:047:48
3111.78:057:47

Solar energy in March

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in March, about 5.87 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.89 kWh/m² to a high of 8.68 kWh/m² in December across the year — March's 5.87 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.8Intense
26.7Intense
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46.6Intense
56.5Intense
66.5Intense
76.4Intense
86.3Intense
96.3Intense
106.2Intense
116.2Intense
126.1Intense
136.0Intense
146.0Bright
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Planning a trip in March

Hazard calendar for Coelemu

In seasonPeak

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

Coelemu'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 Coelemu?

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

8.5
Sightseeing
4th-best month of the year
6.0
Beach & pool
4th-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Coelemu in March

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

In March, Coelemu sees daytime highs around 22°C and nights near 11°C. Worth packing: light clothes and sun protection.

light clothessun protection

Sea temperature near Coelemu in March

The nearest coast averages about 15°C in March — the other half of the beach question. The full-year curve and swim-comfort zones are below.

The sea at the nearest coast (about 20 km away) is warmest in January at about 15°C and coldest in August near 12°C.

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

10°12°14°16°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecbracingcool
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan15Bracing
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Apr14Bracing
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UV index in Coelemu 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 Coelemu peaks around January 15 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 15UV 12Jun 16UV 2
UV index (midday)Level
Jan13Extreme
Feb11Extreme
Mar9Very high
Apr5High
May3Moderate
Jun2Moderate
Jul3Moderate
Aug3Moderate
Sep5High
Oct8Very high
Nov10Very high
Dec12Extreme

Air quality in Coelemu 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 Coelemu is worst in February — around 35 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), about 3.8× the cleanest month (December, 9 µg/m³).

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

010203040JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateGoodFeb 1533 µg/m³Dec 109 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan16Moderate
Feb35Poor
Mar17Moderate
Apr20Moderate
May29Moderate
Jun17Moderate
Jul16Moderate
Aug16Moderate
Sep15Moderate
Oct12Moderate
Nov10Good
Dec9Good
Location & terrain

Where is Coelemu?

Coelemu sits at 36.5°S, 72.7°W, 37 m above sea level, in Chile. The nearest listed city is Tomé, 27 km away.

Topography around Coelemu

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Coelemu has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 192 m around an average of 59 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 582 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 887 m.

The land around Coelemu is covered by trees (57%) within 3 km, trees (72%) and grassland (21%) within 16 km, and trees (39%), water (27%) and grassland (20%) within 80 km.

3 km
192 m
16 km
582 m
80 km
887 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
March weather nearby: Tomé 27 km · Quillón 35 km · Penco 38 km · Talcahuano 45 km · Concepción 49 km · Hualpén 49 km · San Pedro de la Paz 53 km · Chillán Viejo 53 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 Coelemu (-36.4874°, -72.7032°, elevation 37 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. 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).