Collipulli weather in March

In March, Collipulli sees average daytime highs of 22°C and overnight lows near 10°C, with 38 mm of rain across 4.7 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 23°C in the first days to 20°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 55% 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 Collipulli's 3rd-clearest and 7th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Collipulli's year-round climate.

Daytime high
22°
4th warmest
Overnight low
10°
10th coldest
Rainfall
38 mm
4.7 wet days
Daylight
12 h 18 min
7:50 AM – 8:09 PM
Cloud cover
37%
3rd clearest
Wind
12 km/h
7th windiest
Solar energy
5.3 kWh/m²
Travel score
7.8
out of 10

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 20°C by the end.

A typical March day in Collipulli reaches about 22°C in the afternoon and slips back to 10°C overnight — a 12°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 18°C and 26°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)
12411
22411
32310
42310
52310
62310
72310
82310
92310
102310
112210
122210
132210
142210
152210
162210
172210
18229
19229
20219
21219
22219
23219
24219
25219
26219
27219
28209
29209
30209
31209

Collipulli 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
Jan24° / 11°172.714.38.7
Feb24° / 11°253.113.58.7
Mar22° / 10°384.712.37.8
Apr17° / 787.7115.9
May14° / 15911.9103.7
Jun11° / 23115.99.42.4
Jul11° / 18014.99.62.3
Aug12° / 15914.210.53.0
Sep14° / 8910.611.74.2
Oct17° / 779.2135.5
Nov19° / 456.414.16.8
Dec22° / 10°374.914.67.9

Cloud cover in March

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 55% of the time in March.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 17% of March, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 27%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
18218
28020
38020
47921
57921
67723
77723
87624
97624
107525
117426
127426
137327
147327
157228
167129
177129
187129
197129
207129
217129
227030
237030
247030
256931
266931
276832
286733
296634
306535
316436

Chance of precipitation in March

Any precipitation

Collipulli gets around 38 mm of rain over 4.7 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 16% and peaks near 19% on the wettest days.

0%10%20%30%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
113
213
313
414
514
614
715
815
915
1015
1116
1216
1316
1416
1516
1616
1716
1815
1915
2015
2115
2215
2316
2416
2516
2616
2717
2817
2918
3018
3119

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 87% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
181172
282171
382171
483161
583161
683161
783161
883161
983161
1084160
1185150
1285150
1385150
1486140
1586140
1687130
1787130
1888120
1989110
2089110
2190100
2290100
239190
249190
259280
269280
279280
289280
299280
309370
319370

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
112light breeze
212light breeze
312light breeze
412light breeze
512light breeze
612light breeze
712light breeze
812light breeze
912calm
1012calm
1112calm
1212calm
1312calm
1412calm
1512calm
1612calm
1712calm
1812calm
1912calm
2012calm
2112calm
2212calm
2312calm
2412calm
2512calm
2612calm
2712calm
2812calm
2912calm
3012calm
3111calm

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 8:04 AM, and sunset from 8:31 PM to 7:45 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.97:358:31
212.97:368:29
312.87:378:28
412.87:388:26
512.87:398:25
612.77:408:24
712.77:418:22
812.67:428:21
912.67:438:19
1012.67:448:18
1112.57:458:16
1212.57:468:15
1312.47:478:13
1412.47:488:12
1512.37:498:10
1612.37:508:09
1712.37:518:07
1812.27:528:05
1912.27:538:04
2012.17:548:02
2112.17:558:01
2212.17:567:59
2312.07:577:58
2412.07:587:56
2511.97:597:54
2611.98:007:53
2711.88:017:51
2811.88:027:50
2911.88:037:48
3011.78:047:47
3111.78:047:45

Solar energy in March

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in March, about 5.3 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.56 kWh/m² to a high of 8.1 kWh/m² in January across the year — March's 5.3 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.3Intense
26.2Intense
36.1Intense
46.0Intense
56.0Bright
65.9Bright
75.8Bright
85.8Bright
95.7Bright
105.6Bright
115.6Bright
125.5Bright
135.5Bright
145.4Bright
155.3Bright
165.3Bright
175.2Bright
185.2Bright
195.1Bright
205.0Bright
215.0Bright
224.9Bright
234.9Bright
244.8Bright
254.8Bright
264.7Bright
274.6Bright
284.6Bright
294.5Bright
304.4Bright
314.4Bright
Planning a trip in March

Hazard calendar for Collipulli

In seasonPeak

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

Collipulli'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 Collipulli?

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

7.8
Sightseeing
4th-best month of the year
5.3
Beach & pool
4th-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Collipulli in March

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

In March, Collipulli sees daytime highs around 22°C and nights near 10°C. Worth packing: sun protection. About 5 days see rain.

sun protection

UV index in Collipulli in March

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in March peaks around 8 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Collipulli peaks around December 22 at about 12 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 16 at about 2 (low).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highModerateModerateVery highExtremeDec 22UV 12Jun 16UV 2
UV index (midday)Level
Jan12Extreme
Feb11Extreme
Mar8Very high
Apr5Moderate
May2Moderate
Jun2Low
Jul2Moderate
Aug3Moderate
Sep5Moderate
Oct8Very high
Nov10Very high
Dec12Extreme

Air quality in Collipulli 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 Collipulli is worst in March — around 57 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 6.2× the cleanest month (November, 9 µg/m³).

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

0204060JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModeratePoorPoorModerateGoodGoodMar 1755 µg/m³Nov 199 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan12Good
Feb39Poor
Mar57Unhealthy
Apr40Poor
May21Moderate
Jun13Moderate
Jul11Good
Aug11Good
Sep12Moderate
Oct10Good
Nov9Good
Dec10Good
Location & terrain

Where is Collipulli?

Collipulli sits at 38.0°S, 72.4°W, 257 m above sea level, in Chile. The nearest listed city is Angol, 30 km away.

Topography around Collipulli

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Collipulli has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 192 m around an average of 234 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 670 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,715 m.

The land around Collipulli is covered by trees (56%) and cropland (20%) within 3 km, trees (68%) within 16 km, and trees (67%) within 80 km.

3 km
192 m
16 km
670 m
80 km
2,715 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaces
March weather nearby: Angol 30 km · Mulchén 31 km · Victoria 32 km · Traiguén 39 km · Los Ángeles 54 km · Nacimiento 54 km · Lautaro 64 km · Villa Mercedes 73 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 Collipulli (-37.9545°, -72.4344°, elevation 257 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).