Lautaro weather in March

In March, Lautaro sees average daytime highs of 22°C and overnight lows near 9°C, with 48 mm of rain across 5.7 wet days and about 12.3 hours of daylight. It is the 3rd-warmest and 10th-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 47% 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 Lautaro's 3rd-clearest and 11th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Lautaro's year-round climate.

Daytime high
22°
3rd warmest
Overnight low
10th coldest
Rainfall
48 mm
5.7 wet days
Daylight
12 h 18 min
7:50 AM – 8:09 PM
Cloud cover
44%
3rd clearest
Wind
10 km/h
11th windiest
Solar energy
5.01 kWh/m²
Travel score
7.5
out of 10

Lautaro 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

Highs ease over the month, from about 23°C in the first days to 20°C by the end.

A typical March day in Lautaro reaches about 22°C in the afternoon and slips back to 9°C overnight — a 13°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 17°C and 26°C. Set against its neighbours, March runs about 3°C cooler than February and about 4°C warmer than April.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
12310
22310
32310
42310
52310
62310
72310
82310
9229
10229
11229
12229
13229
14229
15229
16229
17219
18219
19219
20219
21219
22219
23218
24218
25218
26208
27208
28208
29208
30208
31208

Lautaro weather by month

How March compares with the rest of the year at a glance. March is the 3rd-warmest and 10th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan24° / 10°24414.48.4
Feb24° / 10°313.813.58.5
Mar22° / 485.712.37.5
Apr17° / 889115.6
May14° / 16612.99.93.7
Jun11° / 23416.99.42.3
Jul11° / 193169.62.3
Aug12° / 16915.110.52.9
Sep14° / 9711.711.74.0
Oct16° / 9010.7135.0
Nov19° / 587.914.16.3
Dec21° / 496.214.67.3

Cloud cover in March

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 47% 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 36%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
17327
27228
37129
47129
57030
66931
76931
86832
96733
106733
116733
126634
136535
146436
156436
166337
176337
186238
196238
206238
216139
226139
236040
246040
255941
265941
275941
285842
295743
305743
315644

Chance of precipitation in March

Any precipitation

Lautaro gets around 48 mm of rain over 5.7 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 19% and peaks near 23% on the wettest days.

0%10%20%30%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
116
216
317
417
518
618
719
819
919
1019
1119
1219
1319
1419
1519
1619
1719
1819
1919
2019
2118
2219
2319
2419
2519
2620
2720
2821
2922
3022
3123

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 89% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
185141
285141
385141
485141
585141
685141
785141
885141
986140
1087130
1187130
1287130
1388120
1488120
1589110
1689110
1790100
1890100
199190
209190
219280
229280
239370
249370
259460
269460
279460
289460
299550
309550
319550

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
310calm
410calm
510calm
610calm
710calm
810calm
910calm
1010calm
1110calm
1210calm
1310calm
1410calm
1510calm
1610calm
1710calm
1810calm
1910calm
2010calm
2110calm
2210calm
2310calm
2410calm
2510calm
2610calm
2710calm
2810calm
2910calm
3010calm
3110calm

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 8:05 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
212.97:368:30
312.97:378:28
412.87:388:27
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
1512.47:498:10
1612.37:508:09
1712.37:518:07
1812.27:528:06
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
3011.78:047:46
3111.78:057:45

Solar energy in March

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in March, about 5.01 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.46 kWh/m² to a high of 7.85 kWh/m² in January across the year — March's 5.01 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.0Bright
25.9Bright
35.8Bright
45.8Bright
55.7Bright
65.6Bright
75.5Bright
85.5Bright
95.4Bright
105.3Bright
115.3Bright
125.2Bright
135.2Bright
145.1Bright
155.0Bright
165.0Bright
174.9Bright
184.9Bright
194.8Bright
204.8Bright
214.7Bright
224.7Bright
234.6Bright
244.5Bright
254.5Bright
264.4Bright
274.4Bright
284.3Bright
294.2Bright
304.2Bright
314.1Bright
Planning a trip in March

Hazard calendar for Lautaro

In seasonPeak

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

Lautaro'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 Lautaro?

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

7.5
Sightseeing
3rd-best month of the year
4.9
Beach & pool
3rd-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Lautaro in March

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

In March, Lautaro sees daytime highs around 22°C and nights near 9°C. Worth packing: sun protection. About 6 days see rain.

sun protection

UV index in Lautaro 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 Lautaro peaks around December 21 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 highModerateLowModerateVery highExtremeDec 21UV 12Jun 16UV 2
UV index (midday)Level
Jan11Extreme
Feb11Extreme
Mar8Very high
Apr5Moderate
May2Moderate
Jun2Low
Jul2Moderate
Aug3Moderate
Sep5Moderate
Oct8Very high
Nov10Very high
Dec12Extreme

Air quality in Lautaro 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 Lautaro 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 Lautaro?

Lautaro sits at 38.5°S, 72.4°W, 217 m above sea level, in Chile. The nearest listed city is Vilcún, 24 km away.

Topography around Lautaro

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Lautaro has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 101 m around an average of 227 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 656 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 3,091 m.

The land around Lautaro is covered by cropland (34%), trees (24%) and grassland (22%) within 3 km, cropland (43%), trees (35%) and grassland (20%) within 16 km, and trees (59%) within 80 km.

3 km
101 m
16 km
656 m
80 km
3,091 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
March weather nearby: Vilcún 24 km · Temuco 27 km · Padre Las Casas 29 km · Victoria 34 km · Traiguén 37 km · Labranza 38 km · Freire 50 km · Nueva Imperial 51 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 Lautaro (-38.5307°, -72.4365°, elevation 217 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).