Los Andes weather in March

In March, Los Andes sees average daytime highs of 20°C and overnight lows near 9°C, with 13 mm of precipitation across 2.6 wet days and about 12.2 hours of daylight. It is the 3rd-warmest and 12th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 20°C in the first days to 18°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 86% of the time in March, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 48 min at the start of March to 11 h 42 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, March is Los Andes's 2nd-clearest and 7th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Los Andes's year-round climate.

Daytime high
20°
3rd warmest
Overnight low
10th coldest
Precipitation
13 mm
2.6 wet days
Daylight
12 h 18 min
7:45 AM – 8:00 PM
Cloud cover
16%
2nd clearest
Wind
5 km/h
7th windiest
Solar energy
6.68 kWh/m²
Travel score
8.1
out of 10

Los Andes is Chilean city.

Density
5,127/km²
people per km²
Founded
1791

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 20°C in the first days to 18°C by the end.

A typical March day in Los Andes reaches about 20°C in the afternoon and slips back to 9°C overnight — a 11°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 16°C and 23°C. Set against its neighbours, March runs about 1°C cooler than February and about 4°C warmer than April.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
12010
22010
32010
42010
5209
6209
7209
8209
9209
10209
11209
12209
13209
14209
15209
16209
17209
18209
19198
20198
21198
22198
23198
24198
25198
26198
27197
28187
29187
30187
31187

How March really feels in Los Andes

Once humidity and wind are folded in, March averages 0 days that feel above 32°C and 0 that feel at or below 0°C — the comfort signal a plain temperature reading hides.

Days feeling ≥ 32°C
0
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
0
wind chill below the day's low

March sits comfortably in between — no days that feel dangerously hot or drop to a hard freeze once humidity and wind are folded in.

Los Andes weather by month

How March compares with the rest of the year at a glance. March is the 3rd-warmest and 12th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan21° / 11°175013.98.1
Feb21° / 11°134.1013.28.1
Mar20° / 132.60.212.28.1
Apr16° / 273.90.711.26.2
May12° / 606.43.510.33.6
Jun / -2°1067.46.39.91.2
Jul / -3°736.75.910.10.6
Aug / -2°696.65.610.81.4
Sep10° / 487.34.111.82.7
Oct14° / 4392.312.84.3
Nov17° / 328.20.413.76.1
Dec20° / 226014.17.6

Cloud cover in March

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 86% of the time in March.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 5% of March, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 9%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
1946
2946
3946
4946
5946
6946
7946
8946
9946
10937
11937
12937
13937
14937
15928
16928
17928
18919
19919
20919
21919
229010
239010
249010
258911
268812
278812
288713
298713
308713
318713

Chance of precipitation in March

Any precipitationSnow

Los Andes gets around 13 mm of rain and snow over 2.6 wet days in March, the driest month. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable precipitation averages around 9% and peaks near 14% on the wettest days, and about 0 day brings snow.

0%10%20%30%151015202531
Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
1140
2130
3130
4130
5120
6120
7110
8110
9100
10100
1190
1290
1380
1480
1570
1670
1760
1860
1960
2061
2161
2261
2361
2471
2571
2671
2781
2881
2982
3092
3192

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 100% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)
1100
2100
3100
4100
5100
6100
7100
8100
9100
10100
11100
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13100
14100
15100
16100
17100
18100
19100
20100
21100
22100
23100
24100
25100
26100
27100
28100
29100
30100
31100

Wind in March

Winds average 5 km/h in March.

Across March, daily wind ranges from about 5 km/h on the calmest days to 5 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
15calm
25calm
35calm
45calm
55calm
65calm
75calm
85calm
95calm
105calm
115calm
125calm
135calm
145calm
155calm
165calm
175calm
185calm
195calm
205calm
215calm
225calm
235calm
245calm
255calm
265calm
275calm
285calm
295calm
305calm
315calm

Sunrise & sunset in March

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 48 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 66 minutes over March. Sunrise moves from 7:33 AM to 7:55 AM, and sunset from 8:18 PM to 7:39 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.87:338:18
212.77:348:17
312.77:348:16
412.77:358:15
512.67:368:14
612.67:378:12
712.67:388:11
812.57:388:10
912.57:398:09
1012.57:408:07
1112.47:418:06
1212.47:418:05
1312.47:428:04
1412.37:438:02
1512.37:448:01
1612.37:458:00
1712.27:457:58
1812.27:467:57
1912.17:477:56
2012.17:477:54
2112.17:487:53
2212.07:497:52
2312.07:507:50
2412.07:507:49
2511.97:517:47
2611.97:527:46
2711.97:537:45
2811.87:537:43
2911.87:547:42
3011.87:557:41
3111.77:557:39

Solar energy in March

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in March, about 6.68 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.97 kWh/m² to a high of 8.99 kWh/m² in December across the year — March's 6.68 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
17.4Intense
27.3Intense
37.3Intense
47.3Intense
57.2Intense
67.2Intense
77.1Intense
87.1Intense
97.0Intense
107.0Intense
116.9Intense
126.9Intense
136.8Intense
146.8Intense
156.8Intense
166.7Intense
176.7Intense
186.6Intense
196.5Intense
206.5Intense
216.5Intense
226.4Intense
236.3Intense
246.3Intense
256.2Intense
266.2Intense
276.1Intense
286.0Intense
296.0Bright
305.9Bright
315.9Bright
Planning a trip in March

Hazard calendar for Los Andes

In seasonPeak

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

Los Andes's rainy season runs May–September, 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 Los Andes?

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

8.1
Sightseeing
1st-best month of the year
3.8
Beach & pool
3rd-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Los Andes in March

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

In March, Los Andes sees daytime highs around 20°C and nights near 9°C. Pack sun protection.

sun protection

UV index in Los Andes 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 Los Andes peaks around January 18 at about 16 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 22 at about 5 (moderate).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highHighModerateHighVery highExtremeJan 18UV 16Jun 22UV 5
UV index (midday)Level
Jan16Extreme
Feb15Extreme
Mar12Extreme
Apr8Very high
May5High
Jun5Moderate
Jul5Moderate
Aug7High
Sep8Very high
Oct12Extreme
Nov13Extreme
Dec14Extreme

Air quality in Los Andes 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 Los Andes is worst in July — around 118 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 4.8× the cleanest month (January, 25 µg/m³).

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

0306090120JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModeratePoorUnhealthyPoorModerateJul 16116 µg/m³Jan 1225 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan25Moderate
Feb28Moderate
Mar41Poor
Apr58Unhealthy
May84Unhealthy
Jun104Unhealthy
Jul118Unhealthy
Aug102Unhealthy
Sep82Unhealthy
Oct55Poor
Nov36Poor
Dec26Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Los Andes?

Los Andes sits at 32.8°S, 70.6°W, 833 m above sea level, in Chile. The nearest listed city is San Esteban, 4.0 km away.

Topography around Los Andes

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Los Andes has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 406 m around an average of 831 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,054 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 6,840 m.

The land around Los Andes is covered by cropland (30%) and artificial surfaces (29%) within 3 km, shrubs (40%) and grassland (23%) within 16 km, and bare terrain (37%) and shrubs (29%) within 80 km.

3 km
406 m
16 km
2,054 m
80 km
6,840 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainsnow and icewater
March weather nearby: San Esteban 4.0 km · San Felipe 15 km · Putaendo 26 km · Llaillay 33 km · Colina 42 km · Batuco 49 km · Chicureo 50 km · La Calera 56 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 Los Andes (-32.8337°, -70.5983°, elevation 833 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).