Los Ángeles weather in March

In March, Los Ángeles sees average daytime highs of 23°C and overnight lows near 10°C, with 34 mm of rain across 3.9 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 25°C in the first days to 22°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 68% 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 Los Ángeles's 3rd-clearest and 8th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Los Ángeles's year-round climate.

Daytime high
23°
4th warmest
Overnight low
10°
9th coldest
Rainfall
34 mm
3.9 wet days
Daylight
12 h 18 min
7:50 AM – 8:08 PM
Cloud cover
29%
3rd clearest
Wind
12 km/h
8th windiest
Solar energy
5.63 kWh/m²
Travel score
8.4
out of 10

Los Ángeles is city in Chile.

Air quality
Elevated
PM2.5 22.5 µg/m³ · 2019
Density
4,182/km²
people per km²
Founded
1739

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 25°C in the first days to 22°C by the end.

A typical March day in Los Ángeles reaches about 23°C in the afternoon and slips back to 10°C overnight — a 13°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 19°C and 27°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)
12512
22511
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52511
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112411
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28229
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30229
31219

Los Ángeles 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
Jan26° / 12°15214.38.6
Feb26° / 12°252.513.48.6
Mar23° / 10°343.912.38.4
Apr19° / 856.811.16.6
May15° / 17811104.4
Jun12° / 25215.59.52.8
Jul12° / 193149.72.9
Aug13° / 1691310.63.6
Sep16° / 949.511.75.0
Oct18° / 718.1136.3
Nov21° / 405.2147.5
Dec24° / 11°303.914.58.5

Cloud cover in March

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 68% 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 20%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
18713
28614
38614
48515
58416
68416
78416
88317
98218
108218
118218
128218
138119
148020
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287525
297426
307327
317228

Chance of precipitation in March

Any precipitation

Los Ángeles gets around 34 mm of rain over 3.9 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 13% and peaks near 16% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
110
210
311
411
511
612
712
812
913
1013
1113
1213
1313
1413
1513
1613
1713
1813
1913
2013
2113
2213
2314
2414
2514
2614
2715
2815
2915
3016
3116

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.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
176213
276213
378202
478202
578202
678202
778202
879201
979201
1079201
1180191
1280191
1381181
1481181
1583170
1683170
1784160
1885150
1986140
2087130
2187130
2288120
2389110
2490100
2590100
269190
279190
289190
299280
309280
319280

Wind in March

Winds average 12 km/h in March.

Across March, daily wind ranges from about 12 km/h on the calmest days to 13 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
113light breeze
213light breeze
313light breeze
413light breeze
513light breeze
613light breeze
713light breeze
813light breeze
913light breeze
1013light breeze
1113light breeze
1213light breeze
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1813light breeze
1913light breeze
2013light breeze
2113light breeze
2213light breeze
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2612light breeze
2712light breeze
2812light breeze
2912light breeze
3012light breeze
3112light breeze

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 7:36 AM to 8:04 AM, and sunset from 8:30 PM to 7:45 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.97:368:30
212.97:378:28
312.87:388:27
412.87:398:26
512.77:408:24
612.77:408:23
712.77:418:21
812.67:428:20
912.67:438:18
1012.57:448:17
1112.57:458:16
1212.57:468:14
1312.47:478:13
1412.47:488:11
1512.37:498:10
1612.37:508:08
1712.37:518:07
1812.27:528:05
1912.27:538:03
2012.17:548:02
2112.17:558:00
2212.17:567:59
2312.07:577:57
2412.07:587:56
2511.97:587:54
2611.97:597:53
2711.88:007:51
2811.88:017:49
2911.88:027:48
3011.78:037:46
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 5.63 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.67 kWh/m² to a high of 8.35 kWh/m² in January across the year — March's 5.63 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.5Intense
26.5Intense
36.4Intense
46.3Intense
56.3Intense
66.2Intense
76.2Intense
86.1Intense
96.0Intense
106.0Bright
115.9Bright
125.8Bright
135.8Bright
145.7Bright
155.7Bright
165.6Bright
175.5Bright
185.5Bright
195.4Bright
205.4Bright
215.3Bright
225.3Bright
235.2Bright
245.2Bright
255.1Bright
265.0Bright
275.0Bright
284.9Bright
294.8Bright
304.8Bright
314.7Bright
Planning a trip in March

Hazard calendar for Los Ángeles

In seasonPeak

None of Los Ángeles'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 Ángeles'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 Los Ángeles?

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

8.4
Sightseeing
4th-best month of the year
6.6
Beach & pool
4th-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Los Ángeles in March

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

In March, Los Ángeles sees daytime highs around 23°C and nights near 10°C. Worth packing: light clothes and sun protection. About 4 days see rain.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Los Ángeles 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 Los Ángeles peaks around January 11 at about 12 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 15 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 11UV 12Jun 15UV 2
UV index (midday)Level
Jan12Extreme
Feb11Extreme
Mar8Very high
Apr5Moderate
May2Moderate
Jun2Low
Jul2Moderate
Aug3Moderate
Sep5Moderate
Oct8Very high
Nov10Very high
Dec12Extreme

Air quality in Los Ángeles 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 Ángeles is worst in April — around 39 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), about 3.0× the cleanest month (December, 13 µg/m³).

Seasonal pattern from CAMS reanalysis, scaled to Los Ángeles's WHO annual average of 22.5 µg/m³.

0204060JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateModeratePoorModerateApr 2139 µg/m³Dec 1813 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan13Moderate
Feb38Poor
Mar31Moderate
Apr39Poor
May37Poor
Jun16Moderate
Jul15Moderate
Aug18Moderate
Sep18Moderate
Oct18Moderate
Nov13Moderate
Dec13Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Los Ángeles?

Los Ángeles sits at 37.5°S, 72.4°W, 141 m above sea level, in Chile. The nearest listed city is Nacimiento, 28 km away.

Topography around Los Ángeles

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Los Ángeles has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 67 m around an average of 137 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 228 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 3,178 m.

The land around Los Ángeles is covered by artificial surfaces (52%) and trees (23%) within 3 km, trees (40%), grassland (26%) and cropland (24%) within 16 km, and trees (68%) within 80 km.

3 km
67 m
16 km
228 m
80 km
3,178 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
March weather nearby: Nacimiento 28 km · Mulchén 29 km · Villa Mercedes 34 km · Angol 48 km · Cabrero 49 km · Collipulli 54 km · Hualqui 76 km · Quillón 81 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 Ángeles (-37.4697°, -72.3537°, elevation 141 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).