Padre Hurtado weather in March

In March, Padre Hurtado sees average daytime highs of 27°C and overnight lows near 14°C, with 9 mm of rain across 1.2 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 28°C in the first days to 25°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 84% 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 Padre Hurtado's 3rd-clearest and 6th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Padre Hurtado's year-round climate.

Daytime high
27°
4th warmest
Overnight low
14°
9th coldest
Rainfall
9 mm
1.2 wet days
Daylight
12 h 18 min
7:45 AM – 8:01 PM
Cloud cover
16%
3rd clearest
Wind
6 km/h
6th windiest
Solar energy
6.52 kWh/m²
Travel score
8.7
out of 10

Temperature in March

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs ease over the month, from about 28°C in the first days to 25°C by the end.

A typical March day in Padre Hurtado reaches about 27°C in the afternoon and slips back to 14°C overnight — a 13°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 24°C and 30°C. Set against its neighbours, March runs about 2°C cooler than February and about 4°C warmer than April.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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22815
32815
42815
52815
62815
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Padre Hurtado 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
Jan29° / 16°30.7147.4
Feb29° / 16°50.813.27.8
Mar27° / 14°91.212.38.7
Apr23° / 10°283.211.28.3
May19° / 625.910.36.7
Jun16° / 1097.39.85.2
Jul15° / 867.1105.1
Aug17° / 817.810.85.8
Sep19° / 557.711.86.6
Oct22° / 396.212.87.4
Nov25° / 12°162.613.78.6
Dec28° / 14°61.114.28.4

Cloud cover in March

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 84% of the time in March.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 7% of March, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 10%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
1937
2937
3937
4937
5937
6937
7928
8928
9928
10928
11928
12928
13928
14928
15928
16928
17928
18928
19919
209010
219010
229010
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248812
258713
268713
278614
288515
298515
308515
318515

Chance of precipitation in March

Any precipitation

Padre Hurtado gets around 9 mm of rain over 1.2 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 4% and peaks near 6% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
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23
33
43
53
63
73
83
93
103
113
123
133
143
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163
173
183
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203
214
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276
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296
306
316

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 82% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
168302
269292
369292
471281
572271
673261
774251
875241
976231
1077221
1178211
1279201
1380191
1481181
1583170
1684160
1785150
1885150
1986140
2087130
2188120
2289110
2389110
2490100
259190
269190
279280
289280
299370
309370
319460

Wind in March

Winds average 6 km/h in March.

Across March, daily wind ranges from about 5 km/h on the calmest days to 6 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
16calm
26calm
36calm
46calm
56calm
66calm
76calm
86calm
96calm
106calm
116calm
126calm
136calm
146calm
156calm
166calm
176calm
185calm
195calm
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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 7:56 AM, and sunset from 8:20 PM to 7:40 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.87:338:20
212.77:348:19
312.77:358:18
412.77:358:16
512.67:368:15
612.67:378:14
712.67:388:13
812.57:398:11
912.57:408:10
1012.57:408:09
1112.47:418:07
1212.47:428:06
1312.47:438:05
1412.37:448:03
1512.37:448:02
1612.37:458:01
1712.27:467:59
1812.27:477:58
1912.27:477:57
2012.17:487:55
2112.17:497:54
2212.07:507:52
2312.07:507:51
2412.07:517:50
2511.97:527:48
2611.97:537:47
2711.97:537:45
2811.87:547:44
2911.87:557:43
3011.87:567:41
3111.77:567:40

Solar energy in March

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in March, about 6.52 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.45 kWh/m² to a high of 8.88 kWh/m² in December across the year — March's 6.52 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
17.3Intense
27.2Intense
37.2Intense
47.1Intense
57.1Intense
67.0Intense
77.0Intense
87.0Intense
96.9Intense
106.8Intense
116.8Intense
126.8Intense
136.7Intense
146.7Intense
156.6Intense
166.5Intense
176.5Intense
186.4Intense
196.4Intense
206.3Intense
216.3Intense
226.2Intense
236.1Intense
246.1Intense
256.0Intense
266.0Bright
275.9Bright
285.8Bright
295.8Bright
305.7Bright
315.6Bright
Planning a trip in March

Is March a good time to visit Padre Hurtado?

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

8.7
Sightseeing
1st-best month of the year
8.6
Beach & pool
4th-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Padre Hurtado in March

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

In March, Padre Hurtado sees daytime highs around 27°C and nights near 14°C. Pack sun protection. Worth having: light clothes.

sun protectionlight clothes

UV index in Padre Hurtado in March

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in March peaks around 10 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Padre Hurtado peaks around January 17 at about 13 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 15 at about 3 (moderate).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 10 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeModerateVery highExtremeJan 17UV 13Jun 15UV 3
UV index (midday)Level
Jan13Extreme
Feb12Extreme
Mar10Very high
Apr5Moderate
May3Moderate
Jun3Moderate
Jul3Moderate
Aug3Moderate
Sep6High
Oct9Very high
Nov10Extreme
Dec12Extreme

Air quality in Padre Hurtado 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 Padre Hurtado is worst in July — around 108 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 3.9× the cleanest month (December, 28 µg/m³).

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

0306090120JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModeratePoorUnhealthyPoorModerateJul 16107 µg/m³Dec 2128 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan30Moderate
Feb31Moderate
Mar41Poor
Apr56Unhealthy
May80Unhealthy
Jun96Unhealthy
Jul108Unhealthy
Aug95Unhealthy
Sep78Unhealthy
Oct55Poor
Nov35Poor
Dec28Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Padre Hurtado?

Padre Hurtado sits at 33.6°S, 70.8°W, 452 m above sea level, in Chile. The nearest listed city is Maipú, 7.0 km away.

Topography around Padre Hurtado

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Padre Hurtado has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 73 m around an average of 446 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 878 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 5,428 m.

The land around Padre Hurtado is covered by artificial surfaces (38%) and cropland (22%) within 3 km, artificial surfaces (28%) within 16 km, and shrubs (28%) and grassland (24%) within 80 km.

3 km
73 m
16 km
878 m
80 km
5,428 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainsnow and icewater
March weather nearby: Maipú 7.0 km · Peñaflor 8.0 km · San Bernardo 10 km · Talagante 15 km · Lo Prado 16 km · La Pintana 16 km · Santiago 19 km · Buin 19 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 Padre Hurtado (-33.5684°, -70.8058°, elevation 452 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).