Río Bueno weather in March

In March, Río Bueno sees average daytime highs of 20°C and overnight lows near 9°C, with 63 mm of rain across 7.6 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 21°C in the first days to 18°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 36% of the time in March, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 13 hours at the start of March to 11 h 36 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, March is Río Bueno's 3rd-clearest and 8th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Río Bueno's year-round climate.

Daytime high
20°
3rd warmest
Overnight low
9th coldest
Rainfall
63 mm
7.6 wet days
Daylight
12 h 18 min
7:52 AM – 8:11 PM
Cloud cover
53%
3rd clearest
Wind
10 km/h
8th windiest
Solar energy
4.5 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.7
out of 10

Río Bueno is city in Chile.

Density
5,316/km²
people per km²
Founded
1778

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 21°C in the first days to 18°C by the end.

A typical March day in Río Bueno 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 24°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)
12110
22110
32110
42110
52110
62110
72110
82110
9219
10219
11209
12209
13209
14209
15209
16209
17209
18209
19209
20199
21199
22198
23198
24198
25198
26198
27198
28198
29188
30188
31188

Río Bueno 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
Jan22° / 10°36614.57.5
Feb22° / 10°415.113.67.6
Mar20° / 637.612.36.7
Apr16° / 10910.6114.9
May13° / 18915.49.83.1
Jun11° / 25418.39.22.0
Jul10° / 22917.89.41.9
Aug11° / 21017.810.42.3
Sep13° / 12513.511.73.4
Oct15° / 11013.413.14.3
Nov17° / 749.914.25.5
Dec20° / 64814.86.6

Cloud cover in March

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 36% of the time in March.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 18% of March, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 46%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
16139
26040
36040
45941
55941
65842
75743
85743
95743
105644
115644
125545
135446
145446
155446
165347
175347
185347
195347
205347
215248
225248
235248
245248
255248
265149
275149
285050
295050
305050
314951

Chance of precipitation in March

Any precipitation

Río Bueno gets around 63 mm of rain over 7.6 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 25% and peaks near 27% on the wettest days.

0%10%20%30%40%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
121
221
322
422
523
624
724
825
926
1026
1127
1227
1327
1427
1527
1627
1726
1826
1926
2026
2125
2225
2325
2425
2525
2625
2725
2825
2926
3026
3127

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 91% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
187121
287121
387121
487121
588120
688120
788120
888120
988120
1088120
1188120
1289110
1389110
1489110
1590100
169190
179190
189280
199280
209280
219370
229370
239460
249460
259550
269550
279550
289550
299550
309640
319640

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
311calm
411calm
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 13 hours at the start of March to 11 h 36 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 84 minutes over March. Sunrise moves from 7:35 AM to 8:07 AM, and sunset from 8:35 PM to 7:46 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
113.07:358:35
213.07:368:34
312.97:378:32
412.97:388:31
512.87:398:29
612.87:418:28
712.77:428:26
812.77:438:24
912.67:448:23
1012.67:458:21
1112.67:468:20
1212.57:478:18
1312.57:488:16
1412.47:498:15
1512.47:508:13
1612.37:528:11
1712.37:538:10
1812.27:548:08
1912.27:558:06
2012.17:568:05
2112.17:578:03
2212.17:588:01
2312.07:598:00
2412.08:007:58
2511.98:017:56
2611.98:027:55
2711.88:037:53
2811.88:047:51
2911.78:057:50
3011.78:067:48
3111.68:077:46

Solar energy in March

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in March, about 4.5 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.28 kWh/m² to a high of 7.12 kWh/m² in January across the year — March's 4.5 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.3Bright
25.3Bright
35.2Bright
45.2Bright
55.1Bright
65.0Bright
75.0Bright
84.9Bright
94.8Bright
104.8Bright
114.7Bright
124.7Bright
134.6Bright
144.6Bright
154.5Bright
164.5Bright
174.4Bright
184.4Bright
194.3Bright
204.3Bright
214.2Bright
224.2Bright
234.1Bright
244.1Bright
254.0Bright
264.0Moderate
273.9Moderate
283.9Moderate
293.8Moderate
303.8Moderate
313.7Moderate
Planning a trip in March

Hazard calendar for Río Bueno

In seasonPeak

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

Río Bueno'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 Río Bueno?

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

6.7
Sightseeing
3rd-best month of the year
3.4
Beach & pool
3rd-best month of the year

March is a reasonable time to visit Río Bueno for sightseeing.

What to pack for Río Bueno in March

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

In March, Río Bueno sees daytime highs around 20°C and nights near 9°C. Worth packing: sun protection. About 8 days see rain.

sun protection

UV index in Río Bueno in March

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in March peaks around 7 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Río Bueno peaks around December 20 at about 12 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 18 at about 2 (low).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 8 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highModerateLowModerateVery highExtremeDec 20UV 12Jun 18UV 2
UV index (midday)Level
Jan11Extreme
Feb11Extreme
Mar7Very high
Apr4Moderate
May2Moderate
Jun2Low
Jul2Low
Aug3Moderate
Sep4Moderate
Oct7Very high
Nov9Very high
Dec12Extreme
Location & terrain

Where is Río Bueno?

Río Bueno sits at 40.3°S, 73.0°W, 61 m above sea level, in Chile. The nearest listed city is La Unión, 12 km away.

Topography around Río Bueno

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Río Bueno has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 75 m around an average of 55 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 328 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,198 m.

The land around Río Bueno is covered by grassland (36%), cropland (29%) and trees (23%) within 3 km, cropland (39%), grassland (38%) and trees (22%) within 16 km, and trees (55%) and grassland (22%) within 80 km.

3 km
75 m
16 km
328 m
80 km
2,198 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
March weather nearby: La Unión 12 km · Paillaco 30 km · Osorno 31 km · Las Animas 63 km · Valdivia 63 km · Purranque 67 km · Frutillar 88 km · Panguipulli 93 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 Río Bueno (-40.3349°, -72.9556°, elevation 61 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. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).