Talca weather in March

In March, Talca sees average daytime highs of 25°C and overnight lows near 11°C, with 14 mm of rain across 1.6 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 27°C in the first days to 24°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 77% 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 Talca's 4th-clearest and 8th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Talca's year-round climate.

Daytime high
25°
4th warmest
Overnight low
11°
9th coldest
Rainfall
14 mm
1.6 wet days
Daylight
12 h 18 min
7:48 AM – 8:05 PM
Cloud cover
22%
4th clearest
Wind
9 km/h
8th windiest
Solar energy
6.13 kWh/m²
Travel score
8.8
out of 10

Talca is city in Chile.

Air quality
Elevated
PM2.5 20.3 µg/m³ · 2019
Density
3,985/km²
people per km²
Founded
1742

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 27°C in the first days to 24°C by the end.

A typical March day in Talca reaches about 25°C in the afternoon and slips back to 11°C overnight — a 14°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 22°C and 29°C. Set against its neighbours, March runs about 2°C cooler than February and about 5°C warmer than April.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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22712
32712
42712
52712
62712
72712
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112612
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Talca 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
Jan28° / 13°4114.17.8
Feb28° / 13°70.913.38.3
Mar25° / 11°141.612.38.8
Apr21° / 454.111.17.6
May16° / 1368.210.25.3
Jun13° / 19911.69.73.6
Jul13° / 1389.69.93.8
Aug15° / 1128.810.74.7
Sep17° / 625.711.86.2
Oct20° / 405.112.97.3
Nov24° / 10°15213.98.7
Dec27° / 12°131.614.38.6

Cloud cover in March

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 77% of the time in March.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 8% of March, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 15%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
18713
28713
38713
48713
58812
68812
78713
88713
98713
108614
118713
128713
138713
148713
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278218
288119
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307921
317921

Chance of precipitation in March

Any precipitation

Talca gets around 14 mm of rain over 1.6 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 5% and peaks near 8% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
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287
297
308
318

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 79% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
169283
269283
370282
471272
571272
671272
772262
873261
974251
1074251
1175241
1275241
1376231
1477221
1577221
1678211
1779201
1880191
1981181
2082171
2183161
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2485141
2586140
2687130
2787130
2888120
2988120
3089110
3189110

Wind in March

Winds average 9 km/h in March.

Across March, daily wind ranges from about 9 km/h on the calmest days to 9 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
19calm
29calm
39calm
49calm
59calm
69calm
79calm
89calm
99calm
109calm
119calm
129calm
139calm
149calm
159calm
169calm
179calm
189calm
199calm
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269calm
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309calm
319calm

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 7:35 AM to 8:00 AM, and sunset from 8:25 PM to 7:43 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.87:358:25
212.87:368:24
312.87:368:22
412.77:378:21
512.77:388:20
612.77:398:18
712.67:408:17
812.67:418:16
912.57:428:14
1012.57:438:13
1112.57:448:12
1212.47:458:10
1312.47:458:09
1412.47:468:07
1512.37:478:06
1612.37:488:05
1712.27:498:03
1812.27:508:02
1912.27:508:00
2012.17:517:59
2112.17:527:57
2212.07:537:56
2312.07:547:54
2412.07:557:53
2511.97:567:51
2611.97:567:50
2711.97:577:49
2811.87:587:47
2911.87:597:46
3011.78:007:44
3111.78:007:43

Solar energy in March

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in March, about 6.13 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.03 kWh/m² to a high of 8.79 kWh/m² in December across the year — March's 6.13 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
17.0Intense
26.9Intense
36.9Intense
46.8Intense
56.8Intense
66.7Intense
76.6Intense
86.6Intense
96.5Intense
106.5Intense
116.4Intense
126.3Intense
136.3Intense
146.2Intense
156.2Intense
166.1Intense
176.1Intense
186.0Intense
196.0Bright
205.9Bright
215.8Bright
225.8Bright
235.7Bright
245.7Bright
255.6Bright
265.5Bright
275.5Bright
285.4Bright
295.3Bright
305.3Bright
315.2Bright
Planning a trip in March

Hazard calendar for Talca

In seasonPeak

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

Talca'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 Talca?

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

8.8
Sightseeing
1st-best month of the year
8.0
Beach & pool
4th-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Talca in March

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

In March, Talca sees daytime highs around 25°C and nights near 11°C. Pack sun protection. Worth having: light clothes.

sun protectionlight clothes

UV index in Talca in March

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in March peaks around 9 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Talca peaks around January 15 at about 13 (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 15UV 13Jun 15UV 2
UV index (midday)Level
Jan13Extreme
Feb12Extreme
Mar9Very high
Apr5High
May3Moderate
Jun2Moderate
Jul3Moderate
Aug4Moderate
Sep6High
Oct8Very high
Nov11Extreme
Dec12Extreme

Air quality in Talca 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 Talca is worst in January — around 48 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), about 5.3× the cleanest month (November, 9 µg/m³).

Seasonal pattern from CAMS reanalysis, scaled to Talca's WHO annual average of 20.3 µg/m³.

0204060JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecPoorModerateModerateGoodModerateJan 1845 µg/m³Nov 1310 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan48Poor
Feb28Moderate
Mar10Good
Apr15Moderate
May36Poor
Jun27Moderate
Jul16Moderate
Aug15Moderate
Sep14Moderate
Oct11Good
Nov9Good
Dec14Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Talca?

Talca sits at 35.4°S, 71.6°W, 112 m above sea level, in Chile. The nearest listed city is San Clemente, 19 km away.

Topography around Talca

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Talca has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 81 m around an average of 100 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 546 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 3,064 m.

The land around Talca is covered by artificial surfaces (72%) within 3 km, cropland (31%), grassland (30%) and trees (28%) within 16 km, and trees (40%) and grassland (33%) within 80 km.

3 km
81 m
16 km
546 m
80 km
3,064 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
March weather nearby: San Clemente 19 km · San Javier 20 km · Colbún 37 km · Linares 47 km · Molina 48 km · Sagrada Familia 53 km · Longaví 60 km · Curicó 62 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 Talca (-35.4232°, -71.6497°, elevation 112 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).