Victoria weather in March

In March, Victoria sees average daytime highs of 20°C and overnight lows near 9°C, with 54 mm of rain across 5.6 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 22°C in the first days to 19°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 55% 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 Victoria's 3rd-clearest and 11th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Victoria's year-round climate.

Daytime high
20°
3rd warmest
Overnight low
10th coldest
Rainfall
54 mm
5.6 wet days
Daylight
12 h 18 min
7:50 AM – 8:08 PM
Cloud cover
39%
3rd clearest
Wind
11 km/h
11th windiest
Solar energy
5.2 kWh/m²
Travel score
7.4
out of 10

Victoria is settlement in Chile.

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 22°C in the first days to 19°C by the end.

A typical March day in Victoria reaches about 20°C in the afternoon and slips back to 9°C overnight — a 12°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 16°C and 25°C. Set against its neighbours, March runs about 2°C cooler than February and about 4°C warmer than April.

10°20°30°151015202531
Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
12210
22210
32210
42210
52210
6219
7219
8219
9219
10219
11219
12219
13219
14219
15209
16209
17209
18209
19209
20209
21208
22208
23208
24208
25198
26198
27198
28198
29198
30198
31198

How March really feels in Victoria

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.

Victoria 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 daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan23° / 10°314.3014.48.2
Feb23° / 10°394013.58.3
Mar20° / 545.6012.37.4
Apr16° / 1118.90115.3
May13° / 202130.2103.3
Jun10° / 30116.90.79.42.0
Jul10° / 23715.81.69.61.9
Aug11° / 20815.41.110.52.5
Sep13° / 12411.80.211.73.5
Oct15° / 11210.90.1134.6
Nov18° / 728014.16.0
Dec20° / 616.2014.67.2

Cloud cover in March

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 55% of the time in March.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 15% of March, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 30%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
17822
27822
37723
47624
57525
67426
77426
87426
97228
107228
117228
127129
137030
147030
157030
166931
176931
186931
196832
206832
216832
226832
236733
246733
256634
266634
276535
286436
296436
306337
316238

Chance of precipitation in March

Any precipitation

Victoria gets around 54 mm of rain over 5.6 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 19% and peaks near 23% on the wettest days.

0%10%20%30%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
115
216
316
416
517
617
717
817
918
1018
1118
1218
1319
1419
1519
1619
1719
1819
1919
2019
2119
2219
2319
2419
2520
2620
2720
2821
2922
3022
3123

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.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
186131
286131
386131
486131
586131
686131
787130
887130
988120
1088120
1188120
1289110
1389110
1490100
1590100
169190
179190
189280
199370
209370
219460
229460
239550
249550
259550
269640
279640
289640
299640
309730
319730

Wind in March

Winds average 11 km/h in March.

Across March, daily wind ranges from about 11 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
511calm
611calm
711calm
811calm
911calm
1011calm
1111calm
1211calm
1311calm
1411calm
1511calm
1611calm
1711calm
1811calm
1911calm
2011calm
2111calm
2211calm
2311calm
2411calm
2511calm
2611calm
2711calm
2811calm
2911calm
3011calm
3111calm

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 7:35 AM to 8:04 AM, and sunset from 8:30 PM to 7:44 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.97:358:30
212.97:368:29
312.87:378:28
412.87:388:26
512.87:398:25
612.77:408:23
712.77:418:22
812.67:428:20
912.67:438:19
1012.67:448:17
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
1912.27:538:04
2012.17:548:02
2112.17:558:00
2212.17:567:59
2312.07:577:57
2412.07:577:56
2511.97:587:54
2611.97:597:52
2711.88:007:51
2811.88:017:49
2911.88:027:48
3011.78:037:46
3111.78:047:44

Solar energy in March

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in March, about 5.2 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.49 kWh/m² to a high of 8 kWh/m² in January across the year — March's 5.2 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.2Intense
26.1Intense
36.0Intense
45.9Bright
55.9Bright
65.8Bright
75.7Bright
85.7Bright
95.6Bright
105.5Bright
115.5Bright
125.4Bright
135.3Bright
145.3Bright
155.2Bright
165.2Bright
175.1Bright
185.1Bright
195.0Bright
205.0Bright
214.9Bright
224.8Bright
234.8Bright
244.7Bright
254.7Bright
264.6Bright
274.5Bright
284.5Bright
294.4Bright
304.3Bright
314.3Bright
Planning a trip in March

Hazard calendar for Victoria

In seasonPeak

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

Victoria'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 Victoria?

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

7.4
Sightseeing
3rd-best month of the year
4.1
Beach & pool
3rd-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Victoria in March

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

In March, Victoria sees daytime highs around 20°C and nights near 9°C. Worth packing: sun protection. About 6 days see rain.

sun protection

UV index in Victoria 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 Victoria peaks around December 21 at about 12 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 16 at about 2 (low).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 9 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highModerateLowModerateVery highExtremeDec 21UV 12Jun 16UV 2
UV index (midday)Level
Jan11Extreme
Feb11Extreme
Mar8Very high
Apr5Moderate
May2Moderate
Jun2Low
Jul2Moderate
Aug3Moderate
Sep5Moderate
Oct8Very high
Nov10Very high
Dec12Extreme

Air quality in Victoria 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 Victoria is worst in March — around 55 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 5.3× the cleanest month (December, 10 µg/m³).

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

0204060JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModeratePoorModerateGoodModerateGoodMar 1853 µg/m³Dec 1310 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan12Good
Feb31Moderate
Mar55Unhealthy
Apr39Poor
May19Moderate
Jun12Moderate
Jul11Good
Aug11Good
Sep13Moderate
Oct12Good
Nov11Good
Dec10Good
Location & terrain

Where is Victoria?

Victoria sits at 38.2°S, 72.3°W, 355 m above sea level, in Chile. The nearest listed city is Traiguén, 30 km away.

Topography around Victoria

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Victoria has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 90 m around an average of 346 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 475 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 3,082 m.

The land around Victoria is covered by cropland (50%) within 3 km, cropland (51%) and trees (33%) within 16 km, and trees (64%) within 80 km.

3 km
90 m
16 km
475 m
80 km
3,082 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrain
March weather nearby: Traiguén 30 km · Collipulli 32 km · Lautaro 34 km · Vilcún 49 km · Mulchén 58 km · Angol 59 km · Temuco 61 km · Padre Las Casas 63 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 Victoria (-38.2329°, -72.3329°, elevation 355 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).