Vina del Mar weather in March

In March, Vina del Mar sees average daytime highs of 20°C and overnight lows near 13°C, with 3 mm of rain across 0.6 wet days and about 12.3 hours of daylight. It is the 3rd-warmest and 8th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 20°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 81% 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 Vina del Mar's 4th-clearest and 9th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Vina del Mar's year-round climate.

Daytime high
20°
3rd warmest
Overnight low
13°
10th coldest
Rainfall
3 mm
0.6 wet days
Daylight
12 h 18 min
7:48 AM – 8:03 PM
Cloud cover
20%
4th clearest
Wind
11 km/h
9th windiest
Solar energy
6.32 kWh/m²
Travel score
8.4
out of 10

Vina del Mar is city in Chile.

Air quality
Moderate
PM2.5 14.1 µg/m³ · 2019
Density
2,772/km²
people per km²
Founded
1878

Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.

Temperature in March

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 20°C through the month.

A typical March day in Vina del Mar reaches about 20°C in the afternoon and slips back to 13°C overnight — a 6°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 18°C and 22°C. Set against its neighbours, March runs on par with February and about 2°C warmer than April.

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Vina del Mar weather by month

How March compares with the rest of the year at a glance. March is the 3rd-warmest and 8th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan21° / 15°00.113.98.7
Feb20° / 14°10.213.28.7
Mar20° / 13°30.612.38.4
Apr18° / 12°141.911.27.3
May16° / 10°51410.35.8
Jun15° / 1066.59.94.7
Jul14° / 605104.6
Aug14° / 534.510.84.9
Sep15° / 242.711.85.6
Oct17° / 11°131.712.86.6
Nov18° / 12°20.613.77.9
Dec19° / 13°30.314.18.4

Cloud cover in March

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 81% 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 10%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
1937
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6937
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Chance of precipitation in March

Any precipitation

Vina del Mar gets around 3 mm of rain over 0.6 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 2% and peaks near 4% on the wettest days.

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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 50% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
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235623
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436622
537612
638602
739601
840591
941581
1042571
1143570
1244560
1346540
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2965341
3066331
3169310

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
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Sunrise & sunset in March

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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 7:36 AM to 7:59 AM, and sunset from 8:22 PM to 7:43 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.87:368:22
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512.67:408:18
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1712.27:498:02
1812.27:508:01
1912.17:517:59
2012.17:517:58
2112.17:527:57
2212.07:537:55
2312.07:537:54
2412.07:547:53
2511.97:557:51
2611.97:567:50
2711.97:567:49
2811.87:577:47
2911.87:587:46
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Solar energy in March

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in March, about 6.32 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.59 kWh/m² to a high of 8.9 kWh/m² in December across the year — March's 6.32 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
17.1Intense
27.0Intense
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Planning a trip in March

Is March a good time to visit Vina del Mar?

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

8.4
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 Vina del Mar for general sightseeing.

What to pack for Vina del Mar in March

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

In March, Vina del Mar sees daytime highs around 20°C and nights near 13°C. Pack sun protection.

sun protection

Sea temperature near Vina del Mar in March

The nearest coast averages about 17°C in March — the other half of the beach question. The full-year curve and swim-comfort zones are below.

The sea at the nearest coast (about 18 km away) is warmest in February at about 17°C and coldest in August near 13°C.

The water stays below 20°C all year — cool enough that most swimmers want a wetsuit.

12°14°16°18°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecbracingcool
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan17Cool
Feb17Cool
Mar17Cool
Apr15Cool
May14Bracing
Jun14Bracing
Jul13Bracing
Aug13Bracing
Sep13Bracing
Oct13Bracing
Nov14Bracing
Dec16Cool

UV index in Vina del Mar 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 Vina del Mar peaks around January 17 at about 13 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 18 at about 3 (moderate).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 11 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeModerateHighVery highExtremeJan 17UV 13Jun 18UV 3
UV index (midday)Level
Jan14Extreme
Feb12Extreme
Mar10Extreme
Apr5High
May3Moderate
Jun3Moderate
Jul3Moderate
Aug4Moderate
Sep6High
Oct9Very high
Nov11Extreme
Dec12Extreme

Air quality in Vina del Mar 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 Vina del Mar is worst in July — around 23 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 3.2× the cleanest month (February, 7 µg/m³).

Seasonal pattern from CAMS reanalysis, scaled to Vina del Mar's WHO annual average of 14.1 µg/m³.

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodJul 1423 µg/m³Feb 117 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan8Good
Feb7Good
Mar9Good
Apr14Moderate
May21Moderate
Jun22Moderate
Jul23Moderate
Aug20Moderate
Sep16Moderate
Oct11Good
Nov9Good
Dec9Good
Location & terrain

Where is Vina del Mar?

Vina del Mar sits at 33.0°S, 71.6°W, 17 m above sea level, in Chile. The nearest listed city is Valparaiso, 7.0 km away.

Topography around Vina del Mar

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Vina del Mar has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 309 m around an average of 79 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 549 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,326 m.

The land around Vina del Mar is covered by artificial surfaces (50%) and water (22%) within 3 km, water (34%) and trees (23%) within 16 km, and water (34%) and shrubs (26%) within 80 km.

3 km
309 m
16 km
549 m
80 km
2,326 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
March weather nearby: Valparaiso 7.0 km · Placilla 10 km · Quilpué 11 km · Concón 12 km · Villa Alemana 17 km · Quintero 27 km · Limache 27 km · Quillota 32 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 Vina del Mar (-33.0246°, -71.5518°, elevation 17 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. Sea temperatures are the NOAA OISST v2.1 1991–2020 monthly climatology (public domain), sampled at the nearest ocean point. 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).