Climate averages 1991–2020
Alto Hospicio weather
in March.
A warm, very dry month: the 3rd warmest and the 10th driest of the year. Meets the pleasant-weather rule
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
March is a warm month in Alto Hospicio: daytime highs average 24.2°C and nights cool to about 16.6°C. By daytime temperature it is the 3rd warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 1.2 mm of rain on fewer than one day, which makes March a very dry month (the 10th driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 12 h 13 min on an average March day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Iquique (8 km away, marked approximate). In March its highs average 27.0°C, 2.8°C warmer than Alto Hospicio, with almost no rain (under 1 mm).
Among the 40 cities listed in Chile, Alto Hospicio ranks 21st of 40 for the warmest March highs and 2nd of 40 for the driest March (rainfall, lowest first). The mean March high of those 40 cities is 23.9°C; Alto Hospicio is 0.4°C warmer than that mean.
From March to April, average highs fall by 1.7°C to 22.6°C, and monthly rainfall falls from 1.2 mm to under 1 mm.
The annual picture
March in context
Monthly rainfall
Average total · mmAverages from hourly ERA5 reanalysis data. Actual weather varies from year to year. How these numbers are calculated
Every month, side by side
Alto Hospicio climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 24.5°C16.9°C | 16.9°C | 2.9 | 1.0 | 13.213 h |
| February | 24.9°C17.5°C | 17.5°C | 4.0 | 1.2 | 12.813 h |
| March, selected | 24.2°C16.6°C | 16.6°C | 1.2 | 0.4 | 12.212 h |
| April | 22.6°C14.2°C | 14.2°C | 0.1 | 0.0 | 11.612 h |
| May | 21.2°C12.0°C | 12.0°C | 0.3 | 0.1 | 11.211 h |
| June | 19.8°C10.5°C | 10.5°C | 0.2 | 0.1 | 10.911 h |
| July | 19.2°C9.8°C | 9.8°C | 0.5 | 0.2 | 11.011 h |
| August | 19.5°C10.2°C | 10.2°C | 0.5 | 0.2 | 11.411 h |
| September | 20.2°C10.9°C | 10.9°C | 0.2 | 0.1 | 12.012 h |
| October | 20.9°C11.9°C | 11.9°C | 0.1 | 0.0 | 12.513 h |
| November | 21.9°C13.2°C | 13.2°C | 0.1 | 0.0 | 13.113 h |
| December | 23.2°C15.0°C | 15.0°C | 0.9 | 0.3 | 13.313 h |
Rainfall is the average of the 30 separate monthly totals. A rain day is a local calendar day with at least 1 mm of precipitation. Daylight is the calculated sunrise-to-sunset length, not measured sunshine.
Compare places
March in nearby cities
- Iquique (approximate) in MarchChile · 8 kmHigh 27.0°C · Low 20.1°C · 0.4 mm rain
- Arica in MarchChile · 200 kmHigh 26.6°C · Low 19.2°C · 3.8 mm rain
- Tacna in MarchPeru · 251 kmHigh 26.5°C · Low 18.0°C · 14 mm rain
- Calama in MarchChile · 272 kmHigh 24.5°C · Low 7.7°C · 5.6 mm rain
- Antofagasta in MarchChile · 377 kmHigh 22.3°C · Low 16.2°C · 3.5 mm rain
- Oruro in MarchBolivia · 407 kmHigh 14.1°C · Low 3.8°C · 84 mm rain
- Viacha in MarchBolivia · 445 kmHigh 13.7°C · Low 3.7°C · 96 mm rain
- Potosí in MarchBolivia · 461 kmHigh 13.3°C · Low 4.0°C · 108 mm rain
Read the numbers correctly
Climate, not a promise.
These patterns help compare months. They cannot tell you the weather on a specific day of your trip.
Sources, method and limitsHow these numbers are made (what the highs, lows and rain days mean, the sources and the model cell used for Alto Hospicio) is explained once on the Alto Hospicio year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.