Climate averages 1991–2020
Talca weather
in March.
A warm, very dry month: the 4th warmest and the 4th 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 Talca: daytime highs average 26.5°C and nights cool to about 12.7°C. By daytime temperature it is the 4th warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 14 mm of rain on roughly 2 days, which makes March a very dry month (the 4th driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 12 h 20 min on an average March day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Curicó (62 km away). In March its highs average 25.9°C, 0.6°C cooler than Talca, with 11 mm of rain.
Among the 40 cities listed in Chile, Talca ranks joint 11th of 40 for the warmest March highs and joint 22nd of 40 for the driest March (rainfall, lowest first). The mean March high of those 40 cities is 23.9°C; Talca is 2.6°C warmer than that mean.
From March to April, average highs fall by 5.2°C to 21.3°C, and monthly rainfall rises from 14 mm to 45 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
Talca climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 29.5°C14.8°C | 14.8°C | 4.2 | 0.9 | 14.214 h |
| February | 28.8°C14.5°C | 14.5°C | 7.3 | 0.9 | 13.413 h |
| March, selected | 26.5°C12.7°C | 12.7°C | 14 | 1.5 | 12.312 h |
| April | 21.3°C9.6°C | 9.6°C | 45 | 4.1 | 11.211 h |
| May | 17.0°C7.4°C | 7.4°C | 136 | 8.1 | 10.310 h |
| June | 14.0°C5.4°C | 5.4°C | 199 | 11.5 | 9.810 h |
| July | 13.5°C4.0°C | 4.0°C | 137 | 9.6 | 10.010 h |
| August | 15.1°C4.7°C | 4.7°C | 111 | 8.9 | 10.811 h |
| September | 17.5°C6.1°C | 6.1°C | 62 | 5.7 | 11.812 h |
| October | 20.5°C8.2°C | 8.2°C | 40 | 5.1 | 13.013 h |
| November | 24.5°C10.6°C | 10.6°C | 15 | 2.0 | 14.014 h |
| December | 27.6°C13.2°C | 13.2°C | 13 | 1.6 | 14.514 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
- Curicó in MarchChile · 62 kmHigh 25.9°C · Low 13.1°C · 11 mm rain
- Chillán in MarchChile · 138 kmHigh 24.7°C · Low 11.4°C · 23 mm rain
- Rancagua in MarchChile · 162 kmHigh 25.9°C · Low 13.5°C · 11 mm rain
- Talcahuano in MarchChile · 196 kmHigh 20.9°C · Low 12.4°C · 19 mm rain
- Paine in MarchChile · 198 kmHigh 27.7°C · Low 14.7°C · 7.2 mm rain
- Concepción in MarchChile · 200 kmHigh 22.6°C · Low 12.3°C · 19 mm rain
- San Antonio, Chile in MarchChile · 203 kmHigh 20.9°C · Low 13.4°C · 3.5 mm rain
- San Pedro de la Paz in MarchChile · 204 kmHigh 21.3°C · Low 12.4°C · 19 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 Talca) is explained once on the Talca year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.