Oruro Weather in March
Oruro in March
The short of it: Oruro in March averages a high of 21 °C (69 °F) and a low of 5 °C (40 °F), with 60 mm (2.4 in) of rain and about 12 h 14 min of daylight. Rated 4 of 5 for a visit; the best months are November and October. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 21° · low 5° · rain 60 mm · daylight 12 h 14 min
✦✦✦✦ Recommended for a visit · best months: November & October
March in Oruro brings afternoons near 21° and nights around 5°, with about 60 mm of rain over the month. Much like February: highs about 21°, nights near 5°. Easy travelling weather. Wet spells are common — about 60 mm, the 3rd wettest month.
The sun is up for about 12 h 14 min in mid-March, 28 minutes less than a month before.
For the traveller: pack light clothes and a jacket for the evening, and an oilskin besides. The Almanac rates March 4 of 5 for a visit; the finest months here are November and October.
Against its neighbours, Oruro runs about middling and wetter than most in March. Machacamarca, 24 km to the SSE, sees much the same highs.
March in Oruro, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 5th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 3rd wettest of 12
- Versus February
- 1° warmer, 42 mm less rain
- Versus April
- about the same
- Day–night spread
- 16°
- Snow season
- seldom any
- Daylight, mid-month
- 12 h 14 min
- Average wind
- 8 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
March averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MachacamarcaOruro | 24 km SSE | 21° | 5° | 56 mm |
| HuanuniOruro | 45 km SE | 19° | 3° | 62 mm |
| PoopóOruro | 47 km SSE | 21° | 4° | 56 mm |
| EucaliptusLa Paz Department | 62 km NW | 19° | 4° | 49 mm |
| TotoralOruro | 63 km SSE | 18° | 3° | 60 mm |
| Campamento ColquiriLa Paz Department | 65 km N | 16° | 2° | 73 mm |
| LlallaguaPotosí Department | 74 km SE | 20° | 5° | 65 mm |
| UncíaPotosí Department | 78 km SE | 19° | 5° | 64 mm |