Caldera Weather in March
Caldera in March
The short of it: Caldera in March averages a high of 23 °C (73 °F) and a low of 15 °C (59 °F), with 1.0 mm (0.04 in) of rain and about 12 h 19 min of daylight. Rated 5 of 5 for a visit; the best months are March and January. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 23° · low 15° · rain 1.0 mm · daylight 12 h 19 min
✦✦✦✦✦ Recommended for a visit · best months: March & January
March in Caldera brings afternoons near 23° and nights around 15°, with about 1.0 mm of rain over the month. Much like February: highs about 23°, nights near 15°. Easy travelling weather. Rain is scarce, about 1.0 mm, the 7th wettest month.
The sun is up for about 12 h 19 min in mid-March, 44 minutes less than a month before.
For the traveller: pack light clothes and a jacket for the evening. The Almanac rates March 5 of 5 for a visit; it is the best month of the year to come.
Against its neighbours, Caldera runs cooler than most and wetter than most in March. Copiapó, 59 km to the SE, sees much the same highs.
March in Caldera, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 3rd warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 7th wettest of 12
- Versus February
- 2° colder, 1.0 mm more rain
- Versus April
- 2° warmer
- Day–night spread
- 7°
- Snow season
- seldom any
- Daylight, mid-month
- 12 h 19 min
- Average wind
- 16 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
March averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CopiapóAtacama | 59 km SE | 23° | 13° | 1.0 mm |
| Tierra AmarillaAtacama | 71 km SE | 23° | 13° | 1.0 mm |
| Diego de AlmagroAtacama | 108 km NE | 25° | 13° | 0.0 mm |
| HuascoAtacama | 160 km SSW | 22° | 13° | 0.0 mm |
| FreirinaAtacama | 162 km S | 23° | 13° | 0.0 mm |
| VallenarAtacama | 168 km S | 24° | 11° | 1.0 mm |
| TaltalAntofagasta | 188 km N | 24° | 16° | 1.0 mm |
| Alto del CarmenAtacama | 191 km S | 22° | 10° | 1.0 mm |