Chaitén Weather in March
Chaitén in March
The short of it: Chaitén in March averages a high of 16 °C (61 °F) and a low of 9 °C (48 °F), with 144 mm (5.7 in) of rain and about 12 h 30 min of daylight. Rated 3 of 5 for a visit; the best months are February and January. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 16° · low 9° · rain 144 mm · daylight 12 h 30 min
✦✦✦ Fair for a visit · best months: February & January
March in Chaitén brings afternoons near 16° and nights around 9°, with about 144 mm of rain over the month. Much like February: highs about 16°, nights near 9°. A wool coat will serve you well. Wet spells are common — about 144 mm, the 9th wettest month.
The sun is up for about 12 h 30 min in mid-March, 81 minutes less than a month before.
For the traveller: pack layers, a wool coat and stout boots, and an oilskin besides. The Almanac rates March 3 of 5 for a visit; the finest months here are February and January.
Against its neighbours, Chaitén runs cooler than most and wetter than most in March. Futaleufú, 74 km to the ESE, is 2° warmer by day.
March in Chaitén, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 4th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 9th wettest of 12
- Versus February
- 3° colder, 43 mm more rain
- Versus April
- 2° warmer
- Day–night spread
- 7°
- Snow season
- seldom any
- Daylight, mid-month
- 12 h 30 min
- Average wind
- 14 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
March averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FutaleufúLos Lagos Region | 74 km ESE | 18° | 8° | 86 mm |
| QuellónLos Lagos Region | 77 km WSW | 16° | 9° | 163 mm |
| ChonchiLos Lagos Region | 93 km WNW | 17° | 10° | 131 mm |
| DalcahueLos Lagos Region | 98 km NW | 16° | 10° | 141 mm |
| CastroLos Lagos Region | 100 km WNW | 16° | 10° | 126 mm |
| TrevelinChubut | 103 km E | 21° | 8° | 56 mm |
| PalenaLos Lagos Region | 107 km SE | 19° | 9° | 83 mm |
| EsquelChubut | 113 km E | 20° | 6° | 37 mm |