Chonchi Weather in March
Chonchi in March
The short of it: Chonchi in March averages a high of 17 °C (62 °F) and a low of 10 °C (49 °F), with 131 mm (5.2 in) of rain and about 12 h 30 min of daylight. Rated 3 of 5 for a visit; the best months are January and February. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 17° · low 10° · rain 131 mm · daylight 12 h 30 min
✦✦✦ Fair for a visit · best months: January & February
Thirty years of records give Chonchi an average March high of 17°, a low of 10° and some 131 mm of rain. Much like February: highs about 17°, nights near 10°. A wool coat will serve you well. Wet spells are common — about 131 mm, the 10th wettest month.
The sun is up for about 12 h 30 min in mid-March, 80 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 January and February.
Against its neighbours, Chonchi runs warmer than most and drier than most in March. Castro, 17 km to the N, sees much the same highs.
March in Chonchi, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 4th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 10th wettest of 12
- Versus February
- 2° colder, 34 mm more rain
- Versus April
- 2° warmer
- Day–night spread
- 7°
- Snow season
- seldom any
- Daylight, mid-month
- 12 h 30 min
- Average wind
- 12 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
March averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CastroLos Lagos Region | 17 km N | 16° | 10° | 126 mm |
| DalcahueLos Lagos Region | 29 km NNE | 16° | 10° | 141 mm |
| QuellónLos Lagos Region | 56 km SSE | 16° | 9° | 163 mm |
| AncudLos Lagos Region | 84 km N | 16° | 9° | 139 mm |
| ChaiténLos Lagos Region | 93 km ESE | 16° | 9° | 144 mm |
| CalbucoLos Lagos Region | 108 km NNE | 18° | 9° | 145 mm |
| MaullínLos Lagos Region | 113 km N | 17° | 9° | 141 mm |
| Los MuermosLos Lagos Region | 139 km N | 17° | 8° | 130 mm |