Copiapó Weather in March
Copiapó in March
The short of it: Copiapó in March averages a high of 23 °C (73 °F) and a low of 13 °C (55 °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 December and March. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 23° · low 13° · rain 1.0 mm · daylight 12 h 19 min
✦✦✦✦✦ Recommended for a visit · best months: December & March
March in Copiapó brings afternoons near 23° and nights around 13°, with about 1.0 mm of rain over the month. Much like February: highs about 23°, nights near 13°. Easy travelling weather. Rain is scarce, about 1.0 mm, the 2nd wettest month.
The sun is up for about 12 h 19 min in mid-March, 45 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; the finest months here are December and March.
Against its neighbours, Copiapó runs cooler than most and wetter than most in March. Tierra Amarilla, 13 km to the SSE, sees much the same highs.
March in Copiapó, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 4th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 2nd wettest of 12
- Versus February
- 2° colder, 1.0 mm more rain
- Versus April
- 2° warmer
- Day–night spread
- 10°
- Snow season
- seldom any
- Daylight, mid-month
- 12 h 19 min
- Average wind
- 10 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
March averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tierra AmarillaAtacama | 13 km SSE | 23° | 13° | 1.0 mm |
| CalderaAtacama | 59 km NW | 23° | 15° | 1.0 mm |
| Diego de AlmagroAtacama | 112 km NNE | 25° | 13° | 0.0 mm |
| VallenarAtacama | 141 km SSW | 24° | 11° | 1.0 mm |
| FreirinaAtacama | 147 km SSW | 23° | 13° | 0.0 mm |
| HuascoAtacama | 150 km SW | 22° | 13° | 0.0 mm |
| Alto del CarmenAtacama | 156 km S | 22° | 10° | 1.0 mm |
| TaltalAntofagasta | 219 km N | 24° | 16° | 1.0 mm |