Punta Arenas Weather in March
Punta Arenas in March
The short of it: Punta Arenas in March averages a high of 13 °C (55 °F) and a low of 5 °C (41 °F), with 62 mm (2.4 in) of rain and about 12 h 41 min of daylight. Rated 3 of 5 for a visit; the best months are February and November. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 13° · low 5° · rain 62 mm · daylight 12 h 41 min
✦✦✦ Fair for a visit · best months: February & November
March in Punta Arenas brings afternoons near 13° and nights around 5°, with about 62 mm of rain over the month. Much like February: highs about 13°, nights near 5°. A wool coat will serve you well. It is the wettest month of the year here, about 62 mm.
The sun is up for about 12 h 41 min in mid-March, 118 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 November.
Against its neighbours, Punta Arenas runs cooler than most and wetter than most in March. Porvenir, 39 km to the ESE, sees much the same highs.
March in Punta Arenas, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 4th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 1st wettest of 12
- Versus February
- 2° colder, 20 mm more rain
- Versus April
- 3° warmer
- Day–night spread
- 8°
- Snow season
- Jun–Jul
- Daylight, mid-month
- 12 h 41 min
- Average wind
- 27 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
March averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PorvenirRegion of Magallanes | 39 km ESE | 13° | 6° | 60 mm |
| Puerto NatalesRegion of Magallanes | 193 km NW | 15° | 4° | 46 mm |
| 28 de NoviembreSanta Cruz | 197 km NNW | 14° | 3° | 48 mm |
| Río GallegosSanta Cruz | 205 km NE | 17° | 5° | 30 mm |
| Yacimientos Río TurbioSanta Cruz | 205 km NNW | 14° | 3° | 49 mm |
| Río TurbioSanta Cruz | 205 km NNW | 14° | 3° | 49 mm |
| Río GrandeTierra del Fuego | 223 km ESE | 13° | 5° | 30 mm |
| UshuaiaTierra del Fuego | 250 km SE | 12° | 5° | 46 mm |