Punta Arena Weather in March
Punta Arena in March
The short of it: Punta Arena in March averages a high of 33 °C (91 °F) and a low of 22 °C (71 °F), with 41 mm (1.6 in) of rain and about 12 h 9 min of daylight. Rated 4 of 5 for a visit; the best months are August and July. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 33° · low 22° · rain 41 mm · daylight 12 h 9 min
✦✦✦✦ Recommended for a visit · best months: August & July
Thirty years of records give Punta Arena an average March high of 33°, a low of 22° and some 41 mm of rain. Days run hot, near 33° in the afternoon; ride early and rest at noon. It is the wettest month of the year here, about 41 mm.
The sun is up for about 12 h 9 min in mid-March.
For the traveller: pack linen, a wide hat and water. The Almanac rates March 4 of 5 for a visit; the finest months here are August and July.
Against its neighbours, Punta Arena runs warmer than most and about as wet in March. Progreso Bajo, 3 km to the NE, sees much the same highs.
March in Punta Arena, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 2nd warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 1st wettest of 12
- Versus February
- about the same, 25 mm more rain
- Versus April
- about the same
- Day–night spread
- 11°
- Snow season
- seldom any
- Daylight, mid-month
- 12 h 9 min
- Average wind
- 8 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
March averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Progreso BajoPiura | 3 km NE | 33° | 22° | 45 mm |
| La QuebradaPiura | 5 km WNW | 33° | 22° | 38 mm |
| San RafaelPiura | 7 km WSW | 32° | 22° | 35 mm |
| Ocoto AltoPiura | 16 km E | 33° | 22° | 66 mm |
| HuangalaPiura | 16 km NNW | 32° | 22° | 40 mm |
| SullanaPiura | 18 km WNW | 32° | 22° | 31 mm |
| QuerecotilloPiura | 19 km NW | 32° | 22° | 37 mm |
| SalitralPiura | 21 km NW | 32° | 22° | 36 mm |