Chile in March

Wine harvest festivals; Patagonia quieter with autumn colour late in the month.

No other month rates higher than March for Chile in this guide.

• Atacama and the north · San Pedro de Atacama, Calama, Aricabest weather

  Among the driest places on earth; summer 'Altiplanic winter' storms (Jan–Feb) can close high roads; cold nights, freezing at the geysers Jun–Aug.

• Central Chile · Santiago, Valparaíso, wine valleysbest weather

  Mediterranean: hot dry summers (30 °C (86 °F)+), cool wet winters with smog in Santiago; harvest festivals in March.Mediterranean: hot dry summers (86 °F (30 °C)+), cool wet winters with smog in Santiago; harvest festivals in March.

• Lake District · Pucón, Puerto Varas, Chiloéfine

  Green because it rains; summer is the dry-ish window; ski on volcanoes in winter.

• Patagonia · Torres del Paine, Puerto Natales, Punta Arenas, Carretera Australfine

  Nov–Mar long days and full services; very strong winds in summer; many services shut Jun–Aug.

• Easter Island · Rapa Nuibest weather

  Subtropical; warm Dec–Mar, wetter and windier in winter.

• Central Chile: Santiago and central valley · Inland basin and valleysbest weather

  Mediterranean: hot dry summers (30 °C (86 °F)+ in January), mild wet winters. Winter smog can linger.Mediterranean: hot dry summers (86 °F (30 °C)+ in January), mild wet winters. Winter smog can linger.

• Central Chile: Coast (Valparaíso, Viña del Mar, Pichilemu) · Pacific shorefine

  Cooler than inland, with morning fog in summer; rain mostly May–August.

• Central Chile: Andean ski resorts · Above 2,500 mcool

  Ski season roughly June–September; check snow and road conditions before going.

• Los Ríos: Valdivia basin · Los Ríos regionfine

  Rainfall peaks May–July; summer (Dec–Feb) is mild, 15‑20 °C (68 °F).Rainfall peaks May–July; summer (Dec–Feb) is mild, 15‑68 °F (20 °C).

• Northern Chile: Coast (Arica, Iquique, Antofagasta, La Serena) · Pacific stripbest weather

  Mild all year, almost no rain; sea fog (camanchaca) in winter mornings. Water is cold for swimming.

• Northern Chile: Atacama and highlands (San Pedro, Calama, Putre) · Desert and Andean plateaufine

  The altiplano rainy season (Jan–Feb) can block highland roads; desert nights drop below freezing in winter (Jun–Aug). UV is extreme year-round.

• Patagonia, Chile: Aysén (northern Patagonia) · Coyhaique, Carretera Austral, fjordsrainy

  One of the wettest areas on earth, around 5,000 mm a year on the coast; Dec–Mar is the driest and warmest window. Rain gear matters more than a forecast.

• Patagonia, Chile: Magallanes (southern Patagonia) · Punta Arenas, Puerto Natales, Torres del Painefine

  Cooler and drier than Aysén but windy; summer highs rarely pass 20 °C (68 °F), winter averages near 0 °C (32 °F) with snow. Nov–Mar is the trekking season.Cooler and drier than Aysén but windy; summer highs rarely pass 68 °F (20 °C), winter averages near 32 °F (0 °C) with snow. Nov–Mar is the trekking season.

• Southern Chile: Araucanía and Los Ríos · Temuco, Valdivia, Pucónfine

  Warm dry summers Dec–Mar; rain most of the year, heaviest May–Aug.

• Southern Chile: Los Lagos and Chiloé · Puerto Varas, Puerto Montt, Castrofine

  Cooler and wetter than the north of the region; wind on the ferry crossing.

• Santiago27 °C (81 °F) / 12 °C (54 °F), 1 rain days81 °F (27 °C) / 54 °F (12 °C), 1 rain days
• Achao16 °C (61 °F) / 8 °C (46 °F), 12 rain days61 °F (16 °C) / 46 °F (8 °C), 12 rain days
• Algarrobo23 °C (73 °F) / 13 °C (55 °F), 5 rain days73 °F (23 °C) / 55 °F (13 °C), 5 rain days
• Ancud13 °C (55 °F) / 5 °C (41 °F), 10 rain days55 °F (13 °C) / 41 °F (5 °C), 10 rain days
• Antofagasta21 °C (70 °F) / 12 °C (54 °F), 0 rain days70 °F (21 °C) / 54 °F (12 °C), 0 rain days
• Arica25 °C (77 °F) / 18 °C (64 °F), 0 rain days77 °F (25 °C) / 64 °F (18 °C), 0 rain days
• Calama24 °C (75 °F) / 10 °C (50 °F), 0 rain days75 °F (24 °C) / 50 °F (10 °C), 0 rain days
• Caldera23 °C (73 °F) / 14 °C (57 °F), 0 rain days73 °F (23 °C) / 57 °F (14 °C), 0 rain days
• Castro15 °C (59 °F) / 7 °C (45 °F), 10 rain days59 °F (15 °C) / 45 °F (7 °C), 10 rain days
• Chaitén16 °C (61 °F) / 7 °C (45 °F), 13 rain days61 °F (16 °C) / 45 °F (7 °C), 13 rain days
• Chillán18 °C (64 °F) / 5 °C (41 °F), 3 rain days64 °F (18 °C) / 41 °F (5 °C), 3 rain days
• Concepción21 °C (70 °F) / 10 °C (50 °F), 5 rain days70 °F (21 °C) / 50 °F (10 °C), 5 rain days
• Copiapó28 °C (82 °F) / 15 °C (59 °F), 0 rain days82 °F (28 °C) / 59 °F (15 °C), 0 rain days
• Coquimbo25 °C (77 °F) / 16 °C (61 °F), 3 rain days77 °F (25 °C) / 61 °F (16 °C), 3 rain days
• Coyhaique15 °C (59 °F) / 5 °C (41 °F), 10 rain days59 °F (15 °C) / 41 °F (5 °C), 10 rain days
• Curacautín21 °C (70 °F) / 8 °C (46 °F), 7 rain days70 °F (21 °C) / 46 °F (8 °C), 7 rain days
• Farellones14 °C (57 °F) / 0 °C (32 °F), 6 rain days57 °F (14 °C) / 32 °F (0 °C), 6 rain days
• Frutillar20 °C (68 °F) / 12 °C (54 °F), 9 rain days68 °F (20 °C) / 54 °F (12 °C), 9 rain days
• Futaleufú19 °C (66 °F) / 6 °C (43 °F), 8 rain days66 °F (19 °C) / 43 °F (6 °C), 8 rain days
• Iquique25 °C (77 °F) / 18 °C (64 °F), 0 rain days77 °F (25 °C) / 64 °F (18 °C), 0 rain days
• La Parva27 °C (81 °F) / 11 °C (52 °F), 5 rain days81 °F (27 °C) / 52 °F (11 °C), 5 rain days
• La Serena23 °C (73 °F) / 14 °C (57 °F), 1 rain days73 °F (23 °C) / 57 °F (14 °C), 1 rain days
• Los Andes28 °C (82 °F) / 11 °C (52 °F), 4 rain days82 °F (28 °C) / 52 °F (11 °C), 4 rain days
• Monte Águila24 °C (75 °F) / 13 °C (55 °F), 6 rain days75 °F (24 °C) / 55 °F (13 °C), 6 rain days
• Monte Verde13 °C (55 °F) / 5 °C (41 °F), 13 rain days55 °F (13 °C) / 41 °F (5 °C), 13 rain days
• Nevados de Chillan22 °C (72 °F) / 9 °C (48 °F), 8 rain days72 °F (22 °C) / 48 °F (9 °C), 8 rain days
• Pelluhue21 °C (70 °F) / 13 °C (55 °F), 4 rain days70 °F (21 °C) / 55 °F (13 °C), 4 rain days
• Pichilemu22 °C (72 °F) / 13 °C (55 °F), 6 rain days72 °F (22 °C) / 55 °F (13 °C), 6 rain days
• Pisco Elqui24 °C (75 °F) / 10 °C (50 °F), 1 rain days75 °F (24 °C) / 50 °F (10 °C), 1 rain days
• Portillo2 °C (36 °F) / -5 °C (23 °F), 2 rain days36 °F (2 °C) / 23 °F (-5 °C), 2 rain days
• Pucón21 °C (70 °F) / 8 °C (46 °F), 6 rain days70 °F (21 °C) / 46 °F (8 °C), 6 rain days
• Puerto Montt18 °C (64 °F) / 8 °C (46 °F), 13 rain days64 °F (18 °C) / 46 °F (8 °C), 13 rain days
• Puerto Natales18 °C (64 °F) / 3 °C (37 °F), 12 rain days64 °F (18 °C) / 37 °F (3 °C), 12 rain days
• Puerto Rio Tranquilo12 °C (54 °F) / 2 °C (36 °F), 6 rain days54 °F (12 °C) / 36 °F (2 °C), 6 rain days
• Puerto Varas13 °C (55 °F) / 2 °C (36 °F), 10 rain days55 °F (13 °C) / 36 °F (2 °C), 10 rain days
• Puerto Williams4 °C (39 °F) / -2 °C (28 °F), 12 rain days39 °F (4 °C) / 28 °F (-2 °C), 12 rain days
• Punta Arenas15 °C (59 °F) / 4 °C (39 °F), 13 rain days59 °F (15 °C) / 39 °F (4 °C), 13 rain days
• Punta de Choros21 °C (70 °F) / 14 °C (57 °F), 3 rain days70 °F (21 °C) / 57 °F (14 °C), 3 rain days
• Putre15 °C (59 °F) / 4 °C (39 °F), 14 rain days59 °F (15 °C) / 39 °F (4 °C), 14 rain days
• Quellón10 °C (50 °F) / 6 °C (43 °F), 107 rain days50 °F (10 °C) / 43 °F (6 °C), 107 rain days
• Quintay21 °C (70 °F) / 12 °C (54 °F), 2 rain days70 °F (21 °C) / 54 °F (12 °C), 2 rain days
• Rancagua28 °C (82 °F) / 10 °C (50 °F), 3 rain days82 °F (28 °C) / 50 °F (10 °C), 3 rain days
• Reñaca22 °C (72 °F) / 13 °C (55 °F), 7 rain days72 °F (22 °C) / 55 °F (13 °C), 7 rain days
• San Pedro de Atacama27 °C (81 °F) / 10 °C (50 °F), 1 rain days81 °F (27 °C) / 50 °F (10 °C), 1 rain days
• Santa Cruz27 °C (81 °F) / 11 °C (52 °F), 2 rain days81 °F (27 °C) / 52 °F (11 °C), 2 rain days
• Talca28 °C (82 °F) / 10 °C (50 °F), 9 rain days82 °F (28 °C) / 50 °F (10 °C), 9 rain days
• Temuco20 °C (68 °F) / 10 °C (50 °F), 10 rain days68 °F (20 °C) / 50 °F (10 °C), 10 rain days
• Valdivia21 °C (70 °F) / 9 °C (48 °F), 7 rain days70 °F (21 °C) / 48 °F (9 °C), 7 rain days
• Valle Nevado0 °C (32 °F) / -8 °C (18 °F), 3 rain days32 °F (0 °C) / 18 °F (-8 °C), 3 rain days
• Valparaíso22 °C (72 °F) / 12 °C (54 °F), 4 rain days72 °F (22 °C) / 54 °F (12 °C), 4 rain days
• Vicuña23 °C (73 °F) / 11 °C (52 °F), 1 rain days73 °F (23 °C) / 52 °F (11 °C), 1 rain days
• Villa O'Higgins14 °C (57 °F) / 4 °C (39 °F), 8 rain days57 °F (14 °C) / 39 °F (4 °C), 8 rain days
• Villarrica20 °C (68 °F) / 7 °C (45 °F), 9 rain days68 °F (20 °C) / 45 °F (7 °C), 9 rain days
• Viña del Mar26 °C (79 °F) / 13 °C (55 °F), 6 rain days79 °F (26 °C) / 55 °F (13 °C), 6 rain days

Dates as our data lists them. Moving holidays (lunar and Islamic calendars, Easter) shift every year: check the date for your year before you build a trip on it.

• Good Friday and Holy Saturday

  Mar or Apr (check)

  Long weekend travel.

• Easter (Semana Santa) check

  Moves yearly · Santiago

  Good Friday and Holy Saturday are public holidays; many shops close.

• Lollapalooza Chile

  Late Mar (varies) · Santiago

  Music festival at Parque O'Higgins; hotels and rides get busy (check dates).

Crowds · Chile

Medium

Prices · Chile

Medium

Weather, crowds and prices for any two months in Chile, side by side.

Nothing unusual for the weather this month.

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Rated best or good this month

• Atacama and the north

  Best weather of the year (San Pedro de Atacama, Calama, Arica)

• Central Chile

  Best weather of the year (Santiago, Valparaíso, wine valleys)

• Easter Island

  Best weather of the year (Rapa Nui)

• Santiago

  Warm and clear; grape harvest.

• Achao

  Best months: Dec–Mar (summer, festival)

• Ancud

  Best months: Dec–Mar (milder weather, penguin season)

• Antofagasta

  Best months: Mar–May, Sep–Nov (dry, mild temperatures)

• Arica

  Best months: Year-round; Dec–Mar for beach weather, Sep–Nov and Mar–May for valleys and altiplano

• Calama

  Best months: Mar–May, Sep–Dec

• Caldera

  Best months: Oct–Mar (milder temperatures, less fog)

• Castro

  Best months: Dec–Mar

• Chaitén

  Best months: Dec–Mar