Oruro weather in March
In March, Oruro has daytime highs averaging 15 °C, nights around 5.0 °C, with 20 wet days. Figures are 1991–2020 climate normals.
- 15.4°C Average high
- 5.0°C Average low
- 20days Wet days
- 82mm Rainfall
- 12h Daylight
Daily temperatures through March
How March develops
Averages for the first, middle and last part of the month, from daily 1991–2020 normals. Chance of rain is the share of years in which that calendar day recorded more than 1 mm.
| Days | Avg high | Avg low | Chance of rain |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1–10 March | 15.3 °C | 5.4 °C | 76 % |
| 11–20 March | 15.4 °C | 4.9 °C | 66 % |
| 21–31 March | 15.5 °C | 4.6 °C | 55 % |
- Rain is most likely over days 1–10 of March (76 % of days) and least likely over days 21–31 (55 %).
What to expect
| Measure | Typical March | Share of the month |
|---|---|---|
| Days above 25 °C | 0 of 31 | 0 % |
| Days above 30 °C | 0 of 31 | 0 % |
| Days below 0 °C | 0.2 of 31 | 1 % |
| Days with more than 1 mm rain | 20 of 31 | 65 % |
Conditions in March
| Measure | Average |
|---|---|
| Mean temperature | 9.7 °C |
| Record high (1991–2020) | 22 °C |
| Record low (1991–2020) | -0.9 °C |
| Relative humidity | 71 % |
| Wind speed | 16 km/h |
| Cloud cover | 75 % |
Where Oruro ranks in March
| Ranking | Position | Value |
|---|---|---|
| The coolest places in South America in March | 5th of 50 | 15 °C |
March compared with the months around it
| Month | Avg high | Rainfall | Cloud |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 15.4 °C | 143 mm | 86 % |
| February | 15.2 °C | 113 mm | 84 % |
| March | 15.4 °C | 82 mm | 75 % |
| April | 16.2 °C | 27 mm | 57 % |
| May | 15.6 °C | 7 mm | 33 % |
See all twelve months for Oruro
- March is the 7th warmest month here.
- It is the 9th driest month of the year.
- It ranks 9th for least cloud cover.
- Days last about 12 hours from sunrise to sunset.
- It rains on 20 of 31 days — 65 % of the month.
- Nights are about 10 °C cooler than the middle of the day.
- The hottest March day on record since 1991 reached 22 °C, 6.9 °C above the usual daytime high.
QuestionsMarch in Oruro, answered
How warm is Oruro in March?
Daily highs average 15 °C and nights fall to about 5.0 °C, a spread of 10 °C between afternoon and dawn. That makes March the 6th warmest month of the year here.
Does it rain much in Oruro in March?
March averages 82 mm of rain, spread over about 20 of the 31 days — 65 % of the month. Cloud cover averages 75 % of the sky.
How long are the days in March?
Oruro averages 12 hours between sunrise and sunset in March. Day length is computed from latitude and date, so it is exact rather than modelled — but it says nothing about how much of that time is sunny.
Data sources and method
- ERA5 / ERA5-Land reanalysis — Copernicus Climate Change Service (C3S), ECMWF. Copernicus Licence
- Open-Meteo — Open-Meteo.com. CC BY 4.0
- NOAA OISST v2.1 — NOAA Physical Sciences Laboratory. Public domain
- GeoNames — GeoNames.org. CC BY 4.0
- Normal period
- 1991–2020
- Dataset version
- era5-1991-2020-scores1.1
- Last processed
Measured values come from ERA5 reanalysis and are reproduced unchanged. Calculated by us: daylight hours, beach and comfort scores, monthly rankings, threshold day counts, chance of a wet day by date, ten-day averages within the month. Full formulas are on the methodology page.
Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information 2026. Neither the European Commission nor ECMWF is responsible for any use that may be made of the Copernicus information or data it contains.