In the title compound, [Al(C(5)H(6)ClO(2))(3)], the Al(III) cation is situated on a twofold rotation axis and is coordinated by six O atoms from three 3-chloro-pentane-2,4-dionate ligands in an octa-hedral environment. Al-O bond lengths are in the range 1.8741 (14)-1.8772 (14) Å. In the crystal, mol-ecules are linked via C-H⋯Cl contacts.