Aimogasta weather in March

In March, Aimogasta sees average daytime highs of 27°C and overnight lows near 18°C, with 56 mm of rain across 8.7 wet days and about 12.2 hours of daylight. It is the 5th-warmest and 2nd-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 28°C in the first days to 26°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 58% of the time in March, and the air most often feels comfortable.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 36 min at the start of March to 11 h 48 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, March is Aimogasta's 9th-clearest and 7th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Aimogasta's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 27°; 5th warmest
Overnight low: 18°; 9th coldest
Rainfall: 56 mm; 8.7 wet days
Daylight: 12 h 12 min; 7:31 AM – 7:43 PM
Cloud cover: 37%; 9th clearest
Wind: 6 km/h; 7th windiest
Solar energy: 5.47 kWh/m²
Travel score: 6.9; out of 10

Aimogasta is town in La Rioja Province, Argentina.

Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.

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Temperature in March

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs ease over the month, from about 28°C in the first days to 26°C by the end.

A typical March day in Aimogasta reaches about 27°C in the afternoon and slips back to 18°C overnight — a 9°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 22°C and 32°C. Set against its neighbours, March runs about 2°C cooler than February and about 3°C warmer than April.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Avg high (°C)	29	29	29	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26
Avg low (°C)	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	29	19
2	29	19
3	29	19
4	28	19
5	28	19
6	28	19
7	28	19
8	28	19
9	28	19
10	28	19
11	28	19
12	28	19
13	28	19
14	28	18
15	28	18
16	27	18
17	27	18
18	27	18
19	27	18
20	27	18
21	27	18
22	27	18
23	26	17
24	26	17
25	26	17
26	26	17
27	26	17
28	26	17
29	26	17
30	26	17
31	26	17

Aimogasta weather by month

How March compares with the rest of the year at a glance. March is the 5th-warmest and 2nd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	30° / 20°	69	10.9	13.6	5.0
Feb	29° / 20°	52	8.6	13	5.8
Mar	27° / 18°	56	8.7	12.2	6.9
Apr	24° / 15°	30	6.1	11.3	8.1
May	21° / 10°	20	4.4	10.6	7.9
Jun	19° / 7°	8	1.9	10.2	8.0
Jul	19° / 6°	6	1.6	10.4	8.1
Aug	22° / 8°	7	1.7	11	8.7
Sep	24° / 12°	15	3.1	11.8	8.8
Oct	27° / 16°	25	5.3	12.7	7.9
Nov	28° / 18°	44	7.6	13.4	6.6
Dec	30° / 20°	54	9.4	13.8	5.4

Cloud cover in March

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 58% of the time in March.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 19% of March, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 23%.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Clearer (%)	78	78	78	77	77	77	76	76	76	75	75	76	76	75	75	76	76	76	77	77	77	78	78	78	79	79	79	80	80	80	80
Cloudier (%)	22	22	22	23	23	23	24	24	24	25	25	24	24	25	25	24	24	24	23	23	23	22	22	22	21	21	21	20	20	20	20

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	78	22
2	78	22
3	78	22
4	77	23
5	77	23
6	77	23
7	76	24
8	76	24
9	76	24
10	75	25
11	75	25
12	76	24
13	76	24
14	75	25
15	75	25
16	76	24
17	76	24
18	76	24
19	77	23
20	77	23
21	77	23
22	78	22
23	78	22
24	78	22
25	79	21
26	79	21
27	79	21
28	80	20
29	80	20
30	80	20
31	80	20

Chance of precipitation in March

Any precipitation

Aimogasta gets around 56 mm of rain over 8.7 wet days in March. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 28% and peaks near 30% on the wettest days.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Rain chance (%)	30	30	30	29	29	29	29	28	28	28	28	28	28	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	28	28	28	29	29	29	29	29	29

	Rain chance (%)
1	30
2	30
3	30
4	29
5	29
6	29
7	29
8	28
9	28
10	28
11	28
12	28
13	28
14	27
15	27
16	27
17	27
18	27
19	27
20	27
21	27
22	27
23	28
24	28
25	28
26	29
27	29
28	29
29	29
30	29
31	29

Humidity in March

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Most of March feels comfortable — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

By dew point, March lands in the comfortable band about 45% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Dry (%)	23	22	21	21	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	21	22	23	24	25	27	29	30	32	34	36	37	39	40	41	43	44	45	46	48
Comfortable (%)	45	45	46	46	47	47	47	48	48	48	48	48	48	48	48	48	47	47	46	45	44	44	43	43	42	42	41	40	40	39	39
Humid (%)	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	29	29	28	28	27	26	25	24	24	23	22	21	21	20	19	18	18	17	16	15	15	14	13
Muggy (%)	2	2	2	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	2	2	2	2	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)
1	23	45	30	2
2	22	45	30	2
3	21	46	30	2
4	21	46	30	3
5	20	47	30	3
6	20	47	30	3
7	20	47	30	3
8	20	48	30	3
9	20	48	29	3
10	20	48	29	3
11	20	48	28	3
12	21	48	28	3
13	22	48	27	3
14	23	48	26	3
15	24	48	25	3
16	25	48	24	2
17	27	47	24	2
18	29	47	23	2
19	30	46	22	2
20	32	45	21	1
21	34	44	21	1
22	36	44	20	1
23	37	43	19	1
24	39	43	18	0
25	40	42	18	0
26	41	42	17	0
27	43	41	16	0
28	44	40	15	0
29	45	40	15	0
30	46	39	14	0
31	48	39	13	0

Wind in March

Winds average 6 km/h in March.

Across March, daily wind ranges from about 6 km/h on the calmest days to 6 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Wind speed (km/h)	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6
Feels	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm

	Wind speed (km/h)	Feels
1	6	calm
2	6	calm
3	6	calm
4	6	calm
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18	6	calm
19	6	calm
20	6	calm
21	6	calm
22	6	calm
23	6	calm
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26	6	calm
27	6	calm
28	6	calm
29	6	calm
30	6	calm
31	6	calm

Sunrise & sunset in March

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 36 min at the start of March to 11 h 48 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 48 minutes over March. Sunrise moves from 7:21 AM to 7:39 AM, and sunset from 8:00 PM to 7:25 PM.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Daylight (h)	12.6	12.6	12.6	12.6	12.5	12.5	12.5	12.4	12.4	12.4	12.4	12.3	12.3	12.3	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.0	12.0	12.0	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.8	11.8	11.8
Sunrise (AM)	7:21	7:22	7:23	7:23	7:24	7:24	7:25	7:26	7:26	7:27	7:28	7:28	7:29	7:29	7:30	7:31	7:31	7:32	7:32	7:33	7:33	7:34	7:35	7:35	7:36	7:36	7:37	7:37	7:38	7:38	7:39
Sunset (PM)	8:00	7:59	7:58	7:57	7:56	7:54	7:53	7:52	7:51	7:50	7:49	7:48	7:47	7:46	7:44	7:43	7:42	7:41	7:40	7:39	7:37	7:36	7:35	7:34	7:33	7:31	7:30	7:29	7:28	7:27	7:25

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	12.6	7:21	8:00
2	12.6	7:22	7:59
3	12.6	7:23	7:58
4	12.6	7:23	7:57
5	12.5	7:24	7:56
6	12.5	7:24	7:54
7	12.5	7:25	7:53
8	12.4	7:26	7:52
9	12.4	7:26	7:51
10	12.4	7:27	7:50
11	12.4	7:28	7:49
12	12.3	7:28	7:48
13	12.3	7:29	7:47
14	12.3	7:29	7:46
15	12.2	7:30	7:44
16	12.2	7:31	7:43
17	12.2	7:31	7:42
18	12.2	7:32	7:41
19	12.1	7:32	7:40
20	12.1	7:33	7:39
21	12.1	7:33	7:37
22	12.0	7:34	7:36
23	12.0	7:35	7:35
24	12.0	7:35	7:34
25	11.9	7:36	7:33
26	11.9	7:36	7:31
27	11.9	7:37	7:30
28	11.9	7:37	7:29
29	11.8	7:38	7:28
30	11.8	7:38	7:27
31	11.8	7:39	7:25

Solar energy in March

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in March, about 5.47 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.6 kWh/m² to a high of 7.35 kWh/m² in December across the year — March's 5.47 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Solar energy (kWh/m²)	6.0	6.0	6.0	5.9	5.9	5.8	5.8	5.8	5.7	5.7	5.6	5.6	5.6	5.5	5.5	5.5	5.4	5.4	5.3	5.3	5.3	5.3	5.2	5.2	5.1	5.1	5.1	5.0	5.0	5.0	5.0
Level	Intense	Intense	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright

	Solar energy (kWh/m²)	Level
1	6.0	Intense
2	6.0	Intense
3	6.0	Bright
4	5.9	Bright
5	5.9	Bright
6	5.8	Bright
7	5.8	Bright
8	5.8	Bright
9	5.7	Bright
10	5.7	Bright
11	5.6	Bright
12	5.6	Bright
13	5.6	Bright
14	5.5	Bright
15	5.5	Bright
16	5.5	Bright
17	5.4	Bright
18	5.4	Bright
19	5.3	Bright
20	5.3	Bright
21	5.3	Bright
22	5.3	Bright
23	5.2	Bright
24	5.2	Bright
25	5.1	Bright
26	5.1	Bright
27	5.1	Bright
28	5.0	Bright
29	5.0	Bright
30	5.0	Bright
31	5.0	Bright

Planning a trip in March

Is March a good time to visit Aimogasta?

Our two travel scores rate March for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal).

6.9

Sightseeing

8th-best month of the year

7.2

Beach & pool

6th-best month of the year

March is a reasonable time to visit Aimogasta for sightseeing. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for Aimogasta in March

From March's temperature range, rain chance, sun and wind — what's worth putting in the bag.

In March, Aimogasta sees daytime highs around 27°C and nights near 18°C. Pack light clothes. Worth having: rain gear and sun protection. About 9 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Aimogasta in March

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in March peaks around 12 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Aimogasta peaks around January 19 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 23 at about 4 (moderate).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — every month of the year.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
UV index (midday)	15	15	12	7	5	4	4	6	8	12	13	14
Level	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Very high	High	Moderate	Moderate	High	Very high	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	15	Extreme
Feb	15	Extreme
Mar	12	Extreme
Apr	7	Very high
May	5	High
Jun	4	Moderate
Jul	4	Moderate
Aug	6	High
Sep	8	Very high
Oct	12	Extreme
Nov	13	Extreme
Dec	14	Extreme

Location & terrain

Where is Aimogasta?

Aimogasta sits at 28.6°S, 66.8°W, 828 m above sea level, in Argentina. The nearest listed city is Chilecito, 95 km away.

Topography around Aimogasta

How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of Aimogasta.

Within 3 km, the terrain around Aimogasta has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 139 m around an average of 850 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,366 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 4,110 m.

The land around Aimogasta is covered by bare terrain (40%) and shrubs (23%) within 3 km, bare terrain (63%) and shrubs (32%) within 16 km, and shrubs (50%) and bare terrain (34%) within 80 km.

3 km

139 m

bare terrain 40%

16 km

1,366 m

bare terrain 63%

80 km

4,110 m

shrubs 50%

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← February Aimogasta year-round climate April →Best places to visit in March

March weather nearby: Chilecito 95 km · La Rioja 95 km · Catamarca 100 km · Belén 103 km · San Isidro 106 km · Aguilares 172 km · Monteros 201 km · Famaillá 217 km

Argentina travel facts

Travel advisory: Level 1; Exercise Normal Precautions
Power plugs: Type C / I; 220 V · 50 Hz
Prices: ≈ 46% of US; price level, 2025
GDP per capita: $14,898; 2025
Happiness: 6.4 / 10; World Happiness, 2025
Homicide rate: 4.5; per 100k, 2023
Road deaths: 14.1; per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group: Upper middle; World Bank
English: High; EF EPI 575
Religion

Sources: World Bank, US State Department, World Happiness Report, WHO/UNICEF, EF EPI, CIA World Factbook.

Data sources

Temperature, precipitation, cloud, humidity, wind and solar figures are a 1991–2020 climatology for Aimogasta (-28.56°, -66.8074°, elevation 828 m), computed from hourly ERA5 reanalysis — contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information. Sun figures are astronomical calculations, not observations. City data © GeoNames, CC BY 4.0. Map outlines from Natural Earth (public domain); interactive map © Google. UV index is derived from CAMS (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service) clear-sky UV data — contains modified Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	29	19
2	29	19
3	29	19
4	28	19
5	28	19
6	28	19
7	28	19
8	28	19
9	28	19
10	28	19
11	28	19
12	28	19
13	28	19
14	28	18
15	28	18
16	27	18
17	27	18
18	27	18
19	27	18
20	27	18
21	27	18
22	27	18
23	26	17
24	26	17
25	26	17
26	26	17
27	26	17
28	26	17
29	26	17
30	26	17
31	26	17

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	78	22
2	78	22
3	78	22
4	77	23
5	77	23
6	77	23
7	76	24
8	76	24
9	76	24
10	75	25
11	75	25
12	76	24
13	76	24
14	75	25
15	75	25
16	76	24
17	76	24
18	76	24
19	77	23
20	77	23
21	77	23
22	78	22
23	78	22
24	78	22
25	79	21
26	79	21
27	79	21
28	80	20
29	80	20
30	80	20
31	80	20

	Rain chance (%)
1	30
2	30
3	30
4	29
5	29
6	29
7	29
8	28
9	28
10	28
11	28
12	28
13	28
14	27
15	27
16	27
17	27
18	27
19	27
20	27
21	27
22	27
23	28
24	28
25	28
26	29
27	29
28	29
29	29
30	29
31	29

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)
1	23	45	30	2
2	22	45	30	2
3	21	46	30	2
4	21	46	30	3
5	20	47	30	3
6	20	47	30	3
7	20	47	30	3
8	20	48	30	3
9	20	48	29	3
10	20	48	29	3
11	20	48	28	3
12	21	48	28	3
13	22	48	27	3
14	23	48	26	3
15	24	48	25	3
16	25	48	24	2
17	27	47	24	2
18	29	47	23	2
19	30	46	22	2
20	32	45	21	1
21	34	44	21	1
22	36	44	20	1
23	37	43	19	1
24	39	43	18	0
25	40	42	18	0
26	41	42	17	0
27	43	41	16	0
28	44	40	15	0
29	45	40	15	0
30	46	39	14	0
31	48	39	13	0

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	29	19
2	29	19
3	29	19
4	28	19
5	28	19
6	28	19
7	28	19
8	28	19
9	28	19
10	28	19
11	28	19
12	28	19
13	28	19
14	28	18
15	28	18
16	27	18
17	27	18
18	27	18
19	27	18
20	27	18
21	27	18
22	27	18
23	26	17
24	26	17
25	26	17
26	26	17
27	26	17
28	26	17
29	26	17
30	26	17
31	26	17

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	78	22
2	78	22
3	78	22
4	77	23
5	77	23
6	77	23
7	76	24
8	76	24
9	76	24
10	75	25
11	75	25
12	76	24
13	76	24
14	75	25
15	75	25
16	76	24
17	76	24
18	76	24
19	77	23
20	77	23
21	77	23
22	78	22
23	78	22
24	78	22
25	79	21
26	79	21
27	79	21
28	80	20
29	80	20
30	80	20
31	80	20

	Rain chance (%)
1	30
2	30
3	30
4	29
5	29
6	29
7	29
8	28
9	28
10	28
11	28
12	28
13	28
14	27
15	27
16	27
17	27
18	27
19	27
20	27
21	27
22	27
23	28
24	28
25	28
26	29
27	29
28	29
29	29
30	29
31	29

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)
1	23	45	30	2
2	22	45	30	2
3	21	46	30	2
4	21	46	30	3
5	20	47	30	3
6	20	47	30	3
7	20	47	30	3
8	20	48	30	3
9	20	48	29	3
10	20	48	29	3
11	20	48	28	3
12	21	48	28	3
13	22	48	27	3
14	23	48	26	3
15	24	48	25	3
16	25	48	24	2
17	27	47	24	2
18	29	47	23	2
19	30	46	22	2
20	32	45	21	1
21	34	44	21	1
22	36	44	20	1
23	37	43	19	1
24	39	43	18	0
25	40	42	18	0
26	41	42	17	0
27	43	41	16	0
28	44	40	15	0
29	45	40	15	0
30	46	39	14	0
31	48	39	13	0

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	29	19
2	29	19
3	29	19
4	28	19
5	28	19
6	28	19
7	28	19
8	28	19
9	28	19
10	28	19
11	28	19
12	28	19
13	28	19
14	28	18
15	28	18
16	27	18
17	27	18
18	27	18
19	27	18
20	27	18
21	27	18
22	27	18
23	26	17
24	26	17
25	26	17
26	26	17
27	26	17
28	26	17
29	26	17
30	26	17
31	26	17

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	78	22
2	78	22
3	78	22
4	77	23
5	77	23
6	77	23
7	76	24
8	76	24
9	76	24
10	75	25
11	75	25
12	76	24
13	76	24
14	75	25
15	75	25
16	76	24
17	76	24
18	76	24
19	77	23
20	77	23
21	77	23
22	78	22
23	78	22
24	78	22
25	79	21
26	79	21
27	79	21
28	80	20
29	80	20
30	80	20
31	80	20

	Rain chance (%)
1	30
2	30
3	30
4	29
5	29
6	29
7	29
8	28
9	28
10	28
11	28
12	28
13	28
14	27
15	27
16	27
17	27
18	27
19	27
20	27
21	27
22	27
23	28
24	28
25	28
26	29
27	29
28	29
29	29
30	29
31	29

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)
1	23	45	30	2
2	22	45	30	2
3	21	46	30	2
4	21	46	30	3
5	20	47	30	3
6	20	47	30	3
7	20	47	30	3
8	20	48	30	3
9	20	48	29	3
10	20	48	29	3
11	20	48	28	3
12	21	48	28	3
13	22	48	27	3
14	23	48	26	3
15	24	48	25	3
16	25	48	24	2
17	27	47	24	2
18	29	47	23	2
19	30	46	22	2
20	32	45	21	1
21	34	44	21	1
22	36	44	20	1
23	37	43	19	1
24	39	43	18	0
25	40	42	18	0
26	41	42	17	0
27	43	41	16	0
28	44	40	15	0
29	45	40	15	0
30	46	39	14	0
31	48	39	13	0