Alta Gracia weather in March

In March, Alta Gracia sees average daytime highs of 24°C and overnight lows near 14°C, with 130 mm of rain across 13.5 wet days and about 12.2 hours of daylight. It is the 5th-warmest and 5th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 25°C in the first days to 22°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 43% of the time in March, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 42 min at the start of March to 11 h 42 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, March is Alta Gracia's 6th-clearest and 7th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Alta Gracia's year-round climate.

Daytime high
24°
5th warmest
Overnight low
14°
9th coldest
Rainfall
130 mm
13.5 wet days
Daylight
12 h 12 min
7:20 AM – 7:35 PM
Cloud cover
48%
6th clearest
Wind
8 km/h
7th windiest
Solar energy
4.97 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.6
out of 10

Alta Gracia is city in Argentina.

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

Temperature in March

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs ease over the month, from about 25°C in the first days to 22°C by the end.

A typical March day in Alta Gracia reaches about 24°C in the afternoon and slips back to 14°C overnight — a 10°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 18°C and 28°C. Set against its neighbours, March runs about 1°C cooler than February and about 3°C warmer than April.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
12515
22515
32515
42515
52415
62415
72415
82415
92415
102415
112415
122414
132414
142414
152414
162414
172414
182314
192314
202313
212313
222313
232313
242313
252313
262313
272213
282213
292213
302212
312212

Alta Gracia weather by month

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

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan26° / 16°15815.5013.86.0
Feb25° / 15°13914013.26.2
Mar24° / 14°13013.5012.26.6
Apr21° / 11°879.60.111.26.7
May17° / 417.30.210.46.1
Jun15° / 183.50.2105.5
Jul15° / 173.40.510.15.3
Aug17° / 233.70.410.86.7
Sep19° / 507.10.511.86.9
Oct22° / 10°10612.4012.86.5
Nov24° / 13°14114.9013.66.3
Dec26° / 15°16316.10146.0

Cloud cover in March

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 43% of the time in March.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 17% of March, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 39%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
16436
26436
36436
46436
56337
66337
76238
86238
96238
106139
116139
126040
136040
146040
156040
166040
176040
186040
196040
206040
215941
226040
236040
246040
256040
266040
275941
285941
295941
305842
315941

Chance of precipitation in March

Any precipitation

Alta Gracia gets around 130 mm of rain over 13.5 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 44% and peaks near 48% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

0%20%40%60%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
147
247
347
447
548
648
748
848
947
1047
1147
1247
1346
1446
1546
1645
1745
1844
1943
2042
2141
2241
2340
2440
2539
2639
2739
2839
2938
3038
3138

Humidity in March

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, March lands in the dry band about 34% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 8% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
121343014
221343014
321353014
421353114
521353113
621353113
722343113
822343112
923343112
1024343012
1125333012
1226332911
1328332811
1429332710
153133279
163333268
173533258
183732247
193832246
204031235
214231235
224330224
234530214
244630214
254729203
264829203
274929193
285028193
295128183
305227183
315327173

Wind in March

Winds average 8 km/h in March.

Across March, daily wind ranges from about 8 km/h on the calmest days to 8 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
18calm
28calm
38calm
48calm
58calm
68calm
78calm
88calm
98calm
108calm
118calm
128calm
138calm
148calm
158calm
168calm
178calm
188calm
198calm
208calm
218calm
228calm
238calm
248calm
258calm
268calm
278calm
288calm
298calm
308calm
318calm

Sunrise & sunset in March

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 42 min at the start of March to 11 h 42 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 60 minutes over March. Sunrise moves from 7:09 AM to 7:30 AM, and sunset from 7:53 PM to 7:15 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.77:097:53
212.77:107:52
312.77:117:50
412.67:117:49
512.67:127:48
612.67:137:47
712.57:147:46
812.57:147:45
912.57:157:43
1012.47:167:42
1112.47:177:41
1212.47:177:40
1312.37:187:38
1412.37:197:37
1512.37:197:36
1612.27:207:35
1712.27:217:33
1812.27:227:32
1912.17:227:31
2012.17:237:29
2112.17:247:28
2212.07:247:27
2312.07:257:25
2412.07:267:24
2511.97:267:23
2611.97:277:22
2711.97:287:20
2811.87:287:19
2911.87:297:18
3011.87:307:16
3111.77:307:15

Solar energy in March

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in March, about 4.97 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.9 kWh/m² to a high of 7.06 kWh/m² in December across the year — March's 4.97 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.6Bright
25.5Bright
35.5Bright
45.4Bright
55.4Bright
65.3Bright
75.3Bright
85.3Bright
95.2Bright
105.2Bright
115.1Bright
125.1Bright
135.0Bright
145.0Bright
155.0Bright
164.9Bright
174.9Bright
184.9Bright
194.8Bright
204.8Bright
214.8Bright
224.7Bright
234.7Bright
244.7Bright
254.6Bright
264.6Bright
274.5Bright
284.5Bright
294.4Bright
304.4Bright
314.3Bright
Planning a trip in March

Hazard calendar for Alta Gracia

In seasonPeak

In March, Alta Gracia sits inside its rainy season season. The full year is below, with each hazard's peak months called out.

Alta Gracia's rainy season runs October–April, when most of the year's rain falls.

Rainy season
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec

Is March a good time to visit Alta Gracia?

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

6.6
Sightseeing
4th-best month of the year
5.3
Beach & pool
4th-best month of the year

March is a reasonable time to visit Alta Gracia for sightseeing.

What to pack for Alta Gracia in March

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

In March, Alta Gracia sees daytime highs around 24°C and nights near 14°C. Worth packing: light clothes, rain gear and sun protection. About 14 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Alta Gracia in March

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in March peaks around 11 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Alta Gracia peaks around January 18 at about 14 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 20 at about 3 (moderate).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeHighModerateHighVery highExtremeJan 18UV 14Jun 20UV 3
UV index (midday)Level
Jan14Extreme
Feb13Extreme
Mar11Extreme
Apr6High
May5Moderate
Jun3Moderate
Jul4Moderate
Aug5High
Sep7High
Oct11Extreme
Nov12Extreme
Dec13Extreme

Air quality in Alta Gracia in March

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

Average fine-particle pollution (PM2.5) through the year — so you can see where March falls, not just the annual average.

Air quality in Alta Gracia is worst in September — around 20 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 3.3× the cleanest month (November, 6 µg/m³).

Modeled monthly averages (CAMS reanalysis, 2015–2024).

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodSep 1319 µg/m³Nov 236 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan7Good
Feb7Good
Mar7Good
Apr6Good
May7Good
Jun8Good
Jul8Good
Aug15Moderate
Sep20Moderate
Oct10Good
Nov6Good
Dec6Good
Location & terrain

Where is Alta Gracia?

Alta Gracia sits at 31.6°S, 64.4°W, 544 m above sea level, in Argentina. The nearest listed city is Villa Carlos Paz, 26 km away.

Topography around Alta Gracia

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Alta Gracia has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 134 m around an average of 571 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 838 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,504 m.

The land around Alta Gracia is covered by artificial surfaces (37%) and grassland (30%) within 3 km, cropland (43%) and grassland (31%) within 16 km, and cropland (41%) and grassland (31%) within 80 km.

3 km
134 m
16 km
838 m
80 km
2,504 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
March weather nearby: Villa Carlos Paz 26 km · La Calera 35 km · Cordoba 35 km · Villa Allende 42 km · Cosquín 45 km · Unquillo 47 km · Río Segundo 49 km · Pilar 52 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
Roman Catholic 63%none 19%Evangelical 15%Jehovah's Witness and Church of Jesus Christ 1%

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 Alta Gracia (-31.6498°, -64.4297°, elevation 544 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. Monthly air-quality (PM2.5) seasonality is from the CAMS EAC4 reanalysis (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service), scaled to the WHO annual mean where available. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).