Ayacucho weather in March

In March, Ayacucho sees average daytime highs of 24°C and overnight lows near 13°C, with 76 mm of rain across 8.2 wet days and about 12.3 hours of daylight. It is the 4th-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 44% of the time in March, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 54 min at the start of March to 11 h 42 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, March is Ayacucho's 4th-clearest and 11th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Ayacucho's year-round climate.

Daytime high
24°
4th warmest
Overnight low
13°
9th coldest
Rainfall
76 mm
8.2 wet days
Daylight
12 h 18 min
6:55 AM – 7:12 PM
Cloud cover
49%
4th clearest
Wind
13 km/h
11th windiest
Solar energy
4.8 kWh/m²
Travel score
7.3
out of 10

Ayacucho is city in Buenos Aires province, Argentina.

Founded
1866

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 Ayacucho reaches about 24°C in the afternoon and slips back to 13°C overnight — a 11°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 19°C and 29°C. Set against its neighbours, March runs about 2°C cooler than February and about 4°C warmer than April.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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22614
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312212

How March really feels in Ayacucho

Once humidity and wind are folded in, March averages 0 days that feel above 32°C and 0 that feel at or below 0°C — the comfort signal a plain temperature reading hides.

Days feeling ≥ 32°C
0
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
0
wind chill below the day's low

March sits comfortably in between — no days that feel dangerously hot or drop to a hard freeze once humidity and wind are folded in.

Ayacucho weather by month

How March compares with the rest of the year at a glance. March is the 4th-warmest and 5th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan27° / 15°838.714.36.9
Feb26° / 15°738.113.47.0
Mar24° / 13°768.212.37.3
Apr20° / 10°807.311.16.8
May16° / 455.9105.7
Jun13° / 484.99.54.2
Jul13° / 445.59.73.7
Aug15° / 545.510.64.9
Sep17° / 616.811.75.6
Oct20° / 849.6136.3
Nov23° / 11°879.4147.0
Dec26° / 13°738.714.57.1

Cloud cover in March

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 44% of the time in March.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 15% of March, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 42%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
16040
26139
36139
46139
56040
66040
76040
85941
95941
105842
115842
125842
135842
145743
155743
165743
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195743
205743
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315644

Chance of precipitation in March

Any precipitation

Ayacucho gets around 76 mm of rain over 8.2 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 27% and peaks near 29% on the wettest days.

0%10%20%30%40%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
128
228
328
428
528
628
728
828
928
1029
1129
1229
1329
1428
1528
1628
1727
1827
1926
2026
2126
2226
2325
2425
2525
2625
2725
2825
2925
3025
3126

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 42% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 9% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
1322428142
2322429132
3322429132
4332429132
5332429122
6332429122
7342329122
8342329122
9352329122
10352329111
11362428111
12372427111
13382526101
14392625101
1540262491
1641272381
1742272380
1843282270
1944282270
2045282160
2146282160
2247272150
2348272150
2448272040
2549272040
2650262040
2751261940
2852261840
2953251840
3054251740
3156241640

Wind in March

Winds average 13 km/h in March.

Across March, daily wind ranges from about 13 km/h on the calmest days to 13 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
113light breeze
213light breeze
313light breeze
413light breeze
513light breeze
613light breeze
713light breeze
813light breeze
913light breeze
1013light breeze
1113light breeze
1213light breeze
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3113light breeze

Sunrise & sunset in March

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 54 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 72 minutes over March. Sunrise moves from 6:40 AM to 7:08 AM, and sunset from 7:34 PM to 6:49 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.96:407:34
212.96:417:33
312.86:427:31
412.86:437:30
512.76:447:29
612.76:457:27
712.76:467:26
812.66:477:24
912.66:487:23
1012.56:497:21
1112.56:507:20
1212.56:517:18
1312.46:527:17
1412.46:537:15
1512.36:547:14
1612.36:557:12
1712.36:567:11
1812.26:577:09
1912.26:587:08
2012.16:587:06
2112.16:597:05
2212.17:007:03
2312.07:017:02
2412.07:027:00
2511.97:036:59
2611.97:046:57
2711.87:056:56
2811.87:066:54
2911.87:076:53
3011.77:076:51
3111.77:086:49

Solar energy in March

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in March, about 4.8 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2 kWh/m² to a high of 7.55 kWh/m² in December across the year — March's 4.8 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.6Bright
25.5Bright
35.5Bright
45.4Bright
55.3Bright
65.3Bright
75.2Bright
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95.1Bright
105.1Bright
115.0Bright
125.0Bright
134.9Bright
144.9Bright
154.8Bright
164.8Bright
174.7Bright
184.7Bright
194.7Bright
204.6Bright
214.6Bright
224.5Bright
234.5Bright
244.5Bright
254.4Bright
264.4Bright
274.3Bright
284.3Bright
294.2Bright
304.2Bright
314.1Bright
Planning a trip in March

Is March a good time to visit Ayacucho?

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

7.3
Sightseeing
1st-best month of the year
6.1
Beach & pool
4th-best month of the year

March is one of the better times to visit Ayacucho for general sightseeing. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for Ayacucho in March

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

In March, Ayacucho sees daytime highs around 24°C and nights near 13°C. Worth packing: light clothes, rain gear and sun protection. About 8 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Ayacucho in March

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in March peaks around 9 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Ayacucho peaks around January 1 at about 12 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 20 at about 2 (moderate).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 10 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highModerateHighVery highExtremeJan 1UV 12Jun 20UV 2
UV index (midday)Level
Jan12Extreme
Feb11Extreme
Mar9Very high
Apr6High
May3Moderate
Jun2Moderate
Jul3Moderate
Aug3Moderate
Sep5Moderate
Oct7Very high
Nov10Extreme
Dec12Extreme
Location & terrain

Where is Ayacucho?

Ayacucho sits at 37.2°S, 58.5°W, 76 m above sea level, in Argentina. The nearest listed city is Tandil, 61 km away.

Topography around Ayacucho

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Ayacucho has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 29 m around an average of 77 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 70 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 481 m.

The land around Ayacucho is covered by grassland (67%) within 3 km, grassland (74%) and cropland (24%) within 16 km, and grassland (64%) and cropland (35%) within 80 km.

3 km
29 m
16 km
70 m
80 km
481 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaces
March weather nearby: Tandil 61 km · Balcarce 80 km · Santa Clara del Mar 115 km · Dolores 118 km · General Juan Madariaga 121 km · Mar del Plata 125 km · Azul 129 km · Benito Juárez 130 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 Ayacucho (-37.1528°, -58.4884°, elevation 76 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).