Bariloche weather in March

In March, Bariloche sees average daytime highs of 16°C and overnight lows near 5°C, with 41 mm of precipitation across 7 wet days and about 12.3 hours of daylight. It is the 4th-warmest and 10th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 18°C in the first days to 15°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 37% of the time in March, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 13 hours at the start of March to 11 h 36 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, March is Bariloche's 4th-clearest and 6th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Bariloche's year-round climate.

Daytime high
16°
4th warmest
Overnight low
10th coldest
Precipitation
41 mm
7 wet days
Daylight
12 h 18 min
7:45 AM – 8:05 PM
Cloud cover
52%
4th clearest
Wind
9 km/h
6th windiest
Solar energy
4.89 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.7
out of 10

Bariloche is city in the province of Río Negro in Argentina.

Density
433/km²
people per km²
Founded
1902

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 18°C in the first days to 15°C by the end.

A typical March day in Bariloche reaches about 16°C in the afternoon and slips back to 5°C overnight — a 11°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 10°C and 23°C. Set against its neighbours, March runs about 3°C cooler than February and about 5°C warmer than April.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
1187
2186
3186
4186
5186
6186
7186
8186
9176
10176
11176
12176
13176
14176
15175
16165
17165
18165
19165
20165
21165
22165
23165
24154
25154
26154
27154
28154
29154
30144
31144

How March really feels in Bariloche

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.

Bariloche weather by month

How March compares with the rest of the year at a glance. March is the 4th-warmest and 10th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan19° / 315.20.414.67.2
Feb19° / 3350.213.67.2
Mar16° / 4170.512.35.7
Apr11° / 748.72.610.92.9
May / 119136.29.70.8
Jun / -2°1721613.39.10.0
Jul / -3°14014.513.79.30.0
Aug / -3°13114.512.810.40.0
Sep / -1°6810.37.811.70.7
Oct10° / 7010.25.913.12.2
Nov13° / 528.32.614.34.0
Dec17° / 476.81.114.96.0

Cloud cover in March

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 37% of the time in March.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 18% of March, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 45%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
16436
26337
36337
46139
56139
66040
76040
85842
95842
105743
115743
125644
135644
145545
155545
165446
175446
185446
195347
205347
215347
225347
235347
245347
255347
265149
275149
285050
295050
304852
314852

Chance of precipitation in March

Any precipitationSnow

Bariloche gets around 41 mm of rain and snow over 7 wet days in March. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable precipitation averages around 22% and peaks near 25% on the wettest days, and about 1 day brings snow.

0%10%20%30%40%151015202531
Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
1191
2191
3201
4201
5201
6211
7212
8222
9222
10232
11232
12232
13232
14232
15232
16232
17232
18232
19232
20232
21232
22232
23232
24232
25232
26232
27232
28242
29242
30253
31253

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 100% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)
1100
2100
3100
4100
5100
6100
7100
8100
9100
10100
11100
12100
13100
14100
15100
16100
17100
18100
19100
20100
21100
22100
23100
24100
25100
26100
27100
28100
29100
30100
31100

Wind in March

Winds average 9 km/h in March.

Across March, daily wind ranges from about 8 km/h on the calmest days to 9 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
19calm
29calm
39calm
49calm
59calm
69calm
79calm
89calm
99calm
109calm
119calm
129calm
139calm
149calm
159calm
169calm
179calm
189calm
199calm
209calm
219calm
229calm
239calm
249calm
259calm
269calm
278calm
288calm
298calm
308calm
318calm

Sunrise & sunset in March

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 13 hours at the start of March to 11 h 36 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 84 minutes over March. Sunrise moves from 7:28 AM to 8:01 AM, and sunset from 8:29 PM to 7:39 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
113.07:288:29
213.07:298:28
312.97:308:26
412.97:318:25
512.97:328:23
612.87:338:22
712.87:348:20
812.77:368:18
912.77:378:17
1012.67:388:15
1112.67:398:13
1212.57:408:12
1312.57:418:10
1412.47:428:08
1512.47:448:07
1612.37:458:05
1712.37:468:03
1812.27:478:02
1912.27:488:00
2012.27:497:58
2112.17:507:57
2212.17:517:55
2312.07:527:53
2412.07:547:51
2511.97:557:50
2611.97:567:48
2711.87:577:46
2811.87:587:44
2911.77:597:43
3011.78:007:41
3111.68:017:39

Solar energy in March

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in March, about 4.89 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.54 kWh/m² to a high of 7.97 kWh/m² in December across the year — March's 4.89 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.8Bright
25.7Bright
35.7Bright
45.6Bright
55.5Bright
65.5Bright
75.4Bright
85.3Bright
95.3Bright
105.2Bright
115.1Bright
125.1Bright
135.0Bright
145.0Bright
154.9Bright
164.9Bright
174.8Bright
184.8Bright
194.7Bright
204.7Bright
214.6Bright
224.6Bright
234.5Bright
244.5Bright
254.4Bright
264.3Bright
274.3Bright
284.2Bright
294.2Bright
304.1Bright
314.0Bright
Planning a trip in March

Hazard calendar for Bariloche

In seasonPeak

None of Bariloche's seasonal hazards are active in March. The full-year calendar below shows when the rainy season, cyclone risk and dust haze do peak.

Bariloche's rainy season runs May–August, 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 Bariloche?

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

5.7
Sightseeing
4th-best month of the year
1.1
Beach & pool
4th-best month of the year

March is a reasonable time to visit Bariloche for sightseeing.

What to pack for Bariloche in March

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

In March, Bariloche sees daytime highs around 16°C and nights near 5°C. Worth packing: a warm layer and sun protection. About 7 days see rain.

a warm layersun protection

UV index in Bariloche in March

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in March peaks around 8 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Bariloche peaks around December 20 at about 13 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 18 at about 2 (low).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 8 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeModerateLowModerateVery highExtremeDec 20UV 13Jun 18UV 2
UV index (midday)Level
Jan12Extreme
Feb12Extreme
Mar8Very high
Apr5Moderate
May3Moderate
Jun2Low
Jul2Moderate
Aug3Moderate
Sep5High
Oct8Very high
Nov10Very high
Dec13Extreme
Location & terrain

Where is Bariloche?

Bariloche sits at 41.1°S, 71.3°W, 839 m above sea level, in Argentina. The nearest listed city is El Bolsón, 93 km away.

Topography around Bariloche

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Bariloche has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 427 m around an average of 865 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,452 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 3,290 m.

The land around Bariloche is covered by artificial surfaces (40%) and trees (23%) within 3 km, grassland (36%), trees (30%) and water (22%) within 16 km, and grassland (44%) and trees (37%) within 80 km.

3 km
427 m
16 km
1,452 m
80 km
3,290 m
treesshrubsgrasslandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
March weather nearby: El Bolsón 93 km · San Martín de los Andes 110 km · Puerto Montt 141 km · Puerto Varas 142 km · Llanquihue 143 km · Frutillar 147 km · Purranque 157 km · Río Bueno 165 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 Bariloche (-41.1456°, -71.3082°, elevation 839 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).