Caleta Olivia weather in March

In March, Caleta Olivia sees average daytime highs of 21°C and overnight lows near 11°C, with 17 mm of rain across 2.8 wet days and about 12.4 hours of daylight. It is the 4th-warmest and 4th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 23°C in the first days to 20°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 46% of the time in March, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 13 h 12 min at the start of March to 11 h 36 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, March is Caleta Olivia's 2nd-clearest and 6th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Caleta Olivia's year-round climate.

Daytime high
21°
4th warmest
Overnight low
11°
9th coldest
Rainfall
17 mm
2.8 wet days
Daylight
12 h 24 min
7:27 AM – 7:52 PM
Cloud cover
46%
2nd clearest
Wind
21 km/h
6th windiest
Solar energy
4.64 kWh/m²
Travel score
7.8
out of 10

Caleta Olivia is city.

Density
2,308/km²
people per km²
Founded
1901

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 23°C in the first days to 20°C by the end.

A typical March day in Caleta Olivia reaches about 21°C in the afternoon and slips back to 11°C overnight — a 10°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 16°C and 27°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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How March really feels in Caleta Olivia

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.

Caleta Olivia weather by month

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

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan25° / 13°102.5015.28.3
Feb24° / 13°162.70148.3
Mar21° / 11°172.8012.47.8
Apr18° / 143.1010.76.8
May13° / 214.30.29.24.4
Jun10° / 224.40.68.52.5
Jul10° / 143.30.58.82.5
Aug12° / 184.40.2103.7
Sep15° / 174.20.311.65.0
Oct18° / 163.50.113.36.8
Nov21° / 10°163.5014.87.5
Dec23° / 12°153.7015.58.0

Cloud cover in March

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 46% 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 35%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
16931
26931
36931
46931
56931
66832
76832
86733
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316634

Chance of precipitation in March

Any precipitation

Caleta Olivia gets around 17 mm of rain over 2.8 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 9% and peaks near 10% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
19
29
310
410
510
610
710
810
910
1010
1110
1210
1310
1410
1510
169
179
189
199
209
218
228
238
248
258
268
278
288
298
308
319

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 99% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)
1982
2982
3991
4991
5991
6991
7991
8991
9991
10991
11991
12991
13991
14991
15991
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Wind in March

Winds average 21 km/h in March.

Across March, daily wind ranges from about 20 km/h on the calmest days to 21 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
121breezy
221breezy
321breezy
421breezy
521breezy
621breezy
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Sunrise & sunset in March

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 13 h 12 min 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 96 minutes over March. Sunrise moves from 7:06 AM to 7:48 AM, and sunset from 8:21 PM to 7:22 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
113.27:068:21
213.27:078:19
313.17:098:17
413.17:108:15
513.07:128:13
613.07:138:11
712.97:158:10
812.97:168:08
912.87:188:06
1012.77:198:04
1112.77:208:02
1212.67:228:00
1312.67:237:58
1412.57:257:56
1512.57:267:54
1612.47:277:52
1712.47:297:50
1812.37:307:48
1912.27:327:46
2012.27:337:44
2112.17:347:42
2212.17:367:40
2312.07:377:38
2412.07:397:36
2511.97:407:34
2611.87:417:32
2711.87:437:30
2811.77:447:28
2911.77:457:26
3011.67:477:24
3111.67:487:22

Solar energy in March

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in March, about 4.64 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.32 kWh/m² to a high of 7.86 kWh/m² in December across the year — March's 4.64 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.5Bright
25.5Bright
35.4Bright
45.4Bright
55.3Bright
65.2Bright
75.2Bright
85.1Bright
95.0Bright
105.0Bright
114.9Bright
124.9Bright
134.8Bright
144.7Bright
154.7Bright
164.6Bright
174.5Bright
184.5Bright
194.4Bright
204.4Bright
214.3Bright
224.3Bright
234.2Bright
244.2Bright
254.1Bright
264.0Bright
274.0Moderate
283.9Moderate
293.9Moderate
303.8Moderate
313.8Moderate
Planning a trip in March

Is March a good time to visit Caleta Olivia?

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

7.8
Sightseeing
4th-best month of the year
5.0
Beach & pool
4th-best month of the year

March is one of the better times to visit Caleta Olivia for general sightseeing.

What to pack for Caleta Olivia in March

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

In March, Caleta Olivia sees daytime highs around 21°C and nights near 11°C. Worth packing: sun protection and a windbreaker.

sun protectiona windbreaker

Sea temperature near Caleta Olivia in March

The nearest coast averages about 15°C in March — the other half of the beach question. The full-year curve and swim-comfort zones are below.

The sea at the nearest coast (about 14 km away) is warmest in February at about 15°C and coldest in August near 8°C.

The water stays below 20°C all year — cool enough that most swimmers want a wetsuit.

10°15°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecbracingcool
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan15Bracing
Feb15Cool
Mar15Bracing
Apr13Bracing
May11Bracing
Jun10Bracing
Jul9Bracing
Aug8Bracing
Sep8Bracing
Oct9Bracing
Nov11Bracing
Dec13Bracing

UV index in Caleta Olivia in March

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in March peaks around 6 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Caleta Olivia peaks around December 24 at about 10 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 19 at about 1 (low).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highModerateLowModerateHighVery highDec 24UV 10Jun 19UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan10Extreme
Feb10Very high
Mar6High
Apr3Moderate
May2Low
Jun1Low
Jul1Low
Aug2Low
Sep3Moderate
Oct6High
Nov8Very high
Dec11Extreme
Location & terrain

Where is Caleta Olivia?

Caleta Olivia sits at 46.4°S, 67.5°W, 19 m above sea level, in Argentina. The nearest listed city is Pico Truncado, 51 km away.

CoyhaiqueTrelewRawsonPuerto Aysén

Topography around Caleta Olivia

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Caleta Olivia has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 133 m around an average of 32 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 316 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 768 m.

The land around Caleta Olivia is covered by artificial surfaces (33%), water (27%) and grassland (24%) within 3 km, water (45%), grassland (29%) and shrubs (20%) within 16 km, and grassland (44%) and water (25%) within 80 km.

3 km
133 m
16 km
316 m
80 km
768 m
shrubsgrasslandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
March weather nearby: Pico Truncado 51 km · Comodoro Rivadavia 65 km · Las Heras 108 km · Puerto Deseado 190 km · Coyhaique 364 km · Trelew 396 km · Rawson 398 km · Puerto Aysén 416 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 Caleta Olivia (-46.4479°, -67.5227°, elevation 19 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. Sea temperatures are the NOAA OISST v2.1 1991–2020 monthly climatology (public domain), sampled at the nearest ocean point. 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).