Caucete weather in March

In March, Caucete sees average daytime highs of 29°C and overnight lows near 17°C, with 46 mm of rain across 7.5 wet days and about 12.2 hours of daylight. It is the 5th-warmest and 4th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 30°C in the first days to 27°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 63% 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 Caucete's 9th-clearest and 7th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Caucete's year-round climate.

Daytime high
29°
5th warmest
Overnight low
17°
9th coldest
Rainfall
46 mm
7.5 wet days
Daylight
12 h 12 min
7:36 AM – 7:50 PM
Cloud cover
36%
9th clearest
Wind
8 km/h
7th windiest
Solar energy
5.51 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.5
out of 10

Caucete is city and capital of the Caucete departament, province of San Juan, Argentina.

Density
4/km²
people per km²

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 30°C in the first days to 27°C by the end.

A typical March day in Caucete reaches about 29°C in the afternoon and slips back to 17°C overnight — a 12°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 23°C and 34°C. Set against its neighbours, March runs about 3°C cooler than February and about 4°C warmer than April.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
13018
23018
33018
43018
53018
63018
73018
83018
93018
102917
112917
122917
132917
142917
152917
162917
172917
182816
192816
202816
212816
222816
232816
242715
252715
262715
272715
282715
292715
302615
312614

How March really feels in Caucete

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.

Caucete weather by month

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

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan33° / 20°6911.513.83.7
Feb31° / 19°558.613.24.7
Mar29° / 17°467.512.26.5
Apr24° / 12°244.111.28.3
May20° / 13310.47.6
Jun17° / 61.4106.8
Jul16° / 7210.16.5
Aug19° / 92.110.87.9
Sep23° / 162.911.88.5
Oct27° / 13°233.812.88.0
Nov30° / 16°346.213.65.8
Dec32° / 19°538.6144.3

Cloud cover in March

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 63% of the time in March.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 13% of March, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 24%.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
18119
28119
38020
48020
57921
67822
77822
87723
97723
107624
117525
127624
137525
147525
157525
167525
177525
187624
197624
207525
217525
227525
237525
247525
257426
267426
277426
287426
297426
307327
317327

Chance of precipitation in March

Any precipitation

Caucete gets around 46 mm of rain over 7.5 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 24% and peaks near 28% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

0%10%20%30%40%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
128
228
328
428
528
628
728
828
928
1028
1127
1227
1326
1426
1525
1625
1724
1823
1923
2022
2122
2221
2321
2420
2520
2620
2720
2820
2919
3019
3119

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 48% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
13741202
23641212
33641212
43641222
53641222
63640222
73640222
83639222
93739222
103838222
113937222
124037212
134236202
144336192
154535182
164735172
174835152
185035141
195135131
205235121
215434111
225534101
23573490
24593380
25603370
26613360
27623260
28643150
29653050
30653050
31662950

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 7:25 AM to 7:46 AM, and sunset from 8:08 PM to 7:30 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.77:258:08
212.77:258:07
312.77:268:06
412.67:278:05
512.67:288:04
612.67:288:02
712.57:298:01
812.57:308:00
912.57:317:59
1012.47:317:58
1112.47:327:56
1212.47:337:55
1312.37:337:54
1412.37:347:53
1512.37:357:51
1612.27:367:50
1712.27:367:49
1812.27:377:47
1912.17:387:46
2012.17:387:45
2112.17:397:44
2212.07:407:42
2312.07:407:41
2412.07:417:40
2511.97:427:38
2611.97:427:37
2711.97:437:36
2811.87:447:34
2911.87:447:33
3011.87:457:32
3111.77:467:30

Solar energy in March

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in March, about 5.51 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.09 kWh/m² to a high of 7.88 kWh/m² in December across the year — March's 5.51 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.2Intense
26.2Intense
36.1Intense
46.0Intense
56.0Intense
66.0Bright
75.9Bright
85.8Bright
95.8Bright
105.8Bright
115.7Bright
125.7Bright
135.6Bright
145.6Bright
155.5Bright
165.5Bright
175.5Bright
185.4Bright
195.4Bright
205.3Bright
215.3Bright
225.3Bright
235.2Bright
245.2Bright
255.1Bright
265.1Bright
275.0Bright
285.0Bright
295.0Bright
304.9Bright
314.9Bright
Planning a trip in March

Is March a good time to visit Caucete?

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

6.5
Sightseeing
7th-best month of the year
7.6
Beach & pool
3rd-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Caucete in March

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

In March, Caucete sees daytime highs around 29°C and nights near 17°C. Pack light clothes. Worth having: sun protection. About 8 days see rain.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Caucete 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 Caucete peaks around January 18 at about 14 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 21 at about 3 (moderate).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeModerateHighVery highExtremeJan 18UV 14Jun 21UV 3
UV index (midday)Level
Jan14Extreme
Feb13Extreme
Mar11Extreme
Apr6High
May4Moderate
Jun3Moderate
Jul4Moderate
Aug5Moderate
Sep7High
Oct11Extreme
Nov12Extreme
Dec13Extreme
Location & terrain

Where is Caucete?

Caucete sits at 31.7°S, 68.3°W, 592 m above sea level, in Argentina. The nearest listed city is Santa Lucía, 24 km away.

Topography around Caucete

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Caucete has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 9 m around an average of 574 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 827 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 3,665 m.

The land around Caucete is covered by cropland (40%) and shrubs (23%) within 3 km, shrubs (51%) and cropland (24%) within 16 km, and shrubs (51%) and bare terrain (31%) within 80 km.

3 km
9 m
16 km
827 m
80 km
3,665 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrain
March weather nearby: Santa Lucía 24 km · Rawson 26 km · San Juan 26 km · Pocito 29 km · Chimbas 30 km · Villa Paula de Sarmiento 30 km · Villa General San Martín 33 km · Albardón 33 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 Caucete (-31.6515°, -68.2822°, elevation 592 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).