Chacabuco weather in March

In March, Chacabuco sees average daytime highs of 26°C and overnight lows near 15°C, with 98 mm of rain across 8.2 wet days and about 12.3 hours of daylight. It is the 4th-warmest and 6th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 27°C in the first days to 25°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 48% of the time in March, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 48 min at the start of March to 11 h 42 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, March is Chacabuco's 4th-clearest and 11th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Chacabuco's year-round climate.

Daytime high
26°
4th warmest
Overnight low
15°
9th coldest
Rainfall
98 mm
8.2 wet days
Daylight
12 h 18 min
7:03 AM – 7:20 PM
Cloud cover
45%
4th clearest
Wind
12 km/h
11th windiest
Solar energy
5 kWh/m²
Travel score
7.2
out of 10

Chacabuco is human settlement in Argentina.

Founded
1865

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 27°C in the first days to 25°C by the end.

A typical March day in Chacabuco reaches about 26°C in the afternoon and slips back to 15°C overnight — a 11°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 21°C and 31°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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52716
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Chacabuco weather by month

How March compares with the rest of the year at a glance. March is the 4th-warmest and 6th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan29° / 17°1078.914.15.9
Feb28° / 17°1057.913.36.7
Mar26° / 15°988.212.37.2
Apr22° / 12°978.511.27.2
May19° / 666.310.26.5
Jun15° / 445.19.75.3
Jul15° / 364.79.95.0
Aug17° / 474.610.76.4
Sep19° / 676.411.86.8
Oct22° / 11°1169.712.96.9
Nov25° / 14°1028.413.87.2
Dec28° / 16°1018.814.36.4

Cloud cover in March

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 48% 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 37%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
16535
26535
36436
46535
56535
66436
76535
86436
96436
106337
116337
126337
136337
146238
156238
166238
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186337
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266238
276238
286238
296238
306139
316139

Chance of precipitation in March

Any precipitation

Chacabuco gets around 98 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 28% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
127
226
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426
526
626
726
826
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1126
1226
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1426
1526
1626
1726
1826
1927
2027
2127
2227
2327
2427
2527
2627
2727
2827
2927
3028
3128

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 28% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 18% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
1182230236
2182231226
3182331226
4182332216
5182332216
6182432205
7182432205
8192432195
9192532195
10202532185
11202531185
12212631175
13222631164
14242631154
15252730144
16272730133
17282729133
18292828122
19312828122
20322827112
21332826111
22342825111
23352924111
24372923111
25382822111
26392822110
27402821110
28402820110
29412819110
30422718120
31432718120

Wind in March

Winds average 12 km/h in March.

Across March, daily wind ranges from about 12 km/h on the calmest days to 12 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
112calm
212calm
312calm
412calm
512calm
612calm
712calm
812calm
912calm
1012calm
1112calm
1212calm
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1512light breeze
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Sunrise & sunset in March

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 48 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 66 minutes over March. Sunrise moves from 6:51 AM to 7:15 AM, and sunset from 7:40 PM to 6:58 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.86:517:40
212.86:527:38
312.76:527:37
412.76:537:36
512.76:547:34
612.66:557:33
712.66:567:32
812.66:577:31
912.56:587:29
1012.56:587:28
1112.56:597:27
1212.47:007:25
1312.47:017:24
1412.37:027:22
1512.37:037:21
1612.37:037:20
1712.27:047:18
1812.27:057:17
1912.27:067:15
2012.17:077:14
2112.17:087:13
2212.07:087:11
2312.07:097:10
2412.07:107:08
2511.97:117:07
2611.97:127:05
2711.97:127:04
2811.87:137:03
2911.87:147:01
3011.77:157:00
3111.77:156:58

Solar energy in March

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in March, about 5 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.28 kWh/m² to a high of 7.42 kWh/m² in December across the year — March's 5 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.7Bright
25.7Bright
35.6Bright
45.6Bright
55.5Bright
65.5Bright
75.4Bright
85.4Bright
95.3Bright
105.3Bright
115.2Bright
125.2Bright
135.1Bright
145.1Bright
155.0Bright
165.0Bright
174.9Bright
184.9Bright
194.9Bright
204.8Bright
214.8Bright
224.7Bright
234.7Bright
244.6Bright
254.6Bright
264.5Bright
274.5Bright
284.4Bright
294.4Bright
304.3Bright
314.3Bright
Planning a trip in March

Is March a good time to visit Chacabuco?

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

7.2
Sightseeing
1st-best month of the year
6.8
Beach & pool
4th-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Chacabuco in March

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

In March, Chacabuco sees daytime highs around 26°C and nights near 15°C. Worth packing: light clothes, rain gear and sun protection. About 8 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Chacabuco in March

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in March peaks around 10 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Chacabuco peaks around January 14 at about 13 (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 — in 10 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highModerateHighVery highExtremeJan 14UV 13Jun 20UV 3
UV index (midday)Level
Jan13Extreme
Feb11Extreme
Mar10Very high
Apr6High
May4Moderate
Jun3Moderate
Jul3Moderate
Aug4Moderate
Sep6High
Oct8Very high
Nov11Extreme
Dec12Extreme
Location & terrain

Where is Chacabuco?

Chacabuco sits at 34.6°S, 60.5°W, 66 m above sea level, in Argentina. The nearest listed city is Salto, 44 km away.

Topography around Chacabuco

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Chacabuco has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 20 m around an average of 70 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 38 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 89 m.

The land around Chacabuco is covered by cropland (31%), artificial surfaces (31%) and grassland (21%) within 3 km, cropland (89%) within 16 km, and cropland (85%) within 80 km.

3 km
20 m
16 km
38 m
80 km
89 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
March weather nearby: Salto 44 km · Junín 44 km · Chivilcoy 50 km · Bragado 53 km · Rojas 55 km · Los Toldos 65 km · Carmen de Areco 66 km · Arrecifes 73 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 Chacabuco (-34.642°, -60.4712°, elevation 66 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).