Chilecito weather in March

In March, Chilecito sees average daytime highs of 22°C and overnight lows near 14°C, with 367 mm of rain across 23.2 wet days and about 12.2 hours of daylight. It is the 5th-warmest and 1st-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 23°C in the first days to 21°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 31% of the time in March, and the air most often feels comfortable.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 42 min at the start of March to 11 h 48 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, March is Chilecito's 10th-clearest and 8th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Chilecito's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 22°; 5th warmest
Overnight low: 14°; 9th coldest
Rainfall: 367 mm; 23.2 wet days
Daylight: 12 h 12 min; 7:33 AM – 7:46 PM
Cloud cover: 58%; 10th clearest
Wind: 6 km/h; 8th windiest
Solar energy: 4.43 kWh/m²
Travel score: 4.8; out of 10

Chilecito is town in La Rioja Province, Argentina.

Founded: 1715

Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.

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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 21°C by the end.

A typical March day in Chilecito reaches about 22°C in the afternoon and slips back to 14°C overnight — a 8°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 17°C and 26°C. Set against its neighbours, March runs about 1°C cooler than February and about 2°C warmer than April.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Avg high (°C)	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21
Avg low (°C)	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	13	13	13	13	13	13	13

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	23	15
2	23	15
3	23	15
4	23	15
5	23	15
6	23	15
7	23	15
8	23	15
9	23	15
10	23	15
11	23	15
12	23	15
13	23	15
14	22	15
15	22	14
16	22	14
17	22	14
18	22	14
19	22	14
20	22	14
21	22	14
22	22	14
23	22	14
24	21	14
25	21	13
26	21	13
27	21	13
28	21	13
29	21	13
30	21	13
31	21	13

Chilecito weather by month

How March compares with the rest of the year at a glance. March is the 5th-warmest and 1st-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Snow days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	24° / 16°	348	24.4	0	13.7	4.8
Feb	23° / 15°	314	20.4	0	13	5.0
Mar	22° / 14°	367	23.2	0	12.2	4.8
Apr	20° / 11°	322	19.9	0.2	11.3	5.0
May	17° / 8°	288	18	1	10.6	4.7
Jun	16° / 5°	171	12.5	1.6	10.2	4.9
Jul	15° / 3°	133	10.6	3.1	10.3	4.8
Aug	17° / 5°	140	10.7	2.9	11	5.7
Sep	18° / 8°	224	14.1	1.9	11.8	5.8
Oct	21° / 11°	310	19.6	0.3	12.7	5.3
Nov	22° / 14°	334	21.6	0	13.5	5.0
Dec	24° / 15°	299	22.5	0	13.8	5.1

Cloud cover in March

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 31% 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 50%.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Clearer (%)	52	52	52	52	52	51	51	50	50	49	50	50	50	48	49	48	48	48	48	48	49	48	48	48	48	50	49	49	50	50	50
Cloudier (%)	48	48	48	48	48	49	49	50	50	51	50	50	50	52	51	52	52	52	52	52	51	52	52	52	52	50	51	51	50	50	50

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	52	48
2	52	48
3	52	48
4	52	48
5	52	48
6	51	49
7	51	49
8	50	50
9	50	50
10	49	51
11	50	50
12	50	50
13	50	50
14	48	52
15	49	51
16	48	52
17	48	52
18	48	52
19	48	52
20	48	52
21	49	51
22	48	52
23	48	52
24	48	52
25	48	52
26	50	50
27	49	51
28	49	51
29	50	50
30	50	50
31	50	50

Chance of precipitation in March

Any precipitation

Chilecito gets around 367 mm of rain over 23.2 wet days in March, the wettest month. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 75% and peaks near 77% on the wettest days.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Rain chance (%)	72	72	72	73	73	73	74	74	75	75	76	76	76	77	77	77	77	77	77	77	77	76	76	76	75	75	74	74	73	73	72

	Rain chance (%)
1	72
2	72
3	72
4	73
5	73
6	73
7	74
8	74
9	75
10	75
11	76
12	76
13	76
14	77
15	77
16	77
17	77
18	77
19	77
20	77
21	77
22	76
23	76
24	76
25	75
26	75
27	74
28	74
29	73
30	73
31	72

Humidity in March

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Most of March feels comfortable — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

By dew point, March lands in the comfortable band about 46% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Dry (%)	31	31	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	31	31	32	33	34	35	36	38	39	41	42	44	46	48	49	51	53	55	57	59	60	61
Comfortable (%)	49	49	49	49	49	50	50	50	50	50	50	50	50	50	50	50	49	49	48	47	46	45	44	43	42	41	39	38	36	35	34
Humid (%)	19	19	20	20	20	20	19	19	19	18	18	17	16	15	14	13	12	12	11	10	9	8	8	7	7	6	6	5	5	5	5
Muggy (%)	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)
1	31	49	19	1
2	31	49	19	1
3	30	49	20	1
4	30	49	20	1
5	30	49	20	1
6	30	50	20	1
7	30	50	19	1
8	30	50	19	1
9	30	50	19	1
10	31	50	18	1
11	31	50	18	1
12	32	50	17	1
13	33	50	16	1
14	34	50	15	1
15	35	50	14	1
16	36	50	13	1
17	38	49	12	1
18	39	49	12	1
19	41	48	11	1
20	42	47	10	0
21	44	46	9	0
22	46	45	8	0
23	48	44	8	0
24	49	43	7	0
25	51	42	7	0
26	53	41	6	0
27	55	39	6	0
28	57	38	5	0
29	59	36	5	0
30	60	35	5	0
31	61	34	5	0

Wind in March

Winds average 6 km/h in March.

Across March, daily wind ranges from about 6 km/h on the calmest days to 7 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Wind speed (km/h)	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6
Feels	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm

	Wind speed (km/h)	Feels
1	7	calm
2	7	calm
3	7	calm
4	7	calm
5	7	calm
6	7	calm
7	7	calm
8	7	calm
9	7	calm
10	7	calm
11	6	calm
12	6	calm
13	6	calm
14	6	calm
15	6	calm
16	6	calm
17	6	calm
18	6	calm
19	6	calm
20	6	calm
21	6	calm
22	6	calm
23	6	calm
24	6	calm
25	6	calm
26	6	calm
27	6	calm
28	6	calm
29	6	calm
30	6	calm
31	6	calm

Sunrise & sunset in March

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 42 min at the start of March to 11 h 48 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 54 minutes over March. Sunrise moves from 7:24 AM to 7:42 AM, and sunset from 8:03 PM to 7:28 PM.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Daylight (h)	12.7	12.6	12.6	12.6	12.5	12.5	12.5	12.5	12.4	12.4	12.4	12.3	12.3	12.3	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.0	12.0	12.0	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.8	11.8	11.8
Sunrise (AM)	7:24	7:24	7:25	7:26	7:26	7:27	7:27	7:28	7:29	7:29	7:30	7:31	7:31	7:32	7:33	7:33	7:34	7:34	7:35	7:36	7:36	7:37	7:37	7:38	7:38	7:39	7:40	7:40	7:41	7:41	7:42
Sunset (PM)	8:03	8:02	8:01	8:00	7:59	7:58	7:57	7:55	7:54	7:53	7:52	7:51	7:50	7:49	7:47	7:46	7:45	7:44	7:43	7:41	7:40	7:39	7:38	7:37	7:35	7:34	7:33	7:32	7:30	7:29	7:28

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	12.7	7:24	8:03
2	12.6	7:24	8:02
3	12.6	7:25	8:01
4	12.6	7:26	8:00
5	12.5	7:26	7:59
6	12.5	7:27	7:58
7	12.5	7:27	7:57
8	12.5	7:28	7:55
9	12.4	7:29	7:54
10	12.4	7:29	7:53
11	12.4	7:30	7:52
12	12.3	7:31	7:51
13	12.3	7:31	7:50
14	12.3	7:32	7:49
15	12.2	7:33	7:47
16	12.2	7:33	7:46
17	12.2	7:34	7:45
18	12.2	7:34	7:44
19	12.1	7:35	7:43
20	12.1	7:36	7:41
21	12.1	7:36	7:40
22	12.0	7:37	7:39
23	12.0	7:37	7:38
24	12.0	7:38	7:37
25	11.9	7:38	7:35
26	11.9	7:39	7:34
27	11.9	7:40	7:33
28	11.9	7:40	7:32
29	11.8	7:41	7:30
30	11.8	7:41	7:29
31	11.8	7:42	7:28

Solar energy in March

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in March, about 4.43 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.22 kWh/m² to a high of 6.34 kWh/m² in December across the year — March's 4.43 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Solar energy (kWh/m²)	5.0	4.9	4.9	4.9	4.8	4.8	4.8	4.7	4.7	4.6	4.6	4.6	4.5	4.5	4.4	4.4	4.4	4.3	4.3	4.3	4.2	4.2	4.2	4.1	4.1	4.1	4.1	4.0	4.0	4.0	4.0
Level	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright

	Solar energy (kWh/m²)	Level
1	5.0	Bright
2	4.9	Bright
3	4.9	Bright
4	4.9	Bright
5	4.8	Bright
6	4.8	Bright
7	4.8	Bright
8	4.7	Bright
9	4.7	Bright
10	4.6	Bright
11	4.6	Bright
12	4.6	Bright
13	4.5	Bright
14	4.5	Bright
15	4.4	Bright
16	4.4	Bright
17	4.4	Bright
18	4.3	Bright
19	4.3	Bright
20	4.3	Bright
21	4.2	Bright
22	4.2	Bright
23	4.2	Bright
24	4.1	Bright
25	4.1	Bright
26	4.1	Bright
27	4.1	Bright
28	4.0	Bright
29	4.0	Bright
30	4.0	Bright
31	4.0	Bright

Planning a trip in March

Is March a good time to visit Chilecito?

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

4.8

Sightseeing

9th-best month of the year

3.4

Beach & pool

5th-best month of the year

March is a reasonable time to visit Chilecito for sightseeing.

What to pack for Chilecito in March

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

In March, Chilecito sees daytime highs around 22°C and nights near 14°C. Pack rain gear. Worth having: light clothes. About 23 days see rain.

rain gearlight clothes

UV index in Chilecito in March

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in March peaks around 13 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Chilecito peaks around January 21 at about 16 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 22 at about 4 (moderate).

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

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
UV index (midday)	16	16	13	8	5	4	4	6	9	13	14	15
Level	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Very high	High	Moderate	Moderate	High	Very high	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	16	Extreme
Feb	16	Extreme
Mar	13	Extreme
Apr	8	Very high
May	5	High
Jun	4	Moderate
Jul	4	Moderate
Aug	6	High
Sep	9	Very high
Oct	13	Extreme
Nov	14	Extreme
Dec	15	Extreme

Location & terrain

Where is Chilecito?

Chilecito sits at 29.2°S, 67.5°W, 1,107 m above sea level, in Argentina. The nearest listed city is La Rioja, 68 km away.

Topography around Chilecito

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Chilecito has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 359 m around an average of 1,136 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,757 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 5,694 m.

The land around Chilecito is covered by shrubs (60%) and artificial surfaces (24%) within 3 km, shrubs (69%) within 16 km, and shrubs (49%), grassland (25%) and bare terrain (23%) within 80 km.

3 km

359 m

shrubs 60%

16 km

1,757 m

shrubs 69%

80 km

5,694 m

shrubs 49%

treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrain

← February Chilecito year-round climate April →Best places to visit in March

March weather nearby: La Rioja 68 km · Aimogasta 95 km · Belén 174 km · Catamarca 184 km · San Isidro 190 km · Aguilares 267 km · Albardón 272 km · Villa General San Martín 272 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

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 Chilecito (-29.1616°, -67.4993°, elevation 1,107 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).

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	23	15
2	23	15
3	23	15
4	23	15
5	23	15
6	23	15
7	23	15
8	23	15
9	23	15
10	23	15
11	23	15
12	23	15
13	23	15
14	22	15
15	22	14
16	22	14
17	22	14
18	22	14
19	22	14
20	22	14
21	22	14
22	22	14
23	22	14
24	21	14
25	21	13
26	21	13
27	21	13
28	21	13
29	21	13
30	21	13
31	21	13

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	52	48
2	52	48
3	52	48
4	52	48
5	52	48
6	51	49
7	51	49
8	50	50
9	50	50
10	49	51
11	50	50
12	50	50
13	50	50
14	48	52
15	49	51
16	48	52
17	48	52
18	48	52
19	48	52
20	48	52
21	49	51
22	48	52
23	48	52
24	48	52
25	48	52
26	50	50
27	49	51
28	49	51
29	50	50
30	50	50
31	50	50

	Rain chance (%)
1	72
2	72
3	72
4	73
5	73
6	73
7	74
8	74
9	75
10	75
11	76
12	76
13	76
14	77
15	77
16	77
17	77
18	77
19	77
20	77
21	77
22	76
23	76
24	76
25	75
26	75
27	74
28	74
29	73
30	73
31	72

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)
1	31	49	19	1
2	31	49	19	1
3	30	49	20	1
4	30	49	20	1
5	30	49	20	1
6	30	50	20	1
7	30	50	19	1
8	30	50	19	1
9	30	50	19	1
10	31	50	18	1
11	31	50	18	1
12	32	50	17	1
13	33	50	16	1
14	34	50	15	1
15	35	50	14	1
16	36	50	13	1
17	38	49	12	1
18	39	49	12	1
19	41	48	11	1
20	42	47	10	0
21	44	46	9	0
22	46	45	8	0
23	48	44	8	0
24	49	43	7	0
25	51	42	7	0
26	53	41	6	0
27	55	39	6	0
28	57	38	5	0
29	59	36	5	0
30	60	35	5	0
31	61	34	5	0

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	23	15
2	23	15
3	23	15
4	23	15
5	23	15
6	23	15
7	23	15
8	23	15
9	23	15
10	23	15
11	23	15
12	23	15
13	23	15
14	22	15
15	22	14
16	22	14
17	22	14
18	22	14
19	22	14
20	22	14
21	22	14
22	22	14
23	22	14
24	21	14
25	21	13
26	21	13
27	21	13
28	21	13
29	21	13
30	21	13
31	21	13

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	52	48
2	52	48
3	52	48
4	52	48
5	52	48
6	51	49
7	51	49
8	50	50
9	50	50
10	49	51
11	50	50
12	50	50
13	50	50
14	48	52
15	49	51
16	48	52
17	48	52
18	48	52
19	48	52
20	48	52
21	49	51
22	48	52
23	48	52
24	48	52
25	48	52
26	50	50
27	49	51
28	49	51
29	50	50
30	50	50
31	50	50

	Rain chance (%)
1	72
2	72
3	72
4	73
5	73
6	73
7	74
8	74
9	75
10	75
11	76
12	76
13	76
14	77
15	77
16	77
17	77
18	77
19	77
20	77
21	77
22	76
23	76
24	76
25	75
26	75
27	74
28	74
29	73
30	73
31	72

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)
1	31	49	19	1
2	31	49	19	1
3	30	49	20	1
4	30	49	20	1
5	30	49	20	1
6	30	50	20	1
7	30	50	19	1
8	30	50	19	1
9	30	50	19	1
10	31	50	18	1
11	31	50	18	1
12	32	50	17	1
13	33	50	16	1
14	34	50	15	1
15	35	50	14	1
16	36	50	13	1
17	38	49	12	1
18	39	49	12	1
19	41	48	11	1
20	42	47	10	0
21	44	46	9	0
22	46	45	8	0
23	48	44	8	0
24	49	43	7	0
25	51	42	7	0
26	53	41	6	0
27	55	39	6	0
28	57	38	5	0
29	59	36	5	0
30	60	35	5	0
31	61	34	5	0

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	23	15
2	23	15
3	23	15
4	23	15
5	23	15
6	23	15
7	23	15
8	23	15
9	23	15
10	23	15
11	23	15
12	23	15
13	23	15
14	22	15
15	22	14
16	22	14
17	22	14
18	22	14
19	22	14
20	22	14
21	22	14
22	22	14
23	22	14
24	21	14
25	21	13
26	21	13
27	21	13
28	21	13
29	21	13
30	21	13
31	21	13

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	52	48
2	52	48
3	52	48
4	52	48
5	52	48
6	51	49
7	51	49
8	50	50
9	50	50
10	49	51
11	50	50
12	50	50
13	50	50
14	48	52
15	49	51
16	48	52
17	48	52
18	48	52
19	48	52
20	48	52
21	49	51
22	48	52
23	48	52
24	48	52
25	48	52
26	50	50
27	49	51
28	49	51
29	50	50
30	50	50
31	50	50

	Rain chance (%)
1	72
2	72
3	72
4	73
5	73
6	73
7	74
8	74
9	75
10	75
11	76
12	76
13	76
14	77
15	77
16	77
17	77
18	77
19	77
20	77
21	77
22	76
23	76
24	76
25	75
26	75
27	74
28	74
29	73
30	73
31	72

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)
1	31	49	19	1
2	31	49	19	1
3	30	49	20	1
4	30	49	20	1
5	30	49	20	1
6	30	50	20	1
7	30	50	19	1
8	30	50	19	1
9	30	50	19	1
10	31	50	18	1
11	31	50	18	1
12	32	50	17	1
13	33	50	16	1
14	34	50	15	1
15	35	50	14	1
16	36	50	13	1
17	38	49	12	1
18	39	49	12	1
19	41	48	11	1
20	42	47	10	0
21	44	46	9	0
22	46	45	8	0
23	48	44	8	0
24	49	43	7	0
25	51	42	7	0
26	53	41	6	0
27	55	39	6	0
28	57	38	5	0
29	59	36	5	0
30	60	35	5	0
31	61	34	5	0