Colón weather in March

In March, Colón sees average daytime highs of 26°C and overnight lows near 15°C, with 99 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 50% of the time in March, and the air most often feels humid.

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 Colón's 3rd-clearest and 10th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Colón's year-round climate.

Daytime high
26°
4th warmest
Overnight low
15°
9th coldest
Rainfall
99 mm
8.2 wet days
Daylight
12 h 18 min
7:06 AM – 7:22 PM
Cloud cover
44%
3rd clearest
Wind
12 km/h
10th windiest
Solar energy
5.05 kWh/m²
Travel score
7.2
out of 10

Colón is human settlement in Buenos Aires, Argentina.

Founded
1892

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 Colón 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 3°C warmer than April.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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52716
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Colón 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° / 18°1089145.8
Feb28° / 17°1068.713.36.6
Mar26° / 15°998.212.37.2
Apr23° / 12°958.711.27.2
May19° / 656.510.36.6
Jun16° / 394.99.85.5
Jul15° / 324.4105.3
Aug18° / 484.710.76.6
Sep20° / 656.211.87.0
Oct23° / 12°1229.912.97.0
Nov26° / 14°1038.713.87.1
Dec28° / 17°1109.414.26.2

Cloud cover in March

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 50% of the time in March.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 14% of March, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 36%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
16733
26733
36832
46832
56733
66832
76832
86733
96733
106535
116535
126436
136436
146337
156337
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266337
276238
286238
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306238
316139

Chance of precipitation in March

Any precipitation

Colón gets around 99 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 29% on the wettest days.

0%10%20%30%40%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
129
229
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429
528
628
728
827
927
1027
1127
1227
1327
1427
1526
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1726
1826
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2026
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2426
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2627
2727
2828
2928
3029
3129

Humidity in March

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, March lands in the humid band about 29% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 21% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
1152132249
2142232239
3142232238
4152232228
5152332228
6152332228
7162332218
8162332217
9172332207
10182332207
11182332197
12202332196
13212332186
14222332175
15242332165
16252432154
17262431154
18282531143
19292530143
20302529132
21312628132
22322627131
23332726131
24342725131
25342824131
26352823131
27362822130
28372921130
29382820130
30392820130
31402819131

Wind in March

Winds average 12 km/h in March.

Across March, daily wind ranges from about 11 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
111calm
211calm
311calm
411calm
511calm
612calm
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2012calm
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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 6:54 AM to 7:18 AM, and sunset from 7:41 PM to 7:01 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.86:547:41
212.86:557:40
312.76:567:39
412.76:567:38
512.76:577:36
612.66:587:35
712.66:597:34
812.57:007:33
912.57:017:31
1012.57:017:30
1112.47:027:29
1212.47:037:27
1312.47:047:26
1412.37:057:25
1512.37:057:23
1612.37:067:22
1712.27:077:21
1812.27:087:19
1912.27:097:18
2012.17:097:16
2112.17:107:15
2212.07:117:14
2312.07:127:12
2412.07:127:11
2511.97:137:09
2611.97:147:08
2711.97:157:07
2811.87:157:05
2911.87:167:04
3011.87:177:02
3111.77:187:01

Solar energy in March

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in March, about 5.05 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.35 kWh/m² to a high of 7.38 kWh/m² in December across the year — March's 5.05 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
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95.3Bright
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194.9Bright
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214.8Bright
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234.7Bright
244.7Bright
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264.6Bright
274.6Bright
284.5Bright
294.5Bright
304.4Bright
314.3Bright
Planning a trip in March

Is March a good time to visit Colón?

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
6.9
Beach & pool
4th-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Colón in March

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

In March, Colón 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 Colón 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 Colón peaks around January 15 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 11 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highModerateHighVery highExtremeJan 15UV 13Jun 20UV 3
UV index (midday)Level
Jan13Extreme
Feb12Extreme
Mar10Very high
Apr6High
May4Moderate
Jun3Moderate
Jul3Moderate
Aug4Moderate
Sep6High
Oct9Very high
Nov11Extreme
Dec12Extreme

Air quality in Colón in March

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

Average fine-particle pollution (PM2.5) through the year — so you can see where March falls, not just the annual average.

Air quality in Colón is worst in August — around 16 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.5× the cleanest month (April, 6 µg/m³).

Modeled monthly averages (CAMS reanalysis, 2015–2024).

01020JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodAug 1916 µg/m³Apr 177 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan9Good
Feb7Good
Mar7Good
Apr6Good
May7Good
Jun9Good
Jul11Good
Aug16Moderate
Sep14Moderate
Oct9Good
Nov7Good
Dec8Good
Location & terrain

Where is Colón?

Colón sits at 33.9°S, 61.1°W, 81 m above sea level, in Argentina. The nearest listed city is Rojas, 47 km away.

Topography around Colón

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Colón has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 22 m around an average of 82 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 55 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 101 m.

The land around Colón is covered by cropland (51%), grassland (22%) and artificial surfaces (20%) within 3 km, cropland (89%) within 16 km, and cropland (89%) within 80 km.

3 km
22 m
16 km
55 m
80 km
101 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
March weather nearby: Rojas 47 km · Pergamino 48 km · Firmat 60 km · Junín 79 km · Venado Tuerto 82 km · Salto 89 km · Arrecifes 94 km · Casilda 95 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 Colón (-33.8971°, -61.0994°, elevation 81 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. Monthly air-quality (PM2.5) seasonality is from the CAMS EAC4 reanalysis (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service), scaled to the WHO annual mean where available. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).