Colón weather in March

In March, Colón sees average daytime highs of 28°C and overnight lows near 17°C, with 124 mm of rain across 8.2 wet days and about 12.2 hours of daylight. It is the 4th-warmest and 3rd-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 29°C in the first days to 26°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 48% of the time in March, and the air most often feels humid.

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 Colón's 2nd-clearest and 12th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Colón's year-round climate.

Daytime high
28°
4th warmest
Overnight low
17°
9th coldest
Rainfall
124 mm
8.2 wet days
Daylight
12 h 12 min
6:55 AM – 7:10 PM
Cloud cover
45%
2nd clearest
Wind
11 km/h
12th windiest
Solar energy
5.13 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.7
out of 10

Colón is city in the province of Entre Ríos, Argentina.

Founded
1863

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 29°C in the first days to 26°C by the end.

A typical March day in Colón reaches about 28°C in the afternoon and slips back to 17°C overnight — a 10°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 23°C and 32°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)
12919
22918
32918
42918
52918
62918
72918
82918
92818
102818
112818
122818
132818
142818
152817
162817
172817
182717
192717
202717
212717
222717
232717
242716
252716
262716
272716
282616
292616
302616
312616

Colón weather by month

How March compares with the rest of the year at a glance. March is the 4th-warmest and 3rd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan31° / 20°1068.213.95.0
Feb30° / 19°116813.25.5
Mar28° / 17°1248.212.26.7
Apr24° / 14°1418.211.27.3
May20° / 11°877.110.46.8
Jun17° / 796.89.96.1
Jul17° / 716.410.15.9
Aug19° / 886.810.86.7
Sep21° / 10°937.411.87.0
Oct24° / 13°126912.87.1
Nov27° / 16°1077.513.77.0
Dec30° / 18°119814.15.6

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 14% of March, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 37%.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
16238
26238
36238
46337
56337
66337
76337
86337
96337
106337
116238
126238
136238
146139
156238
166238
176238
186238
196337
206337
216337
226337
236337
246436
256436
266337
276337
286337
296337
306238
316238

Chance of precipitation in March

Any precipitation

Colón gets around 124 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.

0%10%20%30%40%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
128
228
328
428
528
628
728
828
928
1028
1128
1228
1328
1427
1527
1627
1727
1827
1927
2027
2126
2226
2326
2425
2525
2625
2725
2825
2925
3026
3126

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 35% of them.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
17192926181
27192926181
37192926171
47202926171
57202926171
67202926161
78202927161
88202927151
99202927151
109202927141
119202927141
1210202926131
1311202926121
1411213026111
1512213025111
1613213025101
171422302591
181522302481
191622302471
201623302471
211723302360
221823302360
231824302260
241924302250
251925292150
262025292150
272126282150
282126272150
292226272050
302227262050
312327252050

Wind in March

Winds average 11 km/h in March, the calmest month.

Across March, daily wind ranges from about 11 km/h on the calmest days to 11 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
611calm
711calm
811calm
911calm
1011calm
1111calm
1211calm
1311calm
1411calm
1511calm
1611calm
1711calm
1811calm
1911calm
2011calm
2111calm
2211calm
2311calm
2411calm
2511calm
2611calm
2711calm
2811calm
2911calm
3011calm
3111calm

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 6:44 AM to 7:05 AM, and sunset from 7:28 PM to 6:50 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.76:447:28
212.76:447:27
312.76:457:26
412.66:467:25
512.66:477:23
612.66:477:22
712.56:487:21
812.56:497:20
912.56:507:19
1012.46:507:17
1112.46:517:16
1212.46:527:15
1312.36:537:13
1412.36:537:12
1512.36:547:11
1612.26:557:10
1712.26:567:08
1812.26:567:07
1912.16:577:06
2012.16:587:04
2112.16:587:03
2212.06:597:02
2312.07:007:00
2412.07:016:59
2511.97:016:58
2611.97:026:56
2711.97:036:55
2811.87:036:54
2911.87:046:52
3011.87:056:51
3111.77:056:50

Solar energy in March

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in March, about 5.13 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.37 kWh/m² to a high of 7.24 kWh/m² in December across the year — March's 5.13 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.6Bright
25.6Bright
35.5Bright
45.5Bright
55.5Bright
65.5Bright
75.4Bright
85.4Bright
95.4Bright
105.3Bright
115.3Bright
125.3Bright
135.2Bright
145.2Bright
155.1Bright
165.1Bright
175.1Bright
185.0Bright
195.0Bright
205.0Bright
214.9Bright
224.9Bright
234.8Bright
244.8Bright
254.8Bright
264.7Bright
274.7Bright
284.6Bright
294.6Bright
304.5Bright
314.5Bright
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).

6.7
Sightseeing
6th-best month of the year
7.2
Beach & pool
4th-best month of the year

March is a reasonable time to visit Colón for 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 28°C and nights near 17°C. Pack light clothes. Worth having: 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 — every month of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highModerateHighVery highExtremeJan 15UV 13Jun 20UV 3
UV index (midday)Level
Jan14Extreme
Feb11Extreme
Mar10Very high
Apr7High
May4Moderate
Jun3Moderate
Jul3Moderate
Aug5Moderate
Sep7High
Oct9Very high
Nov11Extreme
Dec12Extreme
Location & terrain

Where is Colón?

Colón sits at 32.2°S, 58.1°W, 25 m above sea level, in Argentina. The nearest listed city is Paysandú, 12 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 41 m around an average of 13 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 70 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 152 m.

The land around Colón is covered by trees (31%), grassland (24%) and water (24%) within 3 km, grassland (45%) and trees (29%) within 16 km, and grassland (39%), cropland (36%) and trees (21%) within 80 km.

3 km
41 m
16 km
70 m
80 km
152 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswaterwetland
March weather nearby: Paysandú 12 km · Concepción del Uruguay 30 km · Young 72 km · Villaguay 92 km · Concordia 93 km · Gualeguaychú 94 km · Salto 94 km · Fray Bentos 101 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 (-32.2231°, -58.1443°, elevation 25 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).