Cutral-Có weather in March

In March, Cutral-Có sees average daytime highs of 25°C and overnight lows near 10°C, with 19 mm of rain across 3 wet days and about 12.3 hours of daylight. It is the 4th-warmest and 7th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 27°C in the first days to 23°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 65% of the time in March, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 13 hours at the start of March to 11 h 42 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, March is Cutral-Có's 4th-clearest and 7th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Cutral-Có's year-round climate.

Daytime high
25°
4th warmest
Overnight low
10°
9th coldest
Rainfall
19 mm
3 wet days
Daylight
12 h 18 min
7:37 AM – 7:56 PM
Cloud cover
32%
4th clearest
Wind
13 km/h
7th windiest
Solar energy
5.52 kWh/m²
Travel score
8.3
out of 10

Cutral-Có is city in Neuquén Province, Argentina.

Density
585/km²
people per km²
Founded
1933

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 23°C by the end.

A typical March day in Cutral-Có reaches about 25°C in the afternoon and slips back to 10°C overnight — a 15°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 20°C and 30°C. Set against its neighbours, March runs about 4°C cooler than February and about 6°C warmer than April.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
12812
22712
32712
42712
52712
62712
72712
82711
92611
102611
112611
122611
132611
142611
152510
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182510
192510
202410
21249
22249
23249
24249
25249
26239
27239
28238
29238
30238
31228

How March really feels in Cutral-Có

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.

Cutral-Có weather by month

How March compares with the rest of the year at a glance. March is the 4th-warmest and 7th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan30° / 14°112.1014.46.5
Feb29° / 13°172.5013.57.2
Mar25° / 10°193012.38.3
Apr20° / 233.60117.4
May14° / 295.20.29.94.8
Jun11° / 306.419.32.8
Jul10° / -1°2550.99.62.7
Aug13° / 1740.610.54.3
Sep17° / 1940.311.76.2
Oct21° / 264.60.1137.5
Nov25° / 183.5014.18.2
Dec28° / 12°152.5014.77.5

Cloud cover in March

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 65% 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 22%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
18218
28218
38218
48218
58218
68218
78119
88119
98020
108020
117921
127921
137921
147921
157921
167921
177921
187921
197921
207822
217822
227822
237723
247723
257624
267624
277525
287426
297228
307228
317129

Chance of precipitation in March

Any precipitation

Cutral-Có gets around 19 mm of rain over 3 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 10% and peaks near 12% on the wettest days.

0%10%20%30%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
110
210
310
410
510
610
710
810
910
1010
1110
1210
1310
1410
1510
1610
1710
1810
199
209
219
229
239
2410
2510
2610
2711
2811
2912
3012
3112

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 97% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
19541
29541
39541
49541
59541
69541
79541
89541
99640
109640
119640
129730
139730
149730
159820
169820
179820
189820
199820
209820
219820
229820
239820
249820
259820
269910
279910
289910
299910
309910
319910

Wind in March

Winds average 13 km/h in March.

Across March, daily wind ranges from about 12 km/h on the calmest days to 13 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
113light breeze
213light breeze
313light breeze
413light breeze
513light breeze
613light breeze
713light breeze
813light breeze
913light breeze
1013light breeze
1113light breeze
1213light breeze
1313light breeze
1413light breeze
1513light breeze
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2013light breeze
2113light breeze
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3012light breeze
3112light breeze

Sunrise & sunset in March

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 13 hours 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 78 minutes over March. Sunrise moves from 7:22 AM to 7:52 AM, and sunset from 8:19 PM to 7:32 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
113.07:228:19
212.97:238:17
312.97:248:16
412.87:258:14
512.87:268:13
612.77:278:11
712.77:288:10
812.77:298:08
912.67:308:07
1012.67:318:05
1112.57:328:04
1212.57:338:02
1312.47:348:01
1412.47:357:59
1512.47:367:58
1612.37:377:56
1712.37:387:54
1812.27:397:53
1912.27:407:51
2012.17:417:50
2112.17:427:48
2212.17:437:46
2312.07:447:45
2412.07:457:43
2511.97:467:42
2611.97:477:40
2711.87:487:38
2811.87:497:37
2911.87:507:35
3011.77:517:33
3111.77:527:32

Solar energy in March

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in March, about 5.52 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.05 kWh/m² to a high of 8.7 kWh/m² in December across the year — March's 5.52 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.4Intense
26.3Intense
36.3Intense
46.2Intense
56.2Intense
66.1Intense
76.0Intense
86.0Bright
95.9Bright
105.9Bright
115.8Bright
125.8Bright
135.7Bright
145.6Bright
155.6Bright
165.5Bright
175.5Bright
185.4Bright
195.4Bright
205.3Bright
215.3Bright
225.2Bright
235.1Bright
245.1Bright
255.0Bright
264.9Bright
274.8Bright
284.8Bright
294.7Bright
304.7Bright
314.6Bright
Planning a trip in March

Is March a good time to visit Cutral-Có?

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

8.3
Sightseeing
1st-best month of the year
7.4
Beach & pool
4th-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Cutral-Có in March

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

In March, Cutral-Có sees daytime highs around 25°C and nights near 10°C. Worth packing: light clothes and sun protection. About 3 days see rain.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Cutral-Có in March

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in March peaks around 8 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Cutral-Có peaks around December 21 at about 13 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 19 at about 2 (low).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 9 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highModerateModerateVery highExtremeDec 21UV 13Jun 19UV 2
UV index (midday)Level
Jan12Extreme
Feb12Extreme
Mar8Very high
Apr5High
May3Moderate
Jun2Low
Jul2Moderate
Aug3Moderate
Sep5Moderate
Oct8Very high
Nov10Very high
Dec13Extreme
Location & terrain

Where is Cutral-Có?

Cutral-Có sits at 38.9°S, 69.2°W, 613 m above sea level, in Argentina. The nearest listed city is Zapala, 72 km away.

Topography around Cutral-Có

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Cutral-Có has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 80 m around an average of 625 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 421 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,102 m.

The land around Cutral-Có is covered by bare terrain (34%), artificial surfaces (33%) and shrubs (25%) within 3 km, shrubs (68%) within 16 km, and shrubs (43%) and grassland (32%) within 80 km.

3 km
80 m
16 km
421 m
80 km
1,102 m
treesshrubsgrasslandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
March weather nearby: Zapala 72 km · Plottier 86 km · Centenario 96 km · Neuquén 101 km · Cinco Saltos 102 km · Cipolletti 107 km · Allen 121 km · General Roca 143 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 Cutral-Có (-38.9342°, -69.2305°, elevation 613 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).