Dolores weather in March

In March, Dolores sees average daytime highs of 25°C and overnight lows near 15°C, with 81 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 26°C in the first days to 23°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 43% of the time in March, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 54 min at the start of March to 11 h 42 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, March is Dolores's 3rd-clearest and 11th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Dolores's year-round climate.

Daytime high
25°
4th warmest
Overnight low
15°
9th coldest
Rainfall
81 mm
8.2 wet days
Daylight
12 h 18 min
6:52 AM – 7:09 PM
Cloud cover
48%
3rd clearest
Wind
13 km/h
11th windiest
Solar energy
4.84 kWh/m²
Travel score
7.4
out of 10

Dolores is city in the province of Buenos Aires in Argentina.

Founded
1817

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 26°C in the first days to 23°C by the end.

A typical March day in Dolores reaches about 25°C in the afternoon and slips back to 15°C overnight — a 10°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 20°C and 29°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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22616
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52616
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Dolores 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
Jan28° / 17°948.814.26.8
Feb27° / 17°878.213.46.9
Mar25° / 15°818.212.37.4
Apr21° / 12°90711.17.0
May17° / 526.410.16.1
Jun14° / 595.79.64.6
Jul13° / 596.19.84.1
Aug16° / 656.210.65.2
Sep17° / 726.711.86.0
Oct20° / 10°939.712.96.4
Nov23° / 13°878.913.97.1
Dec27° / 15°79914.47.0

Cloud cover in March

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 43% of the time in March.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 16% of March, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 41%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
16238
26238
36040
46040
56040
66040
76040
85941
95941
105941
115941
125941
135941
145842
155842
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305842
315743

Chance of precipitation in March

Any precipitation

Dolores gets around 81 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 26% and peaks near 27% on the wettest days.

0%10%20%30%40%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
125
225
325
425
525
626
726
826
927
1027
1127
1227
1327
1427
1527
1627
1727
1827
1927
2027
2127
2226
2326
2426
2526
2626
2725
2825
2925
3025
3126

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 29% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 21% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
1202129255
2192129255
3202129255
4202129255
5202129254
6202129254
7212129254
8212129254
9212129254
10222129253
11222228243
12232228243
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14252328222
15272328212
16282327202
17292427191
18302427181
19312427171
20322427171
21332427161
22342427150
23352427140
24362426130
25372426120
26382426120
27392525110
28402524110
29412523100
30422622100
31432621100

Wind in March

Winds average 13 km/h in March.

Across March, daily wind ranges from about 13 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
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913light breeze
1013light breeze
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Sunrise & sunset in March

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 54 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 72 minutes over March. Sunrise moves from 6:38 AM to 7:05 AM, and sunset from 7:30 PM to 6:46 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.96:387:30
212.86:397:29
312.86:407:27
412.86:417:26
512.76:427:25
612.76:437:23
712.66:447:22
812.66:457:20
912.66:457:19
1012.56:467:18
1112.56:477:16
1212.46:487:15
1312.46:497:13
1412.46:507:12
1512.36:517:10
1612.36:527:09
1712.26:537:07
1812.26:547:06
1912.26:547:05
2012.16:557:03
2112.16:567:02
2212.06:577:00
2312.06:586:59
2412.06:596:57
2511.97:006:56
2611.97:016:54
2711.97:016:53
2811.87:026:51
2911.87:036:50
3011.77:046:48
3111.77:056:46

Solar energy in March

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in March, about 4.84 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.08 kWh/m² to a high of 7.42 kWh/m² in December across the year — March's 4.84 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.5Bright
25.5Bright
35.4Bright
45.4Bright
55.3Bright
65.3Bright
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85.2Bright
95.1Bright
105.1Bright
115.0Bright
125.0Bright
135.0Bright
144.9Bright
154.9Bright
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174.8Bright
184.8Bright
194.7Bright
204.7Bright
214.6Bright
224.6Bright
234.5Bright
244.5Bright
254.5Bright
264.4Bright
274.4Bright
284.3Bright
294.3Bright
304.2Bright
314.2Bright
Planning a trip in March

Is March a good time to visit Dolores?

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

7.4
Sightseeing
1st-best month of the year
6.4
Beach & pool
4th-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Dolores in March

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

In March, Dolores sees daytime highs around 25°C and nights near 15°C. Worth packing: light clothes, rain gear and sun protection. About 8 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

Sea temperature near Dolores in March

The nearest coast averages about 22°C in March — the other half of the beach question. The full-year curve and swim-comfort zones are below.

The sea at the nearest coast (about 54 km away) is warmest in January at about 23°C and coldest in July near 11°C.

It's comfortable for a long swim from Dec 1 to Apr 5 — about 4.1 months when the water holds above 20°C.

10°15°20°25°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecbracingcoolrefreshingwarmcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan23Refreshing
Feb23Refreshing
Mar22Refreshing
Apr19Cool
May16Cool
Jun13Bracing
Jul11Bracing
Aug11Bracing
Sep13Bracing
Oct16Cool
Nov19Cool
Dec21Refreshing

UV index in Dolores in March

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in March peaks around 9 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Dolores peaks around January 13 at about 12 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 20 at about 2 (moderate).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 10 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highModerateHighVery highExtremeJan 13UV 12Jun 20UV 2
UV index (midday)Level
Jan12Extreme
Feb11Extreme
Mar9Very high
Apr6High
May3Moderate
Jun2Moderate
Jul3Moderate
Aug4Moderate
Sep5High
Oct7Very high
Nov11Extreme
Dec12Extreme
Location & terrain

Where is Dolores?

Dolores sits at 36.3°S, 57.7°W, 9 m above sea level, in Argentina. The nearest listed city is Chascomús, 88 km away.

Topography around Dolores

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Dolores has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 19 m around an average of 8 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 31 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 59 m.

The land around Dolores is covered by grassland (63%) and artificial surfaces (20%) within 3 km, grassland (78%) within 16 km, and grassland (68%) within 80 km.

3 km
19 m
16 km
31 m
80 km
59 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswaterwetland
March weather nearby: Chascomús 88 km · General Juan Madariaga 90 km · Santa Teresita 91 km · Mar del Tuyú 92 km · General Belgrano 96 km · Mar de Ajó 100 km · Pinamar 114 km · Ayacucho 118 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 Dolores (-36.3154°, -57.6755°, elevation 9 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. Sea temperatures are the NOAA OISST v2.1 1991–2020 monthly climatology (public domain), sampled at the nearest ocean point. 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).