Ensenada weather in March

In March, Ensenada sees average daytime highs of 23°C and overnight lows near 20°C, with 93 mm of rain across 7.1 wet days and about 12.3 hours of daylight. It is the 4th-warmest and 4th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 24°C in the first days to 22°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 53% of the time in March, and the air most often feels muggy.

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 Ensenada's 4th-clearest and 11th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Ensenada's year-round climate.

Daytime high
23°
4th warmest
Overnight low
20°
9th coldest
Rainfall
93 mm
7.1 wet days
Daylight
12 h 18 min
6:53 AM – 7:09 PM
Cloud cover
42%
4th clearest
Wind
18 km/h
11th windiest
Solar energy
5.14 kWh/m²
Travel score
7.6
out of 10

Ensenada is city in the province of Buenos Aires, Argentina.

Founded
1801

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 24°C in the first days to 22°C by the end.

A typical March day in Ensenada reaches about 23°C in the afternoon and slips back to 20°C overnight — a 4°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 20°C and 26°C. Set against its neighbours, March runs about 2°C cooler than February and about 3°C warmer than April.

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Ensenada weather by month

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

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan26° / 21°796.514.17.6
Feb25° / 21°927.613.37.5
Mar23° / 20°937.112.37.6
Apr20° / 16°998.111.16.8
May17° / 13°726.810.25.7
Jun14° / 10°817.59.74.2
Jul13° / 837.49.93.7
Aug14° / 10°746.910.74.5
Sep16° / 12°817.111.85.3
Oct19° / 15°1129.212.96.3
Nov22° / 17°977.813.87.1
Dec24° / 20°767.414.37.7

Cloud cover in March

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 53% of the time in March.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 15% of March, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 33%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
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Chance of precipitation in March

Any precipitation

Ensenada gets around 93 mm of rain over 7.1 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 24% and peaks near 24% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
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523
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1124
1224
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1524
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1724
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2123
2223
2323
2423
2523
2623
2723
2823
2923
3024
3124

Humidity in March

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, March lands in the muggy band about 31% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 38% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
110152734141
210152734141
310152734131
410152734131
510152735130
611152735130
711142735130
811142835120
912142734120
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1415162632100
151617263290
161717263180
171818263180
181919263070
191919263060
202020262950
212020262940
222121262940
232121272930
242121272820
252222272720
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272322282610
282322292510
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302422302310
312522302210

Wind in March

Winds average 18 km/h in March.

Across March, daily wind ranges from about 18 km/h on the calmest days to 19 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
118light breeze
218light breeze
318light breeze
418light breeze
518light breeze
618light breeze
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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 6:40 AM to 7:05 AM, and sunset from 7:30 PM to 6:48 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.86:407:30
212.86:417:28
312.76:427:27
412.76:437:26
512.76:447:24
612.66:457:23
712.66:467:22
812.66:467:20
912.56:477:19
1012.56:487:18
1112.56:497:16
1212.46:507:15
1312.46:517:14
1412.36:527:12
1512.36:527:11
1612.36:537:09
1712.26:547:08
1812.26:557:07
1912.26:567:05
2012.16:567:04
2112.16:577:02
2212.06:587:01
2312.06:596:59
2412.07:006:58
2511.97:016:57
2611.97:016:55
2711.97:026:54
2811.87:036:52
2911.87:046:51
3011.77:056:49
3111.77:056:48

Solar energy in March

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in March, about 5.14 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.27 kWh/m² to a high of 7.57 kWh/m² in December across the year — March's 5.14 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
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115.3Bright
125.3Bright
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185.0Bright
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204.9Bright
214.9Bright
224.8Bright
234.8Bright
244.8Bright
254.7Bright
264.7Bright
274.6Bright
284.6Bright
294.5Bright
304.5Bright
314.4Bright
Planning a trip in March

Is March a good time to visit Ensenada?

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

7.6
Sightseeing
2nd-best month of the year
5.9
Beach & pool
4th-best month of the year

March is one of the better times to visit Ensenada for general sightseeing.

What to pack for Ensenada in March

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

In March, Ensenada sees daytime highs around 23°C and nights near 20°C. Worth packing: light clothes and sun protection. About 7 days see rain.

light clothessun protection

Sea temperature near Ensenada in March

The nearest coast averages about 23°C in March — the other half of the beach question. The full-year curve and swim-comfort zones are below.

The sea offshore is warmest in January at about 25°C and coldest in July near 12°C.

It's comfortable for a long swim from Nov 10 to Apr 15 — about 5.2 months when the water holds above 20°C.

10°15°20°25°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecbracingcoolrefreshingwarmcomfortable to swimcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan25Warm
Feb25Warm
Mar23Refreshing
Apr20Refreshing
May17Cool
Jun13Bracing
Jul12Bracing
Aug13Bracing
Sep15Bracing
Oct18Cool
Nov21Refreshing
Dec23Refreshing

UV index in Ensenada 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 Ensenada peaks around January 15 at about 12 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 19 at about 3 (moderate).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highModerateHighVery highExtremeJan 15UV 12Jun 19UV 3
UV index (midday)Level
Jan13Extreme
Feb11Extreme
Mar10Very high
Apr6High
May3Moderate
Jun3Moderate
Jul3Moderate
Aug4Moderate
Sep6High
Oct8Very high
Nov11Extreme
Dec12Extreme
Location & terrain

Where is Ensenada?

Ensenada sits at 34.9°S, 57.9°W, 6 m above sea level, in Argentina. The nearest listed city is Berisso, 3.0 km away.

Topography around Ensenada

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Ensenada has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 23 m around an average of 4 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 45 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 136 m.

The land around Ensenada is covered by artificial surfaces (38%), grassland (27%) and trees (23%) within 3 km, water (39%) and grassland (31%) within 16 km, and water (38%) and grassland (31%) within 80 km.

3 km
23 m
16 km
45 m
80 km
136 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwaterwetland
March weather nearby: Berisso 3.0 km · La Plata 8.0 km · Berazategui 29 km · Quilmes 35 km · Monte Chingolo 43 km · Adrogué 44 km · Magdalena 44 km · Burzaco 44 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 Ensenada (-34.8607°, -57.9124°, elevation 6 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).