Federal weather in March

In March, Federal sees average daytime highs of 28°C and overnight lows near 18°C, with 120 mm of rain across 9 wet days and about 12.2 hours of daylight. It is the 4th-warmest and 5th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 29°C in the first days to 27°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 47% 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 48 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, March is Federal's 4th-clearest and 12th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Federal's year-round climate.

Daytime high
28°
4th warmest
Overnight low
18°
9th coldest
Rainfall
120 mm
9 wet days
Daylight
12 h 12 min
6:58 AM – 7:12 PM
Cloud cover
46%
4th clearest
Wind
12 km/h
12th windiest
Solar energy
5.18 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.3
out of 10

Federal is human settlement in Argentina.

Founded
1880

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 27°C by the end.

A typical March day in Federal reaches about 28°C in the afternoon and slips back to 18°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 33°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)
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22919
32919
42919
52919
62919
72919
82919
92918
102918
112918
122918
132818
142818
152818
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172818
182817
192817
202817
212817
222717
232717
242717
252717
262717
272716
282716
292716
302716
312716

Federal weather by month

How March compares with the rest of the year at a glance. March is the 4th-warmest and 5th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan31° / 20°119913.84.7
Feb30° / 19°1169.213.15.2
Mar28° / 18°120912.26.3
Apr25° / 14°1538.611.37.2
May21° / 11°967.210.56.9
Jun18° / 787.1106.4
Jul18° / 615.910.26.5
Aug20° / 806.510.97.1
Sep22° / 11°917.111.87.3
Oct25° / 14°1419.312.87.1
Nov27° / 16°1237.713.66.8
Dec30° / 18°1238.4145.4

Cloud cover in March

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 47% 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 38%.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
16139
26139
36238
46238
56238
66238
76238
86139
96139
106139
116238
126238
136238
146238
156238
166337
176337
186337
196436
206436
216436
226337
236337
246436
256337
266337
276337
286238
296238
306139
316139

Chance of precipitation in March

Any precipitation

Federal gets around 120 mm of rain over 9 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 29% and peaks near 33% on the wettest days.

0%10%20%30%40%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
133
233
333
433
533
633
733
832
932
1032
1131
1231
1330
1430
1529
1629
1729
1828
1928
2027
2127
2227
2326
2426
2526
2626
2727
2827
2927
3028
3128

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 39% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
17162827202
26162927202
36162926202
47162926201
57172926201
67173026191
77173026191
87173027181
98173027181
108173027171
118173027161
129183027151
1310183027141
1410183127131
1511193127121
1612193127111
1713193026101
181420302691
191520302681
201620302681
211721292670
221821292670
231821292560
241922282560
252022282560
262022282550
272122272450
282222272450
292322262460
302422252360
312422252360

Wind in March

Winds average 12 km/h in March, the calmest month.

Across March, daily wind ranges from about 12 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
112calm
212calm
312calm
412calm
512calm
612calm
712calm
812calm
912calm
1012calm
1112calm
1212calm
1312calm
1412calm
1512calm
1612calm
1712calm
1812calm
1912calm
2012calm
2112calm
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3012calm
3112calm

Sunrise & sunset in March

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 42 min at the start of March to 11 h 48 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 54 minutes over March. Sunrise moves from 6:47 AM to 7:08 AM, and sunset from 7:30 PM to 6:53 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.76:477:30
212.76:487:28
312.66:497:27
412.66:497:26
512.66:507:25
612.66:517:24
712.56:527:23
812.56:527:22
912.56:537:20
1012.46:547:19
1112.46:547:18
1212.46:557:17
1312.36:567:16
1412.36:567:14
1512.36:577:13
1612.26:587:12
1712.26:587:11
1812.26:597:09
1912.17:007:08
2012.17:007:07
2112.17:017:05
2212.07:027:04
2312.07:027:03
2412.07:037:02
2511.97:047:00
2611.97:046:59
2711.97:056:58
2811.87:066:56
2911.87:066:55
3011.87:076:54
3111.87:086:53

Solar energy in March

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in March, about 5.18 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.46 kWh/m² to a high of 7.16 kWh/m² in December across the year — March's 5.18 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.6Bright
25.6Bright
35.6Bright
45.5Bright
55.5Bright
65.5Bright
75.5Bright
85.4Bright
95.4Bright
105.4Bright
115.3Bright
125.3Bright
135.3Bright
145.2Bright
155.2Bright
165.2Bright
175.1Bright
185.1Bright
195.1Bright
205.0Bright
215.0Bright
225.0Bright
234.9Bright
244.9Bright
254.8Bright
264.8Bright
274.8Bright
284.7Bright
294.7Bright
304.6Bright
314.6Bright
Planning a trip in March

Is March a good time to visit Federal?

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

6.3
Sightseeing
9th-best month of the year
7.2
Beach & pool
3rd-best month of the year

March is a reasonable time to visit Federal for sightseeing. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for Federal in March

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

In March, Federal sees daytime highs around 28°C and nights near 18°C. Pack light clothes. Worth having: rain gear and sun protection. About 9 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Federal in March

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in March peaks around 11 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Federal peaks around January 20 at about 13 (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 — every month of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highModerateHighVery highExtremeJan 20UV 13Jun 19UV 3
UV index (midday)Level
Jan13Extreme
Feb13Extreme
Mar11Extreme
Apr7High
May4Moderate
Jun3Moderate
Jul4Moderate
Aug5High
Sep7High
Oct7Very high
Nov11Extreme
Dec12Extreme
Location & terrain

Where is Federal?

Federal sits at 31.0°S, 58.8°W, 71 m above sea level, in Argentina. The nearest listed city is Chajarí, 79 km away.

Topography around Federal

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Federal has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 17 m around an average of 64 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 30 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 82 m.

The land around Federal is covered by grassland (64%) within 3 km, grassland (78%) within 16 km, and grassland (53%), cropland (22%) and trees (20%) within 80 km.

3 km
17 m
16 km
30 m
80 km
82 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
March weather nearby: Chajarí 79 km · La Paz 86 km · Concordia 87 km · Salto 92 km · Santa Elena 96 km · Villaguay 104 km · San Javier 118 km · Esquina 127 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 Federal (-30.9562°, -58.7797°, elevation 71 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).