General Alvear weather in March

In March, General Alvear sees average daytime highs of 28°C and overnight lows near 16°C, with 53 mm of rain across 6.7 wet days and about 12.3 hours of daylight. It is the 5th-warmest and 3rd-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 30°C in the first days to 26°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 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 General Alvear's 5th-clearest and 7th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see General Alvear's year-round climate.

Daytime high
28°
5th warmest
Overnight low
16°
9th coldest
Rainfall
53 mm
6.7 wet days
Daylight
12 h 18 min
7:32 AM – 7:49 PM
Cloud cover
35%
5th clearest
Wind
13 km/h
7th windiest
Solar energy
5.34 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.8
out of 10

General Alvear is city in Mendoza Province, Argentina.

Founded
1914

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 30°C in the first days to 26°C by the end.

A typical March day in General Alvear reaches about 28°C in the afternoon and slips back to 16°C overnight — a 12°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 22°C and 34°C. Set against its neighbours, March runs about 3°C cooler than February and about 5°C warmer than April.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
13018
23017
33017
43017
53017
63017
73017
82917
92917
102917
112917
122917
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212715
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262615
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282614
292614
302614
312514

How March really feels in General Alvear

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.

General Alvear weather by month

How March compares with the rest of the year at a glance. March is the 5th-warmest and 3rd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan33° / 19°478.914.13.9
Feb31° / 18°527.113.34.9
Mar28° / 16°536.712.36.8
Apr23° / 11°395.111.17.9
May19° / 253.810.26.9
Jun16° / 132.79.75.8
Jul15° / 132.49.95.8
Aug18° / 183.110.77.3
Sep21° / 284.211.87.7
Oct25° / 12°577.312.97.6
Nov29° / 15°497.213.86.5
Dec32° / 18°578.114.34.7

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 11% of March, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 24%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
18119
28020
38020
48020
58020
67921
77921
87921
97822
107723
117723
127624
137624
147525
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307129
317129

Chance of precipitation in March

Any precipitation

General Alvear gets around 53 mm of rain over 6.7 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 22% and peaks near 24% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
124
224
323
423
523
623
723
823
923
1023
1122
1222
1322
1422
1521
1621
1721
1820
1920
2020
2120
2220
2320
2420
2521
2621
2721
2822
2922
3023
3123

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 61% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
15326156
25226166
35425165
45325175
55325175
65325175
75325184
85424184
95424184
105523184
115523184
125523184
135822173
145822173
155922163
166022153
176222142
186322132
196323122
206523111
216524101
22662491
23672481
24682471
25682471
26692461
27692461
28702451
29702451
30712351
31722251

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
713light breeze
813light breeze
913light breeze
1013light breeze
1113light breeze
1213light breeze
1313light breeze
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1513light breeze
1613light breeze
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1813light breeze
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2113light breeze
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2613light breeze
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3013light breeze
3113light breeze

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 7:19 AM to 7:44 AM, and sunset from 8:09 PM to 7:27 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.87:198:09
212.87:208:08
312.87:218:06
412.77:228:05
512.77:238:04
612.67:248:02
712.67:258:01
812.67:258:00
912.57:267:58
1012.57:277:57
1112.57:287:56
1212.47:297:54
1312.47:307:53
1412.37:317:51
1512.37:317:50
1612.37:327:49
1712.27:337:47
1812.27:347:46
1912.27:357:44
2012.17:367:43
2112.17:367:41
2212.07:377:40
2312.07:387:39
2412.07:397:37
2511.97:407:36
2611.97:407:34
2711.97:417:33
2811.87:427:31
2911.87:437:30
3011.77:447:28
3111.77:447:27

Solar energy in March

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in March, about 5.34 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.59 kWh/m² to a high of 8.07 kWh/m² in December across the year — March's 5.34 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.2Intense
26.1Intense
36.0Intense
46.0Bright
55.9Bright
65.9Bright
75.8Bright
85.8Bright
95.7Bright
105.6Bright
115.6Bright
125.5Bright
135.5Bright
145.4Bright
155.4Bright
165.3Bright
175.3Bright
185.2Bright
195.2Bright
205.2Bright
215.1Bright
225.0Bright
235.0Bright
245.0Bright
254.9Bright
264.8Bright
274.8Bright
284.7Bright
294.7Bright
304.6Bright
314.6Bright
Planning a trip in March

Is March a good time to visit General Alvear?

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

6.8
Sightseeing
6th-best month of the year
7.7
Beach & pool
2nd-best month of the year

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

What to pack for General Alvear in March

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

In March, General Alvear sees daytime highs around 28°C and nights near 16°C. Pack light clothes. Worth having: sun protection. About 7 days see rain.

light clothessun protection

UV index in General Alvear 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 General Alvear peaks around January 18 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 — in 10 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeModerateVery highExtremeJan 18UV 13Jun 19UV 3
UV index (midday)Level
Jan14Extreme
Feb13Extreme
Mar10Very high
Apr5High
May4Moderate
Jun3Moderate
Jul3Moderate
Aug4Moderate
Sep6High
Oct9Very high
Nov12Extreme
Dec12Extreme
Location & terrain

Where is General Alvear?

General Alvear sits at 35.0°S, 67.7°W, 471 m above sea level, in Argentina. The nearest listed city is San Rafael, 71 km away.

RivadaviaSan MartínTupungatoSan LuisPerdriel

Topography around General Alvear

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around General Alvear has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 15 m around an average of 471 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 62 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,336 m.

The land around General Alvear is covered by grassland (49%) and artificial surfaces (23%) within 3 km, shrubs (47%) and grassland (41%) within 16 km, and shrubs (85%) within 80 km.

3 km
15 m
16 km
62 m
80 km
1,336 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrain
March weather nearby: San Rafael 71 km · Malargüe 180 km · Tunuyán 197 km · Rivadavia 211 km · San Martín 222 km · Tupungato 223 km · San Luis 226 km · Perdriel 238 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 General Alvear (-34.9775°, -67.6962°, elevation 471 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).