General Güemes weather in March

In March, General Güemes sees average daytime highs of 26°C and overnight lows near 18°C, with 103 mm of rain across 14.4 wet days and about 12.2 hours of daylight. It is the 6th-warmest and 4th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 27°C in the first days to 25°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 15% of the time in March, and the air most often feels humid.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 30 min at the start of March to 11 h 48 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, March is General Güemes's 12th-clearest and 12th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see General Güemes's year-round climate.

Daytime high
26°
6th warmest
Overnight low
18°
9th coldest
Rainfall
103 mm
14.4 wet days
Daylight
12 h 12 min
7:24 AM – 7:35 PM
Cloud cover
69%
12th clearest
Wind
5 km/h
12th windiest
Solar energy
3.97 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.8
out of 10

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 25°C by the end.

A typical March day in General Güemes reaches about 26°C in the afternoon and slips back to 18°C overnight — a 8°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 21°C and 30°C. Set against its neighbours, March runs about 2°C cooler than February and about 2°C warmer than April.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
12718
22718
32718
42718
52718
62718
72718
82718
92718
102718
112718
122718
132618
142618
152618
162618
172618
182618
192617
202617
212617
222517
232517
242517
252517
262517
272517
282517
292517
302517
312517

General Güemes weather by month

How March compares with the rest of the year at a glance. March is the 6th-warmest and 4th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan29° / 19°14716.813.44.5
Feb28° / 19°12814.712.95.2
Mar26° / 18°10314.412.25.8
Apr24° / 15°44811.47.1
May21° / 11°153.610.87.4
Jun20° / 51.510.57.7
Jul20° / 41.410.68.0
Aug23° / 61.411.18.7
Sep26° / 12°71.811.88.3
Oct28° / 16°306.212.66.6
Nov29° / 17°509.113.25.5
Dec30° / 19°11214.613.54.6

Cloud cover in March

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 15% of the time in March, the cloudiest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 16% of March, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 70%.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13466
23466
33367
43367
53268
63169
73169
82971
92971
102971
112971
122971
132971
142971
152971
163070
173070
183070
193070
203070
213070
223070
233169
243169
253169
263070
273070
283070
293070
303070
313070

Chance of precipitation in March

Any precipitation

General Güemes gets around 103 mm of rain over 14.4 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 47% and peaks near 51% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
150
250
350
451
551
650
750
850
950
1050
1150
1249
1349
1449
1548
1648
1747
1847
1946
2046
2145
2245
2344
2443
2543
2642
2742
2841
2940
3039
3138

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 40% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 33% of them.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
131541392
231541402
331541401
431441411
531441411
631441411
731440411
831440421
941440411
1041539411
1141539411
1251539401
1351540391
1461640371
1571641361
1671741341
1781741331
1881842311
1991942291
2092042281
21102142271
22102242251
23112342241
24112441231
25112441230
26122541220
27122640220
28132639210
29142738210
30142737210
31152836200

Wind in March

Winds average 5 km/h in March, the calmest month.

Across March, daily wind ranges from about 5 km/h on the calmest days to 5 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
15calm
25calm
35calm
45calm
55calm
65calm
75calm
85calm
95calm
105calm
115calm
125calm
135calm
145calm
155calm
165calm
175calm
185calm
195calm
205calm
215calm
225calm
235calm
245calm
255calm
265calm
275calm
285calm
295calm
305calm
315calm

Sunrise & sunset in March

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 30 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 42 minutes over March. Sunrise moves from 7:17 AM to 7:31 AM, and sunset from 7:50 PM to 7:19 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.57:177:50
212.57:187:49
312.57:187:48
412.57:197:47
512.47:197:46
612.47:207:45
712.47:207:44
812.47:217:43
912.37:217:42
1012.37:227:41
1112.37:227:40
1212.37:237:39
1312.37:237:38
1412.27:247:37
1512.27:247:36
1612.27:247:35
1712.27:257:34
1812.17:257:33
1912.17:267:32
2012.17:267:31
2112.17:277:30
2212.07:277:29
2312.07:287:28
2412.07:287:27
2512.07:287:26
2611.97:297:25
2711.97:297:24
2811.97:307:23
2911.97:307:22
3011.87:307:20
3111.87:317:19

Solar energy in March

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in March, about 3.97 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.86 kWh/m² to a high of 5.61 kWh/m² in December across the year — March's 3.97 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.5Bright
24.5Bright
34.5Bright
44.4Bright
54.4Bright
64.4Bright
74.3Bright
84.3Bright
94.2Bright
104.2Bright
114.2Bright
124.1Bright
134.1Bright
144.0Bright
154.0Bright
164.0Moderate
173.9Moderate
183.9Moderate
193.8Moderate
203.8Moderate
213.8Moderate
223.7Moderate
233.7Moderate
243.6Moderate
253.6Moderate
263.6Moderate
273.5Moderate
283.5Moderate
293.5Moderate
303.4Moderate
313.4Moderate
Planning a trip in March

Hazard calendar for General Güemes

In seasonPeak

In March, General Güemes sits inside its rainy season season. The full year is below, with each hazard's peak months called out.

General Güemes's rainy season runs December–March, when most of the year's rain falls.

Rainy season
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec

Is March a good time to visit General Güemes?

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

5.8
Sightseeing
8th-best month of the year
5.6
Beach & pool
9th-best month of the year

March is a reasonable time to visit General Güemes for sightseeing.

What to pack for General Güemes in March

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

In March, General Güemes sees daytime highs around 26°C and nights near 18°C. Pack rain gear. Worth having: light clothes. About 14 days see rain.

rain gearlight clothes

UV index in General Güemes in March

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in March peaks around 13 (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 Güemes peaks around January 16 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near July 10 at about 5 (high).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — every month of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highHighVery highExtremeJan 16UV 15Jul 10UV 5
UV index (midday)Level
Jan15Extreme
Feb15Extreme
Mar13Extreme
Apr9Very high
May7High
Jun5High
Jul5High
Aug7Very high
Sep10Very high
Oct11Extreme
Nov14Extreme
Dec15Extreme
Location & terrain

Where is General Güemes?

General Güemes sits at 24.7°S, 65.0°W, 696 m above sea level, in Argentina. The nearest listed city is Salta, 40 km away.

Topography around General Güemes

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around General Güemes has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 85 m around an average of 736 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 716 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 5,196 m.

The land around General Güemes is covered by cropland (40%) and artificial surfaces (20%) within 3 km, trees (48%) and cropland (34%) within 16 km, and trees (68%) within 80 km.

3 km
85 m
16 km
716 m
80 km
5,196 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrain
March weather nearby: Salta 40 km · San Lorenzo 45 km · Palpalá 49 km · San José de los Cerrillos 51 km · San Pedro de Jujuy 53 km · San Salvador de Jujuy 59 km · Rosario de Lerma 64 km · San José de Metán 92 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 Güemes (-24.6745°, -65.0466°, elevation 696 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).