General Roca weather in March

In March, General Roca sees average daytime highs of 26°C and overnight lows near 14°C, with 25 mm of rain across 3.5 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 28°C in the first days to 24°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 13 hours at the start of March to 11 h 42 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, March is General Roca's 4th-clearest and 7th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see General Roca's year-round climate.

Daytime high
26°
4th warmest
Overnight low
14°
9th coldest
Rainfall
25 mm
3.5 wet days
Daylight
12 h 18 min
7:31 AM – 7:49 PM
Cloud cover
32%
4th clearest
Wind
14 km/h
7th windiest
Solar energy
5.42 kWh/m²
Travel score
8.1
out of 10

General Roca is city and municipality in Río Negro Province, Argentina.

Density
149/km²
people per km²
Founded
1879

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 28°C in the first days to 24°C by the end.

A typical March day in General Roca reaches about 26°C in the afternoon and slips back to 14°C overnight — a 12°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 21°C and 32°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)
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42816
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How March really feels in General Roca

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 Roca 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
Jan31° / 17°183.114.45.7
Feb30° / 17°22313.56.6
Mar26° / 14°253.512.38.1
Apr21° / 293.6117.8
May16° / 274.99.95.7
Jun13° / 204.49.33.9
Jul12° / 193.69.53.9
Aug15° / 142.910.55.4
Sep18° / 213.511.77.0
Oct22° / 10°364.3137.8
Nov26° / 13°223.214.18.0
Dec29° / 16°162.714.76.7

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 13% of March, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 22%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
18515
28515
38416
48416
58317
68218
78218
88020
98020
108020
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127822
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267327
277327
287228
297129
307129
317030

Chance of precipitation in March

Any precipitation

General Roca gets around 25 mm of rain over 3.5 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 12% and peaks near 13% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
112
212
312
412
512
612
712
812
912
1012
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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 89% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
187751
287751
387751
486851
587850
687850
788840
888840
988840
1088840
1188840
1288840
1389830
1489830
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2391720
2491720
2591720
2692710
2792710
2892710
2992710
3092710
3192710

Wind in March

Winds average 14 km/h in March.

Across March, daily wind ranges from about 13 km/h on the calmest days to 14 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
114light breeze
214light breeze
314light breeze
414light breeze
514light breeze
614light breeze
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814light breeze
914light breeze
1014light breeze
1114light breeze
1214light breeze
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Sunrise & sunset in March

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 13 hours 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 78 minutes over March. Sunrise moves from 7:15 AM to 7:45 AM, and sunset from 8:12 PM to 7:25 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
113.07:158:12
212.97:168:11
312.97:178:09
412.87:188:08
512.87:198:06
612.77:208:05
712.77:218:03
812.77:228:02
912.67:238:00
1012.67:247:59
1112.57:257:57
1212.57:267:56
1312.47:277:54
1412.47:287:53
1512.47:307:51
1612.37:317:49
1712.37:327:48
1812.27:337:46
1912.27:347:45
2012.17:357:43
2112.17:367:41
2212.17:377:40
2312.07:387:38
2412.07:397:37
2511.97:407:35
2611.97:417:33
2711.87:417:32
2811.87:427:30
2911.77:437:28
3011.77:447:27
3111.77:457:25

Solar energy in March

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in March, about 5.42 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.01 kWh/m² to a high of 8.56 kWh/m² in December across the year — March's 5.42 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.3Intense
26.2Intense
36.2Intense
46.1Intense
56.0Intense
66.0Bright
75.9Bright
85.9Bright
95.8Bright
105.8Bright
115.7Bright
125.6Bright
135.6Bright
145.5Bright
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175.3Bright
185.3Bright
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215.1Bright
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235.0Bright
245.0Bright
254.9Bright
264.8Bright
274.8Bright
284.7Bright
294.6Bright
304.6Bright
314.5Bright
Planning a trip in March

Is March a good time to visit General Roca?

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

8.1
Sightseeing
1st-best month of the year
7.8
Beach & pool
4th-best month of the year

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

What to pack for General Roca in March

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

In March, General Roca sees daytime highs around 26°C and nights near 14°C. Worth packing: light clothes and sun protection. About 4 days see rain.

light clothessun protection

UV index in General Roca in March

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in March peaks around 8 (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 Roca peaks around December 20 at about 13 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 23 at about 2 (low).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 8 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highModerateLowModerateVery highExtremeDec 20UV 13Jun 23UV 2
UV index (midday)Level
Jan12Extreme
Feb11Extreme
Mar8Very high
Apr5High
May3Moderate
Jun2Low
Jul2Low
Aug3Moderate
Sep5Moderate
Oct8Very high
Nov10Extreme
Dec13Extreme
Location & terrain

Where is General Roca?

General Roca sits at 39.0°S, 67.6°W, 237 m above sea level, in Argentina. The nearest listed city is Allen, 22 km away.

Topography around General Roca

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around General Roca has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 41 m around an average of 238 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 251 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 764 m.

The land around General Roca is covered by artificial surfaces (49%) within 3 km, shrubs (61%) within 16 km, and shrubs (89%) within 80 km.

3 km
41 m
16 km
251 m
80 km
764 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
March weather nearby: Allen 22 km · Cipolletti 37 km · Neuquén 42 km · Villa Regina 44 km · Cinco Saltos 48 km · Centenario 53 km · Plottier 57 km · Catriel 130 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 Roca (-39.0333°, -67.5833°, elevation 237 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).