General Villegas weather in March

In March, General Villegas sees average daytime highs of 26°C and overnight lows near 15°C, with 107 mm of rain across 8.7 wet days and about 12.3 hours of daylight. It is the 4th-warmest and 3rd-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 27°C in the first days to 24°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 51% 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 Villegas's 4th-clearest and 7th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see General Villegas's year-round climate.

Daytime high
26°
4th warmest
Overnight low
15°
9th coldest
Rainfall
107 mm
8.7 wet days
Daylight
12 h 18 min
7:14 AM – 7:30 PM
Cloud cover
42%
4th clearest
Wind
13 km/h
7th windiest
Solar energy
5.05 kWh/m²
Travel score
7.2
out of 10

General Villegas is human settlement in Argentina.

Density
3/km²
people per km²
Founded
1888

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 27°C in the first days to 24°C by the end.

A typical March day in General Villegas reaches about 26°C in the afternoon and slips back to 15°C overnight — a 11°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 21°C and 31°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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22817
32717
42717
52716
62716
72716
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92716
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112716
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132716
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General Villegas weather by month

How March compares with the rest of the year at a glance. March is the 4th-warmest and 3rd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan29° / 18°1109.414.15.8
Feb28° / 17°918.313.36.7
Mar26° / 15°1078.712.37.2
Apr22° / 12°827.911.17.3
May18° / 435.310.26.6
Jun15° / 223.79.75.4
Jul15° / 203.49.95.2
Aug17° / 333.810.76.6
Sep20° / 636.111.87.1
Oct23° / 11°1039.512.97.0
Nov26° / 14°1028.713.87.1
Dec29° / 17°1139.614.36.2

Cloud cover in March

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 51% 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 36%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
16733
26733
36733
46733
56634
66634
76535
86535
96436
106436
116337
126337
136238
146238
156238
166238
176238
186238
196337
206337
216337
226337
236337
246436
256436
266337
276436
286337
296337
306238
316337

Chance of precipitation in March

Any precipitation

General Villegas gets around 107 mm of rain over 8.7 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 29% and peaks near 30% on the wettest days.

0%10%20%30%40%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
130
230
330
430
530
630
730
829
929
1029
1129
1229
1329
1429
1529
1628
1728
1828
1928
2027
2127
2227
2327
2427
2527
2628
2728
2828
2928
3029
3129

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 30% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 18% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
11925282251
21925292151
31925292151
41926292151
51926292151
61926292150
72026292040
82026292040
92126292040
102126291940
112226281940
122326281840
132526271740
142627271640
152727271640
162927261530
173028251430
183128251330
193328241320
203429231220
213529221220
223629221210
233730211110
243830201110
253930191110
264030191100
274130181100
284230171100
294329161100
304529161100
314629151000

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
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1713light breeze
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2013light breeze
2113light breeze
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2813light 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 7:00 AM to 7:26 AM, and sunset from 7:50 PM to 7:08 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.87:007:50
212.87:017:49
312.87:027:48
412.77:037:46
512.77:047:45
612.67:057:44
712.67:067:42
812.67:077:41
912.57:087:40
1012.57:087:38
1112.57:097:37
1212.47:107:36
1312.47:117:34
1412.37:127:33
1512.37:137:31
1612.37:147:30
1712.27:147:28
1812.27:157:27
1912.27:167:26
2012.17:177:24
2112.17:187:23
2212.07:187:21
2312.07:197:20
2412.07:207:18
2511.97:217:17
2611.97:227:16
2711.97:237:14
2811.87:237:13
2911.87:247:11
3011.77:257:10
3111.77:267:08

Solar energy in March

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in March, about 5.05 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.36 kWh/m² to a high of 7.52 kWh/m² in December across the year — March's 5.05 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.8Bright
25.8Bright
35.7Bright
45.7Bright
55.6Bright
65.5Bright
75.5Bright
85.4Bright
95.4Bright
105.3Bright
115.3Bright
125.2Bright
135.2Bright
145.1Bright
155.1Bright
165.0Bright
175.0Bright
184.9Bright
194.9Bright
204.9Bright
214.8Bright
224.8Bright
234.7Bright
244.7Bright
254.6Bright
264.6Bright
274.5Bright
284.5Bright
294.4Bright
304.3Bright
314.3Bright
Planning a trip in March

Is March a good time to visit General Villegas?

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

7.2
Sightseeing
2nd-best month of the year
6.8
Beach & pool
4th-best month of the year

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

What to pack for General Villegas in March

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

In March, General Villegas sees daytime highs around 26°C and nights near 15°C. Worth packing: light clothes, rain gear and sun protection. About 9 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in General Villegas in March

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in March peaks around 9 (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 Villegas peaks around January 14 at about 13 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 21 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 14UV 13Jun 21UV 3
UV index (midday)Level
Jan13Extreme
Feb12Extreme
Mar9Very high
Apr6High
May3Moderate
Jun3Moderate
Jul3Moderate
Aug4Moderate
Sep6High
Oct9Very high
Nov11Extreme
Dec13Extreme
Location & terrain

Where is General Villegas?

General Villegas sits at 35.0°S, 63.0°W, 111 m above sea level, in Argentina. The nearest listed city is Rufino, 90 km away.

Topography around General Villegas

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around General Villegas has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 14 m around an average of 116 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 32 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 66 m.

The land around General Villegas is covered by cropland (61%) and artificial surfaces (20%) within 3 km, cropland (90%) within 16 km, and cropland (84%) within 80 km.

3 km
14 m
16 km
32 m
80 km
66 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
March weather nearby: Rufino 90 km · General Pico 97 km · Laboulaye 106 km · Trenque Lauquen 108 km · Pehuajó 133 km · Lincoln 137 km · Carlos Casares 163 km · Venado Tuerto 172 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 Villegas (-35.0326°, -63.0148°, elevation 111 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).