Mendoza weather in March

In March, Mendoza sees average daytime highs of 26°C and overnight lows near 16°C, with 59 mm of rain across 7.8 wet days and about 12.3 hours of daylight. It is the 5th-warmest and 1st-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 60% 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 Mendoza's 9th-clearest and 8th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Mendoza's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 26°; 5th warmest
Overnight low: 16°; 9th coldest
Rainfall: 59 mm; 7.8 wet days
Daylight: 12 h 18 min; 7:37 AM – 7:53 PM
Cloud cover: 37%; 9th clearest
Wind: 8 km/h; 8th windiest
Solar energy: 5.35 kWh/m²
Travel score: 7.3; out of 10

Mendoza is city in Argentina.

Density: 2,128/km²; people per km²
Founded: 1561

Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.

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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 Mendoza reaches about 26°C in the afternoon and slips back to 16°C overnight — a 10°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.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Avg high (°C)	29	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	27	27	27	27	27	27	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	25	25	25	25	25	24	24	24	24
Avg low (°C)	18	18	18	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	14	14	14	14	14

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	29	18
2	28	18
3	28	18
4	28	17
5	28	17
6	28	17
7	28	17
8	28	17
9	28	17
10	27	17
11	27	17
12	27	17
13	27	16
14	27	16
15	27	16
16	26	16
17	26	16
18	26	16
19	26	16
20	26	15
21	26	15
22	26	15
23	25	15
24	25	15
25	25	15
26	25	15
27	25	14
28	24	14
29	24	14
30	24	14
31	24	14

Mendoza weather by month

How March compares with the rest of the year at a glance. March is the 5th-warmest and 1st-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Snow days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	31° / 20°	48	7.8	0	13.9	4.9
Feb	30° / 18°	46	7.1	0	13.2	5.8
Mar	26° / 16°	59	7.8	0	12.3	7.3
Apr	22° / 12°	40	6.5	0	11.2	7.5
May	17° / 8°	30	6.1	0	10.3	6.2
Jun	14° / 5°	21	4.1	0.2	9.9	5.0
Jul	14° / 4°	19	3.6	0.7	10.1	4.9
Aug	17° / 6°	25	4.1	0.4	10.8	6.6
Sep	20° / 9°	28	5	0.1	11.8	7.6
Oct	24° / 12°	43	6.5	0	12.8	7.9
Nov	28° / 16°	44	7.5	0	13.7	7.0
Dec	30° / 18°	47	6.8	0	14.1	5.6

Cloud cover in March

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 60% of the time in March.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 15% of March, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 25%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Clearer (%)	80	80	80	79	79	78	78	77	77	76	76	75	75	75	74	75	75	75	75	75	74	74	74	74	73	72	72	72	71	71	70
Cloudier (%)	20	20	20	21	21	22	22	23	23	24	24	25	25	25	26	25	25	25	25	25	26	26	26	26	27	28	28	28	29	29	30

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	80	20
2	80	20
3	80	20
4	79	21
5	79	21
6	78	22
7	78	22
8	77	23
9	77	23
10	76	24
11	76	24
12	75	25
13	75	25
14	75	25
15	74	26
16	75	25
17	75	25
18	75	25
19	75	25
20	75	25
21	74	26
22	74	26
23	74	26
24	74	26
25	73	27
26	72	28
27	72	28
28	72	28
29	71	29
30	71	29
31	70	30

Chance of precipitation in March

Any precipitation

Mendoza gets around 59 mm of rain over 7.8 wet days in March, the wettest month. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 25% and peaks near 28% on the wettest days.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Rain chance (%)	26	26	26	27	27	27	27	28	27	27	27	26	26	25	24	24	23	23	22	22	22	22	23	23	24	25	25	26	27	27	28

	Rain chance (%)
1	26
2	26
3	26
4	27
5	27
6	27
7	27
8	28
9	27
10	27
11	27
12	26
13	26
14	25
15	24
16	24
17	23
18	23
19	22
20	22
21	22
22	22
23	23
24	23
25	24
26	25
27	25
28	26
29	27
30	27
31	28

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 57% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Dry (%)	48	47	46	46	45	45	45	45	45	46	47	48	49	51	53	54	57	58	60	62	63	65	66	69	70	70	72	73	73	74	75
Comfortable (%)	38	38	38	37	37	37	36	36	35	34	33	33	32	31	30	29	28	28	27	26	26	25	25	24	24	24	23	23	23	22	22
Humid (%)	13	14	14	15	16	16	17	17	18	18	18	17	17	16	15	15	14	13	12	11	10	9	8	7	6	6	5	4	4	4	3
Muggy (%)	1	1	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)
1	48	38	13	1
2	47	38	14	1
3	46	38	14	2
4	46	37	15	2
5	45	37	16	2
6	45	37	16	2
7	45	36	17	2
8	45	36	17	2
9	45	35	18	2
10	46	34	18	2
11	47	33	18	2
12	48	33	17	2
13	49	32	17	2
14	51	31	16	2
15	53	30	15	2
16	54	29	15	2
17	57	28	14	1
18	58	28	13	1
19	60	27	12	1
20	62	26	11	1
21	63	26	10	1
22	65	25	9	1
23	66	25	8	1
24	69	24	7	0
25	70	24	6	0
26	70	24	6	0
27	72	23	5	0
28	73	23	4	0
29	73	23	4	0
30	74	22	4	0
31	75	22	3	0

Wind in March

Winds average 8 km/h in March.

Across March, daily wind ranges from about 8 km/h on the calmest days to 8 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Wind speed (km/h)	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8
Feels	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm

	Wind speed (km/h)	Feels
1	8	calm
2	8	calm
3	8	calm
4	8	calm
5	8	calm
6	8	calm
7	8	calm
8	8	calm
9	8	calm
10	8	calm
11	8	calm
12	8	calm
13	8	calm
14	8	calm
15	8	calm
16	8	calm
17	8	calm
18	8	calm
19	8	calm
20	8	calm
21	8	calm
22	8	calm
23	8	calm
24	8	calm
25	8	calm
26	8	calm
27	8	calm
28	8	calm
29	8	calm
30	8	calm
31	8	calm

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 7:26 AM to 7:48 AM, and sunset from 8:11 PM to 7:32 PM.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Daylight (h)	12.8	12.7	12.7	12.7	12.6	12.6	12.6	12.5	12.5	12.5	12.4	12.4	12.4	12.3	12.3	12.3	12.2	12.2	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.0	12.0	12.0	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.8	11.8	11.8	11.7
Sunrise (AM)	7:26	7:27	7:27	7:28	7:29	7:30	7:31	7:31	7:32	7:33	7:34	7:34	7:35	7:36	7:37	7:37	7:38	7:39	7:40	7:40	7:41	7:42	7:43	7:43	7:44	7:45	7:46	7:46	7:47	7:48	7:48
Sunset (PM)	8:11	8:10	8:09	8:08	8:07	8:05	8:04	8:03	8:02	8:00	7:59	7:58	7:57	7:55	7:54	7:53	7:51	7:50	7:49	7:47	7:46	7:45	7:43	7:42	7:40	7:39	7:38	7:36	7:35	7:34	7:32

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	12.8	7:26	8:11
2	12.7	7:27	8:10
3	12.7	7:27	8:09
4	12.7	7:28	8:08
5	12.6	7:29	8:07
6	12.6	7:30	8:05
7	12.6	7:31	8:04
8	12.5	7:31	8:03
9	12.5	7:32	8:02
10	12.5	7:33	8:00
11	12.4	7:34	7:59
12	12.4	7:34	7:58
13	12.4	7:35	7:57
14	12.3	7:36	7:55
15	12.3	7:37	7:54
16	12.3	7:37	7:53
17	12.2	7:38	7:51
18	12.2	7:39	7:50
19	12.1	7:40	7:49
20	12.1	7:40	7:47
21	12.1	7:41	7:46
22	12.0	7:42	7:45
23	12.0	7:43	7:43
24	12.0	7:43	7:42
25	11.9	7:44	7:40
26	11.9	7:45	7:39
27	11.9	7:46	7:38
28	11.8	7:46	7:36
29	11.8	7:47	7:35
30	11.8	7:48	7:34
31	11.7	7:48	7:32

Solar energy in March

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in March, about 5.35 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.87 kWh/m² to a high of 7.98 kWh/m² in December across the year — March's 5.35 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Solar energy (kWh/m²)	6.1	6.0	6.0	5.9	5.9	5.8	5.8	5.7	5.7	5.6	5.5	5.5	5.5	5.4	5.4	5.3	5.3	5.3	5.2	5.2	5.1	5.1	5.0	5.0	4.9	4.9	4.8	4.8	4.7	4.7	4.6
Level	Intense	Intense	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright

	Solar energy (kWh/m²)	Level
1	6.1	Intense
2	6.0	Intense
3	6.0	Bright
4	5.9	Bright
5	5.9	Bright
6	5.8	Bright
7	5.8	Bright
8	5.7	Bright
9	5.7	Bright
10	5.6	Bright
11	5.5	Bright
12	5.5	Bright
13	5.5	Bright
14	5.4	Bright
15	5.4	Bright
16	5.3	Bright
17	5.3	Bright
18	5.3	Bright
19	5.2	Bright
20	5.2	Bright
21	5.1	Bright
22	5.1	Bright
23	5.0	Bright
24	5.0	Bright
25	4.9	Bright
26	4.9	Bright
27	4.8	Bright
28	4.8	Bright
29	4.7	Bright
30	4.7	Bright
31	4.6	Bright

Planning a trip in March

Is March a good time to visit Mendoza?

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

7.3

Sightseeing

4th-best month of the year

7.1

Beach & pool

5th-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Mendoza in March

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

In March, Mendoza sees daytime highs around 26°C and nights near 16°C. Worth packing: light clothes and sun protection. About 8 days see rain.

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UV index in Mendoza 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 Mendoza peaks around January 17 at about 14 (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.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
UV index (midday)	15	13	11	6	4	3	3	5	7	10	12	13
Level	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	High	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	High	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	15	Extreme
Feb	13	Extreme
Mar	11	Extreme
Apr	6	High
May	4	Moderate
Jun	3	Moderate
Jul	3	Moderate
Aug	5	Moderate
Sep	7	High
Oct	10	Extreme
Nov	12	Extreme
Dec	13	Extreme

Location & terrain

Where is Mendoza?

Mendoza sits at 32.9°S, 68.8°W, 853 m above sea level, in Argentina. The nearest listed city is Rodeo del Medio, 19 km away.

Topography around Mendoza

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Mendoza has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 135 m around an average of 773 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,610 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 5,377 m.

The land around Mendoza is covered by artificial surfaces (83%) within 3 km, shrubs (42%) and artificial surfaces (24%) within 16 km, and shrubs (44%), bare terrain (23%) and grassland (21%) within 80 km.

3 km

135 m

artificial surfaces 83%

16 km

1,610 m

shrubs 42%

80 km

5,377 m

shrubs 44%

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← February Mendoza year-round climate April →Best places to visit in March

March weather nearby: Rodeo del Medio 19 km · Perdriel 21 km · San Martín 41 km · Rivadavia 49 km · Tupungato 60 km · Tunuyán 79 km · Pocito 136 km · Caucete 148 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

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 Mendoza (-32.8895°, -68.8458°, elevation 853 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).

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	29	18
2	28	18
3	28	18
4	28	17
5	28	17
6	28	17
7	28	17
8	28	17
9	28	17
10	27	17
11	27	17
12	27	17
13	27	16
14	27	16
15	27	16
16	26	16
17	26	16
18	26	16
19	26	16
20	26	15
21	26	15
22	26	15
23	25	15
24	25	15
25	25	15
26	25	15
27	25	14
28	24	14
29	24	14
30	24	14
31	24	14

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	80	20
2	80	20
3	80	20
4	79	21
5	79	21
6	78	22
7	78	22
8	77	23
9	77	23
10	76	24
11	76	24
12	75	25
13	75	25
14	75	25
15	74	26
16	75	25
17	75	25
18	75	25
19	75	25
20	75	25
21	74	26
22	74	26
23	74	26
24	74	26
25	73	27
26	72	28
27	72	28
28	72	28
29	71	29
30	71	29
31	70	30

	Rain chance (%)
1	26
2	26
3	26
4	27
5	27
6	27
7	27
8	28
9	27
10	27
11	27
12	26
13	26
14	25
15	24
16	24
17	23
18	23
19	22
20	22
21	22
22	22
23	23
24	23
25	24
26	25
27	25
28	26
29	27
30	27
31	28

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)
1	48	38	13	1
2	47	38	14	1
3	46	38	14	2
4	46	37	15	2
5	45	37	16	2
6	45	37	16	2
7	45	36	17	2
8	45	36	17	2
9	45	35	18	2
10	46	34	18	2
11	47	33	18	2
12	48	33	17	2
13	49	32	17	2
14	51	31	16	2
15	53	30	15	2
16	54	29	15	2
17	57	28	14	1
18	58	28	13	1
19	60	27	12	1
20	62	26	11	1
21	63	26	10	1
22	65	25	9	1
23	66	25	8	1
24	69	24	7	0
25	70	24	6	0
26	70	24	6	0
27	72	23	5	0
28	73	23	4	0
29	73	23	4	0
30	74	22	4	0
31	75	22	3	0

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	29	18
2	28	18
3	28	18
4	28	17
5	28	17
6	28	17
7	28	17
8	28	17
9	28	17
10	27	17
11	27	17
12	27	17
13	27	16
14	27	16
15	27	16
16	26	16
17	26	16
18	26	16
19	26	16
20	26	15
21	26	15
22	26	15
23	25	15
24	25	15
25	25	15
26	25	15
27	25	14
28	24	14
29	24	14
30	24	14
31	24	14

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	80	20
2	80	20
3	80	20
4	79	21
5	79	21
6	78	22
7	78	22
8	77	23
9	77	23
10	76	24
11	76	24
12	75	25
13	75	25
14	75	25
15	74	26
16	75	25
17	75	25
18	75	25
19	75	25
20	75	25
21	74	26
22	74	26
23	74	26
24	74	26
25	73	27
26	72	28
27	72	28
28	72	28
29	71	29
30	71	29
31	70	30

	Rain chance (%)
1	26
2	26
3	26
4	27
5	27
6	27
7	27
8	28
9	27
10	27
11	27
12	26
13	26
14	25
15	24
16	24
17	23
18	23
19	22
20	22
21	22
22	22
23	23
24	23
25	24
26	25
27	25
28	26
29	27
30	27
31	28

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)
1	48	38	13	1
2	47	38	14	1
3	46	38	14	2
4	46	37	15	2
5	45	37	16	2
6	45	37	16	2
7	45	36	17	2
8	45	36	17	2
9	45	35	18	2
10	46	34	18	2
11	47	33	18	2
12	48	33	17	2
13	49	32	17	2
14	51	31	16	2
15	53	30	15	2
16	54	29	15	2
17	57	28	14	1
18	58	28	13	1
19	60	27	12	1
20	62	26	11	1
21	63	26	10	1
22	65	25	9	1
23	66	25	8	1
24	69	24	7	0
25	70	24	6	0
26	70	24	6	0
27	72	23	5	0
28	73	23	4	0
29	73	23	4	0
30	74	22	4	0
31	75	22	3	0

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	29	18
2	28	18
3	28	18
4	28	17
5	28	17
6	28	17
7	28	17
8	28	17
9	28	17
10	27	17
11	27	17
12	27	17
13	27	16
14	27	16
15	27	16
16	26	16
17	26	16
18	26	16
19	26	16
20	26	15
21	26	15
22	26	15
23	25	15
24	25	15
25	25	15
26	25	15
27	25	14
28	24	14
29	24	14
30	24	14
31	24	14

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	80	20
2	80	20
3	80	20
4	79	21
5	79	21
6	78	22
7	78	22
8	77	23
9	77	23
10	76	24
11	76	24
12	75	25
13	75	25
14	75	25
15	74	26
16	75	25
17	75	25
18	75	25
19	75	25
20	75	25
21	74	26
22	74	26
23	74	26
24	74	26
25	73	27
26	72	28
27	72	28
28	72	28
29	71	29
30	71	29
31	70	30

	Rain chance (%)
1	26
2	26
3	26
4	27
5	27
6	27
7	27
8	28
9	27
10	27
11	27
12	26
13	26
14	25
15	24
16	24
17	23
18	23
19	22
20	22
21	22
22	22
23	23
24	23
25	24
26	25
27	25
28	26
29	27
30	27
31	28

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)
1	48	38	13	1
2	47	38	14	1
3	46	38	14	2
4	46	37	15	2
5	45	37	16	2
6	45	37	16	2
7	45	36	17	2
8	45	36	17	2
9	45	35	18	2
10	46	34	18	2
11	47	33	18	2
12	48	33	17	2
13	49	32	17	2
14	51	31	16	2
15	53	30	15	2
16	54	29	15	2
17	57	28	14	1
18	58	28	13	1
19	60	27	12	1
20	62	26	11	1
21	63	26	10	1
22	65	25	9	1
23	66	25	8	1
24	69	24	7	0
25	70	24	6	0
26	70	24	6	0
27	72	23	5	0
28	73	23	4	0
29	73	23	4	0
30	74	22	4	0
31	75	22	3	0