Olavarría weather in March

In March, Olavarría sees average daytime highs of 24°C and overnight lows near 13°C, with 81 mm of rain across 8 wet days and about 12.3 hours of daylight. It is the 4th-warmest and 5th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 25°C in the first days to 22°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 47% of the time in March, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 54 min at the start of March to 11 h 42 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, March is Olavarría's 4th-clearest and 11th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Olavarría's year-round climate.

Daytime high
24°
4th warmest
Overnight low
13°
9th coldest
Rainfall
81 mm
8 wet days
Daylight
12 h 18 min
7:02 AM – 7:20 PM
Cloud cover
45%
4th clearest
Wind
13 km/h
11th windiest
Solar energy
4.91 kWh/m²
Travel score
7.4
out of 10

Olavarría is city in Buenos Aires province, Argentina.

Density
3,738/km²
people per km²
Founded
1867

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 25°C in the first days to 22°C by the end.

A typical March day in Olavarría reaches about 24°C in the afternoon and slips back to 13°C overnight — a 11°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 19°C and 29°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)
12614
22614
32614
42514
52514
62514
72514
82514
92514
102514
112513
122513
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292211
302211
312211

How March really feels in Olavarría

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.

Olavarría weather by month

How March compares with the rest of the year at a glance. March is the 4th-warmest and 5th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan28° / 15°929.314.26.8
Feb26° / 15°757.813.47.1
Mar24° / 13°81812.37.4
Apr20° / 10°857.811.16.7
May16° / 475.710.15.6
Jun13° / 374.69.54.0
Jul12° / 385.29.73.6
Aug15° / 54510.64.9
Sep17° / 626.811.75.7
Oct20° / 909.2136.4
Nov23° / 11°948.9147.2
Dec26° / 14°808.614.57.1

Cloud cover in March

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 47% 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 38%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
16634
26535
36535
46535
56535
66436
76436
86337
96337
106337
116139
126139
136139
146238
156139
166139
176139
186139
196238
206238
216139
226238
236238
246238
256238
266139
276238
286139
296139
306139
316139

Chance of precipitation in March

Any precipitation

Olavarría gets around 81 mm of rain over 8 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 26% and peaks near 28% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
126
226
326
427
527
627
727
827
928
1028
1128
1228
1327
1427
1527
1626
1726
1826
1925
2025
2125
2225
2325
2425
2525
2625
2726
2826
2926
3027
3127

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 47% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 6% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
1372527101
2372527101
337252791
437252791
537262891
637262881
737262881
838262881
938262781
1038262781
1139272671
1240272571
1341272470
1443272360
1544272260
1646282160
1747282050
1848281950
1950281840
2051271840
2152271740
2254271630
2355261630
2455261630
2557251530
2658251520
2759241520
2860241420
2961231420
3062221420
3162221330

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 14 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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3014light breeze
3114light breeze

Sunrise & sunset in March

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 54 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 72 minutes over March. Sunrise moves from 6:48 AM to 7:16 AM, and sunset from 7:41 PM to 6:57 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.96:487:41
212.86:497:40
312.86:507:38
412.86:517:37
512.76:527:36
612.76:537:34
712.76:547:33
812.66:557:31
912.66:567:30
1012.56:577:29
1112.56:587:27
1212.56:587:26
1312.46:597:24
1412.47:007:23
1512.37:017:21
1612.37:027:20
1712.37:037:18
1812.27:047:17
1912.27:057:15
2012.17:067:14
2112.17:077:12
2212.17:087:11
2312.07:097:09
2412.07:097:08
2511.97:107:06
2611.97:117:05
2711.87:127:03
2811.87:137:01
2911.87:147:00
3011.77:156:58
3111.77:166:57

Solar energy in March

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in March, about 4.91 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.06 kWh/m² to a high of 7.63 kWh/m² in December across the year — March's 4.91 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.7Bright
25.6Bright
35.6Bright
45.5Bright
55.5Bright
65.4Bright
75.3Bright
85.3Bright
95.2Bright
105.2Bright
115.1Bright
125.1Bright
135.0Bright
145.0Bright
154.9Bright
164.9Bright
174.9Bright
184.8Bright
194.8Bright
204.7Bright
214.7Bright
224.6Bright
234.6Bright
244.5Bright
254.5Bright
264.5Bright
274.4Bright
284.3Bright
294.3Bright
304.2Bright
314.2Bright
Planning a trip in March

Is March a good time to visit Olavarría?

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

7.4
Sightseeing
1st-best month of the year
6.1
Beach & pool
4th-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Olavarría in March

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

In March, Olavarría sees daytime highs around 24°C and nights near 13°C. Worth packing: light clothes, rain gear and sun protection. About 8 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Olavarría 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 Olavarría peaks around January 1 at about 13 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 20 at about 2 (moderate).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 10 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highModerateHighVery highExtremeJan 1UV 13Jun 20UV 2
UV index (midday)Level
Jan13Extreme
Feb11Extreme
Mar9Very high
Apr6High
May3Moderate
Jun2Moderate
Jul3Moderate
Aug3Moderate
Sep5High
Oct8Very high
Nov10Extreme
Dec13Extreme
Location & terrain

Where is Olavarría?

Olavarría sits at 36.9°S, 60.3°W, 163 m above sea level, in Argentina. The nearest listed city is Azul, 43 km away.

Topography around Olavarría

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Olavarría has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 24 m around an average of 164 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 181 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 292 m.

The land around Olavarría is covered by artificial surfaces (56%) and grassland (34%) within 3 km, grassland (58%) and cropland (36%) within 16 km, and grassland (67%) and cropland (32%) within 80 km.

3 km
24 m
16 km
181 m
80 km
292 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
March weather nearby: Azul 43 km · Benito Juárez 98 km · San Carlos de Bolívar 102 km · Tandil 116 km · Las Flores 147 km · Saladillo 148 km · Coronel Pringles 152 km · Coronel Suárez 156 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 Olavarría (-36.8938°, -60.3232°, elevation 163 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).