Plottier weather in March

In March, Plottier sees average daytime highs of 26°C and overnight lows near 14°C, with 17 mm of rain across 2.7 wet days and about 12.3 hours of daylight. It is the 4th-warmest and 8th-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 67% 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 Plottier's 4th-clearest and 7th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Plottier's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 26°; 4th warmest
Overnight low: 14°; 9th coldest
Rainfall: 17 mm; 2.7 wet days
Daylight: 12 h 18 min; 7:33 AM – 7:52 PM
Cloud cover: 31%; 4th clearest
Wind: 13 km/h; 7th windiest
Solar energy: 5.48 kWh/m²
Travel score: 8.2; out of 10

Plottier is city in Neuquén Province, Argentina.

Density: 367/km²; people per km²
Founded: 1935

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 Plottier 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 31°C. Set against its neighbours, March runs about 4°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	27	27	27	27	27	27	26	26	26	26	26	26	25	25	25	25	25	24	24	24	24	24	23
Avg low (°C)	16	16	16	16	16	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	14	14	14	14	14	14	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	12	12	12	12	12	12

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

How March really feels in Plottier

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

heat index over the day's high

Days feeling ≤ 0°C

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.

Plottier weather by month

How March compares with the rest of the year at a glance. March is the 4th-warmest and 8th-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° / 17°	10	2.1	0	14.4	5.8
Feb	30° / 17°	15	2.5	0	13.5	6.6
Mar	26° / 14°	17	2.7	0	12.3	8.2
Apr	21° / 9°	21	3.4	0	11	7.7
May	16° / 6°	26	5	0.2	9.9	5.5
Jun	12° / 3°	21	4.7	0.6	9.3	3.7
Jul	12° / 2°	18	3.7	0.3	9.5	3.7
Aug	15° / 4°	12	3	0.1	10.5	5.2
Sep	18° / 6°	18	3.4	0.1	11.7	6.9
Oct	22° / 10°	27	3.6	0	13	7.9
Nov	26° / 13°	17	2.7	0	14.1	8.2
Dec	29° / 16°	13	2.2	0	14.7	6.8

Cloud cover in March

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 67% 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 20%. 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 (%)	85	85	85	84	84	83	83	83	83	82	82	82	82	81	80	80	80	80	79	79	79	78	78	76	76	75	75	73	73	72	71
Cloudier (%)	15	15	15	16	16	17	17	17	17	18	18	18	18	19	20	20	20	20	21	21	21	22	22	24	24	25	25	27	27	28	29

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	85	15
2	85	15
3	85	15
4	84	16
5	84	16
6	83	17
7	83	17
8	83	17
9	83	17
10	82	18
11	82	18
12	82	18
13	82	18
14	81	19
15	80	20
16	80	20
17	80	20
18	80	20
19	79	21
20	79	21
21	79	21
22	78	22
23	78	22
24	76	24
25	76	24
26	75	25
27	75	25
28	73	27
29	73	27
30	72	28
31	71	29

Chance of precipitation in March

Any precipitation

Plottier gets around 17 mm of rain over 2.7 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 10% and peaks near 13% 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 (%)	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	10	10	11	11	12	12	13

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

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 92% 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 (%)	89	89	89	89	89	89	89	90	91	91	91	91	91	91	93	93	93	93	93	94	94	94	94	94	94	95	95	95	95	96	96
Comfortable (%)	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	7	7	7	7	7	7	6	6	6	6	6	5	5	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4
Humid (%)	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	0	0

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)
1	89	8	3
2	89	8	3
3	89	8	3
4	89	8	3
5	89	8	3
6	89	8	3
7	89	8	3
8	90	8	2
9	91	7	2
10	91	7	2
11	91	7	2
12	91	7	2
13	91	7	2
14	91	7	2
15	93	6	1
16	93	6	1
17	93	6	1
18	93	6	1
19	93	6	1
20	94	5	1
21	94	5	1
22	94	5	1
23	94	5	1
24	94	5	1
25	94	5	1
26	95	4	1
27	95	4	1
28	95	4	1
29	95	4	1
30	96	4	0
31	96	4	0

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.

	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)	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13
Feels	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze

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

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 7:18 AM to 7:48 AM, and sunset from 8:15 PM to 7:28 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)	13.0	12.9	12.9	12.8	12.8	12.7	12.7	12.7	12.6	12.6	12.5	12.5	12.4	12.4	12.4	12.3	12.3	12.2	12.2	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.0	12.0	11.9	11.9	11.8	11.8	11.8	11.7	11.7
Sunrise (AM)	7:18	7:19	7:20	7:21	7:22	7:23	7:24	7:25	7:26	7:27	7:28	7:29	7:30	7:31	7:32	7:33	7:34	7:35	7:36	7:37	7:38	7:39	7:40	7:41	7:42	7:43	7:44	7:45	7:46	7:47	7:48
Sunset (PM)	8:15	8:13	8:12	8:10	8:09	8:08	8:06	8:04	8:03	8:01	8:00	7:58	7:57	7:55	7:54	7:52	7:50	7:49	7:47	7:46	7:44	7:42	7:41	7:39	7:38	7:36	7:34	7:33	7:31	7:29	7:28

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	13.0	7:18	8:15
2	12.9	7:19	8:13
3	12.9	7:20	8:12
4	12.8	7:21	8:10
5	12.8	7:22	8:09
6	12.7	7:23	8:08
7	12.7	7:24	8:06
8	12.7	7:25	8:04
9	12.6	7:26	8:03
10	12.6	7:27	8:01
11	12.5	7:28	8:00
12	12.5	7:29	7:58
13	12.4	7:30	7:57
14	12.4	7:31	7:55
15	12.4	7:32	7:54
16	12.3	7:33	7:52
17	12.3	7:34	7:50
18	12.2	7:35	7:49
19	12.2	7:36	7:47
20	12.1	7:37	7:46
21	12.1	7:38	7:44
22	12.1	7:39	7:42
23	12.0	7:40	7:41
24	12.0	7:41	7:39
25	11.9	7:42	7:38
26	11.9	7:43	7:36
27	11.8	7:44	7:34
28	11.8	7:45	7:33
29	11.8	7:46	7:31
30	11.7	7:47	7:29
31	11.7	7:48	7:28

Solar energy in March

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in March, about 5.48 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.02 kWh/m² to a high of 8.65 kWh/m² in December across the year — March's 5.48 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)	6.4	6.3	6.3	6.2	6.1	6.1	6.0	5.9	5.9	5.8	5.8	5.7	5.6	5.6	5.5	5.5	5.4	5.4	5.3	5.3	5.2	5.1	5.1	5.0	4.9	4.9	4.8	4.7	4.7	4.6	4.5
Level	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	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

	Solar energy (kWh/m²)	Level
1	6.4	Intense
2	6.3	Intense
3	6.3	Intense
4	6.2	Intense
5	6.1	Intense
6	6.1	Intense
7	6.0	Intense
8	5.9	Bright
9	5.9	Bright
10	5.8	Bright
11	5.8	Bright
12	5.7	Bright
13	5.6	Bright
14	5.6	Bright
15	5.5	Bright
16	5.5	Bright
17	5.4	Bright
18	5.4	Bright
19	5.3	Bright
20	5.3	Bright
21	5.2	Bright
22	5.1	Bright
23	5.1	Bright
24	5.0	Bright
25	4.9	Bright
26	4.9	Bright
27	4.8	Bright
28	4.7	Bright
29	4.7	Bright
30	4.6	Bright
31	4.5	Bright

Planning a trip in March

Is March a good time to visit Plottier?

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

8.2

Sightseeing

1st-best month of the year

7.9

Beach & pool

4th-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Plottier in March

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

In March, Plottier sees daytime highs around 26°C and nights near 14°C. Worth packing: light clothes and sun protection.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Plottier 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 Plottier peaks around December 21 at about 12 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 19 at about 2 (low).

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

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
UV index (midday)	12	12	8	5	3	2	2	3	5	8	10	13
Level	Extreme	Extreme	Very high	High	Moderate	Low	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Very high	Extreme	Extreme

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	12	Extreme
Feb	12	Extreme
Mar	8	Very high
Apr	5	High
May	3	Moderate
Jun	2	Low
Jul	2	Moderate
Aug	3	Moderate
Sep	5	Moderate
Oct	8	Very high
Nov	10	Extreme
Dec	13	Extreme

Location & terrain

Where is Plottier?

Plottier sits at 39.0°S, 68.2°W, 279 m above sea level, in Argentina. The nearest listed city is Neuquén, 15 km away.

Topography around Plottier

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Plottier has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 53 m around an average of 276 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 253 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 724 m.

The land around Plottier is covered by artificial surfaces (23%), trees (22%) and grassland (22%) within 3 km, shrubs (62%) within 16 km, and shrubs (78%) within 80 km.

3 km

53 m

artificial surfaces 23%

16 km

253 m

shrubs 62%

80 km

724 m

shrubs 78%

treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater

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

March weather nearby: Neuquén 15 km · Centenario 18 km · Cipolletti 21 km · Cinco Saltos 22 km · Allen 35 km · General Roca 57 km · Cutral-Có 86 km · Villa Regina 100 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 Plottier (-38.9667°, -68.2333°, elevation 279 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	16
2	28	16
3	28	16
4	28	16
5	28	16
6	28	15
7	28	15
8	28	15
9	27	15
10	27	15
11	27	15
12	27	15
13	27	14
14	27	14
15	26	14
16	26	14
17	26	14
18	26	14
19	26	13
20	26	13
21	25	13
22	25	13
23	25	13
24	25	13
25	25	13
26	24	12
27	24	12
28	24	12
29	24	12
30	24	12
31	23	12

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	85	15
2	85	15
3	85	15
4	84	16
5	84	16
6	83	17
7	83	17
8	83	17
9	83	17
10	82	18
11	82	18
12	82	18
13	82	18
14	81	19
15	80	20
16	80	20
17	80	20
18	80	20
19	79	21
20	79	21
21	79	21
22	78	22
23	78	22
24	76	24
25	76	24
26	75	25
27	75	25
28	73	27
29	73	27
30	72	28
31	71	29

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

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)
1	89	8	3
2	89	8	3
3	89	8	3
4	89	8	3
5	89	8	3
6	89	8	3
7	89	8	3
8	90	8	2
9	91	7	2
10	91	7	2
11	91	7	2
12	91	7	2
13	91	7	2
14	91	7	2
15	93	6	1
16	93	6	1
17	93	6	1
18	93	6	1
19	93	6	1
20	94	5	1
21	94	5	1
22	94	5	1
23	94	5	1
24	94	5	1
25	94	5	1
26	95	4	1
27	95	4	1
28	95	4	1
29	95	4	1
30	96	4	0
31	96	4	0

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	85	15
2	85	15
3	85	15
4	84	16
5	84	16
6	83	17
7	83	17
8	83	17
9	83	17
10	82	18
11	82	18
12	82	18
13	82	18
14	81	19
15	80	20
16	80	20
17	80	20
18	80	20
19	79	21
20	79	21
21	79	21
22	78	22
23	78	22
24	76	24
25	76	24
26	75	25
27	75	25
28	73	27
29	73	27
30	72	28
31	71	29

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

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)
1	89	8	3
2	89	8	3
3	89	8	3
4	89	8	3
5	89	8	3
6	89	8	3
7	89	8	3
8	90	8	2
9	91	7	2
10	91	7	2
11	91	7	2
12	91	7	2
13	91	7	2
14	91	7	2
15	93	6	1
16	93	6	1
17	93	6	1
18	93	6	1
19	93	6	1
20	94	5	1
21	94	5	1
22	94	5	1
23	94	5	1
24	94	5	1
25	94	5	1
26	95	4	1
27	95	4	1
28	95	4	1
29	95	4	1
30	96	4	0
31	96	4	0

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	85	15
2	85	15
3	85	15
4	84	16
5	84	16
6	83	17
7	83	17
8	83	17
9	83	17
10	82	18
11	82	18
12	82	18
13	82	18
14	81	19
15	80	20
16	80	20
17	80	20
18	80	20
19	79	21
20	79	21
21	79	21
22	78	22
23	78	22
24	76	24
25	76	24
26	75	25
27	75	25
28	73	27
29	73	27
30	72	28
31	71	29

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

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)
1	89	8	3
2	89	8	3
3	89	8	3
4	89	8	3
5	89	8	3
6	89	8	3
7	89	8	3
8	90	8	2
9	91	7	2
10	91	7	2
11	91	7	2
12	91	7	2
13	91	7	2
14	91	7	2
15	93	6	1
16	93	6	1
17	93	6	1
18	93	6	1
19	93	6	1
20	94	5	1
21	94	5	1
22	94	5	1
23	94	5	1
24	94	5	1
25	94	5	1
26	95	4	1
27	95	4	1
28	95	4	1
29	95	4	1
30	96	4	0
31	96	4	0