Pocito weather in March

In March, Pocito sees average daytime highs of 29°C and overnight lows near 16°C, with 31 mm of rain across 5.7 wet days and about 12.2 hours of daylight. It is the 5th-warmest and 2nd-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 30°C in the first days to 27°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 66% of the time in March, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 42 min at the start of March to 11 h 42 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, March is Pocito's 9th-clearest and 9th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Pocito's year-round climate.

Daytime high
29°
5th warmest
Overnight low
16°
9th coldest
Rainfall
31 mm
5.7 wet days
Daylight
12 h 12 min
7:37 AM – 7:51 PM
Cloud cover
35%
9th clearest
Wind
8 km/h
9th windiest
Solar energy
5.61 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.7
out of 10

Pocito is human settlement in Argentina.

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 30°C in the first days to 27°C by the end.

A typical March day in Pocito reaches about 29°C in the afternoon and slips back to 16°C overnight — a 12°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 23°C and 34°C. Set against its neighbours, March runs about 3°C cooler than February and about 4°C warmer than April.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
13118
23018
33018
43018
53018
63018
73018
83018
93017
103017
112917
122917
132917
142917
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302714
312614

How March really feels in Pocito

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.

Pocito weather by month

How March compares with the rest of the year at a glance. March is the 5th-warmest and 2nd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan33° / 20°286.6013.84.1
Feb31° / 19°275.1013.25.0
Mar29° / 16°315.7012.26.7
Apr24° / 12°214.3011.28.2
May20° / 112.90.110.47.7
Jun17° / 720.3106.9
Jul16° / 92.40.710.16.6
Aug19° / 112.60.610.87.9
Sep23° / 183.50.311.88.4
Oct26° / 13°275012.88.0
Nov29° / 16°276.4013.66.4
Dec32° / 18°336.80144.8

Cloud cover in March

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 66% of the time in March.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 11% of March, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 23%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
18218
28218
38119
48119
58119
67921
77921
87921
97822
107822
117822
127723
137723
147723
157723
167624
177624
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207624
217624
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317426

Chance of precipitation in March

Any precipitation

Pocito gets around 31 mm of rain over 5.7 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 18% and peaks near 21% on the wettest days.

0%10%20%30%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
118
218
319
419
519
620
720
820
921
1021
1121
1221
1321
1420
1520
1619
1719
1818
1918
2017
2117
2216
2316
2416
2516
2616
2716
2816
2916
3016
3116

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.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
14742101
24742101
34642111
44642111
54642111
64641121
74641121
84640121
94739131
104739131
114838131
124937131
135036131
145235121
155334121
165434111
175633101
18583291
19583291
20603181
21623170
22643060
23652960
24672850
25672850
26692740
27702640
28722530
29722530
30732430
31742330

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.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
18calm
28calm
38calm
48calm
58calm
68calm
78calm
88calm
98calm
108calm
118calm
128calm
138calm
148calm
158calm
168calm
178calm
188calm
198calm
208calm
218calm
228calm
238calm
248calm
258calm
268calm
278calm
288calm
298calm
308calm
318calm

Sunrise & sunset in March

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 42 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 60 minutes over March. Sunrise moves from 7:26 AM to 7:47 AM, and sunset from 8:09 PM to 7:32 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.77:268:09
212.77:278:08
312.77:278:07
412.67:288:06
512.67:298:05
612.67:308:04
712.57:308:02
812.57:318:01
912.57:328:00
1012.47:327:59
1112.47:337:58
1212.47:347:56
1312.37:357:55
1412.37:357:54
1512.37:367:52
1612.27:377:51
1712.27:377:50
1812.27:387:49
1912.17:397:47
2012.17:407:46
2112.17:407:45
2212.07:417:43
2312.07:427:42
2412.07:427:41
2511.97:437:39
2611.97:447:38
2711.97:447:37
2811.87:457:36
2911.87:467:34
3011.87:467:33
3111.77:477:32

Solar energy in March

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in March, about 5.61 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.18 kWh/m² to a high of 7.9 kWh/m² in December across the year — March's 5.61 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.2Intense
26.2Intense
36.2Intense
46.1Intense
56.1Intense
66.0Intense
76.0Bright
85.9Bright
95.9Bright
105.8Bright
115.8Bright
125.8Bright
135.7Bright
145.7Bright
155.7Bright
165.6Bright
175.6Bright
185.5Bright
195.5Bright
205.5Bright
215.4Bright
225.4Bright
235.3Bright
245.3Bright
255.2Bright
265.2Bright
275.1Bright
285.1Bright
295.1Bright
305.0Bright
315.0Bright
Planning a trip in March

Is March a good time to visit Pocito?

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

6.7
Sightseeing
7th-best month of the year
7.9
Beach & pool
2nd-best month of the year

March is a reasonable time to visit Pocito for sightseeing. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for Pocito in March

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

In March, Pocito sees daytime highs around 29°C and nights near 16°C. Pack light clothes. Worth having: sun protection. About 6 days see rain.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Pocito 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 Pocito peaks around January 18 at about 14 (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 — every month of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeModerateHighVery highExtremeJan 18UV 14Jun 21UV 3
UV index (midday)Level
Jan14Extreme
Feb13Extreme
Mar11Extreme
Apr6High
May4Moderate
Jun3Moderate
Jul4Moderate
Aug5Moderate
Sep7High
Oct11Extreme
Nov12Extreme
Dec13Extreme
Location & terrain

Where is Pocito?

Pocito sits at 31.7°S, 68.6°W, 608 m above sea level, in Argentina. The nearest listed city is Rawson, 12 km away.

Topography around Pocito

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Pocito has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 90 m around an average of 613 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,685 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 3,841 m.

The land around Pocito is covered by cropland (49%) within 3 km, shrubs (40%) and bare terrain (22%) within 16 km, and shrubs (39%), bare terrain (36%) and grassland (20%) within 80 km.

3 km
90 m
16 km
1,685 m
80 km
3,841 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrain
March weather nearby: Rawson 12 km · San Juan 17 km · Santa Lucía 18 km · Villa Paula de Sarmiento 22 km · Chimbas 22 km · Villa General San Martín 28 km · Albardón 28 km · Caucete 29 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 Pocito (-31.6833°, -68.5833°, elevation 608 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).