Rafaela weather in March

In March, Rafaela sees average daytime highs of 27°C and overnight lows near 17°C, with 139 mm of rain across 8.9 wet days and about 12.2 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 26°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 47% of the time in March, and the air most often feels humid.

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 Rafaela's 7th-clearest and 10th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Rafaela's year-round climate.

Daytime high
27°
5th warmest
Overnight low
17°
9th coldest
Rainfall
139 mm
8.9 wet days
Daylight
12 h 12 min
7:09 AM – 7:23 PM
Cloud cover
45%
7th clearest
Wind
11 km/h
10th windiest
Solar energy
5.15 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.7
out of 10

Rafaela is Argentine municipality in the province of Santa Fe.

Density
3,168/km²
people per km²
Founded
1881

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 28°C in the first days to 26°C by the end.

A typical March day in Rafaela reaches about 27°C in the afternoon and slips back to 17°C overnight — a 10°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 23°C and 32°C. Set against its neighbours, March runs about 2°C cooler than February and about 3°C warmer than April.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
12918
22918
32918
42818
52818
62818
72818
82818
92818
102818
112818
122818
132817
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Rafaela 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.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan30° / 19°1199.513.85.1
Feb29° / 19°1258.913.15.7
Mar27° / 17°1398.912.26.7
Apr24° / 14°109811.37.4
May20° / 11°656.110.47.0
Jun18° / 404.8106.5
Jul17° / 304.210.26.6
Aug20° / 424.210.97.5
Sep22° / 11°575.711.87.7
Oct25° / 14°1309.712.87.2
Nov28° / 16°1248.613.66.7
Dec30° / 18°1299.4145.5

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 16% of March, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 36%.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
16139
26139
36238
46238
56337
66337
76337
86337
96337
106337
116436
126337
136436
146436
156436
166535
176535
186535
196634
206634
216634
226634
236535
246634
256634
266535
276436
286436
296337
306337
316238

Chance of precipitation in March

Any precipitation

Rafaela gets around 139 mm of rain over 8.9 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 29% and peaks near 32% on the wettest days.

0%10%20%30%40%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
132
232
332
432
532
631
731
831
931
1030
1130
1230
1329
1429
1529
1628
1728
1828
1928
2028
2127
2227
2327
2427
2527
2628
2728
2828
2928
3029
3129

Humidity in March

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Most of March feels humid — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

By dew point, March lands in the humid band about 27% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 39% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
16152931172
26152930172
36152930172
46152930172
56153031162
67162931162
77162931152
88162930152
98162930152
109172930142
119172830142
1210172830132
1311182830121
1412182829111
1512192829111
1613202828101
171420282891
181521272881
191622272771
201722272771
211723272671
221824272560
231824262560
241925262460
251925262360
262026262360
272026262260
282126262160
292127252160
302227252060
312227252060

Wind in March

Winds average 11 km/h in March.

Across March, daily wind ranges from about 11 km/h on the calmest days to 11 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
111calm
211calm
311calm
411calm
511calm
611calm
711calm
811calm
911calm
1011calm
1111calm
1211calm
1311calm
1411calm
1511calm
1611calm
1711calm
1811calm
1911calm
2011calm
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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 6:58 AM to 7:19 AM, and sunset from 7:41 PM to 7:03 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.76:587:41
212.76:587:40
312.76:597:38
412.67:007:37
512.67:017:36
612.67:017:35
712.57:027:34
812.57:037:33
912.57:047:31
1012.47:047:30
1112.47:057:29
1212.47:067:28
1312.37:067:26
1412.37:077:25
1512.37:087:24
1612.27:097:23
1712.27:097:21
1812.27:107:20
1912.17:117:19
2012.17:117:18
2112.17:127:16
2212.07:137:15
2312.07:137:14
2412.07:147:12
2511.97:157:11
2611.97:157:10
2711.97:167:09
2811.87:177:07
2911.87:177:06
3011.87:187:05
3111.77:197:03

Solar energy in March

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in March, about 5.15 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.54 kWh/m² to a high of 7.2 kWh/m² in December across the year — March's 5.15 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
65.5Bright
75.4Bright
85.4Bright
95.4Bright
105.3Bright
115.3Bright
125.3Bright
135.2Bright
145.2Bright
155.2Bright
165.1Bright
175.1Bright
185.1Bright
195.0Bright
205.0Bright
215.0Bright
224.9Bright
234.9Bright
244.8Bright
254.8Bright
264.7Bright
274.7Bright
284.6Bright
294.6Bright
304.5Bright
314.5Bright
Planning a trip in March

Is March a good time to visit Rafaela?

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

6.7
Sightseeing
6th-best month of the year
7.0
Beach & pool
5th-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Rafaela in March

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

In March, Rafaela sees daytime highs around 27°C and nights near 17°C. Pack light clothes. Worth having: rain gear and sun protection. About 9 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Rafaela 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 Rafaela 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
Apr7High
May4Moderate
Jun3Moderate
Jul4Moderate
Aug5Moderate
Sep7High
Oct10Very high
Nov11Extreme
Dec13Extreme
Location & terrain

Where is Rafaela?

Rafaela sits at 31.3°S, 61.5°W, 96 m above sea level, in Argentina. The nearest listed city is Sunchales, 35 km away.

Topography around Rafaela

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Rafaela has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 22 m around an average of 98 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 50 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 108 m.

The land around Rafaela is covered by artificial surfaces (61%) within 3 km, cropland (86%) within 16 km, and cropland (88%) within 80 km.

3 km
22 m
16 km
50 m
80 km
108 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaces
March weather nearby: Sunchales 35 km · Esperanza 57 km · San Francisco 60 km · Morteros 78 km · San Jorge 80 km · Santo Tomé 83 km · Santa Fe 86 km · Gálvez 90 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 Rafaela (-31.2528°, -61.4908°, elevation 96 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).