Rufino weather in March

In March, Rufino sees average daytime highs of 26°C and overnight lows near 16°C, with 107 mm of rain across 8.6 wet days and about 12.3 hours of daylight. It is the 4th-warmest and 3rd-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 27°C in the first days to 24°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 51% of the time in March, and the air most often feels humid.

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 Rufino's 4th-clearest and 8th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Rufino's year-round climate.

Daytime high
26°
4th warmest
Overnight low
16°
9th coldest
Rainfall
107 mm
8.6 wet days
Daylight
12 h 18 min
7:13 AM – 7:28 PM
Cloud cover
43%
4th clearest
Wind
12 km/h
8th windiest
Solar energy
5.03 kWh/m²
Travel score
7.2
out of 10

Rufino is city in Santa Fe Province, Argentina.

Density
22/km²
people per km²

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 27°C in the first days to 24°C by the end.

A typical March day in Rufino 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 31°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)
12717
22717
32717
42717
52717
62717
72717
82717
92717
102717
112716
122716
132616
142616
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292514
302414
312414

Rufino weather by month

How March compares with the rest of the year at a glance. March is the 4th-warmest and 3rd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan29° / 18°1049.3145.8
Feb28° / 18°1058.513.36.6
Mar26° / 16°1078.612.37.2
Apr22° / 12°887.811.27.3
May19° / 475.210.26.7
Jun16° / 203.29.85.6
Jul15° / 193.59.95.3
Aug18° / 323.410.76.8
Sep20° / 586.211.87.1
Oct23° / 12°1099.912.97.0
Nov26° / 15°989.113.87.0
Dec28° / 17°1179.714.26.2

Cloud cover in March

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 51% of the time in March.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 14% of March, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 36%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
16733
26832
36832
46832
56733
66733
76733
86535
96535
106535
116436
126436
136337
146337
156337
166337
176238
186238
196337
206337
216337
226436
236337
246337
256436
266337
276337
286337
296238
306337
316238

Chance of precipitation in March

Any precipitation

Rufino gets around 107 mm of rain over 8.6 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 28% and peaks near 31% on the wettest days.

0%10%20%30%40%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
131
230
330
430
530
630
730
830
929
1029
1129
1229
1329
1429
1529
1628
1728
1828
1928
2027
2127
2227
2327
2427
2527
2627
2727
2827
2927
3027
3127

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 22% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
11422302671
21423302571
31423302571
41423312471
51423312471
61424312471
71524312370
81524312370
91624302370
101724302270
111824302160
121924302160
132024302060
142125301950
152225301850
162426291740
172526291640
182627281530
192727281530
202828271420
212928271420
223028261320
233129251310
243229241310
253329241310
263429231310
273530221300
283629211300
293729211300
303829201300
313928201300

Wind in March

Winds average 12 km/h in March.

Across March, daily wind ranges from about 12 km/h on the calmest days to 12 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
112calm
212calm
312calm
412calm
512calm
612calm
712calm
812calm
912calm
1012calm
1112calm
1212calm
1312calm
1412calm
1512calm
1612calm
1712light breeze
1812light breeze
1912light breeze
2012light breeze
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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 7:00 AM to 7:24 AM, and sunset from 7:48 PM to 7:07 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.87:007:48
212.87:017:47
312.77:027:46
412.77:037:44
512.77:037:43
612.67:047:42
712.67:057:41
812.67:067:39
912.57:077:38
1012.57:087:37
1112.47:087:35
1212.47:097:34
1312.47:107:33
1412.37:117:31
1512.37:127:30
1612.37:137:28
1712.27:137:27
1812.27:147:26
1912.27:157:24
2012.17:167:23
2112.17:177:21
2212.07:177:20
2312.07:187:19
2412.07:197:17
2511.97:207:16
2611.97:207:14
2711.97:217:13
2811.87:227:12
2911.87:237:10
3011.87:247:09
3111.77:247:07

Solar energy in March

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in March, about 5.03 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.41 kWh/m² to a high of 7.4 kWh/m² in December across the year — March's 5.03 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.8Bright
25.7Bright
35.7Bright
45.6Bright
55.6Bright
65.5Bright
75.5Bright
85.4Bright
95.3Bright
105.3Bright
115.2Bright
125.2Bright
135.1Bright
145.1Bright
155.0Bright
165.0Bright
175.0Bright
184.9Bright
194.9Bright
204.8Bright
214.8Bright
224.8Bright
234.7Bright
244.7Bright
254.6Bright
264.6Bright
274.5Bright
284.5Bright
294.4Bright
304.4Bright
314.3Bright
Planning a trip in March

Is March a good time to visit Rufino?

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

7.2
Sightseeing
2nd-best month of the year
6.8
Beach & pool
4th-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Rufino in March

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

In March, Rufino sees daytime highs around 26°C and nights near 16°C. Worth packing: light clothes, rain gear and sun protection. About 9 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Rufino in March

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in March peaks around 10 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Rufino peaks around January 15 at about 13 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 20 at about 3 (moderate).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highModerateHighVery highExtremeJan 15UV 13Jun 20UV 3
UV index (midday)Level
Jan13Extreme
Feb12Extreme
Mar10Very high
Apr6High
May4Moderate
Jun3Moderate
Jul3Moderate
Aug4Moderate
Sep6High
Oct9Very high
Nov11Extreme
Dec13Extreme
Location & terrain

Where is Rufino?

Rufino sits at 34.3°S, 62.7°W, 116 m above sea level, in Argentina. The nearest listed city is Laboulaye, 64 km away.

Topography around Rufino

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Rufino has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 8 m around an average of 117 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 39 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 62 m.

The land around Rufino is covered by cropland (53%) and grassland (25%) within 3 km, cropland (66%) and grassland (30%) within 16 km, and cropland (76%) within 80 km.

3 km
8 m
16 km
39 m
80 km
62 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
March weather nearby: Laboulaye 64 km · Venado Tuerto 89 km · General Villegas 90 km · Lincoln 127 km · Firmat 144 km · Colón 154 km · Junín 166 km · Los Toldos 174 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 Rufino (-34.2624°, -62.7113°, elevation 116 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).