Salto weather in March

In March, Salto sees average daytime highs of 26°C and overnight lows near 15°C, with 96 mm of rain across 8 wet days and about 12.3 hours of daylight. It is the 4th-warmest and 7th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 27°C in the first days to 25°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 49% 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 Salto's 3rd-clearest and 11th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Salto's year-round climate.

Daytime high
26°
4th warmest
Overnight low
15°
9th coldest
Rainfall
96 mm
8 wet days
Daylight
12 h 18 min
7:03 AM – 7:19 PM
Cloud cover
44%
3rd clearest
Wind
12 km/h
11th windiest
Solar energy
5.06 kWh/m²
Travel score
7.2
out of 10

Salto is city in Buenos Aires province, 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 27°C in the first days to 25°C by the end.

A typical March day in Salto reaches about 26°C in the afternoon and slips back to 15°C overnight — a 11°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 22°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)
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22817
32717
42717
52717
62716
72716
82716
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112716
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Salto weather by month

How March compares with the rest of the year at a glance. March is the 4th-warmest and 7th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan29° / 18°1008.4145.8
Feb28° / 17°1058.513.36.5
Mar26° / 15°96812.37.2
Apr23° / 12°998.311.27.3
May19° / 656.410.26.5
Jun16° / 475.39.85.4
Jul15° / 395.19.95.1
Aug17° / 575.210.76.4
Sep20° / 686.311.86.9
Oct23° / 11°1239.712.96.9
Nov26° / 14°99813.87.2
Dec28° / 16°1018.714.26.3

Cloud cover in March

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 49% 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 (%)
16634
26634
36634
46634
56634
66535
76535
86535
96535
106535
116535
126436
136436
146436
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166337
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216436
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306238
316238

Chance of precipitation in March

Any precipitation

Salto gets around 96 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 29% on the wettest days.

0%10%20%30%40%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
129
229
329
429
528
628
728
828
927
1027
1127
1226
1326
1426
1526
1626
1725
1825
1925
2025
2125
2225
2325
2425
2525
2625
2725
2826
2926
3026
3126

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 28% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 21% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
1162231238
2162231238
3162231238
4162332227
5172332227
6172332227
7172331217
8182331217
9182331217
10192331206
11202331206
12212431196
13222431186
14232431175
15242430175
16262530164
17272530154
18282529143
19292629143
20302628142
21312627132
22322727131
23332726131
24342725131
25352725131
26362824130
27372823130
28372822120
29382821120
30392721120
31402720120

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
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1512light 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 6:50 AM to 7:15 AM, and sunset from 7:38 PM to 6:57 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.86:507:38
212.86:517:37
312.76:527:36
412.76:537:35
512.76:547:33
612.66:547:32
712.66:557:31
812.66:567:29
912.56:577:28
1012.56:587:27
1112.46:597:25
1212.46:597:24
1312.47:007:23
1412.37:017:21
1512.37:027:20
1612.37:037:19
1712.27:047:17
1812.27:047:16
1912.27:057:14
2012.17:067:13
2112.17:077:12
2212.07:077:10
2312.07:087:09
2412.07:097:07
2511.97:107:06
2611.97:117:05
2711.97:117:03
2811.87:127:02
2911.87:137:00
3011.87:146:59
3111.77:156:57

Solar energy in March

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in March, about 5.06 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.31 kWh/m² to a high of 7.41 kWh/m² in December across the year — March's 5.06 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.7Bright
25.7Bright
35.6Bright
45.6Bright
55.5Bright
65.5Bright
75.4Bright
85.4Bright
95.3Bright
105.3Bright
115.3Bright
125.2Bright
135.2Bright
145.1Bright
155.1Bright
165.0Bright
175.0Bright
185.0Bright
194.9Bright
204.9Bright
214.8Bright
224.8Bright
234.7Bright
244.7Bright
254.7Bright
264.6Bright
274.6Bright
284.5Bright
294.5Bright
304.4Bright
314.3Bright
Planning a trip in March

Is March a good time to visit Salto?

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
6.9
Beach & pool
4th-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Salto in March

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

In March, Salto sees daytime highs around 26°C and nights near 15°C. Worth packing: light clothes, rain gear and sun protection. About 8 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Salto 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 Salto peaks around January 15 at about 13 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 19 at about 3 (moderate).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 11 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highModerateHighVery highExtremeJan 15UV 13Jun 19UV 3
UV index (midday)Level
Jan13Extreme
Feb11Extreme
Mar9Very high
Apr6High
May4Moderate
Jun3Moderate
Jul3Moderate
Aug4Moderate
Sep6High
Oct8Very high
Nov11Extreme
Dec12Extreme

Air quality in Salto in March

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

Average fine-particle pollution (PM2.5) through the year — so you can see where March falls, not just the annual average.

Air quality in Salto is worst in August — around 16 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.5× the cleanest month (April, 6 µg/m³).

Modeled monthly averages (CAMS reanalysis, 2015–2024).

01020JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodAug 1715 µg/m³Apr 186 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan8Good
Feb7Good
Mar8Good
Apr6Good
May7Good
Jun8Good
Jul10Good
Aug16Moderate
Sep10Good
Oct9Good
Nov7Good
Dec7Good
Location & terrain

Where is Salto?

Salto sits at 34.3°S, 60.3°W, 31 m above sea level, in Argentina. The nearest listed city is Arrecifes, 29 km away.

Topography around Salto

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Salto has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 31 m around an average of 48 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 65 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 104 m.

The land around Salto is covered by cropland (53%) and artificial surfaces (24%) within 3 km, cropland (93%) within 16 km, and cropland (89%) within 80 km.

3 km
31 m
16 km
65 m
80 km
104 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaces
March weather nearby: Arrecifes 29 km · Carmen de Areco 41 km · Chacabuco 44 km · Rojas 45 km · Pergamino 53 km · Chivilcoy 71 km · Junín 72 km · San Antonio de Areco 72 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 Salto (-34.2918°, -60.2545°, elevation 31 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. Monthly air-quality (PM2.5) seasonality is from the CAMS EAC4 reanalysis (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service), scaled to the WHO annual mean where available. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).