Santiago del Estero weather in March

In March, Santiago del Estero sees average daytime highs of 30°C and overnight lows near 20°C, with 124 mm of rain across 11.3 wet days and about 12.2 hours of daylight. It is the 6th-warmest and 3rd-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 31°C in the first days to 28°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 39% of the time in March, and the air most often feels muggy.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 36 min at the start of March to 11 h 48 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, March is Santiago del Estero's 9th-clearest and 9th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Santiago del Estero's year-round climate.

Daytime high
30°
6th warmest
Overnight low
20°
9th coldest
Rainfall
124 mm
11.3 wet days
Daylight
12 h 12 min
7:21 AM – 7:33 PM
Cloud cover
52%
9th clearest
Wind
10 km/h
9th windiest
Solar energy
4.66 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.0
out of 10

Santiago del Estero is the capital of Santiago del Estero Province in northern Argentina.

Density
119/km²
people per km²
Founded
1553

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 31°C in the first days to 28°C by the end.

A typical March day in Santiago del Estero reaches about 30°C in the afternoon and slips back to 20°C overnight — a 9°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 24°C and 35°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)
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How March really feels in Santiago del Estero

Once humidity and wind are folded in, March averages 8 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
8
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
0
wind chill below the day's low

The story in March is heat — humidity pushes the afternoon "feels like" well above the raw temperature.

Santiago del Estero weather by month

How March compares with the rest of the year at a glance. March is the 6th-warmest and 3rd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan33° / 23°14712.813.63.2
Feb32° / 22°11610.6133.9
Mar30° / 20°12411.312.25.0
Apr27° / 17°688.311.47.0
May23° / 13°224.610.67.8
Jun21° / 10°153.710.37.5
Jul21° / 112.510.48.1
Aug25° / 11°122118.7
Sep28° / 14°283.911.87.6
Oct30° / 18°607.312.75.5
Nov32° / 20°869.313.44.3
Dec33° / 22°13011.713.73.3

Cloud cover in March

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 39% of the time in March.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 17% of March, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 44%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
15743
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Chance of precipitation in March

Any precipitation

Santiago del Estero gets around 124 mm of rain over 11.3 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 36% and peaks near 39% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
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338
438
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1339
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1538
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1836
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2035
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3133

Humidity in March

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, March lands in the muggy band about 31% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 52% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
13112631282
22112632281
32112632281
42102632281
52102633281
62102633281
72102633280
83102633270
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Wind in March

Winds average 10 km/h in March.

Across March, daily wind ranges from about 10 km/h on the calmest days to 10 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
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Sunrise & sunset in March

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 36 min at the start of March to 11 h 48 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 48 minutes over March. Sunrise moves from 7:12 AM to 7:29 AM, and sunset from 7:49 PM to 7:15 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.67:127:49
212.67:127:48
312.67:137:47
412.57:147:46
512.57:147:45
612.57:157:44
712.57:157:43
812.47:167:42
912.47:177:41
1012.47:177:40
1112.37:187:38
1212.37:187:37
1312.37:197:36
1412.37:197:35
1512.27:207:34
1612.27:217:33
1712.27:217:32
1812.17:227:31
1912.17:227:29
2012.17:237:28
2112.17:237:27
2212.07:247:26
2312.07:247:25
2412.07:257:24
2512.07:257:22
2611.97:267:21
2711.97:267:20
2811.97:277:19
2911.87:287:18
3011.87:287:17
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Solar energy in March

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in March, about 4.66 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.9 kWh/m² to a high of 6.39 kWh/m² in December across the year — March's 4.66 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
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244.4Bright
254.3Bright
264.3Bright
274.3Bright
284.2Bright
294.2Bright
304.1Bright
314.1Bright
Planning a trip in March

Hazard calendar for Santiago del Estero

In seasonPeak

In March, Santiago del Estero sits inside its rainy season season. The full year is below, with each hazard's peak months called out.

Santiago del Estero's rainy season runs November–April, when most of the year's rain falls.

Rainy season
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec

Is March a good time to visit Santiago del Estero?

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

5.0
Sightseeing
8th-best month of the year
6.7
Beach & pool
5th-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Santiago del Estero in March

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

In March, Santiago del Estero sees daytime highs around 30°C and nights near 20°C. Pack light clothes. Worth having: rain gear and sun protection. About 11 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Santiago del Estero 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 Santiago del Estero peaks around January 18 at about 14 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 23 at about 4 (moderate).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — every month of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeHighModerateHighVery highExtremeJan 18UV 14Jun 23UV 4
UV index (midday)Level
Jan14Extreme
Feb14Extreme
Mar11Extreme
Apr7Very high
May6High
Jun4Moderate
Jul4Moderate
Aug6High
Sep8Very high
Oct11Extreme
Nov12Extreme
Dec13Extreme
Location & terrain

Where is Santiago del Estero?

Santiago del Estero sits at 27.8°S, 64.3°W, 176 m above sea level, in Argentina. The nearest listed city is Termas de Río Hondo, 68 km away.

Topography around Santiago del Estero

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Santiago del Estero has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 24 m around an average of 186 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 105 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 595 m.

The land around Santiago del Estero is covered by artificial surfaces (78%) within 3 km, trees (44%) within 16 km, and trees (44%) and shrubs (34%) within 80 km.

3 km
24 m
16 km
105 m
80 km
595 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
March weather nearby: Termas de Río Hondo 68 km · Bella Vista 133 km · Aguilares 139 km · Alderetes 140 km · Famaillá 140 km · Monteros 141 km · San Miguel de Tucuman 144 km · Yerba Buena 150 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 Santiago del Estero (-27.8005°, -64.2629°, elevation 176 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).