Villa General San Martín weather in March

In March, Villa General San Martín sees average daytime highs of 29°C and overnight lows near 16°C, with 24 mm of rain across 3.9 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 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 Villa General San Martín's 10th-clearest and 10th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Villa General San Martín's year-round climate.

Daytime high
29°
5th warmest
Overnight low
16°
9th coldest
Rainfall
24 mm
3.9 wet days
Daylight
12 h 12 min
7:37 AM – 7:51 PM
Cloud cover
34%
10th clearest
Wind
8 km/h
10th windiest
Solar energy
5.7 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.9
out of 10

Villa General San Martín is locality in San Juan 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 30°C in the first days to 27°C by the end.

A typical March day in Villa General San Martín reaches about 29°C in the afternoon and slips back to 16°C overnight — a 13°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)
13018
23018
33017
43017
53017
63017
73017
83017
93017
102917
112917
122917
132917
142916
152916
162916
172916
182816
192816
202816
212815
222815
232815
242815
252715
262715
272714
282714
292714
302714
312614

How March really feels in Villa General San Martín

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.

Villa General San Martín 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
Jan33° / 19°173.213.84.6
Feb31° / 18°203.413.15.3
Mar29° / 16°243.912.26.9
Apr24° / 11°183.311.38.4
May20° / 112.610.47.8
Jun18° / 82107.2
Jul17° / 82.210.27.0
Aug20° / 102.310.98.1
Sep23° / 183.311.88.5
Oct26° / 12°213.512.88.2
Nov29° / 15°163.213.66.7
Dec32° / 18°223.3145.2

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 12% of March, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 22%.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
18317
28218
38218
48218
58119
68119
78020
88020
97921
107921
117921
127822
137822
147822
157822
167822
177822
187822
197822
207723
217723
227723
237624
247624
257525
267525
277525
287426
297426
307426
317426

Chance of precipitation in March

Any precipitation

Villa General San Martín gets around 24 mm of rain over 3.9 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 13% and peaks near 14% on the wettest days.

0%10%20%30%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
114
214
314
414
514
614
714
814
914
1014
1113
1213
1313
1413
1512
1612
1712
1811
1911
2011
2111
2211
2311
2411
2511
2612
2712
2812
2913
3013
3113

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 58% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
1474391
2474391
3464391
44643101
54643101
64643111
74642111
84641121
94740121
104739121
114838131
125037131
135036131
145235121
155533120
165633110
175732110
185931100
19613090
20623080
21642970
22652960
23672850
24682750
25692740
26712630
27722530
28732520
29742420
30752320
31752320

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 7:31 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.77:268:09
212.77:268:08
312.77:278:07
412.67:288:06
512.67:298:04
612.67:298:03
712.57:308:02
812.57:318:01
912.57:328:00
1012.47:327:58
1112.47:337:57
1212.47:347:56
1312.37:357:55
1412.37:357:53
1512.37:367:52
1612.27:377:51
1712.27:377:50
1812.27:387:48
1912.17:397:47
2012.17:397:46
2112.17:407:44
2212.07:417:43
2312.07:417:42
2412.07:427:41
2511.97:437:39
2611.97:437:38
2711.97:447:37
2811.87:457:35
2911.87:457:34
3011.87:467:33
3111.77:477:31

Solar energy in March

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in March, about 5.7 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.26 kWh/m² to a high of 8.04 kWh/m² in December across the year — March's 5.7 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.3Intense
26.3Intense
36.3Intense
46.2Intense
56.2Intense
66.1Intense
76.1Intense
86.0Intense
96.0Bright
105.9Bright
115.9Bright
125.9Bright
135.8Bright
145.8Bright
155.7Bright
165.7Bright
175.7Bright
185.6Bright
195.6Bright
205.5Bright
215.5Bright
225.5Bright
235.4Bright
245.4Bright
255.3Bright
265.3Bright
275.2Bright
285.2Bright
295.1Bright
305.1Bright
315.0Bright
Planning a trip in March

Is March a good time to visit Villa General San Martín?

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

6.9
Sightseeing
8th-best month of the year
8.2
Beach & pool
2nd-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Villa General San Martín in March

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

In March, Villa General San Martín sees daytime highs around 29°C and nights near 16°C. Pack light clothes. Worth having: sun protection. About 4 days see rain.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Villa General San Martín 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 Villa General San Martín 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 Villa General San Martín?

Villa General San Martín sits at 31.4°S, 68.5°W, 640 m above sea level, in Argentina. The nearest listed city is Albardón, 1.0 km away.

Topography around Villa General San Martín

How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of Villa General San Martín.

Within 3 km, the terrain around Villa General San Martín has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 68 m around an average of 634 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,030 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 3,830 m.

The land around Villa General San Martín is covered by cropland (32%) and bare terrain (27%) within 3 km, bare terrain (32%) and shrubs (31%) within 16 km, and bare terrain (38%), shrubs (37%) and grassland (21%) within 80 km.

3 km
68 m
16 km
1,030 m
80 km
3,830 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
March weather nearby: Albardón 1.0 km · Chimbas 6.0 km · Villa Paula de Sarmiento 6.0 km · San Juan 11 km · Santa Lucía 11 km · Rawson 16 km · Pocito 28 km · Caucete 33 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 Villa General San Martín (-31.4396°, -68.5205°, elevation 640 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).