Villa Gesell weather in March

In March, Villa Gesell sees average daytime highs of 23°C and overnight lows near 16°C, with 72 mm of rain across 8.4 wet days and about 12.3 hours of daylight. It is the 4th-warmest and 6th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 24°C in the first days to 22°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 43% of the time in March, and the air most often feels humid.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 54 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 Gesell's 4th-clearest and 9th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Villa Gesell's year-round climate.

Daytime high
23°
4th warmest
Overnight low
16°
10th coldest
Rainfall
72 mm
8.4 wet days
Daylight
12 h 18 min
6:49 AM – 7:06 PM
Cloud cover
50%
4th clearest
Wind
17 km/h
9th windiest
Solar energy
4.86 kWh/m²
Travel score
7.2
out of 10

Villa Gesell is city in Buenos Aires Province, Argentina.

Founded
1931

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 24°C in the first days to 22°C by the end.

A typical March day in Villa Gesell reaches about 23°C in the afternoon and slips back to 16°C overnight — a 7°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 19°C and 27°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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62417
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102316
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Villa Gesell weather by month

How March compares with the rest of the year at a glance. March is the 4th-warmest and 6th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan25° / 17°868.514.37.3
Feb25° / 17°818.413.47.2
Mar23° / 16°728.412.37.2
Apr20° / 13°857.911.16.6
May16° / 10°486.2105.5
Jun13° / 585.99.54.0
Jul12° / 556.39.73.5
Aug14° / 656.510.64.3
Sep15° / 637.411.74.9
Oct18° / 11°839.2135.9
Nov21° / 13°818.7146.8
Dec24° / 15°697.914.57.4

Cloud cover in March

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 43% 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 41%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
16139
26040
36040
46040
56040
66040
76040
86040
95941
105941
115941
125941
135941
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275743
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295644
305644
315545

Chance of precipitation in March

Any precipitation

Villa Gesell gets around 72 mm of rain over 8.4 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 29% on the wettest days.

0%10%20%30%40%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
128
228
328
428
528
629
729
829
929
1029
1129
1229
1329
1429
1528
1628
1728
1828
1927
2027
2127
2226
2326
2426
2526
2626
2726
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 27% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 22% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
1172230274
2172230274
3172230274
4172230274
5182229274
6182229284
7192228284
8192228283
9202228273
10202227273
11212227263
12222327253
13232327242
14242327232
15252427222
16262427212
17282527201
18282527191
19292527181
20302527171
21312527160
22312627160
23322627150
24322628140
25332727130
26332727120
27342727110
28352826110
29352826100
3036292590
3137292590

Wind in March

Winds average 17 km/h in March.

Across March, daily wind ranges from about 17 km/h on the calmest days to 17 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
117light breeze
217light breeze
317light breeze
417light breeze
517light breeze
617light breeze
717light breeze
817light breeze
917light breeze
1017light breeze
1117light breeze
1217light breeze
1317light breeze
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2017light breeze
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3017light breeze
3117light breeze

Sunrise & sunset in March

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 54 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 72 minutes over March. Sunrise moves from 6:34 AM to 7:02 AM, and sunset from 7:28 PM to 6:43 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.96:347:28
212.96:357:27
312.86:367:25
412.86:377:24
512.76:387:23
612.76:397:21
712.76:407:20
812.66:417:18
912.66:427:17
1012.56:437:15
1112.56:447:14
1212.56:457:12
1312.46:467:11
1412.46:477:09
1512.36:487:08
1612.36:497:06
1712.36:507:05
1812.26:517:03
1912.26:517:02
2012.16:527:00
2112.16:536:59
2212.16:546:57
2312.06:556:56
2412.06:566:54
2511.96:576:53
2611.96:586:51
2711.86:596:50
2811.87:006:48
2911.87:016:46
3011.77:016:45
3111.77:026:43

Solar energy in March

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in March, about 4.86 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.99 kWh/m² to a high of 7.57 kWh/m² in December across the year — March's 4.86 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.6Bright
25.5Bright
35.5Bright
45.4Bright
55.4Bright
65.3Bright
75.3Bright
85.2Bright
95.2Bright
105.1Bright
115.1Bright
125.0Bright
135.0Bright
144.9Bright
154.9Bright
164.8Bright
174.8Bright
184.8Bright
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204.7Bright
214.6Bright
224.6Bright
234.5Bright
244.5Bright
254.5Bright
264.4Bright
274.4Bright
284.3Bright
294.3Bright
304.2Bright
314.2Bright
Planning a trip in March

Is March a good time to visit Villa Gesell?

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

7.2
Sightseeing
3rd-best month of the year
5.4
Beach & pool
4th-best month of the year

March is one of the better times to visit Villa Gesell for general sightseeing.

What to pack for Villa Gesell in March

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

In March, Villa Gesell sees daytime highs around 23°C and nights near 16°C. Worth packing: light clothes, rain gear and sun protection. About 8 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

Sea temperature near Villa Gesell in March

The nearest coast averages about 20°C in March — the other half of the beach question. The full-year curve and swim-comfort zones are below.

The sea at the nearest coast (about 15 km away) is warmest in February at about 21°C and coldest in August near 10°C.

It's comfortable for a long swim from Jan 9 to Mar 21 — about 2.4 months when the water holds above 20°C.

10°15°20°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecbracingcoolrefreshingcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan21Refreshing
Feb21Refreshing
Mar20Refreshing
Apr18Cool
May15Cool
Jun13Bracing
Jul11Bracing
Aug10Bracing
Sep11Bracing
Oct14Bracing
Nov16Cool
Dec18Cool

UV index in Villa Gesell 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 Villa Gesell peaks around January 1 at about 12 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 19 at about 2 (moderate).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highModerateHighVery highExtremeJan 1UV 12Jun 19UV 2
UV index (midday)Level
Jan12Extreme
Feb12Extreme
Mar9Very high
Apr5High
May3Moderate
Jun2Moderate
Jul3Moderate
Aug3Moderate
Sep5Moderate
Oct7Very high
Nov10Extreme
Dec12Extreme
Location & terrain

Where is Villa Gesell?

Villa Gesell sits at 37.3°S, 57.0°W, 9 m above sea level, in Argentina. The nearest listed city is Pinamar, 19 km away.

Topography around Villa Gesell

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Villa Gesell has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 28 m around an average of 7 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 36 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 47 m.

The land around Villa Gesell is covered by water (44%) and artificial surfaces (22%) within 3 km, water (49%) and grassland (20%) within 16 km, and grassland (44%) and water (34%) within 80 km.

3 km
28 m
16 km
36 m
80 km
47 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwaterwetland
March weather nearby: Pinamar 19 km · General Juan Madariaga 33 km · Mar de Ajó 65 km · Santa Clara del Mar 79 km · Mar del Tuyú 81 km · Santa Teresita 84 km · Mar del Plata 97 km · Dolores 123 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 Gesell (-37.2639°, -56.973°, elevation 9 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. Sea temperatures are the NOAA OISST v2.1 1991–2020 monthly climatology (public domain), sampled at the nearest ocean point. 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).