Canelones weather in March

In March, Canelones sees average daytime highs of 26°C and overnight lows near 16°C, with 98 mm of rain across 8.4 wet days and about 12.3 hours of daylight. It is the 4th-warmest and 5th-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 40% 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 Canelones's 3rd-clearest and 11th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Canelones's year-round climate.

Daytime high
26°
4th warmest
Overnight low
16°
9th coldest
Rainfall
98 mm
8.4 wet days
Daylight
12 h 18 min
7:47 AM – 8:03 PM
Cloud cover
51%
3rd clearest
Wind
12 km/h
11th windiest
Solar energy
4.92 kWh/m²
Travel score
7.1
out of 10

Canelones is city in Uruguay.

Density
2,089/km²
people per km²
Founded
1782

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 Canelones 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 30°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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Canelones weather by month

How March compares with the rest of the year at a glance. March is the 4th-warmest and 5th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan29° / 18°797.5146.1
Feb28° / 18°1018.313.36.5
Mar26° / 16°988.412.37.1
Apr22° / 13°1018.111.27.1
May19° / 10°836.910.26.4
Jun16° / 817.49.75.1
Jul15° / 817.49.94.8
Aug17° / 917.710.75.8
Sep18° / 847.911.86.3
Oct21° / 12°1159.712.96.6
Nov24° / 14°998.113.87.3
Dec27° / 16°858.114.36.8

Cloud cover in March

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 40% 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 43%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
15842
25842
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125842
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Chance of precipitation in March

Any precipitation

Canelones gets around 98 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 27% and peaks near 28% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
128
228
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428
528
628
728
828
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1028
1128
1228
1328
1428
1528
1628
1728
1828
1928
2027
2127
2227
2327
2426
2526
2626
2726
2826
2926
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 30% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 25% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
1142229279
2142230268
3142130268
4142130268
5152131258
6152131258
7152131258
8162131257
9162031257
10172031257
11172031256
12182131256
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14202131245
15212130244
16222230234
17232229223
18242329222
19252329212
20262329212
21272329201
22282329191
23282329181
24292330181
25292330170
26302430160
27302430160
28312430150
29312429150
30322529140
31322529140

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
112light breeze
212light 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 7:34 AM to 7:59 AM, and sunset from 8:23 PM to 7:42 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.87:348:23
212.87:358:21
312.77:368:20
412.77:378:19
512.77:388:18
612.67:388:16
712.67:398:15
812.67:408:14
912.57:418:12
1012.57:428:11
1112.57:438:10
1212.47:438:08
1312.47:448:07
1412.37:458:06
1512.37:468:04
1612.37:478:03
1712.27:488:01
1812.27:488:00
1912.27:497:59
2012.17:507:57
2112.17:517:56
2212.07:527:54
2312.07:527:53
2412.07:537:52
2511.97:547:50
2611.97:557:49
2711.97:567:47
2811.87:567:46
2911.87:577:44
3011.87:587:43
3111.77:597:42

Solar energy in March

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in March, about 4.92 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.18 kWh/m² to a high of 7.39 kWh/m² in December across the year — March's 4.92 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
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244.5Bright
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274.4Bright
284.4Bright
294.3Bright
304.3Bright
314.2Bright
Planning a trip in March

Is March a good time to visit Canelones?

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

7.1
Sightseeing
2nd-best month of the year
6.7
Beach & pool
4th-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Canelones in March

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

In March, Canelones sees daytime highs around 26°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 Canelones in March

The nearest coast averages about 23°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 40 km away) is warmest in January at about 24°C and coldest in July near 11°C.

It's comfortable for a long swim from Nov 23 to Apr 9 — about 4.5 months when the water holds above 20°C.

10°15°20°25°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecbracingcoolrefreshingwarmcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan24Refreshing
Feb24Refreshing
Mar23Refreshing
Apr19Cool
May16Cool
Jun13Bracing
Jul11Bracing
Aug12Bracing
Sep14Bracing
Oct17Cool
Nov19Cool
Dec22Refreshing

UV index in Canelones 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 Canelones peaks around January 16 at about 13 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 18 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 16UV 13Jun 18UV 3
UV index (midday)Level
Jan13Extreme
Feb11Extreme
Mar10Very high
Apr6High
May3Moderate
Jun3Moderate
Jul3Moderate
Aug4Moderate
Sep6High
Oct8Very high
Nov11Extreme
Dec11Extreme
Location & terrain

Where is Canelones?

Canelones sits at 34.5°S, 56.3°W, 29 m above sea level, in Uruguay. The nearest listed city is Santa Lucía, 13 km away.

Barros BlancosPandoPaso de Carrasco

Topography around Canelones

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Canelones has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 37 m around an average of 21 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 74 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 184 m.

The land around Canelones is covered by grassland (47%) and trees (23%) within 3 km, grassland (50%) and cropland (32%) within 16 km, and grassland (38%), water (28%) and cropland (25%) within 80 km.

3 km
37 m
16 km
74 m
80 km
184 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswaterwetland
March weather nearby: Santa Lucía 13 km · Progreso 17 km · Las Piedras 24 km · La Paz 27 km · Delta del Tigre 28 km · Barros Blancos 36 km · Pando 37 km · Paso de Carrasco 43 km

Uruguay travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 2
Exercise Increased Caution
Power plugs
Type C / F / I / L
230 V · 50 Hz
Prices
≈ 66% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$25,216
2025
Happiness
6.6 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Homicide rate
11.2
per 100k, 2023
Road deaths
14.8
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
High
World Bank
English
Moderate
EF EPI 542
Religion
none 47%Roman Catholic 37%Protestant 15%atheist 10%

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 Canelones (-34.5238°, -56.2822°, elevation 29 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).