Fray Bentos weather in March

In March, Fray Bentos sees average daytime highs of 27°C and overnight lows near 18°C, with 115 mm of rain across 7.9 wet days and about 12.3 hours of daylight. It is the 4th-warmest and 4th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 28°C in the first days to 26°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 Fray Bentos's 3rd-clearest and 12th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Fray Bentos's year-round climate.

Daytime high
27°
4th warmest
Overnight low
18°
9th coldest
Rainfall
115 mm
7.9 wet days
Daylight
12 h 18 min
7:55 AM – 8:11 PM
Cloud cover
45%
3rd clearest
Wind
12 km/h
12th windiest
Solar energy
5.07 kWh/m²
Travel score
7.0
out of 10

Fray Bentos is capital city of the Río Negro Department, southwestern Uruguay.

Density
2,434/km²
people per km²
Founded
1859

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 28°C in the first days to 26°C by the end.

A typical March day in Fray Bentos reaches about 27°C in the afternoon and slips back to 18°C overnight — a 9°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 23°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)
12819
22819
32819
42819
52819
62819
72818
82818
92818
102818
112818
122818
132718
142718
152718
162718
172717
182717
192717
202717
212617
222617
232617
242617
252617
262616
272616
282616
292616
302516
312516

Fray Bentos weather by month

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

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan30° / 20°1017.413.95.4
Feb29° / 19°1097.713.25.9
Mar27° / 18°1157.912.37.0
Apr23° / 14°1317.911.27.3
May20° / 11°796.310.36.7
Jun17° / 686.49.95.7
Jul16° / 626.1105.5
Aug18° / 866.510.86.5
Sep20° / 11°887.111.86.8
Oct23° / 13°1199.312.87.1
Nov26° / 16°102713.77.3
Dec29° / 18°123814.16.0

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 13% of March, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 38%.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
16436
26436
36436
46535
56535
66535
76436
86436
96436
106337
116337
126337
136238
146238
156238
166238
176139
186238
196238
206139
216238
226238
236238
246139
256139
266238
276139
286139
296139
306040
316040

Chance of precipitation in March

Any precipitation

Fray Bentos gets around 115 mm of rain over 7.9 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 27% on the wettest days.

0%10%20%30%40%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
125
225
325
425
525
625
725
826
926
1026
1126
1226
1326
1426
1527
1627
1727
1827
1927
2027
2127
2226
2326
2426
2525
2625
2725
2825
2925
3025
3125

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 36% of them.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
15183029162
25183029162
35183029161
46193030151
56192930151
66192930151
76192930141
87202930141
97202930141
107202930131
118202930131
128202929121
139212929111
1410212929101
151022302891
161122302781
171223302781
181323302671
191324312661
201424312551
211525312550
221525312440
231626312440
241627302330
251627302330
261728302330
271728292330
281829292220
291929282220
301929272220
312029272230

Wind in March

Winds average 12 km/h in March, the calmest month.

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
1412calm
1512calm
1612calm
1712calm
1812calm
1912calm
2012calm
2112calm
2212calm
2312calm
2412calm
2512calm
2612calm
2712calm
2812calm
2912calm
3012calm
3112calm

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 7:43 AM to 8:06 AM, and sunset from 8:30 PM to 7:50 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.87:438:30
212.77:448:28
312.77:458:27
412.77:468:26
512.67:478:25
612.67:478:23
712.67:488:22
812.57:498:21
912.57:508:20
1012.57:518:18
1112.47:518:17
1212.47:528:16
1312.47:538:15
1412.37:548:13
1512.37:558:12
1612.37:558:11
1712.27:568:09
1812.27:578:08
1912.17:588:06
2012.17:588:05
2112.17:598:04
2212.08:008:02
2312.08:018:01
2412.08:018:00
2511.98:027:58
2611.98:037:57
2711.98:037:56
2811.88:047:54
2911.88:057:53
3011.88:067:51
3111.78:067:50

Solar energy in March

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in March, about 5.07 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.31 kWh/m² to a high of 7.29 kWh/m² in December across the year — March's 5.07 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.6Bright
25.6Bright
35.5Bright
45.5Bright
55.5Bright
65.4Bright
75.4Bright
85.4Bright
95.3Bright
105.3Bright
115.2Bright
125.2Bright
135.2Bright
145.1Bright
155.1Bright
165.0Bright
175.0Bright
185.0Bright
194.9Bright
204.9Bright
214.8Bright
224.8Bright
234.8Bright
244.7Bright
254.7Bright
264.6Bright
274.6Bright
284.5Bright
294.5Bright
304.4Bright
314.4Bright
Planning a trip in March

Is March a good time to visit Fray Bentos?

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

7.0
Sightseeing
4th-best month of the year
7.1
Beach & pool
4th-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Fray Bentos in March

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

In March, Fray Bentos sees daytime highs around 27°C and nights near 18°C. Worth packing: light clothes and sun protection. About 8 days see rain.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Fray Bentos 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 Fray Bentos peaks around January 15 at about 13 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 20 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 20UV 3
UV index (midday)Level
Jan13Extreme
Feb11Extreme
Mar10Very high
Apr6High
May4Moderate
Jun3Moderate
Jul3Moderate
Aug4Moderate
Sep6High
Oct8Very high
Nov11Extreme
Dec12Extreme
Location & terrain

Where is Fray Bentos?

Fray Bentos sits at 33.1°S, 58.3°W, 17 m above sea level, in Uruguay. The nearest listed city is Gualeguaychú, 23 km away.

MercedesDoloresConcepción del UruguayYoungPaysandúCarmelo

Topography around Fray Bentos

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Fray Bentos has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 43 m around an average of 11 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 66 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 132 m.

The land around Fray Bentos is covered by water (35%) within 3 km, cropland (24%), water (23%) and grassland (22%) within 16 km, and cropland (43%) and grassland (29%) within 80 km.

3 km
43 m
16 km
66 m
80 km
132 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswaterwetland
March weather nearby: Gualeguaychú 23 km · Mercedes 30 km · Dolores 47 km · Concepción del Uruguay 71 km · Young 79 km · Paysandú 91 km · Gualeguay 93 km · Carmelo 98 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 Fray Bentos (-33.1165°, -58.3107°, elevation 17 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).