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Argentina in March

Great month. Good all round: Mendoza harvest festival, Patagonia calmer, Buenos Aires cooling down.

Key facts

Verdict
Great
Crowds
Medium
Argentina
Prices
Medium
Argentina

Verdict

GreatVoykit month rating for Argentina

Good all round: Mendoza harvest festival, Patagonia calmer, Buenos Aires cooling down.

Is another month better than March?

No other month rates higher than March for Argentina in this guide.

Weather in March

  • Buenos Aires and the Pampas · Buenos Aires, La Plata, Mar del Platabest weather

    Humid 30 °C (86 °F)+ summers; mild spring and autumn are the city season; winters are grey and around 10 °C (50 °F) but rarely freezing.

  • Northeast (Iguazú, Esteros del Iberá) · Puerto Iguazú, Corrientesfine

    Subtropical and wet all year; summer is sticky at 35 °C (95 °F); the falls carry the most water after heavy rains, which can close walkways.

  • Northwest (Salta and Jujuy) · Salta, Purmamarca, Humahuaca, Cafayaterainy

    Summer rains can cut mountain roads in January–March; the dry winter is clear but cold at night above 3,000 m.

  • Cuyo (Mendoza and the high Andes) · Mendoza, San Juan, Aconcaguabest weather

    Dry and sunny; harvest (vendimia) in March; the pass to Chile can close with snow in June–September.

  • Lakes District · Bariloche, San Martín de los Andes, Villa La Angosturabest weather

    Summer for lakes and hiking; July–August for skiing at Cerro Catedral; autumn colours in April.

  • Southern Patagonia · El Calafate, El Chaltén, Puerto Madrynbest weather

    Wind up to 100 km/h (62 mph) in summer; El Chaltén largely shuts from May to September. Whales at Península Valdés June–December.

  • Tierra del Fuego · Ushuaiafine

    Cool even in summer (around 10–15 °C (50–59 °F)); Antarctic cruises sail November–March; winter brings skiing at Cerro Castor.

  • Andean Northwest: Quebrada de Humahuaca (Tilcara, Humahuaca) · Jujuy, 2,300-3,000 mrainy

    Dry, sunny days and cold nights year-round; Jun-Aug nights drop below freezing. Jan-Mar brings afternoon storms.

  • Andean Northwest: Salta and the Calchaquí valleys · Salta province, 1,200-2,300 mrainy

    Mild and dry Apr-Nov; summer (Dec-Mar) is hot with heavy rain that can cut gravel roads.

  • Chaco: Chaco plain (Resistencia, Clorinda, Formosa) · northern Argentina, Paraguay and Bolivia bordershot

    Subtropical: dry winter roughly June to mid-August, then heavy summer rain. Best window is June to mid-August; January to February is the worst heat.

  • Cuyo: Mendoza and San Juan · Andean foothills and desert valleysfine

    Dry and sunny most of the year; Zonda wind can push temperatures sharply in spring. Best months are March–May and October–November.

  • Cuyo: San Luis · Sierras and reservoirs east of the Andesfine

    Lake season is December–February, when Argentines fill the sierras; winter is quiet and cold at night.

  • Mesopotamia: Misiones and Corrientes · Subtropical northeasthot

    Warm and humid most of the year; rain is possible in any month, heaviest in summer. Winter (Jun–Aug) is milder and drier — good for walking the falls.

  • Pampas: Pampas · Buenos Aires to Córdoba, Atlantic coast to the westfine

    Humid summers (Dec–Feb) with 30 °C (86 °F)+ days and thunderstorms; winters (Jun–Aug) are mild but damp and grey. Spring and autumn are the comfortable windows.

  • Patagonia (Argentina): Andean west (Bariloche, El Chaltén, El Calafate) · Southern Andes and foothillsfine

    Cool and sunnier than the Chilean side; snow above about 1,000 m in winter. Trekking season is roughly Nov–Mar.

  • Patagonia (Argentina): Atlantic east (Puerto Madryn, Trelew, Viedma) · Meseta and coastbest weather

    Temperate, windy, hot summers in the north; whales around Península Valdés roughly Sep–Nov, penguins in the same window.

  • Buenos Aires26 °C (79 °F) / 17 °C (63 °F), 9 rain days
  • Adrogué26 °C (79 °F) / 17 °C (63 °F), 9 rain days
  • Amaicha del Valle25 °C (77 °F) / 13 °C (55 °F), 12 rain days
  • Arrecifes27 °C (81 °F) / 14 °C (57 °F), 9 rain days
  • Ayacucho28 °C (82 °F) / 13 °C (55 °F), 8 rain days
  • Bahía Blanca27 °C (81 °F) / 13 °C (55 °F), 7 rain days
  • Balneario El Cóndor28 °C (82 °F) / 20 °C (68 °F), 6 rain days
  • Barreal24 °C (75 °F) / 11 °C (52 °F), 2 rain days
  • Berisso26 °C (79 °F) / 15 °C (59 °F), 9 rain days
  • Cachi22 °C (72 °F) / 10 °C (50 °F), 6 rain days
  • Cafayate26 °C (79 °F) / 14 °C (57 °F), 9 rain days
  • Capilla del Monte27 °C (81 °F) / 12 °C (54 °F), 6 rain days
  • Capilla del Señor27 °C (81 °F) / 15 °C (59 °F), 6 rain days
  • Cariló24 °C (75 °F) / 14 °C (57 °F), 9 rain days
  • Catedral Alta Patagonia18 °C (64 °F) / 5 °C (41 °F), 6 rain days
  • Chajari28 °C (82 °F) / 13 °C (55 °F), 6 rain days
  • Chapelco18 °C (64 °F) / 6 °C (43 °F), 7 rain days
  • Chascomús25 °C (77 °F) / 14 °C (57 °F), 9 rain days
  • Clorinda33 °C (91 °F) / 20 °C (68 °F), 6 rain days
  • Colón28 °C (82 °F) / 17 °C (63 °F), 9 rain days
  • Colonia Carlos Pellegrini29 °C (84 °F) / 17 °C (63 °F), 10 rain days
  • Colonia Suiza19 °C (66 °F) / 9 °C (48 °F), 9 rain days
  • Comodoro Rivadavia15 °C (59 °F) / 7 °C (45 °F), 9 rain days
  • Concordia29 °C (84 °F) / 17 °C (63 °F), 8 rain days
  • Córdoba28.1 °C (83 °F) / 16.5 °C (62 °F), 9 rain days
  • Corrientes30.5 °C (87 °F) / 19.7 °C (67 °F), 155.2 rain days
  • El Bolsón18 °C (64 °F) / 8 °C (46 °F), 6 rain days
  • El Calafate16.6 °C (62 °F) / 4.7 °C (40 °F), 17 rain days
  • El Chaltén16 °C (61 °F) / 6 °C (43 °F), 8 rain days
  • Esquel20 °C (68 °F) / 7 °C (45 °F), 9 rain days
  • Esquina30 °C (86 °F) / 19 °C (66 °F), 9 rain days
  • Federación29 °C (84 °F) / 17 °C (63 °F), 9 rain days
  • Formosa33 °C (91 °F) / 18 °C (64 °F), 8 rain days
  • Gualeguaychu28 °C (82 °F) / 17 °C (63 °F), 9 rain days
  • Humahuaca22 °C (72 °F) / 10 °C (50 °F), 11 rain days
  • La Plata26 °C (79 °F) / 15 °C (59 °F), 8 rain days
  • La Punta28 °C (82 °F) / 15 °C (59 °F), 8 rain days
  • La Rioja32 °C (90 °F) / 15 °C (59 °F), 4 rain days
  • Lago Puelo19 °C (66 °F) / 7 °C (45 °F), 7 rain days
  • Las Leñas18 °C (64 °F) / 5 °C (41 °F), 4 rain days
  • Luján27 °C (81 °F) / 16 °C (61 °F), 9 rain days
  • Magdalena25 °C (77 °F) / 13 °C (55 °F), 9 rain days
  • Malargüe24 °C (75 °F) / 10 °C (50 °F), 4 rain days
  • Mar del Plata23.8 °C (75 °F) / 12.9 °C (55 °F), 95 rain days
  • Martínez26 °C (79 °F) / 16 °C (61 °F), 7 rain days
  • Medanos26 °C (79 °F) / 13 °C (55 °F), 7 rain days
  • Mendoza28 °C (82 °F) / 16 °C (61 °F), 3 rain days
  • Mercedes30 °C (86 °F) / 19 °C (66 °F), 8 rain days
  • Necochea24 °C (75 °F) / 13 °C (55 °F), 9 rain days
  • Neuquén27.4 °C (81 °F) / 11.8 °C (53 °F), 5 rain days
  • Paraná27 °C (81 °F) / 18 °C (64 °F), 6 rain days
  • Paso de los Libres28 °C (82 °F) / 16 °C (61 °F), 7 rain days
  • Pergamino27 °C (81 °F) / 15 °C (59 °F), 8 rain days
  • Posadas31 °C (88 °F) / 20.4 °C (69 °F), 171 rain days
  • Puerto Iguazú31 °C (88 °F) / 19 °C (66 °F), 9 rain days
  • Puerto Madryn24 °C (75 °F) / 11 °C (52 °F), 4 rain days
  • Puerto San Julián16 °C (61 °F) / 6 °C (43 °F), 6 rain days
  • Purmamarca30 °C (86 °F) / 16 °C (61 °F), 4 rain days
  • Rawson21 °C (70 °F) / 9 °C (48 °F), 5 rain days
  • Resistencia30.7 °C (87 °F) / 19.4 °C (67 °F), 161 rain days
  • Rio Gallegos19 °C (66 °F) / 9 °C (48 °F), 9 rain days
  • Rosario28 °C (82 °F) / 16 °C (61 °F), 8 rain days
  • Salta25 °C (77 °F) / 15 °C (59 °F), 12 rain days
  • San Agustín de Valle Fértil30 °C (86 °F) / 16 °C (61 °F), 4 rain days
  • San Antonio de Areco27 °C (81 °F) / 15 °C (59 °F), 6 rain days
  • San Antonio de los Cobres20 °C (68 °F) / 8 °C (46 °F), 8 rain days
  • San Antonio Oeste22 °C (72 °F) / 14 °C (57 °F), 6 rain days
  • San Carlos de Bariloche20 °C (68 °F) / 5 °C (41 °F), 5 rain days
  • San José de Jáchal25 °C (77 °F) / 9 °C (48 °F), 9 rain days
  • San Juan31 °C (88 °F) / 16 °C (61 °F), 3 rain days
  • San Lorenzo27 °C (81 °F) / 11 °C (52 °F), 4 rain days
  • San Luis27 °C (81 °F) / 15 °C (59 °F), 7 rain days
  • San Martín de los Andes16 °C (61 °F) / 3 °C (37 °F), 6 rain days
  • San Miguel de Tucumán27 °C (81 °F) / 16 °C (61 °F), 9 rain days
  • San Rafael28 °C (82 °F) / 14 °C (57 °F), 3 rain days
  • San Salvador de Jujuy26 °C (79 °F) / 13 °C (55 °F), 9 rain days
  • Santa Fe28.5 °C (83 °F) / 17.6 °C (64 °F), 9 rain days
  • Santa Maria, Catamarca27 °C (81 °F) / 15 °C (59 °F), 6 rain days
  • Santa Rosa27 °C (81 °F) / 12 °C (54 °F), 4 rain days
  • Santiago del Estero31 °C (88 °F) / 19 °C (66 °F), 7 rain days
  • Sierra de la Ventana24 °C (75 °F) / 11 °C (52 °F), 9 rain days
  • Tafi Viejo28 °C (82 °F) / 18 °C (64 °F), 12 rain days
  • Tandil25 °C (77 °F) / 12 °C (54 °F), 9 rain days
  • Tigre28 °C (82 °F) / 16 °C (61 °F), 9 rain days
  • Tilcara22 °C (72 °F) / 10 °C (50 °F), 12 rain days
  • Trelew20 °C (68 °F) / 10 °C (50 °F), 5 rain days
  • Trevelin19 °C (66 °F) / 7 °C (45 °F), 7 rain days
  • Tunuyán21 °C (70 °F) / 8 °C (46 °F), 4 rain days
  • Uquía33 °C (91 °F) / 18 °C (64 °F), 3 rain days
  • Viedma26 °C (79 °F) / 12 °C (54 °F), 5 rain days
  • Villa Carlos Paz27 °C (81 °F) / 15 °C (59 °F), 8 rain days
  • Villa El Chocón20 °C (68 °F) / 7 °C (45 °F), 6 rain days
  • Villa Gesell24 °C (75 °F) / 13 °C (55 °F), 9 rain days
  • Villa la Angostura19.6 °C (67 °F) / 3.9 °C (39 °F), 7 rain days
  • Villa Unión30 °C (86 °F) / 16 °C (61 °F), 5 rain days

Festivals and holidays

Dates as our data lists them. Moving holidays (lunar and Islamic calendars, Easter) shift every year: check the date for your year before you build a trip on it.

  • Day of Remembrance for Truth and Justice

    24 Mar

    Large marches in Buenos Aires; offices closed.

  • Semana Santa big impact

    Easter (Thu–Fri; 25–26 Mar 2027)

    Domestic travel peak; buses and flights full.

  • Día Nacional de la Memoria por la Verdad y la Justicia check

    24 March (public holiday) · Buenos Aires

    A large annual march remembering the 1976-1983 dictatorship; expect road closures around the square.

  • Día de la Memoria (dictatorship remembrance)

    24 March · Buenos Aires

    A large march to Plaza de Mayo; road closures around the square.

Crowds and prices

Crowds · Argentina
Medium
Prices · Argentina
Medium

Compare two months

Weather, crowds and prices for any two months in Argentina, side by side.

  • Verdict

    Mar: Great

    Apr: Great

  • Crowds

    Mar: Medium

    Apr: Medium

  • Prices

    Mar: Medium

    Apr: Medium

  • Festivals listed

    Mar: 4

    Apr: 4

March: Good all round: Mendoza harvest festival, Patagonia calmer, Buenos Aires cooling down.

April: Autumn colours in Patagonia and the Lakes; Northwest dries out; Easter week is busy.

Argentina: figures are long-term averages from this guide, not a forecast.

What to pack

  • A rain jacket or umbrella and shoes that dry fast

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Where to go in March

Rated best or good this month

  • Buenos Aires and the Pampas

    Best weather of the year (Buenos Aires, La Plata, Mar del Plata)

  • Cuyo (Mendoza and the high Andes)

    Best weather of the year (Mendoza, San Juan, Aconcagua)

  • Lakes District

    Best weather of the year (Bariloche, San Martín de los Andes, Villa La Angostura)

  • Southern Patagonia

    Best weather of the year (El Calafate, El Chaltén, Puerto Madryn)

  • Buenos Aires

    Warm; a good month.

  • Adrogué

    Best months: Mar–May, Sep–Nov

  • Arrecifes

    Best months: Mar–May, Sep–Nov

  • Ayacucho

    Best months: Mar–May, Sep–Nov (mild and dry)

  • Bahía Blanca

    Best months: Mar–May, Sep–Nov

  • Balneario El Cóndor

    Best months: Dec–Feb, Mar–May (warm, low wind)

  • Barreal

    Best months: Oct–Apr

  • Capilla del Monte

    Best months: Mar–May, Sep–Nov