Melchor de Mencos weather in March

In March, Melchor de Mencos sees average daytime highs of 33°C and overnight lows near 20°C, with 28 mm of rain across 5.3 wet days and about 11.9 hours of daylight. It is the 6th-warmest and 11th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 32°C in the first days to 34°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 54% of the time in March, and the air most often feels muggy.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 36 min at the start of March to 12 h 06 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, March is Melchor de Mencos's 1st-clearest and 2nd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Melchor de Mencos's year-round climate.

Daytime high
33°
6th warmest
Overnight low
20°
5th coldest
Rainfall
28 mm
5.3 wet days
Daylight
11 h 54 min
6:10 AM – 6:03 PM
Cloud cover
41%
1st clearest
Wind
9 km/h
2nd windiest
Solar energy
5.45 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.0
out of 10

Temperature in March

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs climb over the month, from about 32°C in the first days to 34°C by the end.

A typical March day in Melchor de Mencos reaches about 33°C in the afternoon and slips back to 20°C overnight — a 13°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 29°C and 37°C. Set against its neighbours, March runs about 2°C warmer than February and about 2°C cooler than April.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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How March really feels in Melchor de Mencos

Once humidity and wind are folded in, March averages 31 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
31
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
0
wind chill below the day's low

The story in March is heat — humidity pushes the afternoon "feels like" well above the raw temperature.

Melchor de Mencos weather by month

How March compares with the rest of the year at a glance. March is the 6th-warmest and 11th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan29° / 19°318.311.16.0
Feb31° / 19°194.911.45.2
Mar33° / 20°285.311.94.0
Apr35° / 22°314.912.42.8
May35° / 23°7811.112.82.4
Jun33° / 24°12419132.6
Jul33° / 23°6714.412.92.9
Aug34° / 23°9616.812.62.5
Sep33° / 23°14922.612.12.4
Oct31° / 22°13219.811.63.5
Nov29° / 20°7413.211.25.0
Dec29° / 19°429.7115.8

Cloud cover in March

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 54% of the time in March, the clearest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 24% of March, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 22%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
18020
28020
37822
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Chance of precipitation in March

Any precipitation

Melchor de Mencos gets around 28 mm of rain over 5.3 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 17% and peaks near 18% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
114
215
315
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516
617
717
817
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1118
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1517
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1817
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2017
2117
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3015
3115

Humidity in March

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Most of March feels muggy — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

By dew point, March lands in the muggy band about 60% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 70% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
13721645
23721636
33721636
43721636
53721627
63721627
73721627
83721627
93721618
103721618
113722608
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3112176020

Wind in March

Winds average 9 km/h in March.

Across March, daily wind ranges from about 9 km/h on the calmest days to 9 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
19calm
29calm
39calm
49calm
59calm
69calm
79calm
89calm
99calm
109calm
119calm
129calm
139calm
149calm
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169calm
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269calm
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319calm

Sunrise & sunset in March

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 36 min at the start of March to 12 h 06 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 30 minutes over March. Sunrise moves from 6:21 AM to 5:58 AM, and sunset from 5:59 PM to 6:05 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.66:215:59
211.76:205:59
311.76:196:00
411.76:196:00
511.76:186:00
611.76:176:00
711.76:176:01
811.86:166:01
911.86:156:01
1011.86:146:01
1111.86:146:02
1211.86:136:02
1311.86:126:02
1411.86:116:02
1511.96:116:02
1611.96:106:03
1711.96:096:03
1811.96:086:03
1911.96:076:03
2011.96:076:03
2112.06:066:04
2212.06:056:04
2312.06:046:04
2412.06:036:04
2512.06:036:04
2612.06:026:05
2712.16:016:05
2812.16:006:05
2912.15:596:05
3012.15:596:05
3112.15:586:05

Solar energy in March

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in March, about 5.45 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.63 kWh/m² to a high of 6.08 kWh/m² in April across the year — March's 5.45 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Planning a trip in March

Hazard calendar for Melchor de Mencos

In seasonPeak

None of Melchor de Mencos's seasonal hazards are active in March. The full-year calendar below shows when the rainy season, cyclone risk and dust haze do peak.

Melchor de Mencos's rainy season runs August–November, when most of the year's rain falls.

Rainy season
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec

Is March a good time to visit Melchor de Mencos?

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

4.0
Sightseeing
5th-best month of the year
7.1
Beach & pool
3rd-best month of the year

March is a reasonable time to visit Melchor de Mencos for sightseeing. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for Melchor de Mencos in March

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

In March, Melchor de Mencos sees daytime highs around 33°C and nights near 20°C. Pack light clothes. Worth having: sun protection. About 5 days see rain.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Melchor de Mencos in March

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in March peaks around 13 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Melchor de Mencos peaks around April 10 at about 13 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 15 at about 8 (very high).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — every month of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecVery highExtremeVery highApr 10UV 13Dec 15UV 8
UV index (midday)Level
Jan9Very high
Feb12Extreme
Mar13Extreme
Apr13Extreme
May10Extreme
Jun13Extreme
Jul12Extreme
Aug12Extreme
Sep12Extreme
Oct11Extreme
Nov8Very high
Dec8Very high

Air quality in Melchor de Mencos in March

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

Average fine-particle pollution (PM2.5) through the year — so you can see where March falls, not just the annual average.

Air quality in Melchor de Mencos is worst in May — around 30 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 5.2× the cleanest month (December, 6 µg/m³).

Modeled monthly averages (CAMS reanalysis, 2015–2024).

010203040JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodMay 1529 µg/m³Dec 186 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan6Good
Feb7Good
Mar10Good
Apr28Moderate
May30Moderate
Jun26Moderate
Jul28Moderate
Aug19Moderate
Sep14Moderate
Oct10Good
Nov7Good
Dec6Good
Location & terrain

Where is Melchor de Mencos?

Melchor de Mencos sits at 17.1°N, 89.2°W, 0 m above sea level, in Guatemala. The nearest listed city is San Ignacio, 14 km away.

BelmopanFloresSan BenitoPoptúnHopkinsDangrigaCrooked Tree

Topography around Melchor de Mencos

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Melchor de Mencos has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 173 m around an average of 141 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 502 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,117 m.

The land around Melchor de Mencos is covered by trees (60%) and grassland (28%) within 3 km, trees (67%) and grassland (31%) within 16 km, and trees (78%) within 80 km.

3 km
173 m
16 km
502 m
80 km
1,117 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
March weather nearby: San Ignacio 14 km · Belmopan 46 km · Flores 81 km · San Benito 83 km · Poptún 86 km · Hopkins 95 km · Dangriga 98 km · Crooked Tree 102 km

Guatemala travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 3
Reconsider Travel
Power plugs
Type A / B
120 V · 60 Hz
Prices
≈ 43% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$6,598
2025
Happiness
6.5 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water
49%
of population, 2024
Homicide rate
23.4
per 100k, 2023
Road deaths
22.9
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
Upper middle
World Bank
English
Moderate
EF EPI 510
Religion
Evangelical 46%Roman Catholic 42%none 11%

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 Melchor de Mencos (17.0661°, -89.1523°, elevation 0 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. Monthly air-quality (PM2.5) seasonality is from the CAMS EAC4 reanalysis (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service), scaled to the WHO annual mean where available. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).