Salcajá weather in March

In March, Salcajá sees average daytime highs of 22°C and overnight lows near 10°C, with 42 mm of rain across 9.7 wet days and about 11.9 hours of daylight. It is the 2nd-warmest and 9th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 22°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 48% of the time in March, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 42 min at the start of March to 12 h 06 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, March is Salcajá's 3rd-clearest and 6th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Salcajá's year-round climate.

Daytime high
22°
2nd warmest
Overnight low
10°
4th coldest
Rainfall
42 mm
9.7 wet days
Daylight
11 h 54 min
6:19 AM – 6:12 PM
Cloud cover
42%
3rd clearest
Wind
5 km/h
6th windiest
Solar energy
6.36 kWh/m²
Travel score
7.0
out of 10

Temperature in March

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 22°C through the month.

A typical March day in Salcajá reaches about 22°C in the afternoon and slips back to 10°C overnight — a 12°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 19°C and 24°C. Set against its neighbours, March runs about 1°C warmer than February and on par with April.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
1219
2219
3219
4219
5219
6219
7219
8219
9219
10219
11229
12229
132210
142210
152210
162210
172210
182210
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202210
212210
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232210
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262210
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292210
302210
312210

Salcajá weather by month

How March compares with the rest of the year at a glance. March is the 2nd-warmest and 9th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan19° / 16511.27.2
Feb21° / 164.111.57.6
Mar22° / 10°429.711.97.0
Apr22° / 11°941712.35.7
May22° / 12°2582712.74.0
Jun20° / 12°34428.412.93.4
Jul20° / 11°20325.712.83.9
Aug20° / 12°24427.812.53.6
Sep20° / 12°32229.312.13.3
Oct20° / 12°23126.311.73.8
Nov19° / 10°6613.711.35.6
Dec19° / 276.211.16.9

Cloud cover in March

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 48% of the time in March.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 27% of March, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 26%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
18020
28020
38020
47921
57921
67822
77822
87822
97723
107723
117624
127624
137624
147426
157426
167327
177327
187228
197228
207228
217129
227129
237129
247129
257129
267129
277030
287030
297030
307030
316931

Chance of precipitation in March

Any precipitation

Salcajá gets around 42 mm of rain over 9.7 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 31% and peaks near 43% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
119
220
321
422
524
625
726
827
928
1028
1129
1229
1330
1430
1531
1631
1732
1832
1933
2033
2134
2234
2335
2436
2537
2638
2739
2840
2941
3042
3143

Humidity in March

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, March lands in the dry band about 98% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)
1991
2991
3991
4991
5991
6991
7991
8991
9991
10991
11991
12991
13982
14982
15982
16982
17982
18982
19982
20982
21982
22982
23982
24982
25982
26982
27982
28982
29982
30973
31973

Wind in March

Winds average 5 km/h in March.

Across March, daily wind ranges from about 5 km/h on the calmest days to 5 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
15calm
25calm
35calm
45calm
55calm
65calm
75calm
85calm
95calm
105calm
115calm
125calm
135calm
145calm
155calm
165calm
175calm
185calm
195calm
205calm
215calm
225calm
235calm
245calm
255calm
265calm
275calm
285calm
295calm
305calm
315calm

Sunrise & sunset in March

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 42 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 24 minutes over March. Sunrise moves from 6:28 AM to 6:07 AM, and sunset from 6:10 PM to 6:14 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.76:286:10
211.76:286:10
311.76:276:10
411.76:276:10
511.76:266:11
611.86:256:11
711.86:256:11
811.86:246:11
911.86:236:11
1011.86:236:11
1111.86:226:12
1211.86:216:12
1311.96:216:12
1411.96:206:12
1511.96:196:12
1611.96:196:12
1711.96:186:13
1811.96:176:13
1911.96:166:13
2012.06:166:13
2112.06:156:13
2212.06:146:13
2312.06:136:13
2412.06:136:13
2512.06:126:13
2612.06:116:14
2712.16:106:14
2812.16:106:14
2912.16:096:14
3012.16:086:14
3112.16:076:14

Solar energy in March

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in March, about 6.36 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.55 kWh/m² to a high of 6.48 kWh/m² in April across the year — March's 6.36 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.2Intense
26.2Intense
36.2Intense
46.3Intense
56.3Intense
66.3Intense
76.3Intense
86.3Intense
96.3Intense
106.3Intense
116.3Intense
126.3Intense
136.3Intense
146.4Intense
156.4Intense
166.4Intense
176.4Intense
186.4Intense
196.4Intense
206.4Intense
216.4Intense
226.4Intense
236.4Intense
246.4Intense
256.5Intense
266.5Intense
276.5Intense
286.5Intense
296.5Intense
306.5Intense
316.5Intense
Planning a trip in March

Hazard calendar for Salcajá

In seasonPeak

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

Salcajá's rainy season runs May–October, 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 Salcajá?

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

7.0
Sightseeing
3rd-best month of the year
4.6
Beach & pool
1st-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Salcajá in March

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

In March, Salcajá sees daytime highs around 22°C and nights near 10°C. Pack sun protection. Worth having: rain gear. About 10 days see rain.

sun protectionrain gear

UV index in Salcajá in March

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in March peaks around 14 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Salcajá peaks around April 12 at about 14 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 16 at about 9 (very high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highApr 12UV 14Dec 16UV 9
UV index (midday)Level
Jan9Very high
Feb13Extreme
Mar14Extreme
Apr14Extreme
May12Extreme
Jun13Extreme
Jul13Extreme
Aug13Extreme
Sep12Extreme
Oct11Extreme
Nov9Very high
Dec9Very high

Air quality in Salcajá 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 Salcajá is worst in May — around 34 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), and holds fairly steady the rest of the year.

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

010203040JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateMay 934 µg/m³Aug 1622 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan23Moderate
Feb22Moderate
Mar25Moderate
Apr34Moderate
May34Moderate
Jun23Moderate
Jul23Moderate
Aug22Moderate
Sep23Moderate
Oct23Moderate
Nov23Moderate
Dec25Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Salcajá?

Salcajá sits at 14.9°N, 91.5°W, 2,322 m above sea level, in Guatemala. The nearest listed city is San Andrés Xecul, 4.0 km away.

Topography around Salcajá

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Salcajá has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 257 m around an average of 2,374 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,805 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 4,178 m.

The land around Salcajá is covered by cropland (65%) within 3 km, trees (54%) and cropland (25%) within 16 km, and trees (72%) within 80 km.

3 km
257 m
16 km
1,805 m
80 km
4,178 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
March weather nearby: San Andrés Xecul 4.0 km · San Francisco El Alto 7.0 km · Cantel 8.0 km · Quetzaltenango 8.0 km · Totonicapán 11 km · La Esperanza 11 km · Nahualá 15 km · Ostuncalco 18 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 Salcajá (14.8796°, -91.457°, elevation 2,322 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).