Agua Prieta weather in March

In March, Agua Prieta sees average daytime highs of 22°C and overnight lows near 7°C, with 15 mm of precipitation across 3 wet days and about 11.8 hours of daylight. It is the 8th-warmest and 9th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 20°C in the first days to 24°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 61% of the time in March, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 18 min at the start of March to 12 h 18 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, March is Agua Prieta's 7th-clearest and 3rd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Agua Prieta's year-round climate.

Daytime high
22°
8th warmest
Overnight low
5th coldest
Precipitation
15 mm
3 wet days
Daylight
11 h 48 min
6:35 AM – 6:21 PM
Cloud cover
33%
7th clearest
Wind
11 km/h
3rd windiest
Solar energy
6.28 kWh/m²
Travel score
8.3
out of 10

Agua Prieta is municipal seat of Agua Prieta, State of Sonora, Mexico.

Air quality
Elevated
PM10 50.4 µg/m³ · 2010
Founded
1899

Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.

Temperature in March

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs climb over the month, from about 20°C in the first days to 24°C by the end.

A typical March day in Agua Prieta reaches about 22°C in the afternoon and slips back to 7°C overnight — a 16°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 16°C and 27°C. Set against its neighbours, March runs about 4°C warmer than February and about 4°C cooler than April.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
1205
2205
3205
4205
5215
6216
7216
8216
9216
10216
11226
12226
13226
14227
15227
16227
17227
18237
19237
20237
21237
22237
23237
24238
25238
26238
27248
28248
29248
30248
31248

How March really feels in Agua Prieta

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

March sits comfortably in between — no days that feel dangerously hot or drop to a hard freeze once humidity and wind are folded in.

Agua Prieta weather by month

How March compares with the rest of the year at a glance. March is the 8th-warmest and 9th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan17° / 273.510.26.4
Feb19° / 243.710.97.2
Mar22° / 15311.88.3
Apr26° / 10°51.312.78.5
May31° / 14°51.213.66.0
Jun35° / 19°92.1143.1
Jul34° / 21°5010.413.83.0
Aug33° / 20°461113.13.8
Sep31° / 18°305.112.25.3
Oct27° / 12°183.211.28.0
Nov21° / 212.410.48.1
Dec16° / 294.5106.1

Cloud cover in March

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 61% of the time in March.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 14% of March, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 24%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
17030
27030
37129
47228
57228
67228
77327
87327
97327
107426
117426
127525
137525
147624
157624
167723
177723
187723
197723
207723
217723
227822
237921
247921
257921
267921
277921
288020
298020
308020
318020

Chance of precipitation in March

Any precipitation

Agua Prieta gets around 15 mm of rain and snow over 3 wet days in March. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable precipitation averages around 10% and peaks near 12% on the wettest days, and about 0 day brings snow.

0%10%20%30%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
112
212
312
412
512
612
712
812
912
1012
1112
1211
1311
1411
1510
1610
1710
189
199
209
218
228
238
248
257
267
277
287
296
306
316

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 100% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)
1100
2100
3100
4100
5100
6100
7100
8100
9100
10100
11100
12100
13100
14100
15100
16100
17100
18100
19100
20100
21100
22100
23100
24100
25100
26100
27100
28100
29100
30100
31100

Wind in March

Winds average 11 km/h in March.

Across March, daily wind ranges from about 11 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
111calm
211calm
311calm
411calm
511calm
611calm
711calm
811calm
911calm
1011calm
1111calm
1211calm
1311calm
1411calm
1511calm
1611calm
1711calm
1811calm
1911calm
2011calm
2111calm
2211calm
2311calm
2411calm
2511calm
2611calm
2712calm
2812calm
2912calm
3012calm
3112calm

Sunrise & sunset in March

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 18 min at the start of March to 12 h 18 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 60 minutes over March. Sunrise moves from 6:53 AM to 6:16 AM, and sunset from 6:10 PM to 6:31 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.36:536:10
211.36:526:11
311.36:516:11
411.46:506:12
511.46:486:13
611.46:476:14
711.56:466:14
811.56:456:15
911.56:446:16
1011.66:426:17
1111.66:416:17
1211.66:406:18
1311.76:396:19
1411.76:376:19
1511.76:366:20
1611.86:356:21
1711.86:346:21
1811.86:326:22
1911.96:316:23
2011.96:306:23
2111.96:296:24
2212.06:276:25
2312.06:266:25
2412.06:256:26
2512.16:236:27
2612.16:226:27
2712.16:216:28
2812.26:196:29
2912.26:186:29
3012.26:176:30
3112.36:166:31

Solar energy in March

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in March, about 6.28 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.5 kWh/m² to a high of 8.26 kWh/m² in May across the year — March's 6.28 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.5Bright
25.5Bright
35.6Bright
45.6Bright
55.7Bright
65.7Bright
75.8Bright
85.8Bright
95.9Bright
106.0Bright
116.0Intense
126.0Intense
136.1Intense
146.2Intense
156.2Intense
166.3Intense
176.3Intense
186.4Intense
196.4Intense
206.5Intense
216.5Intense
226.6Intense
236.6Intense
246.7Intense
256.7Intense
266.8Intense
276.8Intense
286.9Intense
296.9Intense
307.0Intense
317.0Intense
Planning a trip in March

Is March a good time to visit Agua Prieta?

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

8.3
Sightseeing
2nd-best month of the year
5.8
Beach & pool
8th-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Agua Prieta in March

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

In March, Agua Prieta sees daytime highs around 22°C and nights near 7°C. Pack sun protection. Worth having: light clothes and a warm layer. About 3 days see rain.

sun protectionlight clothesa warm layer

UV index in Agua Prieta in March

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in March peaks around 8 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Agua Prieta peaks around June 20 at about 12 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 19 at about 4 (moderate).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateHighVery highExtremeVery highHighModerateJun 20UV 12Dec 19UV 4
UV index (midday)Level
Jan5Moderate
Feb5High
Mar8Very high
Apr10Very high
May10Extreme
Jun12Extreme
Jul12Extreme
Aug12Extreme
Sep10Very high
Oct7Very high
Nov5High
Dec4Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Agua Prieta?

Agua Prieta sits at 31.3°N, 109.5°W, 1,219 m above sea level, in Mexico. The nearest listed city is Douglas, 2.0 km away.

Topography around Agua Prieta

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Agua Prieta has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 84 m around an average of 1,220 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 665 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,202 m.

The land around Agua Prieta is covered by artificial surfaces (67%) within 3 km, shrubs (76%) within 16 km, and shrubs (65%) and grassland (25%) within 80 km.

3 km
84 m
16 km
665 m
80 km
2,202 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrain
March weather nearby: Douglas 2.0 km · Sierra Vista 77 km · Cananea 81 km · Nogales 132 km · Nogales 133 km · Vail 137 km · Rio Rico 137 km · Green Valley 150 km

Mexico travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 2
Exercise Increased Caution
Power plugs
Type A / B
120 / 127 V · 60 Hz
Prices
≈ 54% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$13,889
2025
Happiness
7.0 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water
43%
of population, 2024
Homicide rate
24.9
per 100k, 2023
Road deaths
12.8
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
Upper middle
World Bank
English
Very low
EF EPI 440
Religion
Catholic 78%no religion 11%other Evangelical Churches 8%Jehovah Witness 1%

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 Agua Prieta (31.3224°, -109.5425°, elevation 1,219 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).