Ahualulco de Mercado weather in March

In March, Ahualulco de Mercado sees average daytime highs of 29°C and overnight lows near 11°C, with 6 mm of rain across 1 wet days and about 11.9 hours of daylight. It is the 4th-warmest and 11th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 28°C in the first days to 30°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 65% of the time in March, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 36 min at the start of March to 12 h 12 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, March is Ahualulco de Mercado's 1st-clearest and 3rd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Ahualulco de Mercado's year-round climate.

Daytime high
29°
4th warmest
Overnight low
11°
4th coldest
Rainfall
6 mm
1 wet days
Daylight
11 h 54 min
7:10 AM – 7:01 PM
Cloud cover
32%
1st clearest
Wind
7 km/h
3rd windiest
Solar energy
6.91 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.8
out of 10

Ahualulco de Mercado is municipal seat of Ahualulco, State of Jalisco, Mexico.

Density
2,585/km²
people per km²
Founded
1531

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 28°C in the first days to 30°C by the end.

A typical March day in Ahualulco de Mercado reaches about 29°C in the afternoon and slips back to 11°C overnight — a 19°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 27°C and 32°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 Ahualulco de Mercado

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.

Ahualulco de Mercado weather by month

How March compares with the rest of the year at a glance. March is the 4th-warmest and 11th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan25° / 202.210.98.4
Feb27° / 10°151.811.38.1
Mar29° / 11°6111.96.8
Apr31° / 12°51.412.55.4
May33° / 15°144134.4
Jun31° / 17°12918.213.23.7
Jul28° / 17°18824.613.13.8
Aug28° / 17°1632412.74.0
Sep28° / 17°14819.812.14.8
Oct28° / 16°598.911.56.6
Nov27° / 12°142.5118.1
Dec25° / 111.810.88.4

Cloud cover in March

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 65% of the time in March, the clearest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 13% of March, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 22%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
17822
27921
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Chance of precipitation in March

Any precipitation

Ahualulco de Mercado gets around 6 mm of rain over 1 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 4% and peaks near 5% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
12
22
33
43
53
63
73
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314

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 99% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)
1991
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31991

Wind in March

Winds average 7 km/h in March.

Across March, daily wind ranges from about 6 km/h on the calmest days to 7 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
16calm
26calm
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Sunrise & sunset in March

DaylightNight

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

Days grow by about 36 minutes over March. Sunrise moves from 7:22 AM to 6:56 AM, and sunset from 6:56 PM to 7:06 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.67:226:56
211.67:226:56
311.67:216:57
411.67:206:57
511.67:196:57
611.77:196:58
711.77:186:58
811.77:176:58
911.77:166:59
1011.77:156:59
1111.87:146:59
1211.87:147:00
1311.87:137:00
1411.87:127:00
1511.87:117:01
1611.97:107:01
1711.97:097:01
1811.97:087:02
1911.97:077:02
2011.97:067:02
2112.07:057:03
2212.07:057:03
2312.07:047:03
2412.07:037:04
2512.07:027:04
2612.17:017:04
2712.17:007:04
2812.16:597:05
2912.16:587:05
3012.16:577:05
3112.26:567:06

Solar energy in March

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in March, about 6.91 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.69 kWh/m² to a high of 7.54 kWh/m² in April across the year — March's 6.91 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.5Intense
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287.2Intense
297.3Intense
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Planning a trip in March

Hazard calendar for Ahualulco de Mercado

In seasonPeak

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

Ahualulco de Mercado's monsoon runs June–September, when most of the year's rain falls.

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

Is March a good time to visit Ahualulco de Mercado?

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

6.8
Sightseeing
5th-best month of the year
8.8
Beach & pool
1st-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Ahualulco de Mercado in March

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

In March, Ahualulco de Mercado sees daytime highs around 29°C and nights near 11°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Ahualulco de Mercado in March

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in March peaks around 12 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Ahualulco de Mercado peaks around April 22 at about 13 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 16 at about 7 (high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecVery highExtremeVery highHighApr 22UV 13Dec 16UV 7
UV index (midday)Level
Jan8Very high
Feb10Extreme
Mar12Extreme
Apr13Extreme
May13Extreme
Jun12Extreme
Jul12Extreme
Aug12Extreme
Sep12Extreme
Oct10Extreme
Nov8Very high
Dec7High

Air quality in Ahualulco de Mercado 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 Ahualulco de Mercado is worst in May — around 40 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), about 6.2× the cleanest month (January, 7 µg/m³).

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

010203040JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateModerateGoodMay 1737 µg/m³Jan 187 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan7Good
Feb7Good
Mar10Good
Apr17Moderate
May40Poor
Jun18Moderate
Jul10Good
Aug10Good
Sep10Good
Oct8Good
Nov7Good
Dec7Good
Location & terrain

Where is Ahualulco de Mercado?

Ahualulco de Mercado sits at 20.7°N, 104.0°W, 1,325 m above sea level, in Mexico. The nearest listed city is Ameca, 19 km away.

Topography around Ahualulco de Mercado

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Ahualulco de Mercado has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 69 m around an average of 1,328 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,623 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,574 m.

The land around Ahualulco de Mercado is covered by cropland (67%) within 3 km, trees (40%) and cropland (33%) within 16 km, and trees (49%) within 80 km.

3 km
69 m
16 km
1,623 m
80 km
2,574 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
March weather nearby: Ameca 19 km · Magdalena 23 km · Tequila 25 km · Tala 29 km · Cocula 41 km · San Francisco Tesistán 53 km · Ixtlán del Río 55 km · San Agustín 56 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 Ahualulco de Mercado (20.7014°, -103.9746°, elevation 1,325 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).