Amecameca weather in March

In March, Amecameca sees average daytime highs of 22°C and overnight lows near 9°C, with 35 mm of rain across 6.7 wet days and about 11.9 hours of daylight. It is the 3rd-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 60% 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 06 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, March is Amecameca's 4th-clearest and 1st-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Amecameca's year-round climate.

Daytime high
22°
3rd warmest
Overnight low
5th coldest
Rainfall
35 mm
6.7 wet days
Daylight
11 h 54 min
6:49 AM – 6:41 PM
Cloud cover
35%
4th clearest
Wind
6 km/h
1st windiest
Solar energy
6.78 kWh/m²
Travel score
7.7
out of 10

Amecameca is municipal seat of Amecameca, State of México, Mexico.

Founded
1824

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

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 Amecameca reaches about 22°C in the afternoon and slips back to 9°C overnight — a 13°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 20°C and 25°C. Set against its neighbours, March runs about 1°C warmer than February and about 1°C cooler than April.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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4228
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Amecameca weather by month

How March compares with the rest of the year at a glance. March is the 3rd-warmest and 9th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan19° / 153.3117.6
Feb21° / 173.711.47.9
Mar22° / 356.711.97.7
Apr23° / 10°8611.412.46.8
May23° / 11°26822.312.95.0
Jun22° / 12°40626.313.14.0
Jul22° / 11°34727.2133.9
Aug22° / 11°38727.712.63.9
Sep21° / 11°41326.512.13.8
Oct21° / 10°16518.511.65.2
Nov20° / 488.911.16.8
Dec19° / 112.510.97.7

Cloud cover in March

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 60% of the time in March.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 20% of March, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 20%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
18713
28614
38515
48515
58416
68416
78218
88218
98218
108020
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Chance of precipitation in March

Any precipitation

Amecameca gets around 35 mm of rain over 6.7 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 21% and peaks near 24% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
115
216
316
417
517
618
719
819
920
1020
1120
1221
1321
1422
1522
1623
1723
1823
1923
2024
2124
2224
2324
2424
2524
2624
2724
2824
2924
3024
3124

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 (%)
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Wind in March

Winds average 6 km/h in March, the windiest month of the year.

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

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
16calm
26calm
36calm
46calm
56calm
66calm
76calm
86calm
96calm
106calm
116calm
126calm
136calm
146calm
156calm
166calm
176calm
186calm
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316calm

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 7:01 AM to 6:36 AM, and sunset from 6:36 PM to 6:44 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.67:016:36
211.67:006:36
311.66:596:37
411.66:586:37
511.76:586:37
611.76:576:38
711.76:566:38
811.76:556:38
911.76:556:39
1011.86:546:39
1111.86:536:39
1211.86:526:40
1311.86:516:40
1411.86:506:40
1511.86:506:40
1611.96:496:41
1711.96:486:41
1811.96:476:41
1911.96:466:41
2011.96:456:42
2112.06:446:42
2212.06:446:42
2312.06:436:42
2412.06:426:43
2512.06:416:43
2612.16:406:43
2712.16:396:43
2812.16:386:44
2912.16:376:44
3012.16:376:44
3112.16:366:44

Solar energy in March

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in March, about 6.78 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 5.07 kWh/m² to a high of 7.08 kWh/m² in April across the year — March's 6.78 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.5Intense
26.5Intense
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46.5Intense
56.6Intense
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Planning a trip in March

Hazard calendar for Amecameca

In seasonPeak

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

Amecameca's monsoon runs May–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 Amecameca?

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

7.7
Sightseeing
2nd-best month of the year
5.6
Beach & pool
1st-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Amecameca in March

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

In March, Amecameca sees daytime highs around 22°C and nights near 9°C. Pack sun protection. Worth having: light clothes. About 7 days see rain.

sun protectionlight clothes

UV index in Amecameca 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 Amecameca peaks around April 10 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 14 at about 8 (very high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highApr 10UV 15Dec 14UV 8
UV index (midday)Level
Jan9Very high
Feb12Extreme
Mar14Extreme
Apr15Extreme
May11Extreme
Jun14Extreme
Jul12Extreme
Aug14Extreme
Sep12Extreme
Oct11Extreme
Nov9Very high
Dec8Very high

Air quality in Amecameca 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 Amecameca is worst in November — around 103 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 1.8× the cleanest month (April, 57 µg/m³).

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

0306090120JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecUnhealthyNov 21103 µg/m³Apr 957 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan79Unhealthy
Feb70Unhealthy
Mar58Unhealthy
Apr57Unhealthy
May78Unhealthy
Jun69Unhealthy
Jul69Unhealthy
Aug70Unhealthy
Sep82Unhealthy
Oct90Unhealthy
Nov103Unhealthy
Dec101Unhealthy
Location & terrain

Where is Amecameca?

Amecameca sits at 19.1°N, 98.8°W, 2,480 m above sea level, in Mexico. The nearest listed city is San Rafael, 10 km away.

Topography around Amecameca

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Amecameca has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 220 m around an average of 2,487 m above sea level; within 16 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 3,107 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 4,554 m.

The land around Amecameca is covered by cropland (61%) and artificial surfaces (20%) within 3 km, trees (47%) and cropland (31%) within 16 km, and trees (34%) and cropland (26%) within 80 km.

3 km
220 m
16 km
3,107 m
80 km
4,554 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrain
March weather nearby: San Rafael 10 km · Ozumba de Alzate 10 km · Juchitepec 12 km · San Martín Cuautlalpan 18 km · San Mateo Huitzilzingo 20 km · San Jerónimo Cuatro Vientos 20 km · Chalco 21 km · San Buenaventura 22 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 Amecameca (19.1238°, -98.7665°, elevation 2,480 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).