Apaseo el Grande weather in March

In March, Apaseo el Grande sees average daytime highs of 28°C and overnight lows near 11°C, with 10 mm of rain across 2 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 27°C in the first days to 29°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 64% 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 Apaseo el Grande's 2nd-clearest and 3rd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Apaseo el Grande's year-round climate.

Daytime high
28°
4th warmest
Overnight low
11°
5th coldest
Rainfall
10 mm
2 wet days
Daylight
11 h 54 min
6:57 AM – 6:48 PM
Cloud cover
34%
2nd clearest
Wind
9 km/h
3rd windiest
Solar energy
6.87 kWh/m²
Travel score
7.5
out of 10

Apaseo el Grande is municipal seat of Apaseo el Grande, State of Guanajuato, Mexico.

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 27°C in the first days to 29°C by the end.

A typical March day in Apaseo el Grande reaches about 28°C in the afternoon and slips back to 11°C overnight — a 18°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 25°C and 31°C. Set against its neighbours, March runs about 3°C warmer than February and about 2°C cooler than April.

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Apaseo el Grande 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
Jan24° / 102.210.98.5
Feb26° / 121.811.38.5
Mar28° / 11°10211.97.5
Apr30° / 13°122.712.55.9
May31° / 15°467.6135.1
Jun29° / 16°12613.613.25.1
Jul27° / 15°13517.213.15.5
Aug27° / 15°12215.412.75.6
Sep26° / 15°1151412.15.9
Oct26° / 13°42711.57.2
Nov25° / 10°132.7118.3
Dec24° / 4110.88.8

Cloud cover in March

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 64% 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 22%.

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

Any precipitation

Apaseo el Grande gets around 10 mm of rain over 2 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 7% and peaks near 8% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
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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 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
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99calm
109calm
119calm
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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 7:09 AM to 6:43 AM, and sunset from 6:43 PM to 6:52 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.67:096:43
211.67:086:43
311.67:086:44
411.67:076:44
511.67:066:44
611.77:056:45
711.77:056:45
811.77:046:45
911.77:036:46
1011.77:026:46
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1611.96:576:48
1711.96:566:48
1811.96:556:49
1911.96:546:49
2011.96:536:49
2112.06:526:50
2212.06:516:50
2312.06:506:50
2412.06:506:50
2512.06:496:51
2612.16:486:51
2712.16:476:51
2812.16:466:52
2912.16:456:52
3012.16:446:52
3112.26:436:52

Solar energy in March

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in March, about 6.87 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.84 kWh/m² to a high of 7.46 kWh/m² in April across the year — March's 6.87 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
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Planning a trip in March

Hazard calendar for Apaseo el Grande

In seasonPeak

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

Apaseo el Grande's rainy season runs June–September, when most of the year's rain falls.

Rainy season
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Mar
Apr
May
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Jul
Aug
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Oct
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Is March a good time to visit Apaseo el Grande?

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

7.5
Sightseeing
5th-best month of the year
8.5
Beach & pool
1st-best month of the year

March is one of the better times to visit Apaseo el Grande for general sightseeing. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for Apaseo el Grande in March

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

In March, Apaseo el Grande sees daytime highs around 28°C and nights near 11°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Apaseo el Grande 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 Apaseo el Grande peaks around June 14 at about 14 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 15 at about 7 (very high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecVery highExtremeVery highJun 14UV 14Dec 15UV 7
UV index (midday)Level
Jan8Very high
Feb10Extreme
Mar13Extreme
Apr13Extreme
May13Extreme
Jun14Extreme
Jul12Extreme
Aug13Extreme
Sep11Extreme
Oct11Extreme
Nov8Very high
Dec7Very high

Air quality in Apaseo el Grande 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 Apaseo el Grande is worst in May — around 24 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), and holds fairly steady the rest of the year.

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

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateMay 1323 µg/m³Oct 1516 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan22Moderate
Feb22Moderate
Mar19Moderate
Apr22Moderate
May24Moderate
Jun18Moderate
Jul22Moderate
Aug18Moderate
Sep18Moderate
Oct16Moderate
Nov19Moderate
Dec22Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Apaseo el Grande?

Apaseo el Grande sits at 20.5°N, 100.7°W, 1,783 m above sea level, in Mexico. The nearest listed city is Apaseo el Alto, 12 km away.

Topography around Apaseo el Grande

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Apaseo el Grande has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 107 m around an average of 1,776 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 862 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,651 m.

The land around Apaseo el Grande is covered by cropland (39%), artificial surfaces (23%) and grassland (21%) within 3 km, shrubs (32%) and cropland (29%) within 16 km, and shrubs (32%) and cropland (32%) within 80 km.

3 km
107 m
16 km
862 m
80 km
1,651 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
March weather nearby: Apaseo el Alto 12 km · Celaya 13 km · Comonfort 21 km · El Pueblito 26 km · San José de los Olvera 28 km · Cortazar 30 km · Venceremos 30 km · Santiago de Querétaro 32 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 Apaseo el Grande (20.5455°, -100.6879°, elevation 1,783 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).