Arandas weather in March

In March, Arandas sees average daytime highs of 26°C and overnight lows near 11°C, with 11 mm of rain across 2.1 wet days and about 11.9 hours of daylight. It is the 4th-warmest and 10th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 25°C in the first days to 27°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 Arandas's 1st-clearest and 2nd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Arandas's year-round climate.

Daytime high
26°
4th warmest
Overnight low
11°
5th coldest
Rainfall
11 mm
2.1 wet days
Daylight
11 h 54 min
7:03 AM – 6:55 PM
Cloud cover
33%
1st clearest
Wind
10 km/h
2nd windiest
Solar energy
6.97 kWh/m²
Travel score
8.4
out of 10

Arandas is city of Jalisco State, Mexico; municipal seat of Arandas Municipality.

Density
3,478/km²
people per km²
Founded
1761

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 25°C in the first days to 27°C by the end.

A typical March day in Arandas reaches about 26°C in the afternoon and slips back to 11°C overnight — a 15°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 23°C and 29°C. Set against its neighbours, March runs about 2°C warmer than February and about 2°C cooler than April.

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Arandas weather by month

How March compares with the rest of the year at a glance. March is the 4th-warmest and 10th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan21° / 182.710.98.0
Feb24° / 121.911.38.6
Mar26° / 11°112.111.98.4
Apr28° / 13°92.112.57.4
May29° / 15°477.8136.0
Jun27° / 15°19118.513.25.0
Jul25° / 14°25823.913.14.7
Aug25° / 14°22222.112.75.0
Sep24° / 14°18719.612.15.3
Oct24° / 12°689.711.57.2
Nov23° / 10°173.2118.4
Dec22° / 71.510.88.2

Cloud cover in March

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 64% of the time in March, the clearest month of the year.

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 (%)
17822
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Chance of precipitation in March

Any precipitation

Arandas gets around 11 mm of rain over 2.1 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 7% and peaks near 10% 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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Wind in March

Winds average 10 km/h in March.

Across March, daily wind ranges from about 10 km/h on the calmest days to 11 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
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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 7:16 AM to 6:50 AM, and sunset from 6:49 PM to 6:59 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.67:166:49
211.67:156:50
311.67:146:50
411.67:146:50
511.67:136:51
611.77:126:51
711.77:116:52
811.77:106:52
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1411.87:056:54
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1611.97:036:55
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1911.97:016:56
2011.97:006:56
2112.06:596:56
2212.06:586:56
2312.06:576:57
2412.06:566:57
2512.06:556:57
2612.16:546:58
2712.16:536:58
2812.16:526:58
2912.16:516:58
3012.16:516:59
3112.26:506:59

Solar energy in March

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in March, about 6.97 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.83 kWh/m² to a high of 7.58 kWh/m² in April across the year — March's 6.97 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 Arandas

In seasonPeak

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

Arandas'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 Arandas?

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

8.4
Sightseeing
2nd-best month of the year
8.0
Beach & pool
2nd-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Arandas in March

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

In March, Arandas sees daytime highs around 26°C and nights near 11°C. Pack sun protection. Worth having: light clothes.

sun protectionlight clothes

UV index in Arandas 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 Arandas peaks around May 19 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 highMay 19UV 14Dec 15UV 7
UV index (midday)Level
Jan8Very high
Feb11Extreme
Mar13Extreme
Apr14Extreme
May14Extreme
Jun14Extreme
Jul13Extreme
Aug13Extreme
Sep12Extreme
Oct10Extreme
Nov8Very high
Dec7Very high

Air quality in Arandas 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 Arandas is worst in May — around 21 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), and holds fairly steady the rest of the year.

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

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateMay 1420 µg/m³Oct 1814 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan18Moderate
Feb17Moderate
Mar16Moderate
Apr17Moderate
May21Moderate
Jun15Moderate
Jul16Moderate
Aug15Moderate
Sep17Moderate
Oct14Moderate
Nov16Moderate
Dec20Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Arandas?

Arandas sits at 20.7°N, 102.3°W, 2,053 m above sea level, in Mexico. The nearest listed city is Atotonilco el Alto, 24 km away.

Topography around Arandas

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Arandas has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 121 m around an average of 2,072 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 696 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,539 m.

The land around Arandas is covered by cropland (29%), artificial surfaces (29%) and trees (25%) within 3 km, cropland (47%) and trees (25%) within 16 km, and cropland (41%) and shrubs (21%) within 80 km.

3 km
121 m
16 km
696 m
80 km
1,539 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
March weather nearby: Atotonilco el Alto 24 km · San Miguel el Alto 37 km · Yurécuaro 41 km · Tepatitlán de Morelos 45 km · La Barca 51 km · La Piedad de Cabadas 53 km · Jalostotitlán 53 km · Ocotlán 59 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 Arandas (20.7055°, -102.3451°, elevation 2,053 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).