Arcelia in Spring
In spring (March, April and May), Arcelia sees average daytime highs around 37°C and overnight lows near 23°C, with 26 mm of rain over about 5 wet days across the season. It is the warmest season of the year and the 3rd-wettest season.
Across spring, daytime highs hold fairly steady around 37°C. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 69% of the time across spring, and the air most often feels dry.
Spring is Arcelia's weakest season of the year to visit on our travel score. For the whole year in context, see Arcelia's year-round climate.
- Avg daytime high
- 37°C
- warmest season of the year
- Avg overnight low
- 23°C
- Rainfall
- 26 mm
- 5 wet days
- Avg wind
- 7 km/h
- Travel score
- 2.2
- weakest season of the year
- Months
- Mar · Apr · May
Temperature in Arcelia in Spring
Across spring, daytime highs hold fairly steady around 37°C.
A typical spring day in Arcelia reaches about 37°C and drops to 23°C overnight. The warmest of the three months is May, the coolest March.
How spring really feels in Arcelia
Once humidity and wind are folded in, spring brings about 92 days that feel above 32°C and 0 that feel at or below 0°C.
The story in spring is heat — humidity pushes the afternoon "feels like" well above the raw temperature.
Arcelia weather by month
How the three spring months (March, April and May) compare with the rest of the year — the season's months are highlighted.
| Month | High / Low (°C) | Rainfall (mm) | Wet days | Daylight (hours) | Travel score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 32° / 18° | 7 | 0.7 | 11 | 5.5 |
| Feb | 33° / 20° | 5 | 0.5 | 11.4 | 4.5 |
| Mar | 35° / 22° | 2 | 0.4 | 11.9 | 3.2 |
| Apr | 37° / 24° | 1 | 0.1 | 12.4 | 1.9 |
| May | 37° / 24° | 23 | 4.3 | 12.8 | 1.6 |
| Jun | 34° / 23° | 174 | 19.7 | 13.1 | 2.4 |
| Jul | 32° / 22° | 215 | 21.9 | 13 | 3.0 |
| Aug | 31° / 22° | 228 | 24.3 | 12.6 | 2.9 |
| Sep | 30° / 22° | 260 | 24.5 | 12.1 | 3.1 |
| Oct | 31° / 21° | 115 | 14.6 | 11.6 | 4.1 |
| Nov | 32° / 19° | 16 | 3.2 | 11.1 | 5.1 |
| Dec | 32° / 18° | 3 | 0.6 | 10.9 | 5.5 |
Cloud cover in Spring
The sky is clear or mostly clear about 69% of the time across spring.
Chance of precipitation in Spring
Arcelia gets around 26 mm of rain over 5 wet days across spring. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.
Humidity in Spring
Most of spring feels dry — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.
Wind in Spring
Winds average 7 km/h across spring.
Sunrise & sunset in Spring
Daylight runs from about 11 h 36 min in early March to 13 hours by late May. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.
Solar energy in Spring
Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day across spring, about 7.2 kWh/m².
Hazard calendar for Arcelia
None of Arcelia's seasonal hazards peak in spring. The full-year calendar below shows when the rainy season, cyclone risk and dust haze do.
Arcelia's monsoon runs June–September, when most of the year's rain falls.
Is spring a good time to visit Arcelia?
Our two travel scores rate spring for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal), averaged across the three months.
spring is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Arcelia.
What to pack for Arcelia in Spring
From spring's temperature range, rain chance, sun and wind — what's worth putting in the bag.
In spring, Arcelia sees daytime highs around 37°C and nights near 23°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection. About 5 days see rain.
UV index in Arcelia in Spring
Clear-sky midday UV across spring averages 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 Arcelia peaks around March 22 at about 13 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 14 at about 7 (high).
The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — every month of the year.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UV index (midday) | 9 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 |
| Level | Very high | Extreme | Extreme | Extreme | Extreme | Extreme | Extreme | Extreme | Extreme | Very high | Very high | High |
| UV index (midday) | Level | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 9 | Very high |
| Feb | 11 | Extreme |
| Mar | 13 | Extreme |
| Apr | 12 | Extreme |
| May | 10 | Extreme |
| Jun | 12 | Extreme |
| Jul | 11 | Extreme |
| Aug | 11 | Extreme |
| Sep | 10 | Extreme |
| Oct | 9 | Very high |
| Nov | 8 | Very high |
| Dec | 7 | High |
Air quality in Arcelia in Spring
Average fine-particle pollution (PM2.5) through the year — so you can see where spring falls, not just the annual average.
Air quality in Arcelia is worst in May — around 42 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), about 4.5× the cleanest month (February, 9 µg/m³).
Modeled monthly averages (CAMS reanalysis, 2015–2024).
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PM2.5 (µg/m³) | 12 | 9 | 11 | 26 | 42 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 17 | 15 | 13 |
| Level | Good | Good | Good | Moderate | Poor | Moderate | Moderate | Moderate | Moderate | Moderate | Moderate | Moderate |
| PM2.5 (µg/m³) | Level | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 12 | Good |
| Feb | 9 | Good |
| Mar | 11 | Good |
| Apr | 26 | Moderate |
| May | 42 | Poor |
| Jun | 15 | Moderate |
| Jul | 14 | Moderate |
| Aug | 13 | Moderate |
| Sep | 14 | Moderate |
| Oct | 17 | Moderate |
| Nov | 15 | Moderate |
| Dec | 13 | Moderate |
Where is Arcelia?
Arcelia sits at 18.3°N, 100.3°W, 393 m above sea level, in Mexico. The nearest listed city is Ciudad Altamirano, 41 km away.
Topography around Arcelia
How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of Arcelia.
Within 3 km, the terrain around Arcelia has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 369 m around an average of 421 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,297 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,860 m.
The land around Arcelia is covered by shrubs (27%), trees (25%) and grassland (22%) within 3 km, trees (43%) and shrubs (30%) within 16 km, and trees (50%) and shrubs (31%) within 80 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
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 Arcelia (18.3185°, -100.2815°, elevation 393 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.