Ario de Rosales weather in March

In March, Ario de Rosales sees average daytime highs of 27°C and overnight lows near 11°C, with 11 mm of rain across 1 wet days and about 11.9 hours of daylight. It is the 3rd-warmest and 10th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 27°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 73% 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 Ario de Rosales's 1st-clearest and 2nd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Ario de Rosales's year-round climate.

Daytime high
27°
3rd warmest
Overnight low
11°
4th coldest
Rainfall
11 mm
1 wet days
Daylight
11 h 54 min
7:01 AM – 6:52 PM
Cloud cover
27%
1st clearest
Wind
7 km/h
2nd windiest
Solar energy
6.87 kWh/m²
Travel score
8.5
out of 10

Ario de Rosales is municipal seat of Ario, State of Michoacán, Mexico.

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 27°C through the month.

A typical March day in Ario de Rosales reaches about 27°C in the afternoon and slips back to 11°C overnight — a 16°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 25°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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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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Ario de Rosales weather by month

How March compares with the rest of the year at a glance. March is the 3rd-warmest and 10th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan24° / 161.9118.7
Feb25° / 10°121.311.38.8
Mar27° / 11°11111.98.5
Apr29° / 13°20.612.47.2
May29° / 15°469.812.95.8
Jun26° / 16°29825.813.14.1
Jul25° / 16°38830.3133.6
Aug25° / 16°43730.212.73.6
Sep25° / 15°41828.912.13.7
Oct25° / 14°18722.811.64.9
Nov25° / 12°407.311.17.7
Dec24° / 71.510.98.8

Cloud cover in March

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 73% of the time in March, the clearest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 12% of March, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 15%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
18614
28614
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318020

Chance of precipitation in March

Any precipitation

Ario de Rosales gets around 11 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 3% and peaks near 5% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
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52
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311

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 96% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)
1982
2982
3982
4982
5982
6973
7973
8973
9964
10964
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13955
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19955
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21955
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26973
27973
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29973
30973
31982

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
36calm
46calm
56calm
66calm
77calm
87calm
97calm
107calm
117calm
127calm
137calm
147calm
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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 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 7:12 AM to 6:47 AM, and sunset from 6:48 PM to 6:56 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.67:126:48
211.67:126:48
311.67:116:48
411.67:106:49
511.77:096:49
611.77:096:49
711.77:086:50
811.77:076:50
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1511.87:016:52
1611.97:016:52
1711.97:006:53
1811.96:596:53
1911.96:586:53
2011.96:576:53
2112.06:566:54
2212.06:556:54
2312.06:556:54
2412.06:546:54
2512.06:536:55
2612.16:526:55
2712.16:516:55
2812.16:506:55
2912.16:496:56
3012.16:486:56
3112.16:476:56

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 4.48 kWh/m² to a high of 7.44 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
16.5Intense
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Planning a trip in March

Hazard calendar for Ario de Rosales

In seasonPeak

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

Ario de Rosales'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 Ario de Rosales?

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

8.5
Sightseeing
4th-best month of the year
8.5
Beach & pool
2nd-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Ario de Rosales in March

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

In March, Ario de Rosales sees daytime highs around 27°C and nights near 11°C. Pack sun protection. Worth having: light clothes.

sun protectionlight clothes

UV index in Ario de Rosales 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 Ario de Rosales peaks around April 11 at about 13 (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 highApr 11UV 13Dec 15UV 7
UV index (midday)Level
Jan9Very high
Feb11Extreme
Mar13Extreme
Apr13Extreme
May13Extreme
Jun13Extreme
Jul12Extreme
Aug12Extreme
Sep11Extreme
Oct10Very high
Nov8Very high
Dec7Very high

Air quality in Ario de Rosales 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 Ario de Rosales is worst in May — around 32 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.5× the cleanest month (February, 13 µg/m³).

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

010203040JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateMay 1031 µg/m³Feb 1613 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan15Moderate
Feb13Moderate
Mar15Moderate
Apr31Moderate
May32Moderate
Jun17Moderate
Jul16Moderate
Aug15Moderate
Sep16Moderate
Oct15Moderate
Nov15Moderate
Dec18Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Ario de Rosales?

Ario de Rosales sits at 19.2°N, 101.7°W, 1,868 m above sea level, in Mexico. The nearest listed city is Tacámbaro de Codallos, 27 km away.

Topography around Ario de Rosales

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Ario de Rosales has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 524 m around an average of 1,900 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,054 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 3,662 m.

The land around Ario de Rosales is covered by trees (67%) and grassland (21%) within 3 km, trees (75%) within 16 km, and trees (57%) and shrubs (20%) within 80 km.

3 km
524 m
16 km
2,054 m
80 km
3,662 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
March weather nearby: Tacámbaro de Codallos 27 km · Pátzcuaro 35 km · Uruapan 43 km · Nueva Italia de Ruiz 45 km · Paracho de Verduzco 60 km · Zacapu 68 km · Apatzingán 69 km · Morelia 78 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 Ario de Rosales (19.2083°, -101.709°, elevation 1,868 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).