Arriaga weather in March

In March, Arriaga sees average daytime highs of 30°C and overnight lows near 22°C, with 7 mm of rain across 1.8 wet days and about 11.9 hours of daylight. It is the 6th-warmest and 9th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 30°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 83% of the time in March, and the air most often feels muggy.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 42 min at the start of March to 12 h 06 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, March is Arriaga's 3rd-clearest and 5th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Arriaga's year-round climate.

Daytime high
30°
6th warmest
Overnight low
22°
4th coldest
Rainfall
7 mm
1.8 wet days
Daylight
11 h 54 min
6:29 AM – 6:22 PM
Cloud cover
22%
3rd clearest
Wind
11 km/h
5th windiest
Solar energy
6.62 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.7
out of 10

Arriaga is municipal seat of Arriaga, State of Chiapas, Mexico.

Founded
1910

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 30°C through the month.

A typical March day in Arriaga reaches about 30°C in the afternoon and slips back to 22°C overnight — a 8°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 28°C and 31°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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22922
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52922
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How March really feels in Arriaga

Once humidity and wind are folded in, March averages 2 days that feel above 32°C and 0 that feel at or below 0°C — the comfort signal a plain temperature reading hides.

Days feeling ≥ 32°C
2
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
0
wind chill below the day's low

The story in March is heat — humidity pushes the afternoon "feels like" well above the raw temperature.

Arriaga weather by month

How March compares with the rest of the year at a glance. March is the 6th-warmest and 9th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan28° / 21°20.511.18.3
Feb29° / 21°20.711.57.5
Mar30° / 22°71.811.96.7
Apr31° / 24°205.412.45.5
May31° / 24°10817.412.74.0
Jun30° / 24°28025.112.93.1
Jul31° / 24°19223.312.93.3
Aug30° / 24°24424.712.53.1
Sep30° / 24°3012512.13.3
Oct29° / 24°14913.911.64.8
Nov29° / 23°302.811.26.8
Dec28° / 21°20.711.17.7

Cloud cover in March

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 83% of the time in March.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 8% of March, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 9%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
1937
2937
3937
4937
5937
6937
7928
8928
9937
10928
11928
12928
13928
14928
15919
16919
17919
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249010
259010
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318911

Chance of precipitation in March

Any precipitation

Arriaga gets around 7 mm of rain over 1.8 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 6% and peaks near 10% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
14
24
34
44
54
64
75
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105
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3010
3110

Humidity in March

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Most of March feels muggy — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

By dew point, March lands in the muggy band about 52% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 70% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
12725579
22825569
328245610
428245610
528245511
628245511
728245511
828245412
928245412
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2215225121
2315215023
2414205025
2514195026
2614184928
2714174930
2813164832
2913154834
3013134736
3112134737

Wind in March

Winds average 11 km/h in March.

Across March, daily wind ranges from about 9 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
111calm
211calm
311calm
411calm
511calm
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Sunrise & sunset in March

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 42 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 24 minutes over March. Sunrise moves from 6:39 AM to 6:17 AM, and sunset from 6:19 PM to 6:24 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.76:396:19
211.76:386:19
311.76:386:19
411.76:376:19
511.76:376:20
611.76:366:20
711.76:356:20
811.86:346:20
911.86:346:20
1011.86:336:21
1111.86:326:21
1211.86:326:21
1311.86:316:21
1411.96:306:21
1511.96:296:22
1611.96:296:22
1711.96:286:22
1811.96:276:22
1911.96:266:22
2011.96:266:23
2112.06:256:23
2212.06:246:23
2312.06:236:23
2412.06:226:23
2512.06:226:23
2612.06:216:23
2712.16:206:24
2812.16:196:24
2912.16:196:24
3012.16:186:24
3112.16:176:24

Solar energy in March

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in March, about 6.62 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 5.04 kWh/m² to a high of 6.85 kWh/m² in April across the year — March's 6.62 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.3Intense
26.3Intense
36.3Intense
46.4Intense
56.4Intense
66.4Intense
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96.5Intense
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246.8Intense
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266.8Intense
276.8Intense
286.8Intense
296.8Intense
306.8Intense
316.8Intense
Planning a trip in March

Hazard calendar for Arriaga

In seasonPeak

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

Arriaga sits in the Atlantic hurricane belt; the season peaks August–October.

Arriaga's monsoon runs June–October, when most of the year's rain falls.

Atlantic hurricane
Monsoon
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec

Is March a good time to visit Arriaga?

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

6.7
Sightseeing
5th-best month of the year
8.9
Beach & pool
4th-best month of the year

March is a reasonable time to visit Arriaga for sightseeing. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for Arriaga in March

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

In March, Arriaga sees daytime highs around 30°C and nights near 22°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection.

light clothessun protection

Sea temperature near Arriaga in March

The nearest coast averages about 28°C in March — the other half of the beach question. The full-year curve and swim-comfort zones are below.

The sea at the nearest coast (about 27 km away) is warmest in August at about 30°C and coldest in February near 28°C.

The water stays above 20°C all year — warm enough for a swim any month.

26°28°30°32°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecwarmtropicalcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan28Warm
Feb28Warm
Mar28Tropical
Apr29Tropical
May30Tropical
Jun30Tropical
Jul30Tropical
Aug30Tropical
Sep30Tropical
Oct29Tropical
Nov29Tropical
Dec28Tropical

UV index in Arriaga 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 Arriaga peaks around April 12 at about 13 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 19 at about 8 (very high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecVery highExtremeVery highApr 12UV 13Dec 19UV 8
UV index (midday)Level
Jan9Very high
Feb12Extreme
Mar13Extreme
Apr13Extreme
May12Extreme
Jun13Extreme
Jul12Extreme
Aug13Extreme
Sep12Extreme
Oct11Extreme
Nov9Very high
Dec8Very high

Air quality in Arriaga 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 Arriaga is worst in May — around 40 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), about 3.5× the cleanest month (January, 11 µg/m³).

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

0204060JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModeratePoorModerateGoodMay 1039 µg/m³Jan 1111 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan11Good
Feb13Moderate
Mar19Moderate
Apr38Poor
May40Poor
Jun21Moderate
Jul27Moderate
Aug22Moderate
Sep19Moderate
Oct14Moderate
Nov12Moderate
Dec12Good
Location & terrain

Where is Arriaga?

Arriaga sits at 16.2°N, 93.9°W, 63 m above sea level, in Mexico. The nearest listed city is Tonalá, 22 km away.

Topography around Arriaga

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Arriaga has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 407 m around an average of 96 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,595 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,438 m.

The land around Arriaga is covered by trees (43%) and grassland (37%) within 3 km, trees (58%) and grassland (37%) within 16 km, and trees (45%), water (26%) and grassland (23%) within 80 km.

3 km
407 m
16 km
1,595 m
80 km
2,438 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswatermangroves
March weather nearby: Tonalá 22 km · Cintalapa de Figueroa 53 km · Villaflores 67 km · Ocozocoautla de Espinosa 81 km · Berriozábal 92 km · Suchiapa 96 km · Pijijiapan 96 km · Tuxtla 102 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 Arriaga (16.2356°, -93.8997°, elevation 63 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. Tropical-cyclone seasons are the published climatological basin seasons (NOAA National Hurricane Center / regional warning centres). Sea temperatures are the NOAA OISST v2.1 1991–2020 monthly climatology (public domain), sampled at the nearest ocean point. 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).