Atlixco weather in March

In March, Atlixco sees average daytime highs of 24°C and overnight lows near 11°C, with 31 mm of rain across 5.9 wet days and about 11.9 hours of daylight. It is the 3rd-warmest and 8th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 24°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 61% 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 Atlixco's 4th-clearest and 1st-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Atlixco's year-round climate.

Daytime high
24°
3rd warmest
Overnight low
11°
5th coldest
Rainfall
31 mm
5.9 wet days
Daylight
11 h 54 min
6:47 AM – 6:39 PM
Cloud cover
35%
4th clearest
Wind
8 km/h
1st windiest
Solar energy
6.84 kWh/m²
Travel score
8.1
out of 10

Atlixco is municipal seat of Atlixco, State of Puebla, Mexico.

Founded
1579

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 24°C through the month.

A typical March day in Atlixco reaches about 24°C in the afternoon and slips back to 11°C overnight — a 14°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 21°C and 27°C. Set against its neighbours, March runs about 2°C warmer than February and about 1°C cooler than April.

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Atlixco weather by month

How March compares with the rest of the year at a glance. March is the 3rd-warmest and 8th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan21° / 142.3118.1
Feb23° / 132.311.48.6
Mar24° / 11°315.911.98.1
Apr25° / 12°6610.712.46.8
May25° / 13°17219.612.95.5
Jun23° / 13°23022.713.14.7
Jul23° / 13°16521.1135.0
Aug23° / 13°17922.412.64.9
Sep23° / 13°21922.612.14.7
Oct23° / 12°9313.711.66.3
Nov23° / 10°285.211.17.8
Dec22° / 71.610.98.4

Cloud cover in March

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 61% of the time in March.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 21% of March, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 18%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

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

Any precipitation

Atlixco gets around 31 mm of rain over 5.9 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 19% and peaks near 23% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

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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 8 km/h in March, the windiest month of the year.

Across March, daily wind ranges from about 8 km/h on the calmest days to 8 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
18calm
28calm
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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 6:59 AM to 6:34 AM, and sunset from 6:35 PM to 6:43 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.66:596:35
211.66:586:35
311.66:586:36
411.66:576:36
511.76:566:36
611.76:556:37
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1911.96:456:40
2011.96:446:40
2112.06:436:41
2212.06:426:41
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2412.06:416:41
2512.06:406:42
2612.16:396:42
2712.16:386:42
2812.16:376:42
2912.16:366:43
3012.16:356:43
3112.16:346:43

Solar energy in March

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in March, about 6.84 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 5.13 kWh/m² to a high of 7.12 kWh/m² in April across the year — March's 6.84 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 Atlixco

In seasonPeak

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

Atlixco's monsoon runs May–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 Atlixco?

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

8.1
Sightseeing
3rd-best month of the year
7.0
Beach & pool
1st-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Atlixco in March

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

In March, Atlixco sees daytime highs around 24°C and nights near 11°C. Pack sun protection. Worth having: light clothes. About 6 days see rain.

sun protectionlight clothes

UV index in Atlixco 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 Atlixco peaks around April 11 at about 14 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 14 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 11UV 14Dec 14UV 8
UV index (midday)Level
Jan9Very high
Feb12Extreme
Mar13Extreme
Apr14Extreme
May10Very high
Jun13Extreme
Jul12Extreme
Aug13Extreme
Sep12Extreme
Oct10Very high
Nov8Very high
Dec8Very high

Air quality in Atlixco 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 Atlixco is worst in November — around 83 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), and holds fairly steady the rest of the year.

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

0306090JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecUnhealthyPoorUnhealthyNov 2283 µg/m³Mar 2153 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan64Unhealthy
Feb59Unhealthy
Mar53Poor
Apr54Poor
May73Unhealthy
Jun66Unhealthy
Jul65Unhealthy
Aug63Unhealthy
Sep72Unhealthy
Oct72Unhealthy
Nov83Unhealthy
Dec81Unhealthy
Location & terrain

Where is Atlixco?

Atlixco sits at 18.9°N, 98.4°W, 1,846 m above sea level, in Mexico. The nearest listed city is San Bernardino Tlaxcalancingo, 21 km away.

Topography around Atlixco

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Atlixco has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 261 m around an average of 1,853 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,263 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 4,577 m.

The land around Atlixco is covered by artificial surfaces (46%) and grassland (22%) within 3 km, trees (31%), cropland (28%) and grassland (22%) within 16 km, and trees (30%), cropland (26%) and shrubs (25%) within 80 km.

3 km
261 m
16 km
1,263 m
80 km
4,577 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrain
March weather nearby: San Bernardino Tlaxcalancingo 21 km · San Andrés Cholula 22 km · Cholula 22 km · Santiago Momoxpan 26 km · Cuautlancingo 27 km · Huejotzingo 28 km · Sanctorum 29 km · Puebla 29 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 Atlixco (18.9081°, -98.4361°, elevation 1,846 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).