Atoyac de Álvarez weather in March

In March, Atoyac de Álvarez sees average daytime highs of 29°C and overnight lows near 20°C, with 5 mm of rain across 0.7 wet days and about 11.9 hours of daylight. It is the 3rd-warmest and 11th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 29°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 79% of the time in March, and the air most often feels humid.

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 Atoyac de Álvarez's 1st-clearest and 2nd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Atoyac de Álvarez's year-round climate.

Daytime high
29°
3rd warmest
Overnight low
20°
4th coldest
Rainfall
5 mm
0.7 wet days
Daylight
11 h 54 min
6:55 AM – 6:48 PM
Cloud cover
23%
1st clearest
Wind
6 km/h
2nd windiest
Solar energy
6.82 kWh/m²
Travel score
7.3
out of 10

Atoyac de Álvarez is municipal seat of Atoyac, State of Guerrero, 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 29°C through the month.

A typical March day in Atoyac de Álvarez reaches about 29°C in the afternoon and slips back to 20°C overnight — a 9°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 27°C and 30°C. Set against its neighbours, March runs about 1°C warmer than February and about 1°C cooler than April.

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Atoyac de Álvarez weather by month

How March compares with the rest of the year at a glance. March is the 3rd-warmest and 11th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan27° / 19°132.111.18.1
Feb28° / 19°91.311.47.9
Mar29° / 20°50.711.97.3
Apr30° / 21°10.412.46.6
May30° / 22°638.712.85.3
Jun28° / 23°29923.4133.8
Jul28° / 23°26723.712.93.8
Aug28° / 23°32426.312.63.6
Sep28° / 22°39527.912.13.5
Oct28° / 22°29226.911.63.9
Nov28° / 20°7113.611.26.0
Dec27° / 19°143.7117.8

Cloud cover in March

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 79% of the time in March, the clearest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 9% of March, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 12%.

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

Any precipitation

Atoyac de Álvarez gets around 5 mm of rain over 0.7 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 2% and peaks near 3% on the wettest days.

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Humidity in March

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, March lands in the humid band about 46% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 19% of them.

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Wind in March

Winds average 6 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
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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 7:06 AM to 6:43 AM, and sunset from 6:44 PM to 6:51 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.67:066:44
211.77:056:44
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511.77:036:45
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1411.86:576:47
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1611.96:556:48
1711.96:546:48
1811.96:536:48
1911.96:536:48
2011.96:526:49
2112.06:516:49
2212.06:506:49
2312.06:496:49
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2512.06:486:50
2612.06:476:50
2712.16:466:50
2812.16:456:50
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Solar energy in March

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in March, about 6.82 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.71 kWh/m² to a high of 7.33 kWh/m² in April across the year — March's 6.82 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 Atoyac de Álvarez

In seasonPeak

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

Atoyac de Álvarez sits in the eastern Pacific hurricane zone; the season peaks August–September.

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

Pacific hurricane
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Is March a good time to visit Atoyac de Álvarez?

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

7.3
Sightseeing
4th-best month of the year
9.2
Beach & pool
1st-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Atoyac de Álvarez in March

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

In March, Atoyac de Álvarez sees daytime highs around 29°C and nights near 20°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection.

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Sea temperature near Atoyac de Álvarez in March

The nearest coast averages about 27°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 22 km away) is warmest in August at about 30°C and coldest in April near 27°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
Jan29Tropical
Feb28Warm
Mar27Warm
Apr27Warm
May29Tropical
Jun30Tropical
Jul30Tropical
Aug30Tropical
Sep30Tropical
Oct30Tropical
Nov30Tropical
Dec29Tropical

UV index in Atoyac de Álvarez 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 Atoyac de Álvarez peaks around March 21 at about 13 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 13 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 highMar 21UV 13Dec 13UV 7
UV index (midday)Level
Jan9Very high
Feb11Extreme
Mar13Extreme
Apr12Extreme
May11Extreme
Jun11Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug11Extreme
Sep11Extreme
Oct10Very high
Nov8Very high
Dec7High

Air quality in Atoyac de Álvarez 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 Atoyac de Álvarez is worst in May — around 39 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), about 7.0× the cleanest month (February, 6 µg/m³).

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

010203040JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateModerateGoodMay 1636 µg/m³Feb 136 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan7Good
Feb6Good
Mar7Good
Apr17Moderate
May39Poor
Jun12Moderate
Jul14Moderate
Aug10Good
Sep9Good
Oct9Good
Nov7Good
Dec7Good
Location & terrain

Where is Atoyac de Álvarez?

Atoyac de Álvarez sits at 17.2°N, 100.4°W, 59 m above sea level, in Mexico. The nearest listed city is Técpan de Galeana, 21 km away.

Topography around Atoyac de Álvarez

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Atoyac de Álvarez has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 302 m around an average of 73 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,522 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 3,534 m.

The land around Atoyac de Álvarez is covered by grassland (38%) and trees (36%) within 3 km, trees (56%) and grassland (26%) within 16 km, and trees (55%) and water (29%) within 80 km.

3 km
302 m
16 km
1,522 m
80 km
3,534 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwaterwetlandmangroves
March weather nearby: Técpan de Galeana 21 km · Acapulco 68 km · Petatlán 96 km · Chilpancingo 106 km · Zumpango del Río 108 km · Tixtla de Guerrero 117 km · Arcelia 125 km · Zihuatanejo 128 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 Atoyac de Álvarez (17.2067°, -100.4331°, elevation 59 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).