Cananea weather in March

In March, Cananea sees average daytime highs of 20°C and overnight lows near 5°C, with 17 mm of precipitation across 3.1 wet days and about 11.8 hours of daylight. It is the 8th-warmest and 8th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 18°C in the first days to 21°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 62% of the time in March, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 18 min at the start of March to 12 h 12 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, March is Cananea's 6th-clearest and 3rd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Cananea's year-round climate.

Daytime high
20°
8th warmest
Overnight low
4th coldest
Precipitation
17 mm
3.1 wet days
Daylight
11 h 48 min
6:38 AM – 6:24 PM
Cloud cover
33%
6th clearest
Wind
10 km/h
3rd windiest
Solar energy
6.35 kWh/m²
Travel score
7.7
out of 10

Cananea is municipal seat of Cananea, State of Sonora, Mexico.

Founded
1601

Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.

Temperature in March

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs climb over the month, from about 18°C in the first days to 21°C by the end.

A typical March day in Cananea reaches about 20°C in the afternoon and slips back to 5°C overnight — a 14°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 14°C and 25°C. Set against its neighbours, March runs about 3°C warmer than February and about 4°C cooler than April.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
1184
2184
3184
4184
5184
6184
7195
8195
9195
10195
11195
12195
13205
14205
15206
16206
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18206
19206
20206
21216
22216
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26216
27216
28216
29216
30217
31217

How March really feels in Cananea

Once humidity and wind are folded in, March averages 0 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
0
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
0
wind chill below the day's low

March sits comfortably in between — no days that feel dangerously hot or drop to a hard freeze once humidity and wind are folded in.

Cananea weather by month

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

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan15° / 283.80.710.25.5
Feb17° / 294.40.810.96.2
Mar20° / 173.10.511.87.7
Apr24° / 71.30.112.78.8
May28° / 12°51.3013.57.6
Jun33° / 17°1330144.6
Jul31° / 19°9816.3013.83.9
Aug30° / 18°8815.9013.14.6
Sep29° / 16°417.1012.26.5
Oct25° / 11°162.9011.28.6
Nov19° / 222.50.110.47.7
Dec15° / 314.21105.3

Cloud cover in March

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 62% of the time in March.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 13% of March, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 26%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
16832
26832
36832
46832
56931
66931
77030
87030
97129
107129
117228
127228
137426
147426
157525
167624
177624
187624
197723
207723
217723
227723
237822
247822
257822
267822
277921
287921
297921
308020
318020

Chance of precipitation in March

Any precipitationSnow

Cananea gets around 17 mm of rain and snow over 3.1 wet days in March. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable precipitation averages around 10% and peaks near 13% on the wettest days, and about 1 day brings snow.

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Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
1133
2133
3133
4133
5123
6122
7122
8122
9122
10122
11112
12112
13112
14112
15102
16102
1792
1891
1991
2091
2191
2281
2381
2481
2581
2681
2781
2881
2981
3081
3181

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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Dry (%)
1100
2100
3100
4100
5100
6100
7100
8100
9100
10100
11100
12100
13100
14100
15100
16100
17100
18100
19100
20100
21100
22100
23100
24100
25100
26100
27100
28100
29100
30100
31100

Wind in March

Winds average 10 km/h in March.

Across March, daily wind ranges from about 10 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
110calm
210calm
310calm
410calm
510calm
610calm
710calm
810calm
910calm
1010calm
1110calm
1210calm
1310calm
1410calm
1510calm
1610calm
1710calm
1810calm
1910calm
2010calm
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3011calm
3111calm

Sunrise & sunset in March

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 18 min at the start of March to 12 h 12 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 54 minutes over March. Sunrise moves from 6:56 AM to 6:19 AM, and sunset from 6:13 PM to 6:34 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.36:566:13
211.36:556:14
311.46:536:15
411.46:526:15
511.46:516:16
611.46:506:17
711.56:496:18
811.56:486:18
911.56:466:19
1011.66:456:20
1111.66:446:20
1211.66:436:21
1311.76:426:22
1411.76:406:22
1511.76:396:23
1611.86:386:24
1711.86:376:25
1811.86:356:25
1911.96:346:26
2011.96:336:27
2111.96:326:27
2212.06:306:28
2312.06:296:28
2412.06:286:29
2512.16:266:30
2612.16:256:30
2712.16:246:31
2812.26:236:32
2912.26:216:32
3012.26:206:33
3112.26:196:34

Solar energy in March

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in March, about 6.35 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.58 kWh/m² to a high of 8.31 kWh/m² in May across the year — March's 6.35 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.5Bright
25.6Bright
35.7Bright
45.7Bright
55.8Bright
65.8Bright
75.9Bright
85.9Bright
96.0Bright
106.0Intense
116.1Intense
126.1Intense
136.2Intense
146.2Intense
156.3Intense
166.3Intense
176.4Intense
186.5Intense
196.5Intense
206.6Intense
216.6Intense
226.7Intense
236.7Intense
246.8Intense
256.8Intense
266.8Intense
276.9Intense
286.9Intense
297.0Intense
307.0Intense
317.1Intense
Planning a trip in March

Is March a good time to visit Cananea?

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

7.7
Sightseeing
3rd-best month of the year
3.8
Beach & pool
8th-best month of the year

March is one of the better times to visit Cananea for general sightseeing.

What to pack for Cananea in March

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

In March, Cananea sees daytime highs around 20°C and nights near 5°C. Pack sun protection. Worth having: a warm layer. About 3 days see rain.

sun protectiona warm layer

UV index in Cananea in March

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in March peaks around 8 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Cananea peaks around June 20 at about 12 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 19 at about 4 (moderate).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateHighVery highExtremeVery highHighModerateJun 20UV 12Dec 19UV 4
UV index (midday)Level
Jan5Moderate
Feb6High
Mar8Very high
Apr10Very high
May10Extreme
Jun12Extreme
Jul12Extreme
Aug12Extreme
Sep10Very high
Oct7Very high
Nov5High
Dec4Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Cananea?

Cananea sits at 31.0°N, 110.3°W, 1,601 m above sea level, in Mexico. The nearest listed city is Sierra Vista, 63 km away.

Topography around Cananea

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Cananea has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 378 m around an average of 1,596 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,241 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,132 m.

The land around Cananea is covered by bare terrain (29%) and shrubs (26%) within 3 km, shrubs (38%) and grassland (36%) within 16 km, and shrubs (76%) within 80 km.

3 km
378 m
16 km
1,241 m
80 km
2,132 m
treesshrubsgrasslandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
March weather nearby: Sierra Vista 63 km · Nogales 71 km · Nogales 72 km · Magdalena de Kino 75 km · Agua Prieta 81 km · Douglas 82 km · Rio Rico 84 km · Green Valley 117 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 Cananea (30.9835°, -110.2976°, elevation 1,601 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. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).