Ciudad General Escobedo weather in March

In March, Ciudad General Escobedo sees average daytime highs of 26°C and overnight lows near 14°C, with 46 mm of rain across 7.1 wet days and about 11.8 hours of daylight. It is the 8th-warmest and 4th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 24°C in the first days to 27°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 51% of the time in March, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 24 min at the start of March to 12 h 12 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, March is Ciudad General Escobedo's 5th-clearest and 6th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Ciudad General Escobedo's year-round climate.

Daytime high
26°
8th warmest
Overnight low
14°
5th coldest
Rainfall
46 mm
7.1 wet days
Daylight
11 h 48 min
6:57 AM – 6:45 PM
Cloud cover
44%
5th clearest
Wind
8 km/h
6th windiest
Solar energy
5.64 kWh/m²
Travel score
7.5
out of 10

Ciudad General Escobedo is municipal seat of Escobedo, State of Nuevo León, Mexico.

Founded
1604

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 24°C in the first days to 27°C by the end.

A typical March day in Ciudad General Escobedo reaches about 26°C in the afternoon and slips back to 14°C overnight — a 12°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 18°C and 32°C. Set against its neighbours, March runs about 3°C warmer than February and about 3°C cooler than April.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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How March really feels in Ciudad General Escobedo

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.

Ciudad General Escobedo weather by month

How March compares with the rest of the year at a glance. March is the 8th-warmest and 4th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan20° / 376.310.67.0
Feb23° / 11°335.711.17.6
Mar26° / 14°467.111.87.5
Apr29° / 17°466.712.66.1
May31° / 20°527.713.24.7
Jun33° / 22°395.413.63.9
Jul34° / 23°414.713.43.6
Aug34° / 23°314.512.93.6
Sep30° / 21°11710.412.24.9
Oct27° / 17°597.211.47.0
Nov23° / 13°386.310.77.7
Dec20° / 10°325.710.47.2

Cloud cover in March

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 51% of the time in March.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 12% of March, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 37%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
16436
26436
36436
46337
56337
66238
76238
86238
96139
106139
116139
126139
136139
146139
156238
166337
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Chance of precipitation in March

Any precipitation

Ciudad General Escobedo gets around 46 mm of rain over 7.1 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 23% and peaks near 24% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
119
220
320
421
521
622
722
823
923
1024
1124
1224
1324
1424
1524
1623
1723
1823
1923
2023
2122
2223
2323
2423
2523
2623
2723
2824
2924
3024
3124

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 53% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
16621130
26521140
36520150
46420151
56320161
66320161
76220171
86021181
96021181
105921191
115721202
125721202
135621212
145621212
155520223
165420233
175420233
185220244
195120254
204920265
214820275
224720286
234520296
244420296
254320307
264220307
274221308
284121308
294021308
303922309
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Wind in March

Winds average 8 km/h in March.

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
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58calm
68calm
78calm
88calm
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108calm
118calm
128calm
138calm
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318calm

Sunrise & sunset in March

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 24 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 48 minutes over March. Sunrise moves from 7:12 AM to 6:40 AM, and sunset from 6:37 PM to 6:52 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.47:126:37
211.57:116:38
311.57:106:39
411.57:096:39
511.57:086:40
611.67:076:40
711.67:066:41
811.67:056:41
911.67:046:42
1011.77:036:42
1111.77:026:43
1211.77:016:43
1311.77:006:44
1411.86:596:44
1511.86:586:45
1611.86:576:45
1711.86:566:46
1811.96:546:46
1911.96:536:47
2011.96:526:47
2111.96:516:48
2212.06:506:48
2312.06:496:49
2412.06:486:49
2512.06:476:50
2612.16:466:50
2712.16:456:50
2812.16:446:51
2912.16:426:51
3012.26:416:52
3112.26:406:52

Solar energy in March

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in March, about 5.64 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.66 kWh/m² to a high of 6.78 kWh/m² in June across the year — March's 5.64 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
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255.9Bright
265.9Bright
276.0Bright
286.0Bright
296.0Intense
306.0Intense
316.1Intense
Planning a trip in March

Is March a good time to visit Ciudad General Escobedo?

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

7.5
Sightseeing
3rd-best month of the year
7.0
Beach & pool
5th-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Ciudad General Escobedo in March

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

In March, Ciudad General Escobedo sees daytime highs around 26°C and nights near 14°C. Worth packing: light clothes and sun protection. About 7 days see rain.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Ciudad General Escobedo in March

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in March peaks around 10 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Ciudad General Escobedo peaks around June 17 at about 12 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 18 at about 5 (high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecHighVery highExtremeVery highHighJun 17UV 12Dec 18UV 5
UV index (midday)Level
Jan6High
Feb8Very high
Mar10Very high
Apr12Extreme
May12Extreme
Jun12Extreme
Jul12Extreme
Aug12Extreme
Sep11Extreme
Oct8Very high
Nov6High
Dec5High

Air quality in Ciudad General Escobedo 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 Ciudad General Escobedo is worst in December — around 24 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), and holds fairly steady the rest of the year.

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

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateDec 1724 µg/m³Aug 1518 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan23Moderate
Feb21Moderate
Mar24Moderate
Apr21Moderate
May22Moderate
Jun20Moderate
Jul19Moderate
Aug18Moderate
Sep20Moderate
Oct20Moderate
Nov22Moderate
Dec24Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Ciudad General Escobedo?

Ciudad General Escobedo sits at 25.8°N, 100.3°W, 499 m above sea level, in Mexico. The nearest listed city is San Nicolás de los Garza, 6.0 km away.

Topography around Ciudad General Escobedo

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Ciudad General Escobedo has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 230 m around an average of 505 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,642 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 3,521 m.

The land around Ciudad General Escobedo is covered by artificial surfaces (73%) within 3 km, artificial surfaces (48%) and shrubs (30%) within 16 km, and shrubs (59%) and trees (28%) within 80 km.

3 km
230 m
16 km
1,642 m
80 km
3,521 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrain
March weather nearby: San Nicolás de los Garza 6.0 km · Mitras Poniente 11 km · Monterrey 12 km · Ciudad Apodaca 13 km · Parque Industrial Ciudad Mitras 13 km · Guadalupe 15 km · San Pedro Garza García 17 km · Santa Catarina 20 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 Ciudad General Escobedo (25.7966°, -100.3177°, elevation 499 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).