Dolores Hidalgo weather in March

In March, Dolores Hidalgo sees average daytime highs of 26°C and overnight lows near 9°C, with 14 mm of rain across 2.5 wet days and about 11.9 hours of daylight. It is the 4th-warmest and 9th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 25°C in the first days to 27°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 60% of the time in March, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 30 min at the start of March to 12 h 12 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, March is Dolores Hidalgo's 2nd-clearest and 1st-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Dolores Hidalgo's year-round climate.

Daytime high
26°
4th warmest
Overnight low
5th coldest
Rainfall
14 mm
2.5 wet days
Daylight
11 h 48 min
6:58 AM – 6:49 PM
Cloud cover
36%
2nd clearest
Wind
10 km/h
1st windiest
Solar energy
6.87 kWh/m²
Travel score
8.3
out of 10

Dolores Hidalgo is city in Guanajuato, Mexico.

Founded
1810

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 25°C in the first days to 27°C by the end.

A typical March day in Dolores Hidalgo reaches about 26°C in the afternoon and slips back to 9°C overnight — a 17°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 22°C and 29°C. Set against its neighbours, March runs about 2°C warmer than February and about 2°C cooler than April.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
1258
2258
3258
4259
5259
6259
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8259
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10259
11269
12269
13269
14269
15269
16269
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312711

Dolores Hidalgo weather by month

How March compares with the rest of the year at a glance. March is the 4th-warmest and 9th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan21° / 132.610.98.0
Feb24° / 132.111.38.5
Mar26° / 142.511.98.3
Apr28° / 12°173.812.57.1
May29° / 13°437.8136.2
Jun27° / 14°8911.313.36.2
Jul26° / 14°9913.113.26.3
Aug26° / 14°8211.412.76.5
Sep24° / 14°9511.912.16.5
Oct24° / 11°38611.57.7
Nov23° / 152.8118.4
Dec22° / 71.310.78.3

Cloud cover in March

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 60% of the time in March.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 15% of March, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 25%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
17525
27525
37525
47525
57525
67525
77525
87525
97525
107525
117426
127525
137525
147525
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277525
287426
297327
307327
317129

Chance of precipitation in March

Any precipitation

Dolores Hidalgo gets around 14 mm of rain over 2.5 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 8% and peaks near 10% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
15
25
36
46
57
67
78
88
99
109
119
1210
1310
1410
1510
1610
1710
1810
199
209
219
228
238
248
258
267
277
287
297
307
318

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 (%)
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31100

Wind in March

Winds average 10 km/h in March, the windiest month of the year.

Across March, daily wind ranges from about 10 km/h on the calmest days to 10 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
110calm
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Sunrise & sunset in March

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 30 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 42 minutes over March. Sunrise moves from 7:11 AM to 6:44 AM, and sunset from 6:43 PM to 6:54 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.57:116:43
211.67:106:44
311.67:096:44
411.67:086:45
511.67:076:45
611.67:076:45
711.77:066:46
811.77:056:46
911.77:046:46
1011.77:036:47
1111.77:026:47
1211.87:016:48
1311.87:016:48
1411.87:006:48
1511.86:596:49
1611.86:586:49
1711.96:576:49
1811.96:566:50
1911.96:556:50
2011.96:546:50
2112.06:536:50
2212.06:526:51
2312.06:516:51
2412.06:506:51
2512.06:506:52
2612.16:496:52
2712.16:486:52
2812.16:476:53
2912.16:466:53
3012.16:456:53
3112.26:446:54

Solar energy in March

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in March, about 6.87 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.75 kWh/m² to a high of 7.48 kWh/m² in April across the year — March's 6.87 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.5Intense
26.5Intense
36.5Intense
46.5Intense
56.6Intense
66.6Intense
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106.7Intense
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126.7Intense
136.8Intense
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196.9Intense
207.0Intense
217.0Intense
227.0Intense
237.1Intense
247.1Intense
257.1Intense
267.2Intense
277.2Intense
287.2Intense
297.2Intense
307.3Intense
317.3Intense
Planning a trip in March

Hazard calendar for Dolores Hidalgo

In seasonPeak

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

Dolores Hidalgo's rainy season runs June–September, when most of the year's rain falls.

Rainy season
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec

Is March a good time to visit Dolores Hidalgo?

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

8.3
Sightseeing
3rd-best month of the year
7.9
Beach & pool
2nd-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Dolores Hidalgo in March

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

In March, Dolores Hidalgo sees daytime highs around 26°C and nights near 9°C. Pack sun protection. Worth having: light clothes.

sun protectionlight clothes

UV index in Dolores Hidalgo 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 Dolores Hidalgo peaks around June 13 at about 14 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 15 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 highJun 13UV 14Dec 15UV 7
UV index (midday)Level
Jan8Very high
Feb10Extreme
Mar13Extreme
Apr14Extreme
May13Extreme
Jun14Extreme
Jul12Extreme
Aug14Extreme
Sep12Extreme
Oct11Extreme
Nov8Very high
Dec7Very high

Air quality in Dolores Hidalgo 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 Dolores Hidalgo is worst in May — around 21 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), and holds fairly steady the rest of the year.

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

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateMay 1521 µg/m³Oct 1614 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan19Moderate
Feb17Moderate
Mar17Moderate
Apr17Moderate
May21Moderate
Jun15Moderate
Jul17Moderate
Aug15Moderate
Sep16Moderate
Oct13Moderate
Nov16Moderate
Dec20Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Dolores Hidalgo?

Dolores Hidalgo sits at 21.2°N, 100.9°W, 1,918 m above sea level, in Mexico. The nearest listed city is San Miguel de Allende, 33 km away.

Topography around Dolores Hidalgo

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Dolores Hidalgo has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 79 m around an average of 1,935 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 508 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,981 m.

The land around Dolores Hidalgo is covered by artificial surfaces (37%) and shrubs (33%) within 3 km, shrubs (49%) and cropland (25%) within 16 km, and shrubs (51%) and cropland (25%) within 80 km.

3 km
79 m
16 km
508 m
80 km
1,981 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrain
March weather nearby: San Miguel de Allende 33 km · Guanajuato 37 km · Marfil 41 km · San Luis de la Paz 46 km · San Felipe 46 km · Comonfort 52 km · Silao de la Victoria 56 km · Juventino Rosas 57 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 Dolores Hidalgo (21.1561°, -100.9325°, elevation 1,918 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).