Empalme weather in March

In March, Empalme sees average daytime highs of 27°C and overnight lows near 15°C, with 6 mm of rain across 0.6 wet days and about 11.8 hours of daylight. It is the 9th-warmest and 9th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 26°C in the first days to 28°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 67% 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 Empalme's 7th-clearest and 4th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Empalme's year-round climate.

Daytime high
27°
9th warmest
Overnight low
15°
4th coldest
Rainfall
6 mm
0.6 wet days
Daylight
11 h 48 min
6:39 AM – 6:27 PM
Cloud cover
30%
7th clearest
Wind
11 km/h
4th windiest
Solar energy
6.44 kWh/m²
Travel score
8.2
out of 10

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

Founded
1905

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 26°C in the first days to 28°C by the end.

A typical March day in Empalme reaches about 27°C in the afternoon and slips back to 15°C overnight — a 13°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 23°C and 31°C. Set against its neighbours, March runs about 2°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 Empalme

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.

Empalme weather by month

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

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan24° / 11°91.310.49.0
Feb25° / 13°131.7118.5
Mar27° / 15°60.611.88.2
Apr30° / 17°10.212.66.6
May33° / 20°10.113.44.8
Jun36° / 25°30.413.73.1
Jul36° / 28°204.613.62.2
Aug36° / 28°367.2132.2
Sep35° / 27°596.412.22.9
Oct33° / 22°192.411.34.6
Nov28° / 16°121.410.67.5
Dec24° / 12°131.710.38.7

Cloud cover in March

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 67% of the time in March.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 10% of March, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 23%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
16931
27030
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47228
57228
67228
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Chance of precipitation in March

Any precipitation

Empalme gets around 6 mm of rain over 0.6 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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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 82% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
186113
285123
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685132
785132
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Wind in March

Winds average 11 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
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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 6:55 AM to 6:22 AM, and sunset from 6:18 PM to 6:35 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.46:556:18
211.46:546:18
311.46:536:19
411.56:526:20
511.56:516:20
611.56:506:21
711.56:496:21
811.66:486:22
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1611.86:396:27
1711.86:386:27
1811.96:376:28
1911.96:366:28
2011.96:356:29
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2212.06:326:30
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2612.16:276:32
2712.16:266:33
2812.16:256:33
2912.26:246:34
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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 6.44 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.9 kWh/m² to a high of 8.16 kWh/m² in May across the year — March's 6.44 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.7Bright
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Planning a trip in March

Hazard calendar for Empalme

In seasonPeak

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

Empalme sits in the eastern Pacific hurricane zone; the season peaks August–September.

Pacific hurricane
Jan
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May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
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Dec

Is March a good time to visit Empalme?

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

8.2
Sightseeing
4th-best month of the year
8.6
Beach & pool
2nd-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Empalme in March

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

In March, Empalme sees daytime highs around 27°C and nights near 15°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection.

light clothessun protection

Sea temperature near Empalme in March

The nearest coast averages about 19°C in March — the other half of the beach question. The full-year curve and swim-comfort zones are below.

The sea offshore is warmest in August at about 30°C and coldest in January near 18°C.

It's comfortable for a long swim from Apr 6 to Dec 15 — about 8.4 months when the water holds above 20°C.

15°20°25°30°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDeccoolrefreshingwarmtropicalcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan18Cool
Feb18Cool
Mar19Cool
Apr21Refreshing
May24Refreshing
Jun27Warm
Jul29Tropical
Aug30Tropical
Sep30Tropical
Oct28Warm
Nov23Refreshing
Dec20Cool

UV index in Empalme in March

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in March peaks around 8 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Empalme peaks around July 14 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.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecHighVery highExtremeVery highHighModerateJul 14UV 12Dec 19UV 4
UV index (midday)Level
Jan5Moderate
Feb6High
Mar8Very high
Apr10Extreme
May10Extreme
Jun12Extreme
Jul12Extreme
Aug11Extreme
Sep10Very high
Oct7Very high
Nov6High
Dec4Moderate

Air quality in Empalme 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 Empalme is worst in July — around 18 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 3.9× the cleanest month (January, 5 µg/m³).

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

01020JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodJul 1917 µg/m³Jan 115 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan5Good
Feb5Good
Mar5Good
Apr6Good
May5Good
Jun8Good
Jul18Moderate
Aug13Moderate
Sep8Good
Oct5Good
Nov5Good
Dec5Good
Location & terrain

Where is Empalme?

Empalme sits at 28.0°N, 110.8°W, 7 m above sea level, in Mexico. The nearest listed city is Heroica Guaymas, 10 km away.

Topography around Empalme

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Empalme has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 155 m around an average of 9 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 483 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,146 m.

The land around Empalme is covered by shrubs (31%), water (25%) and artificial surfaces (24%) within 3 km, shrubs (53%) and water (27%) within 16 km, and shrubs (55%) and water (33%) within 80 km.

3 km
155 m
16 km
483 m
80 km
1,146 m
treesshrubscroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
March weather nearby: Heroica Guaymas 10 km · San Carlos 23 km · Esperanza 97 km · Ciudad Obregón 101 km · Miguel Alemán (La Doce) 117 km · Hermosillo 126 km · Navojoa 168 km · Huatabampo 171 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 Empalme (27.9617°, -110.8141°, elevation 7 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).