Francisco I. Madero weather in March

In March, Francisco I. Madero sees average daytime highs of 29°C and overnight lows near 14°C, with 7 mm of rain across 1.3 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 27°C in the first days to 31°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 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 Francisco I. Madero's 6th-clearest and 7th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Francisco I. Madero's year-round climate.

Daytime high
29°
8th warmest
Overnight low
14°
5th coldest
Rainfall
7 mm
1.3 wet days
Daylight
11 h 48 min
7:08 AM – 6:57 PM
Cloud cover
34%
6th clearest
Wind
11 km/h
7th windiest
Solar energy
6.6 kWh/m²
Travel score
7.1
out of 10

Temperature in March

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs climb over the month, from about 27°C in the first days to 31°C by the end.

A typical March day in Francisco I. Madero reaches about 29°C in the afternoon and slips back to 14°C overnight — a 15°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 23°C and 33°C. Set against its neighbours, March runs about 4°C warmer than February and about 4°C cooler than April.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
12713
22713
32713
42813
52813
62813
72813
82813
92813
102813
112813
122814
132814
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273116
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303116
313116

How March really feels in Francisco I. Madero

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.

Francisco I. Madero 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 daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan22° / 91.510.68.4
Feb25° / 11°5111.18.5
Mar29° / 14°71.311.87.1
Apr33° / 18°20.712.64.6
May36° / 21°71.613.22.8
Jun36° / 23°163.213.62.3
Jul35° / 24°274.813.42.8
Aug35° / 23°203.712.93.1
Sep33° / 21°345.312.24.2
Oct30° / 18°162.511.46.1
Nov26° / 13°81.610.78.5
Dec23° / 71.410.48.5

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 14% of March, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 26%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
17129
27129
37129
47129
57129
67129
77129
87129
97129
107228
117228
127228
137327
147327
157426
167426
177525
187525
197624
207624
217624
227723
237723
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257723
267723
277723
287723
297723
307624
317624

Chance of precipitation in March

Any precipitation

Francisco I. Madero gets around 7 mm of rain over 1.3 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 4% and peaks near 6% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
13
23
34
44
54
64
75
85
95
105
116
126
136
146
156
165
175
185
195
204
214
224
233
243
253
262
272
282
292
301
311

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 98% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)
11000
21000
31000
41000
5991
6991
7991
8991
9991
10991
11991
12991
13991
14982
15982
16982
17982
18982
19982
20982
21982
22982
23982
24982
25982
26982
27982
28982
29982
30982
31982

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
110calm
210calm
310calm
410calm
510calm
610calm
710calm
810calm
910calm
1010calm
1110calm
1211calm
1311calm
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1511calm
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1811calm
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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 7:23 AM to 6:52 AM, and sunset from 6:49 PM to 7:04 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.47:236:49
211.57:226:50
311.57:226:50
411.57:216:51
511.57:206:51
611.67:196:52
711.67:186:53
811.67:176:53
911.67:166:54
1011.77:156:54
1111.77:146:55
1211.77:136:55
1311.77:126:56
1411.87:106:56
1511.87:096:57
1611.87:086:57
1711.87:076:58
1811.97:066:58
1911.97:056:59
2011.97:046:59
2111.97:036:59
2212.07:027:00
2312.07:017:00
2412.07:007:01
2512.06:597:01
2612.16:587:02
2712.16:567:02
2812.16:557:03
2912.16:547:03
3012.26:537:04
3112.26:527:04

Solar energy in March

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in March, about 6.6 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.16 kWh/m² to a high of 7.95 kWh/m² in May across the year — March's 6.6 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.0Intense
26.1Intense
36.1Intense
46.1Intense
56.2Intense
66.2Intense
76.2Intense
86.3Intense
96.3Intense
106.3Intense
116.4Intense
126.4Intense
136.5Intense
146.5Intense
156.5Intense
166.6Intense
176.6Intense
186.7Intense
196.7Intense
206.8Intense
216.8Intense
226.8Intense
236.9Intense
246.9Intense
257.0Intense
267.0Intense
277.0Intense
287.1Intense
297.1Intense
307.1Intense
317.2Intense
Planning a trip in March

Is March a good time to visit Francisco I. Madero?

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

7.1
Sightseeing
5th-best month of the year
8.6
Beach & pool
1st-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Francisco I. Madero in March

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

In March, Francisco I. Madero sees daytime highs around 29°C and nights near 14°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Francisco I. Madero 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 Francisco I. Madero peaks around July 12 at about 13 (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 highHighJul 12UV 13Dec 18UV 5
UV index (midday)Level
Jan6High
Feb8Very high
Mar10Extreme
Apr12Extreme
May13Extreme
Jun13Extreme
Jul13Extreme
Aug12Extreme
Sep11Extreme
Oct8Very high
Nov6High
Dec5High
Location & terrain

Where is Francisco I. Madero?

Francisco I. Madero sits at 25.8°N, 103.3°W, 1,112 m above sea level, in Mexico. The nearest listed city is Matamoros, 28 km away.

Topography around Francisco I. Madero

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Francisco I. Madero has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 10 m around an average of 1,108 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 592 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,276 m.

The land around Francisco I. Madero is covered by cropland (42%) and artificial surfaces (24%) within 3 km, cropland (49%) and shrubs (25%) within 16 km, and shrubs (60%) and bare terrain (30%) within 80 km.

3 km
10 m
16 km
592 m
80 km
2,276 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrain
March weather nearby: Matamoros 28 km · San Pedro 29 km · Torreón 29 km · Gómez Palacio 32 km · Lerdo 37 km · Parras de la Fuente 116 km · Juan Aldama 165 km · Guadalupe Victoria 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 Francisco I. Madero (25.773°, -103.2713°, elevation 1,112 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).