Frontera weather in March

In March, Frontera sees average daytime highs of 27°C and overnight lows near 14°C, with 19 mm of rain across 3.4 wet days and about 11.8 hours of daylight. It is the 8th-warmest and 7th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 25°C in the first days to 29°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 55% 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 Frontera's 6th-clearest and 6th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Frontera's year-round climate.

Daytime high
27°
8th warmest
Overnight low
14°
5th coldest
Rainfall
19 mm
3.4 wet days
Daylight
11 h 48 min
7:01 AM – 6:50 PM
Cloud cover
41%
6th clearest
Wind
7 km/h
6th windiest
Solar energy
5.86 kWh/m²
Travel score
7.6
out of 10

Frontera is municipal seat of Frontera, State of Coahuila, Mexico.

Founded
1884

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 29°C by the end.

A typical March day in Frontera reaches about 27°C in the afternoon and slips back to 14°C overnight — a 13°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 19°C and 34°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)
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How March really feels in Frontera

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.

Frontera weather by month

How March compares with the rest of the year at a glance. March is the 8th-warmest and 7th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan20° / 153.210.57.6
Feb23° / 10°112.7118.2
Mar27° / 14°193.411.87.6
Apr31° / 18°194.212.65.2
May34° / 22°34813.33.4
Jun35° / 24°397.513.72.6
Jul35° / 24°597.813.52.8
Aug35° / 24°447.2133.0
Sep31° / 22°9510.612.24.6
Oct28° / 17°325.511.46.9
Nov24° / 12°173.510.78.3
Dec20° / 173.310.37.7

Cloud cover in March

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 55% 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 33%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
16733
26733
36733
46733
56733
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86535
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Chance of precipitation in March

Any precipitation

Frontera gets around 19 mm of rain over 3.4 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 11% and peaks near 13% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
18
29
39
410
510
610
711
811
912
1012
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1312
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1513
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1712
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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 77% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
189920
289920
388930
4871030
5861040
6851140
7841240
8831250
9821350
10801460
11791560
12791560
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Wind in March

Winds average 7 km/h in March.

Across March, daily wind ranges from about 7 km/h on the calmest days to 7 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
17calm
27calm
37calm
47calm
57calm
67calm
77calm
87calm
97calm
107calm
117calm
127calm
137calm
147calm
157calm
167calm
177calm
187calm
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217calm
227calm
237calm
247calm
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267calm
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287calm
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307calm
317calm

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 7:17 AM to 6:44 AM, and sunset from 6:41 PM to 6:57 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.47:176:41
211.47:166:42
311.57:156:42
411.57:146:43
511.57:136:43
611.57:126:44
711.67:116:45
811.67:106:45
911.67:096:46
1011.67:086:46
1111.77:076:47
1211.77:066:47
1311.77:056:48
1411.77:046:48
1511.87:036:49
1611.87:016:50
1711.87:006:50
1811.96:596:51
1911.96:586:51
2011.96:576:52
2111.96:566:52
2212.06:556:53
2312.06:546:53
2412.06:526:54
2512.06:516:54
2612.16:506:55
2712.16:496:55
2812.16:486:56
2912.26:476:56
3012.26:466:57
3112.26:446:57

Solar energy in March

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in March, about 5.86 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.64 kWh/m² to a high of 7.05 kWh/m² in June across the year — March's 5.86 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.4Bright
25.4Bright
35.5Bright
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65.5Bright
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206.0Bright
216.0Intense
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246.1Intense
256.2Intense
266.2Intense
276.2Intense
286.3Intense
296.3Intense
306.3Intense
316.3Intense
Planning a trip in March

Is March a good time to visit Frontera?

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

7.6
Sightseeing
4th-best month of the year
7.9
Beach & pool
1st-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Frontera in March

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

In March, Frontera sees daytime highs around 27°C and nights near 14°C. Pack light clothes. Worth having: sun protection. About 3 days see rain.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Frontera in March

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in March peaks around 9 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Frontera peaks around July 15 at about 12 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 17 at about 5 (moderate).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecHighVery highExtremeVery highHighJul 15UV 12Dec 17UV 5
UV index (midday)Level
Jan6High
Feb7Very high
Mar9Very high
Apr11Extreme
May12Extreme
Jun12Extreme
Jul12Extreme
Aug11Extreme
Sep11Extreme
Oct8Very high
Nov6High
Dec5Moderate

Air quality in Frontera 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 Frontera is worst in July — around 18 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.1× the cleanest month (January, 9 µg/m³).

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

01020JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodJul 1617 µg/m³Jan 219 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan9Good
Feb9Good
Mar9Good
Apr11Good
May15Moderate
Jun15Moderate
Jul18Moderate
Aug15Moderate
Sep14Moderate
Oct11Good
Nov10Good
Dec9Good
Location & terrain

Where is Frontera?

Frontera sits at 26.9°N, 101.5°W, 592 m above sea level, in Mexico. The nearest listed city is Monclova, 4.0 km away.

Topography around Frontera

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Frontera has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 83 m around an average of 589 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,272 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,339 m.

The land around Frontera is covered by artificial surfaces (74%) within 3 km, shrubs (72%) within 16 km, and shrubs (90%) within 80 km.

3 km
83 m
16 km
1,272 m
80 km
2,339 m
treesshrubscroplandartificial surfacesbare terrain
March weather nearby: Monclova 4.0 km · Castaños 16 km · San Buenaventura 18 km · Ciudad Melchor Múzquiz 106 km · Palaú 107 km · Sabinas 108 km · Nueva Rosita 115 km · Ciudad Sabinas Hidalgo 135 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 Frontera (26.9281°, -101.4521°, elevation 592 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).