Guanajuato weather in March

In March, Guanajuato sees average daytime highs of 26°C and overnight lows near 11°C, with 13 mm of rain across 2.2 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 26°C in the first days to 28°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 63% 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 Guanajuato's 2nd-clearest and 1st-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Guanajuato's year-round climate.

Daytime high
26°
4th warmest
Overnight low
11°
5th coldest
Rainfall
13 mm
2.2 wet days
Daylight
11 h 54 min
6:59 AM – 6:50 PM
Cloud cover
34%
2nd clearest
Wind
11 km/h
1st windiest
Solar energy
6.93 kWh/m²
Travel score
8.3
out of 10

Guanajuato is capital city of the State of Guanajuato, Mexico.

Density
72/km²
people per km²
Founded
1546

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 Guanajuato reaches about 26°C in the afternoon and slips back to 11°C overnight — a 16°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 23°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)
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Guanajuato 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
Jan22° / 132.410.98.1
Feb24° / 13211.38.6
Mar26° / 11°132.211.98.3
Apr29° / 13°14312.56.9
May29° / 15°488.5135.8
Jun28° / 15°13314.313.35.5
Jul26° / 14°16017.713.15.6
Aug26° / 14°14115.912.75.8
Sep25° / 14°13114.412.16.1
Oct25° / 12°47711.57.5
Nov24° / 10°132.5118.6
Dec22° / 61.410.78.4

Cloud cover in March

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 63% 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 23%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
17822
27822
37822
47822
57822
67822
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Chance of precipitation in March

Any precipitation

Guanajuato gets around 13 mm of rain over 2.2 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 7% and peaks near 9% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
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316

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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Wind in March

Winds average 11 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 11 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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511calm
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811calm
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1211calm
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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 7:12 AM to 6:45 AM, and sunset from 6:45 PM to 6:55 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.57:126:45
211.67:116:45
311.67:106:46
411.67:096:46
511.67:096:46
611.67:086:47
711.77:076:47
811.77:066:47
911.77:056:48
1011.77:046:48
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1211.87:036:49
1311.87:026:49
1411.87:016:50
1511.87:006:50
1611.96:596:50
1711.96:586:51
1811.96:576:51
1911.96:566:51
2011.96:566:51
2112.06:556:52
2212.06:546:52
2312.06:536:52
2412.06:526:53
2512.06:516:53
2612.16:506:53
2712.16:496:54
2812.16:486:54
2912.16:476:54
3012.16:466:55
3112.26:456:55

Solar energy in March

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in March, about 6.93 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.82 kWh/m² to a high of 7.54 kWh/m² in April across the year — March's 6.93 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.5Intense
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Planning a trip in March

Hazard calendar for Guanajuato

In seasonPeak

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

Guanajuato'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 Guanajuato?

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

8.3
Sightseeing
4th-best month of the year
8.1
Beach & pool
2nd-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Guanajuato in March

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

In March, Guanajuato sees daytime highs around 26°C and nights near 11°C. Pack sun protection. Worth having: light clothes.

sun protectionlight clothes

UV index in Guanajuato 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 Guanajuato peaks around June 12 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 12UV 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 Guanajuato 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 Guanajuato 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 Guanajuato?

Guanajuato sits at 21.0°N, 101.3°W, 2,010 m above sea level, in Mexico. The nearest listed city is Marfil, 4.0 km away.

Topography around Guanajuato

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Guanajuato has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 488 m around an average of 2,135 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,169 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,273 m.

The land around Guanajuato is covered by shrubs (49%) and artificial surfaces (25%) within 3 km, shrubs (44%), trees (23%) and grassland (21%) within 16 km, and shrubs (39%) and cropland (34%) within 80 km.

3 km
488 m
16 km
1,169 m
80 km
1,273 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
March weather nearby: Marfil 4.0 km · Silao de la Victoria 19 km · Romita 31 km · Dolores Hidalgo 37 km · Irapuato 40 km · Medina 40 km · León de los Aldama 45 km · Juventino Rosas 50 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 Guanajuato (21.0186°, -101.2591°, elevation 2,010 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).