Heroica Caborca weather in March

In March, Heroica Caborca sees average daytime highs of 27°C and overnight lows near 12°C, with 11 mm of rain across 1.8 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 25°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 18 min at the start of March to 12 h 12 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, March is Heroica Caborca's 7th-clearest and 4th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Heroica Caborca's year-round climate.

Daytime high
27°
8th warmest
Overnight low
12°
4th coldest
Rainfall
11 mm
1.8 wet days
Daylight
11 h 48 min
6:45 AM – 6:31 PM
Cloud cover
28%
7th clearest
Wind
11 km/h
4th windiest
Solar energy
6.29 kWh/m²
Travel score
8.3
out of 10

Heroica Caborca is municipal seat of Caborca, State of Sonora, Mexico.

Founded
1688

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 28°C by the end.

A typical March day in Heroica Caborca reaches about 27°C in the afternoon and slips back to 12°C overnight — a 15°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 20°C and 32°C. Set against its neighbours, March runs about 3°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 Heroica Caborca

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.

Heroica Caborca 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° / 162.110.28.5
Feb24° / 182.810.98.5
Mar27° / 12°111.811.88.3
Apr30° / 15°30.612.76.5
May34° / 19°10.313.54.0
Jun38° / 24°20.613.91.1
Jul39° / 28°23613.80.4
Aug39° / 28°368.513.10.7
Sep37° / 25°294.812.21.8
Oct33° / 19°131.511.24.9
Nov27° / 12°101.410.48.3
Dec22° / 203108.2

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 12% of March, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 20%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
17426
27426
37525
47525
57624
67723
77723
87723
97822
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Chance of precipitation in March

Any precipitation

Heroica Caborca gets around 11 mm of rain over 1.8 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 6% and peaks near 9% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
19
28
38
48
58
68
78
87
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107
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136
146
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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 100% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)
1991
2991
3991
4991
5991
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Wind in March

Winds average 11 km/h in March.

Across March, daily wind ranges from about 11 km/h on the calmest days to 12 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
111calm
211calm
311calm
411calm
511calm
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811calm
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Sunrise & sunset in March

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 18 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 54 minutes over March. Sunrise moves from 7:03 AM to 6:26 AM, and sunset from 6:21 PM to 6:41 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.37:036:21
211.37:026:22
311.47:016:22
411.47:006:23
511.46:586:24
611.56:576:24
711.56:566:25
811.56:556:26
911.56:546:27
1011.66:536:27
1111.66:516:28
1211.66:506:29
1311.76:496:29
1411.76:486:30
1511.76:466:31
1611.86:456:31
1711.86:446:32
1811.86:436:33
1911.96:416:33
2011.96:406:34
2111.96:396:35
2212.06:386:35
2312.06:366:36
2412.06:356:37
2512.16:346:37
2612.16:336:38
2712.16:316:38
2812.26:306:39
2912.26:296:40
3012.26:276:40
3112.26:266:41

Solar energy in March

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in March, about 6.29 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.58 kWh/m² to a high of 8.38 kWh/m² in June across the year — March's 6.29 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.5Bright
25.5Bright
35.6Bright
45.6Bright
55.7Bright
65.8Bright
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85.9Bright
95.9Bright
106.0Bright
116.0Intense
126.1Intense
136.1Intense
146.2Intense
156.3Intense
166.3Intense
176.3Intense
186.4Intense
196.5Intense
206.5Intense
216.5Intense
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266.8Intense
276.8Intense
286.9Intense
296.9Intense
307.0Intense
317.0Intense
Planning a trip in March

Is March a good time to visit Heroica Caborca?

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
8.3
Beach & pool
2nd-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Heroica Caborca in March

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

In March, Heroica Caborca sees daytime highs around 27°C and nights near 12°C. Pack sun protection. Worth having: light clothes.

sun protectionlight clothes

UV index in Heroica Caborca in March

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in March peaks around 6 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Heroica Caborca peaks around June 22 at about 11 (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.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateHighVery highExtremeVery highHighModerateJun 22UV 11Dec 19UV 4
UV index (midday)Level
Jan4Moderate
Feb5Moderate
Mar6High
Apr9Very high
May9Very high
Jun11Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug11Extreme
Sep9Very high
Oct7High
Nov5Moderate
Dec4Moderate

Air quality in Heroica Caborca 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 Heroica Caborca is worst in January — around 24 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.9× the cleanest month (September, 8 µg/m³).

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

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateGoodModerateJan 1522 µg/m³Sep 198 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan24Moderate
Feb11Good
Mar9Good
Apr10Good
May9Good
Jun10Good
Jul10Good
Aug9Good
Sep8Good
Oct8Good
Nov10Good
Dec15Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Heroica Caborca?

Heroica Caborca sits at 30.7°N, 112.2°W, 288 m above sea level, in Mexico. The nearest listed city is Magdalena de Kino, 115 km away.

SahuaritaCananea

Topography around Heroica Caborca

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Heroica Caborca has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 105 m around an average of 289 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 469 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,615 m.

The land around Heroica Caborca is covered by artificial surfaces (46%) and bare terrain (44%) within 3 km, bare terrain (50%) and shrubs (41%) within 16 km, and shrubs (68%) and bare terrain (28%) within 80 km.

3 km
105 m
16 km
469 m
80 km
1,615 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrain
March weather nearby: Magdalena de Kino 115 km · Nogales 133 km · Nogales 136 km · Rio Rico 140 km · Puerto Peñasco 147 km · Green Valley 168 km · Sahuarita 179 km · Cananea 180 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 Heroica Caborca (30.7183°, -112.1584°, elevation 288 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).