Heroica Ciudad de Tlaxiaco weather in March

In March, Heroica Ciudad de Tlaxiaco sees average daytime highs of 25°C and overnight lows near 10°C, with 23 mm of rain across 5.6 wet days and about 11.9 hours of daylight. It is the 2nd-warmest and 9th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 25°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 65% of the time in March, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 36 min at the start of March to 12 h 06 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, March is Heroica Ciudad de Tlaxiaco's 3rd-clearest and 1st-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Heroica Ciudad de Tlaxiaco's year-round climate.

Daytime high
25°
2nd warmest
Overnight low
10°
5th coldest
Rainfall
23 mm
5.6 wet days
Daylight
11 h 54 min
6:44 AM – 6:37 PM
Cloud cover
34%
3rd clearest
Wind
6 km/h
1st windiest
Solar energy
6.7 kWh/m²
Travel score
8.2
out of 10

Heroica Ciudad de Tlaxiaco is municipal seat of Tlaxiaco, State of Oaxaca, Mexico.

Density
51/km²
people per km²
Founded
~400 BCE

Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.

Temperature in March

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 25°C through the month.

A typical March day in Heroica Ciudad de Tlaxiaco reaches about 25°C in the afternoon and slips back to 10°C overnight — a 15°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 22°C and 27°C. Set against its neighbours, March runs about 1°C warmer than February and on par with April.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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2249
3249
4249
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Heroica Ciudad de Tlaxiaco weather by month

How March compares with the rest of the year at a glance. March is the 2nd-warmest and 9th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan22° / 92.211.18.3
Feb23° / 101.911.48.7
Mar25° / 10°235.611.98.2
Apr25° / 12°449.212.47.2
May24° / 13°14320.712.85.3
Jun23° / 13°30227.4133.9
Jul23° / 12°27127.512.93.9
Aug23° / 12°29528.412.63.8
Sep22° / 13°3092812.13.7
Oct22° / 11°14218.711.65.3
Nov22° / 326.211.27.5
Dec22° / 102.4118.3

Cloud cover in March

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 65% of the time in March.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 18% of March, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 16%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
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Chance of precipitation in March

Any precipitation

Heroica Ciudad de Tlaxiaco gets around 23 mm of rain over 5.6 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 17% and peaks near 21% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
19
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512
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714
815
915
1016
1117
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2020
2120
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2721
2821
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3021
3121

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
51000
61000
71000
8991
9991
10991
11991
12991
13991
14982
15982
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18973
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27973
28982
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31982

Wind in March

Winds average 6 km/h in March, the windiest month of the year.

Across March, daily wind ranges from about 6 km/h on the calmest days to 6 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
16calm
26calm
36calm
46calm
56calm
66calm
76calm
86calm
96calm
106calm
116calm
126calm
136calm
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316calm

Sunrise & sunset in March

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 36 min at the start of March to 12 h 06 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 30 minutes over March. Sunrise moves from 6:55 AM to 6:32 AM, and sunset from 6:33 PM to 6:40 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.66:556:33
211.66:546:33
311.76:546:34
411.76:536:34
511.76:526:34
611.76:526:34
711.76:516:35
811.76:506:35
911.86:496:35
1011.86:496:35
1111.86:486:36
1211.86:476:36
1311.86:466:36
1411.86:466:36
1511.96:456:37
1611.96:446:37
1711.96:436:37
1811.96:426:37
1911.96:426:37
2011.96:416:38
2112.06:406:38
2212.06:396:38
2312.06:386:38
2412.06:386:38
2512.06:376:38
2612.06:366:39
2712.16:356:39
2812.16:346:39
2912.16:336:39
3012.16:336:39
3112.16:326:40

Solar energy in March

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in March, about 6.7 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.82 kWh/m² to a high of 6.96 kWh/m² in April across the year — March's 6.7 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.5Intense
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46.5Intense
56.5Intense
66.5Intense
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Planning a trip in March

Hazard calendar for Heroica Ciudad de Tlaxiaco

In seasonPeak

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

Heroica Ciudad de Tlaxiaco's monsoon runs May–October, when most of the year's rain falls.

Monsoon
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec

Is March a good time to visit Heroica Ciudad de Tlaxiaco?

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
7.2
Beach & pool
1st-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Heroica Ciudad de Tlaxiaco in March

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

In March, Heroica Ciudad de Tlaxiaco sees daytime highs around 25°C and nights near 10°C. Pack sun protection. Worth having: light clothes. About 6 days see rain.

sun protectionlight clothes

UV index in Heroica Ciudad de Tlaxiaco in March

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in March peaks around 14 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Heroica Ciudad de Tlaxiaco peaks around April 11 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 15 at about 9 (very high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highApr 11UV 15Dec 15UV 9
UV index (midday)Level
Jan10Very high
Feb13Extreme
Mar14Extreme
Apr15Extreme
May11Extreme
Jun13Extreme
Jul13Extreme
Aug14Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct12Extreme
Nov10Very high
Dec9Very high

Air quality in Heroica Ciudad de Tlaxiaco 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 Ciudad de Tlaxiaco is worst in May — around 24 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.8× the cleanest month (January, 9 µg/m³).

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

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodMay 1324 µg/m³Jan 219 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan9Good
Feb9Good
Mar12Moderate
Apr21Moderate
May24Moderate
Jun15Moderate
Jul16Moderate
Aug13Moderate
Sep13Moderate
Oct11Good
Nov10Good
Dec9Good
Location & terrain

Where is Heroica Ciudad de Tlaxiaco?

Heroica Ciudad de Tlaxiaco sits at 17.3°N, 97.7°W, 2,082 m above sea level, in Mexico. The nearest listed city is Ciudad de Huajuapan de León, 61 km away.

Topography around Heroica Ciudad de Tlaxiaco

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Heroica Ciudad de Tlaxiaco has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 351 m around an average of 2,116 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,626 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 3,211 m.

The land around Heroica Ciudad de Tlaxiaco is covered by grassland (39%), trees (28%) and artificial surfaces (22%) within 3 km, trees (65%) and grassland (28%) within 16 km, and trees (62%) and grassland (20%) within 80 km.

3 km
351 m
16 km
1,626 m
80 km
3,211 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrain
March weather nearby: Ciudad de Huajuapan de León 61 km · Santa María Atzompa 98 km · Tlapa de Comonfort 100 km · Ometepec 101 km · Santa Cruz Xoxocotlán 104 km · Oaxaca 104 km · San Antonio de la Cal 107 km · Pinotepa Nacional 111 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 Ciudad de Tlaxiaco (17.2687°, -97.6803°, elevation 2,082 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).