Iguala de la Independencia weather in March

In March, Iguala de la Independencia sees average daytime highs of 34°C and overnight lows near 20°C, with 4 mm of rain across 1.1 wet days and about 11.9 hours of daylight. It is the 3rd-warmest and 11th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 33°C in the first days to 35°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 78% 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 Iguala de la Independencia's 2nd-clearest and 2nd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Iguala de la Independencia's year-round climate.

Daytime high
34°
3rd warmest
Overnight low
20°
6th coldest
Rainfall
4 mm
1.1 wet days
Daylight
11 h 54 min
6:52 AM – 6:44 PM
Cloud cover
24%
2nd clearest
Wind
6 km/h
2nd windiest
Solar energy
6.95 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.9
out of 10

Iguala de la Independencia is municipal seat of Iguala, State of Guerrero, Mexico.

Founded
1534

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 33°C in the first days to 35°C by the end.

A typical March day in Iguala de la Independencia reaches about 34°C in the afternoon and slips back to 20°C overnight — a 14°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 32°C and 36°C. Set against its neighbours, March runs about 2°C warmer than February and about 2°C cooler than April.

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How March really feels in Iguala de la Independencia

Once humidity and wind are folded in, March averages 31 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
31
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
0
wind chill below the day's low

The story in March is heat — humidity pushes the afternoon "feels like" well above the raw temperature.

Iguala de la Independencia weather by month

How March compares with the rest of the year at a glance. March is the 3rd-warmest and 11th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan30° / 16°71.1116.5
Feb32° / 18°50.911.45.4
Mar34° / 20°41.111.93.9
Apr36° / 21°61.712.42.6
May36° / 22°509.312.92.3
Jun32° / 21°17822.113.12.7
Jul32° / 21°18022.3133.0
Aug31° / 21°21025.412.62.8
Sep30° / 20°20825.312.13.0
Oct31° / 20°8714.811.64.1
Nov31° / 18°184.111.15.4
Dec30° / 17°40.910.96.5

Cloud cover in March

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 78% of the time in March.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 8% of March, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 14%. 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

Iguala de la Independencia gets around 4 mm of rain over 1.1 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 3% and peaks near 4% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
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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 95% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)
1982
2973
3973
4973
5964
6964
7964
8964
9955
10955
11955
12946
13946
14946
15946
16946
17946
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23955
24955
25955
26964
27964
28964
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30964
31964

Wind in March

Winds average 6 km/h in March.

Across March, daily wind ranges from about 5 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
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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 7:03 AM to 6:39 AM, and sunset from 6:40 PM to 6:47 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.67:036:40
211.67:026:40
311.67:026:40
411.77:016:41
511.77:006:41
611.77:006:41
711.76:596:42
811.76:586:42
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1211.86:556:43
1311.86:546:43
1411.86:536:43
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1611.96:526:44
1711.96:516:44
1811.96:506:44
1911.96:496:45
2011.96:486:45
2112.06:486:45
2212.06:476:45
2312.06:466:46
2412.06:456:46
2512.06:446:46
2612.06:436:46
2712.16:426:46
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2912.16:416:47
3012.16:406:47
3112.16:396:47

Solar energy in March

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in March, about 6.95 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 5.1 kWh/m² to a high of 7.49 kWh/m² in April across the year — March's 6.95 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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

Hazard calendar for Iguala de la Independencia

In seasonPeak

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

Iguala de la Independencia's monsoon runs June–September, when most of the year's rain falls.

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

Is March a good time to visit Iguala de la Independencia?

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

3.9
Sightseeing
6th-best month of the year
7.6
Beach & pool
5th-best month of the year

March is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Iguala de la Independencia. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for Iguala de la Independencia in March

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

In March, Iguala de la Independencia sees daytime highs around 34°C and nights near 20°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Iguala de la Independencia 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 Iguala de la Independencia peaks around April 10 at about 13 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 14 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 highApr 10UV 13Dec 14UV 7
UV index (midday)Level
Jan9Very high
Feb11Extreme
Mar13Extreme
Apr13Extreme
May11Extreme
Jun12Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug12Extreme
Sep11Extreme
Oct10Very high
Nov8Very high
Dec7Very high

Air quality in Iguala de la Independencia 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 Iguala de la Independencia is worst in May — around 36 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), about 2.5× the cleanest month (March, 15 µg/m³).

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

010203040JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateMay 1434 µg/m³Mar 1015 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan20Moderate
Feb16Moderate
Mar15Moderate
Apr28Moderate
May36Poor
Jun19Moderate
Jul18Moderate
Aug17Moderate
Sep21Moderate
Oct28Moderate
Nov26Moderate
Dec24Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Iguala de la Independencia?

Iguala de la Independencia sits at 18.3°N, 99.5°W, 743 m above sea level, in Mexico. The nearest listed city is Ciudad de Huitzuco, 22 km away.

Topography around Iguala de la Independencia

How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of Iguala de la Independencia.

Within 3 km, the terrain around Iguala de la Independencia has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 318 m around an average of 772 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,448 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 3,363 m.

The land around Iguala de la Independencia is covered by artificial surfaces (46%) and shrubs (22%) within 3 km, shrubs (41%) and trees (36%) within 16 km, and trees (43%) and shrubs (42%) within 80 km.

3 km
318 m
16 km
1,448 m
80 km
3,363 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
March weather nearby: Ciudad de Huitzuco 22 km · Taxco de Alarcón 24 km · Teloloapan 35 km · Puente de Ixtla 38 km · Jojutla 48 km · Xoxocotla 49 km · Zacatepec 51 km · Tlaquiltenango 51 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 Iguala de la Independencia (18.3454°, -99.5413°, elevation 743 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).