Ixtapan de la Sal weather in March

In March, Ixtapan de la Sal sees average daytime highs of 28°C and overnight lows near 12°C, with 15 mm of rain across 3 wet days and about 11.9 hours of daylight. It is the 3rd-warmest and 9th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 27°C in the first days to 29°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 70% 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 Ixtapan de la Sal's 2nd-clearest and 1st-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Ixtapan de la Sal's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 28°; 3rd warmest
Overnight low: 12°; 5th coldest
Rainfall: 15 mm; 3 wet days
Daylight: 11 h 54 min; 6:52 AM – 6:44 PM
Cloud cover: 30%; 2nd clearest
Wind: 6 km/h; 1st windiest
Solar energy: 6.97 kWh/m²
Travel score: 7.8; out of 10

Ixtapan de la Sal is municipal seat of Ixtapan de la Sal, State of México, Mexico.

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

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Temperature in March

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs climb over the month, from about 27°C in the first days to 29°C by the end.

A typical March day in Ixtapan de la Sal reaches about 28°C in the afternoon and slips back to 12°C overnight — a 16°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 25°C and 30°C. Set against its neighbours, March runs about 2°C warmer than February and about 2°C cooler than April.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Avg high (°C)	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	29	29	29	29	29
Avg low (°C)	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	27	12
2	27	12
3	27	12
4	27	12
5	27	12
6	27	12
7	27	12
8	27	12
9	27	12
10	27	12
11	27	12
12	27	12
13	27	12
14	27	12
15	27	12
16	28	12
17	28	12
18	28	12
19	28	12
20	28	12
21	28	12
22	28	13
23	28	13
24	28	13
25	28	13
26	28	13
27	29	13
28	29	13
29	29	13
30	29	13
31	29	13

Ixtapan de la Sal weather by month

How March compares with the rest of the year at a glance. March is the 3rd-warmest and 9th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	24° / 10°	15	2.3	11	8.7
Feb	26° / 11°	12	2.2	11.4	8.5
Mar	28° / 12°	15	3	11.9	7.8
Apr	29° / 14°	24	4.7	12.4	6.2
May	29° / 15°	115	15	12.9	5.1
Jun	26° / 16°	247	25.1	13.1	4.2
Jul	25° / 15°	186	23.3	13	4.6
Aug	25° / 15°	228	25.7	12.6	4.3
Sep	25° / 15°	237	26.3	12.1	4.1
Oct	25° / 14°	114	19	11.6	5.4
Nov	25° / 12°	31	7	11.1	7.7
Dec	24° / 10°	8	1.6	10.9	8.8

Cloud cover in March

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 70% of the time in March.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 13% of March, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 17%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Clearer (%)	87	86	86	85	84	84	84	83	83	83	81	81	81	80	81	81	81	82	82	82	82	83	83	83	83	83	82	82	82	82	80
Cloudier (%)	13	14	14	15	16	16	16	17	17	17	19	19	19	20	19	19	19	18	18	18	18	17	17	17	17	17	18	18	18	18	20

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	87	13
2	86	14
3	86	14
4	85	15
5	84	16
6	84	16
7	84	16
8	83	17
9	83	17
10	83	17
11	81	19
12	81	19
13	81	19
14	80	20
15	81	19
16	81	19
17	81	19
18	82	18
19	82	18
20	82	18
21	82	18
22	83	17
23	83	17
24	83	17
25	83	17
26	83	17
27	82	18
28	82	18
29	82	18
30	82	18
31	80	20

Chance of precipitation in March

Any precipitation

Ixtapan de la Sal gets around 15 mm of rain over 3 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 9% and peaks near 12% on the wettest days.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Rain chance (%)	6	6	7	7	7	8	8	8	9	9	10	10	11	11	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	11	11	10	10	9	9	8	8	8	7

	Rain chance (%)
1	6
2	6
3	7
4	7
5	7
6	8
7	8
8	8
9	9
10	9
11	10
12	10
13	11
14	11
15	12
16	12
17	12
18	12
19	12
20	12
21	12
22	11
23	11
24	10
25	10
26	9
27	9
28	8
29	8
30	8
31	7

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.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Dry (%)	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100

	Dry (%)
1	100
2	100
3	100
4	100
5	100
6	100
7	100
8	100
9	100
10	100
11	100
12	100
13	100
14	100
15	100
16	100
17	100
18	100
19	100
20	100
21	100
22	100
23	100
24	100
25	100
26	100
27	100
28	100
29	100
30	100
31	100

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.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Wind speed (km/h)	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6
Feels	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm

	Wind speed (km/h)	Feels
1	6	calm
2	6	calm
3	6	calm
4	6	calm
5	6	calm
6	6	calm
7	6	calm
8	6	calm
9	6	calm
10	6	calm
11	6	calm
12	6	calm
13	6	calm
14	6	calm
15	6	calm
16	6	calm
17	6	calm
18	6	calm
19	6	calm
20	6	calm
21	6	calm
22	6	calm
23	6	calm
24	6	calm
25	6	calm
26	6	calm
27	6	calm
28	6	calm
29	6	calm
30	6	calm
31	6	calm

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 7:04 AM to 6:39 AM, and sunset from 6:40 PM to 6:48 PM.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Daylight (h)	11.6	11.6	11.6	11.7	11.7	11.7	11.7	11.7	11.7	11.8	11.8	11.8	11.8	11.8	11.8	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1
Sunrise (AM)	7:04	7:03	7:03	7:02	7:01	7:00	7:00	6:59	6:58	6:57	6:56	6:56	6:55	6:54	6:53	6:52	6:52	6:51	6:50	6:49	6:48	6:47	6:46	6:46	6:45	6:44	6:43	6:42	6:41	6:40	6:39
Sunset (PM)	6:40	6:40	6:41	6:41	6:41	6:42	6:42	6:42	6:42	6:43	6:43	6:43	6:44	6:44	6:44	6:44	6:45	6:45	6:45	6:45	6:46	6:46	6:46	6:46	6:47	6:47	6:47	6:47	6:47	6:48	6:48

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	11.6	7:04	6:40
2	11.6	7:03	6:40
3	11.6	7:03	6:41
4	11.7	7:02	6:41
5	11.7	7:01	6:41
6	11.7	7:00	6:42
7	11.7	7:00	6:42
8	11.7	6:59	6:42
9	11.7	6:58	6:42
10	11.8	6:57	6:43
11	11.8	6:56	6:43
12	11.8	6:56	6:43
13	11.8	6:55	6:44
14	11.8	6:54	6:44
15	11.8	6:53	6:44
16	11.9	6:52	6:44
17	11.9	6:52	6:45
18	11.9	6:51	6:45
19	11.9	6:50	6:45
20	11.9	6:49	6:45
21	12.0	6:48	6:46
22	12.0	6:47	6:46
23	12.0	6:46	6:46
24	12.0	6:46	6:46
25	12.0	6:45	6:47
26	12.1	6:44	6:47
27	12.1	6:43	6:47
28	12.1	6:42	6:47
29	12.1	6:41	6:47
30	12.1	6:40	6:48
31	12.1	6:39	6:48

Solar energy in March

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in March, about 6.97 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 5.03 kWh/m² to a high of 7.47 kWh/m² in April across the year — March's 6.97 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Solar energy (kWh/m²)	6.6	6.6	6.6	6.7	6.7	6.7	6.7	6.8	6.8	6.8	6.8	6.8	6.9	6.9	6.9	6.9	7.0	7.0	7.0	7.1	7.1	7.1	7.2	7.2	7.2	7.2	7.3	7.3	7.3	7.3	7.3
Level	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense

	Solar energy (kWh/m²)	Level
1	6.6	Intense
2	6.6	Intense
3	6.6	Intense
4	6.7	Intense
5	6.7	Intense
6	6.7	Intense
7	6.7	Intense
8	6.8	Intense
9	6.8	Intense
10	6.8	Intense
11	6.8	Intense
12	6.8	Intense
13	6.9	Intense
14	6.9	Intense
15	6.9	Intense
16	6.9	Intense
17	7.0	Intense
18	7.0	Intense
19	7.0	Intense
20	7.1	Intense
21	7.1	Intense
22	7.1	Intense
23	7.2	Intense
24	7.2	Intense
25	7.2	Intense
26	7.2	Intense
27	7.3	Intense
28	7.3	Intense
29	7.3	Intense
30	7.3	Intense
31	7.3	Intense

Planning a trip in March

Hazard calendar for Ixtapan de la Sal

In seasonPeak

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

Ixtapan de la Sal's monsoon runs May–October, when most of the year's rain falls.

Monsoon

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Feb

Mar

Apr

May

Jun

Jul

Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

Is March a good time to visit Ixtapan de la Sal?

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

7.8

Sightseeing

4th-best month of the year

8.4

Beach & pool

1st-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Ixtapan de la Sal in March

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

In March, Ixtapan de la Sal sees daytime highs around 28°C and nights near 12°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection. About 3 days see rain.

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UV index in Ixtapan de la Sal 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 Ixtapan de la Sal peaks around April 9 at about 14 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 14 at about 8 (very high).

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

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
UV index (midday)	9	12	14	14	12	13	12	12	11	10	8	7
Level	Very high	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Very high	Very high	Very high

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	9	Very high
Feb	12	Extreme
Mar	14	Extreme
Apr	14	Extreme
May	12	Extreme
Jun	13	Extreme
Jul	12	Extreme
Aug	12	Extreme
Sep	11	Extreme
Oct	10	Very high
Nov	8	Very high
Dec	7	Very high

Air quality in Ixtapan de la Sal 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 Ixtapan de la Sal is worst in November — around 50 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), about 2.1× the cleanest month (March, 24 µg/m³).

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

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
PM2.5 (µg/m³)	38	30	24	30	42	33	34	36	43	49	50	47
Level	Poor	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Poor	Moderate	Moderate	Poor	Poor	Poor	Poor	Poor

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	38	Poor
Feb	30	Moderate
Mar	24	Moderate
Apr	30	Moderate
May	42	Poor
Jun	33	Moderate
Jul	34	Moderate
Aug	36	Poor
Sep	43	Poor
Oct	49	Poor
Nov	50	Poor
Dec	47	Poor

Location & terrain

Where is Ixtapan de la Sal?

Ixtapan de la Sal sits at 18.8°N, 99.7°W, 1,871 m above sea level, in Mexico. The nearest listed city is Tenango de Arista, 30 km away.

Topography around Ixtapan de la Sal

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Ixtapan de la Sal has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 477 m around an average of 1,871 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,331 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 4,208 m.

The land around Ixtapan de la Sal is covered by trees (50%) and grassland (20%) within 3 km, trees (55%) within 16 km, and trees (48%) and shrubs (22%) within 80 km.

3 km

477 m

trees 50%

16 km

1,331 m

trees 55%

80 km

4,208 m

trees 48%

treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater

← February Ixtapan de la Sal year-round climate April →Best places to visit in March

March weather nearby: Tenango de Arista 30 km · Taxco de Alarcón 33 km · Santiago Tlacotepec 43 km · Capulhuac de Mirafuentes 45 km · Puente de Ixtla 46 km · San Jorge Pueblo Nuevo 46 km · Xalatlaco 46 km · Metepec 47 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

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 Ixtapan de la Sal (18.8437°, -99.6767°, elevation 1,871 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).

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	27	12
2	27	12
3	27	12
4	27	12
5	27	12
6	27	12
7	27	12
8	27	12
9	27	12
10	27	12
11	27	12
12	27	12
13	27	12
14	27	12
15	27	12
16	28	12
17	28	12
18	28	12
19	28	12
20	28	12
21	28	12
22	28	13
23	28	13
24	28	13
25	28	13
26	28	13
27	29	13
28	29	13
29	29	13
30	29	13
31	29	13

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	87	13
2	86	14
3	86	14
4	85	15
5	84	16
6	84	16
7	84	16
8	83	17
9	83	17
10	83	17
11	81	19
12	81	19
13	81	19
14	80	20
15	81	19
16	81	19
17	81	19
18	82	18
19	82	18
20	82	18
21	82	18
22	83	17
23	83	17
24	83	17
25	83	17
26	83	17
27	82	18
28	82	18
29	82	18
30	82	18
31	80	20

	Rain chance (%)
1	6
2	6
3	7
4	7
5	7
6	8
7	8
8	8
9	9
10	9
11	10
12	10
13	11
14	11
15	12
16	12
17	12
18	12
19	12
20	12
21	12
22	11
23	11
24	10
25	10
26	9
27	9
28	8
29	8
30	8
31	7

	Dry (%)
1	100
2	100
3	100
4	100
5	100
6	100
7	100
8	100
9	100
10	100
11	100
12	100
13	100
14	100
15	100
16	100
17	100
18	100
19	100
20	100
21	100
22	100
23	100
24	100
25	100
26	100
27	100
28	100
29	100
30	100
31	100

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	27	12
2	27	12
3	27	12
4	27	12
5	27	12
6	27	12
7	27	12
8	27	12
9	27	12
10	27	12
11	27	12
12	27	12
13	27	12
14	27	12
15	27	12
16	28	12
17	28	12
18	28	12
19	28	12
20	28	12
21	28	12
22	28	13
23	28	13
24	28	13
25	28	13
26	28	13
27	29	13
28	29	13
29	29	13
30	29	13
31	29	13

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	87	13
2	86	14
3	86	14
4	85	15
5	84	16
6	84	16
7	84	16
8	83	17
9	83	17
10	83	17
11	81	19
12	81	19
13	81	19
14	80	20
15	81	19
16	81	19
17	81	19
18	82	18
19	82	18
20	82	18
21	82	18
22	83	17
23	83	17
24	83	17
25	83	17
26	83	17
27	82	18
28	82	18
29	82	18
30	82	18
31	80	20

	Rain chance (%)
1	6
2	6
3	7
4	7
5	7
6	8
7	8
8	8
9	9
10	9
11	10
12	10
13	11
14	11
15	12
16	12
17	12
18	12
19	12
20	12
21	12
22	11
23	11
24	10
25	10
26	9
27	9
28	8
29	8
30	8
31	7

	Dry (%)
1	100
2	100
3	100
4	100
5	100
6	100
7	100
8	100
9	100
10	100
11	100
12	100
13	100
14	100
15	100
16	100
17	100
18	100
19	100
20	100
21	100
22	100
23	100
24	100
25	100
26	100
27	100
28	100
29	100
30	100
31	100

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	27	12
2	27	12
3	27	12
4	27	12
5	27	12
6	27	12
7	27	12
8	27	12
9	27	12
10	27	12
11	27	12
12	27	12
13	27	12
14	27	12
15	27	12
16	28	12
17	28	12
18	28	12
19	28	12
20	28	12
21	28	12
22	28	13
23	28	13
24	28	13
25	28	13
26	28	13
27	29	13
28	29	13
29	29	13
30	29	13
31	29	13

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	87	13
2	86	14
3	86	14
4	85	15
5	84	16
6	84	16
7	84	16
8	83	17
9	83	17
10	83	17
11	81	19
12	81	19
13	81	19
14	80	20
15	81	19
16	81	19
17	81	19
18	82	18
19	82	18
20	82	18
21	82	18
22	83	17
23	83	17
24	83	17
25	83	17
26	83	17
27	82	18
28	82	18
29	82	18
30	82	18
31	80	20

	Rain chance (%)
1	6
2	6
3	7
4	7
5	7
6	8
7	8
8	8
9	9
10	9
11	10
12	10
13	11
14	11
15	12
16	12
17	12
18	12
19	12
20	12
21	12
22	11
23	11
24	10
25	10
26	9
27	9
28	8
29	8
30	8
31	7

	Dry (%)
1	100
2	100
3	100
4	100
5	100
6	100
7	100
8	100
9	100
10	100
11	100
12	100
13	100
14	100
15	100
16	100
17	100
18	100
19	100
20	100
21	100
22	100
23	100
24	100
25	100
26	100
27	100
28	100
29	100
30	100
31	100