Jerez de García Salinas weather in March

In March, Jerez de García Salinas sees average daytime highs of 23°C and overnight lows near 7°C, with 8 mm of rain across 1.5 wet days and about 11.8 hours of daylight. It is the 7th-warmest and 11th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 22°C in the first days to 24°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 59% 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 Jerez de García Salinas's 2nd-clearest and 1st-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Jerez de García Salinas's year-round climate.

Daytime high
23°
7th warmest
Overnight low
5th coldest
Rainfall
8 mm
1.5 wet days
Daylight
11 h 48 min
7:06 AM – 6:57 PM
Cloud cover
37%
2nd clearest
Wind
12 km/h
1st windiest
Solar energy
6.96 kWh/m²
Travel score
8.6
out of 10

Jerez de García Salinas is town and municipality in the Mexican state of Zacatecas.

Founded
1569

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 22°C in the first days to 24°C by the end.

A typical March day in Jerez de García Salinas reaches about 23°C in the afternoon and slips back to 7°C overnight — a 16°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 20°C and 26°C. Set against its neighbours, March runs about 2°C warmer than February and about 3°C cooler than April.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
1227
2227
3227
4227
5227
6227
7237
8237
9237
10237
11237
12237
13237
14237
15237
16237
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29248
30258
31258

Jerez de García Salinas weather by month

How March compares with the rest of the year at a glance. March is the 7th-warmest and 11th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan19° / 182.610.87.4
Feb21° / 131.711.28.1
Mar23° / 81.511.88.6
Apr26° / 10°72.212.58.2
May28° / 12°224.813.17.3
Jun27° / 14°9412.113.46.3
Jul25° / 13°14415.713.26.1
Aug24° / 13°11414.312.86.3
Sep23° / 13°11114.312.16.2
Oct23° / 10°386.111.57.7
Nov21° / 132.510.98.2
Dec19° / 91.710.67.6

Cloud cover in March

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 59% 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 28%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
17327
27327
37228
47228
57228
67129
77129
87030
97030
107030
117030
127030
137129
147228
157228
167327
177327
187426
197426
207525
217426
227525
237525
247525
257426
267426
277426
287327
297228
307129
317129

Chance of precipitation in March

Any precipitation

Jerez de García Salinas gets around 8 mm of rain over 1.5 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 5% and peaks near 6% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
14
25
35
45
56
66
76
86
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106
116
126
136
146
156
166
175
185
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273
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294
304
314

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 (%)
1100
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3100
4100
5100
6100
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8100
9100
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22100
23100
24100
25100
26100
27100
28100
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31100

Wind in March

Winds average 12 km/h in March, the windiest month of the year.

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
112calm
212calm
312calm
412calm
512calm
612calm
712calm
812calm
912calm
1012calm
1112calm
1212calm
1312calm
1411calm
1511calm
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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 7:20 AM to 6:52 AM, and sunset from 6:50 PM to 7:02 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.57:206:50
211.57:196:51
311.67:186:51
411.67:176:52
511.67:176:52
611.67:166:53
711.67:156:53
811.77:146:54
911.77:136:54
1011.77:126:54
1111.77:116:55
1211.77:106:55
1311.87:096:56
1411.87:086:56
1511.87:076:56
1611.87:066:57
1711.97:066:57
1811.97:056:57
1911.97:046:58
2011.97:036:58
2111.97:026:59
2212.07:016:59
2312.07:006:59
2412.06:597:00
2512.06:587:00
2612.16:577:00
2712.16:567:01
2812.16:557:01
2912.16:547:01
3012.26:537:02
3112.26:527:02

Solar energy in March

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in March, about 6.96 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.65 kWh/m² to a high of 7.73 kWh/m² in May across the year — March's 6.96 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.5Intense
26.5Intense
36.5Intense
46.6Intense
56.6Intense
66.6Intense
76.7Intense
86.7Intense
96.7Intense
106.7Intense
116.8Intense
126.8Intense
136.8Intense
146.9Intense
156.9Intense
167.0Intense
177.0Intense
187.0Intense
197.1Intense
207.1Intense
217.1Intense
227.2Intense
237.2Intense
247.2Intense
257.3Intense
267.3Intense
277.3Intense
287.4Intense
297.4Intense
307.4Intense
317.4Intense
Planning a trip in March

Hazard calendar for Jerez de García Salinas

In seasonPeak

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

Jerez de García Salinas'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 Jerez de García Salinas?

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

8.6
Sightseeing
1st-best month of the year
6.8
Beach & pool
3rd-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Jerez de García Salinas in March

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

In March, Jerez de García Salinas sees daytime highs around 23°C and nights near 7°C. Pack sun protection. Worth having: light clothes and a warm layer.

sun protectionlight clothesa warm layer

UV index in Jerez de García Salinas in March

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in March peaks around 12 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Jerez de García Salinas peaks around May 14 at about 14 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 18 at about 7 (high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecVery highExtremeVery highHighMay 14UV 14Dec 18UV 7
UV index (midday)Level
Jan7Very high
Feb10Extreme
Mar12Extreme
Apr14Extreme
May14Extreme
Jun14Extreme
Jul13Extreme
Aug14Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct10Extreme
Nov7Very high
Dec7High
Location & terrain

Where is Jerez de García Salinas?

Jerez de García Salinas sits at 22.6°N, 103.0°W, 2,001 m above sea level, in Mexico. The nearest listed city is Zacatecas, 44 km away.

Topography around Jerez de García Salinas

How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of Jerez de García Salinas.

Within 3 km, the terrain around Jerez de García Salinas has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 91 m around an average of 2,002 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 919 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,710 m.

The land around Jerez de García Salinas is covered by artificial surfaces (33%), shrubs (29%) and cropland (25%) within 3 km, shrubs (57%) and cropland (23%) within 16 km, and shrubs (49%) and cropland (23%) within 80 km.

3 km
91 m
16 km
919 m
80 km
1,710 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaces
March weather nearby: Zacatecas 44 km · Víctor Rosales 44 km · Guadalupe 50 km · Fresnillo 60 km · Rincón de Romos 83 km · Pabellón de Arteaga 92 km · Calvillo 94 km · San Francisco de los Romo 98 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 Jerez de García Salinas (22.6497°, -102.9898°, elevation 2,001 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. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).