Las Margaritas weather in March

In March, Las Margaritas sees average daytime highs of 26°C and overnight lows near 13°C, with 21 mm of rain across 5.6 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 25°C in the first days to 27°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 63% of the time in March, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 42 min at the start of March to 12 h 06 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, March is Las Margaritas's 2nd-clearest and 6th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Las Margaritas's year-round climate.

Daytime high
26°
3rd warmest
Overnight low
13°
4th coldest
Rainfall
21 mm
5.6 wet days
Daylight
11 h 54 min
6:21 AM – 6:14 PM
Cloud cover
34%
2nd clearest
Wind
9 km/h
6th windiest
Solar energy
6.35 kWh/m²
Travel score
7.9
out of 10

Las Margaritas is municipal seat of Las Margaritas, State of Chiapas, Mexico.

Founded
1800

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 27°C by the end.

A typical March day in Las Margaritas reaches about 26°C in the afternoon and slips back to 13°C overnight — a 13°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 22°C and 29°C. Set against its neighbours, March runs about 2°C warmer than February and about 1°C cooler than April.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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292714
302714
312714

Las Margaritas 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.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan22° / 12°164.411.17.9
Feb24° / 12°123.511.58.4
Mar26° / 13°215.611.97.9
Apr27° / 14°5210.212.46.7
May26° / 16°14518.212.85.3
Jun25° / 16°24623.7134.5
Jul25° / 16°981712.95.6
Aug25° / 16°15820.412.55.1
Sep25° / 16°23122.912.14.6
Oct24° / 15°14416.911.65.7
Nov23° / 13°417.411.27.3
Dec22° / 12°174.2117.9

Cloud cover in March

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 63% of the time in March.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 21% of March, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 17%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
18515
28515
38515
48416
58416
68416
78317
88317
98416
108416
118416
128317
138317
148317
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288218
298218
308218
318317

Chance of precipitation in March

Any precipitation

Las Margaritas gets around 21 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 18% and peaks near 26% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

0%10%20%30%40%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
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214
314
415
515
615
715
816
916
1016
1116
1216
1316
1416
1516
1617
1717
1817
1918
2018
2119
2219
2320
2421
2522
2622
2723
2824
2925
3025
3126

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 62% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
170300
271290
371290
471290
570300
670300
770300
869310
969310
1069310
1168320
1268320
1367330
1466331
1565341
1665341
1764351
1863361
1963361
2062371
2160382
2259392
2358402
2456413
2555423
2653443
2750464
2848474
2946495
3045505
3143525

Wind in March

Winds average 9 km/h in March.

Across March, daily wind ranges from about 8 km/h on the calmest days to 9 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
19calm
29calm
39calm
49calm
59calm
69calm
79calm
89calm
99calm
109calm
119calm
129calm
139calm
149calm
159calm
169calm
179calm
189calm
199calm
209calm
219calm
228calm
238calm
248calm
258calm
268calm
278calm
288calm
298calm
308calm
318calm

Sunrise & sunset in March

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 42 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 24 minutes over March. Sunrise moves from 6:32 AM to 6:09 AM, and sunset from 6:11 PM to 6:17 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.76:326:11
211.76:316:11
311.76:306:11
411.76:306:12
511.76:296:12
611.76:286:12
711.76:286:12
811.86:276:13
911.86:266:13
1011.86:256:13
1111.86:256:13
1211.86:246:13
1311.86:236:14
1411.96:236:14
1511.96:226:14
1611.96:216:14
1711.96:206:14
1811.96:196:15
1911.96:196:15
2011.96:186:15
2112.06:176:15
2212.06:166:15
2312.06:166:15
2412.06:156:15
2512.06:146:16
2612.06:136:16
2712.16:126:16
2812.16:126:16
2912.16:116:16
3012.16:106:16
3112.16:096:17

Solar energy in March

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in March, about 6.35 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.57 kWh/m² to a high of 6.71 kWh/m² in April across the year — March's 6.35 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.0Intense
26.0Intense
36.1Intense
46.1Intense
56.1Intense
66.1Intense
76.2Intense
86.2Intense
96.2Intense
106.2Intense
116.2Intense
126.3Intense
136.3Intense
146.3Intense
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186.4Intense
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Planning a trip in March

Hazard calendar for Las Margaritas

In seasonPeak

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

Las Margaritas's monsoon runs May–June, 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 Las Margaritas?

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

7.9
Sightseeing
2nd-best month of the year
7.4
Beach & pool
1st-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Las Margaritas in March

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

In March, Las Margaritas sees daytime highs around 26°C and nights near 13°C. Pack sun protection. Worth having: light clothes. About 6 days see rain.

sun protectionlight clothes

UV index in Las Margaritas 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 Las Margaritas peaks around April 12 at about 14 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 16 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 12UV 14Dec 16UV 9
UV index (midday)Level
Jan10Very high
Feb13Extreme
Mar14Extreme
Apr15Extreme
May11Extreme
Jun14Extreme
Jul13Extreme
Aug14Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct12Extreme
Nov9Very high
Dec9Very high

Air quality in Las Margaritas 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 Las Margaritas is worst in April — around 57 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 6.1× the cleanest month (December, 9 µg/m³).

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

0204060JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModeratePoorModerateGoodApr 1955 µg/m³Dec 189 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan10Good
Feb16Moderate
Mar33Moderate
Apr57Unhealthy
May45Poor
Jun19Moderate
Jul20Moderate
Aug17Moderate
Sep16Moderate
Oct13Moderate
Nov11Good
Dec9Good
Location & terrain

Where is Las Margaritas?

Las Margaritas sits at 16.3°N, 92.0°W, 1,513 m above sea level, in Mexico. The nearest listed city is Comitán, 18 km away.

Topography around Las Margaritas

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Las Margaritas has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 182 m around an average of 1,543 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 906 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 3,128 m.

The land around Las Margaritas is covered by trees (41%) and grassland (34%) within 3 km, trees (46%) and grassland (38%) within 16 km, and trees (69%) and grassland (20%) within 80 km.

3 km
182 m
16 km
906 m
80 km
3,128 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
March weather nearby: Comitán 18 km · Las Rosas 42 km · Teopisca 58 km · Venustiano Carranza 62 km · Ocosingo 67 km · Comalapa 75 km · Jacaltenango 77 km · San Cristóbal de las Casas 84 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 Las Margaritas (16.3128°, -91.9822°, elevation 1,513 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).