Linares weather in March

In March, Linares sees average daytime highs of 27°C and overnight lows near 15°C, with 43 mm of rain across 6.5 wet days and about 11.8 hours of daylight. It is the 8th-warmest and 8th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 26°C in the first days to 29°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 52% 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 Linares's 4th-clearest and 5th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Linares's year-round climate.

Daytime high
27°
8th warmest
Overnight low
15°
5th coldest
Rainfall
43 mm
6.5 wet days
Daylight
11 h 48 min
6:53 AM – 6:43 PM
Cloud cover
44%
4th clearest
Wind
10 km/h
5th windiest
Solar energy
5.57 kWh/m²
Travel score
7.1
out of 10

Linares is municipal seat of Linares, State of Nuevo León, Mexico.

Founded
1712

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 26°C in the first days to 29°C by the end.

A typical March day in Linares reaches about 27°C in the afternoon and slips back to 15°C overnight — a 12°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 20°C and 33°C. Set against its neighbours, March runs about 3°C warmer than February and about 3°C cooler than April.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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22614
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How March really feels in Linares

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

March sits comfortably in between — no days that feel dangerously hot or drop to a hard freeze once humidity and wind are folded in.

Linares weather by month

How March compares with the rest of the year at a glance. March is the 8th-warmest and 8th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan21° / 10°265.210.67.4
Feb24° / 12°275.511.17.7
Mar27° / 15°436.511.87.1
Apr30° / 18°667.312.65.4
May33° / 21°658.613.24.0
Jun34° / 23°587.713.53.1
Jul35° / 23°585.413.42.8
Aug35° / 23°587.412.92.6
Sep32° / 21°16713.312.24.0
Oct29° / 18°757.911.46.3
Nov25° / 14°294.910.87.9
Dec22° / 11°254.210.57.7

Cloud cover in March

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 52% 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 35%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
16634
26634
36634
46535
56436
66436
76436
86238
96238
106238
116238
126337
136337
146337
156337
166337
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316634

Chance of precipitation in March

Any precipitation

Linares gets around 43 mm of rain over 6.5 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 21% and peaks near 23% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
119
219
319
420
520
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721
821
922
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1122
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1422
1522
1622
1722
1821
1921
2021
2121
2220
2320
2420
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2621
2721
2821
2921
3022
3122

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 34% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 14% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
146252540
246252540
345242650
445242650
544242650
644242760
743242760
842242860
941242870
1040242870
1139242980
1238242980
1337242990
14362430100
15352430110
16342430120
17332330130
18322331140
19312331150
20292331170
21282232180
22272232190
23262232200
24252232220
25242132230
26232132240
27232131250
28222131260
29212131260
30212031270
31212031281

Wind in March

Winds average 10 km/h in March.

Across March, daily wind ranges from about 10 km/h on the calmest days to 10 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 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 7:08 AM to 6:37 AM, and sunset from 6:35 PM to 6:49 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.57:086:35
211.57:076:36
311.57:066:36
411.57:056:37
511.57:046:37
611.67:036:38
711.67:026:38
811.67:016:39
911.67:006:39
1011.76:596:40
1111.76:586:40
1211.76:576:41
1311.76:566:41
1411.86:556:42
1511.86:546:42
1611.86:536:43
1711.86:526:43
1811.96:516:43
1911.96:506:44
2011.96:496:44
2111.96:486:45
2212.06:476:45
2312.06:466:46
2412.06:456:46
2512.06:446:46
2612.16:436:47
2712.16:426:47
2812.16:416:48
2912.16:406:48
3012.26:396:49
3112.26:376:49

Solar energy in March

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in March, about 5.57 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.65 kWh/m² to a high of 6.77 kWh/m² in June across the year — March's 5.57 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.2Bright
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105.4Bright
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135.5Bright
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175.6Bright
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215.7Bright
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245.8Bright
255.8Bright
265.9Bright
275.9Bright
285.9Bright
295.9Bright
306.0Bright
316.0Intense
Planning a trip in March

Hazard calendar for Linares

In seasonPeak

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

Linares's rainy season is concentrated in September.

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

Is March a good time to visit Linares?

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

7.1
Sightseeing
5th-best month of the year
7.4
Beach & pool
2nd-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Linares in March

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

In March, Linares sees daytime highs around 27°C and nights near 15°C. Pack light clothes. Worth having: sun protection. About 7 days see rain.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Linares in March

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in March peaks around 9 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Linares peaks around June 19 at about 12 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 18 at about 5 (high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecHighVery highExtremeVery highHighJun 19UV 12Dec 18UV 5
UV index (midday)Level
Jan6High
Feb8Very high
Mar9Very high
Apr12Extreme
May11Extreme
Jun12Extreme
Jul12Extreme
Aug12Extreme
Sep10Very high
Oct9Very high
Nov6High
Dec5High

Air quality in Linares 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 Linares is worst in May — around 16 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.2× the cleanest month (January, 7 µg/m³).

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

01020JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodMay 1816 µg/m³Jan 17 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan7Good
Feb7Good
Mar15Moderate
Apr12Moderate
May16Moderate
Jun14Moderate
Jul15Moderate
Aug12Moderate
Sep12Good
Oct8Good
Nov8Good
Dec7Good
Location & terrain

Where is Linares?

Linares sits at 24.9°N, 99.6°W, 357 m above sea level, in Mexico. The nearest listed city is Montemorelos, 45 km away.

Topography around Linares

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Linares has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 100 m around an average of 355 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 310 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 3,619 m.

The land around Linares is covered by trees (31%), artificial surfaces (30%) and shrubs (29%) within 3 km, shrubs (39%) and trees (36%) within 16 km, and trees (44%) and shrubs (44%) within 80 km.

3 km
100 m
16 km
310 m
80 km
3,619 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrain
March weather nearby: Montemorelos 45 km · Ciudad de Allende 65 km · Santiago 86 km · Cadereyta 91 km · Cadereyta Jiménez 92 km · Ciudad Benito Juárez 102 km · Jardines de la Silla 106 km · Guadalupe 115 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 Linares (24.858°, -99.5677°, elevation 357 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).