Madera weather in March

In March, Madera sees average daytime highs of 18°C and overnight lows near 3°C, with 25 mm of precipitation across 4 wet days and about 11.8 hours of daylight. It is the 8th-warmest and 10th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 16°C in the first days to 19°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 60% of the time in March, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 18 min at the start of March to 12 h 12 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, March is Madera's 5th-clearest and 3rd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Madera's year-round climate.

Daytime high
18°
8th warmest
Overnight low
4th coldest
Precipitation
25 mm
4 wet days
Daylight
11 h 48 min
6:29 AM – 6:16 PM
Cloud cover
36%
5th clearest
Wind
8 km/h
3rd windiest
Solar energy
6.43 kWh/m²
Travel score
7.0
out of 10

Madera is municipal seat of Madera, State of Chihuahua, Mexico.

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 16°C in the first days to 19°C by the end.

A typical March day in Madera reaches about 18°C in the afternoon and slips back to 3°C overnight — a 15°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 12°C and 22°C. Set against its neighbours, March runs about 3°C warmer than February and about 4°C cooler than April.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
1161
2161
3161
4162
5172
6172
7172
8172
9172
10172
11172
12172
13172
14182
15182
16183
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19183
20183
21183
22193
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26193
27193
28193
29194
30194
31194

How March really feels in Madera

Once humidity and wind are folded in, March averages 0 days that feel above 32°C and 15 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
15
wind chill below the day's low

The story in March is cold — wind chill drags the overnight "feels like" below the raw low.

Madera weather by month

How March compares with the rest of the year at a glance. March is the 8th-warmest and 10th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan13° / -0°354.71.510.34.6
Feb15° / 405.32.2115.2
Mar18° / 2541.211.87.0
Apr22° / 122.30.212.78.3
May26° / 122.8013.48.5
Jun29° / 13°489.4013.86.0
Jul27° / 14°22223.9013.74.5
Aug26° / 14°17321.70135.0
Sep25° / 12°7912.3012.26.7
Oct22° / 365.10.111.38.0
Nov18° / 273.60.410.57.0
Dec14° / 424.62.110.24.7

Cloud cover in March

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 60% 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 27%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
16733
26733
36832
46832
56832
66832
76931
87030
97030
107129
117129
127228
137327
147426
157426
167426
177525
187525
197525
207624
217624
227624
237624
247624
257723
267723
277723
287723
297723
307624
317624

Chance of precipitation in March

Any precipitationSnow

Madera gets around 25 mm of rain and snow over 4 wet days in March. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable precipitation averages around 13% and peaks near 16% on the wettest days, and about 1 day brings snow. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
1166
2166
3156
4155
5155
6155
7155
8155
9155
10155
11155
12155
13155
14155
15155
16154
17144
18144
19134
20134
21124
22124
23113
24113
25103
26103
2792
2892
2982
3082
3172

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
2100
3100
4100
5100
6100
7100
8100
9100
10100
11100
12100
13100
14100
15100
16100
17100
18100
19100
20100
21100
22100
23100
24100
25100
26100
27100
28100
29100
30100
31100

Wind in March

Winds average 8 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
18calm
28calm
38calm
48calm
58calm
68calm
78calm
88calm
98calm
108calm
118calm
128calm
138calm
148calm
158calm
168calm
178calm
188calm
198calm
209calm
219calm
229calm
239calm
249calm
259calm
269calm
279calm
289calm
299calm
309calm
319calm

Sunrise & sunset in March

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 18 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 54 minutes over March. Sunrise moves from 6:46 AM to 6:11 AM, and sunset from 6:06 PM to 6:25 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.36:466:06
211.46:456:07
311.46:436:07
411.46:426:08
511.56:416:09
611.56:406:09
711.56:396:10
811.56:386:11
911.66:376:11
1011.66:366:12
1111.66:356:13
1211.76:336:13
1311.76:326:14
1411.76:316:14
1511.86:306:15
1611.86:296:16
1711.86:286:16
1811.86:266:17
1911.96:256:18
2011.96:246:18
2111.96:236:19
2212.06:226:19
2312.06:206:20
2412.06:196:20
2512.16:186:21
2612.16:176:22
2712.16:156:22
2812.16:146:23
2912.26:136:23
3012.26:126:24
3112.26:116:25

Solar energy in March

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in March, about 6.43 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.81 kWh/m² to a high of 8.15 kWh/m² in May across the year — March's 6.43 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.7Bright
25.8Bright
35.8Bright
45.8Bright
55.9Bright
65.9Bright
76.0Bright
86.0Intense
96.1Intense
106.1Intense
116.2Intense
126.2Intense
136.3Intense
146.3Intense
156.4Intense
166.4Intense
176.5Intense
186.5Intense
196.6Intense
206.6Intense
216.7Intense
226.7Intense
236.8Intense
246.8Intense
256.9Intense
266.9Intense
277.0Intense
287.0Intense
297.0Intense
307.1Intense
317.1Intense
Planning a trip in March

Hazard calendar for Madera

In seasonPeak

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

Madera's monsoon runs July–August, 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 Madera?

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

7.0
Sightseeing
4th-best month of the year
2.2
Beach & pool
8th-best month of the year

March is one of the better times to visit Madera for general sightseeing.

What to pack for Madera in March

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

In March, Madera sees daytime highs around 18°C and nights near 3°C. Pack sun protection. Worth having: a warm layer. About 4 days see rain.

sun protectiona warm layer

UV index in Madera in March

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in March peaks around 10 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Madera peaks around June 18 at about 13 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 18 at about 5 (moderate).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecHighVery highExtremeVery highHighModerateJun 18UV 13Dec 18UV 5
UV index (midday)Level
Jan6High
Feb7High
Mar10Very high
Apr12Extreme
May12Extreme
Jun14Extreme
Jul13Extreme
Aug12Extreme
Sep11Extreme
Oct8Very high
Nov6High
Dec5Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Madera?

Madera sits at 29.2°N, 108.1°W, 2,117 m above sea level, in Mexico. The nearest listed city is Nuevo Casas Grandes, 138 km away.

ChihuahuaJuan AldamaEsperanzaCiudad ObregónNavojoaAgua Prieta

Topography around Madera

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Madera has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 268 m around an average of 2,145 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,421 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,480 m.

The land around Madera is covered by trees (35%) and grassland (33%) within 3 km, trees (68%) and grassland (23%) within 16 km, and trees (60%) and grassland (24%) within 80 km.

3 km
268 m
16 km
1,421 m
80 km
2,480 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrain
March weather nearby: Nuevo Casas Grandes 138 km · Cuauhtémoc 152 km · Chihuahua 209 km · Juan Aldama 220 km · Esperanza 250 km · Ciudad Obregón 259 km · Navojoa 268 km · Agua Prieta 272 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 Madera (29.1927°, -108.1433°, elevation 2,117 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).