Magdalena de Kino weather in March

In March, Magdalena de Kino sees average daytime highs of 23°C and overnight lows near 7°C, with 22 mm of rain across 2.8 wet days and about 11.8 hours of daylight. It is the 9th-warmest and 9th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 21°C in the first days to 24°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 64% 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 Magdalena de Kino's 7th-clearest and 4th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Magdalena de Kino's year-round climate.

Daytime high
23°
9th warmest
Overnight low
4th coldest
Rainfall
22 mm
2.8 wet days
Daylight
11 h 48 min
6:40 AM – 6:27 PM
Cloud cover
31%
7th clearest
Wind
9 km/h
4th windiest
Solar energy
6.33 kWh/m²
Travel score
8.5
out of 10

Magdalena de Kino is municipal seat of Magdalena, State of Sonora, Mexico.

Founded
1700

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 21°C in the first days to 24°C by the end.

A typical March day in Magdalena de Kino reaches about 23°C in the afternoon and slips back to 7°C overnight — a 15°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 17°C and 28°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)
1216
2216
3216
4216
5216
6226
7227
8227
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10227
11227
12237
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How March really feels in Magdalena de Kino

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.

Magdalena de Kino weather by month

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

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan19° / 383.610.27.4
Feb20° / 38410.97.4
Mar23° / 222.811.88.5
Apr27° / 10°6112.78.3
May31° / 15°30.713.55.7
Jun36° / 20°61.613.92.9
Jul35° / 23°6411.713.82.7
Aug33° / 22°6112.513.13.3
Sep32° / 19°466.112.24.5
Oct29° / 14°232.511.27.3
Nov23° / 252.410.58.5
Dec19° / 384.110.17.2

Cloud cover in March

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 64% 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 23%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
16931
26931
37030
47129
57129
67228
77228
87327
97426
107525
117525
127624
137624
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Chance of precipitation in March

Any precipitation

Magdalena de Kino gets around 22 mm of rain over 2.8 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 11% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
111
211
311
411
511
611
711
811
910
1010
1110
1210
1310
1410
1510
169
179
189
199
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218
228
238
248
258
267
277
287
297
306
316

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
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Wind in March

Winds average 9 km/h in March.

Across March, daily wind ranges from about 9 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
19calm
29calm
39calm
49calm
59calm
69calm
79calm
89calm
99calm
109calm
119calm
129calm
139calm
149calm
159calm
169calm
179calm
189calm
199calm
209calm
219calm
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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 6:58 AM to 6:21 AM, and sunset from 6:16 PM to 6:36 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.36:586:16
211.36:576:17
311.46:566:18
411.46:556:18
511.46:546:19
611.56:526:20
711.56:516:20
811.56:506:21
911.56:496:22
1011.66:486:23
1111.66:476:23
1211.66:456:24
1311.76:446:25
1411.76:436:25
1511.76:426:26
1611.86:406:27
1711.86:396:27
1811.86:386:28
1911.96:376:29
2011.96:356:29
2111.96:346:30
2212.06:336:30
2312.06:326:31
2412.06:306:32
2512.16:296:32
2612.16:286:33
2712.16:276:34
2812.26:256:34
2912.26:246:35
3012.26:236:36
3112.26:216:36

Solar energy in March

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in March, about 6.33 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.6 kWh/m² to a high of 8.34 kWh/m² in May across the year — March's 6.33 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.5Bright
25.6Bright
35.6Bright
45.7Bright
55.7Bright
65.8Bright
75.8Bright
85.9Bright
95.9Bright
106.0Intense
116.0Intense
126.1Intense
136.2Intense
146.2Intense
156.3Intense
166.3Intense
176.4Intense
186.4Intense
196.5Intense
206.5Intense
216.6Intense
226.6Intense
236.7Intense
246.7Intense
256.8Intense
266.8Intense
276.9Intense
286.9Intense
297.0Intense
307.0Intense
317.0Intense
Planning a trip in March

Is March a good time to visit Magdalena de Kino?

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

8.5
Sightseeing
1st-best month of the year
6.4
Beach & pool
7th-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Magdalena de Kino in March

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

In March, Magdalena de Kino 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 Magdalena de Kino in March

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in March peaks around 7 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Magdalena de Kino peaks around June 20 at about 12 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 19 at about 4 (moderate).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateHighVery highExtremeVery highHighModerateJun 20UV 12Dec 19UV 4
UV index (midday)Level
Jan5Moderate
Feb5High
Mar7Very high
Apr10Very high
May10Very high
Jun12Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug11Extreme
Sep10Very high
Oct7Very high
Nov5High
Dec4Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Magdalena de Kino?

Magdalena de Kino sits at 30.6°N, 111.0°W, 779 m above sea level, in Mexico. The nearest listed city is Cananea, 75 km away.

Topography around Magdalena de Kino

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Magdalena de Kino has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 354 m around an average of 787 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 783 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,079 m.

The land around Magdalena de Kino is covered by shrubs (60%) and artificial surfaces (23%) within 3 km, shrubs (91%) within 16 km, and shrubs (89%) within 80 km.

3 km
354 m
16 km
783 m
80 km
2,079 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrain
March weather nearby: Cananea 75 km · Nogales 76 km · Nogales 79 km · Rio Rico 94 km · Heroica Caborca 115 km · Sierra Vista 121 km · Green Valley 137 km · Sahuarita 148 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 Magdalena de Kino (30.6268°, -110.9615°, elevation 779 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).