Matías Romero Avendaño weather in March

In March, Matías Romero Avendaño sees average daytime highs of 30°C and overnight lows near 20°C, with 28 mm of rain across 6.4 wet days and about 11.9 hours of daylight. It is the 6th-warmest and 11th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 29°C in the first days to 32°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 49% of the time in March, and the air most often feels muggy.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 36 min at the start of March to 12 h 06 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, March is Matías Romero Avendaño's 2nd-clearest and 1st-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Matías Romero Avendaño's year-round climate.

Daytime high
30°
6th warmest
Overnight low
20°
5th coldest
Rainfall
28 mm
6.4 wet days
Daylight
11 h 54 min
6:33 AM – 6:26 PM
Cloud cover
44%
2nd clearest
Wind
17 km/h
1st windiest
Solar energy
5.73 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.6
out of 10

Matías Romero Avendaño is municipal seat of Matías Romero, State of Oaxaca, Mexico.

Density
13/km²
people per km²

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 29°C in the first days to 32°C by the end.

A typical March day in Matías Romero Avendaño reaches about 30°C in the afternoon and slips back to 20°C overnight — a 10°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 25°C and 34°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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22919
32919
42920
52920
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303221
313221

How March really feels in Matías Romero Avendaño

Once humidity and wind are folded in, March averages 10 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
10
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
0
wind chill below the day's low

The story in March is heat — humidity pushes the afternoon "feels like" well above the raw temperature.

Matías Romero Avendaño weather by month

How March compares with the rest of the year at a glance. March is the 6th-warmest and 11th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan25° / 18°4710.911.16.7
Feb27° / 19°347.211.46.7
Mar30° / 20°286.411.95.6
Apr33° / 22°255.412.44.2
May33° / 23°6210.512.83.3
Jun32° / 23°19020.7132.9
Jul30° / 23°21125.312.93.0
Aug30° / 23°23126.412.63.0
Sep30° / 23°23923.712.13.3
Oct28° / 22°16819.311.64.5
Nov27° / 20°8714.411.25.8
Dec25° / 19°4710.8116.5

Cloud cover in March

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 49% of the time in March.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 17% of March, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 34%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
16436
26337
36337
46337
56337
66337
76337
86337
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106436
116535
126535
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Chance of precipitation in March

Any precipitation

Matías Romero Avendaño gets around 28 mm of rain over 6.4 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 20% and peaks near 24% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

0%10%20%30%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
123
223
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524
624
724
823
923
1023
1122
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2019
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3016
3116

Humidity in March

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Most of March feels muggy — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

By dew point, March lands in the muggy band about 58% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 71% of them.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
13924595
23924595
33924595
431023586
531023586
631022587
731022587
83922588
93921598
102922589
112922589
1229225710
1328225810
1428225711
1518235711
1617235712
1717225713
1817225713
1917225614
2016215715
2116215616
2216205617
2316205617
2415195718
2515185719
2615175720
2715165721
2815155722
2915145723
3014135824
3114135626

Wind in March

Winds average 17 km/h in March, the windiest month of the year.

Across March, daily wind ranges from about 17 km/h on the calmest days to 17 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
117light breeze
217light breeze
317light breeze
417light breeze
517light breeze
617light breeze
717light breeze
817light breeze
917light breeze
1017light breeze
1117light breeze
1217light breeze
1317light breeze
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2017light breeze
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2617light breeze
2717light breeze
2817light breeze
2917light breeze
3017light breeze
3117light breeze

Sunrise & sunset in March

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 36 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 30 minutes over March. Sunrise moves from 6:44 AM to 6:21 AM, and sunset from 6:23 PM to 6:29 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.66:446:23
211.76:436:23
311.76:436:23
411.76:426:24
511.76:416:24
611.76:416:24
711.76:406:24
811.86:396:25
911.86:396:25
1011.86:386:25
1111.86:376:25
1211.86:366:25
1311.86:366:26
1411.86:356:26
1511.96:346:26
1611.96:336:26
1711.96:336:26
1811.96:326:27
1911.96:316:27
2011.96:306:27
2112.06:296:27
2212.06:296:27
2312.06:286:28
2412.06:276:28
2512.06:266:28
2612.06:256:28
2712.16:256:28
2812.16:246:28
2912.16:236:29
3012.16:226:29
3112.16:216:29

Solar energy in March

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in March, about 5.73 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.65 kWh/m² to a high of 6.42 kWh/m² in April across the year — March's 5.73 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.2Bright
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45.3Bright
55.3Bright
65.4Bright
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95.5Bright
105.5Bright
115.5Bright
125.6Bright
135.6Bright
145.6Bright
155.7Bright
165.7Bright
175.8Bright
185.8Bright
195.9Bright
205.9Bright
215.9Bright
226.0Bright
236.0Intense
246.0Intense
256.1Intense
266.1Intense
276.1Intense
286.2Intense
296.2Intense
306.2Intense
316.2Intense
Planning a trip in March

Hazard calendar for Matías Romero Avendaño

In seasonPeak

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

Matías Romero Avendaño's monsoon runs June–October, when most of the year's rain falls.

Monsoon
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Is March a good time to visit Matías Romero Avendaño?

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

5.6
Sightseeing
5th-best month of the year
7.6
Beach & pool
1st-best month of the year

March is a reasonable time to visit Matías Romero Avendaño for sightseeing. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for Matías Romero Avendaño in March

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

In March, Matías Romero Avendaño sees daytime highs around 30°C and nights near 20°C. Pack light clothes. Worth having: sun protection. About 6 days see rain.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Matías Romero Avendaño 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 Matías Romero Avendaño peaks around August 16 at about 13 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 18 at about 8 (very high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecVery highExtremeVery highAug 16UV 13Dec 18UV 8
UV index (midday)Level
Jan8Very high
Feb11Extreme
Mar12Extreme
Apr13Extreme
May12Extreme
Jun13Extreme
Jul12Extreme
Aug13Extreme
Sep12Extreme
Oct11Extreme
Nov9Very high
Dec8Very high

Air quality in Matías Romero Avendaño 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 Matías Romero Avendaño is worst in May — around 53 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), about 5.2× the cleanest month (January, 10 µg/m³).

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

0204060JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModeratePoorModerateGoodMay 1650 µg/m³Jan 1510 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan10Good
Feb11Good
Mar16Moderate
Apr27Moderate
May53Poor
Jun26Moderate
Jul29Moderate
Aug22Moderate
Sep19Moderate
Oct13Moderate
Nov11Good
Dec11Good
Location & terrain

Where is Matías Romero Avendaño?

Matías Romero Avendaño sits at 16.9°N, 95.0°W, 186 m above sea level, in Mexico. The nearest listed city is Ixtepec, 36 km away.

Topography around Matías Romero Avendaño

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Matías Romero Avendaño has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 92 m around an average of 205 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,088 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,304 m.

The land around Matías Romero Avendaño is covered by trees (46%) and grassland (38%) within 3 km, trees (62%) and grassland (36%) within 16 km, and trees (61%) and grassland (23%) within 80 km.

3 km
92 m
16 km
1,088 m
80 km
2,304 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
March weather nearby: Ixtepec 36 km · Heroica Ciudad de Juchitán de Zaragoza 49 km · Santo Domingo Tehuantepec 65 km · Salina Cruz 80 km · Acayucan 120 km · Jáltipan de Morelos 126 km · Cosoleacaque 132 km · Minatitlán 135 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 Matías Romero Avendaño (16.8774°, -95.0382°, elevation 186 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).