Morelia weather in March

In March, Morelia sees average daytime highs of 27°C and overnight lows near 11°C, with 17 mm of rain across 3.4 wet days and about 11.9 hours of daylight. It is the 3rd-warmest and 10th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 26°C in the first days to 28°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 59% of the time in March, and the air most often feels dry.

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 Morelia's 2nd-clearest and 1st-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Morelia's year-round climate.

Daytime high
27°
3rd warmest
Overnight low
11°
5th coldest
Rainfall
17 mm
3.4 wet days
Daylight
11 h 54 min
6:59 AM – 6:50 PM
Cloud cover
37%
2nd clearest
Wind
6 km/h
1st windiest
Solar energy
6.82 kWh/m²
Travel score
7.9
out of 10

Morelia is capital of the State of Michoacán, Mexico.

Founded
1541

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 28°C by the end.

A typical March day in Morelia reaches about 27°C in the afternoon and slips back to 11°C overnight — a 16°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 24°C and 30°C. Set against its neighbours, March runs about 2°C warmer than February and about 2°C cooler than April.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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Morelia weather by month

How March compares with the rest of the year at a glance. March is the 3rd-warmest and 10th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan23° / 193.310.98.2
Feb25° / 192.911.38.4
Mar27° / 11°173.411.97.9
Apr29° / 12°174.412.46.5
May29° / 14°5611.512.95.6
Jun26° / 15°11618.713.25.1
Jul25° / 15°1262313.14.8
Aug25° / 15°11521.212.75.0
Sep24° / 14°1151912.15.4
Oct25° / 13°551011.56.9
Nov24° / 10°254.611.18.2
Dec23° / 122.310.88.4

Cloud cover in March

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 59% of the time in March.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 18% of March, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 22%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
18020
27921
37921
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57921
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Chance of precipitation in March

Any precipitation

Morelia gets around 17 mm of rain over 3.4 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 11% and peaks near 13% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
17
27
37
48
58
68
79
89
910
1010
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1312
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1512
1613
1713
1813
1913
2013
2113
2213
2313
2412
2512
2612
2712
2812
2912
3011
3111

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 99% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)
11000
21000
31000
41000
51000
61000
71000
81000
91000
101000
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Wind in March

Winds average 6 km/h in March, the windiest month of the year.

Across March, daily wind ranges from about 6 km/h on the calmest days to 7 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
16calm
26calm
36calm
46calm
56calm
66calm
76calm
86calm
96calm
106calm
116calm
126calm
136calm
146calm
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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 7:11 AM to 6:45 AM, and sunset from 6:45 PM to 6:54 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.67:116:45
211.67:106:46
311.67:096:46
411.67:086:46
511.77:086:47
611.77:076:47
711.77:066:47
811.77:056:48
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1511.86:596:50
1611.96:596:50
1711.96:586:50
1811.96:576:51
1911.96:566:51
2011.96:556:51
2112.06:546:52
2212.06:536:52
2312.06:526:52
2412.06:526:52
2512.06:516:53
2612.16:506:53
2712.16:496:53
2812.16:486:53
2912.16:476:54
3012.16:466:54
3112.16:456:54

Solar energy in March

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in March, about 6.82 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.83 kWh/m² to a high of 7.36 kWh/m² in April across the year — March's 6.82 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.4Intense
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Planning a trip in March

Hazard calendar for Morelia

In seasonPeak

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

Morelia's rainy season runs June–September, when most of the year's rain falls.

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

Is March a good time to visit Morelia?

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

7.9
Sightseeing
5th-best month of the year
8.0
Beach & pool
2nd-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Morelia in March

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

In March, Morelia sees daytime highs around 27°C and nights near 11°C. Pack sun protection. Worth having: light clothes. About 3 days see rain.

sun protectionlight clothes

UV index in Morelia 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 Morelia peaks around June 15 at about 14 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 15 at about 7 (very high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecVery highExtremeVery highJun 15UV 14Dec 15UV 7
UV index (midday)Level
Jan9Very high
Feb11Extreme
Mar14Extreme
Apr14Extreme
May12Extreme
Jun14Extreme
Jul12Extreme
Aug13Extreme
Sep11Extreme
Oct10Extreme
Nov8Very high
Dec7Very high

Air quality in Morelia 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 Morelia is worst in May — around 32 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.2× the cleanest month (March, 14 µg/m³).

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

010203040JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateMay 1131 µg/m³Mar 1014 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan16Moderate
Feb15Moderate
Mar14Moderate
Apr29Moderate
May32Moderate
Jun18Moderate
Jul19Moderate
Aug18Moderate
Sep18Moderate
Oct17Moderate
Nov16Moderate
Dec17Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Morelia?

Morelia sits at 19.7°N, 101.2°W, 1,917 m above sea level, in Mexico. The nearest listed city is Zinapécuaro de Figueroa, 41 km away.

Topography around Morelia

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Morelia has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 210 m around an average of 1,918 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 943 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 3,104 m.

The land around Morelia is covered by artificial surfaces (88%) within 3 km, grassland (30%) and trees (29%) within 16 km, and trees (49%) within 80 km.

3 km
210 m
16 km
943 m
80 km
3,104 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
March weather nearby: Zinapécuaro de Figueroa 41 km · Moroleón 48 km · Uriangato 49 km · Pátzcuaro 49 km · Puruándiro 55 km · Yuriria 57 km · Tacámbaro de Codallos 59 km · Acámbaro 61 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 Morelia (19.7008°, -101.1844°, elevation 1,917 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).