Nochistlán de Mejía weather in March

In March, Nochistlán de Mejía sees average daytime highs of 27°C and overnight lows near 11°C, with 7 mm of rain across 0.9 wet days and about 11.8 hours of daylight. It is the 4th-warmest and 11th-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 66% 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 Nochistlán de Mejía's 1st-clearest and 2nd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Nochistlán de Mejía's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 27°; 4th warmest
Overnight low: 11°; 5th coldest
Rainfall: 7 mm; 0.9 wet days
Daylight: 11 h 48 min; 7:06 AM – 6:56 PM
Cloud cover: 32%; 1st clearest
Wind: 10 km/h; 2nd windiest
Solar energy: 7.03 kWh/m²
Travel score: 8.3; out of 10

Nochistlán de Mejía is city and municipality in Zacatecas, Mexico.

Founded: 1532

Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.

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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 Nochistlán de Mejía 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 3°C warmer than February and about 2°C cooler than April.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Avg high (°C)	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28
Avg low (°C)	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	12	12	12	12	12	12	12

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	26	10
2	26	10
3	26	10
4	26	10
5	26	10
6	26	10
7	26	10
8	26	10
9	26	10
10	26	10
11	26	11
12	27	11
13	27	11
14	27	11
15	27	11
16	27	11
17	27	11
18	27	11
19	27	11
20	27	11
21	27	11
22	27	11
23	28	11
24	28	11
25	28	12
26	28	12
27	28	12
28	28	12
29	28	12
30	28	12
31	28	12

Nochistlán de Mejía weather by month

How March compares with the rest of the year at a glance. March is the 4th-warmest and 11th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	22° / 8°	19	2.4	10.8	8.2
Feb	24° / 9°	13	1.7	11.3	8.7
Mar	27° / 11°	7	0.9	11.8	8.3
Apr	29° / 13°	5	1.2	12.5	6.7
May	31° / 16°	27	5	13	5.4
Jun	29° / 17°	149	15.6	13.3	4.8
Jul	26° / 16°	200	21.5	13.2	4.9
Aug	26° / 16°	177	20.5	12.7	5.1
Sep	26° / 15°	150	17.5	12.1	5.5
Oct	26° / 13°	55	7.9	11.5	7.2
Nov	24° / 10°	14	2.6	11	8.6
Dec	23° / 8°	8	1.3	10.7	8.5

Cloud cover in March

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 66% of the time in March, the clearest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 12% of March, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 23%.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Clearer (%)	78	78	78	78	78	78	78	78	77	77	78	78	78	79	79	79	79	79	79	79	79	79	78	77	77	75	75	74	73	72	71
Cloudier (%)	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	23	23	22	22	22	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	22	23	23	25	25	26	27	28	29

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	78	22
2	78	22
3	78	22
4	78	22
5	78	22
6	78	22
7	78	22
8	78	22
9	77	23
10	77	23
11	78	22
12	78	22
13	78	22
14	79	21
15	79	21
16	79	21
17	79	21
18	79	21
19	79	21
20	79	21
21	79	21
22	79	21
23	78	22
24	77	23
25	77	23
26	75	25
27	75	25
28	74	26
29	73	27
30	72	28
31	71	29

Chance of precipitation in March

Any precipitation

Nochistlán de Mejía gets around 7 mm of rain over 0.9 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 3% and peaks near 4% on the wettest days.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Rain chance (%)	2	2	2	3	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	2	2	2	2	2	2	3	3

	Rain chance (%)
1	2
2	2
3	2
4	3
5	3
6	3
7	3
8	4
9	4
10	4
11	4
12	4
13	4
14	4
15	4
16	4
17	4
18	4
19	4
20	3
21	3
22	3
23	3
24	2
25	2
26	2
27	2
28	2
29	2
30	3
31	3

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.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Dry (%)	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100

	Dry (%)
1	100
2	100
3	100
4	100
5	100
6	100
7	100
8	100
9	100
10	100
11	100
12	100
13	100
14	100
15	100
16	100
17	100
18	100
19	100
20	100
21	100
22	100
23	100
24	100
25	100
26	100
27	100
28	100
29	100
30	100
31	100

Wind in March

Winds average 10 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.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Wind speed (km/h)	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10
Feels	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm

	Wind speed (km/h)	Feels
1	9	calm
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7	9	calm
8	9	calm
9	9	calm
10	9	calm
11	9	calm
12	9	calm
13	9	calm
14	9	calm
15	9	calm
16	9	calm
17	10	calm
18	10	calm
19	10	calm
20	10	calm
21	10	calm
22	10	calm
23	10	calm
24	10	calm
25	10	calm
26	10	calm
27	10	calm
28	10	calm
29	10	calm
30	10	calm
31	10	calm

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 7:18 AM to 6:51 AM, and sunset from 6:51 PM to 7:01 PM.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Daylight (h)	11.5	11.6	11.6	11.6	11.6	11.6	11.7	11.7	11.7	11.7	11.7	11.8	11.8	11.8	11.8	11.8	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.2
Sunrise (AM)	7:18	7:18	7:17	7:16	7:15	7:14	7:14	7:13	7:12	7:11	7:10	7:09	7:08	7:07	7:07	7:06	7:05	7:04	7:03	7:02	7:01	7:00	6:59	6:58	6:57	6:56	6:55	6:54	6:53	6:52	6:51
Sunset (PM)	6:51	6:51	6:52	6:52	6:52	6:53	6:53	6:54	6:54	6:54	6:55	6:55	6:55	6:56	6:56	6:56	6:57	6:57	6:57	6:58	6:58	6:58	6:59	6:59	6:59	7:00	7:00	7:00	7:01	7:01	7:01

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	11.5	7:18	6:51
2	11.6	7:18	6:51
3	11.6	7:17	6:52
4	11.6	7:16	6:52
5	11.6	7:15	6:52
6	11.6	7:14	6:53
7	11.7	7:14	6:53
8	11.7	7:13	6:54
9	11.7	7:12	6:54
10	11.7	7:11	6:54
11	11.7	7:10	6:55
12	11.8	7:09	6:55
13	11.8	7:08	6:55
14	11.8	7:07	6:56
15	11.8	7:07	6:56
16	11.8	7:06	6:56
17	11.9	7:05	6:57
18	11.9	7:04	6:57
19	11.9	7:03	6:57
20	11.9	7:02	6:58
21	12.0	7:01	6:58
22	12.0	7:00	6:58
23	12.0	6:59	6:59
24	12.0	6:58	6:59
25	12.0	6:57	6:59
26	12.1	6:56	7:00
27	12.1	6:55	7:00
28	12.1	6:54	7:00
29	12.1	6:53	7:01
30	12.1	6:52	7:01
31	12.2	6:51	7:01

Solar energy in March

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in March, about 7.03 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.78 kWh/m² to a high of 7.71 kWh/m² in May across the year — March's 7.03 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Solar energy (kWh/m²)	6.6	6.6	6.6	6.7	6.7	6.7	6.7	6.8	6.8	6.8	6.8	6.9	6.9	6.9	7.0	7.0	7.0	7.1	7.1	7.2	7.2	7.2	7.2	7.3	7.3	7.3	7.3	7.4	7.4	7.4	7.4
Level	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense

	Solar energy (kWh/m²)	Level
1	6.6	Intense
2	6.6	Intense
3	6.6	Intense
4	6.7	Intense
5	6.7	Intense
6	6.7	Intense
7	6.7	Intense
8	6.8	Intense
9	6.8	Intense
10	6.8	Intense
11	6.8	Intense
12	6.9	Intense
13	6.9	Intense
14	6.9	Intense
15	7.0	Intense
16	7.0	Intense
17	7.0	Intense
18	7.1	Intense
19	7.1	Intense
20	7.2	Intense
21	7.2	Intense
22	7.2	Intense
23	7.2	Intense
24	7.3	Intense
25	7.3	Intense
26	7.3	Intense
27	7.3	Intense
28	7.4	Intense
29	7.4	Intense
30	7.4	Intense
31	7.4	Intense

Planning a trip in March

Hazard calendar for Nochistlán de Mejía

In seasonPeak

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

Nochistlán de Mejía's monsoon runs June–September, when most of the year's rain falls.

Monsoon

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Jun

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Oct

Nov

Dec

Is March a good time to visit Nochistlán de Mejía?

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

8.3

Sightseeing

4th-best month of the year

8.4

Beach & pool

2nd-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Nochistlán de Mejía in March

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

In March, Nochistlán de Mejía sees daytime highs around 27°C and nights near 11°C. Pack sun protection. Worth having: light clothes.

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UV index in Nochistlán de Mejía in March

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in March peaks around 13 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Nochistlán de Mejía peaks around April 23 at about 14 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 16 at about 7 (high).

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

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
UV index (midday)	8	10	13	14	14	13	13	13	13	10	8	7
Level	Very high	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Very high	High

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	8	Very high
Feb	10	Extreme
Mar	13	Extreme
Apr	14	Extreme
May	14	Extreme
Jun	13	Extreme
Jul	13	Extreme
Aug	13	Extreme
Sep	13	Extreme
Oct	10	Extreme
Nov	8	Very high
Dec	7	High

Air quality in Nochistlán de Mejía 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 Nochistlán de Mejía is worst in May — around 23 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), and holds fairly steady the rest of the year.

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

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
PM2.5 (µg/m³)	22	21	20	21	23	16	16	17	19	18	20	22
Level	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	22	Moderate
Feb	21	Moderate
Mar	20	Moderate
Apr	21	Moderate
May	23	Moderate
Jun	16	Moderate
Jul	16	Moderate
Aug	17	Moderate
Sep	19	Moderate
Oct	18	Moderate
Nov	20	Moderate
Dec	22	Moderate

Location & terrain

Where is Nochistlán de Mejía?

Nochistlán de Mejía sits at 21.4°N, 102.8°W, 1,866 m above sea level, in Mexico. The nearest listed city is Teocaltiche, 29 km away.

Topography around Nochistlán de Mejía

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Nochistlán de Mejía has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 170 m around an average of 1,881 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,068 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,091 m.

The land around Nochistlán de Mejía is covered by cropland (37%) and shrubs (26%) within 3 km, shrubs (46%) and grassland (27%) within 16 km, and shrubs (46%) and grassland (21%) within 80 km.

3 km

170 m

cropland 37%

16 km

1,068 m

shrubs 46%

80 km

2,091 m

shrubs 46%

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← February Nochistlán de Mejía year-round climate April →Best places to visit in March

March weather nearby: Teocaltiche 29 km · Villa Hidalgo 44 km · Jalostotitlán 46 km · San Juan de los Lagos 55 km · Calvillo 55 km · San Miguel el Alto 59 km · Tepatitlán de Morelos 61 km · Encarnación de Díaz 65 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

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 Nochistlán de Mejía (21.3636°, -102.8475°, elevation 1,866 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).

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	26	10
2	26	10
3	26	10
4	26	10
5	26	10
6	26	10
7	26	10
8	26	10
9	26	10
10	26	10
11	26	11
12	27	11
13	27	11
14	27	11
15	27	11
16	27	11
17	27	11
18	27	11
19	27	11
20	27	11
21	27	11
22	27	11
23	28	11
24	28	11
25	28	12
26	28	12
27	28	12
28	28	12
29	28	12
30	28	12
31	28	12

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	78	22
2	78	22
3	78	22
4	78	22
5	78	22
6	78	22
7	78	22
8	78	22
9	77	23
10	77	23
11	78	22
12	78	22
13	78	22
14	79	21
15	79	21
16	79	21
17	79	21
18	79	21
19	79	21
20	79	21
21	79	21
22	79	21
23	78	22
24	77	23
25	77	23
26	75	25
27	75	25
28	74	26
29	73	27
30	72	28
31	71	29

	Rain chance (%)
1	2
2	2
3	2
4	3
5	3
6	3
7	3
8	4
9	4
10	4
11	4
12	4
13	4
14	4
15	4
16	4
17	4
18	4
19	4
20	3
21	3
22	3
23	3
24	2
25	2
26	2
27	2
28	2
29	2
30	3
31	3

	Dry (%)
1	100
2	100
3	100
4	100
5	100
6	100
7	100
8	100
9	100
10	100
11	100
12	100
13	100
14	100
15	100
16	100
17	100
18	100
19	100
20	100
21	100
22	100
23	100
24	100
25	100
26	100
27	100
28	100
29	100
30	100
31	100

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	26	10
2	26	10
3	26	10
4	26	10
5	26	10
6	26	10
7	26	10
8	26	10
9	26	10
10	26	10
11	26	11
12	27	11
13	27	11
14	27	11
15	27	11
16	27	11
17	27	11
18	27	11
19	27	11
20	27	11
21	27	11
22	27	11
23	28	11
24	28	11
25	28	12
26	28	12
27	28	12
28	28	12
29	28	12
30	28	12
31	28	12

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	78	22
2	78	22
3	78	22
4	78	22
5	78	22
6	78	22
7	78	22
8	78	22
9	77	23
10	77	23
11	78	22
12	78	22
13	78	22
14	79	21
15	79	21
16	79	21
17	79	21
18	79	21
19	79	21
20	79	21
21	79	21
22	79	21
23	78	22
24	77	23
25	77	23
26	75	25
27	75	25
28	74	26
29	73	27
30	72	28
31	71	29

	Rain chance (%)
1	2
2	2
3	2
4	3
5	3
6	3
7	3
8	4
9	4
10	4
11	4
12	4
13	4
14	4
15	4
16	4
17	4
18	4
19	4
20	3
21	3
22	3
23	3
24	2
25	2
26	2
27	2
28	2
29	2
30	3
31	3

	Dry (%)
1	100
2	100
3	100
4	100
5	100
6	100
7	100
8	100
9	100
10	100
11	100
12	100
13	100
14	100
15	100
16	100
17	100
18	100
19	100
20	100
21	100
22	100
23	100
24	100
25	100
26	100
27	100
28	100
29	100
30	100
31	100

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	26	10
2	26	10
3	26	10
4	26	10
5	26	10
6	26	10
7	26	10
8	26	10
9	26	10
10	26	10
11	26	11
12	27	11
13	27	11
14	27	11
15	27	11
16	27	11
17	27	11
18	27	11
19	27	11
20	27	11
21	27	11
22	27	11
23	28	11
24	28	11
25	28	12
26	28	12
27	28	12
28	28	12
29	28	12
30	28	12
31	28	12

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	78	22
2	78	22
3	78	22
4	78	22
5	78	22
6	78	22
7	78	22
8	78	22
9	77	23
10	77	23
11	78	22
12	78	22
13	78	22
14	79	21
15	79	21
16	79	21
17	79	21
18	79	21
19	79	21
20	79	21
21	79	21
22	79	21
23	78	22
24	77	23
25	77	23
26	75	25
27	75	25
28	74	26
29	73	27
30	72	28
31	71	29

	Rain chance (%)
1	2
2	2
3	2
4	3
5	3
6	3
7	3
8	4
9	4
10	4
11	4
12	4
13	4
14	4
15	4
16	4
17	4
18	4
19	4
20	3
21	3
22	3
23	3
24	2
25	2
26	2
27	2
28	2
29	2
30	3
31	3

	Dry (%)
1	100
2	100
3	100
4	100
5	100
6	100
7	100
8	100
9	100
10	100
11	100
12	100
13	100
14	100
15	100
16	100
17	100
18	100
19	100
20	100
21	100
22	100
23	100
24	100
25	100
26	100
27	100
28	100
29	100
30	100
31	100