Nogales weather in March

In March, Nogales sees average daytime highs of 20°C and overnight lows near 6°C, with 24 mm of precipitation across 3.4 wet days and about 11.8 hours of daylight. It is the 9th-warmest and 7th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 19°C in the first days to 22°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 61% 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 18 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, March is Nogales's 6th-clearest and 4th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Nogales's year-round climate.

Daytime high
20°
9th warmest
Overnight low
4th coldest
Precipitation
24 mm
3.4 wet days
Daylight
11 h 48 min
6:41 AM – 6:26 PM
Cloud cover
33%
6th clearest
Wind
10 km/h
4th windiest
Solar energy
6.27 kWh/m²
Travel score
7.8
out of 10

Nogales is municipal seat of Nogales, State of Sonora, Mexico.

Founded
1841

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 19°C in the first days to 22°C by the end.

A typical March day in Nogales reaches about 20°C in the afternoon and slips back to 6°C overnight — a 14°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 14°C and 26°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)
1185
2185
3195
4195
5195
6195
7195
8196
9206
10206
11206
12206
13206
14206
15216
16216
17217
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27227
28227
29227
30227
31227

How March really feels in Nogales

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.

Nogales weather by month

How March compares with the rest of the year at a glance. March is the 9th-warmest and 7th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan16° / 3540.410.26.2
Feb17° / 374.50.510.96.6
Mar20° / 243.40.311.87.8
Apr24° / 81.60.212.78.8
May29° / 13°41.1013.67.3
Jun33° / 18°102.40144.2
Jul32° / 20°9415.1013.83.6
Aug31° / 19°9216.4013.14.1
Sep30° / 17°497.7012.25.7
Oct26° / 12°223011.28.3
Nov21° / 232.8010.48.0
Dec16° / 364.60.5106.0

Cloud cover in March

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 61% of the time in March.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 14% of March, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 25%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
16832
26832
36832
46931
57030
67030
77129
87228
97228
107327
117426
127426
137426
147525
157624
167624
177723
187723
197723
207723
217723
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257822
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287822
297822
307822
317921

Chance of precipitation in March

Any precipitationSnow

Nogales gets around 24 mm of rain and snow 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 precipitation averages around 11% and peaks near 13% on the wettest days, and about 0 day brings snow.

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Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
1132
2131
3131
4131
5131
6131
7131
8131
9131
10131
11121
12121
13121
14121
15111
16111
17111
18101
19101
20101
21101
22101
23101
2491
2591
2691
2791
2891
2991
3091
3181

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
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11100
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14100
15100
16100
17100
18100
19100
20100
21100
22100
23100
24100
25100
26100
27100
28100
29100
30100
31100

Wind in March

Winds average 10 km/h in March.

Across March, daily wind ranges from about 10 km/h on the calmest days to 11 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
110calm
210calm
310calm
410calm
510calm
610calm
710calm
810calm
910calm
1010calm
1110calm
1210calm
1310calm
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1510calm
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2010calm
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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 18 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 60 minutes over March. Sunrise moves from 6:59 AM to 6:21 AM, and sunset from 6:15 PM to 6:36 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.36:596:15
211.36:576:16
311.36:566:17
411.46:556:18
511.46:546:18
611.46:536:19
711.56:526:20
811.56:506:21
911.56:496:21
1011.66:486:22
1111.66:476:23
1211.66:466:24
1311.76:446:24
1411.76:436:25
1511.76:426:26
1611.86:416:26
1711.86:396:27
1811.86:386:28
1911.96:376:28
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
2712.16:266:34
2812.26:256:34
2912.26:246:35
3012.26:226:36
3112.36:216:36

Solar energy in March

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in March, about 6.27 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.52 kWh/m² to a high of 8.31 kWh/m² in May across the year — March's 6.27 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.4Bright
25.5Bright
35.5Bright
45.6Bright
55.7Bright
65.7Bright
75.8Bright
85.8Bright
95.9Bright
105.9Bright
116.0Intense
126.0Intense
136.1Intense
146.2Intense
156.2Intense
166.3Intense
176.3Intense
186.4Intense
196.4Intense
206.5Intense
216.5Intense
226.6Intense
236.6Intense
246.7Intense
256.7Intense
266.8Intense
276.8Intense
286.9Intense
296.9Intense
307.0Intense
317.0Intense
Planning a trip in March

Is March a good time to visit Nogales?

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

7.8
Sightseeing
4th-best month of the year
4.4
Beach & pool
9th-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Nogales in March

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

In March, Nogales sees daytime highs around 20°C and nights near 6°C. Pack sun protection. Worth having: a warm layer. About 3 days see rain.

sun protectiona warm layer

UV index in Nogales 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 Nogales peaks around June 21 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 21UV 12Dec 19UV 4
UV index (midday)Level
Jan4Moderate
Feb5High
Mar7High
Apr10Very high
May10Very high
Jun12Extreme
Jul12Extreme
Aug11Extreme
Sep10Very high
Oct7Very high
Nov5High
Dec4Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Nogales?

Nogales sits at 31.3°N, 110.9°W, 1,214 m above sea level, in Mexico. The nearest listed city is Nogales, 4.0 km away.

Topography around Nogales

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Nogales has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 231 m around an average of 1,263 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 710 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,297 m.

The land around Nogales is covered by artificial surfaces (62%) and shrubs (26%) within 3 km, shrubs (69%) and grassland (20%) within 16 km, and shrubs (79%) within 80 km.

3 km
231 m
16 km
710 m
80 km
2,297 m
treesshrubsgrasslandartificial surfacesbare terrain
March weather nearby: Nogales 4.0 km · Rio Rico 18 km · Green Valley 61 km · Sierra Vista 66 km · Cananea 71 km · Sahuarita 72 km · Magdalena de Kino 76 km · Vail 85 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 Nogales (31.3086°, -110.9422°, elevation 1,214 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).