Pachuca de Soto weather in March

In March, Pachuca de Soto sees average daytime highs of 24°C and overnight lows near 8°C, with 21 mm of rain across 5.4 wet days and about 11.9 hours of daylight. It is the 3rd-warmest and 9th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 23°C in the first days to 25°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 58% 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 12 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, March is Pachuca de Soto's 3rd-clearest and 1st-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Pachuca de Soto's year-round climate.

Daytime high
24°
3rd warmest
Overnight low
5th coldest
Rainfall
21 mm
5.4 wet days
Daylight
11 h 54 min
6:49 AM – 6:40 PM
Cloud cover
39%
3rd clearest
Wind
8 km/h
1st windiest
Solar energy
6.72 kWh/m²
Travel score
8.0
out of 10

Pachuca de Soto is capital of the Mexican state of Hidalgo.

Density
4,272/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 23°C in the first days to 25°C by the end.

A typical March day in Pachuca de Soto reaches about 24°C in the afternoon and slips back to 8°C overnight — a 15°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 19°C and 27°C. Set against its neighbours, March runs about 2°C warmer than February and about 1°C cooler than April.

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Pachuca de Soto weather by month

How March compares with the rest of the year at a glance. March is the 3rd-warmest and 9th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan20° / 122.910.97.6
Feb22° / 132.611.38.1
Mar24° / 215.411.98.0
Apr25° / 10°428.712.47.3
May25° / 11°5912.212.96.8
Jun23° / 12°12416.313.25.7
Jul22° / 11°12019.313.15.2
Aug22° / 12°11318.212.75.3
Sep21° / 11°12617.612.15.2
Oct21° / 651111.56.2
Nov20° / 234.6117.4
Dec20° / 81.710.87.9

Cloud cover in March

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 58% 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 24%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
17921
27921
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57822
67723
77723
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Chance of precipitation in March

Any precipitation

Pachuca de Soto gets around 21 mm of rain over 5.4 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 18% and peaks near 22% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
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2221
2321
2421
2521
2621
2721
2821
2921
3022
3122

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 (%)
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Wind in March

Winds average 8 km/h in March, the windiest month of the year.

Across March, daily wind ranges from about 8 km/h on the calmest days to 8 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
18calm
28calm
38calm
48calm
58calm
68calm
78calm
88calm
98calm
108calm
118calm
128calm
138calm
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318calm

Sunrise & sunset in March

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 36 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 36 minutes over March. Sunrise moves from 7:01 AM to 6:35 AM, and sunset from 6:35 PM to 6:44 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.67:016:35
211.67:006:36
311.67:006:36
411.66:596:36
511.66:586:37
611.76:576:37
711.76:566:37
811.76:566:38
911.76:556:38
1011.76:546:38
1111.86:536:39
1211.86:526:39
1311.86:516:39
1411.86:516:40
1511.86:506:40
1611.96:496:40
1711.96:486:41
1811.96:476:41
1911.96:466:41
2011.96:456:41
2112.06:446:42
2212.06:446:42
2312.06:436:42
2412.06:426:43
2512.06:416:43
2612.16:406:43
2712.16:396:43
2812.16:386:44
2912.16:376:44
3012.16:366:44
3112.26:356:44

Solar energy in March

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in March, about 6.72 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.87 kWh/m² to a high of 7.12 kWh/m² in April across the year — March's 6.72 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.4Intense
26.4Intense
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Planning a trip in March

Hazard calendar for Pachuca de Soto

In seasonPeak

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

Pachuca de Soto's rainy season runs May–October, 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 Pachuca de Soto?

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

8.0
Sightseeing
2nd-best month of the year
6.6
Beach & pool
1st-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Pachuca de Soto in March

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

In March, Pachuca de Soto sees daytime highs around 24°C and nights near 8°C. Pack sun protection. Worth having: light clothes. About 5 days see rain.

sun protectionlight clothes

UV index in Pachuca de Soto 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 Pachuca de Soto peaks around June 17 at about 14 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 16 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 highJun 17UV 14Dec 16UV 8
UV index (midday)Level
Jan9Very high
Feb11Extreme
Mar14Extreme
Apr14Extreme
May12Extreme
Jun14Extreme
Jul13Extreme
Aug14Extreme
Sep10Extreme
Oct11Extreme
Nov9Very high
Dec8Very high

Air quality in Pachuca de Soto 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 Pachuca de Soto is worst in December — around 77 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 1.9× the cleanest month (September, 41 µg/m³).

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

020406080JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecUnhealthyPoorUnhealthyDec 2176 µg/m³Sep 1942 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan73Unhealthy
Feb70Unhealthy
Mar65Unhealthy
Apr61Unhealthy
May57Unhealthy
Jun45Poor
Jul54Poor
Aug46Poor
Sep41Poor
Oct43Poor
Nov59Unhealthy
Dec77Unhealthy
Location & terrain

Where is Pachuca de Soto?

Pachuca de Soto sits at 20.1°N, 98.7°W, 2,393 m above sea level, in Mexico. The nearest listed city is La Providencia Siglo XXI, 6.0 km away.

Topography around Pachuca de Soto

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Pachuca de Soto has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 546 m around an average of 2,464 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,310 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 3,850 m.

The land around Pachuca de Soto is covered by artificial surfaces (62%) and shrubs (32%) within 3 km, trees (30%) and shrubs (30%) within 16 km, and trees (30%), shrubs (28%) and cropland (24%) within 80 km.

3 km
546 m
16 km
1,310 m
80 km
3,850 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrain
March weather nearby: La Providencia Siglo XXI 6.0 km · Actopan 28 km · Don Antonio 34 km · Tulancingo 39 km · Tizayuca 40 km · Santiago Tulantepec 40 km · Tepeapulco 41 km · Ciudad Sahagun 41 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 Pachuca de Soto (20.117°, -98.7333°, elevation 2,393 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).