Pénjamo weather in March

In March, Pénjamo sees average daytime highs of 29°C and overnight lows near 11°C, with 10 mm of rain across 1.4 wet days and about 11.9 hours of daylight. It is the 4th-warmest and 9th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 28°C in the first days to 30°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 65% 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 Pénjamo's 1st-clearest and 2nd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Pénjamo's year-round climate.

Daytime high
29°
4th warmest
Overnight low
11°
5th coldest
Rainfall
10 mm
1.4 wet days
Daylight
11 h 54 min
7:01 AM – 6:52 PM
Cloud cover
32%
1st clearest
Wind
8 km/h
2nd windiest
Solar energy
6.9 kWh/m²
Travel score
7.3
out of 10

Pénjamo is municipal seat of Pénjamo, State of Guanajuato, Mexico.

Founded
1542

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 28°C in the first days to 30°C by the end.

A typical March day in Pénjamo reaches about 29°C in the afternoon and slips back to 11°C overnight — a 18°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 26°C and 31°C. Set against its neighbours, March runs about 2°C warmer than February and about 2°C cooler than April.

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Pénjamo weather by month

How March compares with the rest of the year at a glance. March is the 4th-warmest and 9th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan24° / 121.810.98.7
Feb26° / 91.511.38.4
Mar29° / 11°101.411.97.3
Apr31° / 14°7212.55.6
May32° / 16°366.8134.6
Jun29° / 16°1321613.24.5
Jul27° / 15°16921.513.14.8
Aug27° / 15°13519.212.75.1
Sep26° / 15°12416.512.15.5
Oct27° / 13°437.411.57.0
Nov26° / 10°122.4118.3
Dec25° / 41.210.88.7

Cloud cover in March

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 65% of the time in March, the clearest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 14% of March, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 20%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
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Chance of precipitation in March

Any precipitation

Pénjamo gets around 10 mm of rain over 1.4 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 4% and peaks near 6% on the wettest days.

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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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Wind in March

Winds average 8 km/h in March.

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
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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 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 7:13 AM to 6:47 AM, and sunset from 6:47 PM to 6:57 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.67:136:47
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311.67:126:48
411.67:116:48
511.67:106:48
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1911.96:586:53
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2612.16:526:55
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2812.16:506:56
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3012.16:486:56
3112.26:476:57

Solar energy in March

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in March, about 6.9 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.83 kWh/m² to a high of 7.48 kWh/m² in April across the year — March's 6.9 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Planning a trip in March

Hazard calendar for Pénjamo

In seasonPeak

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

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

Rainy season
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Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
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Oct
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Is March a good time to visit Pénjamo?

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

7.3
Sightseeing
5th-best month of the year
8.7
Beach & pool
1st-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Pénjamo in March

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

In March, Pénjamo sees daytime highs around 29°C and nights near 11°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Pénjamo 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 Pénjamo peaks around June 14 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 14UV 14Dec 15UV 7
UV index (midday)Level
Jan8Very high
Feb10Extreme
Mar13Extreme
Apr13Extreme
May13Extreme
Jun14Extreme
Jul12Extreme
Aug13Extreme
Sep12Extreme
Oct10Extreme
Nov8Very high
Dec7Very high

Air quality in Pénjamo 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 Pénjamo is worst in May — around 31 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 1.9× the cleanest month (August, 16 µg/m³).

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

010203040JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateMay 1031 µg/m³Aug 1316 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan23Moderate
Feb20Moderate
Mar21Moderate
Apr31Moderate
May31Moderate
Jun17Moderate
Jul17Moderate
Aug16Moderate
Sep18Moderate
Oct16Moderate
Nov20Moderate
Dec28Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Pénjamo?

Pénjamo sits at 20.4°N, 101.7°W, 1,780 m above sea level, in Mexico. The nearest listed city is Abasolo, 20 km away.

Topography around Pénjamo

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Pénjamo has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 506 m around an average of 1,814 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 822 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,787 m.

The land around Pénjamo is covered by cropland (30%), artificial surfaces (24%) and grassland (23%) within 3 km, cropland (40%), trees (23%) and grassland (21%) within 16 km, and cropland (41%) within 80 km.

3 km
506 m
16 km
822 m
80 km
1,787 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
March weather nearby: Abasolo 20 km · La Piedad de Cabadas 33 km · Puruándiro 44 km · Irapuato 47 km · Romita 54 km · Valle de Santiago 56 km · Salamanca 57 km · Yurécuaro 59 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 Pénjamo (20.4313°, -101.724°, elevation 1,780 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).