Peto weather in March

In March, Peto sees average daytime highs of 34°C and overnight lows near 20°C, with 14 mm of rain across 3 wet days and about 11.9 hours of daylight. It is the 7th-warmest and 11th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 33°C in the first days to 35°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 53% of the time in March, and the air most often feels muggy.

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

Daytime high
34°
7th warmest
Overnight low
20°
5th coldest
Rainfall
14 mm
3 wet days
Daylight
11 h 54 min
6:10 AM – 6:01 PM
Cloud cover
40%
2nd clearest
Wind
12 km/h
2nd windiest
Solar energy
5.63 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.9
out of 10

Peto is city in Yucatan, Mexico.

Founded
1549

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 33°C in the first days to 35°C by the end.

A typical March day in Peto reaches about 34°C in the afternoon and slips back to 20°C overnight — a 13°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 30°C and 37°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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23320
33320
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How March really feels in Peto

Once humidity and wind are folded in, March averages 31 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
31
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
0
wind chill below the day's low

The story in March is heat — humidity pushes the afternoon "feels like" well above the raw temperature.

Peto weather by month

How March compares with the rest of the year at a glance. March is the 7th-warmest and 11th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan30° / 18°224.310.96.0
Feb31° / 19°112.811.35.2
Mar34° / 20°14311.93.9
Apr35° / 22°274.312.42.7
May36° / 24°537.712.92.2
Jun34° / 24°12015.713.22.4
Jul35° / 24°7815.613.12.3
Aug35° / 24°10218.312.72.2
Sep34° / 24°14120.412.12.4
Oct32° / 22°10114.911.53.5
Nov31° / 20°336.8115.1
Dec30° / 19°214.410.85.9

Cloud cover in March

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 53% of the time in March.

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

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
17822
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37822
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Chance of precipitation in March

Any precipitation

Peto gets around 14 mm of rain over 3 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 10% and peaks near 11% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
19
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39
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510
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3111

Humidity in March

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Most of March feels muggy — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

By dew point, March lands in the muggy band about 49% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 59% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
181222517
281222517
381322507
481323507
581323506
681223516
781223516
881223507
981223507
1081223507
1181223507
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1381224497
1471224498
1571224488
1671225488
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1871225479
19611264710
20611264710
21611264711
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2649254814
2749244915
2838235115
2938225116
3037215217
3137205317

Wind in March

Winds average 12 km/h in March.

Across March, daily wind ranges from about 11 km/h on the calmest days to 12 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
111calm
212calm
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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 6:22 AM to 5:56 AM, and sunset from 5:56 PM to 6:05 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.66:225:56
211.66:215:56
311.66:205:57
411.66:205:57
511.66:195:57
611.76:185:58
711.76:175:58
811.76:165:59
911.76:165:59
1011.76:155:59
1111.86:146:00
1211.86:136:00
1311.86:126:00
1411.86:116:00
1511.86:116:01
1611.96:106:01
1711.96:096:01
1811.96:086:02
1911.96:076:02
2011.96:066:02
2112.06:056:03
2212.06:046:03
2312.06:036:03
2412.06:026:03
2512.06:026:04
2612.16:016:04
2712.16:006:04
2812.15:596:04
2912.15:586:05
3012.15:576:05
3112.25:566:05

Solar energy in March

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in March, about 5.63 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.79 kWh/m² to a high of 6.34 kWh/m² in April across the year — March's 5.63 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
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245.9Bright
255.9Bright
265.9Bright
276.0Bright
286.0Bright
296.0Intense
306.0Intense
316.0Intense
Planning a trip in March

Hazard calendar for Peto

In seasonPeak

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

Peto's rainy season runs June–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 Peto?

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

3.9
Sightseeing
5th-best month of the year
7.2
Beach & pool
5th-best month of the year

March is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Peto. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for Peto in March

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

In March, Peto sees daytime highs around 34°C and nights near 20°C. Pack light clothes. Worth having: sun protection. About 3 days see rain.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Peto in March

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in March peaks around 12 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Peto peaks around June 17 at about 13 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 15 at about 7 (high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecVery highExtremeVery highHighJun 17UV 13Dec 15UV 7
UV index (midday)Level
Jan7Very high
Feb10Very high
Mar12Extreme
Apr12Extreme
May11Extreme
Jun13Extreme
Jul12Extreme
Aug12Extreme
Sep12Extreme
Oct10Very high
Nov7Very high
Dec7High

Air quality in Peto 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 Peto is worst in April — around 29 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 3.5× the cleanest month (January, 8 µg/m³).

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

010203040JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodApr 1928 µg/m³Jan 18 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan8Good
Feb9Good
Mar13Moderate
Apr29Moderate
May23Moderate
Jun27Moderate
Jul28Moderate
Aug21Moderate
Sep17Moderate
Oct12Good
Nov9Good
Dec8Good
Location & terrain

Where is Peto?

Peto sits at 20.1°N, 88.9°W, 36 m above sea level, in Mexico. The nearest listed city is Ek Balam, 15 km away.

Topography around Peto

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Peto has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 20 m around an average of 38 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 34 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 202 m.

The land around Peto is covered by trees (86%) within 3 km, trees (95%) within 16 km, and trees (97%) within 80 km.

3 km
20 m
16 km
34 m
80 km
202 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaces
March weather nearby: Ek Balam 15 km · Tecax 39 km · Oxkutzkab 55 km · Chichen Itza 71 km · Ticul 71 km · Izamal 90 km · Valladolid 98 km · Felipe Carrillo Puerto 110 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 Peto (20.1261°, -88.923°, elevation 36 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).