Playas del Rosario weather in March

In March, Playas del Rosario sees average daytime highs of 31°C and overnight lows near 21°C, with 62 mm of rain across 7 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 30°C in the first days to 32°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 59% 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 06 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, March is Playas del Rosario's 1st-clearest and 2nd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Playas del Rosario's year-round climate.

Daytime high
31°
7th warmest
Overnight low
21°
4th coldest
Rainfall
62 mm
7 wet days
Daylight
11 h 54 min
6:25 AM – 6:18 PM
Cloud cover
37%
1st clearest
Wind
7 km/h
2nd windiest
Solar energy
5.78 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.1
out of 10

Playas del Rosario is town of Tabasco State, Mexico.

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 30°C in the first days to 32°C by the end.

A typical March day in Playas del Rosario reaches about 31°C in the afternoon and slips back to 21°C overnight — a 10°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 26°C and 35°C. Set against its neighbours, March runs about 3°C warmer than February and about 3°C cooler than April.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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How March really feels in Playas del Rosario

Once humidity and wind are folded in, March averages 25 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
25
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.

Playas del Rosario 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
Jan27° / 19°13811.9116.4
Feb28° / 19°969.211.46.1
Mar31° / 21°62711.95.1
Apr33° / 23°616.612.43.7
May34° / 24°8310.512.82.8
Jun34° / 25°18418.5132.5
Jul34° / 24°10514.4132.6
Aug34° / 24°16920.212.62.4
Sep32° / 24°24224.412.12.6
Oct30° / 23°24620.211.63.7
Nov29° / 21°17214.311.25.1
Dec27° / 20°12411.5116.3

Cloud cover in March

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 59% 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 27%.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
17228
27129
37129
47129
57030
67030
77129
87129
97129
107129
117129
127129
137129
147228
157228
167327
177327
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207426
217525
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267525
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317624

Chance of precipitation in March

Any precipitation

Playas del Rosario gets around 62 mm of rain over 7 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 22% and peaks near 27% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

0%10%20%30%40%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
127
227
327
427
527
627
726
826
925
1024
1124
1223
1323
1422
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1621
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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 44% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 86% of them.

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Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
131348360
231348360
331348350
431348350
531348350
631349350
731348341
831348351
931348351
1041348351
1141247351
1241247361
1341247361
1441146372
1541146382
1641145392
1741045392
1841045402
193944412
203944412
213944422
223943432
233942442
243842452
252841472
262839482
272838503
282737513
291735543
301733563
311732573

Wind in March

Winds average 7 km/h in March.

Across March, daily wind ranges from about 6 km/h on the calmest days to 7 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
17calm
27calm
37calm
47calm
57calm
67calm
77calm
87calm
97calm
107calm
117calm
127calm
137calm
147calm
157calm
167calm
177calm
187calm
197calm
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217calm
227calm
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267calm
277calm
287calm
296calm
306calm
316calm

Sunrise & sunset in March

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 36 min at the start of March to 12 h 06 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 30 minutes over March. Sunrise moves from 6:36 AM to 6:13 AM, and sunset from 6:14 PM to 6:21 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.66:366:14
211.66:366:14
311.76:356:14
411.76:346:15
511.76:346:15
611.76:336:15
711.76:326:15
811.76:316:16
911.86:316:16
1011.86:306:16
1111.86:296:16
1211.86:286:17
1311.86:286:17
1411.86:276:17
1511.96:266:17
1611.96:256:18
1711.96:246:18
1811.96:246:18
1911.96:236:18
2011.96:226:19
2112.06:216:19
2212.06:206:19
2312.06:196:19
2412.06:196:19
2512.06:186:20
2612.06:176:20
2712.16:166:20
2812.16:156:20
2912.16:146:20
3012.16:146:21
3112.16:136:21

Solar energy in March

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in March, about 5.78 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.76 kWh/m² to a high of 6.45 kWh/m² in April across the year — March's 5.78 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.3Bright
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35.3Bright
45.3Bright
55.4Bright
65.4Bright
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135.7Bright
145.7Bright
155.7Bright
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185.8Bright
195.9Bright
205.9Bright
216.0Bright
226.0Bright
236.0Intense
246.0Intense
256.1Intense
266.1Intense
276.1Intense
286.2Intense
296.2Intense
306.2Intense
316.2Intense
Planning a trip in March

Is March a good time to visit Playas del Rosario?

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

5.1
Sightseeing
4th-best month of the year
7.5
Beach & pool
1st-best month of the year

March is a reasonable time to visit Playas del Rosario for sightseeing. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for Playas del Rosario in March

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

In March, Playas del Rosario sees daytime highs around 31°C and nights near 21°C. Pack light clothes. Worth having: sun protection. About 7 days see rain.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Playas del Rosario 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 Playas del Rosario peaks around April 10 at about 13 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near January 1 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 highExtremeVery highApr 10UV 13Jan 1UV 7
UV index (midday)Level
Jan7High
Feb10Extreme
Mar12Extreme
Apr13Extreme
May7High
Jun12Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug13Extreme
Sep12Extreme
Oct10Very high
Nov8Very high
Dec7High

Air quality in Playas del Rosario 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 Playas del Rosario is worst in May — around 77 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 2.4× the cleanest month (January, 32 µg/m³).

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

020406080JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModeratePoorUnhealthyPoorMay 1375 µg/m³Jan 1633 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan32Moderate
Feb37Poor
Mar46Poor
Apr69Unhealthy
May77Unhealthy
Jun52Poor
Jul45Poor
Aug40Poor
Sep41Poor
Oct38Poor
Nov36Poor
Dec37Poor
Location & terrain

Where is Playas del Rosario?

Playas del Rosario sits at 17.9°N, 92.9°W, 18 m above sea level, in Mexico. The nearest listed city is Río de Teapa, 9.0 km away.

Topography around Playas del Rosario

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Playas del Rosario has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 27 m around an average of 10 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 45 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,423 m.

The land around Playas del Rosario is covered by grassland (71%) within 3 km, grassland (70%) within 16 km, and grassland (43%) and trees (32%) within 80 km.

3 km
27 m
16 km
45 m
80 km
2,423 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswaterwetlandmangroves
March weather nearby: Río de Teapa 9.0 km · Villahermosa 15 km · Reforma 23 km · Taxco 33 km · Teapa 33 km · Cunduacán 35 km · Macuspana 37 km · Jalpa de Méndez 39 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 Playas del Rosario (17.8529°, -92.9324°, elevation 18 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).