Puerto Peñasco weather in March

In March, Puerto Peñasco sees average daytime highs of 21°C and overnight lows near 16°C, with 8 mm of rain across 1.5 wet days and about 11.8 hours of daylight. It is the 9th-warmest and 5th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 20°C in the first days to 21°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 72% 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 Puerto Peñasco's 9th-clearest and 11th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Puerto Peñasco's year-round climate.

Daytime high
21°
9th warmest
Overnight low
16°
4th coldest
Rainfall
8 mm
1.5 wet days
Daylight
11 h 48 min
6:51 AM – 6:37 PM
Cloud cover
26%
9th clearest
Wind
15 km/h
11th windiest
Solar energy
6.23 kWh/m²
Travel score
8.3
out of 10

Puerto Peñasco is municipal seat of Puerto Peñasco, State of Sonora, Mexico.

Founded
1927

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 20°C in the first days to 21°C by the end.

A typical March day in Puerto Peñasco reaches about 21°C in the afternoon and slips back to 16°C overnight — a 5°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 18°C and 24°C. Set against its neighbours, March runs about 2°C warmer than February and about 2°C cooler than April.

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How March really feels in Puerto Peñasco

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.

Puerto Peñasco weather by month

How March compares with the rest of the year at a glance. March is the 9th-warmest and 5th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan18° / 13°81.610.27.7
Feb19° / 14°112.110.97.7
Mar21° / 16°81.511.88.3
Apr23° / 19°30.612.79.2
May26° / 22°10.113.69.3
Jun29° / 25°10148.0
Jul31° / 29°20.413.85.7
Aug32° / 30°7113.15.2
Sep32° / 28°91.412.25.7
Oct28° / 24°8111.27.9
Nov23° / 18°81.110.48.9
Dec19° / 14°142.1107.8

Cloud cover in March

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 72% of the time in March.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 8% of March, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 19%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
17723
27822
37822
47822
57921
67921
78020
88020
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Chance of precipitation in March

Any precipitation

Puerto Peñasco gets around 8 mm of rain over 1.5 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 5% and peaks near 7% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
17
27
37
47
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67
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106
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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 74% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
186140
286140
385150
485150
585150
684160
782171
881181
980191
1079201
1178211
1276222
1375232
1474242
1573252
1672262
1771272
1870282
1969292
2068302
2168302
2267312
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2467312
2566322
2666322
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2866322
2965332
3065332
3165332

Wind in March

Winds average 15 km/h in March.

Across March, daily wind ranges from about 15 km/h on the calmest days to 16 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
115light breeze
215light breeze
315light breeze
415light breeze
515light breeze
615light breeze
715light breeze
815light breeze
915light breeze
1015light breeze
1115light breeze
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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 7:09 AM to 6:32 AM, and sunset from 6:26 PM to 6:47 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.37:096:26
211.37:086:27
311.37:076:27
411.47:066:28
511.47:046:29
611.47:036:30
711.57:026:30
811.57:016:31
911.57:006:32
1011.66:586:32
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1211.66:566:34
1311.76:556:35
1411.76:536:35
1511.76:526:36
1611.86:516:37
1711.86:506:37
1811.86:486:38
1911.96:476:39
2011.96:466:39
2111.96:456:40
2212.06:436:41
2312.06:426:41
2412.06:416:42
2512.16:396:43
2612.16:386:43
2712.16:376:44
2812.26:356:45
2912.26:346:45
3012.26:336:46
3112.36:326:47

Solar energy in March

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in March, about 6.23 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.5 kWh/m² to a high of 8.36 kWh/m² in June across the year — March's 6.23 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.4Bright
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55.7Bright
65.7Bright
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95.9Bright
105.9Bright
116.0Bright
126.0Intense
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146.1Intense
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266.7Intense
276.7Intense
286.8Intense
296.8Intense
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316.9Intense
Planning a trip in March

Is March a good time to visit Puerto Peñasco?

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

8.3
Sightseeing
4th-best month of the year
4.8
Beach & pool
9th-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Puerto Peñasco in March

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

In March, Puerto Peñasco sees daytime highs around 21°C and nights near 16°C. Pack sun protection.

sun protection

Sea temperature near Puerto Peñasco in March

The nearest coast averages about 19°C in March — the other half of the beach question. The full-year curve and swim-comfort zones are below.

The sea offshore is warmest in August at about 31°C and coldest in January near 17°C.

It's comfortable for a long swim from Apr 7 to Dec 7 — about 8.1 months when the water holds above 20°C.

15°20°25°30°35°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecbracingcoolrefreshingwarmtropicalcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan17Cool
Feb17Cool
Mar19Cool
Apr21Refreshing
May23Refreshing
Jun26Warm
Jul29Tropical
Aug31Tropical
Sep30Tropical
Oct27Warm
Nov23Refreshing
Dec19Cool

UV index in Puerto Peñasco in March

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in March peaks around 6 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Puerto Peñasco peaks around July 17 at about 11 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 18 at about 3 (moderate).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateHighVery highExtremeVery highHighModerateJul 17UV 11Dec 18UV 3
UV index (midday)Level
Jan4Moderate
Feb5Moderate
Mar6High
Apr9Very high
May8Very high
Jun11Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug11Extreme
Sep9Very high
Oct7High
Nov5Moderate
Dec3Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Puerto Peñasco?

Puerto Peñasco sits at 31.3°N, 113.5°W, 11 m above sea level, in Mexico. The nearest listed city is San Felipe, 128 km away.

San LuisSomertonCiudad Guadalupe VictoriaYuma

Topography around Puerto Peñasco

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Puerto Peñasco has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 55 m around an average of 7 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 122 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,234 m.

The land around Puerto Peñasco is covered by artificial surfaces (40%), bare terrain (33%) and water (21%) within 3 km, water (53%) and bare terrain (42%) within 16 km, and bare terrain (52%) and water (35%) within 80 km.

3 km
55 m
16 km
122 m
80 km
1,234 m
shrubsgrasslandartificial surfacesbare terrainwaterwetland
March weather nearby: San Felipe 128 km · Heroica Caborca 147 km · Fortuna Foothills 170 km · San Luis Río Colorado 172 km · San Luis 175 km · Somerton 180 km · Ciudad Guadalupe Victoria 183 km · Yuma 187 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 Puerto Peñasco (31.3172°, -113.538°, elevation 11 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. Sea temperatures are the NOAA OISST v2.1 1991–2020 monthly climatology (public domain), sampled at the nearest ocean point. 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).