Río Grande weather in March

In March, Río Grande sees average daytime highs of 25°C and overnight lows near 9°C, with 8 mm of rain across 1.4 wet days and about 11.8 hours of daylight. It is the 6th-warmest and 11th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 24°C in the first days to 27°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 57% of the time in March, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 30 min at the start of March to 12 h 12 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, March is Río Grande's 3rd-clearest and 2nd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Río Grande's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 25°; 6th warmest
Overnight low: 9°; 5th coldest
Rainfall: 8 mm; 1.4 wet days
Daylight: 11 h 48 min; 7:07 AM – 6:57 PM
Cloud cover: 39%; 3rd clearest
Wind: 13 km/h; 2nd windiest
Solar energy: 6.84 kWh/m²
Travel score: 8.5; out of 10

Río Grande is Mexican town in the state of Zacatecas.

Founded: 1562

Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.

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Temperature in March

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs climb over the month, from about 24°C in the first days to 27°C by the end.

A typical March day in Río Grande reaches about 25°C in the afternoon and slips back to 9°C overnight — a 16°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 21°C and 29°C. Set against its neighbours, March runs about 3°C warmer than February and about 3°C cooler than April.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Avg high (°C)	24	24	24	24	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	27	27	27	27
Avg low (°C)	8	8	8	8	8	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	11

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	24	8
2	24	8
3	24	8
4	24	8
5	25	8
6	25	9
7	25	9
8	25	9
9	25	9
10	25	9
11	25	9
12	25	9
13	25	9
14	25	9
15	25	9
16	25	9
17	25	9
18	25	9
19	26	9
20	26	10
21	26	10
22	26	10
23	26	10
24	26	10
25	26	10
26	26	10
27	26	10
28	27	10
29	27	10
30	27	10
31	27	11

Río Grande weather by month

How March compares with the rest of the year at a glance. March is the 6th-warmest and 11th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	20° / 5°	13	2.4	10.7	7.8
Feb	23° / 7°	11	1.6	11.2	8.5
Mar	25° / 9°	8	1.4	11.8	8.5
Apr	28° / 12°	7	1.6	12.5	7.4
May	30° / 15°	15	3.2	13.1	6.2
Jun	29° / 16°	56	8.5	13.4	6.0
Jul	27° / 16°	78	11.2	13.3	6.4
Aug	27° / 16°	70	10.9	12.8	6.5
Sep	25° / 15°	86	11.8	12.1	6.6
Oct	25° / 12°	28	4.8	11.4	8.1
Nov	23° / 8°	11	2.2	10.8	8.5
Dec	21° / 6°	8	1.8	10.6	8.0

Cloud cover in March

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 57% of the time in March.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 14% of March, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 29%.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Clearer (%)	71	71	71	71	70	70	70	69	69	69	70	70	70	70	70	71	71	71	72	72	72	72	72	73	73	72	71	71	70	70	70
Cloudier (%)	29	29	29	29	30	30	30	31	31	31	30	30	30	30	30	29	29	29	28	28	28	28	28	27	27	28	29	29	30	30	30

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	71	29
2	71	29
3	71	29
4	71	29
5	70	30
6	70	30
7	70	30
8	69	31
9	69	31
10	69	31
11	70	30
12	70	30
13	70	30
14	70	30
15	70	30
16	71	29
17	71	29
18	71	29
19	72	28
20	72	28
21	72	28
22	72	28
23	72	28
24	73	27
25	73	27
26	72	28
27	71	29
28	71	29
29	70	30
30	70	30
31	70	30

Chance of precipitation in March

Any precipitation

Río Grande gets around 8 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.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Rain chance (%)	4	4	4	4	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	6	6	5	5	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	4

	Rain chance (%)
1	4
2	4
3	4
4	4
5	5
6	5
7	5
8	5
9	5
10	5
11	5
12	6
13	6
14	5
15	5
16	5
17	5
18	5
19	5
20	4
21	4
22	4
23	4
24	4
25	4
26	4
27	4
28	3
29	3
30	3
31	4

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.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Dry (%)	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100

	Dry (%)
1	100
2	100
3	100
4	100
5	100
6	100
7	100
8	100
9	100
10	100
11	100
12	100
13	100
14	100
15	100
16	100
17	100
18	100
19	100
20	100
21	100
22	100
23	100
24	100
25	100
26	100
27	100
28	100
29	100
30	100
31	100

Wind in March

Winds average 13 km/h in March.

Across March, daily wind ranges from about 13 km/h on the calmest days to 13 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Wind speed (km/h)	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13
Feels	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze

	Wind speed (km/h)	Feels
1	13	light breeze
2	13	light breeze
3	13	light breeze
4	13	light breeze
5	13	light breeze
6	13	light breeze
7	13	light breeze
8	13	light breeze
9	13	light breeze
10	13	light breeze
11	13	light breeze
12	13	light breeze
13	13	light breeze
14	13	light breeze
15	13	light breeze
16	13	light breeze
17	13	light breeze
18	13	light breeze
19	13	light breeze
20	13	light breeze
21	13	light breeze
22	13	light breeze
23	13	light breeze
24	13	light breeze
25	13	light breeze
26	13	light breeze
27	13	light breeze
28	13	light breeze
29	13	light breeze
30	13	light breeze
31	13	light breeze

Sunrise & sunset in March

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 30 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 42 minutes over March. Sunrise moves from 7:21 AM to 6:52 AM, and sunset from 6:50 PM to 7:03 PM.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Daylight (h)	11.5	11.5	11.5	11.5	11.6	11.6	11.6	11.6	11.7	11.7	11.7	11.7	11.8	11.8	11.8	11.8	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.2	12.2
Sunrise (AM)	7:21	7:20	7:19	7:18	7:17	7:17	7:16	7:15	7:14	7:13	7:12	7:11	7:10	7:09	7:08	7:07	7:06	7:05	7:04	7:03	7:02	7:01	7:00	6:59	6:58	6:57	6:56	6:55	6:54	6:53	6:52
Sunset (PM)	6:50	6:50	6:51	6:51	6:52	6:52	6:53	6:53	6:54	6:54	6:54	6:55	6:55	6:56	6:56	6:57	6:57	6:57	6:58	6:58	6:59	6:59	6:59	7:00	7:00	7:01	7:01	7:01	7:02	7:02	7:03

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	11.5	7:21	6:50
2	11.5	7:20	6:50
3	11.5	7:19	6:51
4	11.5	7:18	6:51
5	11.6	7:17	6:52
6	11.6	7:17	6:52
7	11.6	7:16	6:53
8	11.6	7:15	6:53
9	11.7	7:14	6:54
10	11.7	7:13	6:54
11	11.7	7:12	6:54
12	11.7	7:11	6:55
13	11.8	7:10	6:55
14	11.8	7:09	6:56
15	11.8	7:08	6:56
16	11.8	7:07	6:57
17	11.9	7:06	6:57
18	11.9	7:05	6:57
19	11.9	7:04	6:58
20	11.9	7:03	6:58
21	11.9	7:02	6:59
22	12.0	7:01	6:59
23	12.0	7:00	6:59
24	12.0	6:59	7:00
25	12.0	6:58	7:00
26	12.1	6:57	7:01
27	12.1	6:56	7:01
28	12.1	6:55	7:01
29	12.1	6:54	7:02
30	12.2	6:53	7:02
31	12.2	6:52	7:03

Solar energy in March

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in March, about 6.84 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.54 kWh/m² to a high of 7.81 kWh/m² in May across the year — March's 6.84 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Solar energy (kWh/m²)	6.3	6.4	6.4	6.4	6.5	6.5	6.5	6.6	6.6	6.6	6.7	6.7	6.7	6.8	6.8	6.8	6.9	6.9	6.9	7.0	7.0	7.0	7.1	7.1	7.2	7.2	7.2	7.3	7.3	7.3	7.3
Level	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense

	Solar energy (kWh/m²)	Level
1	6.3	Intense
2	6.4	Intense
3	6.4	Intense
4	6.4	Intense
5	6.5	Intense
6	6.5	Intense
7	6.5	Intense
8	6.6	Intense
9	6.6	Intense
10	6.6	Intense
11	6.7	Intense
12	6.7	Intense
13	6.7	Intense
14	6.8	Intense
15	6.8	Intense
16	6.8	Intense
17	6.9	Intense
18	6.9	Intense
19	6.9	Intense
20	7.0	Intense
21	7.0	Intense
22	7.0	Intense
23	7.1	Intense
24	7.1	Intense
25	7.2	Intense
26	7.2	Intense
27	7.2	Intense
28	7.3	Intense
29	7.3	Intense
30	7.3	Intense
31	7.3	Intense

Planning a trip in March

Is March a good time to visit Río Grande?

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

8.5

Sightseeing

1st-best month of the year

7.8

Beach & pool

3rd-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Río Grande in March

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

In March, Río Grande sees daytime highs around 25°C and nights near 9°C. Pack sun protection. Worth having: light clothes.

sun protectionlight clothes

UV index in Río Grande in March

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in March peaks around 11 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Río Grande peaks around May 21 at about 14 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 19 at about 6 (high).

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

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
UV index (midday)	7	10	11	13	14	14	13	13	12	10	7	6
Level	High	Very high	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Very high	Very high	High

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	7	High
Feb	10	Very high
Mar	11	Extreme
Apr	13	Extreme
May	14	Extreme
Jun	14	Extreme
Jul	13	Extreme
Aug	13	Extreme
Sep	12	Extreme
Oct	10	Very high
Nov	7	Very high
Dec	6	High

Location & terrain

Where is Río Grande?

Río Grande sits at 23.8°N, 103.0°W, 1,859 m above sea level, in Mexico. The nearest listed city is Juan Aldama, 63 km away.

Topography around Río Grande

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Río Grande has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 96 m around an average of 1,878 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 396 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,533 m.

The land around Río Grande is covered by shrubs (40%), artificial surfaces (30%) and cropland (20%) within 3 km, shrubs (77%) within 16 km, and shrubs (64%) and cropland (30%) within 80 km.

3 km

96 m

shrubs 40%

16 km

396 m

shrubs 77%

80 km

1,533 m

shrubs 64%

treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrain

← February Río Grande year-round climate April →Best places to visit in March

March weather nearby: Juan Aldama 63 km · Sombrerete 66 km · Fresnillo 74 km · Vicente Guerrero 97 km · Víctor Rosales 103 km · Zacatecas 126 km · Guadalupe Victoria 130 km · Jerez de García Salinas 131 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

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 Río Grande (23.8273°, -103.0341°, elevation 1,859 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. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	24	8
2	24	8
3	24	8
4	24	8
5	25	8
6	25	9
7	25	9
8	25	9
9	25	9
10	25	9
11	25	9
12	25	9
13	25	9
14	25	9
15	25	9
16	25	9
17	25	9
18	25	9
19	26	9
20	26	10
21	26	10
22	26	10
23	26	10
24	26	10
25	26	10
26	26	10
27	26	10
28	27	10
29	27	10
30	27	10
31	27	11

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	71	29
2	71	29
3	71	29
4	71	29
5	70	30
6	70	30
7	70	30
8	69	31
9	69	31
10	69	31
11	70	30
12	70	30
13	70	30
14	70	30
15	70	30
16	71	29
17	71	29
18	71	29
19	72	28
20	72	28
21	72	28
22	72	28
23	72	28
24	73	27
25	73	27
26	72	28
27	71	29
28	71	29
29	70	30
30	70	30
31	70	30

	Rain chance (%)
1	4
2	4
3	4
4	4
5	5
6	5
7	5
8	5
9	5
10	5
11	5
12	6
13	6
14	5
15	5
16	5
17	5
18	5
19	5
20	4
21	4
22	4
23	4
24	4
25	4
26	4
27	4
28	3
29	3
30	3
31	4

	Dry (%)
1	100
2	100
3	100
4	100
5	100
6	100
7	100
8	100
9	100
10	100
11	100
12	100
13	100
14	100
15	100
16	100
17	100
18	100
19	100
20	100
21	100
22	100
23	100
24	100
25	100
26	100
27	100
28	100
29	100
30	100
31	100

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	24	8
2	24	8
3	24	8
4	24	8
5	25	8
6	25	9
7	25	9
8	25	9
9	25	9
10	25	9
11	25	9
12	25	9
13	25	9
14	25	9
15	25	9
16	25	9
17	25	9
18	25	9
19	26	9
20	26	10
21	26	10
22	26	10
23	26	10
24	26	10
25	26	10
26	26	10
27	26	10
28	27	10
29	27	10
30	27	10
31	27	11

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	71	29
2	71	29
3	71	29
4	71	29
5	70	30
6	70	30
7	70	30
8	69	31
9	69	31
10	69	31
11	70	30
12	70	30
13	70	30
14	70	30
15	70	30
16	71	29
17	71	29
18	71	29
19	72	28
20	72	28
21	72	28
22	72	28
23	72	28
24	73	27
25	73	27
26	72	28
27	71	29
28	71	29
29	70	30
30	70	30
31	70	30

	Rain chance (%)
1	4
2	4
3	4
4	4
5	5
6	5
7	5
8	5
9	5
10	5
11	5
12	6
13	6
14	5
15	5
16	5
17	5
18	5
19	5
20	4
21	4
22	4
23	4
24	4
25	4
26	4
27	4
28	3
29	3
30	3
31	4

	Dry (%)
1	100
2	100
3	100
4	100
5	100
6	100
7	100
8	100
9	100
10	100
11	100
12	100
13	100
14	100
15	100
16	100
17	100
18	100
19	100
20	100
21	100
22	100
23	100
24	100
25	100
26	100
27	100
28	100
29	100
30	100
31	100

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	24	8
2	24	8
3	24	8
4	24	8
5	25	8
6	25	9
7	25	9
8	25	9
9	25	9
10	25	9
11	25	9
12	25	9
13	25	9
14	25	9
15	25	9
16	25	9
17	25	9
18	25	9
19	26	9
20	26	10
21	26	10
22	26	10
23	26	10
24	26	10
25	26	10
26	26	10
27	26	10
28	27	10
29	27	10
30	27	10
31	27	11

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	71	29
2	71	29
3	71	29
4	71	29
5	70	30
6	70	30
7	70	30
8	69	31
9	69	31
10	69	31
11	70	30
12	70	30
13	70	30
14	70	30
15	70	30
16	71	29
17	71	29
18	71	29
19	72	28
20	72	28
21	72	28
22	72	28
23	72	28
24	73	27
25	73	27
26	72	28
27	71	29
28	71	29
29	70	30
30	70	30
31	70	30

	Rain chance (%)
1	4
2	4
3	4
4	4
5	5
6	5
7	5
8	5
9	5
10	5
11	5
12	6
13	6
14	5
15	5
16	5
17	5
18	5
19	5
20	4
21	4
22	4
23	4
24	4
25	4
26	4
27	4
28	3
29	3
30	3
31	4

	Dry (%)
1	100
2	100
3	100
4	100
5	100
6	100
7	100
8	100
9	100
10	100
11	100
12	100
13	100
14	100
15	100
16	100
17	100
18	100
19	100
20	100
21	100
22	100
23	100
24	100
25	100
26	100
27	100
28	100
29	100
30	100
31	100