San Luis de la Paz weather in March

In March, San Luis de la Paz sees average daytime highs of 26°C and overnight lows near 10°C, with 13 mm of rain across 2.6 wet days and about 11.8 hours of daylight. It is the 4th-warmest and 9th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 25°C in the first days to 27°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 59% 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 San Luis de la Paz's 1st-clearest and 1st-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see San Luis de la Paz's year-round climate.

Daytime high
26°
4th warmest
Overnight low
10°
5th coldest
Rainfall
13 mm
2.6 wet days
Daylight
11 h 48 min
6:56 AM – 6:47 PM
Cloud cover
37%
1st clearest
Wind
11 km/h
1st windiest
Solar energy
6.55 kWh/m²
Travel score
8.3
out of 10

San Luis de la Paz is municipal seat of San Luis, State of Guanajuato, Mexico.

Air quality
Moderate
PM2.5 11 µg/m³ · 2018

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 25°C in the first days to 27°C by the end.

A typical March day in San Luis de la Paz reaches about 26°C in the afternoon and slips back to 10°C overnight — a 15°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 2°C warmer than February and about 2°C cooler than April.

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San Luis de la Paz 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
Jan21° / 122.710.87.8
Feb23° / 11211.38.5
Mar26° / 10°132.611.88.3
Apr28° / 13°184.312.57.3
May28° / 14°428.9136.4
Jun26° / 15°9213.413.36.2
Jul24° / 14°1061513.26.2
Aug24° / 14°8812.912.76.5
Sep23° / 14°10213.512.16.2
Oct23° / 12°416.711.57.3
Nov22° / 152.8118.1
Dec21° / 51.210.78.1

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 26%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
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27426
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Chance of precipitation in March

Any precipitation

San Luis de la Paz gets around 13 mm of rain over 2.6 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 8% and peaks near 10% on the wettest days.

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319

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 99% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)
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Wind in March

Winds average 11 km/h in March, the windiest month of the year.

Across March, daily wind ranges from about 10 km/h on the calmest days to 11 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 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 7:09 AM to 6:42 AM, and sunset from 6:42 PM to 6:52 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.57:096:42
211.67:086:42
311.67:076:42
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511.67:066:43
611.67:056:44
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1711.96:556:47
1811.96:546:48
1911.96:536:48
2011.96:536:48
2112.06:526:49
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2412.06:496:50
2512.06:486:50
2612.16:476:50
2712.16:466:51
2812.16:456:51
2912.16:446:51
3012.16:436:52
3112.26:426:52

Solar energy in March

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in March, about 6.55 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.51 kWh/m² to a high of 7.21 kWh/m² in May across the year — March's 6.55 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
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Planning a trip in March

Hazard calendar for San Luis de la Paz

In seasonPeak

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

San Luis de la Paz's rainy season runs June–September, 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 San Luis de la Paz?

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

8.3
Sightseeing
2nd-best month of the year
7.7
Beach & pool
2nd-best month of the year

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

What to pack for San Luis de la Paz in March

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

In March, San Luis de la Paz sees daytime highs around 26°C and nights near 10°C. Pack sun protection. Worth having: light clothes.

sun protectionlight clothes

UV index in San Luis de la Paz 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 San Luis de la Paz peaks around June 14 at about 14 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 16 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 16UV 7
UV index (midday)Level
Jan8Very high
Feb10Very high
Mar13Extreme
Apr13Extreme
May13Extreme
Jun14Extreme
Jul12Extreme
Aug14Extreme
Sep11Extreme
Oct11Extreme
Nov8Very high
Dec7Very high
Location & terrain

Where is San Luis de la Paz?

San Luis de la Paz sits at 21.3°N, 100.5°W, 2,022 m above sea level, in Mexico. The nearest listed city is San José Iturbide, 36 km away.

Topography around San Luis de la Paz

How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of San Luis de la Paz.

Within 3 km, the terrain around San Luis de la Paz has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 329 m around an average of 2,053 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 719 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,692 m.

The land around San Luis de la Paz is covered by shrubs (47%) and artificial surfaces (34%) within 3 km, shrubs (68%) and cropland (22%) within 16 km, and shrubs (63%) within 80 km.

3 km
329 m
16 km
719 m
80 km
2,692 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrain
March weather nearby: San José Iturbide 36 km · Dolores Hidalgo 46 km · San Miguel de Allende 49 km · Santa Rosa Jáuregui 62 km · Comonfort 69 km · San Felipe 75 km · Santiago de Querétaro 80 km · Guanajuato 83 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 San Luis de la Paz (21.2984°, -100.5148°, elevation 2,022 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).