San Mateo Atenco weather in March

In March, San Mateo Atenco sees average daytime highs of 21°C and overnight lows near 5°C, with 32 mm of rain across 7.6 wet days and about 11.9 hours of daylight. It is the 3rd-warmest and 9th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 21°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 53% of the time in March, and the air most often feels dry.

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 San Mateo Atenco's 2nd-clearest and 1st-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see San Mateo Atenco's year-round climate.

Daytime high
21°
3rd warmest
Overnight low
5th coldest
Rainfall
32 mm
7.6 wet days
Daylight
11 h 54 min
6:52 AM – 6:44 PM
Cloud cover
39%
2nd clearest
Wind
8 km/h
1st windiest
Solar energy
6.8 kWh/m²
Travel score
7.1
out of 10

San Mateo Atenco is municipal seat of San Mateo, State of México, Mexico.

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

Temperature in March

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 21°C through the month.

A typical March day in San Mateo Atenco reaches about 21°C in the afternoon and slips back to 5°C overnight — a 15°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 18°C and 23°C. Set against its neighbours, March runs about 2°C warmer than February and about 1°C cooler than April.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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San Mateo Atenco weather by month

How March compares with the rest of the year at a glance. March is the 3rd-warmest and 9th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan17° / 244.9116.6
Feb19° / 245.611.37.1
Mar21° / 327.611.97.1
Apr22° / 6011.112.46.6
May22° / 1291712.95.6
Jun21° / 23221.113.14.5
Jul19° / 30127.8133.6
Aug19° / 28226.712.73.7
Sep19° / 22623.412.14.0
Oct19° / 9914.411.65.4
Nov18° / 346.511.16.7
Dec18° / 143.510.97.0

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 24%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
18119
28020
38020
47921
57822
67723
77624
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Chance of precipitation in March

Any precipitation

San Mateo Atenco gets around 32 mm of rain over 7.6 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 25% and peaks near 27% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
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222
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523
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724
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1026
1126
1227
1327
1427
1527
1627
1727
1827
1927
2027
2126
2226
2325
2425
2525
2625
2724
2824
2925
3025
3125

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.

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Dry (%)
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Wind in March

Winds average 8 km/h in March, the windiest month of the year.

Across March, daily wind ranges from about 7 km/h on the calmest days to 8 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
58calm
68calm
78calm
88calm
98calm
108calm
118calm
128calm
138calm
148calm
158calm
168calm
178calm
188calm
198calm
208calm
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288calm
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318calm

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 7:04 AM to 6:39 AM, and sunset from 6:39 PM to 6:47 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.67:046:39
211.67:036:39
311.67:026:40
411.67:026:40
511.77:016:40
611.77:006:41
711.76:596:41
811.76:586:41
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1011.86:576:42
1111.86:566:42
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1311.86:546:43
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1511.86:536:43
1611.96:526:44
1711.96:516:44
1811.96:506:44
1911.96:496:44
2011.96:486:45
2112.06:486:45
2212.06:476:45
2312.06:466:46
2412.06:456:46
2512.06:446:46
2612.16:436:46
2712.16:426:47
2812.16:416:47
2912.16:416:47
3012.16:406:47
3112.16:396:47

Solar energy in March

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in March, about 6.8 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.95 kWh/m² to a high of 7.09 kWh/m² in April across the year — March's 6.8 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.5Intense
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Planning a trip in March

Hazard calendar for San Mateo Atenco

In seasonPeak

None of San Mateo Atenco'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 Mateo Atenco's monsoon runs June–September, when most of the year's rain falls.

Monsoon
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec

Is March a good time to visit San Mateo Atenco?

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

7.1
Sightseeing
1st-best month of the year
4.1
Beach & pool
2nd-best month of the year

March is one of the better times to visit San Mateo Atenco for general sightseeing.

What to pack for San Mateo Atenco in March

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

In March, San Mateo Atenco sees daytime highs around 21°C and nights near 5°C. Pack sun protection. Worth having: a warm layer. About 8 days see rain.

sun protectiona warm layer

UV index in San Mateo Atenco in March

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in March peaks around 15 (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 Mateo Atenco peaks around March 23 at about 14 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 14 at about 8 (very high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highMar 23UV 14Dec 14UV 8
UV index (midday)Level
Jan10Very high
Feb12Extreme
Mar15Extreme
Apr14Extreme
May12Extreme
Jun15Extreme
Jul12Extreme
Aug13Extreme
Sep11Extreme
Oct11Extreme
Nov9Very high
Dec8Very high

Air quality in San Mateo Atenco 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 San Mateo Atenco is worst in December — around 79 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), and holds fairly steady the rest of the year.

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

0306090JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecUnhealthyPoorUnhealthyDec 1078 µg/m³Apr 1353 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan67Unhealthy
Feb62Unhealthy
Mar55Poor
Apr52Poor
May57Unhealthy
Jun59Unhealthy
Jul69Unhealthy
Aug65Unhealthy
Sep70Unhealthy
Oct66Unhealthy
Nov77Unhealthy
Dec79Unhealthy
Location & terrain

Where is San Mateo Atenco?

San Mateo Atenco sits at 19.3°N, 99.5°W, 2,580 m above sea level, in Mexico. The nearest listed city is Lerma de Villada, 3.0 km away.

Topography around San Mateo Atenco

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around San Mateo Atenco has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 21 m around an average of 2,575 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 769 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 3,739 m.

The land around San Mateo Atenco is covered by artificial surfaces (57%) and cropland (23%) within 3 km, cropland (37%) and artificial surfaces (30%) within 16 km, and trees (42%) and cropland (21%) within 80 km.

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21 m
16 km
769 m
80 km
3,739 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwaterwetland
March weather nearby: Lerma de Villada 3.0 km · San Salvador Tizatlalli 6.0 km · San Pedro Totoltepec 6.0 km · San Jerónimo 7.0 km · Metepec 7.0 km · Santa María Totoltepec 8.0 km · Ocoyoacac 8.0 km · San Francisco Cuaxusco 9.0 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 Mateo Atenco (19.2676°, -99.5321°, elevation 2,580 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).