San Miguel el Alto weather in March

In March, San Miguel el Alto sees average daytime highs of 27°C and overnight lows near 11°C, with 9 mm of rain across 1.1 wet days and about 11.9 hours of daylight. It is the 4th-warmest and 10th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 26°C in the first days to 28°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 66% 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 Miguel el Alto's 1st-clearest and 2nd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see San Miguel el Alto's year-round climate.

Daytime high
27°
4th warmest
Overnight low
11°
5th coldest
Rainfall
9 mm
1.1 wet days
Daylight
11 h 54 min
7:04 AM – 6:55 PM
Cloud cover
32%
1st clearest
Wind
11 km/h
2nd windiest
Solar energy
7.02 kWh/m²
Travel score
8.4
out of 10

San Miguel el Alto is municipal seat of San Miguel, State of Jalisco, 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 26°C in the first days to 28°C by the end.

A typical March day in San Miguel el Alto reaches about 27°C in the afternoon and slips back to 11°C overnight — a 15°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 24°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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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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San Miguel el Alto weather by month

How March compares with the rest of the year at a glance. March is the 4th-warmest and 10th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan22° / 182.710.98.2
Feb24° / 10°131.811.38.7
Mar27° / 11°91.111.98.4
Apr29° / 14°61.512.56.8
May30° / 16°274.9135.7
Jun28° / 17°1331513.35.1
Jul26° / 15°18420.813.15.1
Aug26° / 15°16119.112.75.3
Sep25° / 15°13716.412.15.7
Oct25° / 13°517.511.57.4
Nov24° / 10°142.7118.6
Dec23° / 81.410.78.4

Cloud cover in March

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 66% of the time in March, the clearest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 12% of March, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 23%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
17723
27723
37723
47723
57723
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77723
87723
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Chance of precipitation in March

Any precipitation

San Miguel el Alto gets around 9 mm of rain over 1.1 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 5% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
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54
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313

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 11 km/h in March.

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
110calm
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311calm
411calm
511calm
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811calm
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1211calm
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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 7:16 AM to 6:50 AM, and sunset from 6:49 PM to 6:59 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.57:166:49
211.67:166:50
311.67:156:50
411.67:146:50
511.67:136:51
611.67:126:51
711.77:126:52
811.77:116:52
911.77:106:52
1011.77:096:53
1111.77:086:53
1211.87:076:53
1311.87:066:54
1411.87:066:54
1511.87:056:54
1611.97:046:55
1711.97:036:55
1811.97:026:55
1911.97:016:56
2011.97:006:56
2112.06:596:56
2212.06:586:57
2312.06:576:57
2412.06:566:57
2512.06:556:58
2612.16:546:58
2712.16:546:58
2812.16:536:58
2912.16:526:59
3012.16:516:59
3112.26:506:59

Solar energy in March

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in March, about 7.02 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.82 kWh/m² to a high of 7.67 kWh/m² in April across the year — March's 7.02 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.6Intense
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Planning a trip in March

Hazard calendar for San Miguel el Alto

In seasonPeak

None of San Miguel el Alto'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 Miguel el Alto'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 Miguel el Alto?

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

8.4
Sightseeing
3rd-best month of the year
8.3
Beach & pool
2nd-best month of the year

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

What to pack for San Miguel el Alto in March

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

In March, San Miguel el Alto sees daytime highs around 27°C and nights near 11°C. Pack sun protection. Worth having: light clothes.

sun protectionlight clothes

UV index in San Miguel el Alto 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 Miguel el Alto peaks around May 14 at about 14 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 15 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 highMay 14UV 14Dec 15UV 7
UV index (midday)Level
Jan8Very high
Feb10Extreme
Mar13Extreme
Apr14Extreme
May14Extreme
Jun14Extreme
Jul13Extreme
Aug13Extreme
Sep12Extreme
Oct10Extreme
Nov8Very high
Dec7High

Air quality in San Miguel el Alto 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 Miguel el Alto is worst in May — around 23 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), and holds fairly steady the rest of the year.

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

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateMay 1223 µg/m³Jun 2316 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan22Moderate
Feb21Moderate
Mar20Moderate
Apr21Moderate
May23Moderate
Jun16Moderate
Jul16Moderate
Aug17Moderate
Sep19Moderate
Oct18Moderate
Nov20Moderate
Dec22Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is San Miguel el Alto?

San Miguel el Alto sits at 21.0°N, 102.4°W, 1,861 m above sea level, in Mexico. The nearest listed city is Jalostotitlán, 16 km away.

Topography around San Miguel el Alto

How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of San Miguel el Alto.

Within 3 km, the terrain around San Miguel el Alto has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 128 m around an average of 1,866 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 544 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,640 m.

The land around San Miguel el Alto is covered by cropland (43%) and grassland (30%) within 3 km, grassland (36%), shrubs (31%) and cropland (28%) within 16 km, and shrubs (33%), cropland (33%) and grassland (20%) within 80 km.

3 km
128 m
16 km
544 m
80 km
1,640 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrain
March weather nearby: Jalostotitlán 16 km · San Juan de los Lagos 25 km · Arandas 37 km · Tepatitlán de Morelos 44 km · Teocaltiche 48 km · Purísima de Bustos 54 km · Atotonilco el Alto 54 km · San Francisco del Rincón 56 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 Miguel el Alto (21.0305°, -102.4023°, elevation 1,861 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).