San Salvador El Seco weather in March

In March, San Salvador El Seco sees average daytime highs of 23°C and overnight lows near 8°C, with 39 mm of rain across 7.8 wet days and about 11.9 hours of daylight. It is the 3rd-warmest and 8th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 23°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 58% 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 Salvador El Seco's 4th-clearest and 1st-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see San Salvador El Seco's year-round climate.

Daytime high
23°
3rd warmest
Overnight low
5th coldest
Rainfall
39 mm
7.8 wet days
Daylight
11 h 54 min
6:44 AM – 6:36 PM
Cloud cover
38%
4th clearest
Wind
8 km/h
1st windiest
Solar energy
6.6 kWh/m²
Travel score
7.6
out of 10

San Salvador El Seco is municipal seat of San Salvador el Seco, State of Puebla, 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 23°C through the month.

A typical March day in San Salvador El Seco reaches about 23°C in the afternoon and slips back to 8°C overnight — a 15°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 19°C and 26°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)
1227
2227
3227
4227
5227
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11227
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San Salvador El Seco weather by month

How March compares with the rest of the year at a glance. March is the 3rd-warmest and 8th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan19° / 153.1117.6
Feb21° / 153.111.48.0
Mar23° / 397.811.97.6
Apr24° / 721212.46.8
May23° / 11°11316.712.96.0
Jun23° / 11°15716.713.15.6
Jul22° / 10°10613.9136.0
Aug23° / 11°11814.812.65.9
Sep21° / 11°14216.412.15.3
Oct21° / 10°7610.611.66.4
Nov21° / 285.311.17.3
Dec20° / 112.410.97.8

Cloud cover in March

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 58% of the time in March.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 21% of March, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 22%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
18416
28416
38416
48317
58218
68218
78020
88020
98020
107921
117822
127822
137822
147723
157723
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Chance of precipitation in March

Any precipitation

San Salvador El Seco gets around 39 mm of rain over 7.8 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 24% and peaks near 32% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

0%10%20%30%40%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
115
216
317
418
518
619
720
821
922
1023
1123
1224
1324
1425
1525
1625
1725
1826
1926
2026
2127
2227
2327
2428
2528
2629
2729
2830
2931
3031
3132

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 8 km/h on the calmest days to 9 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
19calm
29calm
39calm
49calm
59calm
69calm
79calm
89calm
99calm
109calm
119calm
129calm
139calm
149calm
159calm
169calm
179calm
189calm
198calm
208calm
218calm
228calm
238calm
248calm
258calm
268calm
278calm
288calm
298calm
308calm
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 6:56 AM to 6:31 AM, and sunset from 6:32 PM to 6:40 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.66:566:32
211.66:556:32
311.66:556:32
411.66:546:33
511.76:536:33
611.76:526:33
711.76:526:34
811.76:516:34
911.76:506:34
1011.86:496:34
1111.86:486:35
1211.86:486:35
1311.86:476:35
1411.86:466:36
1511.86:456:36
1611.96:446:36
1711.96:436:36
1811.96:436:37
1911.96:426:37
2011.96:416:37
2112.06:406:37
2212.06:396:38
2312.06:386:38
2412.06:376:38
2512.06:366:38
2612.16:366:39
2712.16:356:39
2812.16:346:39
2912.16:336:39
3012.16:326:40
3112.16:316:40

Solar energy in March

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in March, about 6.6 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.92 kWh/m² to a high of 6.91 kWh/m² in April across the year — March's 6.6 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.3Intense
26.4Intense
36.4Intense
46.4Intense
56.4Intense
66.4Intense
76.4Intense
86.4Intense
96.5Intense
106.5Intense
116.5Intense
126.5Intense
136.5Intense
146.5Intense
156.5Intense
166.6Intense
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316.8Intense
Planning a trip in March

Hazard calendar for San Salvador El Seco

In seasonPeak

None of San Salvador El Seco'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 Salvador El Seco's rainy season runs April–October, 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 Salvador El Seco?

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

7.6
Sightseeing
3rd-best month of the year
5.7
Beach & pool
1st-best month of the year

March is one of the better times to visit San Salvador El Seco for general sightseeing.

What to pack for San Salvador El Seco in March

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

In March, San Salvador El Seco sees daytime highs around 23°C and nights near 8°C. Pack sun protection. Worth having: light clothes and a warm layer. About 8 days see rain.

sun protectionlight clothesa warm layer

UV index in San Salvador El Seco in March

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in March peaks around 14 (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 Salvador El Seco peaks around April 11 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 15 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 highApr 11UV 15Dec 15UV 8
UV index (midday)Level
Jan9Very high
Feb12Extreme
Mar14Extreme
Apr15Extreme
May10Extreme
Jun14Extreme
Jul13Extreme
Aug14Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct12Extreme
Nov9Very high
Dec8Very high

Air quality in San Salvador El Seco 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 Salvador El Seco is worst in May — around 69 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 1.9× the cleanest month (October, 38 µg/m³).

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

020406080JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecPoorUnhealthyPoorUnhealthyMay 1268 µg/m³Oct 1138 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan53Poor
Feb54Poor
Mar56Unhealthy
Apr63Unhealthy
May69Unhealthy
Jun48Poor
Jul41Poor
Aug38Poor
Sep39Poor
Oct38Poor
Nov49Poor
Dec59Unhealthy
Location & terrain

Where is San Salvador El Seco?

San Salvador El Seco sits at 19.1°N, 97.6°W, 2,437 m above sea level, in Mexico. The nearest listed city is Acatzingo, 22 km away.

Topography around San Salvador El Seco

How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of San Salvador El Seco.

Within 3 km, the terrain around San Salvador El Seco has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 244 m around an average of 2,387 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 750 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 4,927 m.

The land around San Salvador El Seco is covered by cropland (48%) and shrubs (22%) within 3 km, cropland (42%) and grassland (24%) within 16 km, and trees (32%), cropland (24%) and shrubs (20%) within 80 km.

3 km
244 m
16 km
750 m
80 km
4,927 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrain
March weather nearby: Acatzingo 22 km · Palmarito Tochapan 26 km · Ciudad Serdán 26 km · Los Reyes de Juárez 27 km · Tecamachalco 29 km · Acajete 33 km · Tepeaca 33 km · Tepatlaxco de Hidalgo 35 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 Salvador El Seco (19.1333°, -97.6417°, elevation 2,437 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).