Santo Domingo Tehuantepec weather in March

In March, Santo Domingo Tehuantepec sees average daytime highs of 33°C and overnight lows near 22°C, with 4 mm of rain across 1 wet days and about 11.9 hours of daylight. It is the 5th-warmest and 10th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 33°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 78% of the time in March, and the air most often feels muggy.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 42 min at the start of March to 12 h 06 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, March is Santo Domingo Tehuantepec's 4th-clearest and 5th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Santo Domingo Tehuantepec's year-round climate.

Daytime high
33°
5th warmest
Overnight low
22°
4th coldest
Rainfall
4 mm
1 wet days
Daylight
11 h 54 min
6:34 AM – 6:27 PM
Cloud cover
24%
4th clearest
Wind
15 km/h
5th windiest
Solar energy
6.72 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.8
out of 10

Santo Domingo Tehuantepec is municipal seat of Tehuantepec, State of Oaxaca, Mexico.

Density
70/km²
people per km²
Founded
1450

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 33°C through the month.

A typical March day in Santo Domingo Tehuantepec reaches about 33°C in the afternoon and slips back to 22°C overnight — a 11°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 30°C and 35°C. Set against its neighbours, March runs about 1°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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How March really feels in Santo Domingo Tehuantepec

Once humidity and wind are folded in, March averages 31 days that feel above 32°C and 0 that feel at or below 0°C — the comfort signal a plain temperature reading hides.

Days feeling ≥ 32°C
31
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
0
wind chill below the day's low

The story in March is heat — humidity pushes the afternoon "feels like" well above the raw temperature.

Santo Domingo Tehuantepec weather by month

How March compares with the rest of the year at a glance. March is the 5th-warmest and 10th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan30° / 21°30.811.16.5
Feb31° / 21°30.811.55.7
Mar33° / 22°4111.94.8
Apr34° / 24°61.712.43.8
May34° / 25°679.912.83.0
Jun33° / 25°23317.8132.9
Jul34° / 25°12211.612.93.0
Aug34° / 25°16314.612.52.8
Sep32° / 25°20617.412.13.1
Oct32° / 24°848.611.64.1
Nov32° / 23°151.711.25.3
Dec31° / 21°40.8116.2

Cloud cover in March

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 78% of the time in March.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 10% of March, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 12%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
1928
2928
3928
4928
5919
6919
7919
89010
99010
109010
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Chance of precipitation in March

Any precipitation

Santo Domingo Tehuantepec gets around 4 mm of rain over 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 3% and peaks near 5% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
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24
34
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54
64
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Humidity in March

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Most of March feels muggy — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

By dew point, March lands in the muggy band about 32% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 58% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
15153232160
26153132160
36153131170
46153131170
56153131180
66153131180
76153030190
85153031190
95143031200
105143031200
115152931200
124152932200
134152832210
144152833210
153152733210
163152634220
173152634230
183142535230
192142435240
202142435250
212132335270
222132234280
232132134301
242122033321
252121933331
262111832351
272111832371
282101731391
29291631411
30291531422
31281430442

Wind in March

Winds average 15 km/h in March.

Across March, daily wind ranges from about 13 km/h on the calmest days to 16 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
115light breeze
215light breeze
316light breeze
416light breeze
516light breeze
616light breeze
716light breeze
816light breeze
916light breeze
1016light breeze
1116light breeze
1216light breeze
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3113light breeze

Sunrise & sunset in March

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 42 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 24 minutes over March. Sunrise moves from 6:45 AM to 6:22 AM, and sunset from 6:24 PM to 6:30 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.76:456:24
211.76:446:24
311.76:436:24
411.76:436:25
511.76:426:25
611.76:416:25
711.76:416:25
811.86:406:26
911.86:396:26
1011.86:386:26
1111.86:386:26
1211.86:376:26
1311.86:366:27
1411.96:366:27
1511.96:356:27
1611.96:346:27
1711.96:336:27
1811.96:336:28
1911.96:326:28
2011.96:316:28
2112.06:306:28
2212.06:296:28
2312.06:296:28
2412.06:286:29
2512.06:276:29
2612.06:266:29
2712.16:256:29
2812.16:256:29
2912.16:246:29
3012.16:236:29
3112.16:226:30

Solar energy in March

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in March, about 6.72 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 5.2 kWh/m² to a high of 7.02 kWh/m² in April across the year — March's 6.72 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.4Intense
26.4Intense
36.5Intense
46.5Intense
56.5Intense
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236.8Intense
246.9Intense
256.9Intense
266.9Intense
276.9Intense
286.9Intense
296.9Intense
306.9Intense
316.9Intense
Planning a trip in March

Hazard calendar for Santo Domingo Tehuantepec

In seasonPeak

None of Santo Domingo Tehuantepec's seasonal hazards are active in March. The full-year calendar below shows when the rainy season, cyclone risk and dust haze do peak.

Santo Domingo Tehuantepec sits in the Atlantic hurricane belt; the season peaks August–October.

Santo Domingo Tehuantepec's monsoon runs June–September, when most of the year's rain falls.

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

Is March a good time to visit Santo Domingo Tehuantepec?

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

4.8
Sightseeing
5th-best month of the year
8.2
Beach & pool
5th-best month of the year

March is a reasonable time to visit Santo Domingo Tehuantepec for sightseeing. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for Santo Domingo Tehuantepec in March

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

In March, Santo Domingo Tehuantepec sees daytime highs around 33°C and nights near 22°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection.

light clothessun protection

Sea temperature near Santo Domingo Tehuantepec in March

The nearest coast averages about 27°C in March — the other half of the beach question. The full-year curve and swim-comfort zones are below.

The sea at the nearest coast (about 25 km away) is warmest in August at about 30°C and coldest in January near 26°C.

The water stays above 20°C all year — warm enough for a swim any month.

24°26°28°30°32°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecwarmtropicalcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan26Warm
Feb26Warm
Mar27Warm
Apr28Tropical
May29Tropical
Jun30Tropical
Jul30Tropical
Aug30Tropical
Sep30Tropical
Oct29Tropical
Nov27Warm
Dec27Warm

UV index in Santo Domingo Tehuantepec in March

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in March peaks around 12 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Santo Domingo Tehuantepec peaks around April 13 at about 13 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 18 at about 8 (very high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecVery highExtremeVery highApr 13UV 13Dec 18UV 8
UV index (midday)Level
Jan8Very high
Feb12Extreme
Mar12Extreme
Apr13Extreme
May12Extreme
Jun13Extreme
Jul12Extreme
Aug13Extreme
Sep11Extreme
Oct11Extreme
Nov9Very high
Dec8Very high

Air quality in Santo Domingo Tehuantepec 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 Santo Domingo Tehuantepec is worst in May — around 32 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 3.9× the cleanest month (November, 8 µg/m³).

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

010203040JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodMay 1531 µg/m³Nov 238 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan8Good
Feb9Good
Mar14Moderate
Apr25Moderate
May32Moderate
Jun21Moderate
Jul27Moderate
Aug20Moderate
Sep18Moderate
Oct11Good
Nov8Good
Dec8Good
Location & terrain

Where is Santo Domingo Tehuantepec?

Santo Domingo Tehuantepec sits at 16.3°N, 95.2°W, 44 m above sea level, in Mexico. The nearest listed city is Salina Cruz, 17 km away.

Topography around Santo Domingo Tehuantepec

How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of Santo Domingo Tehuantepec.

Within 3 km, the terrain around Santo Domingo Tehuantepec has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 156 m around an average of 45 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,049 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,818 m.

The land around Santo Domingo Tehuantepec is covered by artificial surfaces (33%) and grassland (23%) within 3 km, trees (40%) and grassland (20%) within 16 km, and trees (40%) and water (28%) within 80 km.

3 km
156 m
16 km
1,049 m
80 km
2,818 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwatermangroves
March weather nearby: Salina Cruz 17 km · Heroica Ciudad de Juchitán de Zaragoza 26 km · Ixtepec 30 km · Matías Romero Avendaño 65 km · Crucecita 114 km · Arriaga 144 km · Miahuatlán de Porfirio Díaz 145 km · Tonalá 161 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 Santo Domingo Tehuantepec (16.3246°, -95.241°, elevation 44 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. Tropical-cyclone seasons are the published climatological basin seasons (NOAA National Hurricane Center / regional warning centres). Sea temperatures are the NOAA OISST v2.1 1991–2020 monthly climatology (public domain), sampled at the nearest ocean point. 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).