Sayulita weather in March

In March, Sayulita sees average daytime highs of 23°C and overnight lows near 22°C, with 9 mm of rain across 0.9 wet days and about 11.9 hours of daylight. It is the 12th-warmest and 10th-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 64% of the time in March, and the air most often feels muggy.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 36 min at the start of March to 12 h 12 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, March is Sayulita's 2nd-clearest and 2nd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Sayulita's year-round climate.

Daytime high
23°
12th warmest
Overnight low
22°
2nd coldest
Rainfall
9 mm
0.9 wet days
Daylight
11 h 54 min
7:16 AM – 7:07 PM
Cloud cover
34%
2nd clearest
Wind
13 km/h
2nd windiest
Solar energy
6.59 kWh/m²
Travel score
8.9
out of 10

Sayulita is town in Bahía de Banderas Municipality, State of Nayarit, 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 Sayulita reaches about 23°C in the afternoon and slips back to 22°C overnight — a 1°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 22°C and 25°C. Set against its neighbours, March runs on par with February and on par with April.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
12322
22322
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102322
112322
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132322
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302422
312422

How March really feels in Sayulita

Once humidity and wind are folded in, March averages 0 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
0
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
0
wind chill below the day's low

March sits comfortably in between — no days that feel dangerously hot or drop to a hard freeze once humidity and wind are folded in.

Sayulita weather by month

How March compares with the rest of the year at a glance. March is the 12th-warmest and 10th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan24° / 23°151.810.98.6
Feb23° / 22°201.911.38.6
Mar23° / 22°90.911.98.9
Apr24° / 23°10.312.58.9
May26° / 25°30.8138.7
Jun28° / 26°849.513.26.5
Jul29° / 27°11916.113.14.6
Aug29° / 27°1752012.74.1
Sep29° / 27°19621.212.14.0
Oct28° / 27°9211.711.55.8
Nov27° / 25°223.3117.9
Dec25° / 23°222.410.88.3

Cloud cover in March

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 64% of the time in March.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 11% of March, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 25%.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
17327
27426
37426
47426
57426
67426
77426
87426
97426
107426
117426
127525
137426
147426
157525
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217624
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277624
287624
297426
307327
317327

Chance of precipitation in March

Any precipitation

Sayulita gets around 9 mm of rain over 0.9 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 4% on the wettest days.

0%10%20%30%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
13
23
33
43
53
63
73
83
93
103
114
124
134
144
154
164
174
183
193
203
213
223
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252
262
272
282
291
301
311

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 67% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 74% of them.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
11229617
21228627
31327627
41327636
51327636
61326646
71326646
81426636
91425646
101425646
111424656
120424666
130523666
140523657
150422677
160422677
170421687
180421687
190321697
200320707
210320698
220220708
230220708
240219718
250119728
260119728
270119728
280119728
290019738
300019738
310019738

Wind in March

Winds average 13 km/h in March.

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

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
113light breeze
213light breeze
313light breeze
413light breeze
513light breeze
613light breeze
713light breeze
813light breeze
913light breeze
1013light breeze
1113light breeze
1213light breeze
1313light breeze
1413light breeze
1513light breeze
1613light breeze
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2013light breeze
2113light breeze
2213light breeze
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2513light breeze
2613light breeze
2713light breeze
2813light breeze
2913light breeze
3013light breeze
3113light breeze

Sunrise & sunset in March

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 36 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 36 minutes over March. Sunrise moves from 7:28 AM to 7:02 AM, and sunset from 7:02 PM to 7:11 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.67:287:02
211.67:287:02
311.67:277:02
411.67:267:03
511.67:257:03
611.67:257:03
711.77:247:04
811.77:237:04
911.77:227:05
1011.77:217:05
1111.77:207:05
1211.87:197:06
1311.87:197:06
1411.87:187:06
1511.87:177:07
1611.97:167:07
1711.97:157:07
1811.97:147:08
1911.97:137:08
2011.97:127:08
2112.07:117:09
2212.07:107:09
2312.07:097:09
2412.07:097:09
2512.07:087:10
2612.17:077:10
2712.17:067:10
2812.17:057:11
2912.17:047:11
3012.17:037:11
3112.27:027:11

Solar energy in March

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in March, about 6.59 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.44 kWh/m² to a high of 7.37 kWh/m² in May across the year — March's 6.59 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.1Intense
26.1Intense
36.2Intense
46.2Intense
56.2Intense
66.3Intense
76.3Intense
86.3Intense
96.4Intense
106.4Intense
116.4Intense
126.5Intense
136.5Intense
146.5Intense
156.5Intense
166.6Intense
176.6Intense
186.7Intense
196.7Intense
206.7Intense
216.8Intense
226.8Intense
236.8Intense
246.8Intense
256.9Intense
266.9Intense
276.9Intense
286.9Intense
297.0Intense
307.0Intense
317.0Intense
Planning a trip in March

Hazard calendar for Sayulita

In seasonPeak

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

Sayulita sits in the eastern Pacific hurricane zone; the season peaks August–September.

Sayulita's monsoon runs July–October, when most of the year's rain falls.

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

Is March a good time to visit Sayulita?

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

8.9
Sightseeing
1st-best month of the year
7.0
Beach & pool
6th-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Sayulita in March

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

In March, Sayulita sees daytime highs around 23°C and nights near 22°C. Pack sun protection. Worth having: light clothes.

sun protectionlight clothes

Sea temperature near Sayulita in March

The nearest coast averages about 24°C in March — the other half of the beach question. The full-year curve and swim-comfort zones are below.

The sea offshore is warmest in August at about 30°C and coldest in March near 24°C.

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

22°24°26°28°30°32°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecrefreshingwarmtropicalcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan25Warm
Feb25Warm
Mar24Warm
Apr25Warm
May27Warm
Jun28Tropical
Jul30Tropical
Aug30Tropical
Sep30Tropical
Oct30Tropical
Nov28Tropical
Dec26Warm

UV index in Sayulita in March

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in March peaks around 11 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Sayulita peaks around May 13 at about 12 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 15 at about 6 (high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecVery highExtremeVery highHighMay 13UV 12Dec 15UV 6
UV index (midday)Level
Jan7High
Feb9Very high
Mar11Extreme
Apr12Extreme
May12Extreme
Jun11Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug11Extreme
Sep11Extreme
Oct9Very high
Nov6High
Dec6High
Location & terrain

Where is Sayulita?

Sayulita sits at 20.9°N, 105.4°W, 0 m above sea level, in Mexico. The nearest listed city is Bucerías, 16 km away.

Topography around Sayulita

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Sayulita has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 287 m around an average of 58 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 658 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,708 m.

The land around Sayulita is covered by trees (60%) and water (37%) within 3 km, water (55%) and trees (43%) within 16 km, and trees (48%) and water (45%) within 80 km.

3 km
287 m
16 km
658 m
80 km
2,708 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
March weather nearby: Bucerías 16 km · Mezcales 22 km · San José del Valle 25 km · Ixtapa 30 km · Puerto Vallarta 35 km · Compostela 69 km · Xalisco 85 km · Tepic 91 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 Sayulita (20.8665°, -105.4394°, elevation 0 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. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).