Suchiapa weather in March

In March, Suchiapa sees average daytime highs of 33°C and overnight lows near 19°C, with 4 mm of rain across 1.2 wet days and about 11.9 hours of daylight. It is the 3rd-warmest and 10th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 32°C in the first days to 33°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 78% of the time in March, and the air most often feels humid.

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

Daytime high
33°
3rd warmest
Overnight low
19°
5th coldest
Rainfall
4 mm
1.2 wet days
Daylight
11 h 54 min
6:26 AM – 6:19 PM
Cloud cover
27%
2nd clearest
Wind
7 km/h
1st windiest
Solar energy
6.42 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.9
out of 10

Suchiapa is municipal seat of Suchiapa, State of Chiapas, 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 32°C in the first days to 33°C by the end.

A typical March day in Suchiapa reaches about 33°C in the afternoon and slips back to 19°C overnight — a 13°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 29°C and 35°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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How March really feels in Suchiapa

Once humidity and wind are folded in, March averages 24 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
24
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.

Suchiapa weather by month

How March compares with the rest of the year at a glance. March is the 3rd-warmest and 10th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan29° / 17°30.911.17.3
Feb31° / 18°20.511.46.2
Mar33° / 19°41.211.94.9
Apr34° / 21°194.612.43.7
May33° / 22°9515.612.83.1
Jun31° / 22°21824.7132.9
Jul31° / 21°14823.812.93.1
Aug31° / 21°1852512.63.0
Sep30° / 21°23026.712.13.1
Oct29° / 20°13116.911.64.6
Nov29° / 19°345.111.26.4
Dec29° / 17°70.8117.4

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 13% of March, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 9%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
1928
2937
3937
4928
5928
6937
7937
8928
9928
10937
11937
12928
13928
14928
15919
16919
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Chance of precipitation in March

Any precipitation

Suchiapa gets around 4 mm of rain over 1.2 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 8% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
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22
32
43
53
63
73
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93
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113
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318

Humidity in March

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, March lands in the humid band about 49% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 9% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
1941464
2941464
3940464
41040465
51039475
61038475
71037475
81036486
91036486
101035496
111034496
121034496
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161031518
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181030528
191030519
201029529
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249285112
258285113
268285015
277285016
287274917
296274918
305274820
315274721

Wind in March

Winds average 7 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 7 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
57calm
67calm
77calm
87calm
97calm
107calm
117calm
127calm
137calm
147calm
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317calm

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 6:36 AM to 6:14 AM, and sunset from 6:15 PM to 6:21 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.66:366:15
211.76:366:15
311.76:356:16
411.76:346:16
511.76:346:16
611.76:336:16
711.76:326:17
811.86:316:17
911.86:316:17
1011.86:306:17
1111.86:296:18
1211.86:296:18
1311.86:286:18
1411.96:276:18
1511.96:266:18
1611.96:266:19
1711.96:256:19
1811.96:246:19
1911.96:236:19
2011.96:226:19
2112.06:226:19
2212.06:216:20
2312.06:206:20
2412.06:196:20
2512.06:186:20
2612.06:186:20
2712.16:176:20
2812.16:166:21
2912.16:156:21
3012.16:146:21
3112.16:146:21

Solar energy in March

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in March, about 6.42 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.61 kWh/m² to a high of 6.73 kWh/m² in April across the year — March's 6.42 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.1Intense
26.1Intense
36.1Intense
46.2Intense
56.2Intense
66.2Intense
76.2Intense
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96.3Intense
106.3Intense
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Planning a trip in March

Hazard calendar for Suchiapa

In seasonPeak

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

Suchiapa's monsoon runs June–October, 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 Suchiapa?

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

4.9
Sightseeing
5th-best month of the year
8.1
Beach & pool
4th-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Suchiapa in March

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

In March, Suchiapa sees daytime highs around 33°C and nights near 19°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Suchiapa 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 Suchiapa peaks around April 11 at about 14 (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 11UV 14Dec 18UV 8
UV index (midday)Level
Jan9Very high
Feb12Extreme
Mar13Extreme
Apr14Extreme
May12Extreme
Jun14Extreme
Jul12Extreme
Aug13Extreme
Sep12Extreme
Oct11Extreme
Nov9Very high
Dec8Very high

Air quality in Suchiapa 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 Suchiapa is worst in April — around 38 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), about 3.1× the cleanest month (December, 12 µg/m³).

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

010203040JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModeratePoorModerateApr 2337 µg/m³Dec 1612 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan13Moderate
Feb21Moderate
Mar27Moderate
Apr38Poor
May37Poor
Jun21Moderate
Jul24Moderate
Aug20Moderate
Sep19Moderate
Oct15Moderate
Nov13Moderate
Dec12Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Suchiapa?

Suchiapa sits at 16.6°N, 93.1°W, 457 m above sea level, in Mexico. The nearest listed city is Chiapas, 13 km away.

Topography around Suchiapa

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Suchiapa has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 225 m around an average of 469 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 989 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,772 m.

The land around Suchiapa is covered by grassland (45%) and shrubs (22%) within 3 km, grassland (35%) and trees (34%) within 16 km, and trees (56%) and grassland (34%) within 80 km.

3 km
225 m
16 km
989 m
80 km
2,772 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
March weather nearby: Chiapas 13 km · Tuxtla 14 km · Berriozábal 27 km · Ocozocoautla de Espinosa 33 km · Villaflores 47 km · San Cristóbal de las Casas 50 km · Venustiano Carranza 65 km · Cintalapa de Figueroa 66 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 Suchiapa (16.6247°, -93.0989°, elevation 457 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).