Tamazula de Gordiano weather in March

In March, Tamazula de Gordiano sees average daytime highs of 28°C and overnight lows near 11°C, with 12 mm of rain across 1.7 wet days and about 11.9 hours of daylight. It is the 3rd-warmest and 10th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 28°C through the month. 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 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 Tamazula de Gordiano's 1st-clearest and 2nd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Tamazula de Gordiano's year-round climate.

Daytime high
28°
3rd warmest
Overnight low
11°
4th coldest
Rainfall
12 mm
1.7 wet days
Daylight
11 h 54 min
7:07 AM – 6:58 PM
Cloud cover
31%
1st clearest
Wind
6 km/h
2nd windiest
Solar energy
6.84 kWh/m²
Travel score
8.0
out of 10

Tamazula de Gordiano is municipal seat of Tamazula, State of Jalisco, Mexico.

Density
1,879/km²
people per km²

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 28°C through the month.

A typical March day in Tamazula de Gordiano reaches about 28°C in the afternoon and slips back to 11°C overnight — a 17°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 25°C and 30°C. Set against its neighbours, March runs about 2°C warmer than February and about 2°C cooler than April.

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Tamazula de Gordiano 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
Jan24° / 212.510.98.5
Feb26° / 10°131.811.38.5
Mar28° / 11°121.711.98.0
Apr30° / 12°51.312.46.5
May30° / 14°407.912.95.4
Jun28° / 16°2152213.24.3
Jul26° / 16°24627.113.14.0
Aug26° / 16°26227.812.73.9
Sep26° / 16°23824.612.14.3
Oct26° / 14°9715.311.55.9
Nov25° / 11°204.611.18.0
Dec24° / 91.810.88.6

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 14% of March, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 19%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
18119
28119
38119
48119
58119
68119
78119
88020
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Chance of precipitation in March

Any precipitation

Tamazula de Gordiano gets around 12 mm of rain over 1.7 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 6% and peaks near 8% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
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295
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314

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 98% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)
1991
2991
3991
4991
5982
6982
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8982
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13973
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Wind in March

Winds average 6 km/h in March.

Across March, daily wind ranges from about 5 km/h on the calmest days to 6 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
15calm
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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 7:19 AM to 6:54 AM, and sunset from 6:54 PM to 7:02 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.67:196:54
211.67:186:54
311.67:176:54
411.67:176:55
511.77:166:55
611.77:156:55
711.77:146:56
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1611.97:076:58
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1811.97:056:59
1911.97:046:59
2011.97:037:00
2112.07:027:00
2212.07:027:00
2312.07:017:00
2412.07:007:01
2512.06:597:01
2612.16:587:01
2712.16:577:01
2812.16:567:02
2912.16:557:02
3012.16:547:02
3112.16:547:02

Solar energy in March

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in March, about 6.84 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.75 kWh/m² to a high of 7.43 kWh/m² in April across the year — March's 6.84 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.4Intense
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Planning a trip in March

Hazard calendar for Tamazula de Gordiano

In seasonPeak

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

Tamazula de Gordiano'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 Tamazula de Gordiano?

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

8.0
Sightseeing
4th-best month of the year
8.5
Beach & pool
2nd-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Tamazula de Gordiano in March

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

In March, Tamazula de Gordiano sees daytime highs around 28°C and nights near 11°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Tamazula de Gordiano 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 Tamazula de Gordiano peaks around May 11 at about 13 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 15 at about 7 (high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecVery highExtremeVery highMay 11UV 13Dec 15UV 7
UV index (midday)Level
Jan9Very high
Feb11Extreme
Mar13Extreme
Apr13Extreme
May13Extreme
Jun12Extreme
Jul12Extreme
Aug12Extreme
Sep12Extreme
Oct10Very high
Nov8Very high
Dec7High

Air quality in Tamazula de Gordiano 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 Tamazula de Gordiano is worst in May — around 50 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), about 3.9× the cleanest month (August, 13 µg/m³).

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

0204060JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModeratePoorModerateMay 1249 µg/m³Aug 2013 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan15Moderate
Feb14Moderate
Mar18Moderate
Apr43Poor
May50Poor
Jun19Moderate
Jul14Moderate
Aug13Moderate
Sep13Moderate
Oct16Moderate
Nov14Moderate
Dec15Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Tamazula de Gordiano?

Tamazula de Gordiano sits at 19.7°N, 103.3°W, 1,140 m above sea level, in Mexico. The nearest listed city is Zapotiltic, 18 km away.

Topography around Tamazula de Gordiano

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Tamazula de Gordiano has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 357 m around an average of 1,180 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 936 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 4,046 m.

The land around Tamazula de Gordiano is covered by trees (28%), cropland (24%) and shrubs (21%) within 3 km, trees (62%) within 16 km, and trees (54%) within 80 km.

3 km
357 m
16 km
936 m
80 km
4,046 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
March weather nearby: Zapotiltic 18 km · Tuxpan 19 km · Ciudad Guzmán 22 km · Sayula 43 km · Jiquilpan de Juárez 66 km · Chapala 68 km · Colima 68 km · Ciudad de Villa de Álvarez 69 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 Tamazula de Gordiano (19.6801°, -103.2514°, elevation 1,140 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).