Tecomán weather in March

In March, Tecomán sees average daytime highs of 29°C and overnight lows near 20°C, with 9 mm of rain across 0.6 wet days and about 11.9 hours of daylight. It is the 10th-warmest and 10th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 29°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 70% 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 06 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, March is Tecomán's 1st-clearest and 3rd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Tecomán's year-round climate.

Daytime high
29°
10th warmest
Overnight low
20°
3rd coldest
Rainfall
9 mm
0.6 wet days
Daylight
11 h 54 min
7:09 AM – 7:01 PM
Cloud cover
27%
1st clearest
Wind
6 km/h
3rd windiest
Solar energy
6.76 kWh/m²
Travel score
7.4
out of 10

Tecomán is municipal seat of Tecomán, State of Colima, Mexico.

Density
103/km²
people per km²
Founded
1523

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 29°C through the month.

A typical March day in Tecomán reaches about 29°C in the afternoon and slips back to 20°C overnight — a 8°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 27°C and 30°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)
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How March really feels in Tecomán

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.

Tecomán weather by month

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

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan28° / 20°231.4117.3
Feb28° / 20°121.211.47.4
Mar29° / 20°90.611.97.4
Apr29° / 21°10.112.47.0
May30° / 23°91.712.96.2
Jun30° / 25°17217.713.14.0
Jul30° / 25°21724.2133.1
Aug30° / 25°26825.912.63.0
Sep30° / 25°31026.212.13.1
Oct30° / 24°16819.111.64.1
Nov29° / 23°325.111.16.1
Dec29° / 21°121.810.97.0

Cloud cover in March

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 70% of the time in March, the clearest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 13% of March, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 17%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
18218
28218
38218
48218
58317
68317
78317
88317
98317
108317
118317
128317
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Chance of precipitation in March

Any precipitation

Tecomán gets around 9 mm of rain over 0.6 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 2% and peaks near 3% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
12
22
32
42
52
62
72
82
93
103
113
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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 64% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 70% of them.

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Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
1224686
2224686
3324685
4324685
5324685
6324685
7325675
8425665
9425665
10426655
11426655
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13427645
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21329617
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24230617
25229627
26229627
27129637
28129646
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30129646
31129655

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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316calm

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 7:21 AM to 6:56 AM, and sunset from 6:57 PM to 7:05 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.67:216:57
211.67:206:57
311.67:196:57
411.67:196:58
511.77:186:58
611.77:176:58
711.77:166:59
811.77:166:59
911.77:156:59
1011.87:147:00
1111.87:137:00
1211.87:127:00
1311.87:127:00
1411.87:117:01
1511.87:107:01
1611.97:097:01
1711.97:087:01
1811.97:077:02
1911.97:077:02
2011.97:067:02
2112.07:057:02
2212.07:047:03
2312.07:037:03
2412.07:027:03
2512.07:017:03
2612.17:017:04
2712.17:007:04
2812.16:597:04
2912.16:587:04
3012.16:577:05
3112.16:567:05

Solar energy in March

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in March, about 6.76 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.64 kWh/m² to a high of 7.34 kWh/m² in April across the year — March's 6.76 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.3Intense
26.3Intense
36.4Intense
46.4Intense
56.4Intense
66.5Intense
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267.0Intense
277.0Intense
287.1Intense
297.1Intense
307.1Intense
317.1Intense
Planning a trip in March

Hazard calendar for Tecomán

In seasonPeak

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

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

Tecomán's monsoon runs June–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 Tecomán?

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

7.4
Sightseeing
1st-best month of the year
9.0
Beach & pool
2nd-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Tecomán in March

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

In March, Tecomán sees daytime highs around 29°C and nights near 20°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection.

light clothessun protection

Sea temperature near Tecomán in March

The nearest coast averages about 26°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 April 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
Jan28Warm
Feb27Warm
Mar26Warm
Apr26Warm
May27Warm
Jun29Tropical
Jul30Tropical
Aug30Tropical
Sep30Tropical
Oct30Tropical
Nov29Tropical
Dec28Tropical

UV index in Tecomán 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 Tecomán peaks around May 12 at about 12 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 14 at about 6 (high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecVery highExtremeExtremeVery highHighMay 12UV 12Dec 14UV 6
UV index (midday)Level
Jan8Very high
Feb10Extreme
Mar12Extreme
Apr12Extreme
May12Extreme
Jun10Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug10Very high
Sep11Extreme
Oct9Very high
Nov7High
Dec6High

Air quality in Tecomán 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 Tecomán is worst in May — around 26 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 5.0× the cleanest month (February, 5 µg/m³).

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

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodMay 1725 µg/m³Feb 165 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan6Good
Feb5Good
Mar6Good
Apr14Moderate
May26Moderate
Jun14Moderate
Jul10Good
Aug8Good
Sep7Good
Oct7Good
Nov6Good
Dec6Good
Location & terrain

Where is Tecomán?

Tecomán sits at 18.9°N, 103.9°W, 28 m above sea level, in Mexico. The nearest listed city is Ciudad de Armería, 9.0 km away.

Topography around Tecomán

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Tecomán has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 36 m around an average of 36 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,170 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 4,211 m.

The land around Tecomán is covered by artificial surfaces (37%), cropland (25%) and trees (22%) within 3 km, trees (54%) within 16 km, and trees (56%) and water (28%) within 80 km.

3 km
36 m
16 km
1,170 m
80 km
4,211 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
March weather nearby: Ciudad de Armería 9.0 km · Colima 40 km · Ciudad de Villa de Álvarez 42 km · Manzanillo 54 km · Coalcomán de Vázquez Pallares 77 km · Cihuatlán 81 km · Tuxpan 88 km · Zapotiltic 93 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 Tecomán (18.9161°, -103.8771°, elevation 28 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).