Tenango de Arista weather in March

In March, Tenango de Arista sees average daytime highs of 24°C and overnight lows near 9°C, with 27 mm of rain across 5.6 wet days and about 11.9 hours of daylight. It is the 3rd-warmest and 9th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 24°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 64% 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 Tenango de Arista's 2nd-clearest and 1st-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Tenango de Arista's year-round climate.

Daytime high
24°
3rd warmest
Overnight low
5th coldest
Rainfall
27 mm
5.6 wet days
Daylight
11 h 54 min
6:52 AM – 6:44 PM
Cloud cover
34%
2nd clearest
Wind
7 km/h
1st windiest
Solar energy
6.86 kWh/m²
Travel score
8.1
out of 10

Tenango de Arista is municipal seat of Tenango del Valle, State of México, 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 24°C through the month.

A typical March day in Tenango de Arista reaches about 24°C in the afternoon and slips back to 9°C overnight — a 15°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 21°C and 26°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)
1238
2238
3238
4238
5238
6238
7238
8238
9238
10238
11248
12249
13249
14249
15249
16249
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Tenango de Arista weather by month

How March compares with the rest of the year at a glance. March is the 3rd-warmest and 9th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan20° / 172.9117.8
Feb22° / 203.711.48.2
Mar24° / 275.611.98.1
Apr25° / 10°548.712.47.2
May25° / 11°20519.912.95.5
Jun23° / 12°36426.613.14.0
Jul22° / 12°30628.7133.8
Aug22° / 12°34629.112.63.7
Sep22° / 12°35727.512.13.8
Oct22° / 11°16119.511.65.2
Nov22° / 43811.17.2
Dec21° / 112.610.97.9

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 17% of March, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 19%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
18515
28515
38515
48416
58416
68317
78218
88218
98119
108020
118020
127921
137921
147921
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Chance of precipitation in March

Any precipitation

Tenango de Arista gets around 27 mm of rain over 5.6 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 18% and peaks near 21% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
114
215
315
415
516
616
716
817
917
1018
1118
1219
1319
1420
1520
1621
1721
1821
1921
2021
2121
2220
2320
2420
2520
2619
2719
2818
2918
3018
3118

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 100% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)
1100
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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
157calm
167calm
177calm
187calm
197calm
207calm
217calm
227calm
237calm
247calm
257calm
267calm
277calm
287calm
297calm
307calm
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 7:04 AM to 6:39 AM, and sunset from 6:39 PM to 6:48 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.67:046:39
211.67:036:40
311.67:026:40
411.67:026:40
511.77:016:41
611.77:006:41
711.76:596:41
811.76:596:42
911.76:586:42
1011.86:576:42
1111.86:566:43
1211.86:556:43
1311.86:556:43
1411.86:546:43
1511.86:536:44
1611.96:526:44
1711.96:516:44
1811.96:506:44
1911.96:506:45
2011.96:496:45
2112.06:486:45
2212.06:476:46
2312.06:466:46
2412.06:456:46
2512.06:446:46
2612.16:436:46
2712.16:436:47
2812.16:426:47
2912.16:416:47
3012.16:406:47
3112.16:396:48

Solar energy in March

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in March, about 6.86 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.99 kWh/m² to a high of 7.23 kWh/m² in April across the year — March's 6.86 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.5Intense
26.5Intense
36.6Intense
46.6Intense
56.6Intense
66.6Intense
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96.7Intense
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146.8Intense
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206.9Intense
217.0Intense
227.0Intense
237.0Intense
247.0Intense
257.1Intense
267.1Intense
277.1Intense
287.1Intense
297.2Intense
307.2Intense
317.2Intense
Planning a trip in March

Hazard calendar for Tenango de Arista

In seasonPeak

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

Tenango de Arista's monsoon runs May–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 Tenango de Arista?

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

8.1
Sightseeing
2nd-best month of the year
6.7
Beach & pool
1st-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Tenango de Arista in March

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

In March, Tenango de Arista sees daytime highs around 24°C and nights near 9°C. Pack sun protection. Worth having: light clothes. About 6 days see rain.

sun protectionlight clothes

UV index in Tenango de Arista in March

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in March peaks around 15 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Tenango de Arista peaks around March 23 at about 14 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 14 at about 8 (very high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highMar 23UV 14Dec 14UV 8
UV index (midday)Level
Jan10Very high
Feb12Extreme
Mar15Extreme
Apr14Extreme
May12Extreme
Jun15Extreme
Jul12Extreme
Aug13Extreme
Sep11Extreme
Oct11Extreme
Nov9Very high
Dec8Very high

Air quality in Tenango de Arista 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 Tenango de Arista is worst in November — around 50 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), about 2.1× the cleanest month (March, 24 µg/m³).

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

0204060JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecPoorModeratePoorModeratePoorNov 1150 µg/m³Mar 1725 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan38Poor
Feb30Moderate
Mar24Moderate
Apr30Moderate
May42Poor
Jun33Moderate
Jul34Moderate
Aug36Poor
Sep43Poor
Oct49Poor
Nov50Poor
Dec47Poor
Location & terrain

Where is Tenango de Arista?

Tenango de Arista sits at 19.1°N, 99.6°W, 2,610 m above sea level, in Mexico. The nearest listed city is Santiago Tlacotepec, 16 km away.

Topography around Tenango de Arista

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Tenango de Arista has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 448 m around an average of 2,661 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,341 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 3,973 m.

The land around Tenango de Arista is covered by cropland (46%) and trees (23%) within 3 km, trees (41%) and cropland (34%) within 16 km, and trees (46%) within 80 km.

3 km
448 m
16 km
2,341 m
80 km
3,973 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
March weather nearby: Santiago Tlacotepec 16 km · Capulhuac de Mirafuentes 16 km · San Jorge Pueblo Nuevo 17 km · Metepec 17 km · San Salvador Tizatlalli 17 km · San Francisco Cuaxusco 18 km · San Mateo Atenco 19 km · San Jerónimo 20 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 Tenango de Arista (19.1045°, -99.5898°, elevation 2,610 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).