Tepalcatepec weather in March

In March, Tepalcatepec sees average daytime highs of 35°C and overnight lows near 19°C, with 8 mm of rain across 0.5 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 34°C in the first days to 36°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 75% 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 Tepalcatepec's 1st-clearest and 3rd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Tepalcatepec's year-round climate.

Daytime high
35°
3rd warmest
Overnight low
19°
5th coldest
Rainfall
8 mm
0.5 wet days
Daylight
11 h 54 min
7:05 AM – 6:57 PM
Cloud cover
25%
1st clearest
Wind
4 km/h
3rd windiest
Solar energy
6.81 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.3
out of 10

Tepalcatepec is municipal seat of Tepalcatepec, State of Michoacán, Mexico.

Density
2,174/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

Highs climb over the month, from about 34°C in the first days to 36°C by the end.

A typical March day in Tepalcatepec reaches about 35°C in the afternoon and slips back to 19°C overnight — a 16°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 33°C and 37°C. Set against its neighbours, March runs about 2°C warmer than February and about 2°C cooler than April.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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How March really feels in Tepalcatepec

Once humidity and wind are folded in, March averages 31 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
31
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.

Tepalcatepec 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
Jan31° / 16°161115.8
Feb33° / 17°10111.34.6
Mar35° / 19°80.511.93.3
Apr37° / 21°0012.41.8
May38° / 23°122.212.91.5
Jun34° / 24°12914.613.12.4
Jul33° / 23°11613.1133.1
Aug33° / 23°11814.812.73.0
Sep32° / 22°17216.912.13.4
Oct32° / 21°707.311.64.2
Nov32° / 19°141.711.14.8
Dec31° / 16°50.710.95.6

Cloud cover in March

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 75% of the time in March, the clearest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 10% of March, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 15%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
18614
28614
38614
48614
58713
68713
78713
88713
98713
108713
118713
128614
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308119
318119

Chance of precipitation in March

Any precipitation

Tepalcatepec gets around 8 mm of rain over 0.5 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 (%)
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31
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51
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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 86% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
185141
285141
386131
486131
586131
686122
786122
887112
987112
1088102
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2888102
2988102
3089101
319091

Wind in March

Winds average 4 km/h in March.

Across March, daily wind ranges from about 4 km/h on the calmest days to 4 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
14calm
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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 7:17 AM to 6:52 AM, and sunset from 6:52 PM to 7:01 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.67:176:52
211.67:166:53
311.67:156:53
411.67:156:53
511.77:146:54
611.77:136:54
711.77:126:54
811.77:126:55
911.77:116:55
1011.87:106:55
1111.87:096:56
1211.87:086:56
1311.87:086:56
1411.87:076:56
1511.87:066:57
1611.97:056:57
1711.97:046:57
1811.97:036:58
1911.97:036:58
2011.97:026:58
2112.07:016:58
2212.07:006:59
2312.06:596:59
2412.06:586:59
2512.06:576:59
2612.16:567:00
2712.16:567:00
2812.16:557:00
2912.16:547:00
3012.16:537:00
3112.16:527:01

Solar energy in March

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in March, about 6.81 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.8 kWh/m² to a high of 7.42 kWh/m² in April across the year — March's 6.81 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.4Intense
26.4Intense
36.5Intense
46.5Intense
56.5Intense
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Planning a trip in March

Hazard calendar for Tepalcatepec

In seasonPeak

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

Tepalcatepec's rainy season runs June–September, when most of the year's rain falls.

Rainy season
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec

Is March a good time to visit Tepalcatepec?

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

3.3
Sightseeing
7th-best month of the year
7.0
Beach & pool
5th-best month of the year

March is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Tepalcatepec. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for Tepalcatepec in March

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

In March, Tepalcatepec sees daytime highs around 35°C and nights near 19°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Tepalcatepec 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 Tepalcatepec peaks around March 20 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 highHighMar 20UV 12Dec 15UV 6
UV index (midday)Level
Jan8Very high
Feb11Extreme
Mar12Extreme
Apr12Extreme
May12Extreme
Jun12Extreme
Jul12Extreme
Aug11Extreme
Sep11Extreme
Oct9Very high
Nov8Very high
Dec6High

Air quality in Tepalcatepec 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 Tepalcatepec is worst in April — around 57 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 4.8× the cleanest month (February, 12 µg/m³).

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

0204060JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModeratePoorModerateApr 2055 µg/m³Feb 1012 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan13Moderate
Feb12Good
Mar18Moderate
Apr57Unhealthy
May45Poor
Jun17Moderate
Jul14Moderate
Aug13Moderate
Sep13Moderate
Oct13Moderate
Nov13Moderate
Dec16Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Tepalcatepec?

Tepalcatepec sits at 19.2°N, 102.8°W, 383 m above sea level, in Mexico. The nearest listed city is Apatzingán, 53 km away.

Topography around Tepalcatepec

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Tepalcatepec has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 155 m around an average of 380 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 943 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 3,708 m.

The land around Tepalcatepec is covered by grassland (30%), trees (24%) and cropland (23%) within 3 km, shrubs (35%), trees (26%) and grassland (22%) within 16 km, and trees (60%) within 80 km.

3 km
155 m
16 km
943 m
80 km
3,708 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
March weather nearby: Apatzingán 53 km · Coalcomán de Vázquez Pallares 56 km · Peribán de Ramos 59 km · Los Reyes de Salgado 59 km · Tuxpan 69 km · Tamazula de Gordiano 69 km · Zapotiltic 77 km · Nueva Italia de Ruiz 81 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 Tepalcatepec (19.1872°, -102.847°, elevation 383 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).