Tequisquiapan weather in March

In March, Tequisquiapan sees average daytime highs of 27°C and overnight lows near 10°C, with 13 mm of rain across 3 wet days and about 11.9 hours of daylight. It is the 4th-warmest and 10th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 26°C in the first days to 28°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 60% 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 12 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, March is Tequisquiapan's 2nd-clearest and 1st-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Tequisquiapan's year-round climate.

Daytime high
27°
4th warmest
Overnight low
10°
5th coldest
Rainfall
13 mm
3 wet days
Daylight
11 h 54 min
6:54 AM – 6:45 PM
Cloud cover
37%
2nd clearest
Wind
10 km/h
1st windiest
Solar energy
6.75 kWh/m²
Travel score
7.9
out of 10

Tequisquiapan is municipal seat of Tequisquiapan, State of Querétaro, Mexico.

Density
87/km²
people per km²
Founded
1551

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 26°C in the first days to 28°C by the end.

A typical March day in Tequisquiapan reaches about 27°C in the afternoon and slips back to 10°C overnight — a 17°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 23°C and 30°C. Set against its neighbours, March runs about 3°C warmer than February and about 2°C cooler than April.

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Tequisquiapan weather by month

How March compares with the rest of the year at a glance. March is the 4th-warmest and 10th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan22° / 132.710.98.1
Feb25° / 142.511.38.4
Mar27° / 10°13311.97.9
Apr29° / 13°214.512.56.4
May29° / 14°388135.9
Jun27° / 15°9012.413.26.0
Jul26° / 15°9313.713.16.1
Aug26° / 15°8212.112.76.2
Sep25° / 14°9813.312.16.2
Oct24° / 12°43711.57.5
Nov24° / 10°163.1118.4
Dec23° / 51.310.88.5

Cloud cover in March

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 60% 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 23%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
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Chance of precipitation in March

Any precipitation

Tequisquiapan gets around 13 mm of rain over 3 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 10% and peaks near 11% on the wettest days.

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

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Wind in March

Winds average 10 km/h in March, the windiest month of the year.

Across March, daily wind ranges from about 10 km/h on the calmest days to 10 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
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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 12 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 36 minutes over March. Sunrise moves from 7:06 AM to 6:40 AM, and sunset from 6:40 PM to 6:49 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.67:066:40
211.67:056:40
311.67:056:40
411.67:046:41
511.67:036:41
611.77:026:41
711.77:016:42
811.77:006:42
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1411.86:556:44
1511.86:546:45
1611.96:546:45
1711.96:536:45
1811.96:526:45
1911.96:516:46
2011.96:506:46
2112.06:496:46
2212.06:486:47
2312.06:476:47
2412.06:466:47
2512.06:456:48
2612.16:446:48
2712.16:446:48
2812.16:436:48
2912.16:426:49
3012.16:416:49
3112.26:406:49

Solar energy in March

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in March, about 6.75 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.76 kWh/m² to a high of 7.28 kWh/m² in April across the year — March's 6.75 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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

Hazard calendar for Tequisquiapan

In seasonPeak

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

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

Rainy season
Jan
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Oct
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Is March a good time to visit Tequisquiapan?

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

7.9
Sightseeing
5th-best month of the year
8.0
Beach & pool
2nd-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Tequisquiapan in March

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

In March, Tequisquiapan sees daytime highs around 27°C and nights near 10°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection. About 3 days see rain.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Tequisquiapan in March

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in March peaks around 14 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Tequisquiapan peaks around June 13 at about 14 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 15 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 highJun 13UV 14Dec 15UV 8
UV index (midday)Level
Jan9Very high
Feb10Extreme
Mar14Extreme
Apr14Extreme
May13Extreme
Jun14Extreme
Jul12Extreme
Aug14Extreme
Sep12Extreme
Oct11Extreme
Nov8Very high
Dec7Very high

Air quality in Tequisquiapan 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 Tequisquiapan is worst in December — around 46 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), about 1.6× the cleanest month (October, 29 µg/m³).

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

0204060JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecPoorModeratePoorModeratePoorDec 2146 µg/m³Oct 1129 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan44Poor
Feb42Poor
Mar38Poor
Apr35Poor
May35Moderate
Jun30Moderate
Jul40Poor
Aug32Moderate
Sep30Moderate
Oct29Moderate
Nov37Poor
Dec46Poor
Location & terrain

Where is Tequisquiapan?

Tequisquiapan sits at 20.5°N, 99.9°W, 1,881 m above sea level, in Mexico. The nearest listed city is San Juan del Río, 18 km away.

Topography around Tequisquiapan

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Tequisquiapan has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 140 m around an average of 1,902 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 991 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,605 m.

The land around Tequisquiapan is covered by shrubs (44%) and artificial surfaces (25%) within 3 km, shrubs (61%) and cropland (23%) within 16 km, and shrubs (47%) and cropland (20%) within 80 km.

3 km
140 m
16 km
991 m
80 km
2,605 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
March weather nearby: San Juan del Río 18 km · Santiago de Querétaro 52 km · Venceremos 53 km · San José de los Olvera 55 km · El Pueblito 57 km · Santa Rosa Jáuregui 63 km · Ixmiquilpan 70 km · San José Iturbide 74 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 Tequisquiapan (20.5225°, -99.8917°, elevation 1,881 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).