Tijuana weather in March

In March, Tijuana sees average daytime highs of 16°C and overnight lows near 12°C, with 53 mm of rain across 5.9 wet days and about 11.8 hours of daylight. It is the 10th-warmest and 3rd-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 16°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 45% of the time in March, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 12 min at the start of March to 12 h 18 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, March is Tijuana's 11th-clearest and 4th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Tijuana's year-round climate.

Daytime high
16°
10th warmest
Overnight low
12°
4th coldest
Rainfall
53 mm
5.9 wet days
Daylight
11 h 48 min
6:05 AM – 5:50 PM
Cloud cover
44%
11th clearest
Wind
10 km/h
4th windiest
Solar energy
5.52 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.8
out of 10

Tijuana is municipal seat of Tijuana, State of Baja California, Mexico.

Air quality
Elevated
PM2.5 20.5 µg/m³ · 2018
Density
3,018/km²
people per km²
Founded
1889

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 16°C through the month.

A typical March day in Tijuana reaches about 16°C in the afternoon and slips back to 12°C overnight — a 5°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 13°C and 20°C. Set against its neighbours, March runs on par with February and about 1°C cooler than April.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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Tijuana weather by month

How March compares with the rest of the year at a glance. March is the 10th-warmest and 3rd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan16° / 11°636.110.15.8
Feb16° / 11°79710.85.4
Mar16° / 12°535.911.85.8
Apr17° / 13°254.212.86.7
May18° / 14°112.113.67.5
Jun20° / 16°20.414.18.3
Jul22° / 18°20.413.98.8
Aug23° / 19°10.313.29.2
Sep23° / 18°40.812.29.0
Oct21° / 16°152.411.28.3
Nov19° / 14°263.610.37.4
Dec16° / 11°505.79.96.0

Cloud cover in March

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 45% of the time in March.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 22% of March, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 33%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
16238
26238
36238
46436
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Chance of precipitation in March

Any precipitation

Tijuana gets around 53 mm of rain over 5.9 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 20% and peaks near 25% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
125
225
324
424
523
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722
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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 95% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)
1973
2973
3973
4964
5964
6964
7955
8955
9946
10946
11946
12946
13937
14937
15937
16937
17937
18946
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21955
22955
23964
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25964
26964
27964
28964
29964
30964
31964

Wind in March

Winds average 10 km/h in March.

Across March, daily wind ranges from about 10 km/h on the calmest days to 11 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
111calm
210calm
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510calm
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Sunrise & sunset in March

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 12 min at the start of March to 12 h 18 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 66 minutes over March. Sunrise moves from 6:24 AM to 5:45 AM, and sunset from 5:39 PM to 6:01 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.26:245:39
211.36:235:40
311.36:215:40
411.36:205:41
511.46:195:42
611.46:185:43
711.46:175:43
811.56:155:44
911.56:145:45
1011.56:135:46
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1211.66:105:47
1311.66:095:48
1411.76:085:49
1511.76:065:49
1611.86:055:50
1711.86:045:51
1811.86:025:52
1911.96:015:52
2011.96:005:53
2111.95:585:54
2212.05:575:55
2312.05:565:55
2412.05:545:56
2512.15:535:57
2612.15:525:57
2712.15:505:58
2812.25:495:59
2912.25:486:00
3012.25:466:00
3112.35:456:01

Solar energy in March

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in March, about 5.52 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.16 kWh/m² to a high of 7.97 kWh/m² in June across the year — March's 5.52 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.8Bright
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55.0Bright
65.0Bright
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255.9Bright
265.9Bright
276.0Bright
286.0Intense
296.0Intense
306.1Intense
316.1Intense
Planning a trip in March

Is March a good time to visit Tijuana?

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

5.8
Sightseeing
10th-best month of the year
0.9
Beach & pool
10th-best month of the year

March is a reasonable time to visit Tijuana for sightseeing.

What to pack for Tijuana in March

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

In March, Tijuana sees daytime highs around 16°C and nights near 12°C. Worth packing: a warm layer and sun protection. About 6 days see rain.

a warm layersun protection

Sea temperature near Tijuana in March

The nearest coast averages about 16°C in March — the other half of the beach question. The full-year curve and swim-comfort zones are below.

The sea at the nearest coast (about 18 km away) is warmest in August at about 21°C and coldest in February near 15°C.

It's comfortable for a long swim from Jul 13 to Sep 28 — about 2.6 months when the water holds above 20°C.

14°16°18°20°22°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecbracingcoolrefreshingcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan15Cool
Feb15Cool
Mar16Cool
Apr16Cool
May17Cool
Jun19Cool
Jul20Refreshing
Aug21Refreshing
Sep21Refreshing
Oct19Cool
Nov18Cool
Dec16Cool

UV index in Tijuana in March

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in March peaks around 5 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Tijuana peaks around June 23 at about 11 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 17 at about 3 (moderate).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateHighVery highExtremeVery highHighModerateJun 23UV 11Dec 17UV 3
UV index (midday)Level
Jan4Moderate
Feb5Moderate
Mar5High
Apr8Very high
May8Very high
Jun11Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug10Extreme
Sep8Very high
Oct6High
Nov4Moderate
Dec3Moderate

Air quality in Tijuana 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 Tijuana is worst in October — around 54 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), about 5.4× the cleanest month (May, 10 µg/m³).

Seasonal pattern from CAMS reanalysis, scaled to Tijuana's WHO annual average of 20.5 µg/m³.

0204060JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateGoodModeratePoorModerateOct 1650 µg/m³May 1710 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan18Moderate
Feb17Moderate
Mar16Moderate
Apr15Moderate
May10Good
Jun14Moderate
Jul13Moderate
Aug14Moderate
Sep26Moderate
Oct54Poor
Nov21Moderate
Dec28Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Tijuana?

Tijuana sits at 32.5°N, 117.0°W, 97 m above sea level, in Mexico. The nearest listed city is La Joya, 7.0 km away.

Topography around Tijuana

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Tijuana has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 302 m around an average of 121 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 817 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,936 m.

The land around Tijuana is covered by artificial surfaces (84%) within 3 km, artificial surfaces (43%) and grassland (26%) within 16 km, and water (33%) and shrubs (29%) within 80 km.

3 km
302 m
16 km
817 m
80 km
1,936 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
March weather nearby: La Joya 7.0 km · Pórticos de San Antonio 7.0 km · Villa del Prado 2da Sección 9.0 km · Las Delicias 12 km · Imperial Beach 14 km · Rosarito 16 km · Terrazas del Valle 17 km · Chula Vista 17 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 Tijuana (32.5027°, -117.0037°, elevation 97 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. 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).