Tonalá weather in March

In March, Tonalá sees average daytime highs of 31°C and overnight lows near 22°C, with 6 mm of rain across 1.4 wet days and about 11.9 hours of daylight. It is the 2nd-warmest and 9th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 31°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 82% of the time in March, and the air most often feels muggy.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 42 min at the start of March to 12 h 06 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, March is Tonalá's 3rd-clearest and 5th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Tonalá's year-round climate.

Daytime high
31°
2nd warmest
Overnight low
22°
4th coldest
Rainfall
6 mm
1.4 wet days
Daylight
11 h 54 min
6:28 AM – 6:21 PM
Cloud cover
23%
3rd clearest
Wind
10 km/h
5th windiest
Solar energy
6.58 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.7
out of 10

Tonalá is municipal seat of Tonalá, State of Chiapas, Mexico.

Founded
1490

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 31°C through the month.

A typical March day in Tonalá reaches about 31°C in the afternoon and slips back to 22°C overnight — a 9°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 29°C and 33°C. Set against its neighbours, March runs about 1°C warmer than February and on par with April.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
13121
23121
33121
43121
53122
63122
73122
83122
93122
103122
113122
123122
133122
143122
153122
163122
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253122
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273222
283222
293222
303223
313223

How March really feels in Tonalá

Once humidity and wind are folded in, March averages 21 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
21
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.

Tonalá weather by month

How March compares with the rest of the year at a glance. March is the 2nd-warmest and 9th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan30° / 21°10.311.17.0
Feb30° / 21°20.411.56.5
Mar31° / 22°61.411.95.7
Apr32° / 23°225.912.44.8
May31° / 24°13919.912.73.5
Jun30° / 24°32826.312.93.0
Jul30° / 24°24526.812.93.0
Aug30° / 24°28827.612.52.9
Sep29° / 24°34727.812.13.0
Oct29° / 23°17118.311.64.3
Nov30° / 22°364.211.26.1
Dec30° / 21°30.611.16.8

Cloud cover in March

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 82% of the time in March.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 9% of March, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 9%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
1937
2937
3937
4937
5928
6928
7937
8928
9928
10928
11928
12919
13919
14919
15919
16919
17919
18919
199010
209010
219010
229010
239010
248911
259010
269010
279010
289010
299010
309010
319010

Chance of precipitation in March

Any precipitation

Tonalá gets around 6 mm of rain over 1.4 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 5% and peaks near 11% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

0%10%20%30%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
12
22
32
42
53
63
73
83
93
103
113
124
134
144
154
164
174
184
194
205
215
225
236
246
257
268
278
289
2910
3010
3111

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 54% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 64% of them.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
13834514
23834514
33833524
43833524
53832525
63832525
73831535
83831526
93831526
103831526
113831526
123830536
132830537
142830537
152829547
162829538
172728558
182728549
192727559
2027265510
2116255711
2216245712
2316245514
2415235615
2515215617
2615205618
2714195620
2814185621
2913175623
3013165624
3113155625

Wind in March

Winds average 10 km/h in March.

Across March, daily wind ranges from about 9 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
211calm
311calm
411calm
511calm
611calm
711calm
811calm
911calm
1011calm
1111calm
1211calm
1311calm
1411calm
1510calm
1610calm
1710calm
1810calm
1910calm
2010calm
2110calm
2210calm
2310calm
2410calm
259calm
269calm
279calm
289calm
299calm
309calm
319calm

Sunrise & sunset in March

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 42 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 24 minutes over March. Sunrise moves from 6:38 AM to 6:16 AM, and sunset from 6:18 PM to 6:24 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.76:386:18
211.76:386:18
311.76:376:19
411.76:376:19
511.76:366:19
611.76:356:19
711.76:356:20
811.86:346:20
911.86:336:20
1011.86:326:20
1111.86:326:20
1211.86:316:21
1311.86:306:21
1411.96:306:21
1511.96:296:21
1611.96:286:21
1711.96:276:21
1811.96:276:22
1911.96:266:22
2011.96:256:22
2112.06:246:22
2212.06:236:22
2312.06:236:22
2412.06:226:23
2512.06:216:23
2612.06:206:23
2712.16:206:23
2812.16:196:23
2912.16:186:23
3012.16:176:23
3112.16:166:24

Solar energy in March

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in March, about 6.58 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 5.01 kWh/m² to a high of 6.84 kWh/m² in April across the year — March's 6.58 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.3Intense
26.3Intense
36.3Intense
46.3Intense
56.4Intense
66.4Intense
76.4Intense
86.4Intense
96.5Intense
106.5Intense
116.5Intense
126.5Intense
136.5Intense
146.6Intense
156.6Intense
166.6Intense
176.6Intense
186.6Intense
196.7Intense
206.7Intense
216.7Intense
226.7Intense
236.7Intense
246.7Intense
256.7Intense
266.8Intense
276.8Intense
286.8Intense
296.8Intense
306.8Intense
316.8Intense
Planning a trip in March

Hazard calendar for Tonalá

In seasonPeak

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

Tonalá sits in the Atlantic hurricane belt; the season peaks August–October.

Tonalá's monsoon runs June–October, when most of the year's rain falls.

Atlantic hurricane
Monsoon
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec

Is March a good time to visit Tonalá?

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

5.7
Sightseeing
5th-best month of the year
8.5
Beach & pool
4th-best month of the year

March is a reasonable time to visit Tonalá for sightseeing. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for Tonalá in March

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

In March, Tonalá sees daytime highs around 31°C and nights near 22°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection.

light clothessun protection

Sea temperature near Tonalá in March

The nearest coast averages about 28°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 27 km away) is warmest in August at about 31°C and coldest in February near 28°C.

The water stays above 20°C all year — warm enough for a swim any month.

26°28°30°32°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecwarmtropicalcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan28Tropical
Feb28Warm
Mar28Tropical
Apr29Tropical
May30Tropical
Jun30Tropical
Jul30Tropical
Aug31Tropical
Sep30Tropical
Oct29Tropical
Nov29Tropical
Dec29Tropical

UV index in Tonalá in March

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in March peaks around 13 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Tonalá peaks around June 17 at about 13 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 18 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 17UV 13Dec 18UV 8
UV index (midday)Level
Jan9Very high
Feb12Extreme
Mar13Extreme
Apr10Very high
May12Extreme
Jun13Extreme
Jul12Extreme
Aug12Extreme
Sep12Extreme
Oct11Extreme
Nov9Very high
Dec8Very high

Air quality in Tonalá 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 Tonalá is worst in May — around 27 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 3.0× the cleanest month (January, 9 µg/m³).

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

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodMay 1426 µg/m³Jan 19 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan9Good
Feb9Good
Mar13Moderate
Apr22Moderate
May27Moderate
Jun18Moderate
Jul24Moderate
Aug19Moderate
Sep16Moderate
Oct12Moderate
Nov10Good
Dec9Good
Location & terrain

Where is Tonalá?

Tonalá sits at 16.1°N, 93.8°W, 50 m above sea level, in Mexico. The nearest listed city is Arriaga, 22 km away.

Topography around Tonalá

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Tonalá has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 461 m around an average of 86 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,930 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,439 m.

The land around Tonalá is covered by trees (53%), grassland (26%) and artificial surfaces (20%) within 3 km, trees (54%) and grassland (36%) within 16 km, and trees (41%), water (28%) and grassland (25%) within 80 km.

3 km
461 m
16 km
1,930 m
80 km
2,439 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswatermangroves
March weather nearby: Arriaga 22 km · Villaflores 54 km · Cintalapa de Figueroa 66 km · Pijijiapan 74 km · Ocozocoautla de Espinosa 85 km · Suchiapa 92 km · Berriozábal 94 km · Tuxtla 100 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 Tonalá (16.0901°, -93.7546°, elevation 50 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).