Victoria de Durango weather in March

In March, Victoria de Durango sees average daytime highs of 24°C and overnight lows near 6°C, with 9 mm of precipitation across 1.6 wet days and about 11.8 hours of daylight. It is the 8th-warmest and 11th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 23°C in the first days to 25°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 30 min at the start of March to 12 h 12 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, March is Victoria de Durango's 2nd-clearest and 1st-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Victoria de Durango's year-round climate.

Daytime high
24°
8th warmest
Overnight low
4th coldest
Precipitation
9 mm
1.6 wet days
Daylight
11 h 48 min
7:13 AM – 7:03 PM
Cloud cover
36%
2nd clearest
Wind
12 km/h
1st windiest
Solar energy
6.96 kWh/m²
Travel score
8.7
out of 10

Victoria de Durango is capital of the State of Durango, Mexico.

Density
4,396/km²
people per km²
Founded
1563

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 23°C in the first days to 25°C by the end.

A typical March day in Victoria de Durango reaches about 24°C in the afternoon and slips back to 6°C overnight — a 18°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 20°C and 27°C. Set against its neighbours, March runs about 3°C warmer than February and about 3°C cooler than April.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
1235
2235
3235
4236
5236
6236
7236
8236
9236
10236
11236
12236
13236
14236
15246
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20246
21246
22246
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24257
25257
26257
27257
28257
29257
30257
31257

Victoria de Durango weather by month

How March compares with the rest of the year at a glance. March is the 8th-warmest and 11th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan19° / 162.210.77.6
Feb21° / 111.811.28.2
Mar24° / 91.611.88.7
Apr27° / 61.112.58.2
May29° / 12°143.213.17.0
Jun28° / 15°519.613.56.1
Jul26° / 15°10617.413.35.7
Aug25° / 14°10017.112.85.7
Sep24° / 13°11615.912.16.0
Oct24° / 10°375.611.48.0
Nov22° / 131.810.88.5
Dec20° / 101.910.57.8

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 14% of March, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 26%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
17525
27525
37525
47525
57525
67426
77426
87426
97426
107426
117426
127426
137426
147426
157426
167426
177426
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207426
217426
227426
237426
247426
257426
267327
277327
287327
297327
307327
317129

Chance of precipitation in March

Any precipitation

Victoria de Durango gets around 9 mm of rain and snow over 1.6 wet days in March. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable precipitation averages around 5% and peaks near 6% on the wettest days, and about 0 day brings snow.

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Rain chance (%)
15
25
35
46
56
66
76
86
96
106
116
126
136
146
156
165
175
185
195
204
214
224
234
244
254
264
274
283
293
303
313

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
2100
3100
4100
5100
6100
7100
8100
9100
10100
11100
12100
13100
14100
15100
16100
17100
18100
19100
20100
21100
22100
23100
24100
25100
26100
27100
28100
29100
30100
31100

Wind in March

Winds average 12 km/h in March, the windiest month of the year.

Across March, daily wind ranges from about 12 km/h on the calmest days to 12 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
112calm
212calm
312calm
412calm
512calm
612calm
712calm
812calm
912calm
1012calm
1112calm
1212calm
1312calm
1412calm
1512calm
1612calm
1712calm
1812calm
1912calm
2012calm
2112calm
2212calm
2312calm
2412calm
2512calm
2612calm
2712calm
2812calm
2912light breeze
3012light breeze
3112light breeze

Sunrise & sunset in March

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 30 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 42 minutes over March. Sunrise moves from 7:28 AM to 6:58 AM, and sunset from 6:56 PM to 7:09 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.57:286:56
211.57:276:57
311.57:266:57
411.57:256:58
511.67:246:58
611.67:236:59
711.67:226:59
811.67:217:00
911.77:207:00
1011.77:197:00
1111.77:187:01
1211.77:177:01
1311.87:167:02
1411.87:157:02
1511.87:147:03
1611.87:137:03
1711.97:127:04
1811.97:117:04
1911.97:107:04
2011.97:097:05
2111.97:087:05
2212.07:077:06
2312.07:067:06
2412.07:057:06
2512.07:047:07
2612.17:037:07
2712.17:027:08
2812.17:017:08
2912.17:007:08
3012.26:597:09
3112.26:587:09

Solar energy in March

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in March, about 6.96 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.58 kWh/m² to a high of 7.84 kWh/m² in May across the year — March's 6.96 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.4Intense
26.5Intense
36.5Intense
46.5Intense
56.6Intense
66.6Intense
76.6Intense
86.7Intense
96.7Intense
106.7Intense
116.8Intense
126.8Intense
136.8Intense
146.9Intense
156.9Intense
167.0Intense
177.0Intense
187.0Intense
197.1Intense
207.1Intense
217.2Intense
227.2Intense
237.2Intense
247.3Intense
257.3Intense
267.3Intense
277.4Intense
287.4Intense
297.4Intense
307.5Intense
317.5Intense
Planning a trip in March

Is March a good time to visit Victoria de Durango?

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

8.7
Sightseeing
1st-best month of the year
7.1
Beach & pool
3rd-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Victoria de Durango in March

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

In March, Victoria de Durango sees daytime highs around 24°C and nights near 6°C. Pack sun protection. Worth having: light clothes and a warm layer.

sun protectionlight clothesa warm layer

UV index in Victoria de Durango in March

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in March peaks around 11 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Victoria de Durango peaks around May 22 at about 14 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 20 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 highHighMay 22UV 14Dec 20UV 6
UV index (midday)Level
Jan7High
Feb10Very high
Mar11Extreme
Apr14Extreme
May14Extreme
Jun14Extreme
Jul14Extreme
Aug13Extreme
Sep12Extreme
Oct10Very high
Nov7Very high
Dec6High
Location & terrain

Where is Victoria de Durango?

Victoria de Durango sits at 24.0°N, 104.7°W, 1,884 m above sea level, in Mexico. The nearest listed city is Guadalupe Victoria, 72 km away.

Topography around Victoria de Durango

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Victoria de Durango has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 107 m around an average of 1,889 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 520 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,041 m.

The land around Victoria de Durango is covered by artificial surfaces (95%) within 3 km, grassland (32%) and shrubs (29%) within 16 km, and trees (35%) and shrubs (35%) within 80 km.

3 km
107 m
16 km
520 m
80 km
2,041 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
March weather nearby: Guadalupe Victoria 72 km · Vicente Guerrero 76 km · El Salto 76 km · Pueblo Nuevo 101 km · Sombrerete 112 km · Juan Aldama 132 km · Santiago Papasquiaro 137 km · Río Grande 166 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 Victoria de Durango (24.0203°, -104.6576°, elevation 1,884 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. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).