Xalatlaco in Spring

In spring (March, April and May), Xalatlaco sees average daytime highs around 21°C and overnight lows near 7°C, with 221 mm of rain over about 36 wet days across the season. It is the warmest season of the year and the 3rd-wettest season.

Across spring, daytime highs hold fairly steady around 21°C. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 36% of the time across spring, and the air most often feels dry.

Spring is Xalatlaco's 2nd-best season to visit on our travel score. For the whole year in context, see Xalatlaco's year-round climate.

Avg daytime high
21°C
warmest season of the year
Avg overnight low
7°C
Rainfall
221 mm
36 wet days
Avg wind
7 km/h
Travel score
6.4
2nd-best season
Months
Mar · Apr · May

Temperature in Xalatlaco in Spring

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Across spring, daytime highs hold fairly steady around 21°C.

A typical spring day in Xalatlaco reaches about 21°C and drops to 7°C overnight. The warmest of the three months is April, the coolest March.

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Xalatlaco weather by month

How the three spring months (March, April and May) compare with the rest of the year — the season's months are highlighted.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan17° / 244.9116.6
Feb19° / 245.611.37.1
Mar21° / 327.611.97.1
Apr22° / 6011.112.46.6
May22° / 1291712.95.6
Jun21° / 23221.113.14.5
Jul19° / 30127.8133.6
Aug19° / 28226.712.73.7
Sep19° / 22623.412.14.0
Oct19° / 9914.411.65.4
Nov18° / 346.511.16.7
Dec18° / 143.510.97.0

Cloud cover in Spring

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 36% of the time across spring.

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Chance of precipitation in Spring

Any precipitation

Xalatlaco gets around 221 mm of rain over 36 wet days across spring. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

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Humidity in Spring

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Most of spring feels dry — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

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Wind in Spring

Winds average 7 km/h across spring.

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Sunrise & sunset in Spring

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 36 min in early March to 13 h 06 min by late May. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

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Solar energy in Spring

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day across spring, about 6.9 kWh/m².

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Planning a trip in spring

Hazard calendar for Xalatlaco

In seasonPeak

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

Xalatlaco's monsoon runs June–September, when most of the year's rain falls.

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

Is spring a good time to visit Xalatlaco?

Our two travel scores rate spring for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal), averaged across the three months.

6.4
Sightseeing
2nd-best month of the year
4.1
Beach & pool
1st-best month of the year

spring is a reasonable time to visit Xalatlaco for sightseeing.

What to pack for Xalatlaco in Spring

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

In spring, Xalatlaco sees daytime highs around 21°C and nights near 7°C. Pack rain gear and sun protection. Worth having: a warm layer. About 36 days see rain.

rain gearsun protectiona warm layer

UV index in Xalatlaco in Spring

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV across spring averages 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 Xalatlaco peaks around March 23 at about 14 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 14 at about 8 (very high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highMar 23UV 14Dec 14UV 8
UV index (midday)Level
Jan10Very high
Feb12Extreme
Mar15Extreme
Apr14Extreme
May12Extreme
Jun15Extreme
Jul12Extreme
Aug13Extreme
Sep11Extreme
Oct11Extreme
Nov9Very high
Dec8Very high

Air quality in Xalatlaco in Spring

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

Average fine-particle pollution (PM2.5) through the year — so you can see where spring falls, not just the annual average.

Air quality in Xalatlaco is worst in December — around 79 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), and holds fairly steady the rest of the year.

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

0306090JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecUnhealthyPoorUnhealthyDec 1078 µg/m³Apr 1353 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan67Unhealthy
Feb62Unhealthy
Mar55Poor
Apr52Poor
May57Unhealthy
Jun59Unhealthy
Jul69Unhealthy
Aug65Unhealthy
Sep70Unhealthy
Oct66Unhealthy
Nov77Unhealthy
Dec79Unhealthy
Location & terrain

Where is Xalatlaco?

Xalatlaco sits at 19.2°N, 99.4°W, 2,770 m above sea level, in Mexico. The nearest listed city is Capulhuac de Mirafuentes, 5.0 km away.

Topography around Xalatlaco

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Xalatlaco has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 447 m around an average of 2,806 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,283 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 3,840 m.

The land around Xalatlaco is covered by cropland (39%), trees (23%) and artificial surfaces (20%) within 3 km, trees (52%) and cropland (24%) within 16 km, and trees (43%) and cropland (20%) within 80 km.

3 km
447 m
16 km
1,283 m
80 km
3,840 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswaterwetland
Spring weather nearby: Capulhuac de Mirafuentes 5.0 km · Ocoyoacac 11 km · San Mateo Atenco 15 km · Lerma de Villada 15 km · San Lorenzo Acopilco 19 km · Tenango de Arista 20 km · San Salvador Tizatlalli 20 km · Huixquilucan 21 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 Xalatlaco (19.1831°, -99.4184°, elevation 2,770 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.