Xicotepec de Juárez weather in March

In March, Xicotepec de Juárez sees average daytime highs of 23°C and overnight lows near 13°C, with 100 mm of rain across 16.3 wet days and about 11.9 hours of daylight. It is the 8th-warmest and 9th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 22°C in the first days to 24°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 24% of the time in March, and the air most often feels comfortable.

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 Xicotepec de Juárez's 1st-clearest and 2nd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Xicotepec de Juárez's year-round climate.

Daytime high
23°
8th warmest
Overnight low
13°
5th coldest
Rainfall
100 mm
16.3 wet days
Daylight
11 h 54 min
6:46 AM – 6:37 PM
Cloud cover
62%
1st clearest
Wind
5 km/h
2nd windiest
Solar energy
5.21 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.8
out of 10

Xicotepec de Juárez is municipal seat of Xicotepec, State of Puebla, Mexico.

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 22°C in the first days to 24°C by the end.

A typical March day in Xicotepec de Juárez reaches about 23°C in the afternoon and slips back to 13°C overnight — a 10°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 18°C and 27°C. Set against its neighbours, March runs about 2°C warmer than February and about 2°C cooler than April.

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Xicotepec de Juárez weather by month

How March compares with the rest of the year at a glance. March is the 8th-warmest and 9th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan19° / 10°7913.910.95.5
Feb21° / 11°7413.211.35.7
Mar23° / 13°10016.311.95.8
Apr25° / 15°12818.112.55.5
May26° / 17°13721.212.95.0
Jun25° / 17°24624.513.24.4
Jul25° / 17°22227.613.14.1
Aug25° / 17°22226.712.74.2
Sep24° / 17°29325.712.14.3
Oct23° / 15°23919.411.55.3
Nov21° / 13°12414.8115.6
Dec19° / 11°7613.510.85.6

Cloud cover in March

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 24% of the time in March, the clearest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 17% of March, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 58%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14456
24456
34258
44258
54258
64159
73961
83961
93961
103862
113862
123862
133862
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153862
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204258
214258
224258
234357
244456
254555
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274555
284555
294555
304753
314753

Chance of precipitation in March

Any precipitation

Xicotepec de Juárez gets around 100 mm of rain over 16.3 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 53% and peaks near 57% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
148
248
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549
650
750
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1051
1151
1251
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1553
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1754
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1954
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2155
2255
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2456
2556
2656
2756
2857
2957
3057
3157

Humidity in March

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, March lands in the comfortable band about 46% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
13749140
23749140
33649140
43650150
53550150
63450160
73450170
83350180
93250190
103149200
113049210
122949220
132848240
142748250
152747260
162647280
172546290
182446310
192245320
202145330
212045351
221944361
231844371
241744381
251643391
261543401
271443412
281343422
291242432
301142442
311142453

Wind in March

Winds average 5 km/h in March.

Across March, daily wind ranges from about 5 km/h on the calmest days to 5 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 6:58 AM to 6:32 AM, and sunset from 6:32 PM to 6:41 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.66:586:32
211.66:576:32
311.66:576:33
411.66:566:33
511.66:556:34
611.76:546:34
711.76:536:34
811.76:536:35
911.76:526:35
1011.76:516:35
1111.86:506:36
1211.86:496:36
1311.86:486:36
1411.86:486:37
1511.86:476:37
1611.96:466:37
1711.96:456:37
1811.96:446:38
1911.96:436:38
2011.96:426:38
2112.06:416:39
2212.06:406:39
2312.06:406:39
2412.06:396:40
2512.06:386:40
2612.16:376:40
2712.16:366:40
2812.16:356:41
2912.16:346:41
3012.16:336:41
3112.26:326:41

Solar energy in March

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in March, about 5.21 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.62 kWh/m² to a high of 6.13 kWh/m² in May across the year — March's 5.21 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
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255.5Bright
265.5Bright
275.5Bright
285.6Bright
295.6Bright
305.6Bright
315.7Bright
Planning a trip in March

Hazard calendar for Xicotepec de Juárez

In seasonPeak

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

Xicotepec de Juárez's rainy season runs May–October, when most of the year's rain falls.

Rainy season
Jan
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Mar
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May
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Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec

Is March a good time to visit Xicotepec de Juárez?

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

5.8
Sightseeing
1st-best month of the year
4.2
Beach & pool
3rd-best month of the year

March is a reasonable time to visit Xicotepec de Juárez for sightseeing.

What to pack for Xicotepec de Juárez in March

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

In March, Xicotepec de Juárez sees daytime highs around 23°C and nights near 13°C. Pack rain gear. Worth having: light clothes and sun protection. About 16 days see rain.

rain gearlight clothessun protection

UV index in Xicotepec de Juárez 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 Xicotepec de Juárez peaks around June 20 at about 13 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 18 at about 7 (high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecVery highExtremeExtremeVery highJun 20UV 13Dec 18UV 7
UV index (midday)Level
Jan7Very high
Feb9Very high
Mar11Extreme
Apr13Extreme
May9Very high
Jun13Extreme
Jul12Extreme
Aug13Extreme
Sep10Very high
Oct9Very high
Nov8Very high
Dec7High

Air quality in Xicotepec de Juárez 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 Xicotepec de Juárez is worst in December — around 95 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 2.0× the cleanest month (September, 49 µg/m³).

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

0306090120JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecUnhealthyPoorUnhealthyDec 2194 µg/m³Sep 1649 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan88Unhealthy
Feb89Unhealthy
Mar85Unhealthy
Apr90Unhealthy
May85Unhealthy
Jun59Unhealthy
Jul56Unhealthy
Aug52Poor
Sep49Poor
Oct52Poor
Nov70Unhealthy
Dec95Unhealthy
Location & terrain

Where is Xicotepec de Juárez?

Xicotepec de Juárez sits at 20.3°N, 98.0°W, 1,167 m above sea level, in Mexico. The nearest listed city is Huauchinango, 15 km away.

Topography around Xicotepec de Juárez

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Xicotepec de Juárez has large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 981 m around an average of 1,140 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,896 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 3,470 m.

The land around Xicotepec de Juárez is covered by trees (78%) within 3 km, trees (90%) within 16 km, and trees (63%) and grassland (21%) within 80 km.

3 km
981 m
16 km
1,896 m
80 km
3,470 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaces
March weather nearby: Huauchinango 15 km · Zacatlán 38 km · Cuautepec de Hinojosa 45 km · Tulancingo 47 km · Santiago Tulantepec 49 km · Chignahuapan 49 km · Coatzintla 56 km · Poza Rica de Hidalgo 60 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 Xicotepec de Juárez (20.2761°, -97.9611°, elevation 1,167 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).