Xoxocotla weather in March

In March, Xoxocotla sees average daytime highs of 32°C and overnight lows near 16°C, with 5 mm of rain across 1.3 wet days and about 11.9 hours of daylight. It is the 3rd-warmest and 11th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 32°C in the first days to 33°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 75% of the time in March, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 36 min at the start of March to 12 h 06 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, March is Xoxocotla's 2nd-clearest and 1st-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Xoxocotla's year-round climate.

Daytime high
32°
3rd warmest
Overnight low
16°
5th coldest
Rainfall
5 mm
1.3 wet days
Daylight
11 h 54 min
6:51 AM – 6:43 PM
Cloud cover
27%
2nd clearest
Wind
5 km/h
1st windiest
Solar energy
6.9 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.0
out of 10

Xoxocotla is municipal seat of Xoxocotla, State of Morelos, 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 32°C in the first days to 33°C by the end.

A typical March day in Xoxocotla reaches about 32°C in the afternoon and slips back to 16°C overnight — a 16°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 30°C and 35°C. Set against its neighbours, March runs about 2°C warmer than February and about 2°C cooler than April.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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How March really feels in Xoxocotla

Once humidity and wind are folded in, March averages 19 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
19
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.

Xoxocotla weather by month

How March compares with the rest of the year at a glance. March is the 3rd-warmest and 11th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan28° / 13°60.9117.8
Feb30° / 14°50.811.46.4
Mar32° / 16°51.311.95.0
Apr34° / 19°10312.43.6
May34° / 20°5411.312.93.2
Jun31° / 20°1442013.13.5
Jul30° / 19°10517133.9
Aug30° / 19°12620.212.63.7
Sep29° / 19°15922.312.13.8
Oct30° / 18°6011.211.65.1
Nov30° / 16°12311.16.4
Dec28° / 13°30.710.97.6

Cloud cover in March

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 75% of the time in March.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 10% of March, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 15%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
18911
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38812
48713
58713
68713
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Chance of precipitation in March

Any precipitation

Xoxocotla gets around 5 mm of rain over 1.3 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 4% and peaks near 5% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
13
23
34
44
54
64
74
84
94
104
114
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144
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185
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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 99% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)
11000
21000
31000
41000
5991
6991
7991
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9991
10991
11991
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15991
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31991

Wind in March

Winds average 5 km/h in March, the windiest month of the year.

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 06 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 30 minutes over March. Sunrise moves from 7:02 AM to 6:38 AM, and sunset from 6:38 PM to 6:46 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.67:026:38
211.67:016:39
311.67:016:39
411.77:006:39
511.76:596:40
611.76:596:40
711.76:586:40
811.76:576:41
911.76:566:41
1011.86:556:41
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1211.86:546:42
1311.86:536:42
1411.86:526:42
1511.96:516:42
1611.96:516:43
1711.96:506:43
1811.96:496:43
1911.96:486:43
2011.96:476:44
2112.06:466:44
2212.06:466:44
2312.06:456:44
2412.06:446:45
2512.06:436:45
2612.16:426:45
2712.16:416:45
2812.16:406:46
2912.16:396:46
3012.16:396:46
3112.16:386:46

Solar energy in March

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

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

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 5.06 kWh/m² to a high of 7.33 kWh/m² in April across the year — March's 6.9 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.5Intense
26.6Intense
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Planning a trip in March

Hazard calendar for Xoxocotla

In seasonPeak

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

Xoxocotla's rainy season runs June–September, when most of the year's rain falls.

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

Is March a good time to visit Xoxocotla?

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

5.0
Sightseeing
6th-best month of the year
8.2
Beach & pool
5th-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Xoxocotla in March

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

In March, Xoxocotla sees daytime highs around 32°C and nights near 16°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Xoxocotla 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 Xoxocotla peaks around April 9 at about 13 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 14 at about 7 (very high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecVery highExtremeVery highApr 9UV 13Dec 14UV 7
UV index (midday)Level
Jan9Very high
Feb11Extreme
Mar13Extreme
Apr13Extreme
May11Extreme
Jun12Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug12Extreme
Sep11Extreme
Oct10Very high
Nov8Very high
Dec7Very high

Air quality in Xoxocotla 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 Xoxocotla is worst in November — around 103 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 1.8× the cleanest month (April, 57 µg/m³).

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

0306090120JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecUnhealthyNov 21103 µg/m³Apr 957 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan79Unhealthy
Feb70Unhealthy
Mar58Unhealthy
Apr57Unhealthy
May78Unhealthy
Jun69Unhealthy
Jul69Unhealthy
Aug70Unhealthy
Sep82Unhealthy
Oct90Unhealthy
Nov103Unhealthy
Dec101Unhealthy
Location & terrain

Where is Xoxocotla?

Xoxocotla sits at 18.7°N, 99.2°W, 1,032 m above sea level, in Mexico. The nearest listed city is Zacatepec, 7.0 km away.

Topography around Xoxocotla

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Xoxocotla has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 136 m around an average of 1,005 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 835 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 4,854 m.

The land around Xoxocotla is covered by shrubs (32%), grassland (22%) and trees (21%) within 3 km, shrubs (32%), trees (24%) and cropland (20%) within 16 km, and trees (44%) and shrubs (28%) within 80 km.

3 km
136 m
16 km
835 m
80 km
4,854 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
March weather nearby: Zacatepec 7.0 km · Santa Rosa Treinta 7.0 km · Tlaquiltenango 10 km · Jojutla 10 km · Puente de Ixtla 11 km · Xochitepec 11 km · Emiliano Zapata 19 km · Temixco 19 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 Xoxocotla (18.6841°, -99.2458°, elevation 1,032 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).