Yautepec weather in March

In March, Yautepec sees average daytime highs of 25°C and overnight lows near 11°C, with 11 mm of rain across 2.7 wet days and about 11.9 hours of daylight. It is the 3rd-warmest and 10th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 25°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 70% 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 Yautepec's 2nd-clearest and 2nd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Yautepec's year-round climate.

Daytime high
25°
3rd warmest
Overnight low
11°
5th coldest
Rainfall
11 mm
2.7 wet days
Daylight
11 h 54 min
6:50 AM – 6:42 PM
Cloud cover
30%
2nd clearest
Wind
6 km/h
2nd windiest
Solar energy
6.79 kWh/m²
Travel score
8.5
out of 10

Yautepec is municipal seat of Yautepec, 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

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 25°C through the month.

A typical March day in Yautepec reaches about 25°C in the afternoon and slips back to 11°C overnight — a 14°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 23°C and 28°C. Set against its neighbours, March runs about 2°C warmer than February and about 1°C cooler than April.

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Yautepec weather by month

How March compares with the rest of the year at a glance. March is the 3rd-warmest and 10th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan22° / 111.7118.3
Feb23° / 91.611.48.9
Mar25° / 11°112.711.98.5
Apr27° / 13°33712.47.3
May26° / 13°15918.212.95.6
Jun24° / 14°41626.913.14.1
Jul23° / 13°44829133.8
Aug23° / 13°50329.712.63.8
Sep23° / 13°5172812.13.8
Oct23° / 12°20418.411.65.5
Nov22° / 10°447.211.17.6
Dec22° / 71.210.98.5

Cloud cover in March

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 70% of the time in March.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 15% of March, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 16%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
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Chance of precipitation in March

Any precipitation

Yautepec gets around 11 mm of rain over 2.7 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 9% and peaks near 11% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
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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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Wind in March

Winds average 6 km/h in March.

Across March, daily wind ranges from about 5 km/h on the calmest days to 6 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 6:37 AM, and sunset from 6:37 PM to 6:46 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.67:026:37
211.67:016:38
311.67:006:38
411.76:596:38
511.76:596:39
611.76:586:39
711.76:576:39
811.76:566:40
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1611.96:506:42
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1811.96:486:42
1911.96:476:43
2011.96:476:43
2112.06:466:43
2212.06:456:43
2312.06:446:44
2412.06:436:44
2512.06:426:44
2612.16:416:44
2712.16:406:45
2812.16:406:45
2912.16:396:45
3012.16:386:45
3112.16:376:46

Solar energy in March

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in March, about 6.79 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 5.05 kWh/m² to a high of 7.09 kWh/m² in April across the year — March's 6.79 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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

Hazard calendar for Yautepec

In seasonPeak

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

Yautepec'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 March a good time to visit Yautepec?

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

8.5
Sightseeing
2nd-best month of the year
7.7
Beach & pool
1st-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Yautepec in March

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

In March, Yautepec sees daytime highs around 25°C and nights near 11°C. Pack sun protection. Worth having: light clothes.

sun protectionlight clothes

UV index in Yautepec 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 Yautepec 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 Yautepec 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 Yautepec 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 Yautepec?

Yautepec sits at 18.9°N, 99.1°W, 1,225 m above sea level, in Mexico. The nearest listed city is Jiutepec, 12 km away.

Topography around Yautepec

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Yautepec has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 258 m around an average of 1,229 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,645 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 4,744 m.

The land around Yautepec is covered by shrubs (29%), cropland (24%) and artificial surfaces (24%) within 3 km, shrubs (33%) and trees (32%) within 16 km, and trees (44%) within 80 km.

3 km
258 m
16 km
1,645 m
80 km
4,744 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrain
March weather nearby: Jiutepec 12 km · Emiliano Zapata 13 km · Tres de Mayo 15 km · Cuautla 16 km · Temixco 17 km · Cuernavaca 18 km · Xochitepec 21 km · Yecapixtla 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 Yautepec (18.8819°, -99.0671°, elevation 1,225 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).