Yurécuaro weather in March

In March, Yurécuaro sees average daytime highs of 29°C and overnight lows near 11°C, with 9 mm of rain across 1.1 wet days and about 11.9 hours of daylight. It is the 4th-warmest and 10th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 28°C in the first days to 30°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 68% 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 12 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, March is Yurécuaro's 1st-clearest and 2nd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Yurécuaro's year-round climate.

Daytime high
29°
4th warmest
Overnight low
11°
4th coldest
Rainfall
9 mm
1.1 wet days
Daylight
11 h 54 min
7:03 AM – 6:54 PM
Cloud cover
31%
1st clearest
Wind
6 km/h
2nd windiest
Solar energy
6.89 kWh/m²
Travel score
7.2
out of 10

Yurécuaro is municipal seat of Yurécuaro, State of Michoacán, 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 28°C in the first days to 30°C by the end.

A typical March day in Yurécuaro reaches about 29°C in the afternoon and slips back to 11°C overnight — a 18°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 26°C and 31°C. Set against its neighbours, March runs about 2°C warmer than February and about 2°C cooler than April.

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How March really feels in Yurécuaro

Once humidity and wind are folded in, March averages 0 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
0
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
0
wind chill below the day's low

March sits comfortably in between — no days that feel dangerously hot or drop to a hard freeze once humidity and wind are folded in.

Yurécuaro weather by month

How March compares with the rest of the year at a glance. March is the 4th-warmest and 10th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan25° / 142.110.98.6
Feb27° / 101.811.38.3
Mar29° / 11°91.111.97.2
Apr31° / 13°51.312.55.6
May32° / 15°235.4134.6
Jun30° / 17°11117.113.24.1
Jul27° / 16°15322.313.14.6
Aug27° / 16°12820.712.74.8
Sep27° / 15°12118.512.15.1
Oct27° / 14°468.311.56.7
Nov27° / 11°142.7118.1
Dec25° / 61.310.88.6

Cloud cover in March

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 68% of the time in March, the clearest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 13% of March, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 19%.

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Chance of precipitation in March

Any precipitation

Yurécuaro gets around 9 mm of rain over 1.1 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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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 6 km/h on the calmest days to 7 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 7:15 AM to 6:49 AM, and sunset from 6:49 PM to 6:59 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.67:156:49
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311.67:146:50
411.67:136:50
511.67:126:51
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2612.16:546:57
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Solar energy in March

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in March, about 6.89 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.81 kWh/m² to a high of 7.45 kWh/m² in April across the year — March's 6.89 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Planning a trip in March

Hazard calendar for Yurécuaro

In seasonPeak

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

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

Rainy season
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Aug
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Is March a good time to visit Yurécuaro?

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

7.2
Sightseeing
5th-best month of the year
8.8
Beach & pool
1st-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Yurécuaro in March

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

In March, Yurécuaro sees daytime highs around 29°C and nights near 11°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Yurécuaro 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 Yurécuaro peaks around May 21 at about 14 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 15 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 highMay 21UV 14Dec 15UV 7
UV index (midday)Level
Jan8Very high
Feb11Extreme
Mar13Extreme
Apr13Extreme
May14Extreme
Jun14Extreme
Jul12Extreme
Aug13Extreme
Sep12Extreme
Oct10Extreme
Nov8Very high
Dec7Very high

Air quality in Yurécuaro 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 Yurécuaro is worst in May — around 31 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 1.9× the cleanest month (August, 16 µg/m³).

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

010203040JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateMay 1031 µg/m³Aug 1316 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan23Moderate
Feb20Moderate
Mar21Moderate
Apr31Moderate
May31Moderate
Jun17Moderate
Jul17Moderate
Aug16Moderate
Sep18Moderate
Oct16Moderate
Nov20Moderate
Dec28Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Yurécuaro?

Yurécuaro sits at 20.3°N, 102.3°W, 1,586 m above sea level, in Mexico. The nearest listed city is La Piedad de Cabadas, 27 km away.

Topography around Yurécuaro

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Yurécuaro has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 313 m around an average of 1,562 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 667 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,163 m.

The land around Yurécuaro is covered by cropland (46%) and artificial surfaces (20%) within 3 km, cropland (46%) and trees (24%) within 16 km, and cropland (38%) and trees (23%) within 80 km.

3 km
313 m
16 km
667 m
80 km
2,163 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
March weather nearby: La Piedad de Cabadas 27 km · La Barca 28 km · Atotonilco el Alto 33 km · Zamora de Hidalgo 40 km · Arandas 41 km · Jacona de Plancarte 43 km · Jamay 45 km · Ocotlán 51 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 Yurécuaro (20.3395°, -102.2822°, elevation 1,586 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).