Zacoalco de Torres weather in March

In March, Zacoalco de Torres sees average daytime highs of 28°C and overnight lows near 10°C, with 10 mm of rain across 1.7 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 29°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 66% 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 Zacoalco de Torres's 1st-clearest and 1st-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Zacoalco de Torres's year-round climate.

Daytime high
28°
4th warmest
Overnight low
10°
4th coldest
Rainfall
10 mm
1.7 wet days
Daylight
11 h 54 min
7:08 AM – 7:00 PM
Cloud cover
32%
1st clearest
Wind
6 km/h
1st windiest
Solar energy
6.92 kWh/m²
Travel score
7.4
out of 10

Zacoalco de Torres is municipal seat of Zacoalco, State of Jalisco, Mexico.

Density
2,796/km²
people per km²
Founded
1524

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 29°C by the end.

A typical March day in Zacoalco de Torres reaches about 28°C in the afternoon and slips back to 10°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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Zacoalco de Torres 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
Jan24° / 232.310.98.5
Feb26° / 162.211.38.3
Mar28° / 10°101.711.97.4
Apr31° / 12°51.612.45.8
May31° / 15°244.812.95.0
Jun29° / 17°10316.413.24.6
Jul27° / 16°14122.413.14.6
Aug27° / 16°11921.512.74.7
Sep26° / 16°11017.612.15.3
Oct27° / 14°488.311.56.9
Nov26° / 11°183.2118.2
Dec25° / 91.810.88.5

Cloud cover in March

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 66% of the time in March, the clearest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 14% of March, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 20%.

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

Any precipitation

Zacoalco de Torres gets around 10 mm of rain over 1.7 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 6% and peaks near 7% 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, the windiest month of the year.

Across March, daily wind ranges from about 6 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 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 7:21 AM to 6:55 AM, and sunset from 6:54 PM to 7:04 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.67:216:54
211.67:206:55
311.67:196:55
411.67:186:56
511.67:176:56
611.77:176:56
711.77:166:57
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2612.16:597:02
2712.16:587:03
2812.16:577:03
2912.16:567:03
3012.16:567:04
3112.26:557:04

Solar energy in March

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in March, about 6.92 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.74 kWh/m² to a high of 7.53 kWh/m² in April across the year — March's 6.92 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 Zacoalco de Torres

In seasonPeak

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

Zacoalco de Torres sits in the eastern Pacific hurricane zone; the season peaks August–September.

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

Pacific hurricane
Rainy season
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Feb
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Oct
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Dec

Is March a good time to visit Zacoalco de Torres?

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

7.4
Sightseeing
5th-best month of the year
8.7
Beach & pool
1st-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Zacoalco de Torres in March

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

In March, Zacoalco de Torres sees daytime highs around 28°C and nights near 10°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Zacoalco de Torres 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 Zacoalco de Torres peaks around May 10 at about 14 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 15 at about 7 (high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecVery highExtremeVery highMay 10UV 14Dec 15UV 7
UV index (midday)Level
Jan8Very high
Feb11Extreme
Mar13Extreme
Apr14Extreme
May14Extreme
Jun13Extreme
Jul12Extreme
Aug13Extreme
Sep12Extreme
Oct10Extreme
Nov8Very high
Dec7High

Air quality in Zacoalco de Torres 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 Zacoalco de Torres is worst in May — around 44 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), about 3.2× the cleanest month (July, 14 µg/m³).

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

0204060JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModeratePoorModerateMay 1342 µg/m³Jul 2114 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan20Moderate
Feb18Moderate
Mar20Moderate
Apr33Moderate
May44Poor
Jun17Moderate
Jul14Moderate
Aug15Moderate
Sep17Moderate
Oct17Moderate
Nov18Moderate
Dec21Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Zacoalco de Torres?

Zacoalco de Torres sits at 20.2°N, 103.6°W, 1,348 m above sea level, in Mexico. The nearest listed city is Jocotepec, 16 km away.

Topography around Zacoalco de Torres

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Zacoalco de Torres has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 303 m around an average of 1,384 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,438 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 3,591 m.

The land around Zacoalco de Torres is covered by cropland (28%) within 3 km, trees (48%) within 16 km, and trees (43%) within 80 km.

3 km
303 m
16 km
1,438 m
80 km
3,591 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
March weather nearby: Jocotepec 16 km · Tlajomulco de Zúñiga 30 km · Cocula 31 km · Lomas del Sur 34 km · San Sebastián el Grande 37 km · San Agustín 37 km · Hacienda Santa Fe 38 km · Sayula 38 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 Zacoalco de Torres (20.2263°, -103.5698°, elevation 1,348 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. Tropical-cyclone seasons are the published climatological basin seasons (NOAA National Hurricane Center / regional warning centres). 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).