Zinacantepec weather in March

In March, Zinacantepec sees average daytime highs of 20°C and overnight lows near 6°C, with 29 mm of precipitation across 6.6 wet days and about 11.9 hours of daylight. It is the 4th-warmest and 9th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 20°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 60% 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 Zinacantepec's 2nd-clearest and 1st-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Zinacantepec's year-round climate.

Daytime high
20°
4th warmest
Overnight low
5th coldest
Precipitation
29 mm
6.6 wet days
Daylight
11 h 54 min
6:53 AM – 6:45 PM
Cloud cover
36%
2nd clearest
Wind
7 km/h
1st windiest
Solar energy
6.89 kWh/m²
Travel score
7.3
out of 10

Zinacantepec is municipal seat of Zinacantepec, State of Mexico, Mexico.

Density
176/km²
people per km²
Founded
1826

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 20°C through the month.

A typical March day in Zinacantepec reaches about 20°C in the afternoon and slips back to 6°C overnight — a 14°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 18°C and 23°C. Set against its neighbours, March runs about 2°C warmer than February and about 1°C cooler than April.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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2206
3206
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Zinacantepec weather by month

How March compares with the rest of the year at a glance. March is the 4th-warmest and 9th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan17° / 274.9116.5
Feb19° / 255.111.37.2
Mar20° / 296.611.97.3
Apr22° / 478.512.47.0
May22° / 11316.212.95.8
Jun21° / 20421.613.14.5
Jul19° / 25727.1133.7
Aug19° / 24226.312.73.7
Sep19° / 2042312.14.1
Oct19° / 9514.211.65.4
Nov19° / 356.411.16.7
Dec18° / 153.110.96.9

Cloud cover in March

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 60% of the time in March.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 19% of March, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 21%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
18317
28317
38218
48119
58119
68020
77921
87921
97822
107723
117723
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Chance of precipitation in March

Any precipitation

Zinacantepec gets around 29 mm of rain and snow over 6.6 wet days in March. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable precipitation averages around 22% and peaks near 24% on the wettest days, and about 0 day brings snow.

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Rain chance (%)
118
219
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419
520
620
721
821
922
1022
1123
1223
1324
1424
1524
1624
1724
1824
1924
2023
2123
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2322
2421
2521
2621
2721
2820
2920
3020
3120

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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Dry (%)
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Wind in March

Winds average 7 km/h in March, the windiest month of the year.

Across March, daily wind ranges from about 7 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
17calm
27calm
37calm
47calm
57calm
67calm
77calm
87calm
97calm
107calm
117calm
127calm
137calm
147calm
157calm
167calm
177calm
187calm
197calm
207calm
217calm
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297calm
307calm
317calm

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 7:05 AM to 6:40 AM, and sunset from 6:40 PM to 6:48 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.67:056:40
211.67:046:40
311.67:036:41
411.67:026:41
511.77:026:41
611.77:016:42
711.77:006:42
811.76:596:42
911.76:586:42
1011.86:586:43
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1211.86:566:43
1311.86:556:44
1411.86:546:44
1511.86:546:44
1611.96:536:45
1711.96:526:45
1811.96:516:45
1911.96:506:45
2011.96:496:46
2112.06:486:46
2212.06:476:46
2312.06:476:46
2412.06:466:47
2512.06:456:47
2612.16:446:47
2712.16:436:47
2812.16:426:48
2912.16:416:48
3012.16:406:48
3112.16:406:48

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 4.96 kWh/m² to a high of 7.27 kWh/m² in April across the year — March's 6.89 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.5Intense
26.5Intense
36.6Intense
46.6Intense
56.6Intense
66.6Intense
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277.2Intense
287.2Intense
297.2Intense
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Planning a trip in March

Hazard calendar for Zinacantepec

In seasonPeak

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

Zinacantepec'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 Zinacantepec?

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

7.3
Sightseeing
1st-best month of the year
4.1
Beach & pool
2nd-best month of the year

March is one of the better times to visit Zinacantepec for general sightseeing.

What to pack for Zinacantepec in March

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

In March, Zinacantepec sees daytime highs around 20°C and nights near 6°C. Pack sun protection. Worth having: a warm layer. About 7 days see rain.

sun protectiona warm layer

UV index in Zinacantepec in March

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in March peaks around 15 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Zinacantepec peaks around March 23 at about 14 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 14 at about 8 (very high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highMar 23UV 14Dec 14UV 8
UV index (midday)Level
Jan10Very high
Feb12Extreme
Mar15Extreme
Apr14Extreme
May12Extreme
Jun15Extreme
Jul12Extreme
Aug13Extreme
Sep11Extreme
Oct11Extreme
Nov9Very high
Dec8Very high

Air quality in Zinacantepec 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 Zinacantepec is worst in December — around 79 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), and holds fairly steady the rest of the year.

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

0306090JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecUnhealthyPoorUnhealthyDec 1078 µg/m³Apr 1353 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan67Unhealthy
Feb62Unhealthy
Mar55Poor
Apr52Poor
May57Unhealthy
Jun59Unhealthy
Jul69Unhealthy
Aug65Unhealthy
Sep70Unhealthy
Oct66Unhealthy
Nov77Unhealthy
Dec79Unhealthy
Location & terrain

Where is Zinacantepec?

Zinacantepec sits at 19.3°N, 99.7°W, 2,754 m above sea level, in Mexico. The nearest listed city is San Francisco Tlalcilalcalpan, 4.0 km away.

Topography around Zinacantepec

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Zinacantepec has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 134 m around an average of 2,748 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,312 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 4,001 m.

The land around Zinacantepec is covered by artificial surfaces (44%) and cropland (36%) within 3 km, cropland (36%), artificial surfaces (22%) and grassland (21%) within 16 km, and trees (47%) within 80 km.

3 km
134 m
16 km
1,312 m
80 km
4,001 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
March weather nearby: San Francisco Tlalcilalcalpan 4.0 km · San Antonio Acahualco 4.0 km · Toluca 8.0 km · Santiago Tlacotepec 9.0 km · San Pablo Autopan 11 km · San Jorge Pueblo Nuevo 12 km · San Francisco Cuaxusco 12 km · Metepec 14 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 Zinacantepec (19.2843°, -99.7339°, elevation 2,754 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).