Climate averages 1991–2020
Agua Prieta weather
in March.
A mild, fairly dry month: the 8th warmest and the 4th driest of the year. Meets the pleasant-weather rule
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
March is a mild month in Agua Prieta: daytime highs average 21.8°C and nights cool to about 6.5°C. By daytime temperature it is the 8th warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 15 mm of rain on roughly 3 days, which makes March a fairly dry month (the 4th driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 11 h 58 min on an average March day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Nogales (133 km away). In March its highs average 20.7°C, 1.1°C cooler than Agua Prieta, with 24 mm of rain.
Among the 153 cities listed in Mexico, Agua Prieta ranks joint 142nd of 153 for the warmest March highs and joint 78th of 153 for the driest March (rainfall, lowest first). The mean March high of those 153 cities is 26.5°C; Agua Prieta is 4.7°C cooler than that mean.
From March to April, average highs rise by 4.1°C to 25.9°C, and monthly rainfall falls from 15 mm to 4.8 mm.
The annual picture
March in context
Monthly rainfall
Average total · mmAverages from hourly ERA5 reanalysis data. Actual weather varies from year to year. How these numbers are calculated
Every month, side by side
Agua Prieta climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 16.3°C2.3°C | 2.3°C | 27 | 3.5 | 10.410 h |
| February | 18.1°C3.7°C | 3.7°C | 24 | 3.7 | 11.111 h |
| March, selected | 21.8°C6.5°C | 6.5°C | 15 | 3.0 | 12.012 h |
| April | 25.9°C10.0°C | 10.0°C | 4.8 | 1.3 | 12.913 h |
| May | 30.5°C14.9°C | 14.9°C | 4.9 | 1.2 | 13.714 h |
| June | 35.1°C20.0°C | 20.0°C | 9.3 | 2.1 | 14.114 h |
| July | 33.8°C21.5°C | 21.5°C | 50 | 10.3 | 14.014 h |
| August | 32.7°C20.6°C | 20.6°C | 46 | 10.9 | 13.313 h |
| September | 30.8°C18.3°C | 18.3°C | 30 | 5.1 | 12.412 h |
| October | 26.7°C12.9°C | 12.9°C | 18 | 3.2 | 11.411 h |
| November | 20.7°C6.8°C | 6.8°C | 21 | 2.4 | 10.611 h |
| December | 15.8°C2.5°C | 2.5°C | 29 | 4.5 | 10.210 h |
Rainfall is the average of the 30 separate monthly totals. A rain day is a local calendar day with at least 1 mm of precipitation. Daylight is the calculated sunrise-to-sunset length, not measured sunshine.
Compare places
March in nearby cities
- Nogales in MarchMexico · 133 kmHigh 20.7°C · Low 5.5°C · 24 mm rain
- Tucson in MarchUnited States · 165 kmHigh 23.3°C · Low 8.5°C · 17 mm rain
- San Tan Valley in MarchUnited States · 279 kmHigh 23.8°C · Low 8.9°C · 27 mm rain
- Las Cruces in MarchUnited States · 283 kmHigh 21.5°C · Low 6.7°C · 9.6 mm rain
- Hermosillo in MarchMexico · 284 kmHigh 28.5°C · Low 12.3°C · 6.5 mm rain
- El Paso in MarchUnited States · 294 kmHigh 21.7°C · Low 6.8°C · 8.9 mm rain
- Ciudad Juárez in MarchMexico · 295 kmHigh 21.9°C · Low 6.9°C · 8.9 mm rain
- Chandler in MarchUnited States · 309 kmHigh 24.7°C · Low 9.0°C · 24 mm rain
Read the numbers correctly
Climate, not a promise.
These patterns help compare months. They cannot tell you the weather on a specific day of your trip.
Sources, method and limitsHow these numbers are made (what the highs, lows and rain days mean, the sources and the model cell used for Agua Prieta) is explained once on the Agua Prieta year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.