Climate averages 1991–2020
Apatzingán weather
in March.
A very hot, very dry month: the 3rd warmest and the 3rd driest of the year.
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
March is a very hot month in Apatzingán: daytime highs average 35.2°C and nights cool to about 19.1°C. By daytime temperature it is the 3rd warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 7.5 mm of rain on fewer than one day, which makes March a very dry month (the 3rd driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 12 h 01 min on an average March day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Uruapan (48 km away). In March its highs average 26.6°C, 8.7°C cooler than Apatzingán, with 38 mm of rain.
Among the 153 cities listed in Mexico, Apatzingán ranks 2nd of 153 for the warmest March highs and 32nd of 153 for the driest March (rainfall, lowest first). The mean March high of those 153 cities is 26.5°C; Apatzingán is 8.7°C warmer than that mean.
From March to April, average highs rise by 2.2°C to 37.4°C, and monthly rainfall falls from 7.5 mm to under 1 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
Apatzingán climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 31.0°C16.5°C | 16.5°C | 14 | 0.9 | 11.111 h |
| February | 33.0°C17.6°C | 17.6°C | 8.0 | 0.7 | 11.512 h |
| March, selected | 35.2°C19.1°C | 19.1°C | 7.5 | 0.5 | 12.012 h |
| April | 37.4°C20.9°C | 20.9°C | 0.8 | 0.3 | 12.613 h |
| May | 37.2°C22.7°C | 22.7°C | 13 | 3.3 | 13.013 h |
| June | 32.7°C22.3°C | 22.3°C | 119 | 18.8 | 13.313 h |
| July | 31.2°C21.3°C | 21.3°C | 144 | 22.7 | 13.213 h |
| August | 31.0°C21.3°C | 21.3°C | 154 | 23.5 | 12.813 h |
| September | 29.9°C21.1°C | 21.1°C | 156 | 22.7 | 12.312 h |
| October | 30.4°C20.5°C | 20.5°C | 77 | 13.9 | 11.712 h |
| November | 31.0°C19.0°C | 19.0°C | 20 | 3.6 | 11.311 h |
| December | 30.8°C17.1°C | 17.1°C | 4.9 | 0.8 | 11.011 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
- Uruapan in MarchMexico · 48 kmHigh 26.6°C · Low 11.4°C · 38 mm rain
- Zamora de Hidalgo in MarchMexico · 100 kmHigh 29.2°C · Low 11.6°C · 14 mm rain
- Ciudad Lázaro Cárdenas in MarchMexico · 126 kmHigh 29.9°C · Low 20.7°C · 8.2 mm rain
- Ciudad Guzmán in MarchMexico · 135 kmHigh 27.9°C · Low 12.1°C · 15 mm rain
- Morelia in MarchMexico · 141 kmHigh 26.3°C · Low 11.0°C · 17 mm rain
- Colima in MarchMexico · 143 kmHigh 31.2°C · Low 15.9°C · 12 mm rain
- La Piedad de Cabadas in MarchMexico · 144 kmHigh 28.7°C · Low 12.4°C · 11 mm rain
- Ciudad de Villa de Álvarez in MarchMexico · 146 kmHigh 31.8°C · Low 16.3°C · 12 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 Apatzingán) is explained once on the Apatzingán year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.