Climate averages 1991–2020
Chetumal weather
in March.
A hot, fairly dry month: the 7th warmest and the 2nd driest of the year.
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
March is a hot month in Chetumal: daytime highs average 29.7°C and nights cool to about 22.4°C. By daytime temperature it is the 7th warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 26 mm of rain on roughly 7 days, which makes March a fairly dry month (the 2nd driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 12 h 02 min on an average March day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Belmopan (149 km away). In March its highs average 29.9°C, about as warm as Chetumal, with 38 mm of rain.
Among the 153 cities listed in Mexico, Chetumal ranks joint 26th of 153 for the warmest March highs and joint 107th of 153 for the driest March (rainfall, lowest first). The mean March high of those 153 cities is 26.5°C; Chetumal is 3.1°C warmer than that mean.
From March to April, average highs rise by 1.7°C to 31.3°C, and monthly rainfall rises from 26 mm to 32 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
Chetumal climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 26.9°C20.8°C | 20.8°C | 52 | 12.3 | 11.111 h |
| February | 28.2°C21.6°C | 21.6°C | 24 | 7.2 | 11.512 h |
| March, selected | 29.7°C22.4°C | 22.4°C | 26 | 6.8 | 12.012 h |
| April | 31.3°C24.0°C | 24.0°C | 32 | 7.4 | 12.613 h |
| May | 31.6°C24.8°C | 24.8°C | 93 | 15.3 | 13.013 h |
| June | 30.4°C25.0°C | 25.0°C | 193 | 21.5 | 13.213 h |
| July | 30.8°C24.9°C | 24.9°C | 120 | 20.9 | 13.113 h |
| August | 31.1°C24.9°C | 24.9°C | 158 | 23.2 | 12.813 h |
| September | 30.6°C24.6°C | 24.6°C | 186 | 25.2 | 12.312 h |
| October | 29.2°C23.5°C | 23.5°C | 190 | 21.8 | 11.712 h |
| November | 27.8°C22.0°C | 22.0°C | 96 | 14.8 | 11.311 h |
| December | 27.1°C21.2°C | 21.2°C | 55 | 13.3 | 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
- Belmopan in MarchBelize · 149 kmHigh 29.9°C · Low 21.2°C · 38 mm rain
- Cozumel in MarchMexico · 262 kmHigh 26.3°C · Low 24.3°C · 26 mm rain
- Playa del Carmen in MarchMexico · 267 kmHigh 27.1°C · Low 22.9°C · 27 mm rain
- Campeche in MarchMexico · 275 kmHigh 32.9°C · Low 22.3°C · 10 mm rain
- Kanasín in MarchMexico · 299 kmHigh 33.3°C · Low 21.0°C · 14 mm rain
- Puerto Cortez in MarchHonduras · 302 kmHigh 28.0°C · Low 22.4°C · 107 mm rain
- Mérida in MarchMexico · 305 kmHigh 32.8°C · Low 21.0°C · 14 mm rain
- Puerto Barrios in MarchGuatemala · 312 kmHigh 28.1°C · Low 22.0°C · 121 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 Chetumal) is explained once on the Chetumal year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.