Climate averages 1991–2020
Manzanillo, Mexico weather
in March.
A hot, very dry month: the 10th warmest and the 3rd driest of the year. Meets the pleasant-weather rule
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
March is a hot month in Manzanillo, Mexico: daytime highs average 28.7°C and nights cool to about 20.0°C. By daytime temperature it is the 10th warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 8.6 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 Tecomán (54 km away). In March its highs average 29.9°C, 1.2°C warmer than Manzanillo, Mexico, with 9.3 mm of rain.
Among the 153 cities listed in Mexico, Manzanillo, Mexico ranks joint 36th of 153 for the warmest March highs and 42nd of 153 for the driest March (rainfall, lowest first). The mean March high of those 153 cities is 26.5°C; Manzanillo, Mexico is 2.1°C warmer than that mean.
From March to April, average highs rise by 0.5°C to 29.2°C, and monthly rainfall falls from 8.6 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
Manzanillo, Mexico climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 28.6°C20.3°C | 20.3°C | 22 | 1.1 | 11.111 h |
| February | 28.5°C20.1°C | 20.1°C | 13 | 0.9 | 11.512 h |
| March, selected | 28.7°C20.0°C | 20.0°C | 8.6 | 0.4 | 12.012 h |
| April | 29.2°C20.7°C | 20.7°C | 0.4 | 0.0 | 12.613 h |
| May | 30.1°C22.8°C | 22.8°C | 7.1 | 1.4 | 13.013 h |
| June | 29.6°C24.5°C | 24.5°C | 142 | 15.5 | 13.313 h |
| July | 29.6°C24.7°C | 24.7°C | 169 | 21.0 | 13.213 h |
| August | 29.4°C24.7°C | 24.7°C | 223 | 23.1 | 12.813 h |
| September | 28.8°C24.4°C | 24.4°C | 283 | 23.4 | 12.312 h |
| October | 29.0°C24.2°C | 24.2°C | 146 | 15.0 | 11.712 h |
| November | 29.2°C22.9°C | 22.9°C | 26 | 3.4 | 11.211 h |
| December | 28.8°C21.2°C | 21.2°C | 10 | 1.4 | 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
- Tecomán in MarchMexico · 54 kmHigh 29.9°C · Low 20.6°C · 9.3 mm rain
- Ciudad de Villa de Álvarez in MarchMexico · 66 kmHigh 31.8°C · Low 16.3°C · 12 mm rain
- Colima in MarchMexico · 68 kmHigh 31.2°C · Low 15.9°C · 12 mm rain
- Ciudad Guzmán in MarchMexico · 113 kmHigh 27.9°C · Low 12.1°C · 15 mm rain
- Hacienda Santa Fe in MarchMexico · 185 kmHigh 28.7°C · Low 13.0°C · 7.0 mm rain
- Puerto Vallarta in MarchMexico · 191 kmHigh 29.6°C · Low 18.3°C · 10 mm rain
- Tlaquepaque in MarchMexico · 202 kmHigh 28.6°C · Low 13.7°C · 7.1 mm rain
- Guadalajara in MarchMexico · 202 kmHigh 29.0°C · Low 13.8°C · 7.1 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 Manzanillo) is explained once on the Manzanillo, Mexico year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.