Climate averages 1991–2020
Mexicali weather
in March.
A warm, very dry month: the 8th warmest and the 7th driest of the year. Meets the pleasant-weather rule
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
March is a warm month in Mexicali: daytime highs average 26.9°C and nights cool to about 12.9°C. By daytime temperature it is the 8th warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 7.9 mm of rain on roughly 1 day, which makes March a very dry month (the 7th driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 11 h 57 min on an average March day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is San Luis Río Colorado (67 km away). In March its highs average 26.7°C, about as warm as Mexicali, with 10 mm of rain.
Among the 153 cities listed in Mexico, Mexicali ranks joint 67th of 153 for the warmest March highs and 38th of 153 for the driest March (rainfall, lowest first). The mean March high of those 153 cities is 26.5°C; Mexicali is 0.4°C warmer than that mean.
From March to April, average highs rise by 3.7°C to 30.6°C, and monthly rainfall falls from 7.9 mm to 2.9 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
Mexicali climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 20.9°C9.7°C | 9.7°C | 9.4 | 1.7 | 10.310 h |
| February | 22.9°C10.7°C | 10.7°C | 12 | 2.0 | 11.011 h |
| March, selected | 26.9°C12.9°C | 12.9°C | 7.9 | 1.1 | 12.012 h |
| April | 30.6°C15.3°C | 15.3°C | 2.9 | 0.5 | 13.013 h |
| May | 34.9°C18.8°C | 18.8°C | 0.8 | 0.2 | 13.814 h |
| June | 40.0°C23.1°C | 23.1°C | 0.2 | 0.0 | 14.314 h |
| July | 42.1°C27.5°C | 27.5°C | 5.4 | 1.5 | 14.114 h |
| August | 41.6°C27.9°C | 27.9°C | 8.7 | 2.5 | 13.413 h |
| September | 38.3°C24.3°C | 24.3°C | 8.9 | 1.4 | 12.412 h |
| October | 31.9°C18.4°C | 18.4°C | 5.2 | 0.7 | 11.411 h |
| November | 25.0°C13.2°C | 13.2°C | 4.3 | 0.6 | 10.511 h |
| December | 19.8°C9.3°C | 9.3°C | 9.1 | 1.6 | 10.010 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
- San Luis Río Colorado in MarchMexico · 67 kmHigh 26.7°C · Low 12.5°C · 10 mm rain
- Yuma in MarchUnited States · 78 kmHigh 27.1°C · Low 12.6°C · 9.0 mm rain
- Ensenada in MarchMexico · 137 kmHigh 19.2°C · Low 10.4°C · 48 mm rain
- Indio in MarchUnited States · 141 kmHigh 25.4°C · Low 12.9°C · 17 mm rain
- El Cajon in MarchUnited States · 142 kmHigh 18.6°C · Low 9.4°C · 48 mm rain
- Tijuana in MarchMexico · 146 kmHigh 17.1°C · Low 10.3°C · 53 mm rain
- Rosarito in MarchMexico · 152 kmHigh 17.4°C · Low 11.0°C · 43 mm rain
- Chula Vista in MarchUnited States · 153 kmHigh 17.3°C · Low 10.6°C · 48 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 Mexicali) is explained once on the Mexicali year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.