Climate averages 1991–2020
Nogales weather
in March.
A mild, fairly dry month: the 9th warmest and the 6th 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 Nogales: daytime highs average 20.7°C and nights cool to about 5.5°C. By daytime temperature it is the 9th warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 24 mm of rain on roughly 3 days, which makes March a fairly dry month (the 6th 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 Tucson (102 km away). In March its highs average 23.3°C, 2.6°C warmer than Nogales, with 17 mm of rain.
Among the 153 cities listed in Mexico, Nogales ranks 148th of 153 for the warmest March highs and joint 102nd of 153 for the driest March (rainfall, lowest first). The mean March high of those 153 cities is 26.5°C; Nogales is 5.8°C cooler than that mean.
From March to April, average highs rise by 3.9°C to 24.6°C, and monthly rainfall falls from 24 mm to 7.6 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
Nogales climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 16.3°C2.1°C | 2.1°C | 35 | 3.9 | 10.410 h |
| February | 17.3°C3.1°C | 3.1°C | 37 | 4.5 | 11.111 h |
| March, selected | 20.7°C5.5°C | 5.5°C | 24 | 3.4 | 12.012 h |
| April | 24.6°C8.6°C | 8.6°C | 7.6 | 1.6 | 12.913 h |
| May | 29.3°C13.0°C | 13.0°C | 4.1 | 1.1 | 13.714 h |
| June | 34.1°C18.5°C | 18.5°C | 9.5 | 2.4 | 14.114 h |
| July | 32.6°C20.4°C | 20.4°C | 94 | 15.1 | 14.014 h |
| August | 31.4°C19.5°C | 19.5°C | 92 | 16.4 | 13.313 h |
| September | 30.2°C17.3°C | 17.3°C | 49 | 7.7 | 12.412 h |
| October | 26.4°C11.9°C | 11.9°C | 22 | 3.0 | 11.411 h |
| November | 20.9°C6.1°C | 6.1°C | 23 | 2.8 | 10.611 h |
| December | 15.8°C2.1°C | 2.1°C | 37 | 4.6 | 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
- Tucson in MarchUnited States · 102 kmHigh 23.3°C · Low 8.5°C · 17 mm rain
- Agua Prieta in MarchMexico · 133 kmHigh 21.8°C · Low 6.5°C · 15 mm rain
- San Tan Valley in MarchUnited States · 216 kmHigh 23.8°C · Low 8.9°C · 27 mm rain
- Chandler in MarchUnited States · 238 kmHigh 24.7°C · Low 9.0°C · 24 mm rain
- Hermosillo in MarchMexico · 247 kmHigh 28.5°C · Low 12.3°C · 6.5 mm rain
- Mesa in MarchUnited States · 249 kmHigh 24.3°C · Low 8.6°C · 29 mm rain
- Tempe in MarchUnited States · 251 kmHigh 24.5°C · Low 9.0°C · 26 mm rain
- Phoenix in MarchUnited States · 261 kmHigh 24.7°C · Low 9.3°C · 26 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 Nogales) is explained once on the Nogales year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.