Climate averages 1991–2020
San Luis Río Colorado weather
in March.
A warm, very dry month: the 8th warmest and the 9th 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 San Luis Río Colorado: daytime highs average 26.7°C and nights cool to about 12.5°C. By daytime temperature it is the 8th warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 10 mm of rain on roughly 2 days, which makes March a very dry month (the 9th 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 Yuma (33 km away). In March its highs average 27.1°C, about as warm as San Luis Río Colorado, with 9.0 mm of rain.
Among the 153 cities listed in Mexico, San Luis Río Colorado ranks joint 71st of 153 for the warmest March highs and joint 58th of 153 for the driest March (rainfall, lowest first). The mean March high of those 153 cities is 26.5°C; San Luis Río Colorado is 0.2°C warmer than that mean.
From March to April, average highs rise by 3.6°C to 30.3°C, and monthly rainfall falls from 10 mm to 3.0 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
San Luis Río Colorado climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 21.0°C8.6°C | 8.6°C | 9.2 | 1.5 | 10.310 h |
| February | 22.9°C9.9°C | 9.9°C | 13 | 2.3 | 11.011 h |
| March, selected | 26.7°C12.5°C | 12.5°C | 10 | 1.5 | 12.012 h |
| April | 30.3°C15.3°C | 15.3°C | 3.0 | 0.6 | 13.013 h |
| May | 34.5°C18.9°C | 18.9°C | 0.7 | 0.2 | 13.814 h |
| June | 39.3°C23.1°C | 23.1°C | 0.6 | 0.2 | 14.214 h |
| July | 41.2°C27.4°C | 27.4°C | 4.8 | 1.5 | 14.114 h |
| August | 40.8°C28.0°C | 28.0°C | 11 | 2.9 | 13.313 h |
| September | 37.9°C24.8°C | 24.8°C | 13 | 2.2 | 12.412 h |
| October | 32.0°C18.5°C | 18.5°C | 4.9 | 0.9 | 11.411 h |
| November | 25.2°C12.5°C | 12.5°C | 5.5 | 0.8 | 10.511 h |
| December | 19.9°C8.1°C | 8.1°C | 9.2 | 1.7 | 10.110 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
- Yuma in MarchUnited States · 33 kmHigh 27.1°C · Low 12.6°C · 9.0 mm rain
- Mexicali in MarchMexico · 67 kmHigh 26.9°C · Low 12.9°C · 7.9 mm rain
- Ensenada in MarchMexico · 184 kmHigh 19.2°C · Low 10.4°C · 48 mm rain
- Indio in MarchUnited States · 195 kmHigh 25.4°C · Low 12.9°C · 17 mm rain
- El Cajon in MarchUnited States · 209 kmHigh 18.6°C · Low 9.4°C · 48 mm rain
- Tijuana in MarchMexico · 210 kmHigh 17.1°C · Low 10.3°C · 53 mm rain
- Rosarito in MarchMexico · 214 kmHigh 17.4°C · Low 11.0°C · 43 mm rain
- Chula Vista in MarchUnited States · 218 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 San Luis Río Colorado) is explained once on the San Luis Río Colorado year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.