Mapastepec Weather in March
Mapastepec in March
The short of it: Mapastepec in March averages a high of 37 °C (98 °F) and a low of 22 °C (71 °F), with 14 mm (0.55 in) of rain and about 12 h 1 min of daylight. Rated 3 of 5 for a visit; the best months are December and January. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 37° · low 22° · rain 14 mm · daylight 12 h 1 min
✦✦✦ Fair for a visit · best months: December & January
Thirty years of records give Mapastepec an average March high of 37°, a low of 22° and some 14 mm of rain. Days run hot, near 37° in the afternoon; ride early and rest at noon. Rain is scarce, about 14 mm, the 9th wettest month.
The sun is up for about 12 h 1 min in mid-March, 23 minutes more than a month before.
For the traveller: pack linen, a wide hat and water. The Almanac rates March 3 of 5 for a visit; the finest months here are December and January.
Against its neighbours, Mapastepec runs warmer than most and wetter than most in March. Nueva Sesecapa, 9 km to the ESE, is 1° cooler by day.
March in Mapastepec, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 2nd warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 9th wettest of 12
- Versus February
- 1° warmer, 10 mm more rain
- Versus April
- about the same
- Day–night spread
- 15°
- Snow season
- seldom any
- Daylight, mid-month
- 12 h 1 min
- Average wind
- 12 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
March averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nueva SesecapaChiapas | 9 km ESE | 36° | 22° | 11 mm |
| Nuevo Milenio ValdiviaChiapas | 9 km NW | 35° | 21° | 12 mm |
| El Consuelo UlapaChiapas | 13 km ESE | 36° | 22° | 11 mm |
| SoconuscoChiapas | 23 km SE | 36° | 22° | 11 mm |
| Las BrisasChiapas | 25 km WNW | 36° | 22° | 11 mm |
| AcacoyaguaChiapas | 26 km ESE | 36° | 21° | 13 mm |
| AcapetahuaChiapas | 28 km SE | 36° | 22° | 13 mm |
| EscuintlaChiapas | 29 km ESE | 36° | 21° | 15 mm |