Mazatlán weather in March
March in Mazatlán: hot, dry, with clean air — an excellent time to visit.
Updated September 2026 · climate normals from ERA5 reanalysis
#3 of 12 months in Mazatlán · #31 of 1413 destinations to visit in March · comfort 94/100 (tier S)
- Days
- 27°C
- Nights
- 16°C
- Wet days
- 0
- Sun
- 11 h
- Humidity
- 71%
- Daylight
- 12 h
Traveller notes on Mazatlán in March
Other months in Mazatlán
Forum posters consistently rate November as one of Mazatlan's best months, some rating it even nicer than February, with warm days, warm evenings and humidity finally easing off after running high most of the year. Posters do flag that hurricane season technically extends into November, recommending keeping an eye on tropical weather updates and having travel insurance in place just in case. Posters cite the eight-month dry stretch from November through June as averaging only about 4.4 inches of rain total, underscoring how reliably dry this window runs. Posters generally rate November as close to perfect for Mazatlan, pairing great weather with lower crowds and a town gearing up for the holiday season.
Forum posters describe early May as close to ideal - daytime temperatures typically 80-90F, clear skies, essentially no rain and few bugs, with evenings called genuinely perfect. Posters note February through May counts as an almost completely rain-free stretch (barely a tenth of an inch of precipitation a month), and locals reportedly run an informal betting pool each year on which day the rainy season's first real storm lands - nobody who actually lives in Mazatlan picks a date before mid-June. Beyond the weather, posters call May a noticeably quiet month for foreign tourists specifically, though weekend visitor numbers from elsewhere in Mexico have picked up in recent years thanks to improved highway access.
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Mazatlán climate normals — March
Monthly averages from ERA5 reanalysis. AQI is the mean US Air Quality Index for the month.
Crowds in Mazatlán in March
How busy the place itself is — school and mass holidays, the months an editor tagged, and how sought-after the weather makes them. Never part of the comfort score.
Peak crowdsCarnaval de Mazatlán, Semana Santa, school holidays in 2 of the markets that fill it(estimated)
Peak crowdsBusyShoulder seasonQuiet
Best months for Mazatlán's weather
Ranked by this destination's own climate comfort score across the year — a different thing from how busy it gets (see Crowds above).
Best weatherMazatlán's weather peaks March–May, best around April.
March includes Carnaval de Mazatlán.
Best weatherFair weatherToughest weather
What's on in Mazatlán in March
Recurring seasonal events, natural spectacles, closures and holidays — curated and sourced.
- Festival
Carnaval de Mazatlán
4 Feb – 8 Mar · usuallyCarnivalCrowdedBook earlyOne of the oldest carnivals in the Americas, run along the Avenida del Mar with parades, the burning of bad humour and fireworks over the malecón. Rooms on the seafront are booked months out and prices double. Source ↗
- Holiday
Semana Santa
20 Mar – 20 Apr · usuallyEaster & Holy WeekCrowdedBook earlyMexican school holidays land on Holy Week and the whole of Sinaloa and Durango drives to this beach. It is the busiest week of the year on the sand and the loudest in the Zona Dorada. Source ↗
- Nature
Humpback whale season
15 Dec – 5 Apr · usuallyHumpbacks come down the Pacific coast to calve and the boats run out past Isla de Chivos most mornings. January and February are the reliable weeks; the shoulders are a lottery.
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Mazatlán in March — FAQ
- Is March a good time to visit Mazatlán?
- March in Mazatlán: hot, dry, with clean air — an excellent time to visit. It ranks #3 of 12 months for Mazatlán on SeasonMap's comfort score (94/100).
- What is the weather like in Mazatlán in March?
- In March, Mazatlán averages a daily high of 26.8°C and a low of 15.9°C, with about 1 mm of rain over roughly 0.1 rainy days.
- What is the air quality in Mazatlán in March?
- Mazatlán has a mean US Air Quality Index of about 38 in March.