Houston climate

Houston Weather in March

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Anderson Lake, 25.3 km from Houston

Average highs run from 31°F on March 1 to 38°F on March 31, and lows from 16°F to 22°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 0.64 in over about 6 wet days.

March day by day

The normal high and low for each date, and the record, in °F.

Normal daily high and low temperature at Houston, in °F, with the record for each date.-40-200204060151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

March at a glance

Average high
34°F
Average low
19°F
Precipitation
0.64 in
Snowfall
8.7 in
Record high
55°FMar 23, 1981
Record low
-24°FMar 7, 1977
Chance of a freeze
100%
Daylight
10 h 24 min to 13 h 20 min
Cloud cover
60%
Humidity
82%
Dew point
19°F
Wind
5.8 mph

Every day of the month

A wet day has at least 0.01 inch of precipitation; snow means at least 0.1 inch of snowfall.

DateNormal highNormal lowRecord highRecord lowChance wetChance of snow
Mar 131°F16°F48°F 1991-17°F 198617%17%
Mar 232°F16°F43°F 1981-18°F 199217%17%
Mar 332°F17°F42°F 1990-9°F 199217%17%
Mar 432°F17°F45°F 2003-17°F 199217%17%
Mar 532°F17°F43°F 1984-17°F 197217%17%
Mar 632°F17°F44°F 1984-20°F 197217%17%
Mar 732°F17°F49°F 1984-24°F 197717%17%
Mar 832°F17°F51°F 1984-24°F 197717%17%
Mar 932°F17°F46°F 1984-3°F 198917%17%
Mar 1032°F17°F46°F 2008-6°F 199917%17%
Mar 1133°F17°F50°F 1984-6°F 199917%17%
Mar 1233°F17°F51°F 1984-3°F 197717%17%
Mar 1333°F18°F46°F 1983-16°F 199517%17%
Mar 1433°F18°F47°F 1983-10°F 199517%16%
Mar 1533°F18°F46°F 1983-14°F 199517%16%
Mar 1633°F18°F46°F 1984-6°F 197317%16%
Mar 1733°F18°F46°F 1984-12°F 197217%16%
Mar 1834°F18°F45°F 1983-13°F 197317%16%
Mar 1934°F19°F46°F 1998-8°F 197317%16%
Mar 2034°F19°F49°F 1998-12°F 199417%16%
Mar 2134°F19°F53°F 1998-8°F 199417%15%
Mar 2235°F19°F49°F 1974-13°F 199517%15%
Mar 2335°F20°F55°F 1981-10°F 197716%15%
Mar 2435°F20°F55°F 19810°F 197216%15%
Mar 2536°F20°F52°F 1974-10°F 197716%15%
Mar 2636°F21°F51°F 1974-1°F 200716%15%
Mar 2736°F21°F54°F 1974-8°F 197716%14%
Mar 2837°F21°F50°F 19741°F 200016%14%
Mar 2937°F22°F47°F 1983-12°F 197215%14%
Mar 3038°F22°F48°F 1987-17°F 197215%13%
Mar 3138°F22°F48°F 1995-5°F 200415%13%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Houston, in percent, and of at least 0.1 inch of snowfall.051015201102030
  • Chance of a wet day
  • Chance of snowfall

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (AKDT).

March 1
sunrise 8:00 AM, sunset 6:24 PM
March 31
sunrise 7:24 AM, sunset 8:44 PM

Every day of March: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00500302 (Anderson Lake), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00500302, every year on file, quality-flagged values removed. Cloud, humidity, wind and sunshine: NASA POWER (MERRA-2, CERES and GEWEX SRB), 1991-2020. The data was obtained from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Langley Research Center's Prediction Of Worldwide Energy Resources (POWER) project funded through the NASA Earth Science Division: POWER Daily API v2, accessed 2026-09-24. Sun and moon: computed with the NOAA solar equations and Meeus.