Cactus Forest Weather in March
Average highs run from 74°F on March 1 to 83°F on March 31, and lows from 46°F to 51°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 1.22 in over about 3 wet days.
March day by day
The normal high and low for each date, and the record, in °F.
- Normal low
- Normal high
- Record high
- Record low
March at a glance
- Average high
- 79°F
- Average low
- 49°F
- Precipitation
- 1.22 in
- Record high
- 99°FMar 4, 1910
- Record low
- 20°FMar 2, 1971
- Chance of a freeze
- 5%
- Days of 90°F or more
- 1.4
- Daylight
- 11 h 30 min to 12 h 31 min
- Cloud cover
- 38%
- Humidity
- 41%
- Dew point
- 32°F
- Wind
- 7.6 mph
Every day of the month
A wet day has at least 0.01 inch of precipitation.
| Date | Normal high | Normal low | Record high | Record low | Chance wet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 1 | 74°F | 46°F | 90°F 1986 | 24°F 1939 | 12% |
| Mar 2 | 74°F | 46°F | 90°F 1910 | 20°F 1971 | 11% |
| Mar 3 | 74°F | 47°F | 92°F 1910 | 24°F 1966 | 11% |
| Mar 4 | 75°F | 47°F | 99°F 1910 | 25°F 1917 | 11% |
| Mar 5 | 75°F | 47°F | 95°F 1910 | 25°F 1948 | 11% |
| Mar 6 | 75°F | 47°F | 93°F 1910 | 27°F 1948 | 11% |
| Mar 7 | 76°F | 48°F | 96°F 1910 | 25°F 1956 | 11% |
| Mar 8 | 76°F | 48°F | 93°F 1972 | 29°F 1948 | 11% |
| Mar 9 | 76°F | 48°F | 99°F 1972 | 27°F 1964 | 10% |
| Mar 10 | 77°F | 48°F | 95°F 1972 | 30°F 1958 | 10% |
| Mar 11 | 77°F | 48°F | 94°F 1916 | 29°F 1948 | 10% |
| Mar 12 | 77°F | 49°F | 94°F 1916 | 30°F 1954 | 10% |
| Mar 13 | 78°F | 49°F | 96°F 1916 | 26°F 1954 | 10% |
| Mar 14 | 78°F | 49°F | 90°F 1916 | 30°F 1954 | 10% |
| Mar 15 | 78°F | 49°F | 92°F 2007 | 29°F 1956 | 10% |
| Mar 16 | 79°F | 49°F | 97°F 2007 | 25°F 1923 | 9% |
| Mar 17 | 79°F | 50°F | 98°F 2007 | 25°F 1923 | 9% |
| Mar 18 | 79°F | 50°F | 93°F 1939 | 27°F 1951 | 9% |
| Mar 19 | 80°F | 50°F | 92°F 1910 | 26°F 1923 | 9% |
| Mar 20 | 80°F | 50°F | 96°F 2004 | 26°F 1923 | 9% |
| Mar 21 | 80°F | 50°F | 95°F 1910 | 26°F 1955 | 9% |
| Mar 22 | 81°F | 50°F | 93°F 1910 | 27°F 1952 | 9% |
| Mar 23 | 81°F | 50°F | 92°F 1997 | 30°F 1917 | 9% |
| Mar 24 | 81°F | 51°F | 97°F 1956 | 31°F 1952 | 8% |
| Mar 25 | 81°F | 51°F | 93°F 1953 | 24°F 1913 | 8% |
| Mar 26 | 82°F | 51°F | 98°F 1988 | 29°F 1913 | 8% |
| Mar 27 | 82°F | 51°F | 94°F 1953 | 30°F 1931 | 8% |
| Mar 28 | 82°F | 51°F | 94°F 1943 | 30°F 1975 | 8% |
| Mar 29 | 83°F | 51°F | 98°F 1971 | 27°F 1944 | 7% |
| Mar 30 | 83°F | 51°F | 96°F 2004 | 30°F 1985 | 7% |
| Mar 31 | 83°F | 51°F | 93°F 1986 | 26°F 1938 | 7% |
Chance of rain
- Chance of a wet day
Sunrise and sunset
Times for 2026, local time (MST).
- March 1
- sunrise 6:53 AM, sunset 6:23 PM
- March 31
- sunrise 6:14 AM, sunset 6:45 PM
Other months
Sources
Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00023027 (Florence), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00023027, 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 2026-09-25. Sun and moon: computed with the NOAA solar equations and Meeus.