Central climate

Central Weather in March

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Safford Ag Ctr, 12 km from Central

Average highs run from 70°F on March 1 to 79°F on March 31, and lows from 37°F to 42°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 0.45 in over about 3 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 Central, in °F, with the record for each date.020406080100120151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

March at a glance

Average high
74°F
Average low
39°F
Precipitation
0.45 in
Record high
100°FMar 20, 2026
Record low
17°FMar 3, 2002
Chance of a freeze
92%
Daylight
11 h 29 min to 12 h 31 min
Cloud cover
43%
Humidity
45%
Dew point
28°F
Wind
7.8 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 170°F37°F87°F 202626°F 201313%0%
Mar 270°F37°F86°F 202626°F 200713%0%
Mar 370°F37°F86°F 200917°F 200213%0%
Mar 471°F37°F84°F 201626°F 200813%0%
Mar 571°F37°F84°F 201631°F 200213%0%
Mar 671°F38°F83°F 200629°F 200213%0%
Mar 772°F38°F80°F 202025°F 202212%0%
Mar 872°F38°F83°F 202128°F 199812%0%
Mar 972°F38°F85°F 201724°F 202212%0%
Mar 1072°F38°F87°F 201731°F 199812%0%
Mar 1173°F39°F86°F 201730°F 201312%0%
Mar 1273°F39°F84°F 201729°F 200111%0%
Mar 1373°F39°F86°F 201727°F 200611%0%
Mar 1474°F39°F89°F 201730°F 200611%0%
Mar 1574°F39°F91°F 201333°F 202111%0%
Mar 1674°F39°F87°F 200729°F 200211%0%
Mar 1775°F40°F88°F 200727°F 202111%0%
Mar 1875°F40°F91°F 201733°F 200110%0%
Mar 1975°F40°F96°F 202631°F 201210%0%
Mar 2076°F40°F100°F 202626°F 201210%0%
Mar 2176°F40°F100°F 202632°F 201210%0%
Mar 2276°F40°F97°F 202635°F 200510%0%
Mar 2377°F41°F94°F 202631°F 20119%0%
Mar 2477°F41°F94°F 202632°F 20229%0%
Mar 2577°F41°F95°F 202633°F 20239%0%
Mar 2677°F41°F94°F 202634°F 20239%0%
Mar 2778°F41°F91°F 202629°F 20239%0%
Mar 2878°F41°F91°F 201530°F 20209%0%
Mar 2978°F42°F90°F 202632°F 20078%0%
Mar 3079°F42°F89°F 202634°F 19988%0%
Mar 3179°F42°F89°F 201130°F 19988%0%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Central, in percent, and of at least 0.1 inch of snowfall.0510151102030
  • Chance of a wet day
  • Chance of snowfall

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (MST).

March 1
sunrise 6:47 AM, sunset 6:16 PM
March 31
sunrise 6:08 AM, sunset 6:39 PM

Every day of March: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00027390 (Safford Ag Ctr), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USW00093084, 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.