Scottsdale climate

Scottsdale Weather in March

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Tempe Asu, 9.5 km from Scottsdale

Average highs run from 77°F on March 1 to 84°F on March 31, and lows from 43°F to 48°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 0.96 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 Scottsdale, in °F, with the record for each date.20406080100120151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

March at a glance

Average high
80°F
Average low
46°F
Precipitation
0.96 in
Record high
104°FMar 20, 2026
Record low
33°FMar 3, 2002
Chance of a freeze
20%
Days of 90°F or more
2.5
Daylight
11 h 28 min to 12 h 31 min
Cloud cover
38%
Humidity
40%
Dew point
33°F
Wind
6.7 mph

Every day of the month

A wet day has at least 0.01 inch of precipitation.

DateNormal highNormal lowRecord highRecord lowChance wet
Mar 177°F43°F90°F 202637°F 200714%
Mar 277°F44°F90°F 202639°F 200714%
Mar 377°F44°F86°F 201633°F 200214%
Mar 477°F44°F85°F 201637°F 200213%
Mar 578°F44°F84°F 202039°F 200213%
Mar 678°F44°F84°F 202042°F 200213%
Mar 778°F45°F86°F 200440°F 202213%
Mar 878°F45°F88°F 200439°F 201213%
Mar 979°F45°F90°F 200440°F 202212%
Mar 1079°F45°F89°F 200441°F 201012%
Mar 1179°F45°F88°F 200740°F 200612%
Mar 1280°F46°F90°F 202640°F 200612%
Mar 1380°F46°F90°F 201738°F 200611%
Mar 1480°F46°F92°F 201739°F 200611%
Mar 1580°F46°F91°F 200740°F 200211%
Mar 1681°F46°F97°F 200742°F 200211%
Mar 1781°F46°F96°F 200741°F 202110%
Mar 1881°F46°F100°F 202642°F 200810%
Mar 1981°F47°F103°F 202643°F 200210%
Mar 2082°F47°F104°F 202638°F 201210%
Mar 2182°F47°F103°F 202644°F 201210%
Mar 2282°F47°F99°F 202638°F 20069%
Mar 2382°F47°F98°F 202643°F 20239%
Mar 2483°F47°F96°F 202645°F 20099%
Mar 2583°F47°F96°F 202544°F 20239%
Mar 2683°F47°F97°F 202643°F 20239%
Mar 2783°F47°F99°F 202645°F 20058%
Mar 2883°F48°F93°F 202644°F 20098%
Mar 2984°F48°F95°F 202647°F 20078%
Mar 3084°F48°F94°F 200448°F 20038%
Mar 3184°F48°F92°F 200445°F 20238%

Chance of rain

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

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (MST).

March 1
sunrise 6:56 AM, sunset 6:24 PM
March 31
sunrise 6:16 AM, sunset 6:47 PM

Every day of March: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00028499 (Tempe Asu), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USW00003192, 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.