Tucson climate

Tucson Weather in March

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Tucson WFO, 2.7 km from Tucson

Average highs run from 71°F on March 1 to 80°F on March 31, and lows from 47°F to 53°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 0.56 in over about 4 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 Tucson, in °F, with the record for each date.020406080100120151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

March at a glance

Average high
76°F
Average low
50°F
Precipitation
0.56 in
Record high
102°FMar 21, 2026
Record low
20°FMar 4, 1965
Chance of a freeze
2%
Days of 90°F or more
0.6
Daylight
11 h 30 min to 12 h 30 min
Cloud cover
37%
Humidity
39%
Dew point
29°F
Wind
8.5 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 171°F47°F89°F 202630°F 197114%0%
Mar 272°F47°F91°F 200924°F 197114%0%
Mar 372°F47°F89°F 200922°F 196514%0%
Mar 472°F48°F89°F 201620°F 196514%0%
Mar 573°F48°F87°F 197228°F 194814%0%
Mar 673°F48°F88°F 197228°F 195914%0%
Mar 773°F48°F88°F 198927°F 195614%0%
Mar 873°F48°F90°F 198933°F 195613%0%
Mar 974°F49°F93°F 198929°F 196413%0%
Mar 1074°F49°F97°F 198932°F 197413%0%
Mar 1174°F49°F92°F 198934°F 194813%0%
Mar 1275°F49°F93°F 198930°F 196913%0%
Mar 1375°F49°F91°F 201726°F 195613%0%
Mar 1475°F50°F92°F 201327°F 196212%0%
Mar 1576°F50°F94°F 201327°F 196912%0%
Mar 1676°F50°F95°F 200729°F 195612%0%
Mar 1776°F50°F94°F 200730°F 196012%0%
Mar 1876°F51°F95°F 202634°F 196012%0%
Mar 1977°F51°F101°F 202630°F 195112%0%
Mar 2077°F51°F101°F 202633°F 201212%0%
Mar 2177°F51°F102°F 202632°F 194811%0%
Mar 2278°F51°F100°F 202626°F 195511%0%
Mar 2378°F51°F96°F 202632°F 195211%0%
Mar 2478°F52°F96°F 202632°F 196211%0%
Mar 2578°F52°F96°F 202534°F 196911%0%
Mar 2679°F52°F99°F 198832°F 199511%0%
Mar 2779°F52°F98°F 202634°F 197510%0%
Mar 2879°F52°F93°F 201535°F 198710%0%
Mar 2979°F53°F92°F 201531°F 197510%0%
Mar 3080°F53°F93°F 201533°F 194910%0%
Mar 3180°F53°F91°F 196935°F 197210%0%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Tucson, 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 6:51 AM, sunset 6:21 PM
March 31
sunrise 6:13 AM, sunset 6:43 PM

Every day of March: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00028815 (Tucson WFO), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USW00023160, 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.