Artesia Weather in March
Average highs run from 66°F on March 1 to 75°F on March 31, and lows from 31°F to 38°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 0.44 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
- 71°F
- Average low
- 35°F
- Precipitation
- 0.44 in
- Snowfall
- 0.1 in
- Record high
- 100°FMar 27, 2026
- Record low
- -6°FMar 13, 1932
- Chance of a freeze
- 100%
- Days of 90°F or more
- 0.5
- Daylight
- 11 h 30 min to 12 h 30 min
- Cloud cover
- 45%
- Humidity
- 38%
- Dew point
- 26°F
- Wind
- 10.7 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.
| Date | Normal high | Normal low | Record high | Record low | Chance wet | Chance of snow |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 1 | 66°F | 31°F | 86°F 2006 | 5°F 1922 | 10% | 1% |
| Mar 2 | 66°F | 31°F | 87°F 2026 | 3°F 1922 | 10% | 1% |
| Mar 3 | 66°F | 31°F | 87°F 2016 | 9°F 1971 | 10% | 1% |
| Mar 4 | 67°F | 32°F | 89°F 1916 | 8°F 2002 | 10% | 1% |
| Mar 5 | 67°F | 32°F | 89°F 1916 | 11°F 1948 | 10% | 1% |
| Mar 6 | 67°F | 32°F | 88°F 1910 | 9°F 1939 | 10% | 1% |
| Mar 7 | 68°F | 32°F | 89°F 1918 | 10°F 1996 | 10% | 1% |
| Mar 8 | 68°F | 33°F | 86°F 1918 | 15°F 1920 | 10% | 0% |
| Mar 9 | 68°F | 33°F | 90°F 1911 | 13°F 1996 | 10% | 0% |
| Mar 10 | 69°F | 33°F | 88°F 1911 | 10°F 1948 | 10% | 0% |
| Mar 11 | 69°F | 33°F | 86°F 1960 | 14°F 1948 | 10% | 0% |
| Mar 12 | 69°F | 34°F | 92°F 1989 | 13°F 2022 | 10% | 0% |
| Mar 13 | 70°F | 34°F | 95°F 1916 | -6°F 1932 | 10% | 0% |
| Mar 14 | 70°F | 34°F | 90°F 1989 | 11°F 1988 | 10% | 0% |
| Mar 15 | 70°F | 34°F | 88°F 1989 | 16°F 1988 | 10% | 0% |
| Mar 16 | 71°F | 35°F | 91°F 1925 | 18°F 1923 | 10% | 0% |
| Mar 17 | 71°F | 35°F | 92°F 1916 | 18°F 1918 | 10% | 0% |
| Mar 18 | 71°F | 35°F | 90°F 1916 | 15°F 1980 | 10% | 0% |
| Mar 19 | 72°F | 35°F | 91°F 1907 | 14°F 1923 | 10% | 0% |
| Mar 20 | 72°F | 36°F | 94°F 2026 | 14°F 1923 | 10% | 0% |
| Mar 21 | 72°F | 36°F | 97°F 2026 | 17°F 1927 | 10% | 0% |
| Mar 22 | 73°F | 36°F | 98°F 2026 | 16°F 1914 | 10% | 0% |
| Mar 23 | 73°F | 36°F | 98°F 2026 | 18°F 1952 | 10% | 0% |
| Mar 24 | 73°F | 36°F | 91°F 2017 | 20°F 1917 | 10% | 0% |
| Mar 25 | 73°F | 37°F | 93°F 2026 | 23°F 1969 | 10% | 0% |
| Mar 26 | 74°F | 37°F | 97°F 2026 | 22°F 1955 | 10% | 0% |
| Mar 27 | 74°F | 37°F | 100°F 2026 | 19°F 1931 | 10% | 0% |
| Mar 28 | 74°F | 37°F | 93°F 1971 | 13°F 1944 | 10% | 0% |
| Mar 29 | 75°F | 37°F | 92°F 1917 | 20°F 1987 | 10% | 0% |
| Mar 30 | 75°F | 38°F | 90°F 1913 | 12°F 1987 | 10% | 0% |
| Mar 31 | 75°F | 38°F | 95°F 1946 | 18°F 1987 | 9% | 0% |
Chance of rain
- Chance of a wet day
- Chance of snowfall
Sunrise and sunset
Times for 2026, local time (MDT).
- March 1
- sunrise 6:25 AM, sunset 5:55 PM
- March 31
- sunrise 6:47 AM, sunset 7:17 PM
Other months
Sources
Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00290600 (Artesia 6S), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00290600, 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.