Las Cruces climate

Las Cruces Weather in March

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for State Univ, 3.7 km from Las Cruces

Average highs run from 67°F on March 1 to 75°F on March 31, and lows from 36°F to 42°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 0.26 in over about 2 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 Las Cruces, in °F, with the record for each date.020406080100151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

March at a glance

Average high
71°F
Average low
39°F
Precipitation
0.26 in
Record high
96°FMar 22, 2026
Record low
11°FMar 4, 1965
Chance of a freeze
77%
Daylight
11 h 31 min to 12 h 30 min
Cloud cover
43%
Humidity
38%
Dew point
25°F
Wind
10.3 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 167°F36°F84°F 202619°F 19718%0%
Mar 267°F37°F88°F 202622°F 19618%0%
Mar 368°F37°F86°F 202613°F 19718%0%
Mar 468°F37°F83°F 200911°F 19658%0%
Mar 568°F37°F83°F 200916°F 19658%0%
Mar 669°F37°F83°F 197218°F 19778%0%
Mar 769°F38°F84°F 196022°F 19677%0%
Mar 869°F38°F82°F 196024°F 19777%0%
Mar 969°F38°F81°F 196015°F 19647%0%
Mar 1070°F38°F84°F 198926°F 19647%0%
Mar 1170°F38°F87°F 198926°F 19747%0%
Mar 1270°F38°F89°F 198922°F 19697%0%
Mar 1371°F39°F90°F 198923°F 19697%0%
Mar 1471°F39°F84°F 198923°F 19886%0%
Mar 1571°F39°F85°F 200718°F 19626%0%
Mar 1671°F39°F85°F 200720°F 19626%0%
Mar 1772°F39°F85°F 196725°F 19696%0%
Mar 1872°F40°F85°F 200724°F 19606%0%
Mar 1972°F40°F89°F 202626°F 19636%0%
Mar 2073°F40°F92°F 202625°F 19656%0%
Mar 2173°F40°F94°F 202627°F 19646%0%
Mar 2273°F40°F96°F 202623°F 19686%0%
Mar 2373°F41°F96°F 202628°F 19706%0%
Mar 2474°F41°F85°F 197127°F 19755%0%
Mar 2574°F41°F92°F 202629°F 19695%0%
Mar 2674°F41°F96°F 202626°F 19645%0%
Mar 2774°F41°F93°F 202628°F 19835%0%
Mar 2875°F42°F87°F 196726°F 19945%0%
Mar 2975°F42°F87°F 201525°F 19725%0%
Mar 3075°F42°F87°F 200020°F 19875%0%
Mar 3175°F42°F88°F 202626°F 19765%0%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Las Cruces, in percent, and of at least 0.1 inch of snowfall.02468101102030
  • Chance of a wet day
  • Chance of snowfall

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (MDT).

March 1
sunrise 6:34 AM, sunset 6:05 PM
March 31
sunrise 6:56 AM, sunset 7:26 PM

Every day of March: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00298535 (State Univ), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00298535, 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.