Carlsbad climate

Carlsbad Weather in March

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Water Valley, 11 km from Carlsbad

Average highs run from 68°F on March 1 to 77°F on March 31, and lows from 37°F to 44°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 1.41 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 Carlsbad, in °F, with the record for each date.020406080100120151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

March at a glance

Average high
73°F
Average low
41°F
Precipitation
1.41 in
Record high
101°FMar 22, 2026
Record low
13°FMar 11, 1948
Chance of a freeze
96%
Days of 90°F or more
0.9
Daylight
11 h 32 min to 12 h 30 min
Cloud cover
53%
Humidity
56%
Dew point
39°F
Wind
12.1 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 168°F37°F90°F 202622°F 201512%0%
Mar 268°F37°F95°F 200624°F 201312%0%
Mar 369°F37°F87°F 202316°F 201412%0%
Mar 469°F37°F90°F 202617°F 201412%0%
Mar 569°F38°F88°F 200914°F 201912%0%
Mar 669°F38°F90°F 200921°F 201512%0%
Mar 770°F38°F88°F 202625°F 201112%0%
Mar 870°F39°F86°F 202321°F 200812%0%
Mar 970°F39°F80°F 201123°F 200812%0%
Mar 1071°F39°F88°F 202616°F 194812%0%
Mar 1171°F40°F93°F 202613°F 194813%0%
Mar 1271°F40°F92°F 202313°F 194813%0%
Mar 1371°F40°F91°F 200624°F 202213%0%
Mar 1472°F40°F89°F 202626°F 200613%0%
Mar 1572°F41°F94°F 202630°F 201813%0%
Mar 1672°F41°F87°F 202630°F 202213%0%
Mar 1773°F41°F93°F 201324°F 200513%0%
Mar 1873°F41°F89°F 201128°F 201413%0%
Mar 1973°F42°F92°F 202530°F 202113%0%
Mar 2074°F42°F91°F 202630°F 201613%0%
Mar 2174°F42°F97°F 202628°F 201013%0%
Mar 2274°F42°F101°F 202627°F 201012%0%
Mar 2375°F43°F99°F 202628°F 201012%0%
Mar 2475°F43°F87°F 201623°F 200612%0%
Mar 2575°F43°F93°F 202627°F 200612%0%
Mar 2676°F43°F95°F 201830°F 201312%0%
Mar 2776°F44°F94°F 202229°F 201312%0%
Mar 2876°F44°F95°F 202231°F 202412%0%
Mar 2977°F44°F96°F 202227°F 200912%0%
Mar 3077°F44°F92°F 201524°F 200312%0%
Mar 3177°F44°F93°F 201226°F 200312%0%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Carlsbad, 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 (CDT).

March 1
sunrise 7:09 AM, sunset 6:41 PM
March 31
sunrise 7:32 AM, sunset 8:02 PM

Every day of March: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00419499 (Water Valley), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00417944, 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.