Ector County climate

Ector County Weather in March

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Penwell, 15.5 km from Ector County

Average highs run from 68°F on March 1 to 78°F on March 31, and lows from 40°F to 47°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 0.55 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 Ector County, in °F, with the record for each date.020406080100151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

March at a glance

Average high
73°F
Average low
44°F
Precipitation
0.55 in
Record high
99°FMar 22, 2026
Record low
17°FMar 3, 2002
Chance of a freeze
76%
Days of 90°F or more
1.0
Daylight
11 h 31 min to 12 h 29 min
Cloud cover
50%
Humidity
46%
Dew point
32°F
Wind
11.6 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°F40°F88°F 200625°F 20099%0%
Mar 269°F40°F85°F 201619°F 20029%0%
Mar 369°F40°F89°F 202617°F 20029%0%
Mar 469°F41°F87°F 200922°F 20079%0%
Mar 570°F41°F90°F 200919°F 20199%0%
Mar 670°F41°F85°F 200624°F 20159%0%
Mar 770°F42°F85°F 200624°F 20089%0%
Mar 871°F42°F82°F 201926°F 20089%0%
Mar 971°F42°F84°F 201730°F 20119%0%
Mar 1071°F42°F85°F 201832°F 20029%0%
Mar 1171°F43°F84°F 201425°F 20229%0%
Mar 1272°F43°F86°F 201122°F 20229%0%
Mar 1372°F43°F88°F 200231°F 20229%0%
Mar 1472°F43°F89°F 202629°F 19999%0%
Mar 1573°F44°F87°F 200734°F 20199%0%
Mar 1673°F44°F90°F 201330°F 20019%0%
Mar 1774°F44°F90°F 201128°F 20009%0%
Mar 1874°F44°F88°F 201132°F 20219%0%
Mar 1974°F45°F91°F 202633°F 20089%0%
Mar 2075°F45°F96°F 202630°F 20109%0%
Mar 2175°F45°F98°F 202627°F 20109%0%
Mar 2275°F45°F99°F 202628°F 20029%0%
Mar 2376°F46°F91°F 201832°F 20069%0%
Mar 2476°F46°F91°F 202626°F 20139%0%
Mar 2576°F46°F93°F 202627°F 20139%0%
Mar 2677°F46°F94°F 202629°F 20029%0%
Mar 2777°F47°F92°F 202230°F 20099%0%
Mar 2877°F47°F92°F 202229°F 20099%0%
Mar 2978°F47°F91°F 202235°F 20039%0%
Mar 3078°F47°F90°F 201031°F 20039%0%
Mar 3178°F47°F92°F 202632°F 20198%0%

Chance of rain

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

March 1
sunrise 7:17 AM, sunset 6:48 PM
March 31
sunrise 7:40 AM, sunset 8:09 PM

Every day of March: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00416932 (Penwell), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USW00003031, 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.