Fort Gates climate

Fort Gates Weather in March

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Gatesville, 1.7 km from Fort Gates

Average highs run from 67°F on March 1 to 75°F on March 31, and lows from 43°F to 51°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 3.22 in over about 6 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 Fort Gates, 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
47°F
Precipitation
3.22 in
Record high
98°FMar 16, 1936
Record low
13°FMar 2, 1980
Chance of a freeze
82%
Daylight
11 h 31 min to 12 h 29 min
Cloud cover
59%
Humidity
71%
Dew point
47°F
Wind
11.2 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°F43°F93°F 190418°F 196218%0%
Mar 267°F43°F95°F 190413°F 198018%0%
Mar 368°F43°F90°F 200616°F 194318%0%
Mar 468°F44°F90°F 193814°F 200218%0%
Mar 568°F44°F96°F 199118°F 201918%0%
Mar 668°F44°F92°F 199119°F 201518%0%
Mar 769°F45°F92°F 195118°F 194318%0%
Mar 869°F45°F92°F 191117°F 196718%0%
Mar 969°F45°F94°F 191116°F 199618%0%
Mar 1070°F45°F95°F 195416°F 199618%0%
Mar 1170°F46°F94°F 195514°F 194818%0%
Mar 1270°F46°F92°F 190415°F 194818%0%
Mar 1370°F46°F97°F 190423°F 195118%0%
Mar 1471°F47°F92°F 197121°F 199318%0%
Mar 1571°F47°F94°F 193624°F 195418%0%
Mar 1671°F47°F98°F 193624°F 191318%0%
Mar 1772°F48°F90°F 195125°F 191318%0%
Mar 1872°F48°F90°F 190725°F 198018%0%
Mar 1972°F48°F95°F 191626°F 198818%0%
Mar 2072°F48°F91°F 190727°F 191418%0%
Mar 2173°F49°F89°F 191622°F 199617%0%
Mar 2273°F49°F92°F 199526°F 191417%0%
Mar 2373°F49°F92°F 199529°F 195217%0%
Mar 2474°F49°F93°F 195030°F 195217%0%
Mar 2574°F50°F90°F 193527°F 200617%0%
Mar 2674°F50°F91°F 201124°F 195517%0%
Mar 2774°F50°F95°F 195623°F 191317%0%
Mar 2875°F50°F91°F 196725°F 195517%0%
Mar 2975°F50°F96°F 197128°F 198717%0%
Mar 3075°F51°F98°F 194625°F 200317%0%
Mar 3175°F51°F96°F 194627°F 198717%0%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Fort Gates, in percent, and of at least 0.1 inch of snowfall.051015201102030
  • Chance of a wet day
  • Chance of snowfall

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (CDT).

March 1
sunrise 6:58 AM, sunset 6:29 PM
March 31
sunrise 7:21 AM, sunset 7:50 PM

Every day of March: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00413485 (Gatesville), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00413485, 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.