Hays County climate

Hays County Weather in March

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Dripping Springs 6 E, 18.4 km from Hays County

Average highs run from 68°F on March 1 to 76°F on March 31, and lows from 46°F to 53°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 2.86 in over about 9 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 Hays County, in °F, with the record for each date.020406080100120151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

March at a glance

Average high
72°F
Average low
49°F
Precipitation
2.86 in
Record high
100°FMar 30, 1925
Record low
17°FMar 2, 1980
Chance of a freeze
79%
Daylight
11 h 33 min to 12 h 28 min
Cloud cover
61%
Humidity
71%
Dew point
49°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.

DateNormal highNormal lowRecord highRecord lowChance wetChance of snow
Mar 168°F46°F88°F 194020°F 192228%
Mar 268°F46°F89°F 190917°F 198028%
Mar 368°F46°F90°F 193819°F 194328%
Mar 468°F47°F90°F 193819°F 194328%
Mar 569°F47°F92°F 199119°F 191727%
Mar 669°F47°F97°F 199120°F 191727%
Mar 769°F47°F90°F 195124°F 194327%
Mar 870°F48°F95°F 191826°F 197127%
Mar 970°F48°F91°F 191825°F 193227%
Mar 1070°F48°F92°F 192525°F 193227%
Mar 1170°F48°F93°F 195420°F 194827%
Mar 1271°F48°F93°F 195520°F 194827%
Mar 1371°F49°F94°F 196720°F 194827%
Mar 1471°F49°F96°F 202525°F 199327%
Mar 1572°F49°F97°F 202629°F 198827%
Mar 1672°F49°F90°F 194229°F 196227%
Mar 1772°F50°F89°F 191626°F 191327%
Mar 1872°F50°F90°F 193530°F 191327%
Mar 1973°F50°F94°F 201325°F 192326%
Mar 2073°F50°F89°F 191619°F 192326%
Mar 2173°F50°F96°F 191721°F 192326%
Mar 2274°F51°F92°F 193629°F 196426%
Mar 2374°F51°F96°F 192927°F 196826%0%
Mar 2474°F51°F97°F 192926°F 195226%0%
Mar 2574°F51°F91°F 193532°F 197425%0%
Mar 2675°F52°F97°F 191728°F 195525%0%
Mar 2775°F52°F96°F 195028°F 195525%0%
Mar 2875°F52°F94°F 196725°F 195525%0%
Mar 2976°F52°F99°F 197128°F 195525%0%
Mar 3076°F52°F100°F 192532°F 193025%0%
Mar 3176°F53°F94°F 192927°F 193725%0%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Hays County, in percent, and of at least 0.1 inch of snowfall.01020301102030
  • Chance of a wet day
  • Chance of snowfall

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (CDT).

March 1
sunrise 6:58 AM, sunset 6:31 PM
March 31
sunrise 7:22 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 USC00412585 (Dripping Springs 6 E), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00417983, 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.