Austin Weather in March

While March serves up pleasantly warm weather at Austin, Texas, spring also brings some breezy days.

This page gives detailed information on the typical March temperature, precipitation, sun, humidity, wind and storms for Austin. The numbers here are historical averages based on climate data gathered at Camp Mabry, located at few miles from downtown Austin.

Temperature

73 °F	March average high	23 °C
52 °F	March average low	11 °C

22 days	70 °F max. or more (21 °C)
13 days	50 °F min. or less (10 °C)

The temperature rises nearly every day in March to over 60 degrees Fahrenheit (16 degrees Celsius) in Austin. The city averages 9 days this month when the thermometer reaches into the 80s °F (over 27 °C). Occasionally the temperature climbs as high as 90 °F (32 °C) this time of year.

The thermometer dips to 40 °F (4 °C) or below on an average of 4 nights. But not every March has a night of frost.

Rain

2.9 in	total precipitation	73 mm
9 days	of rain

Half the time, Austin receives 1.3 to 4.1 inches (32 to 103 mm) of rainfall in March. One in four years has drier weather, while another one in four is wetter. None of the precipitation normally falls as snow.

Sun

55 %	sunshine
9 days	clear skies

The sun's rays reach the ground in Austin during 55 percent of daylight hours on average in March, for a total of 205 hours in the month. Typically on 9 days this month the sky is mainly clear, with at most 30 percent cloud cover.

Sunlight in March at Austin lasts for 12 hours a day on average. The shortest day of the month is the 1st with 11 hours and 33 minutes of daylight. By the end of the month, the days have lengthened to 12:28 from sunrise to sunset. These durations can vary by a minute or two from year to year.

Humidity

64 %	March average humidity

The relative humidity in Austin during March usually peaks at 80 percent in the morning then drops to 48 percent by mid afternoon.

Local Time	12 am	3 am	6 am	9 am	12 pm	3 pm	6 pm	9 pm
Humidity %	71	77	80	71	56	48	49	63

Wind

9.7 mph

March wind speed average

15.6 kph

March is Austin's windiest time of year.

Storms

2 days	rainfall of 0.5 inches (13 mm) or more
3 days	with thunderstorms in March