Alice weather in March

In March, Alice sees average daytime highs of 78°F and overnight lows near 59°F, with 2.4 in of rain across 6.7 wet days and about 11.8 hours of daylight. It is the 8th-warmest and 4th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 75°F in the first days to 81°F by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 35% of the time in March, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 24 min at the start of March to 12 h 12 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, March is Alice's 9th-clearest and 3rd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Alice's year-round climate.

Daytime high
78°
8th warmest
Overnight low
59°
5th coldest
Rainfall
2.4 in
6.7 wet days
Daylight
11 h 48 min
6:48 AM – 6:36 PM
Cloud cover
56%
9th clearest
Wind
10 mph
3rd windiest
Solar energy
4.54 kWh/m²
Travel score
7.3
out of 10

Alice is city in and county seat of Jim Wells County, Texas, United States.

Density
596/km²
people per km²
Founded
1888

Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.

Temperature in March

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs climb over the month, from about 75°F in the first days to 81°F by the end.

A typical March day in Alice reaches about 78°F in the afternoon and slips back to 59°F overnight — a 19°F spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 66°F and 88°F. Set against its neighbours, March runs about 5°F warmer than February and about 6°F cooler than April.

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Avg high (°F)Avg low (°F)
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27555
37555
47556
57656
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How March really feels in Alice

Once humidity and wind are folded in, March averages 0 days that feel above 90°F and 0 that feel at or below 32°F — the comfort signal a plain temperature reading hides.

Days feeling ≥ 90°F
0
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ 32°F
0
wind chill below the day's low

March sits comfortably in between — no days that feel dangerously hot or drop to a hard freeze once humidity and wind are folded in.

Alice weather by month

How March compares with the rest of the year at a glance. March is the 8th-warmest and 4th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°F)Rainfall (inches)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan68° / 49°1.56.310.46.9
Feb73° / 53°1.25.8117.3
Mar78° / 59°2.46.711.87.3
Apr84° / 65°1.96.712.65.9
May90° / 71°2.98.613.44.1
Jun94° / 76°2.58.413.73.1
Jul96° / 77°2.07.113.62.5
Aug96° / 77°2.18.1132.2
Sep91° / 73°3.611.812.23.5
Oct85° / 66°2.37.611.35.8
Nov76° / 57°2.06.310.67.5
Dec69° / 50°1.86.510.37.0

Cloud cover in March

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 35% of the time in March.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 13% of March, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 53%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14654
24654
34654
44654
54555
64555
74555
84555
94555
104555
114555
124654
134753
144753
154852
164951
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205050
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314852

Chance of precipitation in March

Any precipitation

Alice gets around 2.4 in of rain over 6.7 wet days in March. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 22% and peaks near 23% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
121
221
322
422
522
622
723
823
923
1023
1123
1223
1323
1423
1522
1622
1722
1821
1921
2021
2121
2220
2320
2420
2520
2620
2721
2821
2921
3022
3122

Humidity in March

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Most of March feels dry — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

By dew point, March lands in the dry band about 40% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 26% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
1531219160
2521219170
3521218180
4521218180
5501318190
6501318190
7491418190
8481418200
9461518200
10451519210
11441519210
12431619221
13421620221
14411620231
15401620231
16391621241
17371621241
18361622251
19351622261
20341622261
21331622271
22331622282
23321522292
24311522292
25311522302
26311521313
27301421313
28301421323
29301421324
30291420324
31291420325

Wind in March

Winds average 10 mph in March.

Across March, daily wind ranges from about 10 mph on the calmest days to 10 mph at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (mph)Feels
110light breeze
210light breeze
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510light breeze
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3110light breeze

Sunrise & sunset in March

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 24 min at the start of March to 12 h 12 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 48 minutes over March. Sunrise moves from 7:04 AM to 6:31 AM, and sunset from 6:27 PM to 6:44 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.47:046:27
211.47:036:28
311.47:026:28
411.57:016:29
511.57:006:29
611.56:596:30
711.56:586:31
811.66:576:31
911.66:566:32
1011.66:556:32
1111.76:546:33
1211.76:536:34
1311.76:516:34
1411.76:506:35
1511.86:496:35
1611.86:486:36
1711.86:476:36
1811.96:466:37
1911.96:456:37
2011.96:446:38
2111.96:426:39
2212.06:416:39
2312.06:406:40
2412.06:396:40
2512.06:386:41
2612.16:376:41
2712.16:356:42
2812.16:346:42
2912.26:336:43
3012.26:326:43
3112.26:316:44

Solar energy in March

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in March, about 4.54 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.79 kWh/m² to a high of 6.6 kWh/m² in July across the year — March's 4.54 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.1Bright
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34.1Bright
44.2Bright
54.2Bright
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84.3Bright
94.3Bright
104.3Bright
114.3Bright
124.4Bright
134.4Bright
144.5Bright
154.5Bright
164.5Bright
174.6Bright
184.6Bright
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204.7Bright
214.7Bright
224.8Bright
234.8Bright
244.8Bright
254.8Bright
264.9Bright
274.9Bright
284.9Bright
295.0Bright
305.0Bright
315.0Bright
Planning a trip in March

Is March a good time to visit Alice?

Our two travel scores rate March for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal).

7.3
Sightseeing
2nd-best month of the year
6.8
Beach & pool
3rd-best month of the year

March is one of the better times to visit Alice for general sightseeing. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for Alice in March

From March's temperature range, rain chance, sun and wind — what's worth putting in the bag.

In March, Alice sees daytime highs around 78°F and nights near 59°F. Worth packing: light clothes and sun protection. About 7 days see rain.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Alice in March

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in March peaks around 7 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Alice peaks around June 17 at about 11 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 20 at about 4 (moderate).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — every month of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecHighVery highExtremeVery highHighModerateJun 17UV 11Dec 20UV 4
UV index (midday)Level
Jan5Moderate
Feb6High
Mar7Very high
Apr11Extreme
May11Extreme
Jun11Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug11Extreme
Sep10Very high
Oct7Very high
Nov6High
Dec4Moderate

Air quality in Alice in March

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

Average fine-particle pollution (PM2.5) through the year — so you can see where March falls, not just the annual average.

Air quality in Alice is worst in July — around 20 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 3.5× the cleanest month (November, 6 µg/m³).

Modeled monthly averages (CAMS reanalysis, 2015–2024).

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodJul 1419 µg/m³Nov 136 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan7Good
Feb8Good
Mar10Good
Apr11Good
May16Moderate
Jun16Moderate
Jul20Moderate
Aug12Moderate
Sep10Good
Oct6Good
Nov6Good
Dec6Good
Location & terrain

Where is Alice?

Alice sits at 27.8°N, 98.1°W, 200 ft above sea level, in United States. The nearest listed city is Kingsville, 21 mi away.

Topography around Alice

How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 2, 10 and 50 miles of Alice.

Within 2 miles, the terrain around Alice has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 59 ft around an average of 207 ft above sea level; within 10 miles, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 240 ft; within 50 miles, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 886 ft.

The land around Alice is covered by trees (36%), grassland (26%) and artificial surfaces (26%) within 2 miles, trees (33%), grassland (32%) and cropland (29%) within 10 miles, and trees (34%) and grassland (31%) within 50 miles.

2 miles
59 ft
10 miles
240 ft
50 miles
886 ft
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwaterwetland
March weather nearby: Kingsville 21 mi · Corpus Christi 41 mi · Portland 47 mi · Laredo 89 mi · Nuevo Laredo 91 mi · Victoria 98 mi · Edinburg 101 mi · Alton 103 mi

United States travel facts

Power plugs
Type A / B
120 V · 60 Hz
Prices
≈ 100% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$90,027
2025
Happiness
6.8 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water
98%
of population, 2024
Homicide rate
5.8
per 100k, 2023
Road deaths
12.7
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
High
World Bank
Religion
Protestant 47%unaffiliated 23%Roman Catholic 21%Jewish 2%

Sources: World Bank, US State Department, World Happiness Report, WHO/UNICEF, EF EPI, CIA World Factbook.

Data sources

Temperature, precipitation, cloud, humidity, wind and solar figures are a 1991–2020 climatology for Alice (27.7523°, -98.0697°, elevation 200 ft), computed from hourly ERA5 reanalysis — contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information. Sun figures are astronomical calculations, not observations. City data © GeoNames, CC BY 4.0. Map outlines from Natural Earth (public domain); interactive map © Google. UV index is derived from CAMS (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service) clear-sky UV data — contains modified Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information. Monthly air-quality (PM2.5) seasonality is from the CAMS EAC4 reanalysis (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service), scaled to the WHO annual mean where available. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).