Big Spring weather in March

In March, Big Spring sees average daytime highs of 70°F and overnight lows near 45°F, with 1.5 in of precipitation across 4.6 wet days and about 11.8 hours of daylight. It is the 8th-warmest and 6th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 66°F in the first days to 74°F by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 52% of the time in March, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 18 min at the start of March to 12 h 18 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, March is Big Spring's 11th-clearest and 3rd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Big Spring's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 70°; 8th warmest
Overnight low: 45°; 5th coldest
Precipitation: 1.5 in; 4.6 wet days
Daylight: 11 h 48 min; 7:03 AM – 6:48 PM
Cloud cover: 43%; 11th clearest
Wind: 11 mph; 3rd windiest
Solar energy: 5.46 kWh/m²
Travel score: 7.6; out of 10

Big Spring is city in Howard County, Texas, United States.

Density: 581/km²; people per km²
Founded: 1882

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

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Temperature in March

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs climb over the month, from about 66°F in the first days to 74°F by the end.

A typical March day in Big Spring reaches about 70°F in the afternoon and slips back to 45°F overnight — a 25°F spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 56°F and 83°F. Set against its neighbours, March runs about 8°F warmer than February and about 8°F cooler than April.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Avg high (°F)	66	66	66	67	67	67	67	68	68	68	69	69	69	70	70	70	71	71	71	71	72	72	72	73	73	73	73	74	74	74	74
Avg low (°F)	40	41	41	41	42	42	42	42	43	43	44	44	44	45	45	45	46	46	46	46	47	47	47	47	48	48	48	48	48	49	49

	Avg high (°F)	Avg low (°F)
1	66	40
2	66	41
3	66	41
4	67	41
5	67	42
6	67	42
7	67	42
8	68	42
9	68	43
10	68	43
11	69	44
12	69	44
13	69	44
14	70	45
15	70	45
16	70	45
17	71	46
18	71	46
19	71	46
20	71	46
21	72	47
22	72	47
23	72	47
24	73	47
25	73	48
26	73	48
27	73	48
28	74	48
29	74	48
30	74	49
31	74	49

How March really feels in Big Spring

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

heat index over the day's high

Days feeling ≤ 32°F

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.

Big Spring weather by month

How March compares with the rest of the year at a glance. March is the 8th-warmest and 6th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

Month	High / Low (°F)	Rainfall (inches)	Wet days	Snow days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	57° / 34°	0.8	3.3	0.8	10.1	5.1
Feb	62° / 37°	1.1	4	0.5	10.8	6.3
Mar	70° / 45°	1.5	4.6	0.2	11.8	7.6
Apr	78° / 53°	1.5	4.8	0.1	12.8	7.9
May	86° / 62°	2.9	8.8	0	13.6	5.4
Jun	92° / 69°	1.7	7.8	0	14.1	3.6
Jul	94° / 72°	1.5	5.4	0	13.9	3.2
Aug	92° / 71°	1.9	6.2	0	13.2	3.7
Sep	86° / 64°	1.9	6.8	0	12.2	5.7
Oct	77° / 54°	1.7	5.1	0.1	11.2	8.0
Nov	66° / 43°	1.1	3.5	0.4	10.3	7.3
Dec	58° / 35°	1.1	3.8	0.8	9.9	5.2

Cloud cover in March

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 52% of the time in March.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 12% of March, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 35%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Clearer (%)	63	63	63	63	63	63	62	62	62	62	62	62	62	62	62	63	64	64	65	66	66	67	67	68	68	69	70	69	69	70	70
Cloudier (%)	37	37	37	37	37	37	38	38	38	38	38	38	38	38	38	37	36	36	35	34	34	33	33	32	32	31	30	31	31	30	30

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	63	37
2	63	37
3	63	37
4	63	37
5	63	37
6	63	37
7	62	38
8	62	38
9	62	38
10	62	38
11	62	38
12	62	38
13	62	38
14	62	38
15	62	38
16	63	37
17	64	36
18	64	36
19	65	35
20	66	34
21	66	34
22	67	33
23	67	33
24	68	32
25	68	32
26	69	31
27	70	30
28	69	31
29	69	31
30	70	30
31	70	30

Chance of precipitation in March

Any precipitation

Big Spring gets around 1.5 in of rain and snow over 4.6 wet days in March. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable precipitation averages around 15% and peaks near 16% on the wettest days, and about 0 day brings snow.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Rain chance (%)	15	15	14	14	14	15	15	15	15	15	15	16	16	16	16	16	16	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	14	14	14	14	14

	Rain chance (%)
1	15
2	15
3	14
4	14
5	14
6	15
7	15
8	15
9	15
10	15
11	15
12	16
13	16
14	16
15	16
16	16
17	16
18	15
19	15
20	15
21	15
22	15
23	15
24	15
25	15
26	15
27	14
28	14
29	14
30	14
31	14

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 96% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Dry (%)	100	99	99	99	99	99	99	98	98	98	97	97	97	96	96	96	95	95	95	94	94	94	94	94	94	94	94	94	94	94	94
Comfortable (%)	0	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	2	3	3	3	4	4	4	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5
Humid (%)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)
1	100	0	0
2	99	1	0
3	99	1	0
4	99	1	0
5	99	1	0
6	99	1	0
7	99	1	0
8	98	2	0
9	98	2	0
10	98	2	0
11	97	3	0
12	97	3	0
13	97	3	0
14	96	4	0
15	96	4	0
16	96	4	0
17	95	5	0
18	95	5	0
19	95	5	0
20	94	5	1
21	94	5	1
22	94	5	1
23	94	5	1
24	94	5	1
25	94	5	1
26	94	5	1
27	94	5	1
28	94	5	1
29	94	5	1
30	94	5	1
31	94	5	1

Wind in March

Winds average 11 mph in March.

Across March, daily wind ranges from about 11 mph on the calmest days to 12 mph at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Wind speed (mph)	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	12
Feels	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze

	Wind speed (mph)	Feels
1	11	light breeze
2	11	light breeze
3	11	light breeze
4	11	light breeze
5	11	light breeze
6	11	light breeze
7	11	light breeze
8	11	light breeze
9	11	light breeze
10	11	light breeze
11	11	light breeze
12	11	light breeze
13	11	light breeze
14	11	light breeze
15	11	light breeze
16	11	light breeze
17	11	light breeze
18	11	light breeze
19	11	light breeze
20	11	light breeze
21	11	light breeze
22	11	light breeze
23	11	light breeze
24	11	light breeze
25	11	light breeze
26	11	light breeze
27	11	light breeze
28	11	light breeze
29	11	light breeze
30	11	light breeze
31	12	light breeze

Sunrise & sunset in March

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 18 min at the start of March to 12 h 18 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 60 minutes over March. Sunrise moves from 7:21 AM to 6:43 AM, and sunset from 6:37 PM to 6:59 PM.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Daylight (h)	11.3	11.3	11.3	11.4	11.4	11.4	11.5	11.5	11.5	11.6	11.6	11.6	11.7	11.7	11.7	11.8	11.8	11.8	11.9	11.9	11.9	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.3
Sunrise (AM)	7:21	7:20	7:19	7:18	7:17	7:16	7:14	7:13	7:12	7:11	7:09	7:08	7:07	7:06	7:04	7:03	7:02	7:00	6:59	6:58	6:56	6:55	6:54	6:52	6:51	6:50	6:48	6:47	6:46	6:44	6:43
Sunset (PM)	6:37	6:38	6:38	6:39	6:40	6:41	6:42	6:42	6:43	6:44	6:45	6:45	6:46	6:47	6:47	6:48	6:49	6:50	6:50	6:51	6:52	6:52	6:53	6:54	6:55	6:55	6:56	6:57	6:57	6:58	6:59

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	11.3	7:21	6:37
2	11.3	7:20	6:38
3	11.3	7:19	6:38
4	11.4	7:18	6:39
5	11.4	7:17	6:40
6	11.4	7:16	6:41
7	11.5	7:14	6:42
8	11.5	7:13	6:42
9	11.5	7:12	6:43
10	11.6	7:11	6:44
11	11.6	7:09	6:45
12	11.6	7:08	6:45
13	11.7	7:07	6:46
14	11.7	7:06	6:47
15	11.7	7:04	6:47
16	11.8	7:03	6:48
17	11.8	7:02	6:49
18	11.8	7:00	6:50
19	11.9	6:59	6:50
20	11.9	6:58	6:51
21	11.9	6:56	6:52
22	12.0	6:55	6:52
23	12.0	6:54	6:53
24	12.0	6:52	6:54
25	12.1	6:51	6:55
26	12.1	6:50	6:55
27	12.1	6:48	6:56
28	12.2	6:47	6:57
29	12.2	6:46	6:57
30	12.2	6:44	6:58
31	12.3	6:43	6:59

Solar energy in March

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in March, about 5.46 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.11 kWh/m² to a high of 7.23 kWh/m² in June across the year — March's 5.46 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Solar energy (kWh/m²)	4.8	4.9	4.9	5.0	5.0	5.0	5.1	5.1	5.2	5.2	5.2	5.3	5.3	5.3	5.4	5.4	5.5	5.5	5.6	5.6	5.7	5.7	5.7	5.8	5.8	5.9	5.9	6.0	6.0	6.0	6.1
Level	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Intense	Intense	Intense

	Solar energy (kWh/m²)	Level
1	4.8	Bright
2	4.9	Bright
3	4.9	Bright
4	5.0	Bright
5	5.0	Bright
6	5.0	Bright
7	5.1	Bright
8	5.1	Bright
9	5.2	Bright
10	5.2	Bright
11	5.2	Bright
12	5.3	Bright
13	5.3	Bright
14	5.3	Bright
15	5.4	Bright
16	5.4	Bright
17	5.5	Bright
18	5.5	Bright
19	5.6	Bright
20	5.6	Bright
21	5.7	Bright
22	5.7	Bright
23	5.7	Bright
24	5.8	Bright
25	5.8	Bright
26	5.9	Bright
27	5.9	Bright
28	6.0	Bright
29	6.0	Intense
30	6.0	Intense
31	6.1	Intense

Planning a trip in March

Is March a good time to visit Big Spring?

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

7.6

Sightseeing

3rd-best month of the year

4.8

Beach & pool

8th-best month of the year

March is one of the better times to visit Big Spring for general sightseeing.

What to pack for Big Spring in March

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

In March, Big Spring sees daytime highs around 70°F and nights near 45°F. Worth packing: a warm layer and sun protection. About 5 days see rain.

a warm layersun protection

UV index in Big Spring in March

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in March peaks around 6 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Big Spring peaks around July 12 at about 11 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 19 at about 3 (moderate).

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

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
UV index (midday)	4	5	6	10	10	11	11	11	9	6	5	3
Level	Moderate	High	High	Very high	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Very high	High	Moderate	Moderate

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	4	Moderate
Feb	5	High
Mar	6	High
Apr	10	Very high
May	10	Extreme
Jun	11	Extreme
Jul	11	Extreme
Aug	11	Extreme
Sep	9	Very high
Oct	6	High
Nov	5	Moderate
Dec	3	Moderate

Location & terrain

Where is Big Spring?

Big Spring sits at 32.3°N, 101.5°W, 2,441 ft above sea level, in United States. The nearest listed city is Midland, 39 mi away.

Topography around Big Spring

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

Within 2 miles, the terrain around Big Spring has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 417 ft around an average of 2,497 ft above sea level; within 10 miles, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 571 ft; within 50 miles, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,247 ft.

The land around Big Spring is covered by artificial surfaces (38%), grassland (29%) and trees (20%) within 2 miles, grassland (51%) and cropland (28%) within 10 miles, and grassland (66%) and cropland (24%) within 50 miles.

2 miles

417 ft

artificial surfaces 38%

10 miles

571 ft

grassland 51%

50 miles

1,247 ft

grassland 66%

treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater

← February Big Spring year-round climate April →Best places to visit in March

March weather nearby: Midland 39 mi · Odessa 59 mi · West Odessa 66 mi · San Angelo 82 mi · Lubbock 94 mi · Hobbs 101 mi · Abilene 103 mi · Plainview 134 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

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 Big Spring (32.2504°, -101.4787°, elevation 2,441 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. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).

	Avg high (°F)	Avg low (°F)
1	66	40
2	66	41
3	66	41
4	67	41
5	67	42
6	67	42
7	67	42
8	68	42
9	68	43
10	68	43
11	69	44
12	69	44
13	69	44
14	70	45
15	70	45
16	70	45
17	71	46
18	71	46
19	71	46
20	71	46
21	72	47
22	72	47
23	72	47
24	73	47
25	73	48
26	73	48
27	73	48
28	74	48
29	74	48
30	74	49
31	74	49

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	63	37
2	63	37
3	63	37
4	63	37
5	63	37
6	63	37
7	62	38
8	62	38
9	62	38
10	62	38
11	62	38
12	62	38
13	62	38
14	62	38
15	62	38
16	63	37
17	64	36
18	64	36
19	65	35
20	66	34
21	66	34
22	67	33
23	67	33
24	68	32
25	68	32
26	69	31
27	70	30
28	69	31
29	69	31
30	70	30
31	70	30

	Rain chance (%)
1	15
2	15
3	14
4	14
5	14
6	15
7	15
8	15
9	15
10	15
11	15
12	16
13	16
14	16
15	16
16	16
17	16
18	15
19	15
20	15
21	15
22	15
23	15
24	15
25	15
26	15
27	14
28	14
29	14
30	14
31	14

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)
1	100	0	0
2	99	1	0
3	99	1	0
4	99	1	0
5	99	1	0
6	99	1	0
7	99	1	0
8	98	2	0
9	98	2	0
10	98	2	0
11	97	3	0
12	97	3	0
13	97	3	0
14	96	4	0
15	96	4	0
16	96	4	0
17	95	5	0
18	95	5	0
19	95	5	0
20	94	5	1
21	94	5	1
22	94	5	1
23	94	5	1
24	94	5	1
25	94	5	1
26	94	5	1
27	94	5	1
28	94	5	1
29	94	5	1
30	94	5	1
31	94	5	1

	Avg high (°F)	Avg low (°F)
1	66	40
2	66	41
3	66	41
4	67	41
5	67	42
6	67	42
7	67	42
8	68	42
9	68	43
10	68	43
11	69	44
12	69	44
13	69	44
14	70	45
15	70	45
16	70	45
17	71	46
18	71	46
19	71	46
20	71	46
21	72	47
22	72	47
23	72	47
24	73	47
25	73	48
26	73	48
27	73	48
28	74	48
29	74	48
30	74	49
31	74	49

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	63	37
2	63	37
3	63	37
4	63	37
5	63	37
6	63	37
7	62	38
8	62	38
9	62	38
10	62	38
11	62	38
12	62	38
13	62	38
14	62	38
15	62	38
16	63	37
17	64	36
18	64	36
19	65	35
20	66	34
21	66	34
22	67	33
23	67	33
24	68	32
25	68	32
26	69	31
27	70	30
28	69	31
29	69	31
30	70	30
31	70	30

	Rain chance (%)
1	15
2	15
3	14
4	14
5	14
6	15
7	15
8	15
9	15
10	15
11	15
12	16
13	16
14	16
15	16
16	16
17	16
18	15
19	15
20	15
21	15
22	15
23	15
24	15
25	15
26	15
27	14
28	14
29	14
30	14
31	14

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)
1	100	0	0
2	99	1	0
3	99	1	0
4	99	1	0
5	99	1	0
6	99	1	0
7	99	1	0
8	98	2	0
9	98	2	0
10	98	2	0
11	97	3	0
12	97	3	0
13	97	3	0
14	96	4	0
15	96	4	0
16	96	4	0
17	95	5	0
18	95	5	0
19	95	5	0
20	94	5	1
21	94	5	1
22	94	5	1
23	94	5	1
24	94	5	1
25	94	5	1
26	94	5	1
27	94	5	1
28	94	5	1
29	94	5	1
30	94	5	1
31	94	5	1

	Avg high (°F)	Avg low (°F)
1	66	40
2	66	41
3	66	41
4	67	41
5	67	42
6	67	42
7	67	42
8	68	42
9	68	43
10	68	43
11	69	44
12	69	44
13	69	44
14	70	45
15	70	45
16	70	45
17	71	46
18	71	46
19	71	46
20	71	46
21	72	47
22	72	47
23	72	47
24	73	47
25	73	48
26	73	48
27	73	48
28	74	48
29	74	48
30	74	49
31	74	49

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	63	37
2	63	37
3	63	37
4	63	37
5	63	37
6	63	37
7	62	38
8	62	38
9	62	38
10	62	38
11	62	38
12	62	38
13	62	38
14	62	38
15	62	38
16	63	37
17	64	36
18	64	36
19	65	35
20	66	34
21	66	34
22	67	33
23	67	33
24	68	32
25	68	32
26	69	31
27	70	30
28	69	31
29	69	31
30	70	30
31	70	30

	Rain chance (%)
1	15
2	15
3	14
4	14
5	14
6	15
7	15
8	15
9	15
10	15
11	15
12	16
13	16
14	16
15	16
16	16
17	16
18	15
19	15
20	15
21	15
22	15
23	15
24	15
25	15
26	15
27	14
28	14
29	14
30	14
31	14

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)
1	100	0	0
2	99	1	0
3	99	1	0
4	99	1	0
5	99	1	0
6	99	1	0
7	99	1	0
8	98	2	0
9	98	2	0
10	98	2	0
11	97	3	0
12	97	3	0
13	97	3	0
14	96	4	0
15	96	4	0
16	96	4	0
17	95	5	0
18	95	5	0
19	95	5	0
20	94	5	1
21	94	5	1
22	94	5	1
23	94	5	1
24	94	5	1
25	94	5	1
26	94	5	1
27	94	5	1
28	94	5	1
29	94	5	1
30	94	5	1
31	94	5	1