Broken Arrow weather in March

In March, Broken Arrow sees average daytime highs of 62°F and overnight lows near 43°F, with 3.8 in of precipitation across 9.8 wet days and about 11.7 hours of daylight. It is the 8th-warmest and 6th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 58°F in the first days to 66°F by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 37% of the time in March, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 06 min at the start of March to 12 h 18 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, March is Broken Arrow's 10th-clearest and 2nd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Broken Arrow's year-round climate.

Daytime high
62°
8th warmest
Overnight low
43°
5th coldest
Precipitation
3.8 in
9.8 wet days
Daylight
11 h 42 min
6:41 AM – 6:24 PM
Cloud cover
56%
10th clearest
Wind
9 mph
2nd windiest
Solar energy
4.37 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.4
out of 10

Broken Arrow is city in Oklahoma, United States of America.

Density
662/km²
people per km²
Founded
1902

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 58°F in the first days to 66°F by the end.

A typical March day in Broken Arrow reaches about 62°F in the afternoon and slips back to 43°F overnight — a 19°F spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 47°F and 76°F. Set against its neighbours, March runs about 9°F warmer than February and about 9°F cooler than April.

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Avg high (°F)Avg low (°F)
15737
25738
35838
45838
55838
65939
75939
86040
96040
106041
116141
126142
136142
146242
156243
166243
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196344
206445
216445
226445
236446
246546
256546
266546
276546
286647
296647
306647
316747

How March really feels in Broken Arrow

Once humidity and wind are folded in, March averages 0 days that feel above 90°F and 4 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
4
wind chill below the day's low

The story in March is cold — wind chill drags the overnight "feels like" below the raw low.

Broken Arrow 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.

MonthHigh / Low (°F)Rainfall (inches)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan48° / 31°2.16.31.69.82.0
Feb53° / 34°2.26.61.210.63.3
Mar62° / 43°3.89.80.711.75.4
Apr71° / 51°5.010.5012.96.5
May79° / 61°5.912.3013.96.3
Jun87° / 70°4.59.7014.44.8
Jul92° / 74°3.17.6014.23.7
Aug91° / 72°2.86.9013.44.0
Sep83° / 65°4.07.6012.26.2
Oct72° / 53°3.88.2011.17.3
Nov60° / 42°2.77.10.410.15.3
Dec50° / 33°2.56.51.29.62.6

Cloud cover in March

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 37% 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 51%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
15050
25050
35050
45050
55050
65149
75050
84951
95050
104951
114852
124852
134852
144852
154753
164852
174753
184753
194753
204753
214753
224753
234753
244753
254951
264951
275050
285050
295149
305149
315149

Chance of precipitation in March

Any precipitationSnow

Broken Arrow gets around 3.8 in of rain and snow over 9.8 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 31% and peaks near 36% on the wettest days, and about 1 day brings snow. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

0%10%20%30%40%50%151015202531
Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
1254
2254
3264
4264
5264
6264
7274
8284
9283
10293
11303
12302
13312
14312
15322
16322
17332
18332
19331
20341
21341
22351
23351
24351
25361
26361
27361
28361
29351
30350
31350

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 91% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
197300
296310
396310
495410
595410
695410
795410
894510
994510
1094510
1193520
1293520
1393520
1492620
1592620
1692620
1792620
1891720
1990730
2090730
2190730
2289830
2389830
2489830
2588930
2687940
2786941
2886941
2986941
30841051
31841051

Wind in March

Winds average 9 mph in March.

Across March, daily wind ranges from about 8 mph on the calmest days to 9 mph at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (mph)Feels
18light breeze
28light breeze
38light breeze
49light breeze
59light breeze
69light breeze
79light breeze
89light breeze
99light breeze
109light breeze
119light breeze
129light breeze
139light breeze
149light breeze
159light breeze
169light breeze
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219light breeze
229light breeze
239light breeze
249light breeze
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269light breeze
279light breeze
289light breeze
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309light breeze
319light breeze

Sunrise & sunset in March

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 06 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 72 minutes over March. Sunrise moves from 7:02 AM to 6:19 AM, and sunset from 6:11 PM to 6:37 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.17:026:11
211.27:016:12
311.27:006:13
411.36:586:13
511.36:576:14
611.36:556:15
711.46:546:16
811.46:536:17
911.46:516:18
1011.56:506:19
1111.56:496:20
1211.66:476:21
1311.66:466:22
1411.66:446:23
1511.76:436:23
1611.76:416:24
1711.86:406:25
1811.86:386:26
1911.86:376:27
2011.96:356:28
2111.96:346:29
2212.06:326:30
2312.06:316:30
2412.06:296:31
2512.16:286:32
2612.16:276:33
2712.16:256:34
2812.26:246:35
2912.26:226:36
3012.36:216:36
3112.36:196:37

Solar energy in March

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in March, about 4.37 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.29 kWh/m² to a high of 6.73 kWh/m² in July across the year — March's 4.37 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
13.9Moderate
24.0Moderate
34.0Bright
44.0Bright
54.1Bright
64.1Bright
74.1Bright
84.2Bright
94.2Bright
104.2Bright
114.2Bright
124.3Bright
134.3Bright
144.3Bright
154.3Bright
164.3Bright
174.4Bright
184.4Bright
194.4Bright
204.4Bright
214.5Bright
224.5Bright
234.5Bright
244.6Bright
254.6Bright
264.7Bright
274.7Bright
284.8Bright
294.8Bright
304.9Bright
314.9Bright
Planning a trip in March

Is March a good time to visit Broken Arrow?

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

5.4
Sightseeing
5th-best month of the year
1.3
Beach & pool
8th-best month of the year

March is a reasonable time to visit Broken Arrow for sightseeing.

What to pack for Broken Arrow in March

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

In March, Broken Arrow sees daytime highs around 62°F and nights near 43°F. Worth packing: a warm layer and rain gear. About 10 days see rain.

a warm layerrain gear

UV index in Broken Arrow in March

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in March peaks around 5 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Broken Arrow peaks around July 11 at about 10 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 21 at about 2 (moderate).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 10 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateHighVery highHighModerateJul 11UV 10Dec 21UV 2
UV index (midday)Level
Jan3Moderate
Feb4Moderate
Mar5High
Apr8Very high
May8Very high
Jun10Very high
Jul10Very high
Aug9Very high
Sep8Very high
Oct5High
Nov4Moderate
Dec2Moderate

Air quality in Broken Arrow 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 Broken Arrow is worst in July — around 17 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 3.2× the cleanest month (November, 5 µg/m³).

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

01020JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodJul 1716 µg/m³Nov 165 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan6Good
Feb8Good
Mar13Moderate
Apr13Moderate
May12Good
Jun14Moderate
Jul17Moderate
Aug14Moderate
Sep10Good
Oct6Good
Nov5Good
Dec6Good
Location & terrain

Where is Broken Arrow?

Broken Arrow sits at 36.1°N, 95.8°W, 755 ft above sea level, in United States. The nearest listed city is Bixby, 9.3 mi away.

Topography around Broken Arrow

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

Within 2 miles, the terrain around Broken Arrow has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 213 ft around an average of 732 ft above sea level; within 10 miles, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 390 ft; within 50 miles, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 814 ft.

The land around Broken Arrow is covered by artificial surfaces (42%), trees (29%) and grassland (25%) within 2 miles, trees (37%), grassland (33%) and artificial surfaces (21%) within 10 miles, and trees (46%) and grassland (45%) within 50 miles.

2 miles
213 ft
10 miles
390 ft
50 miles
814 ft
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
March weather nearby: Bixby 9.3 mi · Jenks 9.9 mi · Tulsa 13 mi · Owasso 16 mi · Sapulpa 19 mi · Sand Springs 19 mi · Claremore 21 mi · Muskogee 32 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 Broken Arrow (36.0526°, -95.7908°, elevation 755 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).