Chickasha weather in March

In March, Chickasha sees average daytime highs of 64°F and overnight lows near 42°F, with 2.8 in of precipitation across 7.1 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 59°F in the first days to 68°F by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 43% of the time in March, and the air most often feels dry.

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

Daytime high
64°
8th warmest
Overnight low
42°
5th coldest
Precipitation
2.8 in
7.1 wet days
Daylight
11 h 42 min
6:50 AM – 6:33 PM
Cloud cover
50%
11th clearest
Wind
10 mph
2nd windiest
Solar energy
4.74 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.2
out of 10

Chickasha is city and county seat of Grady County, Oklahoma, United States.

Density
288/km²
people per km²

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 59°F in the first days to 68°F by the end.

A typical March day in Chickasha reaches about 64°F in the afternoon and slips back to 42°F overnight — a 21°F spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 48°F and 78°F. Set against its neighbours, March runs about 9°F warmer than February and about 8°F cooler than April.

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Avg high (°F)Avg low (°F)
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How March really feels in Chickasha

Once humidity and wind are folded in, March averages 0 days that feel above 90°F and 5 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
5
wind chill below the day's low

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

Chickasha 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
Jan50° / 31°1.34.30.99.92.7
Feb55° / 34°1.75.41.210.74.0
Mar64° / 42°2.87.10.511.76.2
Apr72° / 51°3.88012.97.2
May80° / 60°4.210.1013.86.5
Jun89° / 69°3.48.5014.34.5
Jul94° / 73°1.85.7014.13.3
Aug93° / 72°1.85.9013.33.6
Sep85° / 64°2.96.8012.26.1
Oct73° / 52°3.06.6011.17.7
Nov61° / 41°1.95.40.310.25.8
Dec51° / 33°1.84.61.19.73.0

Cloud cover in March

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 43% 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 44%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
15545
25545
35545
45545
55545
65545
75545
85545
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Chance of precipitation in March

Any precipitationSnow

Chickasha gets around 2.8 in of rain and snow over 7.1 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 22% and peaks near 26% on the wettest days, and about 1 day brings snow. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
1183
2183
3183
4183
5183
6183
7192
8192
9202
10212
11212
12221
13231
14231
15241
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17241
18251
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22261
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31241

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 92% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
19730
29730
39730
49730
59730
69730
79730
89631
99541
109541
119541
129541
139541
149451
159352
169352
179352
189262
199262
209073
219073
229073
238983
248983
258884
268794
278794
288794
298794
3086104
3185105

Wind in March

Winds average 10 mph in March.

Across March, daily wind ranges from about 9 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
19light breeze
29light breeze
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59light breeze
69light breeze
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Sunrise & sunset in March

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 12 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 66 minutes over March. Sunrise moves from 7:10 AM to 6:28 AM, and sunset from 6:20 PM to 6:45 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.27:106:20
211.27:096:21
311.27:076:22
411.37:066:23
511.37:056:24
611.47:036:25
711.47:026:26
811.47:016:26
911.56:596:27
1011.56:586:28
1111.56:576:29
1211.66:556:30
1311.66:546:31
1411.76:526:32
1511.76:516:32
1611.76:506:33
1711.86:486:34
1811.86:476:35
1911.86:456:36
2011.96:446:37
2111.96:426:37
2212.06:416:38
2312.06:406:39
2412.06:386:40
2512.16:376:41
2612.16:356:41
2712.16:346:42
2812.26:326:43
2912.26:316:44
3012.36:296:45
3112.36:286:45

Solar energy in March

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in March, about 4.74 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.57 kWh/m² to a high of 6.94 kWh/m² in July across the year — March's 4.74 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.2Bright
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34.3Bright
44.3Bright
54.4Bright
64.4Bright
74.4Bright
84.5Bright
94.5Bright
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184.8Bright
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214.9Bright
224.9Bright
235.0Bright
245.0Bright
255.1Bright
265.1Bright
275.2Bright
285.2Bright
295.3Bright
305.3Bright
315.3Bright
Planning a trip in March

Is March a good time to visit Chickasha?

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

6.2
Sightseeing
4th-best month of the year
1.9
Beach & pool
8th-best month of the year

March is a reasonable time to visit Chickasha for sightseeing.

What to pack for Chickasha in March

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

In March, Chickasha sees daytime highs around 64°F and nights near 42°F. Worth packing: a warm layer and sun protection. About 7 days see rain.

a warm layersun protection

UV index in Chickasha 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 Chickasha peaks around June 23 at about 10 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 21 at about 3 (moderate).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 11 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateHighVery highExtremeVery highHighModerateJun 23UV 10Dec 21UV 3
UV index (midday)Level
Jan3Moderate
Feb4Moderate
Mar6High
Apr9Very high
May8Very high
Jun10Extreme
Jul10Extreme
Aug10Very high
Sep7Very high
Oct5High
Nov4Moderate
Dec3Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Chickasha?

Chickasha sits at 35.1°N, 97.9°W, 1,093 ft above sea level, in United States. The nearest listed city is Mustang, 26 mi away.

Topography around Chickasha

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

Within 2 miles, the terrain around Chickasha has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 135 ft around an average of 1,102 ft above sea level; within 10 miles, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 394 ft; within 50 miles, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,601 ft.

The land around Chickasha is covered by grassland (32%) and cropland (30%) within 2 miles, grassland (59%) and cropland (25%) within 10 miles, and grassland (57%) and trees (20%) within 50 miles.

2 miles
135 ft
10 miles
394 ft
50 miles
1,601 ft
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
March weather nearby: Mustang 26 mi · Norman 30 mi · Moore 32 mi · Yukon 33 mi · El Reno 33 mi · Bethany 37 mi · Oklahoma City 37 mi · Duncan 38 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 Chickasha (35.0526°, -97.9364°, elevation 1,093 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).