Clovis weather in March

In March, Clovis sees average daytime highs of 64°F and overnight lows near 37°F, with 1.3 in of precipitation across 4.4 wet days and about 11.7 hours of daylight. It is the 8th-warmest and 7th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 60°F in the first days to 67°F by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 54% 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 Clovis's 9th-clearest and 2nd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Clovis's year-round climate.

Daytime high
64°
8th warmest
Overnight low
37°
5th coldest
Precipitation
1.3 in
4.4 wet days
Daylight
11 h 42 min
6:10 AM – 5:54 PM
Cloud cover
40%
9th clearest
Wind
11 mph
2nd windiest
Solar energy
5.67 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.8
out of 10

Clovis is city in and county seat of Curry County, New Mexico, United States.

Density
641/km²
people per km²
Founded
1906

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 60°F in the first days to 67°F by the end.

A typical March day in Clovis reaches about 64°F in the afternoon and slips back to 37°F overnight — a 27°F spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 49°F and 77°F. Set against its neighbours, March runs about 7°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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26034
36034
46134
56135
66135
76235
86235
96236
106236
116336
126337
136337
146437
156437
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186538
196538
206538
216539
226639
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306740
316740

How March really feels in Clovis

Once humidity and wind are folded in, March averages 0 days that feel above 90°F and 21 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
21
wind chill below the day's low

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

Clovis weather by month

How March compares with the rest of the year at a glance. March is the 8th-warmest and 7th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°F)Rainfall (inches)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan51° / 28°0.62.91.5103.3
Feb56° / 31°0.63.41.510.74.7
Mar64° / 37°1.34.41.211.76.8
Apr72° / 44°0.93.90.412.88.0
May80° / 54°1.76.1013.87.3
Jun89° / 62°1.56.6014.34.9
Jul90° / 66°1.56.8014.14.3
Aug88° / 65°2.08.5013.35.0
Sep81° / 58°1.56.1012.27.3
Oct71° / 47°1.64.60.311.18.0
Nov60° / 36°0.73.2110.25.9
Dec51° / 29°0.83.329.73.2

Cloud cover in March

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 54% of the time in March.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 15% of March, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 30%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
16733
26634
36733
46733
56733
66733
76832
86832
96832
106931
116832
126931
136931
146931
157030
167129
177129
187129
197228
207228
217129
227129
237129
247129
257228
267129
277129
287228
297228
307228
317228

Chance of precipitation in March

Any precipitationSnow

Clovis gets around 1.3 in of rain and snow over 4.4 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 14% and peaks near 15% on the wettest days, and about 1 day brings snow.

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Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
1155
2155
3155
4145
5145
6145
7144
8144
9144
10144
11144
12144
13144
14144
15144
16144
17144
18143
19143
20143
21153
22153
23153
24153
25143
26143
27143
28143
29143
30143
31143

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 100% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)
1100
2100
3100
4100
5100
6100
7100
8100
9100
10100
11100
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15100
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19100
20100
21100
22100
23100
24100
25100
26100
27100
28100
29100
30100
31100

Wind in March

Winds average 11 mph in March.

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

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Wind speed (mph)Feels
111light breeze
211light breeze
311light breeze
411light breeze
511light breeze
611light breeze
711light breeze
811light breeze
911light breeze
1011light breeze
1111light breeze
1211light breeze
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3111light breeze

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 6:30 AM to 5:49 AM, and sunset from 5:42 PM to 6:06 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.26:305:42
211.26:295:43
311.36:285:44
411.36:275:44
511.36:255:45
611.46:245:46
711.46:235:47
811.46:215:48
911.56:205:49
1011.56:195:50
1111.66:175:50
1211.66:165:51
1311.66:155:52
1411.76:135:53
1511.76:125:54
1611.76:105:54
1711.86:095:55
1811.86:085:56
1911.86:065:57
2011.96:055:58
2111.96:035:58
2212.06:025:59
2312.06:016:00
2412.05:596:01
2512.15:586:02
2612.15:566:02
2712.15:556:03
2812.25:546:04
2912.25:526:05
3012.25:516:06
3112.35:496:06

Solar energy in March

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in March, about 5.67 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.06 kWh/m² to a high of 7.66 kWh/m² in June across the year — March's 5.67 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.0Bright
25.1Bright
35.1Bright
45.2Bright
55.2Bright
65.3Bright
75.3Bright
85.3Bright
95.4Bright
105.4Bright
115.5Bright
125.5Bright
135.5Bright
145.6Bright
155.6Bright
165.7Bright
175.7Bright
185.7Bright
195.8Bright
205.8Bright
215.9Bright
225.9Bright
236.0Bright
246.0Intense
256.0Intense
266.1Intense
276.1Intense
286.2Intense
296.2Intense
306.3Intense
316.3Intense
Planning a trip in March

Is March a good time to visit Clovis?

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

6.8
Sightseeing
5th-best month of the year
2.2
Beach & pool
8th-best month of the year

March is a reasonable time to visit Clovis for sightseeing.

What to pack for Clovis in March

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

In March, Clovis sees daytime highs around 64°F and nights near 37°F. Worth packing: a warm layer and sun protection. About 4 days see rain.

a warm layersun protection

UV index in Clovis 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 Clovis peaks around July 14 at about 12 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 20 at about 3 (moderate).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateHighVery highExtremeVery highHighModerateJul 14UV 12Dec 20UV 3
UV index (midday)Level
Jan4Moderate
Feb5Moderate
Mar7High
Apr10Very high
May9Very high
Jun11Extreme
Jul12Extreme
Aug11Extreme
Sep9Very high
Oct6High
Nov4Moderate
Dec3Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Clovis?

Clovis sits at 34.4°N, 103.2°W, 4,268 ft above sea level, in United States. The nearest listed city is Hereford, 54 mi away.

Topography around Clovis

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

Within 2 miles, the terrain around Clovis has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 128 ft around an average of 4,268 ft above sea level; within 10 miles, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 433 ft; within 50 miles, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,562 ft.

The land around Clovis is covered by artificial surfaces (51%) and grassland (32%) within 2 miles, cropland (50%) and grassland (45%) within 10 miles, and grassland (72%) and cropland (27%) within 50 miles.

2 miles
128 ft
10 miles
433 ft
50 miles
1,562 ft
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrain
March weather nearby: Hereford 54 mi · Plainview 87 mi · Lubbock 96 mi · Amarillo 96 mi · Roswell 103 mi · Hobbs 117 mi · Dumas 122 mi · Pampa 149 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 Clovis (34.4048°, -103.2052°, elevation 4,268 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).