Copperas Cove weather in March

In March, Copperas Cove sees average daytime highs of 70°F and overnight lows near 50°F, with 3.1 in of rain across 8.6 wet days and about 11.8 hours of daylight. It is the 8th-warmest and 3rd-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 67°F in the first days to 74°F by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 40% 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 Copperas Cove's 11th-clearest and 2nd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Copperas Cove's year-round climate.

Daytime high
70°
8th warmest
Overnight low
50°
5th coldest
Rainfall
3.1 in
8.6 wet days
Daylight
11 h 48 min
6:48 AM – 6:34 PM
Cloud cover
53%
11th clearest
Wind
10 mph
2nd windiest
Solar energy
4.59 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.9
out of 10

Copperas Cove is city in Texas, USA.

Density
709/km²
people per km²
Founded
1913

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 67°F in the first days to 74°F by the end.

A typical March day in Copperas Cove reaches about 70°F in the afternoon and slips back to 50°F overnight — a 20°F spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 58°F and 82°F. Set against its neighbours, March runs about 7°F warmer than February and about 7°F cooler than April.

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

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.

Copperas Cove weather by month

How March compares with the rest of the year at a glance. March is the 8th-warmest and 3rd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°F)Rainfall (inches)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan60° / 40°2.26.110.25.2
Feb64° / 43°2.36.710.96.1
Mar70° / 50°3.18.611.86.9
Apr78° / 57°2.98.712.77.1
May84° / 65°4.411.113.65.5
Jun91° / 72°2.78143.9
Jul95° / 74°1.65.613.83.0
Aug94° / 74°1.9613.13.0
Sep88° / 68°2.76.312.25.0
Oct79° / 58°3.67.111.27.3
Nov68° / 48°2.56.510.47.0
Dec61° / 41°2.86.7105.5

Cloud cover in March

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 40% of the time in March.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 11% of March, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 49%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
15050
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35050
44951
54951
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Chance of precipitation in March

Any precipitation

Copperas Cove gets around 3.1 in of rain over 8.6 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 28% and peaks near 29% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
128
228
328
428
528
629
729
829
929
1029
1129
1229
1329
1429
1529
1628
1728
1828
1927
2027
2127
2227
2326
2426
2526
2626
2726
2827
2927
3027
3127

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 70% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
1841060
2821170
3821170
4811270
5801280
6791380
7791380
8771490
9771490
10751591
117316101
127316101
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147117111
157117111
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176818122
186719122
196619132
206520132
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226320143
236320143
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256220144
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276120145
286120145
296120145
306020146
316119146

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
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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 7:06 AM to 6:29 AM, and sunset from 6:23 PM to 6:44 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.37:066:23
211.37:056:24
311.47:046:25
411.47:036:26
511.47:026:26
611.47:016:27
711.56:596:28
811.56:586:29
911.56:576:29
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1211.66:536:31
1311.76:526:32
1411.76:516:33
1511.76:506:34
1611.86:486:34
1711.86:476:35
1811.86:466:36
1911.96:456:36
2011.96:436:37
2111.96:426:38
2212.06:416:38
2312.06:396:39
2412.06:386:40
2512.16:376:40
2612.16:366:41
2712.16:346:42
2812.26:336:42
2912.26:326:43
3012.26:306:43
3112.36:296:44

Solar energy in March

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in March, about 4.59 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.75 kWh/m² to a high of 6.85 kWh/m² in July across the year — March's 4.59 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
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254.9Bright
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274.9Bright
285.0Bright
295.0Bright
305.0Bright
315.1Bright
Planning a trip in March

Is March a good time to visit Copperas Cove?

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

6.9
Sightseeing
4th-best month of the year
4.4
Beach & pool
8th-best month of the year

March is a reasonable time to visit Copperas Cove for sightseeing.

What to pack for Copperas Cove in March

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

In March, Copperas Cove sees daytime highs around 70°F and nights near 50°F. Worth packing: rain gear and sun protection. About 9 days see rain.

rain gearsun protection

UV index in Copperas Cove 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 Copperas Cove peaks around July 19 at about 10 (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.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateHighVery highExtremeVery highHighModerateJul 19UV 10Dec 20UV 4
UV index (midday)Level
Jan4Moderate
Feb6High
Mar7High
Apr9Very high
May10Extreme
Jun10Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug10Extreme
Sep8Very high
Oct6High
Nov5Moderate
Dec3Moderate

Air quality in Copperas Cove 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 Copperas Cove is worst in July — around 16 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.9× the cleanest month (December, 6 µg/m³).

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

01020JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodJul 1416 µg/m³Dec 126 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan6Good
Feb7Good
Mar8Good
Apr9Good
May13Moderate
Jun14Moderate
Jul16Moderate
Aug12Good
Sep9Good
Oct6Good
Nov6Good
Dec6Good
Location & terrain

Where is Copperas Cove?

Copperas Cove sits at 31.1°N, 97.9°W, 1,093 ft above sea level, in United States. The nearest listed city is Fort Cavazos, 7.5 mi away.

Topography around Copperas Cove

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

Within 2 miles, the terrain around Copperas Cove has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 367 ft around an average of 1,093 ft above sea level; within 10 miles, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 702 ft; within 50 miles, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,404 ft.

The land around Copperas Cove is covered by trees (38%), artificial surfaces (31%) and grassland (29%) within 2 miles, grassland (48%) and trees (42%) within 10 miles, and grassland (50%) and trees (37%) within 50 miles.

2 miles
367 ft
10 miles
702 ft
50 miles
1,404 ft
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
March weather nearby: Fort Cavazos 7.5 mi · Killeen 11 mi · Harker Heights 15 mi · Gatesville 24 mi · Belton 26 mi · Temple 33 mi · Georgetown 37 mi · Leander 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 Copperas Cove (31.1241°, -97.9031°, 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. 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).