Dallas weather in March

In March, Dallas sees average daytime highs of 68°F and overnight lows near 49°F, with 3.9 in of precipitation across 9.5 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 64°F in the first days to 71°F by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 39% 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 Dallas's 11th-clearest and 2nd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Dallas's year-round climate.

Daytime high
68°
8th warmest
Overnight low
49°
5th coldest
Precipitation
3.9 in
9.5 wet days
Daylight
11 h 42 min
6:44 AM – 6:29 PM
Cloud cover
54%
11th clearest
Wind
10 mph
2nd windiest
Solar energy
4.43 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.4
out of 10

Dallas is city in the state of Texas, United States.

Density
1,327/km²
people per km²
Founded
1841

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 64°F in the first days to 71°F by the end.

A typical March day in Dallas reaches about 68°F in the afternoon and slips back to 49°F overnight — a 19°F spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 55°F and 80°F. Set against its neighbours, March runs about 7°F warmer than February and about 7°F cooler than April.

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How March really feels in Dallas

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.

Dallas 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
Jan57° / 38°2.87.110.14.3
Feb61° / 42°3.07.710.85.2
Mar68° / 49°3.99.511.86.4
Apr75° / 56°4.28.812.87.1
May83° / 65°5.010.713.75.9
Jun90° / 73°3.38.414.14.1
Jul94° / 76°1.65.813.93.0
Aug94° / 76°2.15.413.23.1
Sep88° / 69°2.55.912.25.1
Oct78° / 58°3.87.711.27.3
Nov67° / 48°3.57.210.36.7
Dec58° / 40°3.579.94.7

Cloud cover in March

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 39% 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 51%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
15149
25050
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54951
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Chance of precipitation in March

Any precipitation

Dallas gets around 3.9 in of rain and snow over 9.5 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 32% on the wettest days, and about 0 day brings snow.

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Rain chance (%)
130
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530
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730
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1031
1131
1231
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2131
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2630
2730
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3029
3129

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 75% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
188840
286950
386950
485951
5841051
6831061
7821161
8821161
9801271
10801271
11791371
12781381
13771481
14771481
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19721792
207117102
217018102
227018102
236918103
246818113
256817114
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276817114
286717115
296816115
306616126
316616126

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
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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 7:03 AM to 6:24 AM, and sunset from 6:18 PM to 6:40 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.27:036:18
211.37:026:18
311.37:016:19
411.37:006:20
511.46:586:21
611.46:576:22
711.46:566:22
811.56:556:23
911.56:536:24
1011.56:526:25
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1211.66:506:26
1311.66:486:27
1411.76:476:28
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1611.76:446:29
1711.86:436:30
1811.86:426:31
1911.96:406:32
2011.96:396:32
2111.96:386:33
2212.06:366:34
2312.06:356:34
2412.06:346:35
2512.16:326:36
2612.16:316:37
2712.16:306:37
2812.26:286:38
2912.26:276:39
3012.26:266:40
3112.36:246:40

Solar energy in March

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in March, about 4.43 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.57 kWh/m² to a high of 6.79 kWh/m² in July across the year — March's 4.43 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.0Moderate
24.0Moderate
34.0Bright
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54.1Bright
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284.8Bright
294.9Bright
304.9Bright
314.9Bright
Planning a trip in March

Is March a good time to visit Dallas?

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

6.4
Sightseeing
4th-best month of the year
3.4
Beach & pool
8th-best month of the year

March is a reasonable time to visit Dallas for sightseeing.

What to pack for Dallas in March

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

In March, Dallas sees daytime highs around 68°F and nights near 49°F. Worth packing: rain gear. About 10 days see rain.

rain gear

UV index in Dallas 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 Dallas peaks around July 17 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 — every month of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateHighVery highExtremeVery highHighModerateJul 17UV 10Dec 21UV 3
UV index (midday)Level
Jan3Moderate
Feb5Moderate
Mar6High
Apr9Very high
May10Very high
Jun10Extreme
Jul10Extreme
Aug10Extreme
Sep8Very high
Oct6High
Nov5Moderate
Dec3Moderate

Air quality in Dallas 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 Dallas is worst in July — around 19 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.6× the cleanest month (October, 8 µg/m³).

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

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodJul 1519 µg/m³Oct 248 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan8Good
Feb8Good
Mar10Good
Apr11Good
May14Moderate
Jun16Moderate
Jul19Moderate
Aug15Moderate
Sep11Good
Oct8Good
Nov8Good
Dec8Good
Location & terrain

Where is Dallas?

Dallas sits at 32.8°N, 96.8°W, 420 ft above sea level, in United States. The nearest listed city is University Park, 4.3 mi away.

Topography around Dallas

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

Within 2 miles, the terrain around Dallas has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 154 ft around an average of 440 ft above sea level; within 10 miles, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 407 ft; within 50 miles, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 860 ft.

The land around Dallas is covered by artificial surfaces (71%) within 2 miles, artificial surfaces (45%) and trees (39%) within 10 miles, and grassland (48%) and trees (24%) within 50 miles.

2 miles
154 ft
10 miles
407 ft
50 miles
860 ft
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
March weather nearby: University Park 4.3 mi · Irving 8.7 mi · Duncanville 11 mi · Farmers Branch 11 mi · Balch Springs 11 mi · Grand Prairie 11 mi · Mesquite 12 mi · Richardson 12 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 Dallas (32.7831°, -96.8067°, elevation 420 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).