Frisco weather in March

In March, Frisco sees average daytime highs of 67°F and overnight lows near 48°F, with 4.0 in of precipitation across 9.2 wet days and about 11.7 hours of daylight. It is the 8th-warmest and 3rd-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 63°F in the first days to 70°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 Frisco's 11th-clearest and 2nd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Frisco's year-round climate.

Daytime high
67°
8th warmest
Overnight low
48°
5th coldest
Precipitation
4.0 in
9.2 wet days
Daylight
11 h 42 min
6:45 AM – 6:29 PM
Cloud cover
54%
11th clearest
Wind
10 mph
2nd windiest
Solar energy
4.44 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.3
out of 10

Frisco is city in Collin and Denton counties in Texas, United States.

Density
956/km²
people per km²
Founded
1904

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 63°F in the first days to 70°F by the end.

A typical March day in Frisco reaches about 67°F in the afternoon and slips back to 48°F overnight — a 19°F spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 53°F and 79°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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How March really feels in Frisco

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.

Frisco 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 daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan55° / 37°2.66.80.410.13.9
Feb59° / 40°2.77.40.610.84.9
Mar67° / 48°4.09.20.211.76.3
Apr74° / 55°4.38.6012.87.1
May82° / 64°5.611.4013.76.1
Jun89° / 72°3.49014.14.4
Jul93° / 76°1.95.90143.3
Aug93° / 75°1.95.4013.23.4
Sep87° / 68°3.26.4012.25.4
Oct76° / 57°3.97.6011.27.5
Nov65° / 46°3.66.90.110.36.5
Dec56° / 39°3.57.10.39.84.3

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 12% of March, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 49%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
15149
25149
35149
45149
55149
65149
75149
85050
95050
104951
115050
125149
135149
145050
155050
165149
175149
185149
195149
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235050
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275050
285149
295149
305050
315050

Chance of precipitation in March

Any precipitationSnow

Frisco gets around 4.0 in of rain and snow over 9.2 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 29% and peaks near 30% on the wettest days, and about 0 day brings snow.

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Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
1282
2282
3282
4282
5282
6282
7281
8291
9291
10291
11291
12301
13301
14301
15301
16301
17301
18300
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20300
21300
22300
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24300
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27300
28300
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30300
31300

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 79% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
189830
289830
389830
488930
587940
687940
7861040
8861040
9841150
10841150
11831250
12821260
13811360
14801361
15781471
16781471
17771571
18771571
19761581
20751681
21741682
22731692
23731692
24731692
25721693
267215103
277215103
287115104
297115104
307114114
317114114

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 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 7:04 AM to 6:24 AM, and sunset from 6:17 PM to 6:40 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.27:046:17
211.37:026:18
311.37:016:19
411.37:006:20
511.46:596:21
611.46:586:22
711.46:566:22
811.56:556:23
911.56:546:24
1011.56:526:25
1111.66:516:25
1211.66:506:26
1311.66:496:27
1411.76:476:28
1511.76:466:29
1611.76:456:29
1711.86:436:30
1811.86:426:31
1911.96:416:32
2011.96:396:32
2111.96:386:33
2212.06:366:34
2312.06:356:35
2412.06:346:35
2512.16:326:36
2612.16:316:37
2712.16:306:38
2812.26:286:38
2912.26:276:39
3012.26:256:40
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 4.44 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.54 kWh/m² to a high of 6.79 kWh/m² in July across the year — March's 4.44 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.0Moderate
24.0Bright
34.0Bright
44.1Bright
54.1Bright
64.1Bright
74.2Bright
84.2Bright
94.2Bright
104.2Bright
114.3Bright
124.3Bright
134.3Bright
144.3Bright
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224.6Bright
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244.7Bright
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264.8Bright
274.8Bright
284.8Bright
294.9Bright
304.9Bright
315.0Bright
Planning a trip in March

Hazard calendar for Frisco

In seasonPeak

None of Frisco's seasonal hazards are active in March. The full-year calendar below shows when the rainy season, cyclone risk and dust haze do peak.

Frisco sits in the Atlantic hurricane belt; the season peaks August–October.

Atlantic hurricane
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec

Is March a good time to visit Frisco?

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

6.3
Sightseeing
4th-best month of the year
2.9
Beach & pool
8th-best month of the year

March is a reasonable time to visit Frisco for sightseeing.

What to pack for Frisco in March

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

In March, Frisco sees daytime highs around 67°F and nights near 48°F. Worth packing: rain gear. About 9 days see rain.

rain gear

UV index in Frisco 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 Frisco 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
May9Very high
Jun10Very high
Jul10Extreme
Aug10Very high
Sep8Very high
Oct6High
Nov4Moderate
Dec3Moderate

Air quality in Frisco 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 Frisco 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 Frisco?

Frisco sits at 33.2°N, 96.8°W, 696 ft above sea level, in United States. The nearest listed city is The Trails of Frisco, 3.1 mi away.

Topography around Frisco

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

Within 2 miles, the terrain around Frisco has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 210 ft around an average of 673 ft above sea level; within 10 miles, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 358 ft; within 50 miles, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 843 ft.

The land around Frisco is covered by artificial surfaces (50%) and grassland (29%) within 2 miles, artificial surfaces (42%) and grassland (25%) within 10 miles, and grassland (47%) and trees (26%) within 50 miles.

2 miles
210 ft
10 miles
358 ft
50 miles
843 ft
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
March weather nearby: The Trails of Frisco 3.1 mi · The Colony 5.6 mi · Prosper 6.2 mi · Little Elm 6.8 mi · Allen 9.3 mi · Plano 12 mi · Celina 12 mi · Lewisville 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 Frisco (33.1507°, -96.8236°, elevation 696 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. Tropical-cyclone seasons are the published climatological basin seasons (NOAA National Hurricane Center / regional warning centres). 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).