Hereford weather in March

In March, Hereford sees average daytime highs of 64°F and overnight lows near 37°F, with 1.4 in of precipitation across 4.6 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 53% 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 Hereford's 11th-clearest and 2nd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Hereford's year-round climate.

Daytime high
64°
8th warmest
Overnight low
37°
5th coldest
Precipitation
1.4 in
4.6 wet days
Daylight
11 h 42 min
7:07 AM – 6:51 PM
Cloud cover
41%
11th clearest
Wind
11 mph
2nd windiest
Solar energy
5.55 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.7
out of 10

Hereford is city in Deaf Smith County, Texas, United States.

Density
978/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 60°F in the first days to 67°F by the end.

A typical March day in Hereford 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 48°F and 78°F. Set against its neighbours, March runs about 8°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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46134
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How March really feels in Hereford

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.

Hereford 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°0.72.91.79.93.2
Feb56° / 31°0.63.51.610.74.6
Mar64° / 37°1.44.61.111.76.7
Apr71° / 45°1.24.40.412.87.9
May80° / 54°2.16.9013.87.2
Jun88° / 63°1.67.3014.34.9
Jul90° / 67°1.66.8014.14.2
Aug88° / 65°2.18.4013.34.8
Sep82° / 58°1.45.9012.27.2
Oct72° / 47°1.74.90.411.18.0
Nov60° / 36°0.73.1110.26.0
Dec51° / 29°0.93.52.29.73.2

Cloud cover in March

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 53% 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 31%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
16832
26832
36832
46733
56733
66733
76733
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Chance of precipitation in March

Any precipitationSnow

Hereford gets around 1.4 in of rain and snow over 4.6 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 15% and peaks near 16% on the wettest days, and about 1 day brings snow.

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Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
1145
2145
3145
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10144
11154
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15154
16163
17163
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20163
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22153
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27153
28153
29142
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31142

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 (%)
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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
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411light breeze
511light 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 7:27 AM to 6:46 AM, and sunset from 6:38 PM to 7:03 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.27:276:38
211.27:266:39
311.37:256:40
411.37:246:41
511.37:226:42
611.47:216:43
711.47:206:44
811.47:186:44
911.57:176:45
1011.57:166:46
1111.57:146:47
1211.67:136:48
1311.67:126:49
1411.77:106:49
1511.77:096:50
1611.77:076:51
1711.87:066:52
1811.87:056:53
1911.87:036:54
2011.97:026:54
2111.97:006:55
2212.06:596:56
2312.06:576:57
2412.06:566:58
2512.16:556:58
2612.16:536:59
2712.16:527:00
2812.26:507:01
2912.26:497:02
3012.36:477:02
3112.36:467:03

Solar energy in March

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in March, about 5.55 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.99 kWh/m² to a high of 7.51 kWh/m² in June across the year — March's 5.55 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
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245.9Bright
255.9Bright
266.0Bright
276.0Intense
286.0Intense
296.1Intense
306.1Intense
316.2Intense
Planning a trip in March

Is March a good time to visit Hereford?

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

6.7
Sightseeing
5th-best month of the year
2.2
Beach & pool
8th-best month of the year

March is a reasonable time to visit Hereford for sightseeing.

What to pack for Hereford in March

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

In March, Hereford sees daytime highs around 64°F and nights near 37°F. Worth packing: a warm layer and sun protection. About 5 days see rain.

a warm layersun protection

UV index in Hereford 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 Hereford peaks around July 13 at about 11 (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 — in 11 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateHighVery highExtremeVery highHighModerateJul 13UV 11Dec 20UV 3
UV index (midday)Level
Jan3Moderate
Feb5Moderate
Mar6High
Apr9Very high
May9Very high
Jun11Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug11Extreme
Sep8Very high
Oct6High
Nov4Moderate
Dec3Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Hereford?

Hereford sits at 34.8°N, 102.4°W, 3,816 ft above sea level, in United States. The nearest listed city is Amarillo, 43 mi away.

Topography around Hereford

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

Within 2 miles, the terrain around Hereford has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 121 ft around an average of 3,822 ft above sea level; within 10 miles, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 322 ft; within 50 miles, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,172 ft.

The land around Hereford is covered by grassland (32%), cropland (32%) and artificial surfaces (30%) within 2 miles, cropland (63%) and grassland (35%) within 10 miles, and grassland (58%) and cropland (41%) within 50 miles.

2 miles
121 ft
10 miles
322 ft
50 miles
2,172 ft
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrain
March weather nearby: Amarillo 43 mi · Clovis 54 mi · Plainview 59 mi · Dumas 76 mi · Lubbock 91 mi · Pampa 95 mi · Hobbs 152 mi · Roswell 157 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 Hereford (34.8152°, -102.3993°, elevation 3,816 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).