Hobbs weather in March

In March, Hobbs sees average daytime highs of 68°F and overnight lows near 41°F, with 1.1 in of precipitation across 3.8 wet days and about 11.8 hours of daylight. It is the 8th-warmest and 6th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 64°F in the first days to 72°F by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 55% 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 Hobbs's 9th-clearest and 3rd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Hobbs's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 68°; 8th warmest
Overnight low: 41°; 5th coldest
Precipitation: 1.1 in; 3.8 wet days
Daylight: 11 h 42 min; 6:10 AM – 5:55 PM
Cloud cover: 39%; 9th clearest
Wind: 10 mph; 3rd windiest
Solar energy: 5.77 kWh/m²
Travel score: 7.6; out of 10

Hobbs is city in Lea County, New Mexico, United States.

Density: 618/km²; people per km²
Founded: 1907

Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.

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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 72°F by the end.

A typical March day in Hobbs reaches about 68°F in the afternoon and slips back to 41°F overnight — a 27°F spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 54°F and 81°F. Set against its neighbours, March runs about 8°F warmer than February and about 8°F cooler than April.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Avg high (°F)	64	64	64	64	65	65	65	66	66	66	67	67	67	68	68	68	69	69	69	70	70	70	70	71	71	71	71	71	72	72	72
Avg low (°F)	38	38	38	38	38	39	39	39	40	40	40	40	41	41	41	42	42	42	42	43	43	43	43	44	44	44	44	44	44	45	45

	Avg high (°F)	Avg low (°F)
1	64	38
2	64	38
3	64	38
4	64	38
5	65	38
6	65	39
7	65	39
8	66	39
9	66	40
10	66	40
11	67	40
12	67	40
13	67	41
14	68	41
15	68	41
16	68	42
17	69	42
18	69	42
19	69	42
20	70	43
21	70	43
22	70	43
23	70	43
24	71	44
25	71	44
26	71	44
27	71	44
28	71	44
29	72	44
30	72	45
31	72	45

How March really feels in Hobbs

Once humidity and wind are folded in, March averages 0 days that feel above 90°F and 6 that feel at or below 32°F — the comfort signal a plain temperature reading hides.

Days feeling ≥ 90°F

heat index over the day's high

Days feeling ≤ 32°F

wind chill below the day's low

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

Hobbs weather by month

How March compares with the rest of the year at a glance. March is the 8th-warmest and 6th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

Month	High / Low (°F)	Rainfall (inches)	Wet days	Snow days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	56° / 31°	0.7	2.7	1	10.1	4.6
Feb	60° / 35°	0.7	3.2	0.8	10.8	6.0
Mar	68° / 41°	1.1	3.8	0.2	11.8	7.6
Apr	76° / 49°	0.8	2.8	0.1	12.8	8.4
May	85° / 58°	1.5	5.8	0	13.7	6.3
Jun	92° / 66°	1.1	5.4	0	14.1	4.0
Jul	92° / 69°	1.3	5.7	0	13.9	3.7
Aug	90° / 68°	1.5	6.6	0	13.2	4.3
Sep	84° / 61°	1.7	6.3	0	12.2	6.5
Oct	75° / 50°	1.3	4.6	0.1	11.2	8.2
Nov	64° / 39°	0.7	2.8	0.5	10.3	7.1
Dec	56° / 32°	0.7	3.1	1	9.9	4.6

Cloud cover in March

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 55% of the time in March.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 14% of March, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 30%.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Clearer (%)	67	67	67	67	68	67	67	67	68	68	68	68	69	69	69	70	70	71	71	71	71	71	72	72	72	72	73	73	73	73	73
Cloudier (%)	33	33	33	33	32	33	33	33	32	32	32	32	31	31	31	30	30	29	29	29	29	29	28	28	28	28	27	27	27	27	27

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	67	33
2	67	33
3	67	33
4	67	33
5	68	32
6	67	33
7	67	33
8	67	33
9	68	32
10	68	32
11	68	32
12	68	32
13	69	31
14	69	31
15	69	31
16	70	30
17	70	30
18	71	29
19	71	29
20	71	29
21	71	29
22	71	29
23	72	28
24	72	28
25	72	28
26	72	28
27	73	27
28	73	27
29	73	27
30	73	27
31	73	27

Chance of precipitation in March

Any precipitationSnow

Hobbs gets around 1.1 in of rain and snow over 3.8 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 12% and peaks near 13% on the wettest days, and about 0 day brings snow.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Rain chance (%)	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	11	11	10	10	10	10
Snow chance (%)	2	2	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1

	Rain chance (%)	Snow chance (%)
1	13	2
2	13	2
3	13	2
4	13	2
5	13	1
6	13	1
7	13	1
8	13	1
9	13	1
10	13	1
11	13	1
12	13	1
13	13	1
14	13	1
15	13	1
16	13	1
17	13	1
18	12	1
19	12	1
20	12	1
21	12	1
22	12	1
23	12	1
24	12	0
25	12	0
26	11	0
27	11	0
28	10	0
29	10	0
30	10	1
31	10	1

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.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Dry (%)	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	100	100	100
Comfortable (%)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	0	0	0

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	100	0
2	100	0
3	100	0
4	100	0
5	100	0
6	100	0
7	100	0
8	100	0
9	100	0
10	100	0
11	100	0
12	100	0
13	100	0
14	100	0
15	100	0
16	100	0
17	100	0
18	100	0
19	99	1
20	99	1
21	99	1
22	99	1
23	99	1
24	99	1
25	99	1
26	99	1
27	99	1
28	99	1
29	100	0
30	100	0
31	100	0

Wind in March

Winds average 10 mph in March.

Across March, daily wind ranges from about 10 mph on the calmest days to 11 mph at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Wind speed (mph)	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11
Feels	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze

	Wind speed (mph)	Feels
1	10	light breeze
2	10	light breeze
3	10	light breeze
4	10	light breeze
5	10	light breeze
6	10	light breeze
7	10	light breeze
8	10	light breeze
9	10	light breeze
10	10	light breeze
11	10	light breeze
12	10	light breeze
13	10	light breeze
14	10	light breeze
15	10	light breeze
16	10	light breeze
17	10	light breeze
18	10	light breeze
19	10	light breeze
20	10	light breeze
21	10	light breeze
22	10	light breeze
23	10	light breeze
24	11	light breeze
25	11	light breeze
26	11	light breeze
27	11	light breeze
28	11	light breeze
29	11	light breeze
30	11	light breeze
31	11	light 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 6:28 AM to 5:50 AM, and sunset from 5:43 PM to 6:06 PM.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Daylight (h)	11.2	11.3	11.3	11.3	11.4	11.4	11.4	11.5	11.5	11.5	11.6	11.6	11.6	11.7	11.7	11.7	11.8	11.8	11.9	11.9	11.9	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.3
Sunrise (AM)	6:28	6:27	6:26	6:25	6:24	6:23	6:21	6:20	6:19	6:17	6:16	6:15	6:14	6:12	6:11	6:10	6:08	6:07	6:06	6:04	6:03	6:02	6:00	5:59	5:58	5:56	5:55	5:54	5:52	5:51	5:50
Sunset (PM)	5:43	5:44	5:45	5:45	5:46	5:47	5:48	5:49	5:49	5:50	5:51	5:52	5:52	5:53	5:54	5:55	5:55	5:56	5:57	5:58	5:58	5:59	6:00	6:01	6:01	6:02	6:03	6:03	6:04	6:05	6:06

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	11.2	6:28	5:43
2	11.3	6:27	5:44
3	11.3	6:26	5:45
4	11.3	6:25	5:45
5	11.4	6:24	5:46
6	11.4	6:23	5:47
7	11.4	6:21	5:48
8	11.5	6:20	5:49
9	11.5	6:19	5:49
10	11.5	6:17	5:50
11	11.6	6:16	5:51
12	11.6	6:15	5:52
13	11.6	6:14	5:52
14	11.7	6:12	5:53
15	11.7	6:11	5:54
16	11.7	6:10	5:55
17	11.8	6:08	5:55
18	11.8	6:07	5:56
19	11.9	6:06	5:57
20	11.9	6:04	5:58
21	11.9	6:03	5:58
22	12.0	6:02	5:59
23	12.0	6:00	6:00
24	12.0	5:59	6:01
25	12.1	5:58	6:01
26	12.1	5:56	6:02
27	12.1	5:55	6:03
28	12.2	5:54	6:03
29	12.2	5:52	6:04
30	12.2	5:51	6:05
31	12.3	5:50	6:06

Solar energy in March

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in March, about 5.77 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.23 kWh/m² to a high of 7.64 kWh/m² in June across the year — March's 5.77 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Solar energy (kWh/m²)	5.1	5.2	5.2	5.3	5.3	5.3	5.4	5.4	5.5	5.5	5.5	5.6	5.6	5.7	5.7	5.7	5.8	5.8	5.9	5.9	6.0	6.0	6.1	6.1	6.2	6.2	6.3	6.3	6.3	6.4	6.5
Level	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense

	Solar energy (kWh/m²)	Level
1	5.1	Bright
2	5.2	Bright
3	5.2	Bright
4	5.3	Bright
5	5.3	Bright
6	5.3	Bright
7	5.4	Bright
8	5.4	Bright
9	5.5	Bright
10	5.5	Bright
11	5.5	Bright
12	5.6	Bright
13	5.6	Bright
14	5.7	Bright
15	5.7	Bright
16	5.7	Bright
17	5.8	Bright
18	5.8	Bright
19	5.9	Bright
20	5.9	Bright
21	6.0	Bright
22	6.0	Intense
23	6.1	Intense
24	6.1	Intense
25	6.2	Intense
26	6.2	Intense
27	6.3	Intense
28	6.3	Intense
29	6.3	Intense
30	6.4	Intense
31	6.5	Intense

Planning a trip in March

Is March a good time to visit Hobbs?

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

7.6

Sightseeing

3rd-best month of the year

4.0

Beach & pool

8th-best month of the year

March is one of the better times to visit Hobbs for general sightseeing.

What to pack for Hobbs in March

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

In March, Hobbs sees daytime highs around 68°F and nights near 41°F. Worth packing: a warm layer and sun protection. About 4 days see rain.

a warm layersun protection

UV index in Hobbs 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 Hobbs peaks around June 23 at about 12 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 19 at about 3 (moderate).

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

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
UV index (midday)	4	5	7	10	10	12	12	11	9	6	5	3
Level	Moderate	High	High	Extreme	Very high	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Very high	High	Moderate	Moderate

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	4	Moderate
Feb	5	High
Mar	7	High
Apr	10	Extreme
May	10	Very high
Jun	12	Extreme
Jul	12	Extreme
Aug	11	Extreme
Sep	9	Very high
Oct	6	High
Nov	5	Moderate
Dec	3	Moderate

Location & terrain

Where is Hobbs?

Hobbs sits at 32.7°N, 103.1°W, 3,622 ft above sea level, in United States. The nearest listed city is Carlsbad, 66 mi away.

Topography around Hobbs

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

Within 2 miles, the terrain around Hobbs has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 66 ft around an average of 3,622 ft above sea level; within 10 miles, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 282 ft; within 50 miles, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,591 ft.

The land around Hobbs is covered by artificial surfaces (48%) and grassland (37%) within 2 miles, grassland (73%) and cropland (20%) within 10 miles, and grassland (82%) within 50 miles.

2 miles

66 ft

artificial surfaces 48%

10 miles

282 ft

grassland 73%

50 miles

1,591 ft

grassland 82%

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← February Hobbs year-round climate April →Best places to visit in March

March weather nearby: Carlsbad 66 mi · West Odessa 70 mi · Odessa 75 mi · Midland 79 mi · Roswell 94 mi · Lubbock 96 mi · Big Spring 101 mi · Clovis 117 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

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 Hobbs (32.7026°, -103.136°, elevation 3,622 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).

	Avg high (°F)	Avg low (°F)
1	64	38
2	64	38
3	64	38
4	64	38
5	65	38
6	65	39
7	65	39
8	66	39
9	66	40
10	66	40
11	67	40
12	67	40
13	67	41
14	68	41
15	68	41
16	68	42
17	69	42
18	69	42
19	69	42
20	70	43
21	70	43
22	70	43
23	70	43
24	71	44
25	71	44
26	71	44
27	71	44
28	71	44
29	72	44
30	72	45
31	72	45

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	67	33
2	67	33
3	67	33
4	67	33
5	68	32
6	67	33
7	67	33
8	67	33
9	68	32
10	68	32
11	68	32
12	68	32
13	69	31
14	69	31
15	69	31
16	70	30
17	70	30
18	71	29
19	71	29
20	71	29
21	71	29
22	71	29
23	72	28
24	72	28
25	72	28
26	72	28
27	73	27
28	73	27
29	73	27
30	73	27
31	73	27

	Rain chance (%)	Snow chance (%)
1	13	2
2	13	2
3	13	2
4	13	2
5	13	1
6	13	1
7	13	1
8	13	1
9	13	1
10	13	1
11	13	1
12	13	1
13	13	1
14	13	1
15	13	1
16	13	1
17	13	1
18	12	1
19	12	1
20	12	1
21	12	1
22	12	1
23	12	1
24	12	0
25	12	0
26	11	0
27	11	0
28	10	0
29	10	0
30	10	1
31	10	1

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	100	0
2	100	0
3	100	0
4	100	0
5	100	0
6	100	0
7	100	0
8	100	0
9	100	0
10	100	0
11	100	0
12	100	0
13	100	0
14	100	0
15	100	0
16	100	0
17	100	0
18	100	0
19	99	1
20	99	1
21	99	1
22	99	1
23	99	1
24	99	1
25	99	1
26	99	1
27	99	1
28	99	1
29	100	0
30	100	0
31	100	0

	Avg high (°F)	Avg low (°F)
1	64	38
2	64	38
3	64	38
4	64	38
5	65	38
6	65	39
7	65	39
8	66	39
9	66	40
10	66	40
11	67	40
12	67	40
13	67	41
14	68	41
15	68	41
16	68	42
17	69	42
18	69	42
19	69	42
20	70	43
21	70	43
22	70	43
23	70	43
24	71	44
25	71	44
26	71	44
27	71	44
28	71	44
29	72	44
30	72	45
31	72	45

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	67	33
2	67	33
3	67	33
4	67	33
5	68	32
6	67	33
7	67	33
8	67	33
9	68	32
10	68	32
11	68	32
12	68	32
13	69	31
14	69	31
15	69	31
16	70	30
17	70	30
18	71	29
19	71	29
20	71	29
21	71	29
22	71	29
23	72	28
24	72	28
25	72	28
26	72	28
27	73	27
28	73	27
29	73	27
30	73	27
31	73	27

	Rain chance (%)	Snow chance (%)
1	13	2
2	13	2
3	13	2
4	13	2
5	13	1
6	13	1
7	13	1
8	13	1
9	13	1
10	13	1
11	13	1
12	13	1
13	13	1
14	13	1
15	13	1
16	13	1
17	13	1
18	12	1
19	12	1
20	12	1
21	12	1
22	12	1
23	12	1
24	12	0
25	12	0
26	11	0
27	11	0
28	10	0
29	10	0
30	10	1
31	10	1

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	100	0
2	100	0
3	100	0
4	100	0
5	100	0
6	100	0
7	100	0
8	100	0
9	100	0
10	100	0
11	100	0
12	100	0
13	100	0
14	100	0
15	100	0
16	100	0
17	100	0
18	100	0
19	99	1
20	99	1
21	99	1
22	99	1
23	99	1
24	99	1
25	99	1
26	99	1
27	99	1
28	99	1
29	100	0
30	100	0
31	100	0

	Avg high (°F)	Avg low (°F)
1	64	38
2	64	38
3	64	38
4	64	38
5	65	38
6	65	39
7	65	39
8	66	39
9	66	40
10	66	40
11	67	40
12	67	40
13	67	41
14	68	41
15	68	41
16	68	42
17	69	42
18	69	42
19	69	42
20	70	43
21	70	43
22	70	43
23	70	43
24	71	44
25	71	44
26	71	44
27	71	44
28	71	44
29	72	44
30	72	45
31	72	45

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	67	33
2	67	33
3	67	33
4	67	33
5	68	32
6	67	33
7	67	33
8	67	33
9	68	32
10	68	32
11	68	32
12	68	32
13	69	31
14	69	31
15	69	31
16	70	30
17	70	30
18	71	29
19	71	29
20	71	29
21	71	29
22	71	29
23	72	28
24	72	28
25	72	28
26	72	28
27	73	27
28	73	27
29	73	27
30	73	27
31	73	27

	Rain chance (%)	Snow chance (%)
1	13	2
2	13	2
3	13	2
4	13	2
5	13	1
6	13	1
7	13	1
8	13	1
9	13	1
10	13	1
11	13	1
12	13	1
13	13	1
14	13	1
15	13	1
16	13	1
17	13	1
18	12	1
19	12	1
20	12	1
21	12	1
22	12	1
23	12	1
24	12	0
25	12	0
26	11	0
27	11	0
28	10	0
29	10	0
30	10	1
31	10	1

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	100	0
2	100	0
3	100	0
4	100	0
5	100	0
6	100	0
7	100	0
8	100	0
9	100	0
10	100	0
11	100	0
12	100	0
13	100	0
14	100	0
15	100	0
16	100	0
17	100	0
18	100	0
19	99	1
20	99	1
21	99	1
22	99	1
23	99	1
24	99	1
25	99	1
26	99	1
27	99	1
28	99	1
29	100	0
30	100	0
31	100	0