Lake Havasu City weather in March

In March, Lake Havasu City sees average daytime highs of 76°F and overnight lows near 53°F, with 0.6 in of rain across 2.3 wet days and about 11.7 hours of daylight. It is the 8th-warmest and 4th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 72°F in the first days to 78°F by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 60% 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 Lake Havasu City's 9th-clearest and 5th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Lake Havasu City's year-round climate.

Daytime high
76°
8th warmest
Overnight low
53°
5th coldest
Rainfall
0.6 in
2.3 wet days
Daylight
11 h 42 min
6:55 AM – 6:39 PM
Cloud cover
35%
9th clearest
Wind
6 mph
5th windiest
Solar energy
5.9 kWh/m²
Travel score
8.5
out of 10

Lake Havasu City is city in Mohave County, Arizona, United States.

Density
447/km²
people per km²
Founded
1978

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 72°F in the first days to 78°F by the end.

A typical March day in Lake Havasu City reaches about 76°F in the afternoon and slips back to 53°F overnight — a 23°F spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 65°F and 86°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 Lake Havasu City

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.

Lake Havasu City weather by month

How March compares with the rest of the year at a glance. March is the 8th-warmest and 4th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°F)Rainfall (inches)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan65° / 43°0.93.2107.3
Feb69° / 47°1.13.710.77.7
Mar76° / 53°0.62.311.78.5
Apr83° / 59°0.21.212.87.5
May92° / 68°0.10.513.84.5
Jun101° / 77°0.00.214.31.1
Jul105° / 84°0.31.914.10.0
Aug104° / 83°0.42.413.30.1
Sep98° / 76°0.41.912.22.2
Oct86° / 62°0.41.611.16.4
Nov73° / 50°0.51.410.28.6
Dec64° / 43°0.72.79.77.0

Cloud cover in March

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 60% 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 25%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
17228
27327
37327
47228
57228
67327
77327
87327
97327
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Chance of precipitation in March

Any precipitation

Lake Havasu City gets around 0.6 in of rain over 2.3 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 8% and peaks near 13% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
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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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Wind in March

Winds average 6 mph in March.

Across March, daily wind ranges from about 6 mph on the calmest days to 7 mph at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (mph)Feels
16calm
26calm
36calm
46calm
56calm
66calm
76calm
86calm
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116calm
126calm
136calm
146calm
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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 7:15 AM to 6:34 AM, and sunset from 6:26 PM to 6:51 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.27:156:26
211.27:146:27
311.37:126:28
411.37:116:29
511.37:106:30
611.47:086:31
711.47:076:31
811.47:066:32
911.57:056:33
1011.57:036:34
1111.57:026:35
1211.67:006:36
1311.66:596:36
1411.76:586:37
1511.76:566:38
1611.76:556:39
1711.86:546:40
1811.86:526:41
1911.86:516:41
2011.96:496:42
2111.96:486:43
2212.06:476:44
2312.06:456:45
2412.06:446:45
2512.16:426:46
2612.16:416:47
2712.16:396:48
2812.26:386:48
2912.26:376:49
3012.26:356:50
3112.36:346:51

Solar energy in March

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in March, about 5.9 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.08 kWh/m² to a high of 8.53 kWh/m² in June across the year — March's 5.9 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.0Bright
25.1Bright
35.2Bright
45.2Bright
55.3Bright
65.3Bright
75.4Bright
85.5Bright
95.5Bright
105.6Bright
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145.8Bright
155.8Bright
165.9Bright
176.0Bright
186.0Intense
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206.1Intense
216.2Intense
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236.3Intense
246.3Intense
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266.4Intense
276.5Intense
286.5Intense
296.5Intense
306.6Intense
316.7Intense
Planning a trip in March

Is March a good time to visit Lake Havasu City?

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

8.5
Sightseeing
2nd-best month of the year
7.2
Beach & pool
4th-best month of the year

March is one of the better times to visit Lake Havasu City for general sightseeing. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for Lake Havasu City in March

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

In March, Lake Havasu City sees daytime highs around 76°F and nights near 53°F. Worth packing: light clothes and sun protection.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Lake Havasu City in March

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in March peaks around 5 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Lake Havasu City peaks around June 22 at about 11 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 18 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 highHighModerateJun 22UV 11Dec 18UV 3
UV index (midday)Level
Jan3Moderate
Feb4Moderate
Mar5Moderate
Apr7High
May8Very high
Jun11Extreme
Jul10Extreme
Aug10Extreme
Sep8Very high
Oct6High
Nov4Moderate
Dec3Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Lake Havasu City?

Lake Havasu City sits at 34.5°N, 114.3°W, 738 ft above sea level, in United States. The nearest listed city is Bullhead City, 48 mi away.

Topography around Lake Havasu City

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

Within 2 miles, the terrain around Lake Havasu City has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 705 ft around an average of 735 ft above sea level; within 10 miles, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 4,590 ft; within 50 miles, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 7,995 ft.

The land around Lake Havasu City is covered by artificial surfaces (75%) within 2 miles, bare terrain (74%) within 10 miles, and bare terrain (66%) and shrubs (28%) within 50 miles.

2 miles
705 ft
10 miles
4,590 ft
50 miles
7,995 ft
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
March weather nearby: Bullhead City 48 mi · Kingman 51 mi · Blythe 62 mi · Twentynine Palms 102 mi · Prescott 106 mi · Boulder City 107 mi · Henderson 114 mi · Prescott Valley 114 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 Lake Havasu City (34.4839°, -114.3225°, elevation 738 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).