Las Vegas weather in March

In March, Las Vegas sees average daytime highs of 65°F and overnight lows near 45°F, with 0.6 in of precipitation across 3.5 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 61°F in the first days to 68°F by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 52% of the time in March, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 06 min at the start of March to 12 h 18 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, March is Las Vegas's 10th-clearest and 5th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Las Vegas's year-round climate.

Daytime high
65°
8th warmest
Overnight low
45°
5th coldest
Precipitation
0.6 in
3.5 wet days
Daylight
11 h 42 min
5:59 AM – 5:42 PM
Cloud cover
41%
10th clearest
Wind
6 mph
5th windiest
Solar energy
5.74 kWh/m²
Travel score
7.1
out of 10

Las Vegas is seat of Clark County, and largest city in state of Nevada, United States.

Density
1,824/km²
people per km²
Founded
1905

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 61°F in the first days to 68°F by the end.

A typical March day in Las Vegas reaches about 65°F in the afternoon and slips back to 45°F overnight — a 21°F spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 54°F and 76°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 Las Vegas

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.

Las Vegas 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 daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan54° / 36°0.93.70.69.84.0
Feb58° / 39°1.24.80.710.65.0
Mar65° / 45°0.63.50.211.77.1
Apr73° / 51°0.32.20.112.98.4
May82° / 59°0.21.5013.97.6
Jun93° / 68°0.10.4014.44.2
Jul98° / 75°0.32.2014.22.2
Aug96° / 74°0.42013.42.8
Sep89° / 66°0.31.1012.25.7
Oct76° / 54°0.31.6011.18.7
Nov62° / 43°0.41.50.110.16.8
Dec53° / 36°0.83.30.69.63.6

Cloud cover in March

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 52% of the time in March.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 18% of March, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 31%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
16634
26733
36733
46832
56832
66733
76832
86832
96832
106931
116832
126832
136832
146832
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206931
217030
227030
237030
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257129
267228
277327
287426
297426
307426
317327

Chance of precipitation in March

Any precipitationSnow

Las Vegas gets around 0.6 in of rain and snow over 3.5 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 12% and peaks near 18% on the wettest days, and about 0 day brings snow.

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Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
1182
2172
3162
4162
5152
6142
7141
8131
9131
10121
11121
12121
13121
14111
15111
16111
17111
18111
19111
20111
21111
22111
23111
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26111
27111
28111
29111
30101
31101

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 (%)
1100
2100
3100
4100
5100
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19100
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21100
22100
23100
24100
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26100
27100
28100
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31100

Wind in March

Winds average 6 mph in March.

Across March, daily wind ranges from about 5 mph on the calmest days to 6 mph at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (mph)Feels
15calm
25calm
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45calm
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65calm
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105calm
116calm
126calm
136calm
146calm
156calm
166calm
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316calm

Sunrise & sunset in March

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 06 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 72 minutes over March. Sunrise moves from 6:20 AM to 5:36 AM, and sunset from 5:28 PM to 5:55 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.16:205:28
211.26:185:29
311.26:175:30
411.36:165:31
511.36:145:32
611.36:135:33
711.46:125:34
811.46:105:34
911.46:095:35
1011.56:075:36
1111.56:065:37
1211.66:055:38
1311.66:035:39
1411.66:025:40
1511.76:005:41
1611.75:595:42
1711.85:575:43
1811.85:565:43
1911.85:545:44
2011.95:535:45
2111.95:515:46
2212.05:505:47
2312.05:485:48
2412.05:475:49
2512.15:455:50
2612.15:445:50
2712.15:425:51
2812.25:415:52
2912.25:395:53
3012.35:385:54
3112.35:365:55

Solar energy in March

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in March, about 5.74 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.91 kWh/m² to a high of 8.6 kWh/m² in June across the year — March's 5.74 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.9Bright
24.9Bright
35.0Bright
45.1Bright
55.1Bright
65.2Bright
75.3Bright
85.3Bright
95.4Bright
105.4Bright
115.5Bright
125.5Bright
135.6Bright
145.6Bright
155.7Bright
165.7Bright
175.8Bright
185.8Bright
195.9Bright
205.9Bright
216.0Bright
226.0Intense
236.1Intense
246.2Intense
256.2Intense
266.3Intense
276.3Intense
286.4Intense
296.4Intense
306.5Intense
316.5Intense
Planning a trip in March

Is March a good time to visit Las Vegas?

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

7.1
Sightseeing
4th-best month of the year
2.8
Beach & pool
8th-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Las Vegas in March

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

In March, Las Vegas sees daytime highs around 65°F and nights near 45°F. Worth packing: a warm layer and sun protection. About 4 days see rain.

a warm layersun protection

UV index in Las Vegas 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 Las Vegas peaks around June 23 at about 11 (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 — in 10 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateHighVery highExtremeVery highHighModerateJun 23UV 11Dec 19UV 3
UV index (midday)Level
Jan3Moderate
Feb4Moderate
Mar5Moderate
Apr7High
May8Very high
Jun11Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug10Extreme
Sep8Very high
Oct6High
Nov3Moderate
Dec3Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Las Vegas?

Las Vegas sits at 36.2°N, 115.1°W, 2,001 ft above sea level, in United States. The nearest listed city is North Las Vegas, 1.9 mi away.

Topography around Las Vegas

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

Within 2 miles, the terrain around Las Vegas has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 295 ft around an average of 1,959 ft above sea level; within 10 miles, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,428 ft; within 50 miles, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 11,188 ft.

The land around Las Vegas is covered by artificial surfaces (91%) within 2 miles, artificial surfaces (69%) and bare terrain (27%) within 10 miles, and bare terrain (67%) within 50 miles.

2 miles
295 ft
10 miles
2,428 ft
50 miles
11,188 ft
treesshrubsgrasslandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
March weather nearby: North Las Vegas 1.9 mi · Winchester 3.1 mi · Sunrise Manor 4.3 mi · Paradise 5.6 mi · Spring Valley 7.5 mi · Whitney 7.5 mi · Summerlin South 11 mi · Enterprise 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 Las Vegas (36.175°, -115.1372°, elevation 2,001 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).