Maricopa weather in March

In March, Maricopa sees average daytime highs of 77°F and overnight lows near 52°F, with 0.7 in of rain across 2.7 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 73°F in the first days to 80°F by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 62% 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 Maricopa's 7th-clearest and 4th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Maricopa's year-round climate.

Daytime high
77°
8th warmest
Overnight low
52°
5th coldest
Rainfall
0.7 in
2.7 wet days
Daylight
11 h 42 min
6:45 AM – 6:30 PM
Cloud cover
33%
7th clearest
Wind
5 mph
4th windiest
Solar energy
6.02 kWh/m²
Travel score
8.4
out of 10

Maricopa is city in the Gila River Valley in Pinal County, Arizona, United States.

Density
456/km²
people per km²
Founded
2003

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 73°F in the first days to 80°F by the end.

A typical March day in Maricopa reaches about 77°F in the afternoon and slips back to 52°F overnight — a 25°F spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 66°F and 88°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 Maricopa

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.

Maricopa 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 daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan66° / 44°0.93.410.17.5
Feb70° / 47°1.13.410.87.8
Mar77° / 52°0.72.711.78.4
Apr85° / 58°0.21.212.87.0
May94° / 66°0.10.713.73.8
Jun103° / 74°0.10.314.10.6
Jul105° / 81°1.04.3140.0
Aug103° / 81°1.25.313.20.3
Sep98° / 75°0.9312.22.0
Oct88° / 63°0.61.811.25.8
Nov75° / 51°0.51.810.38.6
Dec65° / 44°0.93.49.97.3

Cloud cover in March

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 62% of the time in March.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 11% of March, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 26%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
16832
27030
37030
47030
57129
67129
77129
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97327
107327
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Chance of precipitation in March

Any precipitation

Maricopa gets around 0.7 in of rain over 2.7 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 9% and peaks near 12% 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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Dry (%)
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Wind in March

Winds average 5 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
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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 6:25 AM, and sunset from 6:18 PM to 6:41 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.27:046:18
211.37:036:19
311.37:026:20
411.37:016:21
511.47:006:22
611.46:586:22
711.46:576:23
811.56:566:24
911.56:556:25
1011.56:536:26
1111.66:526:26
1211.66:516:27
1311.66:496:28
1411.76:486:29
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1611.76:456:30
1711.86:446:31
1811.86:436:32
1911.96:416:32
2011.96:406:33
2111.96:396:34
2212.06:376:35
2312.06:366:35
2412.06:356:36
2512.16:336:37
2612.16:326:38
2712.16:316:38
2812.26:296:39
2912.26:286:40
3012.26:266:41
3112.36:256:41

Solar energy in March

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in March, about 6.02 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.26 kWh/m² to a high of 8.47 kWh/m² in June across the year — March's 6.02 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.2Bright
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55.4Bright
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145.9Bright
156.0Bright
166.0Intense
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216.3Intense
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296.7Intense
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316.8Intense
Planning a trip in March

Is March a good time to visit Maricopa?

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

8.4
Sightseeing
2nd-best month of the year
7.5
Beach & pool
3rd-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Maricopa in March

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

In March, Maricopa sees daytime highs around 77°F and nights near 52°F. Pack sun protection. Worth having: light clothes.

sun protectionlight clothes

UV index in Maricopa 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 Maricopa 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 — every month of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateVery highExtremeVery highHighModerateJun 23UV 11Dec 19UV 3
UV index (midday)Level
Jan4Moderate
Feb5Moderate
Mar5Moderate
Apr7Very high
May9Very high
Jun11Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug11Extreme
Sep9Very high
Oct6High
Nov4Moderate
Dec3Moderate

Air quality in Maricopa 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 Maricopa is worst in June — around 28 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.2× the cleanest month (October, 12 µg/m³).

Modeled monthly averages (CAMS reanalysis, 2015–2024).

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateJun 1626 µg/m³Oct 1212 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan13Moderate
Feb13Moderate
Mar14Moderate
Apr14Moderate
May14Moderate
Jun28Moderate
Jul14Moderate
Aug13Moderate
Sep13Moderate
Oct12Moderate
Nov13Moderate
Dec13Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Maricopa?

Maricopa sits at 33.1°N, 112.0°W, 1,175 ft above sea level, in United States. The nearest listed city is Ahwatukee Foothills, 20 mi away.

Topography around Maricopa

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

Within 2 miles, the terrain around Maricopa has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 46 ft around an average of 1,168 ft above sea level; within 10 miles, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,500 ft; within 50 miles, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 4,331 ft.

The land around Maricopa is covered by artificial surfaces (37%) and bare terrain (29%) within 2 miles, bare terrain (42%), cropland (25%) and shrubs (22%) within 10 miles, and shrubs (47%) and bare terrain (26%) within 50 miles.

2 miles
46 ft
10 miles
2,500 ft
50 miles
4,331 ft
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrain
March weather nearby: Ahwatukee Foothills 20 mi · Casa Grande 21 mi · Chandler 21 mi · Gilbert 25 mi · Tempe Junction 25 mi · Tempe 26 mi · Central City 26 mi · Phoenix 27 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 Maricopa (33.0581°, -112.0476°, elevation 1,175 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. 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).