Mesquite weather in March

In March, Mesquite sees average daytime highs of 65°F and overnight lows near 44°F, with 1.2 in of precipitation across 5.1 wet days and about 11.7 hours of daylight. It is the 8th-warmest and 3rd-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 60°F in the first days to 68°F by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 51% 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 Mesquite's 10th-clearest and 5th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Mesquite's year-round climate.

Daytime high
65°
8th warmest
Overnight low
44°
5th coldest
Precipitation
1.2 in
5.1 wet days
Daylight
11 h 42 min
5:55 AM – 5:37 PM
Cloud cover
41%
10th clearest
Wind
5 mph
5th windiest
Solar energy
5.59 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.8
out of 10

Mesquite is city in Clark County, Nevada, United States.

Density
209/km²
people per km²
Founded
1880

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 68°F by the end.

A typical March day in Mesquite reaches about 65°F in the afternoon and slips back to 44°F overnight — a 21°F spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 53°F and 76°F. Set against its neighbours, March runs about 8°F warmer than February and about 8°F cooler than April.

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Avg high (°F)Avg low (°F)
15940
26040
36040
46141
56141
66242
76242
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96342
106343
116443
126444
136544
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How March really feels in Mesquite

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.

Mesquite weather by month

How March compares with the rest of the year at a glance. March is the 8th-warmest and 3rd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°F)Rainfall (inches)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan53° / 34°1.550.89.83.4
Feb57° / 38°1.85.70.910.64.6
Mar65° / 44°1.25.10.411.76.8
Apr72° / 50°0.52.60.212.98.2
May82° / 60°0.31.8013.97.6
Jun93° / 69°0.10.6014.54.2
Jul98° / 76°0.42.5014.32.2
Aug96° / 74°0.52.8013.42.8
Sep88° / 66°0.82.4012.25.6
Oct75° / 53°1.02.90118.4
Nov61° / 41°0.82.80.2106.4
Dec51° / 33°1.24.71.19.53.1

Cloud cover in March

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 51% 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 34%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
16436
26436
36535
46436
56535
66535
76535
86535
96535
106535
116634
126634
136634
146535
156535
166535
176535
186535
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206634
216733
226733
236832
246832
256832
266931
277030
287030
297129
307129
317129

Chance of precipitation in March

Any precipitationSnow

Mesquite gets around 1.2 in of rain and snow over 5.1 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 17% and peaks near 24% on the wettest days, and about 0 day brings snow. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
1243
2233
3223
4222
5212
6202
7202
8192
9182
10172
11172
12162
13162
14162
15152
16152
17151
18151
19151
20151
21151
22151
23161
24161
25151
26151
27151
28151
29151
30151
31141

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
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3100
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18100
19100
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21100
22100
23100
24100
25100
26100
27100
28100
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31100

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
15calm
25calm
35calm
45calm
55calm
65calm
75calm
85calm
95calm
105calm
115calm
125calm
135calm
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155calm
165calm
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185calm
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265calm
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305calm
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 6:16 AM to 5:32 AM, and sunset from 5:23 PM to 5:51 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.16:165:23
211.26:155:24
311.26:135:25
411.26:125:26
511.36:115:27
611.36:095:28
711.46:085:29
811.46:065:30
911.46:055:31
1011.56:035:32
1111.56:025:33
1211.56:015:34
1311.65:595:34
1411.65:585:35
1511.75:565:36
1611.75:555:37
1711.75:535:38
1811.85:525:39
1911.85:505:40
2011.95:495:41
2111.95:475:42
2211.95:465:43
2312.05:445:43
2412.05:435:44
2512.15:415:45
2612.15:405:46
2712.25:385:47
2812.25:365:48
2912.25:355:49
3012.35:335:50
3112.35:325:51

Solar energy in March

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in March, about 5.59 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.77 kWh/m² to a high of 8.54 kWh/m² in June across the year — March's 5.59 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.7Bright
24.8Bright
34.8Bright
44.9Bright
55.0Bright
65.0Bright
75.1Bright
85.2Bright
95.2Bright
105.3Bright
115.3Bright
125.4Bright
135.4Bright
145.5Bright
155.5Bright
165.6Bright
175.7Bright
185.7Bright
195.8Bright
205.8Bright
215.8Bright
225.9Bright
235.9Bright
246.0Bright
256.0Intense
266.1Intense
276.1Intense
286.2Intense
296.2Intense
306.3Intense
316.3Intense
Planning a trip in March

Is March a good time to visit Mesquite?

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

6.8
Sightseeing
4th-best month of the year
2.4
Beach & pool
8th-best month of the year

March is a reasonable time to visit Mesquite for sightseeing.

What to pack for Mesquite in March

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

In March, Mesquite sees daytime highs around 65°F and nights near 44°F. Worth packing: a warm layer and sun protection. About 5 days see rain.

a warm layersun protection

UV index in Mesquite 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 Mesquite peaks around July 13 at about 11 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 19 at about 2 (moderate).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 10 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateHighVery highExtremeVery highHighModerateJul 13UV 11Dec 19UV 2
UV index (midday)Level
Jan3Moderate
Feb4Moderate
Mar5Moderate
Apr6High
May8Very high
Jun11Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug10Extreme
Sep8Very high
Oct5High
Nov3Moderate
Dec2Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Mesquite?

Mesquite sits at 36.8°N, 114.1°W, 1,601 ft above sea level, in United States. The nearest listed city is Saint George, 34 mi away.

Topography around Mesquite

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

Within 2 miles, the terrain around Mesquite has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 381 ft around an average of 1,680 ft above sea level; within 10 miles, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 5,194 ft; within 50 miles, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 9,232 ft.

The land around Mesquite is covered by bare terrain (45%) and artificial surfaces (26%) within 2 miles, bare terrain (53%) and shrubs (34%) within 10 miles, and bare terrain (38%) and shrubs (34%) within 50 miles.

2 miles
381 ft
10 miles
5,194 ft
50 miles
9,232 ft
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
March weather nearby: Saint George 34 mi · Washington 38 mi · Hurricane 50 mi · Sunrise Manor 70 mi · Boulder City 71 mi · North Las Vegas 72 mi · Whitney 73 mi · Henderson 73 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 Mesquite (36.8055°, -114.0672°, elevation 1,601 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).