Nogales weather in March

In March, Nogales sees average daytime highs of 69°F and overnight lows near 43°F, with 0.9 in of precipitation across 3.4 wet days and about 11.8 hours of daylight. It is the 9th-warmest and 7th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 65°F in the first days to 71°F by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 61% of the time in March, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 18 min at the start of March to 12 h 18 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, March is Nogales's 6th-clearest and 4th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Nogales's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 69°; 9th warmest
Overnight low: 43°; 4th coldest
Precipitation: 0.9 in; 3.4 wet days
Daylight: 11 h 48 min; 6:41 AM – 6:26 PM
Cloud cover: 33%; 6th clearest
Wind: 6 mph; 4th windiest
Solar energy: 6.27 kWh/m²
Travel score: 7.8; out of 10

Nogales is city in and county seat of Santa Cruz County, Arizona, United States, on the Mexican border.

Density: 375/km²; people per km²
Founded: 1893

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 65°F in the first days to 71°F by the end.

A typical March day in Nogales reaches about 69°F in the afternoon and slips back to 43°F overnight — a 26°F spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 57°F and 78°F. Set against its neighbours, March runs about 6°F warmer than February and about 7°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)	65	65	65	66	66	66	67	67	67	68	68	68	68	69	69	69	69	70	70	70	70	70	70	71	71	71	71	71	71	71	71
Avg low (°F)	40	41	41	41	41	41	42	42	42	42	42	43	43	43	43	44	44	44	44	44	44	44	44	44	44	45	45	45	45	45	45

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

How March really feels in Nogales

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

heat index over the day's high

Days feeling ≤ 32°F

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.

Nogales weather by month

How March compares with the rest of the year at a glance. March is the 9th-warmest and 7th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

Month	High / Low (°F)	Rainfall (inches)	Wet days	Snow days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	61° / 37°	1.4	4	0.4	10.2	6.2
Feb	63° / 39°	1.5	4.5	0.5	10.9	6.6
Mar	69° / 43°	0.9	3.4	0.3	11.8	7.8
Apr	76° / 48°	0.3	1.6	0.2	12.7	8.8
May	84° / 56°	0.2	1.1	0	13.6	7.3
Jun	92° / 65°	0.4	2.4	0	14	4.2
Jul	90° / 69°	3.7	15.1	0	13.8	3.6
Aug	87° / 67°	3.6	16.4	0	13.1	4.1
Sep	85° / 63°	1.9	7.7	0	12.2	5.7
Oct	79° / 54°	0.9	3	0	11.2	8.3
Nov	69° / 44°	0.9	2.8	0	10.4	8.0
Dec	61° / 37°	1.4	4.6	0.5	10	6.0

Cloud cover in March

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 61% 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 25%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

	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 (%)	68	68	68	69	70	70	71	72	72	73	74	74	74	75	76	76	77	77	77	77	77	77	78	78	78	78	78	78	78	78	79
Cloudier (%)	32	32	32	31	30	30	29	28	28	27	26	26	26	25	24	24	23	23	23	23	23	23	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	21

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	68	32
2	68	32
3	68	32
4	69	31
5	70	30
6	70	30
7	71	29
8	72	28
9	72	28
10	73	27
11	74	26
12	74	26
13	74	26
14	75	25
15	76	24
16	76	24
17	77	23
18	77	23
19	77	23
20	77	23
21	77	23
22	77	23
23	78	22
24	78	22
25	78	22
26	78	22
27	78	22
28	78	22
29	78	22
30	78	22
31	79	21

Chance of precipitation in March

Any precipitationSnow

Nogales gets around 0.9 in of rain and snow over 3.4 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 11% 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	12	12	12	12	11	11	11	10	10	10	10	10	10	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	8
Snow chance (%)	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1

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

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

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.

	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)	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7
Feels	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm

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

Sunrise & sunset in March

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 18 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 60 minutes over March. Sunrise moves from 6:59 AM to 6:21 AM, and sunset from 6:15 PM to 6:36 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)	11.3	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	11.8	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)	6:59	6:57	6:56	6:55	6:54	6:53	6:52	6:50	6:49	6:48	6:47	6:46	6:44	6:43	6:42	6:41	6:39	6:38	6:37	6:35	6:34	6:33	6:32	6:30	6:29	6:28	6:26	6:25	6:24	6:22	6:21
Sunset (PM)	6:15	6:16	6:17	6:18	6:18	6:19	6:20	6:21	6:21	6:22	6:23	6:23	6:24	6:25	6:26	6:26	6:27	6:28	6:28	6:29	6:30	6:30	6:31	6:32	6:32	6:33	6:34	6:34	6:35	6:36	6:36

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	11.3	6:59	6:15
2	11.3	6:57	6:16
3	11.3	6:56	6:17
4	11.4	6:55	6:18
5	11.4	6:54	6:18
6	11.4	6:53	6:19
7	11.5	6:52	6:20
8	11.5	6:50	6:21
9	11.5	6:49	6:21
10	11.6	6:48	6:22
11	11.6	6:47	6:23
12	11.6	6:46	6:23
13	11.7	6:44	6:24
14	11.7	6:43	6:25
15	11.7	6:42	6:26
16	11.8	6:41	6:26
17	11.8	6:39	6:27
18	11.8	6:38	6:28
19	11.9	6:37	6:28
20	11.9	6:35	6:29
21	11.9	6:34	6:30
22	12.0	6:33	6:30
23	12.0	6:32	6:31
24	12.0	6:30	6:32
25	12.1	6:29	6:32
26	12.1	6:28	6:33
27	12.1	6:26	6:34
28	12.2	6:25	6:34
29	12.2	6:24	6:35
30	12.2	6:22	6:36
31	12.3	6:21	6:36

Solar energy in March

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in March, about 6.27 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.52 kWh/m² to a high of 8.31 kWh/m² in May across the year — March's 6.27 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)	5.4	5.5	5.5	5.6	5.7	5.7	5.8	5.8	5.9	5.9	6.0	6.0	6.1	6.2	6.2	6.3	6.3	6.4	6.4	6.5	6.5	6.6	6.6	6.7	6.7	6.8	6.8	6.9	6.9	7.0	7.0
Level	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense

	Solar energy (kWh/m²)	Level
1	5.4	Bright
2	5.5	Bright
3	5.5	Bright
4	5.6	Bright
5	5.7	Bright
6	5.7	Bright
7	5.8	Bright
8	5.8	Bright
9	5.9	Bright
10	5.9	Bright
11	6.0	Intense
12	6.0	Intense
13	6.1	Intense
14	6.2	Intense
15	6.2	Intense
16	6.3	Intense
17	6.3	Intense
18	6.4	Intense
19	6.4	Intense
20	6.5	Intense
21	6.5	Intense
22	6.6	Intense
23	6.6	Intense
24	6.7	Intense
25	6.7	Intense
26	6.8	Intense
27	6.8	Intense
28	6.9	Intense
29	6.9	Intense
30	7.0	Intense
31	7.0	Intense

Planning a trip in March

Is March a good time to visit Nogales?

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

7.8

Sightseeing

4th-best month of the year

4.4

Beach & pool

9th-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Nogales in March

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

In March, Nogales sees daytime highs around 69°F and nights near 43°F. Pack sun protection. Worth having: a warm layer. About 3 days see rain.

sun protectiona warm layer

UV index in Nogales 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 Nogales peaks around June 21 at about 12 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 19 at about 4 (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	10	7	5	4
Level	Moderate	High	High	Very high	Very high	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Very high	Very high	High	Moderate

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

Location & terrain

Where is Nogales?

Nogales sits at 31.3°N, 110.9°W, 3,832 ft above sea level, in United States. The nearest listed city is Nogales, 2.5 mi away.

Topography around Nogales

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

Within 2 miles, the terrain around Nogales has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 869 ft around an average of 3,980 ft above sea level; within 10 miles, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,297 ft; within 50 miles, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 7,484 ft.

The land around Nogales is covered by shrubs (50%) and artificial surfaces (37%) within 2 miles, shrubs (69%) and grassland (21%) within 10 miles, and shrubs (79%) within 50 miles.

2 miles

869 ft

shrubs 50%

10 miles

2,297 ft

shrubs 69%

50 miles

7,484 ft

shrubs 79%

treesshrubsgrasslandartificial surfacesbare terrain

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

March weather nearby: Nogales 2.5 mi · Rio Rico 9.3 mi · Green Valley 35 mi · Sierra Vista 40 mi · Sahuarita 43 mi · Cananea 45 mi · Magdalena de Kino 49 mi · Vail 50 mi

United States travel facts

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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
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Data sources

Temperature, precipitation, cloud, humidity, wind and solar figures are a 1991–2020 climatology for Nogales (31.3404°, -110.9343°, elevation 3,832 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	65	40
2	65	41
3	65	41
4	66	41
5	66	41
6	66	41
7	67	42
8	67	42
9	67	42
10	68	42
11	68	42
12	68	43
13	68	43
14	69	43
15	69	43
16	69	44
17	69	44
18	70	44
19	70	44
20	70	44
21	70	44
22	70	44
23	70	44
24	71	44
25	71	44
26	71	45
27	71	45
28	71	45
29	71	45
30	71	45
31	71	45

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	68	32
2	68	32
3	68	32
4	69	31
5	70	30
6	70	30
7	71	29
8	72	28
9	72	28
10	73	27
11	74	26
12	74	26
13	74	26
14	75	25
15	76	24
16	76	24
17	77	23
18	77	23
19	77	23
20	77	23
21	77	23
22	77	23
23	78	22
24	78	22
25	78	22
26	78	22
27	78	22
28	78	22
29	78	22
30	78	22
31	79	21

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

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

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	68	32
2	68	32
3	68	32
4	69	31
5	70	30
6	70	30
7	71	29
8	72	28
9	72	28
10	73	27
11	74	26
12	74	26
13	74	26
14	75	25
15	76	24
16	76	24
17	77	23
18	77	23
19	77	23
20	77	23
21	77	23
22	77	23
23	78	22
24	78	22
25	78	22
26	78	22
27	78	22
28	78	22
29	78	22
30	78	22
31	79	21

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

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

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	68	32
2	68	32
3	68	32
4	69	31
5	70	30
6	70	30
7	71	29
8	72	28
9	72	28
10	73	27
11	74	26
12	74	26
13	74	26
14	75	25
15	76	24
16	76	24
17	77	23
18	77	23
19	77	23
20	77	23
21	77	23
22	77	23
23	78	22
24	78	22
25	78	22
26	78	22
27	78	22
28	78	22
29	78	22
30	78	22
31	79	21

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

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