Pahrump weather in March

In March, Pahrump sees average daytime highs of 63°F and overnight lows near 43°F, with 0.7 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 59°F in the first days to 65°F by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 55% 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 Pahrump's 10th-clearest and 6th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Pahrump's year-round climate.

Daytime high
63°
8th warmest
Overnight low
43°
5th coldest
Precipitation
0.7 in
3.5 wet days
Daylight
11 h 42 min
6:02 AM – 5:45 PM
Cloud cover
39%
10th clearest
Wind
6 mph
6th windiest
Solar energy
5.75 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.7
out of 10

Pahrump is census-designated place (CDP) and an unincorporated town in Nye County, Nevada United States of America.

Density
47/km²
people per km²

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 59°F in the first days to 65°F by the end.

A typical March day in Pahrump reaches about 63°F in the afternoon and slips back to 43°F overnight — a 20°F spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 51°F and 74°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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25840
35940
45940
56040
66041
76141
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106242
116242
126343
136343
146343
156443
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196444
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306645
316646

How March really feels in Pahrump

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.

Pahrump 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
Jan53° / 35°0.83.70.79.83.7
Feb56° / 38°1.14.8110.64.5
Mar63° / 43°0.73.50.511.76.7
Apr70° / 49°0.42.10.112.98.2
May79° / 57°0.21.5013.98.5
Jun89° / 67°0.10.4014.45.6
Jul94° / 73°0.52.8014.23.4
Aug93° / 72°0.42.1013.43.9
Sep86° / 65°0.31.4012.26.7
Oct74° / 52°0.51.9011.18.7
Nov61° / 41°0.31.80.110.16.4
Dec52° / 34°0.73.20.99.63.3

Cloud cover in March

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 55% of the time in March.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 16% of March, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 29%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
16733
26733
36733
46733
56733
66733
76832
86832
96931
106931
117030
127030
137030
147030
157129
167129
177129
187129
197228
207228
217228
227228
237327
247327
257327
267327
277525
287426
297525
307426
317426

Chance of precipitation in March

Any precipitationSnow

Pahrump gets around 0.7 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 1 day brings snow. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
1183
2183
3173
4163
5153
6152
7142
8132
9132
10122
11122
12122
13112
14112
15112
16112
17112
18112
19112
20102
21102
22102
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24102
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26102
27102
28102
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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
6100
7100
8100
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19100
20100
21100
22100
23100
24100
25100
26100
27100
28100
29100
30100
31100

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
96calm
106calm
116calm
126calm
136calm
146calm
156calm
166calm
176calm
186calm
196calm
206calm
216calm
226calm
236calm
246calm
256calm
267calm
277calm
287calm
297calm
307calm
317calm

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 6:23 AM to 5:40 AM, and sunset from 5:31 PM to 5:58 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.16:235:31
211.26:225:32
311.26:205:33
411.26:195:34
511.36:185:35
611.36:165:36
711.46:155:37
811.46:145:38
911.46:125:39
1011.56:115:40
1111.56:095:41
1211.66:085:41
1311.66:075:42
1411.66:055:43
1511.76:045:44
1611.76:025:45
1711.86:015:46
1811.85:595:47
1911.85:585:48
2011.95:565:49
2111.95:555:49
2212.05:535:50
2312.05:525:51
2412.05:505:52
2512.15:495:53
2612.15:475:54
2712.15:465:55
2812.25:445:55
2912.25:435:56
3012.35:415:57
3112.35:405:58

Solar energy in March

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in March, about 5.75 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.93 kWh/m² to a high of 8.63 kWh/m² in June across the year — March's 5.75 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
75.2Bright
85.3Bright
95.4Bright
105.4Bright
115.5Bright
125.5Bright
135.6Bright
145.7Bright
155.7Bright
165.8Bright
175.8Bright
185.9Bright
195.9Bright
206.0Bright
216.0Intense
226.1Intense
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 Pahrump?

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

6.7
Sightseeing
4th-best month of the year
1.8
Beach & pool
8th-best month of the year

March is a reasonable time to visit Pahrump for sightseeing.

What to pack for Pahrump in March

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

In March, Pahrump sees daytime highs around 63°F and nights near 43°F. Worth packing: a warm layer and sun protection. About 4 days see rain.

a warm layersun protection

UV index in Pahrump 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 Pahrump peaks around June 22 at about 11 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 17 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 17UV 3
UV index (midday)Level
Jan3Moderate
Feb4Moderate
Mar5Moderate
Apr7High
May8Very high
Jun11Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug11Extreme
Sep8Very high
Oct6High
Nov3Moderate
Dec3Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Pahrump?

Pahrump sits at 36.2°N, 116.0°W, 2,697 ft above sea level, in United States. The nearest listed city is Summerlin South, 37 mi away.

Topography around Pahrump

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

Within 2 miles, the terrain around Pahrump has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 440 ft around an average of 2,720 ft above sea level; within 10 miles, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 5,358 ft; within 50 miles, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 12,073 ft.

The land around Pahrump is covered by bare terrain (77%) within 2 miles, bare terrain (80%) within 10 miles, and bare terrain (76%) within 50 miles.

2 miles
440 ft
10 miles
5,358 ft
50 miles
12,073 ft
treesshrubsgrasslandartificial surfacesbare terrain
March weather nearby: Summerlin South 37 mi · Spring Valley 42 mi · Enterprise 43 mi · Las Vegas 47 mi · Paradise 47 mi · North Las Vegas 48 mi · Winchester 48 mi · Sunrise Manor 51 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 Pahrump (36.2083°, -115.9839°, elevation 2,697 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).