Sierra Vista weather in March

In March, Sierra Vista sees average daytime highs of 68°F and overnight lows near 41°F, with 0.5 in of precipitation across 2.7 wet days and about 11.8 hours of daylight. It is the 8th-warmest and 8th-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 60% 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 Sierra Vista's 6th-clearest and 3rd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Sierra Vista's year-round climate.

Daytime high
68°
8th warmest
Overnight low
41°
4th coldest
Precipitation
0.5 in
2.7 wet days
Daylight
11 h 48 min
6:38 AM – 6:24 PM
Cloud cover
34%
6th clearest
Wind
7 mph
3rd windiest
Solar energy
6.31 kWh/m²
Travel score
7.9
out of 10

Sierra Vista is city in Cochise County, Arizona, United States.

Density
110/km²
people per km²
Founded
1956

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

A typical March day in Sierra Vista reaches about 68°F in the afternoon and slips back to 41°F overnight — a 27°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.

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Avg high (°F)Avg low (°F)
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56540
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How March really feels in Sierra Vista

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.

Sierra Vista weather by month

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

MonthHigh / Low (°F)Rainfall (inches)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan59° / 35°0.93.60.610.25.6
Feb62° / 37°0.840.510.86.4
Mar68° / 41°0.52.70.411.87.9
Apr75° / 46°0.21.50.112.78.8
May84° / 53°0.21.6013.67.3
Jun92° / 62°0.42.90144.3
Jul90° / 67°2.712.8013.83.8
Aug87° / 65°2.512.8013.24.6
Sep84° / 62°1.46.1012.26.3
Oct77° / 52°0.52.9011.28.5
Nov67° / 43°0.62.30.110.47.8
Dec58° / 35°0.93.91.1105.3

Cloud cover in March

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 60% 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 25%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
17030
27030
37129
47129
57129
67228
77327
87327
97426
107426
117525
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317921

Chance of precipitation in March

Any precipitationSnow

Sierra Vista gets around 0.5 in of rain and snow 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 precipitation averages around 9% and peaks near 12% on the wettest days, and about 0 day brings snow.

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Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
1122
2122
3112
4112
5112
6112
7112
8111
9101
10101
11101
12101
13101
1491
1591
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1791
1881
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3081
3181

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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Wind in March

Winds average 7 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
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307calm
317calm

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 6:56 AM to 6:19 AM, and sunset from 6:13 PM to 6:34 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.36:566:13
211.36:556:13
311.36:546:14
411.46:536:15
511.46:526:16
611.46:506:17
711.56:496:17
811.56:486:18
911.56:476:19
1011.66:466:19
1111.66:446:20
1211.66:436:21
1311.76:426:22
1411.76:416:22
1511.76:396:23
1611.86:386:24
1711.86:376:24
1811.86:356:25
1911.96:346:26
2011.96:336:26
2111.96:326:27
2212.06:306:28
2312.06:296:28
2412.06:286:29
2512.16:266:30
2612.16:256:31
2712.16:246:31
2812.26:226:32
2912.26:216:33
3012.26:206:33
3112.36:196:34

Solar energy in March

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in March, about 6.31 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.52 kWh/m² to a high of 8.28 kWh/m² in May across the year — March's 6.31 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.5Bright
25.5Bright
35.6Bright
45.7Bright
55.7Bright
65.8Bright
75.8Bright
85.9Bright
95.9Bright
106.0Bright
116.0Intense
126.1Intense
136.1Intense
146.2Intense
156.3Intense
166.3Intense
176.4Intense
186.4Intense
196.5Intense
206.5Intense
216.6Intense
226.6Intense
236.7Intense
246.7Intense
256.8Intense
266.8Intense
276.9Intense
286.9Intense
297.0Intense
307.0Intense
317.0Intense
Planning a trip in March

Is March a good time to visit Sierra Vista?

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

7.9
Sightseeing
3rd-best month of the year
4.2
Beach & pool
8th-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Sierra Vista in March

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

In March, Sierra Vista sees daytime highs around 68°F and nights near 41°F. Pack sun protection. Worth having: a warm layer.

sun protectiona warm layer

UV index in Sierra Vista 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 Sierra Vista peaks around June 22 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.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateHighVery highExtremeVery highHighModerateJun 22UV 12Dec 19UV 4
UV index (midday)Level
Jan4Moderate
Feb5High
Mar7High
Apr10Very high
May10Very high
Jun12Extreme
Jul12Extreme
Aug12Extreme
Sep10Very high
Oct7Very high
Nov5High
Dec4Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Sierra Vista?

Sierra Vista sits at 31.6°N, 110.3°W, 4,633 ft above sea level, in United States. The nearest listed city is Cananea, 39 mi away.

Topography around Sierra Vista

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

Within 2 miles, the terrain around Sierra Vista has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 377 ft around an average of 4,646 ft above sea level; within 10 miles, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 5,213 ft; within 50 miles, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 7,077 ft.

The land around Sierra Vista is covered by grassland (32%), artificial surfaces (32%) and shrubs (31%) within 2 miles, shrubs (62%) within 10 miles, and shrubs (67%) and grassland (23%) within 50 miles.

2 miles
377 ft
10 miles
5,213 ft
50 miles
7,077 ft
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrain
March weather nearby: Cananea 39 mi · Nogales 40 mi · Rio Rico 40 mi · Nogales 41 mi · Vail 42 mi · Green Valley 45 mi · Douglas 47 mi · Sahuarita 47 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 Sierra Vista (31.5545°, -110.3037°, elevation 4,633 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).