Tulsa weather in March

In March, Tulsa sees average daytime highs of 62°F and overnight lows near 42°F, with 3.7 in of precipitation across 9.3 wet days and about 11.7 hours of daylight. It is the 8th-warmest and 5th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 57°F in the first days to 66°F by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 37% 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 Tulsa's 10th-clearest and 2nd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Tulsa's year-round climate.

Daytime high
62°
8th warmest
Overnight low
42°
5th coldest
Precipitation
3.7 in
9.3 wet days
Daylight
11 h 42 min
6:42 AM – 6:25 PM
Cloud cover
55%
10th clearest
Wind
9 mph
2nd windiest
Solar energy
4.39 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.3
out of 10

Tulsa is city in Oklahoma, United States and county seat of Tulsa County.

Density
794/km²
people per km²
Founded
1836

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 57°F in the first days to 66°F by the end.

A typical March day in Tulsa reaches about 62°F in the afternoon and slips back to 42°F overnight — a 20°F spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 46°F and 76°F. Set against its neighbours, March runs about 9°F warmer than February and about 9°F cooler than April.

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Avg high (°F)Avg low (°F)
15636
25737
35737
45737
55838
65838
75838
85939
95939
106040
116040
126041
136141
146142
156242
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206344
216344
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296646
306646
316647

How March really feels in Tulsa

Once humidity and wind are folded in, March averages 0 days that feel above 90°F and 6 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
6
wind chill below the day's low

The story in March is cold — wind chill drags the overnight "feels like" below the raw low.

Tulsa weather by month

How March compares with the rest of the year at a glance. March is the 8th-warmest and 5th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°F)Rainfall (inches)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan47° / 30°1.95.91.49.81.8
Feb52° / 33°2.06.41.310.63.1
Mar62° / 42°3.79.30.911.75.3
Apr70° / 51°4.710.1012.96.5
May78° / 60°5.812.4013.96.4
Jun87° / 70°4.610014.44.8
Jul92° / 74°3.18.1014.23.6
Aug91° / 72°2.96.9013.44.0
Sep83° / 64°4.07.5012.26.3
Oct72° / 52°3.68.3011.17.3
Nov60° / 41°2.56.90.410.15.2
Dec49° / 33°2.25.91.29.62.4

Cloud cover in March

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 37% of the time in March.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 13% of March, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 49%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
15248
25248
35248
45248
55248
65248
75248
85248
95149
105149
115149
125050
135050
145050
155050
164951
174951
185050
194951
204951
214951
224951
235050
245050
255050
265149
275149
285149
295149
305149
315248

Chance of precipitation in March

Any precipitationSnow

Tulsa gets around 3.7 in of rain and snow over 9.3 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 30% and peaks near 35% on the wettest days, and about 1 day brings snow. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

0%10%20%30%40%50%151015202531
Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
1245
2244
3244
4244
5244
6244
7254
8254
9264
10274
11273
12283
13293
14303
15303
16313
17312
18322
19322
20332
21332
22342
23342
24342
25351
26351
27351
28351
29351
30341
31341

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 92% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
197300
296310
396310
496310
596310
696310
796310
895410
995410
1095410
1195410
1294420
1393520
1493520
1593520
1692620
1792620
1892620
1992620
2091720
2190730
2289830
2389830
2489830
2588930
2688930
2787940
2886941
2986941
3086941
3185951

Wind in March

Winds average 9 mph in March.

Across March, daily wind ranges from about 9 mph on the calmest days to 9 mph at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (mph)Feels
19light breeze
29light breeze
39light breeze
49light breeze
59light breeze
69light breeze
79light breeze
89light breeze
99light breeze
109light breeze
119light breeze
129light breeze
139light breeze
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309light breeze
319light breeze

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 7:03 AM to 6:20 AM, and sunset from 6:11 PM to 6:38 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.17:036:11
211.27:026:12
311.27:006:13
411.36:596:14
511.36:586:15
611.36:566:16
711.46:556:17
811.46:546:18
911.46:526:19
1011.56:516:20
1111.56:496:21
1211.66:486:22
1311.66:476:22
1411.66:456:23
1511.76:446:24
1611.76:426:25
1711.86:416:26
1811.86:396:27
1911.86:386:28
2011.96:366:29
2111.96:356:29
2212.06:336:30
2312.06:326:31
2412.06:306:32
2512.16:296:33
2612.16:276:34
2712.16:266:35
2812.26:246:36
2912.26:236:36
3012.36:216:37
3112.36:206:38

Solar energy in March

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in March, about 4.39 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.29 kWh/m² to a high of 6.75 kWh/m² in July across the year — March's 4.39 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.0Moderate
24.0Bright
34.0Bright
44.1Bright
54.1Bright
64.1Bright
74.2Bright
84.2Bright
94.2Bright
104.2Bright
114.3Bright
124.3Bright
134.3Bright
144.3Bright
154.3Bright
164.3Bright
174.4Bright
184.4Bright
194.4Bright
204.5Bright
214.5Bright
224.5Bright
234.6Bright
244.6Bright
254.7Bright
264.7Bright
274.7Bright
284.8Bright
294.8Bright
304.9Bright
314.9Bright
Planning a trip in March

Is March a good time to visit Tulsa?

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

5.3
Sightseeing
5th-best month of the year
1.1
Beach & pool
8th-best month of the year

March is a reasonable time to visit Tulsa for sightseeing.

What to pack for Tulsa in March

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

In March, Tulsa sees daytime highs around 62°F and nights near 42°F. Worth packing: a warm layer and rain gear. About 9 days see rain.

a warm layerrain gear

UV index in Tulsa 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 Tulsa peaks around July 11 at about 10 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 21 at about 2 (moderate).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateVery highHighModerateJul 11UV 10Dec 21UV 2
UV index (midday)Level
Jan3Moderate
Feb4Moderate
Mar5High
Apr8Very high
May8Very high
Jun10Very high
Jul10Very high
Aug9Very high
Sep8Very high
Oct5High
Nov4Moderate
Dec2Moderate

Air quality in Tulsa 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 Tulsa is worst in July — around 17 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 3.2× the cleanest month (November, 5 µg/m³).

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

01020JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodJul 1716 µg/m³Nov 165 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan6Good
Feb8Good
Mar13Moderate
Apr13Moderate
May12Good
Jun14Moderate
Jul17Moderate
Aug14Moderate
Sep10Good
Oct6Good
Nov5Good
Dec6Good
Location & terrain

Where is Tulsa?

Tulsa sits at 36.2°N, 96.0°W, 722 ft above sea level, in United States. The nearest listed city is Sand Springs, 6.8 mi away.

Topography around Tulsa

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

Within 2 miles, the terrain around Tulsa has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 256 ft around an average of 702 ft above sea level; within 10 miles, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 545 ft; within 50 miles, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 778 ft.

The land around Tulsa is covered by artificial surfaces (53%) and trees (26%) within 2 miles, trees (50%), grassland (24%) and artificial surfaces (22%) within 10 miles, and grassland (49%) and trees (42%) within 50 miles.

2 miles
256 ft
10 miles
545 ft
50 miles
778 ft
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
March weather nearby: Sand Springs 6.8 mi · Jenks 9.3 mi · Owasso 11 mi · Sapulpa 12 mi · Broken Arrow 13 mi · Bixby 16 mi · Claremore 24 mi · Bartlesville 41 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 Tulsa (36.154°, -95.9928°, elevation 722 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).