Climate averages 1991–2020
Abilene weather
in March.
A mild, moderately wet month: the 8th warmest and the 7th driest of the year. Meets the pleasant-weather rule
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
March is a mild month in Abilene: daytime highs average 21.0°C and nights cool to about 9.0°C. By daytime temperature it is the 8th warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 50 mm of rain on roughly 6 days, which makes March a moderately wet month (the 7th driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 11 h 58 min on an average March day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is San Angelo (128 km away). In March its highs average 21.9°C, 1.0°C warmer than Abilene, with 48 mm of rain.
Among the 498 cities listed in the United States, Abilene ranks joint 80th of 498 for the warmest March highs and joint 92nd of 498 for the driest March (rainfall, lowest first). The mean March high of those 498 cities is 14.9°C; Abilene is 6.0°C warmer than that mean.
From March to April, average highs rise by 4.5°C to 25.5°C, and monthly rainfall rises from 50 mm to 55 mm.
The annual picture
March in context
Monthly rainfall
Average total · mmAverages from hourly ERA5 reanalysis data. Actual weather varies from year to year. How these numbers are calculated
Every month, side by side
Abilene climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 14.1°C2.9°C | 2.9°C | 31 | 4.3 | 10.310 h |
| February | 16.6°C4.8°C | 4.8°C | 39 | 4.6 | 11.011 h |
| March, selected | 21.0°C9.0°C | 9.0°C | 50 | 5.8 | 12.012 h |
| April | 25.5°C13.2°C | 13.2°C | 55 | 5.7 | 13.013 h |
| May | 29.2°C18.0°C | 18.0°C | 75 | 9.1 | 13.814 h |
| June | 32.9°C22.2°C | 22.2°C | 62 | 7.7 | 14.214 h |
| July | 34.8°C24.3°C | 24.3°C | 39 | 5.3 | 14.114 h |
| August | 34.2°C24.2°C | 24.2°C | 46 | 5.9 | 13.313 h |
| September | 30.2°C20.1°C | 20.1°C | 58 | 5.9 | 12.412 h |
| October | 25.2°C14.5°C | 14.5°C | 64 | 5.6 | 11.411 h |
| November | 18.8°C8.3°C | 8.3°C | 41 | 4.0 | 10.511 h |
| December | 14.4°C3.7°C | 3.7°C | 35 | 4.3 | 10.110 h |
Rainfall is the average of the 30 separate monthly totals. A rain day is a local calendar day with at least 1 mm of precipitation. Daylight is the calculated sunrise-to-sunset length, not measured sunshine.
Compare places
March in nearby cities
- San Angelo in MarchUnited States · 128 kmHigh 21.9°C · Low 9.4°C · 48 mm rain
- Wichita Falls in MarchUnited States · 200 kmHigh 19.7°C · Low 8.1°C · 73 mm rain
- Midland in MarchUnited States · 226 kmHigh 21.4°C · Low 8.0°C · 33 mm rain
- Fort Worth in MarchUnited States · 228 kmHigh 19.8°C · Low 9.3°C · 90 mm rain
- Lubbock in MarchUnited States · 234 kmHigh 19.4°C · Low 5.7°C · 41 mm rain
- Killeen in MarchUnited States · 241 kmHigh 20.9°C · Low 10.3°C · 78 mm rain
- Arlington (Texas), United States in MarchUnited States · 248 kmHigh 19.7°C · Low 9.4°C · 95 mm rain
- Flower Mound in MarchUnited States · 254 kmHigh 19.4°C · Low 9.3°C · 95 mm rain
Read the numbers correctly
Climate, not a promise.
These patterns help compare months. They cannot tell you the weather on a specific day of your trip.
Sources, method and limitsHow these numbers are made (what the highs, lows and rain days mean, the sources and the model cell used for Abilene) is explained once on the Abilene year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.