Climate averages 1991–2020
Corpus Christi weather
in March.
A warm, moderately wet month: the 8th warmest and the joint 7th driest of the year. Meets the pleasant-weather rule
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
March is a warm month in Corpus Christi: daytime highs average 23.4°C and nights cool to about 15.5°C. By daytime temperature it is the 8th warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 59 mm of rain on roughly 7 days, which makes March a moderately wet month (the joint 7th driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 11 h 59 min on an average March day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Edinburg (183 km away). In March its highs average 27.3°C, 3.9°C warmer than Corpus Christi, with 36 mm of rain.
Among the 498 cities listed in the United States, Corpus Christi ranks joint 46th of 498 for the warmest March highs and joint 146th of 498 for the driest March (rainfall, lowest first). The mean March high of those 498 cities is 14.9°C; Corpus Christi is 8.4°C warmer than that mean.
From March to April, average highs rise by 3.1°C to 26.5°C, and monthly rainfall falls from 59 mm to 52 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
Corpus Christi climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 18.9°C10.6°C | 10.6°C | 48 | 6.9 | 10.611 h |
| February | 20.8°C12.5°C | 12.5°C | 38 | 6.2 | 11.211 h |
| March, selected | 23.4°C15.5°C | 15.5°C | 59 | 6.8 | 12.012 h |
| April | 26.5°C18.8°C | 18.8°C | 52 | 7.0 | 12.813 h |
| May | 29.4°C22.5°C | 22.5°C | 71 | 9.0 | 13.514 h |
| June | 31.6°C25.0°C | 25.0°C | 73 | 9.5 | 13.914 h |
| July | 32.4°C25.7°C | 25.7°C | 58 | 7.8 | 13.714 h |
| August | 33.1°C25.8°C | 25.8°C | 59 | 9.1 | 13.113 h |
| September | 30.7°C23.8°C | 23.8°C | 113 | 13.5 | 12.312 h |
| October | 27.7°C20.0°C | 20.0°C | 82 | 9.3 | 11.512 h |
| November | 23.1°C15.3°C | 15.3°C | 53 | 7.0 | 10.811 h |
| December | 19.8°C11.7°C | 11.7°C | 51 | 7.2 | 10.410 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
- Edinburg in MarchUnited States · 183 kmHigh 27.3°C · Low 16.8°C · 36 mm rain
- McAllen in MarchUnited States · 196 kmHigh 27.2°C · Low 16.8°C · 36 mm rain
- Mission in MarchUnited States · 199 kmHigh 27.5°C · Low 16.8°C · 36 mm rain
- San Antonio in MarchUnited States · 210 kmHigh 22.8°C · Low 12.1°C · 79 mm rain
- Reynosa in MarchMexico · 211 kmHigh 27.6°C · Low 17.0°C · 36 mm rain
- Nuevo Laredo in MarchMexico · 212 kmHigh 27.1°C · Low 15.6°C · 44 mm rain
- Ciudad Río Bravo in MarchMexico · 213 kmHigh 27.1°C · Low 17.1°C · 36 mm rain
- Heroica Matamoros in MarchMexico · 214 kmHigh 24.9°C · Low 17.7°C · 38 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 Corpus Christi) is explained once on the Corpus Christi year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.