Climate averages 1991–2020
Las Cruces weather
in March.
A mild, very dry month: the 8th warmest and the 3rd 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 Las Cruces: daytime highs average 21.5°C and nights cool to about 6.7°C. By daytime temperature it is the 8th warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 9.6 mm of rain on roughly 2 days, which makes March a very dry month (the 3rd 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 El Paso (67 km away). In March its highs average 21.7°C, about as warm as Las Cruces, with 8.9 mm of rain.
Among the 498 cities listed in the United States, Las Cruces ranks 69th of 498 for the warmest March highs and 3rd of 498 for the driest March (rainfall, lowest first). The mean March high of those 498 cities is 14.9°C; Las Cruces is 6.5°C warmer than that mean.
From March to April, average highs rise by 4.5°C to 26.0°C, and monthly rainfall falls from 9.6 mm to 5.0 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
Las Cruces climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 13.8°C1.1°C | 1.1°C | 14 | 3.0 | 10.310 h |
| February | 17.0°C3.4°C | 3.4°C | 13 | 2.9 | 11.011 h |
| March, selected | 21.5°C6.7°C | 6.7°C | 9.6 | 1.9 | 12.012 h |
| April | 26.0°C10.7°C | 10.7°C | 5.0 | 1.2 | 13.013 h |
| May | 30.8°C15.7°C | 15.7°C | 7.3 | 1.7 | 13.814 h |
| June | 35.8°C20.8°C | 20.8°C | 11 | 2.1 | 14.214 h |
| July | 35.2°C22.2°C | 22.2°C | 32 | 6.9 | 14.014 h |
| August | 34.2°C21.4°C | 21.4°C | 26 | 6.2 | 13.313 h |
| September | 30.9°C18.0°C | 18.0°C | 29 | 3.8 | 12.412 h |
| October | 25.5°C12.2°C | 12.2°C | 20 | 3.1 | 11.411 h |
| November | 18.5°C5.5°C | 5.5°C | 14 | 2.2 | 10.511 h |
| December | 13.3°C1.2°C | 1.2°C | 19 | 3.3 | 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
- El Paso in MarchUnited States · 67 kmHigh 21.7°C · Low 6.8°C · 8.9 mm rain
- Ciudad Juárez in MarchMexico · 72 kmHigh 21.9°C · Low 6.9°C · 8.9 mm rain
- Agua Prieta in MarchMexico · 283 kmHigh 21.8°C · Low 6.5°C · 15 mm rain
- Albuquerque in MarchUnited States · 308 kmHigh 16.7°C · Low 2.9°C · 15 mm rain
- Rio Rancho in MarchUnited States · 325 kmHigh 16.0°C · Low 2.2°C · 16 mm rain
- Enchanted Hills in MarchUnited States · 337 kmHigh 15.6°C · Low 2.1°C · 22 mm rain
- Santa Fe, United States in MarchUnited States · 383 kmHigh 11.2°C · Low -1.3°C · 25 mm rain
- Tucson in MarchUnited States · 390 kmHigh 23.3°C · Low 8.5°C · 17 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 Las Cruces) is explained once on the Las Cruces year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.