Climate averages 1991–2020
Lubbock 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 Lubbock: daytime highs average 19.4°C and nights cool to about 5.7°C. By daytime temperature it is the 8th warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 41 mm of rain on roughly 5 days, which makes March a moderately wet month (the 7th driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 11 h 57 min on an average March day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Midland (177 km away). In March its highs average 21.4°C, 2.0°C warmer than Lubbock, with 33 mm of rain.
Among the 498 cities listed in the United States, Lubbock ranks joint 137th of 498 for the warmest March highs and 58th of 498 for the driest March (rainfall, lowest first). The mean March high of those 498 cities is 14.9°C; Lubbock is 4.4°C warmer than that mean.
From March to April, average highs rise by 4.5°C to 23.9°C, and monthly rainfall falls from 41 mm to 40 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
Lubbock climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 12.4°C0.0°C | 0.0°C | 21 | 3.0 | 10.210 h |
| February | 15.0°C1.7°C | 1.7°C | 24 | 4.2 | 11.011 h |
| March, selected | 19.4°C5.7°C | 5.7°C | 41 | 4.7 | 12.012 h |
| April | 23.9°C9.9°C | 9.9°C | 40 | 4.4 | 13.013 h |
| May | 28.2°C15.2°C | 15.2°C | 56 | 7.4 | 13.914 h |
| June | 32.1°C19.8°C | 19.8°C | 45 | 7.7 | 14.314 h |
| July | 33.0°C21.8°C | 21.8°C | 32 | 5.8 | 14.114 h |
| August | 32.1°C21.3°C | 21.3°C | 43 | 6.6 | 13.413 h |
| September | 28.2°C17.2°C | 17.2°C | 52 | 6.2 | 12.412 h |
| October | 23.3°C11.3°C | 11.3°C | 47 | 5.1 | 11.411 h |
| November | 17.0°C5.0°C | 5.0°C | 26 | 3.7 | 10.510 h |
| December | 12.4°C0.5°C | 0.5°C | 23 | 3.4 | 10.010 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
- Midland in MarchUnited States · 177 kmHigh 21.4°C · Low 8.0°C · 33 mm rain
- Amarillo in MarchUnited States · 183 kmHigh 17.3°C · Low 3.9°C · 38 mm rain
- Odessa in MarchUnited States · 198 kmHigh 21.7°C · Low 7.9°C · 29 mm rain
- Abilene in MarchUnited States · 234 kmHigh 21.0°C · Low 9.0°C · 50 mm rain
- San Angelo in MarchUnited States · 270 kmHigh 21.9°C · Low 9.4°C · 48 mm rain
- Wichita Falls in MarchUnited States · 313 kmHigh 19.7°C · Low 8.1°C · 73 mm rain
- Lawton in MarchUnited States · 339 kmHigh 18.3°C · Low 6.9°C · 71 mm rain
- Fort Worth in MarchUnited States · 433 kmHigh 19.8°C · Low 9.3°C · 90 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 Lubbock) is explained once on the Lubbock year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.