Climate averages 1991–2020
Midland weather
in March.
A mild, fairly dry month: the 8th warmest and the joint 6th 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 Midland: daytime highs average 21.4°C and nights cool to about 8.0°C. By daytime temperature it is the 8th warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 33 mm of rain on roughly 4 days, which makes March a fairly dry month (the joint 6th 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 Odessa (32 km away). In March its highs average 21.7°C, about as warm as Midland, with 29 mm of rain.
Among the 498 cities listed in the United States, Midland ranks joint 70th of 498 for the warmest March highs and joint 39th of 498 for the driest March (rainfall, lowest first). The mean March high of those 498 cities is 14.9°C; Midland is 6.4°C warmer than that mean.
From March to April, average highs rise by 4.7°C to 26.0°C, and monthly rainfall falls from 33 mm to 30 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
Midland climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 14.3°C2.0°C | 2.0°C | 22 | 3.3 | 10.310 h |
| February | 17.1°C4.0°C | 4.0°C | 23 | 3.8 | 11.011 h |
| March, selected | 21.4°C8.0°C | 8.0°C | 33 | 4.1 | 12.012 h |
| April | 26.0°C12.1°C | 12.1°C | 30 | 4.3 | 12.913 h |
| May | 30.1°C17.2°C | 17.2°C | 57 | 7.6 | 13.814 h |
| June | 33.4°C21.2°C | 21.2°C | 38 | 6.9 | 14.214 h |
| July | 34.0°C22.8°C | 22.8°C | 33 | 4.9 | 14.014 h |
| August | 33.3°C22.6°C | 22.6°C | 39 | 5.9 | 13.313 h |
| September | 29.5°C18.6°C | 18.6°C | 46 | 6.3 | 12.412 h |
| October | 25.1°C13.3°C | 13.3°C | 40 | 4.7 | 11.411 h |
| November | 18.7°C6.9°C | 6.9°C | 26 | 3.5 | 10.611 h |
| December | 14.5°C2.5°C | 2.5°C | 24 | 3.7 | 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
- Odessa in MarchUnited States · 32 kmHigh 21.7°C · Low 7.9°C · 29 mm rain
- San Angelo in MarchUnited States · 166 kmHigh 21.9°C · Low 9.4°C · 48 mm rain
- Lubbock in MarchUnited States · 177 kmHigh 19.4°C · Low 5.7°C · 41 mm rain
- Abilene in MarchUnited States · 226 kmHigh 21.0°C · Low 9.0°C · 50 mm rain
- Ciudad Acuña in MarchMexico · 316 kmHigh 24.9°C · Low 13.0°C · 38 mm rain
- Amarillo in MarchUnited States · 359 kmHigh 17.3°C · Low 3.9°C · 38 mm rain
- Piedras Negras in MarchMexico · 396 kmHigh 25.7°C · Low 13.9°C · 43 mm rain
- Wichita Falls in MarchUnited States · 397 kmHigh 19.7°C · Low 8.1°C · 73 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 Midland) is explained once on the Midland year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.