Climate averages 1991–2020
Odessa weather
in March.
A mild, fairly dry month: the 8th warmest and the joint 5th 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 Odessa: daytime highs average 21.7°C and nights cool to about 7.9°C. By daytime temperature it is the 8th warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 29 mm of rain on roughly 4 days, which makes March a fairly dry month (the joint 5th 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 Midland (32 km away). In March its highs average 21.4°C, about as warm as Odessa, with 33 mm of rain.
Among the 498 cities listed in the United States, Odessa ranks joint 64th of 498 for the warmest March highs and joint 31st of 498 for the driest March (rainfall, lowest first). The mean March high of those 498 cities is 14.9°C; Odessa is 6.7°C warmer than that mean.
From March to April, average highs rise by 4.7°C to 26.3°C, and monthly rainfall stays at 29 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
Odessa climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 14.5°C2.0°C | 2.0°C | 21 | 3.2 | 10.310 h |
| February | 17.4°C4.0°C | 4.0°C | 21 | 3.8 | 11.011 h |
| March, selected | 21.7°C7.9°C | 7.9°C | 29 | 3.9 | 12.012 h |
| April | 26.3°C12.0°C | 12.0°C | 29 | 4.3 | 12.913 h |
| May | 30.4°C17.1°C | 17.1°C | 55 | 7.0 | 13.814 h |
| June | 33.7°C21.1°C | 21.1°C | 38 | 7.1 | 14.214 h |
| July | 34.0°C22.5°C | 22.5°C | 34 | 5.3 | 14.014 h |
| August | 33.4°C22.3°C | 22.3°C | 37 | 6.2 | 13.313 h |
| September | 29.6°C18.5°C | 18.5°C | 45 | 6.6 | 12.412 h |
| October | 25.3°C13.1°C | 13.1°C | 37 | 5.0 | 11.411 h |
| November | 19.0°C6.8°C | 6.8°C | 24 | 3.4 | 10.611 h |
| December | 14.6°C2.4°C | 2.4°C | 24 | 3.5 | 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
- Midland in MarchUnited States · 32 kmHigh 21.4°C · Low 8.0°C · 33 mm rain
- San Angelo in MarchUnited States · 188 kmHigh 21.9°C · Low 9.4°C · 48 mm rain
- Lubbock in MarchUnited States · 198 kmHigh 19.4°C · Low 5.7°C · 41 mm rain
- Abilene in MarchUnited States · 257 kmHigh 21.0°C · Low 9.0°C · 50 mm rain
- Ciudad Acuña in MarchMexico · 311 kmHigh 24.9°C · Low 13.0°C · 38 mm rain
- Amarillo in MarchUnited States · 379 kmHigh 17.3°C · Low 3.9°C · 38 mm rain
- Ciudad Juárez in MarchMexico · 387 kmHigh 21.9°C · Low 6.9°C · 8.9 mm rain
- El Paso in MarchUnited States · 389 kmHigh 21.7°C · Low 6.8°C · 8.9 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 Odessa) is explained once on the Odessa year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.