Climate averages 1991–2020
Santa Fe, United States weather
in March.
A cool, fairly dry month: the 8th warmest and the joint 7th driest of the year.
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
March is a cool month in Santa Fe, United States: daytime highs average 11.2°C and nights cool to about -1.3°C. By daytime temperature it is the 8th warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 25 mm of rain on roughly 5 days, which makes March a fairly dry month (the joint 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 Enchanted Hills (71 km away). In March its highs average 15.6°C, 4.4°C warmer than Santa Fe, United States, with 22 mm of rain.
Among the 498 cities listed in the United States, Santa Fe, United States ranks joint 323rd of 498 for the warmest March highs and 21st of 498 for the driest March (rainfall, lowest first). The mean March high of those 498 cities is 14.9°C; Santa Fe, United States is 3.7°C cooler than that mean.
From March to April, average highs rise by 4.5°C to 15.8°C, and monthly rainfall falls from 25 mm to 23 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
Santa Fe, United States climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 4.5°C-6.9°C | -6.9°C | 22 | 4.4 | 10.010 h |
| February | 6.7°C-4.7°C | -4.7°C | 19 | 5.0 | 10.911 h |
| March, selected | 11.2°C-1.3°C | -1.3°C | 25 | 5.4 | 11.912 h |
| April | 15.8°C2.6°C | 2.6°C | 23 | 4.5 | 13.113 h |
| May | 21.2°C7.9°C | 7.9°C | 21 | 4.7 | 14.014 h |
| June | 27.1°C13.3°C | 13.3°C | 16 | 3.6 | 14.515 h |
| July | 27.8°C15.4°C | 15.4°C | 35 | 8.0 | 14.314 h |
| August | 26.3°C14.5°C | 14.5°C | 34 | 8.0 | 13.514 h |
| September | 23.2°C11.1°C | 11.1°C | 26 | 4.7 | 12.412 h |
| October | 17.1°C5.0°C | 5.0°C | 30 | 4.6 | 11.311 h |
| November | 10.1°C-1.3°C | -1.3°C | 21 | 4.1 | 10.310 h |
| December | 4.7°C-6.1°C | -6.1°C | 25 | 4.6 | 9.810 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
- Enchanted Hills in MarchUnited States · 71 kmHigh 15.6°C · Low 2.1°C · 22 mm rain
- Rio Rancho in MarchUnited States · 83 kmHigh 16.0°C · Low 2.2°C · 16 mm rain
- Albuquerque in MarchUnited States · 93 kmHigh 16.7°C · Low 2.9°C · 15 mm rain
- Pueblo in MarchUnited States · 309 kmHigh 14.1°C · Low -1.7°C · 32 mm rain
- Colorado Springs in MarchUnited States · 364 kmHigh 10.9°C · Low -4.4°C · 42 mm rain
- Amarillo in MarchUnited States · 376 kmHigh 17.3°C · Low 3.9°C · 38 mm rain
- Las Cruces in MarchUnited States · 383 kmHigh 21.5°C · Low 6.7°C · 9.6 mm rain
- Highlands Ranch in MarchUnited States · 438 kmHigh 10.1°C · Low -5.6°C · 51 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 Santa Fe) is explained once on the Santa Fe, United States year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.