Climate averages 1991–2020
Waco weather
in March.
A mild, moderately wet month: the 8th warmest and the 10th driest of the year.
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
March is a mild month in Waco: daytime highs average 20.6°C and nights cool to about 10.3°C. By daytime temperature it is the 8th warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 88 mm of rain on roughly 9 days, which makes March a moderately wet month (the 10th 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 Temple (54 km away). In March its highs average 20.6°C, about as warm as Waco, with 85 mm of rain.
Among the 498 cities listed in the United States, Waco ranks joint 90th of 498 for the warmest March highs and joint 299th of 498 for the driest March (rainfall, lowest first). The mean March high of those 498 cities is 14.9°C; Waco is 5.6°C warmer than that mean.
From March to April, average highs rise by 4.2°C to 24.8°C, and monthly rainfall falls from 88 mm to 86 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
Waco climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 14.7°C4.9°C | 4.9°C | 70 | 6.9 | 10.310 h |
| February | 16.8°C6.8°C | 6.8°C | 72 | 7.5 | 11.011 h |
| March, selected | 20.6°C10.3°C | 10.3°C | 88 | 9.0 | 12.012 h |
| April | 24.8°C14.4°C | 14.4°C | 86 | 8.5 | 12.913 h |
| May | 28.6°C19.0°C | 19.0°C | 119 | 10.5 | 13.714 h |
| June | 32.3°C22.9°C | 22.9°C | 74 | 8.3 | 14.214 h |
| July | 34.7°C24.8°C | 24.8°C | 37 | 5.7 | 14.014 h |
| August | 35.0°C25.1°C | 25.1°C | 49 | 5.3 | 13.313 h |
| September | 31.4°C21.7°C | 21.7°C | 60 | 6.0 | 12.412 h |
| October | 26.1°C16.1°C | 16.1°C | 107 | 7.2 | 11.411 h |
| November | 19.8°C10.2°C | 10.2°C | 74 | 7.2 | 10.611 h |
| December | 15.5°C6.0°C | 6.0°C | 83 | 7.1 | 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
- Temple in MarchUnited States · 54 kmHigh 20.6°C · Low 10.4°C · 85 mm rain
- Killeen in MarchUnited States · 73 kmHigh 20.9°C · Low 10.3°C · 78 mm rain
- Bryan in MarchUnited States · 122 kmHigh 21.1°C · Low 11.0°C · 90 mm rain
- Round Rock in MarchUnited States · 126 kmHigh 21.4°C · Low 11.0°C · 74 mm rain
- College Station in MarchUnited States · 128 kmHigh 21.2°C · Low 11.1°C · 90 mm rain
- Fort Worth in MarchUnited States · 132 kmHigh 19.8°C · Low 9.3°C · 90 mm rain
- Arlington (Texas), United States in MarchUnited States · 132 kmHigh 19.7°C · Low 9.4°C · 95 mm rain
- Grand Prairie in MarchUnited States · 134 kmHigh 19.8°C · Low 9.5°C · 95 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 Waco) is explained once on the Waco year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.