Climate averages 1991–2020
Wichita Falls weather
in March.
A mild, moderately wet month: the 8th warmest and the 8th 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 Wichita Falls: daytime highs average 19.7°C and nights cool to about 8.1°C. By daytime temperature it is the 8th warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 73 mm of rain on roughly 7 days, which makes March a moderately wet month (the 8th 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 Lawton (78 km away). In March its highs average 18.3°C, 1.3°C cooler than Wichita Falls, with 71 mm of rain.
Among the 498 cities listed in the United States, Wichita Falls ranks joint 116th of 498 for the warmest March highs and joint 239th of 498 for the driest March (rainfall, lowest first). The mean March high of those 498 cities is 14.9°C; Wichita Falls is 4.7°C warmer than that mean.
From March to April, average highs rise by 4.8°C to 24.4°C, and monthly rainfall rises from 73 mm to 85 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
Wichita Falls climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 12.5°C1.7°C | 1.7°C | 37 | 4.7 | 10.210 h |
| February | 15.1°C3.6°C | 3.6°C | 46 | 5.4 | 10.911 h |
| March, selected | 19.7°C8.1°C | 8.1°C | 73 | 7.3 | 12.012 h |
| April | 24.4°C12.8°C | 12.8°C | 85 | 6.7 | 13.013 h |
| May | 28.5°C17.9°C | 17.9°C | 107 | 10.1 | 13.914 h |
| June | 32.8°C22.8°C | 22.8°C | 82 | 7.9 | 14.414 h |
| July | 35.5°C25.4°C | 25.4°C | 38 | 5.2 | 14.214 h |
| August | 35.1°C25.1°C | 25.1°C | 42 | 5.3 | 13.413 h |
| September | 30.6°C20.6°C | 20.6°C | 65 | 6.7 | 12.412 h |
| October | 24.8°C14.3°C | 14.3°C | 83 | 6.6 | 11.411 h |
| November | 18.1°C7.9°C | 7.9°C | 51 | 5.0 | 10.410 h |
| December | 12.9°C2.7°C | 2.7°C | 48 | 4.8 | 9.910 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
- Lawton in MarchUnited States · 78 kmHigh 18.3°C · Low 6.9°C · 71 mm rain
- Denton in MarchUnited States · 148 kmHigh 19.0°C · Low 9.1°C · 94 mm rain
- Flower Mound in MarchUnited States · 164 kmHigh 19.4°C · Low 9.3°C · 95 mm rain
- Lewisville in MarchUnited States · 169 kmHigh 19.5°C · Low 9.4°C · 95 mm rain
- Fort Worth in MarchUnited States · 171 kmHigh 19.8°C · Low 9.3°C · 90 mm rain
- Norman in MarchUnited States · 175 kmHigh 16.8°C · Low 6.6°C · 74 mm rain
- Frisco in MarchUnited States · 176 kmHigh 18.9°C · Low 8.8°C · 101 mm rain
- Carrollton in MarchUnited States · 183 kmHigh 19.4°C · Low 9.4°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 Wichita Falls) is explained once on the Wichita Falls year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.