Climate averages 1991–2020
Yuma weather
in March.
A warm, very dry month: the 8th warmest and the 7th driest of the year. Meets the pleasant-weather rule
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
March is a warm month in Yuma: daytime highs average 27.1°C and nights cool to about 12.6°C. By daytime temperature it is the 8th warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 9.0 mm of rain on roughly 1 day, which makes March a very dry month (the 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 San Luis Río Colorado (33 km away). In March its highs average 26.7°C, about as warm as Yuma, with 10 mm of rain.
Among the 498 cities listed in the United States, Yuma ranks joint 4th of 498 for the warmest March highs and 2nd of 498 for the driest March (rainfall, lowest first). The mean March high of those 498 cities is 14.9°C; Yuma is 12.2°C warmer than that mean.
From March to April, average highs rise by 3.6°C to 30.7°C, and monthly rainfall falls from 9.0 mm to 3.0 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
Yuma climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 21.2°C8.6°C | 8.6°C | 11 | 1.8 | 10.310 h |
| February | 23.1°C9.9°C | 9.9°C | 15 | 2.3 | 11.011 h |
| March, selected | 27.1°C12.6°C | 12.6°C | 9.0 | 1.4 | 12.012 h |
| April | 30.7°C15.4°C | 15.4°C | 3.0 | 0.5 | 13.013 h |
| May | 34.9°C19.1°C | 19.1°C | 0.7 | 0.2 | 13.814 h |
| June | 39.9°C23.4°C | 23.4°C | 0.7 | 0.2 | 14.314 h |
| July | 41.9°C27.7°C | 27.7°C | 5.6 | 1.6 | 14.114 h |
| August | 41.5°C28.2°C | 28.2°C | 11 | 3.2 | 13.413 h |
| September | 38.6°C24.8°C | 24.8°C | 12 | 2.0 | 12.412 h |
| October | 32.4°C18.2°C | 18.2°C | 4.8 | 0.7 | 11.411 h |
| November | 25.5°C12.4°C | 12.4°C | 7.0 | 1.0 | 10.511 h |
| December | 20.0°C8.1°C | 8.1°C | 10 | 1.6 | 10.010 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
- San Luis Río Colorado in MarchMexico · 33 kmHigh 26.7°C · Low 12.5°C · 10 mm rain
- Mexicali in MarchMexico · 78 kmHigh 26.9°C · Low 12.9°C · 7.9 mm rain
- Indio in MarchUnited States · 185 kmHigh 25.4°C · Low 12.9°C · 17 mm rain
- Ensenada in MarchMexico · 209 kmHigh 19.2°C · Low 10.4°C · 48 mm rain
- El Cajon in MarchUnited States · 219 kmHigh 18.6°C · Low 9.4°C · 48 mm rain
- Tijuana in MarchMexico · 224 kmHigh 17.1°C · Low 10.3°C · 53 mm rain
- Goodyear in MarchUnited States · 225 kmHigh 25.2°C · Low 10.1°C · 23 mm rain
- Avondale in MarchUnited States · 226 kmHigh 25.2°C · Low 10.0°C · 23 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 Yuma) is explained once on the Yuma year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.