Fort Worth weather in March: Fort Worth, Texas: normal highs, lows, rain and records for March

Fort Worth in March has a normal high of 69°F and a normal low of 48°F, a daily mean of 58°F, rising from 65°F on the 1st to 74°F by the 31st. Measurable precipitation falls on 8 days in a normal March, 2.87 inches in all. (NOAA 1991-2020 normals)

In metric: a normal high of 21°C and low of 9°C, 73 mm of precipitation in March.

  • NOAA stationFort Worth Alliance Airport
  • Station IDUSW00053909
  • Location32.97°N 97.32°W
  • Elevation685 ft (209 m)
  • From the center13 miles
  • Population1,008,106
  1. Jan 57° 36°
  2. Feb 62° 40°
  3. Mar 69° 48°
  4. Apr 77° 55°
  5. May 84° 64°
  6. Jun 93° 73°
  7. Jul 97° 76°
  8. Aug 97° 76°
  9. Sep 89° 68°
  10. Oct 79° 56°
  11. Nov 67° 46°
  12. Dec 59° 38°

Each month: normal high (large) and low, °F. Fill: the month's normal mean, colder blue to hotter red.

How warm is Fort Worth in March?

The normal high is 69°F and the normal low 48°F, for a daily mean of 58.4°F. March is 7.8°F warmer than February and 7.4°F cooler than April. March is the 8th warmest month of the year in Fort Worth and the 6th wettest. Across the month the normal high rises 9°F, from 65°F on March 1 to 74°F on March 31. From one year to the next March's mean temperature typically moves about 3.4°F either way (NOAA's standard deviation), so roughly two Marchs in three average between 55°F and 62°F.

Fort Worth in March, day by day: normal high and low

Bars above: each day's normal high to low. Columns below: the chance of 0.01 inch or more of precipitation that day, on a scale of 0 to 100% (highest 25%).

Normal high and low on five days of March, with the chance of precipitation
DayHighLowChance of 0.01 inChance of 0.10 in
March 165°F43°F24%15%
March 867°F45°F24%15%
March 1569°F47°F24%15%
March 2271°F49°F24%14%
March 3174°F52°F23%14%
Every day of March: normal high, low and chance of precipitation (warmest afternoon March 31, coldest night March 1)
Fort Worth: NOAA 1991-2020 daily normals for each day of March
DayHighLowChance of 0.01 inChance of 0.10 inDaylight
March 165°F43°F24%15%11 h 30 min
March 265°F43°F24%15%11 h 30 min
March 365°F44°F24%15%11 h 30 min
March 465°F44°F24%15%11 h 30 min
March 566°F44°F24%15%11 h 30 min
March 666°F45°F24%15%11 h 40 min
March 766°F45°F24%15%11 h 40 min
March 867°F45°F24%15%11 h 40 min
March 967°F46°F24%15%11 h 40 min
March 1067°F46°F25%15%11 h 50 min
March 1168°F46°F25%15%11 h 50 min
March 1268°F46°F24%15%11 h 50 min
March 1368°F47°F24%15%11 h 50 min
March 1469°F47°F24%15%11 h 50 min
March 1569°F47°F24%15%12 h
March 1669°F48°F24%15%12 h
March 1770°F48°F24%15%12 h
March 1870°F48°F24%15%12 h
March 1970°F49°F24%15%12 h
March 2071°F49°F24%15%12 h 10 min
March 2171°F49°F24%15%12 h 10 min
March 2271°F49°F24%14%12 h 10 min
March 2372°F50°F24%14%12 h 10 min
March 2472°F50°F24%14%12 h 10 min
March 2572°F50°F24%14%12 h 20 min
March 2672°F50°F23%14%12 h 20 min
March 2773°F51°F23%14%12 h 20 min
March 2873°F51°F23%14%12 h 20 min
March 2973°F51°F23%14%12 h 20 min
March 3073°F51°F23%14%12 h 30 min
March 3174°F52°F23%14%12 h 30 min
Normal high
69°FMarch average
Normal low
48°FMarch average
Precipitation
2.87 inmonth total
Days with precipitation
80.01 inch or more
Nights at 32°F or colder
3
Daylight
11 h 30 min to 12 h 30 minMarch 1 to March 31
Days at 70°F or more
17
Days at 80°F or more
5
Sunshine
74%of clear-sky sunlight (NASA)

Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 daily normals, station USW00053909; monthly normals. Daylight is computed from the place's latitude with NOAA's solar equations.

Does it rain in Fort Worth in March?

On a given March day the chance of 0.01 inch or more is 24% on average, highest around March 10 (25%). In all, 2.87 in falls on 8 days of a normal March, 1 of them with an inch or more.

In a normal March in Fort Worth, 3 nights fall to freezing.

Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 daily and monthly normals, station USW00053909.

How humid and windy is Fort Worth in March?

At 3 p.m. the normal temperature is 71°F with 45% relative humidity and a dew point of 48°F; at 6 a.m. it is 53°F with 79% humidity. The wind averages 10.6 mph, most often from the south in the afternoon. A dew point under 50°F feels dry.

A normal March day at the station, hour by hour (local standard time)
TimeTemperatureDew pointHumidityWindClear or few clouds
6 a.m.53°F47°F79%8.1 mph–
9 a.m.59°F48°F67%12.2 mph50%
noon67°F48°F52%13.0 mph51%
3 p.m.71°F48°F45%13.1 mph57%
6 p.m.68°F48°F48%12.3 mph66%
9 p.m.61°F48°F63%9.2 mph70%

Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 hourly normals, station USW00053909. Hourly normals exist only for NOAA's first-order stations; a dash where NOAA publishes no value for that hour (the sky at some hours).

What are the records for March in Fort Worth?

The warmest March temperature on this station's record (since 1997) is 95°F, on March 1, 2006; the coldest is 13°F, on March 3, 2002. The wettest March brought 6.67 in (2008); the snowiest, 1.0 inches (2010).

The March mean against the 1991-2020 normal of 58.4°F: 2021 60.7°F (+2.3), 2022 57.4°F (−1.0), 2023 59.2°F (+0.8), 2024 60.8°F (+2.4), 2025 63.4°F (+5.0), 2026 67.0°F (+8.6). 5 of 6 ran warmer than normal.

Fort Worth: March in recent years against the 1991-2020 normal
MarchMeanAgainst normalPrecip.
202160.7°F+2.3°F2.59 in
202257.4°F−1.0°F1.32 in
202359.2°F+0.8°F2.29 in
202460.8°F+2.4°F4.29 in
202563.4°F+5.0°F1.18 in
202667.0°F+8.6°F–

Source: records: ACIS, station USW00053909; recent months: ACIS, station USW00053909. Records and recent months use complete months only.

How does March in Fort Worth compare across Texas?

Across the 321 places PlainClimate covers in Texas, March normal highs run from 62°F in Gruver to 83°F in McAllen; Fort Worth's is 69°F.

Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals for every station in the state.

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