March is one of the cooler months of the year in Sanchor, with average highs near 35.5°C and lows around 18.6°C (mean 27.1°C). It is one of the drier months, averaging 3 mm of rainfall and 23% relative humidity across the period.
March is one of the cooler months of the year in Sanchor. Across 45 years of records, the warmest Marchs in Sanchor were 2004 and 2022 — when the month averaged 29.1°C — while the coldest was 1982 at 24.8°C. Typical March days reach 35.5°C with nights near 18.6°C. The long-term trend is warming, about 0.2°C per decade.
March is one of the drier months in Sanchor, averaging 3 mm of rainfall. The wettest March on record was 2023 with 27 mm, while the driest were 2018, 2022 and 2025, among others at 0 mm.
Relative humidity in Sanchor during March averages 23%. The most humid March was 2020 at 35%, and the least humid was 2004 at 14%.
March receives about 6.4 kWh/m²/day of solar energy in Sanchor. The sunniest March was 1994 at 6.8 kWh/m²/day, and the cloudiest was 2023 at 5.7.
Average wind speed in Sanchor during March is 2.2 m/s. The windiest March was 1993 at 2.7 m/s, while the calmest were 2004 and 2023 at 1.8 m/s.
Ranked against the other 11 months using 1981–2025 averages.
| Metric | 1980s | 1990s | 2000s | 2010s | 2020s | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg Temp | 26.8°C | 26.8°C | 27.3°C | 27.0°C | 27.4°C | +0.6°C |
| Avg High | 35.4°C | 35.2°C | 35.8°C | 35.5°C | 35.7°C | +0.3°C |
| Avg Low | 18.2°C | 18.3°C | 18.7°C | 18.6°C | 19.1°C | +0.9°C |
| Avg Rain | 2 mm | 2 mm | 4 mm | 1 mm | 8 mm | +6 mm |
March temperatures in Sanchor have risen by about 1.1°C between 1981–1985 and 2021–2025.
March has ranged from a record low of 7.2°C (2003) to a record high of 43.3°C (1991).
Rainfall in March is one of the drier months, averaging 3 mm, with a wettest year of 27 mm.
A good time to visit Sanchor
March is a good time to visit Sanchor, with days averaging 35.5°C and nights around 18.6°C (mean 27.1°C, close to Sanchor's yearly average) and low rainfall. February and December are marginally more temperate, but March still suits most travellers.
| Year | Avg High | Avg Temp | Avg Low | Hottest Day | Coldest Day | Rainfall | Humidity | Wind | Solar |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 36.8°C | 28.0°C | 19.3°C | 40.3°C | 10.7°C | 0 mm | 21% | 2.2 m/s | 6.6 |
| 2024 | 34.6°C | 26.2°C | 17.9°C | 40.6°C | 7.2°C | 8 mm | 27% | 2.3 m/s | 6.3 |
| 2023 🌧️ | 34.2°C | 27.1°C | 20.0°C | 37.4°C | 18.0°C | 27 mm | 34% | 1.8 m/s | 5.7 |
| 2022 | 38.4°C | 29.1°C | 19.8°C | 42.6°C | 15.7°C | 0 mm | 23% | 2.3 m/s | 6.5 |
| 2021 | 37.7°C | 29.0°C | 20.3°C | 42.6°C | 15.2°C | 0 mm | 25% | 2.2 m/s | 6.6 |
| 2020 | 32.7°C | 25.1°C | 17.5°C | 38.4°C | 11.9°C | 12 mm | 35% | 2.2 m/s | 6.1 |
| 2019 | 34.0°C | 26.0°C | 18.1°C | 42.0°C | 12.8°C | 0 mm | 26% | 2.3 m/s | 6.4 |
| 2018 | 36.6°C | 28.3°C | 19.9°C | 41.9°C | 16.7°C | 0 mm | 22% | 2 m/s | 6.6 |
| 2017 | 35.5°C | 27.2°C | 18.8°C | 42.0°C | 11.5°C | 3 mm | 23% | 2.1 m/s | 6.5 |
| 2016 | 36.4°C | 28.3°C | 20.1°C | 40.5°C | 17.4°C | 0 mm | 26% | 2.2 m/s | 6.4 |
| 2015 | 34.3°C | 26.3°C | 18.3°C | 42.1°C | 10.7°C | 8 mm | 29% | 2.2 m/s | 6.1 |
| 2014 | 34.5°C | 26.2°C | 17.9°C | 38.6°C | 12.4°C | 0 mm | 25% | 2.2 m/s | 6.5 |
| 2013 | 34.8°C | 26.3°C | 17.9°C | 38.1°C | 11.3°C | 1 mm | 24% | 2.1 m/s | 6.5 |
| 2012 | 35.1°C | 25.8°C | 16.6°C | 41.9°C | 9.3°C | 0 mm | 22% | 2.2 m/s | 6.6 |
| 2011 | 35.9°C | 27.1°C | 18.4°C | 40.5°C | 13.6°C | 0 mm | 26% | 2.2 m/s | 6.6 |
| 2010 | 37.7°C | 28.9°C | 20.1°C | 42.5°C | 16.4°C | 0 mm | 25% | 2.3 m/s | 6.5 |
| 2009 | 36.2°C | 27.9°C | 19.5°C | 39.0°C | 16.3°C | 20 mm | 27% | 2.1 m/s | 6.5 |
| 2008 | 37.3°C | 28.5°C | 19.7°C | 40.1°C | 15.2°C | 1 mm | 19% | 2 m/s | 6.2 |
| 2007 | 34.2°C | 26.1°C | 17.9°C | 41.0°C | 12.8°C | 5 mm | 31% | 2.1 m/s | 6.5 |
| 2006 | 34.5°C | 26.3°C | 18.0°C | 39.0°C | 15.6°C | 10 mm | 26% | 2.1 m/s | 6.5 |
| 2005 | 35.3°C | 27.1°C | 18.8°C | 38.4°C | 16.3°C | 0 mm | 27% | 2.2 m/s | 6.4 |
| 2004 🔥 | 38.4°C | 29.1°C | 19.8°C | 41.7°C | 13.8°C | 4 mm | 14% | 1.8 m/s | 6.7 |
| 2003 | 35.6°C | 26.9°C | 18.2°C | 39.3°C | 7.2°C | 0 mm | 19% | 2.2 m/s | 6.3 |
| 2002 | 36.3°C | 27.8°C | 19.3°C | 41.8°C | 12.8°C | 0 mm | 19% | 2.1 m/s | 6.4 |
| 2001 | 35.6°C | 27.2°C | 18.8°C | 37.8°C | 13.4°C | 0 mm | 18% | 2.2 m/s | 6.5 |
| 2000 | 34.9°C | 25.8°C | 16.8°C | 41.0°C | 11.8°C | 0 mm | 17% | 2.5 m/s | 6.4 |
| 1999 | 36.6°C | 27.3°C | 17.9°C | 42.6°C | 11.4°C | 0 mm | 17% | 2.3 m/s | 6.4 |
| 1998 | 35.2°C | 26.8°C | 18.4°C | 41.8°C | 12.2°C | 4 mm | 23% | 2.3 m/s | 6.6 |
| 1997 | 35.1°C | 27.3°C | 19.6°C | 37.8°C | 12.9°C | 3 mm | 24% | 2.3 m/s | 6.4 |
| 1996 | 37.1°C | 28.7°C | 20.3°C | 42.0°C | 15.6°C | 0 mm | 24% | 2.4 m/s | 6.3 |
| 1995 | 33.3°C | 25.2°C | 17.2°C | 38.5°C | 11.4°C | 2 mm | 23% | 2.4 m/s | 6.2 |
| 1994 | 37.9°C | 29.0°C | 20.2°C | 42.1°C | 13.0°C | 0 mm | 18% | 2 m/s | 6.8 |
| 1993 | 34.0°C | 25.4°C | 16.8°C | 38.8°C | 11.8°C | 0 mm | 23% | 2.7 m/s | 6.3 |
| 1992 | 33.4°C | 25.6°C | 17.8°C | 37.6°C | 11.3°C | 14 mm | 28% | 2.3 m/s | 6.5 |
| 1991 | 35.9°C | 27.3°C | 18.7°C | 43.3°C | 13.7°C | 0 mm | 19% | 2.3 m/s | 6.3 |
| 1990 | 33.5°C | 24.9°C | 16.4°C | 38.0°C | 9.5°C | 1 mm | 23% | 2.3 m/s | 6.5 |
| 1989 | 35.0°C | 26.6°C | 18.1°C | 38.2°C | 10.3°C | 2 mm | 20% | 2.2 m/s | 6.5 |
| 1988 | 35.5°C | 26.9°C | 18.2°C | 38.8°C | 13.1°C | 1 mm | 22% | 2.3 m/s | 6.4 |
| 1987 | 35.5°C | 27.3°C | 19.0°C | 38.5°C | 13.8°C | 3 mm | 24% | 1.9 m/s | 6.3 |
| 1986 | 35.1°C | 26.7°C | 18.2°C | 39.2°C | 13.6°C | 1 mm | 20% | 2.1 m/s | 6.4 |
| 1985 | 38.0°C | 28.9°C | 19.8°C | 40.6°C | 15.4°C | 0 mm | 18% | 2.1 m/s | 6.5 |
| 1984 | 37.2°C | 28.3°C | 19.3°C | 42.6°C | 14.9°C | 0 mm | 22% | 2 m/s | 6.5 |
| 1983 | 33.7°C | 25.1°C | 16.5°C | 38.5°C | 12.1°C | 0 mm | 20% | 2.6 m/s | — |
| 1982 ❄️ | 33.4°C | 24.8°C | 16.2°C | 40.3°C | 9.8°C | 7 mm | 28% | 2.4 m/s | — |
| 1981 | 35.0°C | 26.8°C | 18.6°C | 41.3°C | 15.1°C | 6 mm | 26% | 2.4 m/s | — |
Actual recorded March data for each year, 1981–2025 — sourced from NASA POWER.
The average high in March is around 35.5°C with lows near 18.6°C (mean 27.1°C), based on 45 years of NASA POWER data.
March averages 3 mm of rainfall in Sanchor, one of the drier months. The wettest on record was 27 mm in 2023.
The hottest March reached 43.3°C in 1991. The coldest dipped to 7.2°C in 2003.
Comparing the earliest years on record (1981–1985) with the most recent (2021–2025), average March temperatures have risen by about 1.1°C. Daytime highs moved from 35.5°C to 36.3°C and overnight lows from 18.1°C to 19.5°C over the same span.
March is one of the cooler months of the year in Sanchor and one of the drier months, so plan for around 35.5°C daytime highs and 18.6°C at night.
Not quite — March is the 5th coolest month in Sanchor, averaging 27.1°C.
For March in Sanchor, pack light, breathable clothing and sun protection, with typical highs of 35.5°C and lows of 18.6°C.
Relative humidity in March averages 23% — relatively dry.
Average wind speed in March is 2.2 m/s. The windiest March on record averaged 2.7 m/s (1993).
The wettest March on record was 2023 with 27 mm. On average, March sees 3 mm.
All figures are derived from NASA POWER (Prediction Of Worldwide Energy Resources), based on MERRA-2 satellite reanalysis, covering 1981–2025.
Explore how the weather in Sanchor behaves each March, based on 45 years of NASA POWER climate data from 1981 to 2025. This page breaks down average temperatures, rainfall, humidity, wind and solar radiation for March specifically, along with year-by-year records and how the month has changed over the decades.
