March is one of the cooler months of the year in College Station, with average highs near 21.9°C and lows around 9.7°C (mean 15.8°C). It is about average for rainfall, averaging 79 mm of rainfall and 78% relative humidity across the period.
March is one of the cooler months of the year in College Station. Across 45 years of records, the warmest March in College Station was 2020 — when the month averaged 20.1°C — while the coldest was 2001 at 12.4°C. Typical March days reach 21.9°C with nights near 9.7°C. The long-term trend is warming, about 0.6°C per decade.
March is about average for rainfall in College Station, averaging 79 mm of rainfall. The wettest March on record was 2012 with 175 mm, while the driest was 2011 at 15 mm.
Relative humidity in College Station during March averages 78%. The most humid March was 2015 at 85%, and the least humid was 1996 at 62%.
March receives about 4.5 kWh/m²/day of solar energy in College Station. The sunniest Marchs were 1986 and 2013 at 5.4 kWh/m²/day, and the cloudiest were 1990 and 2020 at 3.7.
Average wind speed in College Station during March is 2.6 m/s. The windiest March was 2002 at 3.2 m/s, while the calmest was 2003 at 2.1 m/s.
Ranked against the other 11 months using 1981–2025 averages.
| Metric | 1980s | 1990s | 2000s | 2010s | 2020s | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg Temp | 14.9°C | 14.9°C | 15.9°C | 16.0°C | 17.7°C | +2.8°C |
| Avg High | 21.2°C | 20.8°C | 21.8°C | 22.2°C | 24.1°C | +2.9°C |
| Avg Low | 8.7°C | 9.1°C | 10.0°C | 9.8°C | 11.2°C | +2.5°C |
| Avg Rain | 76 mm | 79 mm | 86 mm | 86 mm | 62 mm | -14 mm |
March temperatures in College Station have risen by about 1.7°C between 1981–1985 and 2021–2025.
March has ranged from a record low of -6.4°C (2014) to a record high of 32.4°C (2025).
Rainfall in March is about average for rainfall, averaging 79 mm, with a wettest year of 175 mm.
A good time to visit College Station
March is a good time to visit College Station, with days averaging 21.9°C and nights around 9.7°C (mean 15.8°C, cooler than College Station's yearly average) and moderate rainfall. October and April 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 | 26.1°C | 18.7°C | 11.4°C | 32.4°C | 3.7°C | 56 mm | 69% | 2.7 m/s | 5.3 |
| 2024 | 23.0°C | 17.4°C | 11.9°C | 28.7°C | 5.1°C | 70 mm | 81% | 2.2 m/s | 4.3 |
| 2023 | 23.9°C | 17.9°C | 11.9°C | 29.1°C | 2.3°C | 36 mm | 74% | 2.7 m/s | 4.1 |
| 2022 | 22.5°C | 15.2°C | 7.9°C | 28.5°C | -3.5°C | 87 mm | 68% | 2.7 m/s | 5.2 |
| 2021 | 23.5°C | 16.6°C | 9.7°C | 29.8°C | 3.0°C | 37 mm | 72% | 2.8 m/s | 4.8 |
| 2020 🔥 | 25.8°C | 20.1°C | 14.4°C | 31.3°C | 5.4°C | 87 mm | 80% | 2.5 m/s | 3.7 |
| 2019 | 20.0°C | 14.4°C | 8.8°C | 26.6°C | -4.5°C | 20 mm | 79% | 2.5 m/s | 4.3 |
| 2018 | 24.2°C | 17.9°C | 11.7°C | 29.8°C | 4.3°C | 117 mm | 74% | 2.7 m/s | 4.8 |
| 2017 | 24.0°C | 18.4°C | 12.8°C | 29.1°C | 3.1°C | 77 mm | 80% | 2.6 m/s | 4.8 |
| 2016 | 23.2°C | 17.2°C | 11.1°C | 27.9°C | 1.5°C | 134 mm | 81% | 2.6 m/s | 4.8 |
| 2015 | 20.4°C | 15.0°C | 9.7°C | 26.1°C | -4.5°C | 162 mm | 85% | 2.2 m/s | 3.8 |
| 2014 | 19.2°C | 12.9°C | 6.6°C | 27.1°C | -6.4°C | 64 mm | 80% | 2.6 m/s | 4.4 |
| 2013 | 22.2°C | 14.8°C | 7.4°C | 30.6°C | -0.3°C | 40 mm | 69% | 2.8 m/s | 5.4 |
| 2012 🌧️ | 23.3°C | 18.2°C | 13.2°C | 27.4°C | 3.3°C | 175 mm | 84% | 2.6 m/s | 4.2 |
| 2011 | 25.9°C | 18.4°C | 11.0°C | 32.2°C | 1.3°C | 15 mm | 67% | 2.8 m/s | 5 |
| 2010 | 19.3°C | 12.8°C | 6.2°C | 25.6°C | -0.6°C | 60 mm | 79% | 2.5 m/s | 5.2 |
| 2009 | 23.1°C | 16.5°C | 9.8°C | 30.1°C | -1.1°C | 94 mm | 72% | 2.8 m/s | 4.3 |
| 2008 | 21.9°C | 15.4°C | 8.9°C | 28.3°C | -2.5°C | 78 mm | 79% | 3.1 m/s | 4.5 |
| 2007 | 22.2°C | 17.1°C | 11.9°C | 26.7°C | -1.7°C | 155 mm | 83% | 2.4 m/s | 4.3 |
| 2006 | 24.0°C | 17.8°C | 11.6°C | 30.2°C | -0.6°C | 75 mm | 73% | 2.7 m/s | 4.3 |
| 2005 | 20.3°C | 14.4°C | 8.5°C | 27.6°C | 1.0°C | 80 mm | 82% | 2.4 m/s | 4.8 |
| 2004 | 22.9°C | 17.8°C | 12.8°C | 26.6°C | 4.4°C | 56 mm | 81% | 2.3 m/s | 4.2 |
| 2003 | 19.5°C | 14.1°C | 8.6°C | 25.7°C | -0.2°C | 44 mm | 85% | 2.1 m/s | 4.3 |
| 2002 | 21.6°C | 14.8°C | 8.0°C | 28.4°C | -5.3°C | 46 mm | 77% | 3.2 m/s | 4.2 |
| 2001 ❄️ | 17.9°C | 12.4°C | 6.9°C | 24.1°C | 3.0°C | 163 mm | 83% | 2.2 m/s | 3.9 |
| 2000 | 24.9°C | 18.7°C | 12.5°C | 31.4°C | 2.6°C | 69 mm | 74% | 2.6 m/s | 4.5 |
| 1999 | 21.6°C | 15.8°C | 10.0°C | 26.3°C | -0.5°C | 92 mm | 81% | 2.7 m/s | 4.2 |
| 1998 | 19.9°C | 13.9°C | 7.9°C | 27.2°C | -2.7°C | 54 mm | 79% | 3.1 m/s | 4.8 |
| 1997 | 21.8°C | 16.1°C | 10.3°C | 28.8°C | 3.5°C | 100 mm | 85% | 2.5 m/s | 4 |
| 1996 | 20.8°C | 13.5°C | 6.2°C | 31.1°C | -5.0°C | 23 mm | 62% | 3.1 m/s | 4.6 |
| 1995 | 20.2°C | 15.1°C | 10.1°C | 28.5°C | -2.8°C | 105 mm | 85% | 2.5 m/s | 3.8 |
| 1994 | 21.4°C | 15.2°C | 8.9°C | 27.6°C | -1.2°C | 49 mm | 79% | 2.6 m/s | 4.4 |
| 1993 | 19.4°C | 13.9°C | 8.4°C | 25.8°C | -3.0°C | 117 mm | 82% | 2.5 m/s | 4.4 |
| 1992 | 20.7°C | 15.1°C | 9.6°C | 25.7°C | 0.5°C | 113 mm | 84% | 2.5 m/s | 4.7 |
| 1991 | 21.0°C | 15.1°C | 9.3°C | 29.7°C | 3.7°C | 51 mm | 80% | 2.6 m/s | 4.5 |
| 1990 | 21.2°C | 15.7°C | 10.3°C | 26.4°C | 1.5°C | 87 mm | 81% | 2.8 m/s | 3.7 |
| 1989 | 20.5°C | 14.5°C | 8.5°C | 27.1°C | -4.7°C | 104 mm | 80% | 2.7 m/s | 4.4 |
| 1988 | 21.0°C | 14.3°C | 7.7°C | 27.2°C | -2.1°C | 90 mm | 75% | 3 m/s | 4.4 |
| 1987 | 19.4°C | 12.9°C | 6.4°C | 25.2°C | -2.1°C | 43 mm | 76% | 2.2 m/s | 5.3 |
| 1986 | 22.2°C | 15.4°C | 8.5°C | 26.4°C | -0.9°C | 24 mm | 74% | 2.3 m/s | 5.4 |
| 1985 | 22.1°C | 16.7°C | 11.4°C | 26.6°C | 3.6°C | 78 mm | 84% | 2.8 m/s | 3.8 |
| 1984 | 21.9°C | 15.4°C | 8.8°C | 31.1°C | -0.6°C | 80 mm | 77% | 2.8 m/s | 4.6 |
| 1983 | 19.6°C | 13.3°C | 7.0°C | 25.2°C | -0.6°C | 141 mm | 80% | 2.7 m/s | — |
| 1982 | 22.9°C | 17.2°C | 11.5°C | 31.2°C | -2.1°C | 71 mm | 79% | 2.9 m/s | — |
| 1981 | 20.9°C | 14.7°C | 8.5°C | 30.1°C | -0.1°C | 55 mm | 73% | 2.5 m/s | — |
Actual recorded March data for each year, 1981–2025 — sourced from NASA POWER.
The average high in March is around 21.9°C with lows near 9.7°C (mean 15.8°C), based on 45 years of NASA POWER data.
March averages 79 mm of rainfall in College Station, about average for rainfall. The wettest on record was 175 mm in 2012.
The hottest March reached 32.4°C in 2025. The coldest dipped to -6.4°C in 2014.
Comparing the earliest years on record (1981–1985) with the most recent (2021–2025), average March temperatures have risen by about 1.7°C. Daytime highs moved from 21.5°C to 23.8°C and overnight lows from 9.4°C to 10.6°C over the same span.
March is one of the cooler months of the year in College Station and about average for rainfall, so plan for around 21.9°C daytime highs and 9.7°C at night.
Not quite — March is the 5th coolest month in College Station, averaging 15.8°C.
For March in College Station, pack light layers you can adjust through the day, with typical highs of 21.9°C and lows of 9.7°C. Bring an umbrella or light rain jacket too.
Relative humidity in March averages 78% — quite humid.
Average wind speed in March is 2.6 m/s. The windiest March on record averaged 3.2 m/s (2002).
The wettest March on record was 2012 with 175 mm. On average, March sees 79 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 College Station 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.
