March is one of the cooler months of the year in Corpus Christi, with average highs near 24.8°C and lows around 15.2°C (mean 20°C). It is one of the drier months, averaging 47 mm of rainfall and 75% relative humidity across the period.
March is one of the cooler months of the year in Corpus Christi. Across 45 years of records, the warmest March in Corpus Christi was 2020 — when the month averaged 23.1°C — while the coldest was 1987 at 16.9°C. Typical March days reach 24.8°C with nights near 15.2°C. The long-term trend is warming, about 0.5°C per decade.
March is one of the drier months in Corpus Christi, averaging 47 mm of rainfall. The wettest March on record was 2025 with 268 mm, while the driest was 2013 at 4 mm.
Relative humidity in Corpus Christi during March averages 75%. The most humid March was 2015 at 84%, and the least humid was 2013 at 66%.
March receives about 4.6 kWh/m²/day of solar energy in Corpus Christi. The sunniest March was 1986 at 5.6 kWh/m²/day, and the cloudiest were 2015 and 2019 at 3.7.
Average wind speed in Corpus Christi during March is 4 m/s. The windiest March was 2008 at 4.9 m/s, while the calmest was 2015 at 3.1 m/s.
Ranked against the other 11 months using 1981–2025 averages.
| Metric | 1980s | 1990s | 2000s | 2010s | 2020s | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg Temp | 19.1°C | 19.6°C | 20.4°C | 20.0°C | 21.6°C | +2.5°C |
| Avg High | 24.1°C | 24.4°C | 25.1°C | 24.6°C | 26.5°C | +2.4°C |
| Avg Low | 14.0°C | 14.9°C | 15.6°C | 15.4°C | 16.6°C | +2.6°C |
| Avg Rain | 23 mm | 63 mm | 40 mm | 53 mm | 58 mm | +35 mm |
March temperatures in Corpus Christi have risen by about 1.8°C between 1981–1985 and 2021–2025.
March has ranged from a record low of 2.1°C (2002) to a record high of 37.3°C (1989).
Rainfall in March is one of the drier months, averaging 47 mm, with a wettest year of 268 mm.
One of the best times to visit Corpus Christi
March is one of the best times to visit Corpus Christi. Expect days averaging 24.8°C and nights around 15.2°C (mean 20°C) — cooler than Corpus Christi's yearly average — with moderate rainfall (47 mm), so conditions are generally comfortable for sightseeing and outdoor plans.
| Year | Avg High | Avg Temp | Avg Low | Hottest Day | Coldest Day | Rainfall | Humidity | Wind | Solar |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 🌧️ | 27.8°C | 22.3°C | 16.9°C | 36.1°C | 10.8°C | 268 mm | 71% | 3.8 m/s | 5.2 |
| 2024 | 26.0°C | 21.6°C | 17.1°C | 31.2°C | 11.4°C | 28 mm | 78% | 3.6 m/s | 4.4 |
| 2023 | 27.2°C | 22.6°C | 18.0°C | 35.9°C | 8.6°C | 23 mm | 74% | 4.4 m/s | 4.3 |
| 2022 | 24.9°C | 19.1°C | 13.3°C | 31.7°C | 3.7°C | 5 mm | 70% | 4.1 m/s | 5.4 |
| 2021 | 25.5°C | 20.6°C | 15.6°C | 32.6°C | 10.5°C | 8 mm | 73% | 4 m/s | 4.6 |
| 2020 🔥 | 27.6°C | 23.1°C | 18.7°C | 32.4°C | 11.5°C | 16 mm | 79% | 4.1 m/s | 4.3 |
| 2019 | 22.9°C | 18.7°C | 14.4°C | 30.7°C | 2.7°C | 34 mm | 77% | 3.9 m/s | 3.7 |
| 2018 | 26.4°C | 22.0°C | 17.5°C | 30.5°C | 12.2°C | 34 mm | 74% | 4 m/s | 4.8 |
| 2017 | 26.0°C | 22.0°C | 17.9°C | 31.0°C | 11.0°C | 102 mm | 79% | 4.2 m/s | 4.7 |
| 2016 | 26.2°C | 21.6°C | 17.1°C | 32.8°C | 9.7°C | 86 mm | 77% | 3.9 m/s | 4.7 |
| 2015 | 22.4°C | 18.3°C | 14.2°C | 26.7°C | 4.7°C | 149 mm | 84% | 3.1 m/s | 3.7 |
| 2014 | 22.5°C | 17.7°C | 12.9°C | 31.5°C | 2.7°C | 58 mm | 79% | 3.9 m/s | 4 |
| 2013 | 25.3°C | 19.8°C | 14.4°C | 34.9°C | 7.8°C | 4 mm | 66% | 4.3 m/s | 5.3 |
| 2012 | 26.4°C | 21.8°C | 17.3°C | 30.7°C | 10.3°C | 38 mm | 78% | 4.2 m/s | 5 |
| 2011 | 25.7°C | 21.1°C | 16.4°C | 29.9°C | 7.1°C | 9 mm | 77% | 4.2 m/s | 5.1 |
| 2010 | 22.4°C | 17.3°C | 12.2°C | 27.9°C | 3.5°C | 20 mm | 76% | 3.8 m/s | 5.3 |
| 2009 | 25.1°C | 20.2°C | 15.4°C | 32.3°C | 6.2°C | 13 mm | 72% | 4.3 m/s | 5.1 |
| 2008 | 25.8°C | 20.3°C | 14.7°C | 34.4°C | 5.1°C | 11 mm | 70% | 4.9 m/s | 5.1 |
| 2007 | 24.5°C | 20.7°C | 16.8°C | 28.4°C | 5.7°C | 51 mm | 80% | 4.3 m/s | 4.5 |
| 2006 | 26.7°C | 22.1°C | 17.5°C | 32.9°C | 6.6°C | 16 mm | 72% | 4.5 m/s | 4.8 |
| 2005 | 25.2°C | 20.0°C | 14.9°C | 31.8°C | 7.7°C | 53 mm | 76% | 3.6 m/s | 4.9 |
| 2004 | 25.7°C | 21.5°C | 17.4°C | 29.1°C | 12.8°C | 63 mm | 80% | 3.7 m/s | 4.5 |
| 2003 | 23.4°C | 18.8°C | 14.2°C | 27.1°C | 5.5°C | 52 mm | 81% | 3.3 m/s | 4.2 |
| 2002 | 25.1°C | 19.6°C | 14.2°C | 32.4°C | 2.1°C | 16 mm | 71% | 4.4 m/s | 4.4 |
| 2001 | 23.0°C | 18.1°C | 13.1°C | 28.7°C | 6.5°C | 47 mm | 75% | 3.4 m/s | 4.2 |
| 2000 | 26.4°C | 22.2°C | 18.0°C | 32.7°C | 10.8°C | 75 mm | 79% | 4.2 m/s | 4.6 |
| 1999 | 25.7°C | 21.1°C | 16.4°C | 32.5°C | 8.0°C | 66 mm | 76% | 4.3 m/s | 4.5 |
| 1998 | 23.3°C | 18.7°C | 14.1°C | 30.9°C | 5.4°C | 43 mm | 73% | 4.4 m/s | 4.9 |
| 1997 | 25.0°C | 20.4°C | 15.8°C | 29.5°C | 9.6°C | 100 mm | 80% | 3.7 m/s | 3.8 |
| 1996 | 22.8°C | 17.5°C | 12.3°C | 31.5°C | 3.2°C | 8 mm | 67% | 4 m/s | 4.7 |
| 1995 | 23.8°C | 19.2°C | 14.6°C | 31.3°C | 3.9°C | 84 mm | 79% | 3.9 m/s | 4 |
| 1994 | 24.2°C | 19.5°C | 14.8°C | 33.3°C | 5.2°C | 88 mm | 77% | 3.8 m/s | 4.8 |
| 1993 | 24.0°C | 19.2°C | 14.4°C | 29.4°C | 3.0°C | 84 mm | 77% | 3.6 m/s | 4.3 |
| 1992 | 23.7°C | 19.6°C | 15.4°C | 27.9°C | 7.3°C | 80 mm | 81% | 3.7 m/s | 4.1 |
| 1991 | 27.0°C | 21.3°C | 15.7°C | 33.1°C | 9.9°C | 34 mm | 67% | 4.1 m/s | 5.2 |
| 1990 | 24.0°C | 19.8°C | 15.5°C | 27.6°C | 7.0°C | 43 mm | 78% | 4.4 m/s | 4.3 |
| 1989 | 25.2°C | 19.2°C | 13.2°C | 37.3°C | 2.3°C | 5 mm | 69% | 4.2 m/s | 5.3 |
| 1988 | 23.4°C | 18.3°C | 13.2°C | 29.7°C | 3.3°C | 26 mm | 72% | 4.3 m/s | 4.4 |
| 1987 ❄️ | 21.9°C | 16.9°C | 11.9°C | 27.4°C | 3.9°C | 15 mm | 74% | 3.4 m/s | 5 |
| 1986 | 25.2°C | 20.1°C | 15.0°C | 32.1°C | 8.9°C | 12 mm | 69% | 3.6 m/s | 5.6 |
| 1985 | 24.4°C | 20.1°C | 15.8°C | 29.6°C | 10.6°C | 44 mm | 80% | 4.1 m/s | 4.1 |
| 1984 | 24.9°C | 19.7°C | 14.5°C | 35.6°C | 7.0°C | 5 mm | 71% | 4.2 m/s | 4.8 |
| 1983 | 24.3°C | 18.8°C | 13.2°C | 31.1°C | 7.4°C | 38 mm | 69% | 4 m/s | — |
| 1982 | 24.4°C | 19.8°C | 15.3°C | 30.1°C | 2.5°C | 7 mm | 82% | 4.2 m/s | — |
| 1981 | 23.4°C | 18.7°C | 14.0°C | 29.3°C | 6.4°C | 53 mm | 73% | 3.9 m/s | — |
Actual recorded March data for each year, 1981–2025 — sourced from NASA POWER.
The average high in March is around 24.8°C with lows near 15.2°C (mean 20°C), based on 45 years of NASA POWER data.
March averages 47 mm of rainfall in Corpus Christi, one of the drier months. The wettest on record was 268 mm in 2025.
The hottest March reached 37.3°C in 1989. The coldest dipped to 2.1°C in 2002.
Comparing the earliest years on record (1981–1985) with the most recent (2021–2025), average March temperatures have risen by about 1.8°C. Daytime highs moved from 24.3°C to 26.3°C and overnight lows from 14.6°C to 16.2°C over the same span.
March is one of the cooler months of the year in Corpus Christi and one of the drier months, so plan for around 24.8°C daytime highs and 15.2°C at night.
Not quite — March is the 4th coolest month in Corpus Christi, averaging 20°C.
For March in Corpus Christi, pack light layers you can adjust through the day, with typical highs of 24.8°C and lows of 15.2°C.
Relative humidity in March averages 75% — quite humid.
Average wind speed in March is 4 m/s. The windiest March on record averaged 4.9 m/s (2008).
The wettest March on record was 2025 with 268 mm. On average, March sees 47 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 Corpus Christi 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.
