Phoenix, AZ: March

31 March 2026: March 2026 averaged 78.8°F in Phoenix, AZ, the warmest March on record, in 131 years since 1896; provisional.

March 2026

Mean temperature: 78.8°F; Warmest on record; Warmest of 131, provisional
Precipitation: 0.06 in; Driest since 2018; 20th driest of 131

A normal March in Phoenix, AZ (1991 to 2020): a mean temperature of 65.6°F, between 62.7°F and 69.6°F in eight years of ten and 0.66 in of precipitation, between 0.01 in and 1.95 in in eight years of ten.

The mean temperature of every March in Phoenix, AZ since 1896: 78.8°F in 2026, the highest of them all.

Normal range, 62.7 to 69.6°F

Every year, ranked, as a table

Every March in Phoenix, AZ from 1896 to 2026, ranked: the mean temperature, the mean high and the mean low from the warmest, the precipitation from the wettest; a year missing more than a tenth of its days is not ranked.

Year	Mean, °F	Rank	High, °F	Rank	Low, °F	Rank	Precipitation, in	Rank	Days missing
2026	78.8	1	92.9	1	64.8	1	0.06	110	0
2025	67.8	14	79.5	23	56.1	9	0.84	49	0
2024	65.1	31	76.4	60	53.8	24	1.34	27	0
2023	61.8	76	72.2	101	51.5	46	1.47	21	0
2022	66.9	19	79.9	19	53.9	23	0.15	99	0
2021	64.1	45	76.6	58	51.7	44	0.37	77	0
2020	64.4	43	74.5	75	54.3	20	1.94	10	0
2019	65.6	25	76.8	57	54.4	17	0.30	87	0
2018	66.8	20	78.8	31	54.9	15	0.04	114	0
2017	70.7	4	83.9	6	57.4	4	0.06	110	0
2016	69.5	8	82.4	10	56.6	7	0.00	126	0
2015	72.2	3	84.7	5	59.6	2	0.33	83	0
2014	69	12	81.3	14	56.7	6	0.99	37	0
2013	69.5	8	82.9	9	56.1	9	0.85	48	0
2012	65.9	23	79.2	27	52.5	35	0.25	92	0
2011	67.8	14	80.8	16	54.9	15	0.06	110	0
2010	62.7	64	73.6	90	51.9	42	1.09	33	0
2009	67.5	17	79.6	22	55.3	14	trace	119	0
2008	66.6	21	79.5	23	53.8	24	0.00	126	0
2007	68.7	13	81.6	11	55.8	11	0.83	50	0
2006	62.3	68	72.6	98	52	41	1.56	20	0
2005	63.9	49	74.1	82	53.7	26	0.36	80	0
2004	72.3	2	85	4	59.5	3	1.28	30	0
2003	64.7	39	76.2	62	53.3	30	0.51	65	0
2002	65.2	30	78.1	35	52.3	39	0.08	107	0
2001	65.6	25	77.5	44	53.7	26	0.77	52	0
2000	63.1	60	73.7	89	52.5	35	2.98	3	0
1999	64.9	34	77.3	47	52.5	35	0.11	105	0
1998	61.9	73	72.9	93	50.9	52	1.31	28	0
1997	69.4	10	83.1	8	55.7	12	0.01	118	0
1996	65.1	31	77.4	46	52.7	32	0.55	62	0
1995	64.3	44	75.9	65	52.7	32	1.04	35	0
1994	64.9	34	76.6	58	53.3	30	1.36	25	0
1993	65.6	25	77.6	43	53.7	26	1.62	17	0
1992	64.7	39	75.3	69	54.1	21	2.49	4	0
1991	60.3	92	71	113	49.5	64	2.05	8	0
1990	67.1	18	78.9	29	55.4	13	0.35	81	0
1989	70.1	6	83.5	7	56.6	7	1.25	31	0
1988	66.2	22	79.8	21	52.7	32	0.17	97	0
1987	63.4	56	75.5	68	51.2	48	0.28	89	0
1986	69.3	11	81.4	13	57.2	5	1.58	18	0
1985	62.8	62	73.8	86	51.7	44	0.46	68	0
1984	67.6	16	81.6	11	53.6	29	0.00	126	0
1983	62.2	70	72.2	101	52.2	40	3.17	2	0
1982	62.4	66	72.9	93	51.8	43	1.30	29	0
1981	63.7	51	75.1	71	52.4	38	0.98	40	0
1980	60.7	87	71.6	108	49.7	61	0.86	47	0
1979	60.4	90	73.1	92	47.7	79	1.78	13	0
1978	65.5	29	77	54	54.1	21	2.14	7	0
1977	60.8	85	74.4	77	47.2	84	0.27	91	0
1976	61.5	80	74.7	72	48.3	74	0.40	74	0
1975	59	106	72	105	45.9	98	0.63	57	0
1974	64.5	42	77.8	38	51.2	48	1.37	24	0
1973	56.6	124	67.4	129	45.8	100	1.69	15	0
1972	70.5	5	86.7	2	54.4	17	trace	119	0
1971	63.2	58	80	18	46.5	94	trace	119	0
1970	59.5	101	72.6	98	46.3	95	2.26	6	0
1969	56.9	119	72.5	100	41.2	129	0.56	61	0
1968	59.9	94	73.8	86	45.9	98	1.04	35	0
1967	62.8	62	78.5	33	47	85	0.43	70	0
1966	61.1	82	77.9	36	44.4	115	0.34	82	0
1965	56.1	128	69.3	125	42.8	125	1.39	22	0
1964	56.5	126	71.1	112	41.9	127	0.37	77	0
1963	61	83	76.4	60	45.5	105	0.30	87	0
1962	56	129	70.9	116	41.1	130	0.50	66	0
1961	59.5	101	74.5	75	44.6	114	0.41	72	0
1960	65	33	78.9	29	51.2	48	0.57	60	0
1959	63.5	55	77.9	36	49.2	68	0.00	126	0
1958	57	116	67.3	130	46.7	92	1.94	10	0
1957	61.8	76	74.2	79	49.4	66	0.53	63	0
1956	61.6	78	78.2	34	45	110	0.00	126	0
1955	61.6	78	76.2	62	47	85	trace	119	0
1954	58.3	111	71	113	45.6	103	1.22	32	0
1953	63.2	58	77.1	50	49.3	67	0.62	58	0
1952	55.8	130	67.6	128	44.1	117	1.87	12	0
1951	61.4	81	74.6	73	48.2	75	0.20	96	0
1950	63.3	57	77.8	38	48.7	70	0.25	92	0
1949	60.5	89	74.2	79	46.7	92	0.38	76	0
1948	56.9	119	69.1	127	44.7	111	0.16	98	0
1947	63.6	52	77.7	41	49.5	64	trace	119	0
1946	62	72	77.1	50	46.9	87	0.02	117	0
1945	57	116	69.3	125	44.7	111	0.82	51	0
1944	57.9	113	71.5	109	44.4	115	0.95	42	0
1943	63.9	49	77.7	41	50.1	58	0.73	53	0
1942	59.1	104	74.2	79	44	119	0.28	89	0
1941	59.8	98	71.8	107	47.8	77	4.82	1	0
1940	64.8	36	79.2	27	50.5	54	trace	119	0
1939	62.4	66	77.2	48	47.5	82	0.15	99	0
1938	59.4	103	71.9	106	46.8	90	0.89	46	0
1937	59.9	94	72.9	93	46.9	87	1.58	18	0
1936	64.8	36	79.3	25	50.3	55	0.50	66	0
1935	58.1	112	69.9	122	45.2	108	1.39	22	3
1934	70.1	6	85.6	3	54.4	17	0.10	106	1
1933	61.9	73	77	54	46.8	90	0.00	126	0
1932	61.9	73	76.1	64	47.7	79	0.05	113	0
1931	62.7	64	77.5	44	48	76	0.07	108	0
1930	60.6	88	74	84	47.3	83	1.77	14	0
1929	60.4	90	74.6	73	46.1	97	0.13	102	0
1928	64.1	45	78.6	32	49.6	62	0.13	102	0
1927	59.1	104	72.9	93	45.3	107	0.24	94	0
1926	64	47	77.1	50	50.9	52	1.63	16	0
1925	64.8	36	81	15	48.6	72	0.33	83	0
1924	56.6	124	70	121	43.2	123	0.99	37	0
1923	58.9	107	72.7	97	45.1	109	1.08	34	0
1922	56.9	119	70.3	120	43.6	122	0.99	37	0
1921	64.7	39	79.3	25	50.1	58	0.03	115	0
1920	58.5	109	72.2	101	44.7	111	1.35	26	0
1919	57.5	114	71.3	111	43.7	121	0.97	41	0
1918	62.3	68	75.6	67	49.1	69	0.93	43	0
1917	56.2	127	72.1	104	40.3	131	0.15	99	0
1916	64	47	77.8	38	50.2	57	0.37	77	0
1915	58.6	108	71.5	109	45.7	101	0.33	83	0
1914	63.6	52	77	54	50.3	55	0.92	45	0
1913	56.7	123	70.6	118	42.8	125	0.07	108	0
1912	58.5	109	69.4	124	47.7	79	1.96	9	0
1911	63.6	52	77.2	48	49.9	60	0.64	56	0
1910	65.7	24	80.2	17	51.1	51	0.61	59	0
1909	56.8	122	69.5	123	44.1	117	0.67	54	0
1908	61	83	75.2	70	46.9	87	0.41	72	0
1907	59.8	98	73.3	91	46.2	96	0.93	43	0
1906	60.8	85	73.8	86	47.8	77	0.67	54	0
1905	60	93	70.5	119	49.6	62	2.38	5	0
1904	62.9	61	77.1	50	48.7	70	0.12	104	0
1903	59.7	100	73.9	85	45.6	103	0.42	71	0
1902	57.4	115	71	113	43.8	120	0.46	68	0
1901	59.9	94	74.1	82	45.7	101	0.33	83	0
1900	65.6	25	79.9	19	51.3	47	0.22	95	0
1899	59.9	94	74.4	77	45.5	105	trace	119	0
1898	57	116	70.9	116	43.2	123	0.03	115	0
1897	54.3	131	67.3	130	41.3	128	0.53	63	0
1896	62.1	71	75.7	66	48.4	73	0.39	75	0

Warmest, coldest, wettest and driest

Warmest
Year	Mean, °F
2026	78.8
2004	72.3
2015	72.2
2017	70.7
1972	70.5
1989	70.1
1934	70.1
2016	69.5
2013	69.5
1997	69.4

Coldest
Year	Mean, °F
1897	54.3
1952	55.8
1962	56
1965	56.1
1917	56.2
1964	56.5
1973	56.6
1924	56.6
1913	56.7
1909	56.8

Wettest
Year	Precipitation, in
1941	4.82
1983	3.17
2000	2.98
1992	2.49
1905	2.38
1970	2.26
1978	2.14
1991	2.05
1912	1.96
2020	1.94
More years share the last value

Driest
Year	Precipitation, in
2016	0.00
2008	0.00
1984	0.00
1959	0.00
1956	0.00
1933	0.00
2009	trace
1972	trace
1971	trace
1955	trace
More years share the last value

The hottest, coldest and wettest days

Hottest day: 105°F; 21 March 2026, 20 March 2026, 19 March 2026
Coldest night: 53°F; 6 March 2026
Wettest day: 0.05 in; 9 March 2026

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March 2026 brought 0.06 in of precipitation in Phoenix, AZ, the driest March since 2018, tied 20th driest of 131 (with 2017 and 2011).
The hottest day of March 2026 in Phoenix, AZ: 105°F on Saturday 21 March 2026, Friday 20 March 2026 and Thursday 19 March 2026.
The coldest night of March 2026 in Phoenix, AZ: a low of 53°F on Friday 6 March 2026.
The wettest day of March 2026 in Phoenix, AZ: 0.05 in on Monday 9 March 2026.