Climateby Month

Driest places in the US in March

Ranked by the fewest wet days (0.01 in or more) in March. First: Palm Springs, CA (2 days), of 378 cities.

Driest places in the US in March
RankCityWet daysHigh
1Palm Springs, CA2 days81°F
2Terlingua, TX2 days82°F
3Yuma, AZ2 days80°F
4Furnace Creek, CA2 days83°F
5Las Cruces, NM2 days71°F
6El Paso, TX2 days72°F
7Goodyear, AZ3 days77°F
8Las Vegas, NV3 days71°F
9Glendale, AZ3 days77°F
10Phoenix, AZ3 days78°F
11Tucson, AZ3 days76°F
12San Tan Valley, AZ3 days78°F
13Gilbert, AZ3 days78°F
14Peoria, AZ4 days77°F
15Mesa, AZ4 days78°F
16Midland, TX4 days72°F
17Page, AZ4 days63°F
18Victorville, CA4 days67°F
19Albuquerque, NM4 days63°F
20Palmdale, CA4 days69°F
21Lancaster, CA4 days67°F
22Santa Fe, NM4 days57°F
23Taos, NM4 days53°F
24McAllen, TX4 days83°F
25St. George, UT5 days68°F

Which states lead

Arizona (10 of the top 25), California (5 of the top 25), Texas (4 of the top 25), then 3 more states. The top 25 range from 2 days to 5 days; the median across all 378 cities is 9 days.

The other end: wettest by wet days in March

Driest places through the year

MonthFirst placeWet days
JanuaryTerlingua, TX2 days
FebruaryTerlingua, TX2 days
MarchPalm Springs, CA2 days
AprilPalm Springs, CA1 day
MayPalm Springs, CA0 days
JunePalm Springs, CA0 days
JulyAntioch, CA0 days
AugustAnaheim, CA0 days
SeptemberCorona, CA0 days
OctoberPalm Springs, CA1 day
NovemberPalm Springs, CA1 day
DecemberFurnace Creek, CA2 days

378 cities with data for this measure. Folded suburbs share their lead city's values and are not listed separately. Methodology.