Gallup Weather in March
Gallup in March
The short of it: Gallup in March averages a high of 14 °C (57 °F) and a low of -3 °C (26 °F), with 18 mm (0.71 in) of rain and about 11 h 52 min of daylight. Rated 4 of 5 for a visit; the best months are May and October. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 57° · low 26° · rain 0.7 in. · daylight 11 h 52 min
✦✦✦✦ Recommended for a visit · best months: May & October
Thirty years of records give Gallup an average March high of 57°, a low of 26° and some 0.7 in. of rain. Spring takes hold here: highs climb 8° from February to about 57°, with nights near 26°. Rain is modest, about 0.7 in., the 7th wettest month. The snow cover usually melts away this month.
The sun is up for about 11 h 52 min in mid-March, 61 minutes more than a month before.
For the traveller: pack layers, a wool coat and stout boots. The Almanac rates March 4 of 5 for a visit; the finest months here are May and October.
Against its neighbours, Gallup runs about middling and wetter than most in March. Yah-ta-hey, 7 mi to the NNW, sees much the same highs.
March in Gallup, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 8th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 7th wettest of 12
- Versus February
- 8° warmer, 0.04 in. more rain
- Versus April
- 9° colder
- Day–night spread
- 30°
- Snow season
- Dec–Feb
- Daylight, mid-month
- 11 h 52 min
- Average wind
- 8 mph
Neighbouring Towns
March averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yah-ta-heyNew Mexico | 7 mi NNW | 57° | 26° | 0.6 in. |
| Rock SpringsNew Mexico | 7 mi NW | 57° | 26° | 0.6 in. |
| Church RockNew Mexico | 8 mi E | 56° | 26° | 0.7 in. |
| Twin LakesNew Mexico | 13 mi N | 59° | 28° | 0.5 in. |
| Window RockArizona | 20 mi WNW | 55° | 27° | 0.7 in. |
| Saint MichaelsArizona | 21 mi WNW | 55° | 27° | 0.6 in. |
| TohatchiNew Mexico | 23 mi N | 57° | 28° | 0.6 in. |
| Fort DefianceArizona | 24 mi NW | 55° | 27° | 0.7 in. |