Peterborough climate

Peterborough Weather in March

NASA POWER reanalysis for the half-degree grid cell around Peterborough, 1991-2020; a grid cell is an area average and can differ from a thermometer in town by several degrees

Average highs run from -1°C on March 1 to 7°C on March 31, and lows from -10°C to -3°C. Normal precipitation for the month is 43 mm over about 9 wet days.

March day by day

The normal high and low for each date, in °C.

Normal daily high and low temperature at Peterborough, in °C, with the record for each date.-40-2002040151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Reanalysis extreme high
  • Reanalysis extreme low

March at a glance

Average high
3°C
Average low
-6°C
Precipitation
43 mm
Reanalysis high
24°CMar 22, 2012
Reanalysis low
-33°CMar 3, 2003
Daylight
11 h 11 min to 12 h 43 min
Cloud cover
65%
Humidity
82%
Dew point
-5°C
Wind
16.2 km/h

Every day of the month

A wet day has at least 1 mm of precipitation in the reanalysis.

DateNormal highNormal lowReanalysis highReanalysis lowChance wet
Mar 1-1°C-10°C11°C 2017-19°C 201533%
Mar 2-1°C-10°C11°C 1991-24°C 200334%
Mar 3-1°C-10°C9°C 2008-33°C 200334%
Mar 40°C-10°C6°C 2000-22°C 201434%
Mar 50°C-9°C12°C 2004-22°C 201534%
Mar 60°C-9°C12°C 2009-26°C 200733%
Mar 70°C-9°C13°C 2012-22°C 200333%
Mar 81°C-8°C17°C 2000-18°C 199632%
Mar 91°C-8°C18°C 2000-17°C 200332%
Mar 101°C-8°C11°C 2013-18°C 200330%
Mar 112°C-8°C13°C 2010-18°C 200329%
Mar 122°C-7°C13°C 2016-19°C 199329%
Mar 132°C-7°C16°C 1995-20°C 201429%
Mar 143°C-7°C19°C 1995-18°C 200330%
Mar 153°C-7°C19°C 1995-17°C 199329%
Mar 163°C-6°C18°C 2012-18°C 201429%
Mar 173°C-6°C14°C 2010-20°C 201429%
Mar 183°C-6°C18°C 2012-20°C 199329%
Mar 193°C-6°C22°C 2012-16°C 199329%
Mar 204°C-6°C23°C 2012-12°C 200728%
Mar 214°C-5°C24°C 2012-13°C 200229%
Mar 225°C-5°C24°C 2012-16°C 200428%
Mar 235°C-5°C18°C 2012-16°C 199729%
Mar 245°C-4°C15°C 2000-14°C 201429%
Mar 256°C-4°C17°C 2000-21°C 200231%
Mar 266°C-4°C18°C 2007-16°C 201432%
Mar 276°C-3°C17°C 1998-14°C 201434%
Mar 286°C-3°C20°C 1998-13°C 201534%
Mar 296°C-3°C17°C 2020-10°C 201533%
Mar 307°C-3°C21°C 1998-7°C 200834%
Mar 317°C-3°C20°C 1998-9°C 200335%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 1 mm of precipitation in the reanalysis on each date at Peterborough, in percent.0102030401102030
  • Chance of a wet day

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (EDT).

March 1
sunrise 6:50 AM, sunset 6:01 PM
March 31
sunrise 6:56 AM, sunset 7:39 PM

Every day of March: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Cloud, humidity, wind and sunshine, and temperature and precipitation: NASA POWER (MERRA-2, CERES and GEWEX SRB), 1991-2020. The data was obtained from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Langley Research Center's Prediction Of Worldwide Energy Resources (POWER) project funded through the NASA Earth Science Division: POWER Daily API v2, accessed 2026-09-25. Sun and moon: computed with the NOAA solar equations and Meeus.