Columbia climate

Columbia Weather in March

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Headland, 22.9 km from Columbia

Average highs run from 69°F on March 1 to 76°F on March 31, and lows from 44°F to 50°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 4.83 in over about 9 wet days.

March day by day

The normal high and low for each date, and the record, in °F.

Normal daily high and low temperature at Columbia, in °F, with the record for each date.20406080100151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

March at a glance

Average high
72°F
Average low
47°F
Precipitation
4.83 in
Record high
91°FMar 30, 2007
Record low
24°FMar 4, 2002
Chance of a freeze
59%
Daylight
11 h 32 min to 12 h 29 min
Cloud cover
54%
Humidity
81%
Dew point
51°F
Wind
7.6 mph

Every day of the month

A wet day has at least 0.01 inch of precipitation; snow means at least 0.1 inch of snowfall.

DateNormal highNormal lowRecord highRecord lowChance wetChance of snow
Mar 169°F44°F85°F 201133°F 200933%0%
Mar 269°F45°F84°F 201730°F 200533%0%
Mar 369°F45°F82°F 200630°F 200232%0%
Mar 469°F45°F81°F 202324°F 200232%0%
Mar 570°F45°F82°F 201530°F 200232%0%
Mar 670°F46°F82°F 202331°F 201032%0%
Mar 770°F46°F87°F 202631°F 201031%0%
Mar 870°F46°F88°F 202634°F 201831%0%
Mar 971°F46°F82°F 200232°F 200831%0%
Mar 1071°F46°F85°F 200932°F 200830%0%
Mar 1171°F47°F86°F 202633°F 200430%0%
Mar 1271°F47°F86°F 200935°F 201130%0%
Mar 1372°F47°F87°F 200628°F 202230%0%
Mar 1472°F47°F86°F 201634°F 202229%0%
Mar 1572°F47°F86°F 201232°F 201829%0%
Mar 1672°F48°F89°F 201230°F 201729%0%
Mar 1773°F48°F87°F 200229°F 201729%0%
Mar 1873°F48°F87°F 201231°F 202628%0%
Mar 1973°F48°F89°F 201235°F 202628%0%
Mar 2073°F48°F89°F 201131°F 202328%0%
Mar 2173°F48°F90°F 201133°F 202328%0%
Mar 2274°F49°F88°F 201734°F 200227%0%
Mar 2374°F49°F90°F 201138°F 200427%0%
Mar 2474°F49°F86°F 202635°F 200627%0%
Mar 2574°F49°F85°F 200732°F 200827%0%
Mar 2675°F49°F90°F 200734°F 200627%0%
Mar 2775°F49°F87°F 200732°F 201326%0%
Mar 2875°F50°F89°F 201234°F 201326%0%
Mar 2975°F50°F88°F 202039°F 201326%0%
Mar 3075°F50°F91°F 200735°F 200326%0%
Mar 3176°F50°F86°F 201738°F 200326%0%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Columbia, in percent, and of at least 0.1 inch of snowfall.0102030401102030
  • Chance of a wet day
  • Chance of snowfall

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (CDT).

March 1
sunrise 6:07 AM, sunset 5:39 PM
March 31
sunrise 6:30 AM, sunset 6:59 PM

Every day of March: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00013761 (Headland), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00092738, every year on file, quality-flagged values removed. Cloud, humidity, wind and sunshine: 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 2026-09-24. Sun and moon: computed with the NOAA solar equations and Meeus.