Lafayette Weather in March
Average highs run from 64°F on March 1 to 72°F on March 31, and lows from 37°F to 42°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 5.70 in over about 9 wet days.
March day by day
The normal high and low for each date, and the record, in °F.
- Normal low
- Normal high
- Record high
- Record low
March at a glance
- Average high
- 68°F
- Average low
- 39°F
- Precipitation
- 5.70 in
- Record high
- 86°FMar 15, 2016
- Record low
- 21°FMar 5, 2002
- Chance of a freeze
- 96%
- Daylight
- 11 h 30 min to 12 h 30 min
- Cloud cover
- 60%
- Humidity
- 80%
- Dew point
- 47°F
- Wind
- 4.9 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.
| Date | Normal high | Normal low | Record high | Record low | Chance wet | Chance of snow |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 1 | 64°F | 37°F | 82°F 2017 | 31°F 2005 | 33% | 0% |
| Mar 2 | 64°F | 37°F | 80°F 1997 | 24°F 2013 | 33% | 0% |
| Mar 3 | 64°F | 37°F | 82°F 1997 | 25°F 2009 | 33% | 0% |
| Mar 4 | 64°F | 37°F | 82°F 1997 | 24°F 2002 | 33% | 0% |
| Mar 5 | 65°F | 38°F | 82°F 1997 | 21°F 2002 | 33% | 0% |
| Mar 6 | 65°F | 38°F | 83°F 2022 | 26°F 2010 | 32% | 0% |
| Mar 7 | 65°F | 38°F | 82°F 2023 | 26°F 2010 | 32% | 0% |
| Mar 8 | 66°F | 38°F | 80°F 2000 | 28°F 2008 | 32% | 0% |
| Mar 9 | 66°F | 38°F | 80°F 1997 | 28°F 2008 | 32% | 0% |
| Mar 10 | 66°F | 38°F | 83°F 2026 | 28°F 2008 | 32% | 0% |
| Mar 11 | 66°F | 39°F | 83°F 2026 | 23°F 1998 | 31% | 0% |
| Mar 12 | 67°F | 39°F | 85°F 2006 | 22°F 1998 | 31% | 0% |
| Mar 13 | 67°F | 39°F | 81°F 2006 | 25°F 2022 | 31% | 0% |
| Mar 14 | 67°F | 39°F | 83°F 2020 | 31°F 1998 | 31% | 0% |
| Mar 15 | 67°F | 39°F | 86°F 2016 | 29°F 2017 | 31% | 0% |
| Mar 16 | 68°F | 39°F | 84°F 2002 | 25°F 2017 | 30% | 0% |
| Mar 17 | 68°F | 40°F | 86°F 2002 | 28°F 2026 | 30% | 0% |
| Mar 18 | 68°F | 40°F | 84°F 2012 | 31°F 2026 | 30% | 0% |
| Mar 19 | 69°F | 40°F | 85°F 2012 | 27°F 2021 | 30% | 0% |
| Mar 20 | 69°F | 40°F | 84°F 2004 | 33°F 2023 | 29% | 0% |
| Mar 21 | 69°F | 40°F | 85°F 2017 | 31°F 2025 | 29% | 0% |
| Mar 22 | 69°F | 40°F | 81°F 2011 | 31°F 2002 | 29% | 0% |
| Mar 23 | 70°F | 41°F | 82°F 1997 | 32°F 2002 | 29% | 0% |
| Mar 24 | 70°F | 41°F | 81°F 2007 | 34°F 2004 | 29% | 0% |
| Mar 25 | 70°F | 41°F | 85°F 2007 | 29°F 2008 | 29% | 0% |
| Mar 26 | 70°F | 41°F | 85°F 2005 | 27°F 2014 | 29% | 0% |
| Mar 27 | 71°F | 41°F | 83°F 2012 | 28°F 2013 | 29% | 0% |
| Mar 28 | 71°F | 42°F | 84°F 2020 | 34°F 2013 | 29% | 0% |
| Mar 29 | 71°F | 42°F | 85°F 2007 | 35°F 2001 | 29% | 0% |
| Mar 30 | 71°F | 42°F | 84°F 1997 | 35°F 2001 | 29% | 0% |
| Mar 31 | 72°F | 42°F | 84°F 1997 | 29°F 2003 | 29% | 0% |
Chance of rain
- Chance of a wet day
- Chance of snowfall
Sunrise and sunset
Times for 2026, local time (CDT).
- March 1
- sunrise 6:09 AM, sunset 5:39 PM
- March 31
- sunrise 6:31 AM, sunset 7:01 PM
Other months
Sources
Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00014502 (Lafayette 2W), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00010425, 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.