Opelika climate

Opelika Weather in March

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Opelika, 6.9 km from Opelika

Average highs run from 63°F on March 1 to 71°F on March 31, and lows from 39°F to 45°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 5.50 in over about 8 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 Opelika, in °F, with the record for each date.20406080100151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

March at a glance

Average high
67°F
Average low
42°F
Precipitation
5.50 in
Record high
86°FMar 15, 2016
Record low
21°FMar 5, 2002
Chance of a freeze
91%
Daylight
11 h 30 min to 12 h 30 min
Cloud cover
57%
Humidity
81%
Dew point
49°F
Wind
5.4 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 163°F39°F82°F 201731°F 200531%0%
Mar 263°F39°F80°F 199724°F 201330%0%
Mar 364°F40°F82°F 199725°F 200930%0%
Mar 464°F40°F82°F 199724°F 200230%0%
Mar 564°F40°F82°F 199721°F 200230%0%
Mar 664°F40°F83°F 202226°F 201030%0%
Mar 765°F40°F82°F 202326°F 201029%0%
Mar 865°F41°F80°F 200028°F 200829%0%
Mar 965°F41°F80°F 199728°F 200829%0%
Mar 1066°F41°F83°F 202628°F 200829%0%
Mar 1166°F41°F83°F 202623°F 199829%0%
Mar 1266°F41°F85°F 200622°F 199828%0%
Mar 1366°F42°F81°F 200625°F 202228%0%
Mar 1467°F42°F83°F 202031°F 199828%0%
Mar 1567°F42°F86°F 201629°F 201728%0%
Mar 1667°F42°F84°F 200225°F 201728%0%
Mar 1767°F42°F86°F 200228°F 202627%0%
Mar 1868°F43°F84°F 201231°F 202627%0%
Mar 1968°F43°F85°F 201227°F 202127%0%
Mar 2068°F43°F84°F 200433°F 202327%0%
Mar 2168°F43°F85°F 201731°F 202527%0%
Mar 2269°F43°F81°F 201131°F 200227%0%
Mar 2369°F43°F82°F 199732°F 200227%0%
Mar 2469°F44°F81°F 200734°F 200427%0%
Mar 2569°F44°F85°F 200729°F 200826%0%
Mar 2670°F44°F85°F 200527°F 201426%0%
Mar 2770°F44°F83°F 201228°F 201326%0%
Mar 2870°F44°F84°F 202034°F 201326%0%
Mar 2970°F45°F85°F 200735°F 200126%0%
Mar 3070°F45°F84°F 199735°F 200126%0%
Mar 3171°F45°F84°F 199729°F 200326%0%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Opelika, 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 6:09 AM, sunset 5:39 PM
March 31
sunrise 6:31 AM, sunset 7:01 PM

Every day of March: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00016129 (Opelika), 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.