Rockford Weather in March
Average highs run from 63°F on March 1 to 71°F on March 31, and lows from 41°F to 46°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 5.93 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
- 67°F
- Average low
- 43°F
- Precipitation
- 5.93 in
- Record high
- 89°FMar 24, 1995
- Record low
- 12°FMar 3, 1980
- Chance of a freeze
- 89%
- Daylight
- 11 h 29 min to 12 h 30 min
- Cloud cover
- 60%
- Humidity
- 80%
- Dew point
- 48°F
- Wind
- 5.1 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 | 63°F | 41°F | 80°F 2021 | 18°F 2002 | 32% | 0% |
| Mar 2 | 64°F | 41°F | 80°F 1997 | 16°F 1980 | 31% | 0% |
| Mar 3 | 64°F | 41°F | 82°F 1976 | 12°F 1980 | 31% | 0% |
| Mar 4 | 64°F | 41°F | 80°F 1992 | 18°F 1980 | 31% | 0% |
| Mar 5 | 64°F | 42°F | 82°F 1976 | 18°F 1978 | 31% | 0% |
| Mar 6 | 65°F | 42°F | 84°F 1974 | 21°F 2002 | 30% | 0% |
| Mar 7 | 65°F | 42°F | 83°F 1974 | 25°F 2010 | 30% | 0% |
| Mar 8 | 65°F | 42°F | 82°F 1974 | 20°F 1996 | 30% | 0% |
| Mar 9 | 66°F | 42°F | 85°F 1974 | 16°F 1996 | 30% | 0% |
| Mar 10 | 66°F | 42°F | 86°F 1974 | 17°F 1996 | 30% | 0% |
| Mar 11 | 66°F | 43°F | 88°F 1974 | 22°F 1998 | 30% | 0% |
| Mar 12 | 66°F | 43°F | 85°F 1974 | 21°F 1998 | 29% | 0% |
| Mar 13 | 67°F | 43°F | 85°F 1989 | 22°F 1998 | 29% | 0% |
| Mar 14 | 67°F | 43°F | 85°F 1989 | 14°F 1993 | 29% | 0% |
| Mar 15 | 67°F | 43°F | 84°F 1982 | 16°F 1993 | 29% | 0% |
| Mar 16 | 67°F | 43°F | 86°F 2016 | 19°F 1993 | 29% | 0% |
| Mar 17 | 68°F | 44°F | 88°F 2016 | 19°F 1993 | 29% | 0% |
| Mar 18 | 68°F | 44°F | 84°F 2002 | 27°F 2026 | 29% | 0% |
| Mar 19 | 68°F | 44°F | 88°F 1982 | 26°F 2006 | 29% | 0% |
| Mar 20 | 69°F | 44°F | 85°F 2011 | 25°F 2023 | 29% | 0% |
| Mar 21 | 69°F | 44°F | 84°F 1982 | 25°F 2023 | 29% | 0% |
| Mar 22 | 69°F | 44°F | 88°F 2017 | 24°F 1986 | 28% | 0% |
| Mar 23 | 69°F | 45°F | 83°F 1995 | 27°F 1986 | 28% | 0% |
| Mar 24 | 70°F | 45°F | 89°F 1995 | 27°F 2002 | 28% | 0% |
| Mar 25 | 70°F | 45°F | 85°F 2007 | 26°F 2008 | 28% | 0% |
| Mar 26 | 70°F | 45°F | 89°F 2007 | 26°F 2008 | 28% | 0% |
| Mar 27 | 70°F | 45°F | 86°F 2017 | 23°F 2006 | 28% | 0% |
| Mar 28 | 71°F | 46°F | 85°F 2023 | 28°F 2013 | 28% | 0% |
| Mar 29 | 71°F | 46°F | 88°F 1985 | 30°F 1983 | 28% | 0% |
| Mar 30 | 71°F | 46°F | 87°F 2007 | 33°F 1984 | 28% | 0% |
| Mar 31 | 71°F | 46°F | 84°F 1985 | 30°F 1984 | 28% | 0% |
Chance of rain
- Chance of a wet day
- Chance of snowfall
Sunrise and sunset
Times for 2026, local time (CDT).
- March 1
- sunrise 6:13 AM, sunset 5:42 PM
- March 31
- sunrise 6:34 AM, sunset 7:04 PM
Other months
Sources
Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00017020 (Rockford 3 Ese), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00010160, 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.