Gateway Weather in March
Average highs run from 31°F on March 1 to 40°F on March 31, and lows from 13°F to 21°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 0.52 in over about 6 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
- 34°F
- Average low
- 16°F
- Precipitation
- 0.52 in
- Snowfall
- 7.6 in
- Record high
- 59°FMar 31, 2016
- Record low
- -15°FMar 1, 2026
- Chance of a freeze
- 100%
- Daylight
- 10 h 25 min to 13 h 20 min
- Cloud cover
- 60%
- Humidity
- 88%
- Dew point
- 9°F
- Wind
- 6.9 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 | 31°F | 13°F | 45°F 2003 | -15°F 2026 | 19% | 17% |
| Mar 2 | 31°F | 13°F | 50°F 2025 | -11°F 2026 | 19% | 17% |
| Mar 3 | 31°F | 13°F | 49°F 2025 | -9°F 2026 | 19% | 17% |
| Mar 4 | 32°F | 13°F | 45°F 2025 | -12°F 2026 | 19% | 17% |
| Mar 5 | 32°F | 13°F | 45°F 2008 | -6°F 2026 | 19% | 17% |
| Mar 6 | 32°F | 13°F | 45°F 2008 | -9°F 2007 | 18% | 17% |
| Mar 7 | 32°F | 13°F | 46°F 2005 | -8°F 2017 | 18% | 16% |
| Mar 8 | 32°F | 14°F | 45°F 2013 | -8°F 2012 | 18% | 16% |
| Mar 9 | 32°F | 14°F | 47°F 2008 | -9°F 1999 | 18% | 16% |
| Mar 10 | 32°F | 14°F | 47°F 2016 | -11°F 2026 | 18% | 16% |
| Mar 11 | 33°F | 14°F | 45°F 2016 | -12°F 2026 | 18% | 16% |
| Mar 12 | 33°F | 14°F | 46°F 2005 | -13°F 2026 | 17% | 15% |
| Mar 13 | 33°F | 14°F | 47°F 2014 | -12°F 2026 | 17% | 15% |
| Mar 14 | 33°F | 15°F | 46°F 2014 | -8°F 2021 | 17% | 15% |
| Mar 15 | 33°F | 15°F | 45°F 2019 | -12°F 2007 | 17% | 15% |
| Mar 16 | 34°F | 15°F | 46°F 2003 | -9°F 2007 | 17% | 15% |
| Mar 17 | 34°F | 15°F | 48°F 2019 | -4°F 2021 | 17% | 14% |
| Mar 18 | 34°F | 16°F | 47°F 2015 | -6°F 2026 | 17% | 14% |
| Mar 19 | 35°F | 16°F | 50°F 2015 | -7°F 2021 | 16% | 14% |
| Mar 20 | 35°F | 16°F | 51°F 2015 | -4°F 2021 | 16% | 13% |
| Mar 21 | 35°F | 17°F | 50°F 2019 | -1°F 2009 | 16% | 13% |
| Mar 22 | 36°F | 17°F | 51°F 2016 | -1°F 2021 | 16% | 13% |
| Mar 23 | 36°F | 18°F | 52°F 2016 | 2°F 2012 | 16% | 13% |
| Mar 24 | 36°F | 18°F | 51°F 2016 | 5°F 2007 | 16% | 13% |
| Mar 25 | 37°F | 18°F | 51°F 2025 | 0°F 2007 | 15% | 12% |
| Mar 26 | 37°F | 19°F | 50°F 2025 | -2°F 2013 | 15% | 12% |
| Mar 27 | 38°F | 19°F | 49°F 2019 | -3°F 2013 | 15% | 12% |
| Mar 28 | 38°F | 20°F | 51°F 2019 | 0°F 2007 | 15% | 11% |
| Mar 29 | 39°F | 20°F | 51°F 2016 | 0°F 2007 | 15% | 11% |
| Mar 30 | 39°F | 21°F | 52°F 2016 | 0°F 2004 | 15% | 11% |
| Mar 31 | 40°F | 21°F | 59°F 2016 | -6°F 2004 | 14% | 10% |
Chance of rain
- Chance of a wet day
- Chance of snowfall
Sunrise and sunset
Times for 2026, local time (AKDT).
- March 1
- sunrise 7:57 AM, sunset 6:22 PM
- March 31
- sunrise 7:22 AM, sunset 8:42 PM
Other months
Sources
Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00505733 (Matanuska Exp Farm), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USW00025331, 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.