Independence climate

Independence Weather in March

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Independence, 0.6 km from Independence

Average highs run from 65°F on March 1 to 73°F on March 31, and lows from 36°F to 41°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 0.74 in over about 2 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 Independence, in °F, with the record for each date.020406080100151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

March at a glance

Average high
69°F
Average low
39°F
Precipitation
0.74 in
Record high
98°FMar 25, 1990
Record low
14°FMar 1, 1913
Chance of a freeze
85%
Daylight
11 h 24 min to 12 h 34 min
Cloud cover
44%
Humidity
55%
Dew point
22°F
Wind
6.3 mph

Every day of the month

A wet day has at least 0.01 inch of precipitation.

DateNormal highNormal lowRecord highRecord lowChance wet
Mar 165°F36°F83°F 198614°F 191313%
Mar 265°F36°F83°F 198615°F 197112%
Mar 365°F36°F79°F 201619°F 196612%
Mar 466°F36°F81°F 197215°F 196612%
Mar 566°F36°F80°F 197217°F 194811%
Mar 666°F37°F81°F 193422°F 197111%
Mar 767°F37°F85°F 197220°F 195611%
Mar 867°F37°F80°F 196022°F 192510%
Mar 967°F37°F80°F 200422°F 193510%
Mar 1068°F38°F82°F 197918°F 196910%
Mar 1168°F38°F83°F 197219°F 19699%
Mar 1268°F38°F83°F 198920°F 19529%
Mar 1369°F38°F84°F 201719°F 20069%
Mar 1469°F38°F85°F 199416°F 20069%
Mar 1569°F39°F90°F 199420°F 19178%
Mar 1669°F39°F87°F 201320°F 19178%
Mar 1770°F39°F84°F 201721°F 19178%
Mar 1870°F39°F88°F 201721°F 19548%
Mar 1970°F39°F85°F 197221°F 18947%
Mar 2071°F40°F85°F 197222°F 19357%
Mar 2171°F40°F87°F 200421°F 19467%
Mar 2271°F40°F88°F 200417°F 19357%
Mar 2371°F40°F86°F 200421°F 18987%
Mar 2472°F40°F88°F 198822°F 19297%
Mar 2572°F40°F98°F 199021°F 19136%
Mar 2672°F41°F86°F 198821°F 19136%
Mar 2772°F41°F86°F 198824°F 19136%
Mar 2872°F41°F87°F 201521°F 19756%
Mar 2973°F41°F88°F 201521°F 19466%
Mar 3073°F41°F86°F 201522°F 19256%
Mar 3173°F41°F86°F 201524°F 19176%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Independence, in percent.02.557.51012.51102030
  • Chance of a wet day

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (PDT).

March 1
sunrise 6:23 AM, sunset 5:47 PM
March 31
sunrise 6:40 AM, sunset 7:14 PM

Every day of March: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00044232 (Independence), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00044232, 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.