New Britain climate

New Britain Weather in March

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Hartford Brainard Fld, 13.5 km from New Britain

Average highs run from 43°F on March 1 to 53°F on March 31, and lows from 25°F to 34°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 3.51 in over about 11 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 New Britain, in °F, with the record for each date.-20020406080100151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

March at a glance

Average high
48°F
Average low
30°F
Precipitation
3.51 in
Snowfall
5.5 in
Record high
83°FMar 29, 1998
Record low
-6°FMar 19, 1967
Chance of a freeze
100%
Daylight
11 h 16 min to 12 h 39 min
Cloud cover
62%
Humidity
83%
Dew point
30°F
Wind
6.5 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 143°F25°F62°F 2017-1°F 201433%8%
Mar 243°F26°F64°F 19720°F 196733%8%
Mar 343°F26°F63°F 19914°F 196233%8%
Mar 444°F26°F67°F 2024-4°F 201733%8%
Mar 544°F26°F66°F 19741°F 201433%7%
Mar 644°F27°F62°F 19922°F 200733%7%
Mar 745°F27°F64°F 2022-3°F 200333%7%
Mar 845°F27°F66°F 1974-5°F 201933%7%
Mar 945°F28°F70°F 2012-2°F 201933%7%
Mar 1045°F28°F80°F 2016-1°F 198433%6%
Mar 1146°F28°F76°F 20260°F 198433%6%
Mar 1246°F28°F73°F 20260°F 198433%6%
Mar 1346°F29°F75°F 20125°F 198433%6%
Mar 1447°F29°F77°F 199010°F 201733%6%
Mar 1547°F29°F72°F 20244°F 199334%6%
Mar 1647°F30°F79°F 19907°F 199234%5%
Mar 1748°F30°F80°F 19905°F 201834%5%
Mar 1848°F30°F71°F 20032°F 196734%5%
Mar 1948°F30°F78°F 2012-6°F 196734%5%
Mar 2049°F31°F79°F 20126°F 199334%5%
Mar 2149°F31°F79°F 20128°F 198635%5%
Mar 2250°F31°F74°F 201211°F 196535%4%
Mar 2350°F32°F82°F 201211°F 200435%4%
Mar 2450°F32°F76°F 201213°F 201735%4%
Mar 2551°F32°F72°F 198812°F 201435%4%
Mar 2651°F33°F77°F 202112°F 201435%3%
Mar 2752°F33°F77°F 202114°F 197535%3%
Mar 2852°F33°F81°F 199811°F 196636%3%
Mar 2952°F34°F83°F 199812°F 197436%3%
Mar 3053°F34°F78°F 198611°F 197036%3%
Mar 3153°F34°F82°F 199817°F 196936%3%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at New Britain, 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 (EDT).

March 1
sunrise 6:26 AM, sunset 5:42 PM
March 31
sunrise 6:36 AM, sunset 7:15 PM

Every day of March: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USW00014752 (Hartford Brainard Fld), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00060973, 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.