Madison Weather in March
Average highs run from 61°F on March 1 to 69°F on March 31, and lows from 40°F to 46°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 4.63 in over about 10 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
- 65°F
- Average low
- 43°F
- Precipitation
- 4.63 in
- Record high
- 87°FMar 10, 1974
- Record low
- 5°FMar 3, 1980
- Chance of a freeze
- 86%
- Daylight
- 11 h 29 min to 12 h 31 min
- Cloud cover
- 56%
- Humidity
- 80%
- Dew point
- 46°F
- Wind
- 5.6 mph
Every day of the month
A wet day has at least 0.01 inch of precipitation.
| Date | Normal high | Normal low | Record high | Record low | Chance wet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 1 | 61°F | 40°F | 77°F 1976 | 15°F 1993 | 36% |
| Mar 2 | 61°F | 40°F | 80°F 1976 | 19°F 1980 | 36% |
| Mar 3 | 61°F | 40°F | 80°F 1992 | 5°F 1980 | 36% |
| Mar 4 | 61°F | 41°F | 82°F 1976 | 15°F 1960 | 36% |
| Mar 5 | 62°F | 41°F | 79°F 1976 | 8°F 1960 | 35% |
| Mar 6 | 62°F | 41°F | 80°F 1974 | 8°F 1960 | 35% |
| Mar 7 | 62°F | 41°F | 81°F 1974 | 18°F 1960 | 35% |
| Mar 8 | 62°F | 41°F | 83°F 1974 | 16°F 1960 | 35% |
| Mar 9 | 63°F | 42°F | 84°F 1974 | 12°F 1996 | 35% |
| Mar 10 | 63°F | 42°F | 87°F 1974 | 16°F 1996 | 35% |
| Mar 11 | 63°F | 42°F | 85°F 1974 | 19°F 1998 | 35% |
| Mar 12 | 64°F | 42°F | 86°F 1967 | 19°F 1998 | 34% |
| Mar 13 | 64°F | 42°F | 86°F 1967 | 18°F 1998 | 34% |
| Mar 14 | 64°F | 43°F | 83°F 2006 | 11°F 1993 | 34% |
| Mar 15 | 64°F | 43°F | 82°F 1973 | 11°F 1993 | 34% |
| Mar 16 | 65°F | 43°F | 78°F 1967 | 18°F 1970 | 34% |
| Mar 17 | 65°F | 43°F | 84°F 1963 | 26°F 1962 | 33% |
| Mar 18 | 65°F | 43°F | 85°F 2002 | 21°F 1967 | 33% |
| Mar 19 | 66°F | 44°F | 83°F 1963 | 19°F 1978 | 33% |
| Mar 20 | 66°F | 44°F | 82°F 1982 | 26°F 1960 | 33% |
| Mar 21 | 66°F | 44°F | 82°F 2002 | 17°F 1965 | 32% |
| Mar 22 | 66°F | 44°F | 83°F 1995 | 21°F 1965 | 32% |
| Mar 23 | 67°F | 44°F | 85°F 1995 | 22°F 1960 | 32% |
| Mar 24 | 67°F | 45°F | 83°F 1995 | 25°F 1960 | 32% |
| Mar 25 | 67°F | 45°F | 80°F 1967 | 25°F 1966 | 32% |
| Mar 26 | 68°F | 45°F | 81°F 1989 | 27°F 1972 | 32% |
| Mar 27 | 68°F | 45°F | 84°F 1991 | 26°F 1969 | 32% |
| Mar 28 | 68°F | 45°F | 84°F 1994 | 26°F 1966 | 32% |
| Mar 29 | 68°F | 45°F | 84°F 1989 | 27°F 1966 | 32% |
| Mar 30 | 69°F | 46°F | 84°F 1998 | 22°F 1964 | 31% |
| Mar 31 | 69°F | 46°F | 85°F 1963 | 23°F 1964 | 31% |
Chance of rain
- Chance of a wet day
Sunrise and sunset
Times for 2026, local time (EDT).
- March 1
- sunrise 7:02 AM, sunset 6:31 PM
- March 31
- sunrise 7:23 AM, sunset 7:54 PM
Other months
Sources
Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USW00063850 (Watkinsville 5 Sse), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00099466, 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.