Sumter County climate

Sumter County Weather in March

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Americus, 4.7 km from Sumter County

Average highs run from 66°F on March 1 to 73°F on March 31, and lows from 41°F to 46°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 4.68 in over about 9 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 Sumter County, in °F, with the record for each date.020406080100151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

March at a glance

Average high
70°F
Average low
43°F
Precipitation
4.68 in
Snowfall
0.1 in
Record high
93°FMar 6, 1961
Record low
14°FMar 3, 1980
Chance of a freeze
84%
Daylight
11 h 31 min to 12 h 30 min
Cloud cover
54%
Humidity
80%
Dew point
50°F
Wind
9.4 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 166°F41°F83°F 191815°F 200230%0%
Mar 266°F41°F85°F 191823°F 191429%0%
Mar 367°F41°F87°F 193214°F 198029%0%
Mar 467°F41°F85°F 195516°F 198029%0%
Mar 567°F41°F85°F 195519°F 200229%0%
Mar 668°F41°F93°F 196118°F 196029%0%
Mar 768°F42°F83°F 192120°F 190129%0%
Mar 868°F42°F87°F 192518°F 189929%0%
Mar 968°F42°F89°F 192518°F 199628%0%
Mar 1069°F42°F90°F 192518°F 199628%0%
Mar 1169°F42°F89°F 192524°F 193428%0%
Mar 1269°F42°F89°F 191124°F 199828%0%
Mar 1369°F43°F88°F 191124°F 199828%0%
Mar 1470°F43°F86°F 191819°F 192628%0%
Mar 1570°F43°F86°F 192119°F 199328%0%
Mar 1670°F43°F87°F 192120°F 199328%0%
Mar 1770°F43°F88°F 194527°F 199228%0%
Mar 1870°F43°F88°F 196328°F 194128%0%
Mar 1971°F44°F87°F 192721°F 189228%0%
Mar 2071°F44°F87°F 192124°F 192327%0%
Mar 2171°F44°F89°F 190728°F 193427%0%
Mar 2271°F44°F88°F 190728°F 199627%0%
Mar 2371°F44°F87°F 190728°F 191527%0%
Mar 2472°F44°F92°F 192926°F 196827%0%
Mar 2572°F45°F90°F 193529°F 198327%0%
Mar 2672°F45°F89°F 192930°F 198327%0%
Mar 2772°F45°F91°F 192920°F 195527%0%
Mar 2872°F45°F90°F 189931°F 193727%0%
Mar 2973°F45°F90°F 192928°F 195527%0%
Mar 3073°F46°F88°F 190731°F 196427%0%
Mar 3173°F46°F88°F 193828°F 196427%0%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Sumter County, in percent, and of at least 0.1 inch of snowfall.01020301102030
  • Chance of a wet day
  • Chance of snowfall

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (EDT).

March 1
sunrise 7:04 AM, sunset 6:35 PM
March 31
sunrise 7:26 AM, sunset 7:56 PM

Every day of March: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00090253 (Americus), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00090253, 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.