Franklin County Weather in March
Average highs run from 44°F on March 1 to 56°F on March 31, and lows from 23°F to 31°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 1.50 in over about 9 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
- 50°F
- Average low
- 27°F
- Precipitation
- 1.50 in
- Snowfall
- 5.1 in
- Record high
- 76°FMar 21, 2026
- Record low
- -21°FMar 2, 2002
- Chance of a freeze
- 100%
- Daylight
- 11 h 15 min to 12 h 41 min
- Cloud cover
- 66%
- Humidity
- 68%
- Dew point
- 24°F
- Wind
- 7.2 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 | 44°F | 23°F | 52°F 1992 | -17°F 1993 | 32% | 17% |
| Mar 2 | 44°F | 23°F | 52°F 1992 | -21°F 2002 | 32% | 17% |
| Mar 3 | 45°F | 23°F | 53°F 1992 | -19°F 2002 | 32% | 17% |
| Mar 4 | 45°F | 24°F | 50°F 2026 | -12°F 1993 | 31% | 16% |
| Mar 5 | 46°F | 24°F | 53°F 2016 | -4°F 1998 | 31% | 16% |
| Mar 6 | 46°F | 24°F | 52°F 2016 | -3°F 1997 | 31% | 16% |
| Mar 7 | 47°F | 25°F | 50°F 2015 | -18°F 2023 | 31% | 15% |
| Mar 8 | 47°F | 25°F | 55°F 2015 | -16°F 1998 | 31% | 15% |
| Mar 9 | 48°F | 25°F | 56°F 2015 | -7°F 2002 | 30% | 15% |
| Mar 10 | 48°F | 26°F | 58°F 2026 | -14°F 2022 | 30% | 14% |
| Mar 11 | 49°F | 26°F | 57°F 2015 | -13°F 2022 | 30% | 14% |
| Mar 12 | 49°F | 26°F | 57°F 1992 | -6°F 1993 | 30% | 14% |
| Mar 13 | 50°F | 27°F | 60°F 2003 | -3°F 2009 | 30% | 13% |
| Mar 14 | 50°F | 27°F | 61°F 2015 | -2°F 2009 | 30% | 13% |
| Mar 15 | 50°F | 27°F | 61°F 1994 | -1°F 2002 | 30% | 13% |
| Mar 16 | 51°F | 28°F | 64°F 2015 | 4°F 2023 | 30% | 13% |
| Mar 17 | 51°F | 28°F | 71°F 2015 | 2°F 2023 | 30% | 13% |
| Mar 18 | 52°F | 28°F | 67°F 2015 | -2°F 2023 | 30% | 12% |
| Mar 19 | 52°F | 28°F | 71°F 2026 | -3°F 2023 | 30% | 12% |
| Mar 20 | 52°F | 29°F | 73°F 2026 | 6°F 2023 | 30% | 12% |
| Mar 21 | 53°F | 29°F | 76°F 2026 | 4°F 2000 | 30% | 12% |
| Mar 22 | 53°F | 29°F | 74°F 2026 | 5°F 2008 | 30% | 12% |
| Mar 23 | 53°F | 29°F | 65°F 2026 | 2°F 2008 | 30% | 11% |
| Mar 24 | 54°F | 29°F | 66°F 2026 | 2°F 1994 | 30% | 11% |
| Mar 25 | 54°F | 30°F | 70°F 2026 | 3°F 1996 | 31% | 11% |
| Mar 26 | 54°F | 30°F | 74°F 2026 | -7°F 2023 | 31% | 11% |
| Mar 27 | 55°F | 30°F | 64°F 2007 | -4°F 2023 | 31% | 11% |
| Mar 28 | 55°F | 30°F | 67°F 2015 | -7°F 2023 | 31% | 10% |
| Mar 29 | 55°F | 30°F | 69°F 2026 | 2°F 2023 | 31% | 10% |
| Mar 30 | 55°F | 30°F | 71°F 2026 | 10°F 2021 | 31% | 10% |
| Mar 31 | 56°F | 31°F | 71°F 2004 | 12°F 2008 | 31% | 10% |
Chance of rain
- Chance of a wet day
- Chance of snowfall
Sunrise and sunset
Times for 2026, local time (MDT).
- March 1
- sunrise 7:02 AM, sunset 6:17 PM
- March 31
- sunrise 7:11 AM, sunset 7:52 PM
Other months
Sources
Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00107346 (Preston), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00100803, 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.