Burlington climate

Burlington Weather in March

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Elgin, 21.7 km from Burlington

Average highs run from 40°F on March 1 to 52°F on March 31, and lows from 21°F to 31°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 2.37 in over about 10 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 Burlington, in °F, with the record for each date.-20020406080100151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

March at a glance

Average high
46°F
Average low
26°F
Precipitation
2.37 in
Snowfall
3.7 in
Record high
84°FMar 30, 1986
Record low
-13°FMar 4, 2002
Chance of a freeze
100%
Daylight
11 h 15 min to 12 h 41 min
Cloud cover
66%
Humidity
79%
Dew point
29°F
Wind
12.1 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 140°F21°F65°F 2000-6°F 201530%15%
Mar 240°F22°F66°F 19920°F 198031%14%
Mar 341°F22°F72°F 1974-7°F 201431%14%
Mar 441°F22°F71°F 2024-13°F 200231%14%
Mar 541°F23°F72°F 2024-9°F 200231%13%
Mar 642°F23°F69°F 2000-2°F 201531%13%
Mar 742°F23°F70°F 20000°F 201531%13%
Mar 843°F24°F77°F 2000-4°F 199631%12%
Mar 943°F24°F73°F 2000-3°F 199631%12%
Mar 1044°F24°F71°F 2026-2°F 200331%11%
Mar 1144°F25°F69°F 1972-2°F 200331%11%
Mar 1244°F25°F72°F 19906°F 199331%11%
Mar 1345°F25°F77°F 19907°F 199831%10%
Mar 1445°F26°F72°F 20076°F 199331%10%
Mar 1546°F26°F78°F 20257°F 197932%10%
Mar 1646°F26°F79°F 201210°F 199732%9%
Mar 1747°F27°F80°F 20127°F 202632%9%
Mar 1847°F27°F80°F 20126°F 202632%9%
Mar 1947°F27°F79°F 201210°F 202332%8%
Mar 2048°F28°F76°F 201210°F 198632%8%
Mar 2148°F28°F82°F 201210°F 201333%8%
Mar 2249°F28°F83°F 201210°F 201333%7%
Mar 2349°F29°F80°F 201212°F 197433%7%
Mar 2450°F29°F74°F 19943°F 197433%7%
Mar 2550°F29°F79°F 201710°F 197434%6%
Mar 2650°F30°F77°F 200713°F 199634%6%
Mar 2751°F30°F77°F 20079°F 196934%6%
Mar 2851°F30°F77°F 19688°F 197035%5%
Mar 2952°F31°F77°F 202512°F 196935%5%
Mar 3052°F31°F84°F 19868°F 196935%5%
Mar 3152°F31°F81°F 198110°F 196935%5%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Burlington, 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 (CDT).

March 1
sunrise 6:29 AM, sunset 5:44 PM
March 31
sunrise 6:38 AM, sunset 7:19 PM

Every day of March: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00112736 (Elgin), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00112223, 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.