Jackson County climate

Jackson County Weather in March

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Carbondale Southern Il AP, 11.6 km from Jackson County

Average highs run from 52°F on March 1 to 63°F on March 31, and lows from 32°F to 40°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 4.14 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 Jackson County, in °F, with the record for each date.-20020406080100151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

March at a glance

Average high
57°F
Average low
36°F
Precipitation
4.14 in
Snowfall
0.5 in
Record high
86°FMar 21, 2026
Record low
-3°FMar 6, 2015
Chance of a freeze
99%
Daylight
11 h 22 min to 12 h 36 min
Cloud cover
66%
Humidity
79%
Dew point
38°F
Wind
10.7 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 152°F32°F75°F 200621°F 200533%2%
Mar 252°F32°F77°F 20229°F 201433%2%
Mar 352°F32°F74°F 20249°F 201433%2%
Mar 453°F32°F79°F 20248°F 201933%2%
Mar 553°F33°F76°F 20243°F 201533%2%
Mar 653°F33°F77°F 2009-3°F 201534%2%
Mar 754°F33°F78°F 200023°F 200134%1%
Mar 854°F34°F78°F 200920°F 200834%1%
Mar 955°F34°F74°F 201722°F 200534%1%
Mar 1055°F34°F79°F 202620°F 200335%1%
Mar 1155°F35°F76°F 200624°F 200035%1%
Mar 1256°F35°F78°F 202516°F 202235%1%
Mar 1356°F35°F78°F 202524°F 201435%1%
Mar 1456°F35°F81°F 201220°F 200536%1%
Mar 1557°F36°F77°F 201616°F 201736%1%
Mar 1657°F36°F76°F 201519°F 201736%1%
Mar 1757°F36°F78°F 201219°F 202636%1%
Mar 1858°F37°F78°F 201223°F 200737%1%
Mar 1958°F37°F79°F 201224°F 202337%1%
Mar 2059°F37°F85°F 202623°F 202337%0%
Mar 2159°F37°F86°F 202623°F 201337%0%
Mar 2259°F38°F86°F 202620°F 200237%0%
Mar 2360°F38°F79°F 201123°F 200237%0%
Mar 2460°F38°F80°F 200723°F 201437%0%
Mar 2560°F39°F82°F 200722°F 200137%0%
Mar 2661°F39°F86°F 202618°F 201437%0%
Mar 2761°F39°F81°F 200719°F 200138%0%
Mar 2862°F39°F81°F 202523°F 200138%0%
Mar 2962°F40°F79°F 201228°F 201538%0%
Mar 3062°F40°F80°F 202428°F 200338%0%
Mar 3163°F40°F85°F 202626°F 200338%0%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Jackson County, 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 5:51 PM
March 31
sunrise 6:44 AM, sunset 7:20 PM

Every day of March: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USW00093810 (Carbondale Southern Il AP), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USW00093810, 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.