Makanda climate

Makanda Weather in March

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Carbondale Sewage Plt, 13.1 km from Makanda

Average highs run from 51°F on March 1 to 62°F on March 31, and lows from 30°F to 39°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 4.52 in over about 12 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 Makanda, in °F, with the record for each date.-20020406080100151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

March at a glance

Average high
56°F
Average low
35°F
Precipitation
4.52 in
Snowfall
1.3 in
Record high
86°FMar 21, 2026
Record low
-3°FMar 6, 2015
Chance of a freeze
99%
Daylight
11 h 23 min to 12 h 35 min
Cloud cover
65%
Humidity
80%
Dew point
40°F
Wind
9.6 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 151°F30°F75°F 200621°F 200534%3%
Mar 251°F31°F77°F 20229°F 201434%3%
Mar 351°F31°F74°F 20249°F 201434%3%
Mar 452°F31°F79°F 20248°F 201934%3%
Mar 552°F31°F76°F 20243°F 201535%3%
Mar 652°F32°F77°F 2009-3°F 201535%3%
Mar 753°F32°F78°F 200023°F 200135%3%
Mar 853°F32°F78°F 200920°F 200835%3%
Mar 953°F33°F74°F 201722°F 200536%2%
Mar 1054°F33°F79°F 202620°F 200336%2%
Mar 1154°F33°F76°F 200624°F 200036%2%
Mar 1255°F33°F78°F 202516°F 202237%2%
Mar 1355°F34°F78°F 202524°F 201437%2%
Mar 1455°F34°F81°F 201220°F 200537%2%
Mar 1556°F34°F77°F 201616°F 201737%2%
Mar 1656°F35°F76°F 201519°F 201738%2%
Mar 1756°F35°F78°F 201219°F 202638%1%
Mar 1857°F35°F78°F 201223°F 200738%1%
Mar 1957°F35°F79°F 201224°F 202338%1%
Mar 2058°F36°F85°F 202623°F 202338%1%
Mar 2158°F36°F86°F 202623°F 201339%1%
Mar 2258°F36°F86°F 202620°F 200239%1%
Mar 2359°F36°F79°F 201123°F 200239%1%
Mar 2459°F37°F80°F 200723°F 201439%1%
Mar 2560°F37°F82°F 200722°F 200139%1%
Mar 2660°F37°F86°F 202618°F 201439%1%
Mar 2760°F38°F81°F 200719°F 200139%1%
Mar 2861°F38°F81°F 202523°F 200139%1%
Mar 2961°F38°F79°F 201228°F 201539%1%
Mar 3062°F39°F80°F 202428°F 200339%0%
Mar 3162°F39°F85°F 202626°F 200339%0%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Makanda, 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 6:28 AM, sunset 5:51 PM
March 31
sunrise 6:44 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 USC00111265 (Carbondale Sewage Plt), 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.