Pekin climate

Pekin Weather in March

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Peoria Gtr Peoria AP, 11.6 km from Pekin

Average highs run from 44°F on March 1 to 58°F on March 31, and lows from 26°F to 37°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 2.69 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 Pekin, in °F, with the record for each date.-20020406080100151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

March at a glance

Average high
51°F
Average low
32°F
Precipitation
2.69 in
Snowfall
3.3 in
Record high
87°FMar 26, 2026
Record low
-10°FMar 6, 1960
Chance of a freeze
100%
Daylight
11 h 18 min to 12 h 38 min
Cloud cover
67%
Humidity
78%
Dew point
33°F
Wind
12.3 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 144°F26°F74°F 1992-7°F 196233%13%
Mar 245°F27°F74°F 19761°F 201433%12%
Mar 345°F27°F78°F 1974-6°F 201433%12%
Mar 446°F28°F77°F 1961-6°F 197833%12%
Mar 546°F28°F75°F 2022-8°F 196033%11%
Mar 647°F28°F77°F 2026-10°F 196033%11%
Mar 747°F29°F78°F 20004°F 196033%11%
Mar 848°F29°F78°F 20000°F 199634%10%
Mar 948°F29°F76°F 20264°F 198234%10%
Mar 1049°F30°F83°F 20260°F 198434%10%
Mar 1149°F30°F79°F 19723°F 194834%10%
Mar 1249°F30°F80°F 1990-4°F 194834%9%
Mar 1350°F31°F78°F 20079°F 194834%9%
Mar 1450°F31°F82°F 20256°F 199334%9%
Mar 1551°F31°F81°F 201212°F 197934%8%
Mar 1651°F32°F80°F 194513°F 195134%8%
Mar 1752°F32°F78°F 20129°F 202634%8%
Mar 1852°F32°F81°F 20129°F 196034%7%
Mar 1953°F33°F81°F 20129°F 196534%7%
Mar 2053°F33°F81°F 20127°F 196534%7%
Mar 2154°F33°F82°F 20129°F 196034%6%
Mar 2254°F34°F77°F 199413°F 196035%6%
Mar 2354°F34°F80°F 199410°F 196035%6%
Mar 2455°F34°F80°F 20176°F 197435%6%
Mar 2555°F35°F78°F 20075°F 196035%5%
Mar 2656°F35°F87°F 20265°F 195535%5%
Mar 2756°F35°F81°F 194512°F 196535%5%
Mar 2857°F36°F83°F 198516°F 195535%5%
Mar 2957°F36°F86°F 198615°F 196936%4%
Mar 3057°F36°F83°F 198615°F 196436%4%
Mar 3158°F37°F84°F 198613°F 196936%4%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Pekin, 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 6:32 AM, sunset 5:50 PM
March 31
sunrise 6:44 AM, sunset 7:22 PM

Every day of March: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USW00014842 (Peoria Gtr Peoria AP), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USW00014842, 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.