Uptown climate

Uptown Weather in March

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Chicago Botanic Garden, 22.2 km from Uptown

Average highs run from 41°F on March 1 to 51°F on March 31, and lows from 24°F to 33°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 2.26 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 Uptown, 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
28°F
Precipitation
2.26 in
Snowfall
5.6 in
Record high
86°FMar 21, 2012
Record low
-4°FMar 4, 2002
Chance of a freeze
100%
Daylight
11 h 16 min to 12 h 40 min
Cloud cover
76%
Humidity
82%
Dew point
30°F
Wind
13.4 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 141°F24°F64°F 200012°F 201433%16%
Mar 241°F24°F60°F 20225°F 201433%16%
Mar 341°F24°F74°F 20241°F 201433%15%
Mar 442°F25°F72°F 2024-4°F 200233%15%
Mar 542°F25°F71°F 20228°F 201533%15%
Mar 642°F25°F74°F 20266°F 201533%14%
Mar 743°F26°F79°F 200016°F 200833%14%
Mar 843°F26°F79°F 200015°F 200333%13%
Mar 944°F26°F73°F 20268°F 200333%13%
Mar 1044°F27°F70°F 20255°F 200334%13%
Mar 1144°F27°F68°F 201213°F 199834%12%
Mar 1245°F27°F72°F 20248°F 199834%12%
Mar 1345°F27°F74°F 200714°F 201434%12%
Mar 1445°F28°F81°F 201220°F 201734%11%
Mar 1546°F28°F81°F 201217°F 201734%11%
Mar 1646°F28°F81°F 201219°F 202634%10%
Mar 1746°F29°F80°F 201215°F 202634%10%
Mar 1847°F29°F81°F 201213°F 202334%10%
Mar 1947°F29°F79°F 201218°F 201335%9%
Mar 2047°F29°F85°F 201215°F 201335%9%
Mar 2148°F30°F86°F 201215°F 201335%9%
Mar 2248°F30°F84°F 201215°F 200235%8%
Mar 2348°F30°F66°F 202121°F 201436%8%
Mar 2449°F31°F82°F 201720°F 201436%7%
Mar 2549°F31°F78°F 200720°F 200136%7%
Mar 2649°F31°F78°F 200717°F 200137%7%
Mar 2750°F31°F77°F 199824°F 200237%6%
Mar 2850°F32°F80°F 202521°F 201537%6%
Mar 2950°F32°F79°F 199828°F 201137%6%
Mar 3051°F32°F81°F 202625°F 201438%5%
Mar 3151°F33°F77°F 201024°F 201938%5%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Uptown, 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 6:25 AM, sunset 5:41 PM
March 31
sunrise 6:35 AM, sunset 7:15 PM

Every day of March: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00111497 (Chicago Botanic Garden), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USW00014819, 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.