Washington climate

Washington Weather in March

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Congerville 2NW, 16.7 km from Washington

Average highs run from 44°F on March 1 to 57°F on March 31, and lows from 26°F to 36°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 2.44 in over about 9 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 Washington, in °F, with the record for each date.-20020406080100151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

March at a glance

Average high
50°F
Average low
31°F
Precipitation
2.44 in
Snowfall
2.8 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 196228%10%
Mar 244°F26°F74°F 19761°F 201428%9%
Mar 344°F27°F78°F 1974-6°F 201428%9%
Mar 445°F27°F77°F 1961-6°F 197828%9%
Mar 545°F27°F75°F 2022-8°F 196029%9%
Mar 646°F28°F77°F 2026-10°F 196029%8%
Mar 746°F28°F78°F 20004°F 196029%8%
Mar 847°F28°F78°F 20000°F 199629%8%
Mar 947°F29°F76°F 20264°F 198229%8%
Mar 1048°F29°F83°F 20260°F 198429%7%
Mar 1148°F30°F79°F 19723°F 194829%7%
Mar 1249°F30°F80°F 1990-4°F 194830%7%
Mar 1349°F30°F78°F 20079°F 194830%7%
Mar 1450°F31°F82°F 20256°F 199330%6%
Mar 1550°F31°F81°F 201212°F 197930%6%
Mar 1650°F31°F80°F 194513°F 195130%6%
Mar 1751°F32°F78°F 20129°F 202631%6%
Mar 1851°F32°F81°F 20129°F 196031%5%
Mar 1952°F32°F81°F 20129°F 196531%5%
Mar 2052°F32°F81°F 20127°F 196531%5%
Mar 2153°F33°F82°F 20129°F 196032%5%
Mar 2253°F33°F77°F 199413°F 196032%5%
Mar 2354°F33°F80°F 199410°F 196032%4%
Mar 2454°F34°F80°F 20176°F 197432%4%
Mar 2555°F34°F78°F 20075°F 196032%4%
Mar 2655°F34°F87°F 20265°F 195533%4%
Mar 2755°F35°F81°F 194512°F 196533%4%
Mar 2856°F35°F83°F 198516°F 195533%4%
Mar 2956°F35°F86°F 198615°F 196933%3%
Mar 3057°F35°F83°F 198615°F 196433%3%
Mar 3157°F36°F84°F 198613°F 196934%3%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Washington, 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 6:31 AM, sunset 5:49 PM
March 31
sunrise 6:43 AM, sunset 7:21 PM

Every day of March: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00111836 (Congerville 2NW), 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.