Westchester climate

Westchester Weather in March

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Chicago Midway AP 3SW, 15.3 km from Westchester

Average highs run from 42°F on March 1 to 54°F on March 31, and lows from 28°F to 36°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 2.66 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 Westchester, in °F, with the record for each date.-20020406080100151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

March at a glance

Average high
48°F
Average low
32°F
Precipitation
2.66 in
Snowfall
5.7 in
Record high
88°FMar 29, 1986
Record low
-8°FMar 1, 1962
Chance of a freeze
100%
Daylight
11 h 16 min to 12 h 40 min
Cloud cover
76%
Humidity
80%
Dew point
30°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 142°F28°F71°F 1992-8°F 196235%18%
Mar 242°F28°F68°F 1974-1°F 198035%18%
Mar 343°F28°F76°F 1974-2°F 201435%18%
Mar 443°F28°F73°F 1983-7°F 200235%17%
Mar 544°F29°F75°F 1983-3°F 197835%17%
Mar 644°F29°F70°F 1983-1°F 196035%16%
Mar 744°F29°F78°F 20003°F 196035%16%
Mar 845°F30°F78°F 2000-1°F 198235%16%
Mar 945°F30°F73°F 20265°F 198435%15%
Mar 1046°F30°F69°F 20212°F 200335%15%
Mar 1146°F31°F74°F 19904°F 197935%14%
Mar 1246°F31°F81°F 199010°F 196035%14%
Mar 1347°F31°F73°F 200711°F 199335%13%
Mar 1447°F32°F81°F 20127°F 199335%13%
Mar 1548°F32°F81°F 201213°F 199335%13%
Mar 1648°F32°F82°F 201211°F 199735%12%
Mar 1748°F32°F82°F 201211°F 196735%12%
Mar 1849°F33°F81°F 20129°F 196436%11%
Mar 1949°F33°F78°F 20127°F 196536%11%
Mar 2050°F33°F85°F 20120°F 196536%11%
Mar 2150°F34°F87°F 20128°F 196536%10%
Mar 2250°F34°F83°F 201213°F 198336%10%
Mar 2351°F34°F74°F 19948°F 196536%10%
Mar 2451°F34°F82°F 20175°F 196536%9%
Mar 2552°F35°F79°F 20079°F 196036%9%
Mar 2652°F35°F79°F 20073°F 196536%8%
Mar 2752°F35°F77°F 1998-1°F 196537%8%
Mar 2853°F36°F79°F 198615°F 197037%8%
Mar 2953°F36°F88°F 198614°F 196437%7%
Mar 3053°F36°F81°F 20262°F 196437%7%
Mar 3154°F36°F87°F 198112°F 196937%7%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Westchester, 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 6:26 AM, sunset 5:42 PM
March 31
sunrise 6:36 AM, sunset 7:16 PM

Every day of March: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00111577 (Chicago Midway AP 3SW), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USW00094846, 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.