Columbus Weather in March
Average highs run from 48°F on March 1 to 60°F on March 31, and lows from 27°F to 37°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 3.78 in over about 12 wet days.
March day by day
The normal high and low for each date, and the record, in °F.
- Normal low
- Normal high
- Record high
- Record low
March at a glance
- Average high
- 54°F
- Average low
- 32°F
- Precipitation
- 3.78 in
- Snowfall
- 1.8 in
- Record high
- 89°FMar 24, 1910
- Record low
- -7°FMar 6, 1960
- Chance of a freeze
- 100%
- Daylight
- 11 h 20 min to 12 h 37 min
- Cloud cover
- 69%
- Humidity
- 82%
- Dew point
- 36°F
- Wind
- 8.3 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.
| Date | Normal high | Normal low | Record high | Record low | Chance wet | Chance of snow |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 1 | 48°F | 27°F | 76°F 1972 | 1°F 1960 | 35% | 7% |
| Mar 2 | 48°F | 28°F | 80°F 2023 | -5°F 1980 | 35% | 7% |
| Mar 3 | 48°F | 28°F | 77°F 1992 | -6°F 1980 | 35% | 7% |
| Mar 4 | 49°F | 28°F | 77°F 1992 | -6°F 1980 | 36% | 7% |
| Mar 5 | 49°F | 29°F | 79°F 1976 | -3°F 1978 | 36% | 6% |
| Mar 6 | 49°F | 29°F | 76°F 1956 | -7°F 1960 | 36% | 6% |
| Mar 7 | 50°F | 29°F | 79°F 1925 | -3°F 1960 | 36% | 6% |
| Mar 8 | 50°F | 30°F | 80°F 1974 | -6°F 1943 | 36% | 6% |
| Mar 9 | 51°F | 30°F | 81°F 1974 | 6°F 1932 | 36% | 6% |
| Mar 10 | 51°F | 30°F | 75°F 1974 | 9°F 1960 | 36% | 5% |
| Mar 11 | 51°F | 30°F | 75°F 2009 | 2°F 1934 | 37% | 5% |
| Mar 12 | 52°F | 31°F | 77°F 1990 | 2°F 1948 | 37% | 5% |
| Mar 13 | 52°F | 31°F | 78°F 2025 | 1°F 1960 | 37% | 5% |
| Mar 14 | 53°F | 31°F | 79°F 1990 | 4°F 1960 | 37% | 5% |
| Mar 15 | 53°F | 32°F | 80°F 1944 | 11°F 1975 | 37% | 4% |
| Mar 16 | 53°F | 32°F | 83°F 1945 | 8°F 1911 | 37% | 4% |
| Mar 17 | 54°F | 32°F | 81°F 1945 | 2°F 1900 | 37% | 4% |
| Mar 18 | 54°F | 33°F | 78°F 1903 | 6°F 1941 | 38% | 4% |
| Mar 19 | 55°F | 33°F | 81°F 1907 | 9°F 1934 | 38% | 4% |
| Mar 20 | 55°F | 33°F | 82°F 1948 | 10°F 1951 | 38% | 4% |
| Mar 21 | 56°F | 33°F | 87°F 1907 | 13°F 1906 | 38% | 3% |
| Mar 22 | 56°F | 34°F | 87°F 1907 | 14°F 1922 | 38% | 3% |
| Mar 23 | 56°F | 34°F | 87°F 2026 | 15°F 1940 | 38% | 3% |
| Mar 24 | 57°F | 34°F | 89°F 1910 | 10°F 1974 | 39% | 3% |
| Mar 25 | 57°F | 35°F | 84°F 1910 | 9°F 1974 | 39% | 3% |
| Mar 26 | 58°F | 35°F | 84°F 1907 | 10°F 1955 | 39% | 3% |
| Mar 27 | 58°F | 35°F | 88°F 1910 | 10°F 1955 | 39% | 2% |
| Mar 28 | 58°F | 36°F | 86°F 1910 | 14°F 1955 | 40% | 2% |
| Mar 29 | 59°F | 36°F | 82°F 1895 | 18°F 1915 | 40% | 2% |
| Mar 30 | 59°F | 36°F | 82°F 1998 | 18°F 1915 | 40% | 2% |
| Mar 31 | 60°F | 37°F | 83°F 1986 | 13°F 1923 | 40% | 2% |
Chance of rain
- Chance of a wet day
- Chance of snowfall
Sunrise and sunset
Times for 2026, local time (EDT).
- March 1
- sunrise 7:16 AM, sunset 6:36 PM
- March 31
- sunrise 7:30 AM, sunset 8:07 PM
Other months
Sources
Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00121747 (Columbus), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00121747, 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.