Gary Weather in March
Average highs run from 40°F on March 1 to 51°F on March 31, and lows from 26°F to 34°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 2.34 in over about 11 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
- 46°F
- Average low
- 30°F
- Precipitation
- 2.34 in
- Snowfall
- 6.0 in
- Record high
- 86°FMar 22, 2012
- Record low
- -6°FMar 4, 2002
- Chance of a freeze
- 100%
- Daylight
- 11 h 16 min to 12 h 40 min
- Cloud cover
- 69%
- Humidity
- 80%
- Dew point
- 31°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.
| Date | Normal high | Normal low | Record high | Record low | Chance wet | Chance of snow |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 1 | 40°F | 26°F | 64°F 2000 | -5°F 1962 | 35% | 17% |
| Mar 2 | 41°F | 26°F | 69°F 1974 | 6°F 1962 | 35% | 16% |
| Mar 3 | 41°F | 26°F | 76°F 1974 | 0°F 2014 | 35% | 16% |
| Mar 4 | 41°F | 26°F | 73°F 1983 | -6°F 2002 | 35% | 16% |
| Mar 5 | 42°F | 27°F | 73°F 1983 | -6°F 2002 | 36% | 15% |
| Mar 6 | 42°F | 27°F | 75°F 1983 | -3°F 1960 | 36% | 15% |
| Mar 7 | 42°F | 27°F | 75°F 2026 | 3°F 2015 | 36% | 15% |
| Mar 8 | 43°F | 28°F | 78°F 2000 | 0°F 1996 | 36% | 14% |
| Mar 9 | 43°F | 28°F | 78°F 2000 | 2°F 1996 | 36% | 14% |
| Mar 10 | 44°F | 28°F | 72°F 2026 | 3°F 1984 | 35% | 14% |
| Mar 11 | 44°F | 28°F | 73°F 1972 | 2°F 1979 | 35% | 13% |
| Mar 12 | 44°F | 29°F | 75°F 1990 | 4°F 1998 | 35% | 13% |
| Mar 13 | 45°F | 29°F | 77°F 1990 | 9°F 2014 | 35% | 12% |
| Mar 14 | 45°F | 29°F | 72°F 1990 | 7°F 1993 | 35% | 12% |
| Mar 15 | 45°F | 30°F | 80°F 2012 | 11°F 1979 | 35% | 12% |
| Mar 16 | 46°F | 30°F | 81°F 2012 | 13°F 1970 | 35% | 11% |
| Mar 17 | 46°F | 30°F | 81°F 2012 | 12°F 1967 | 35% | 11% |
| Mar 18 | 46°F | 30°F | 80°F 2012 | 9°F 2026 | 35% | 10% |
| Mar 19 | 47°F | 31°F | 80°F 2012 | 9°F 1965 | 35% | 10% |
| Mar 20 | 47°F | 31°F | 80°F 2012 | 6°F 1965 | 35% | 10% |
| Mar 21 | 47°F | 31°F | 84°F 2012 | 10°F 1960 | 35% | 9% |
| Mar 22 | 48°F | 32°F | 86°F 2012 | 12°F 1960 | 35% | 9% |
| Mar 23 | 48°F | 32°F | 83°F 2012 | 13°F 1960 | 35% | 8% |
| Mar 24 | 48°F | 32°F | 76°F 1994 | 7°F 1974 | 35% | 8% |
| Mar 25 | 49°F | 32°F | 80°F 2017 | 9°F 1960 | 35% | 8% |
| Mar 26 | 49°F | 33°F | 77°F 1986 | 10°F 1955 | 36% | 7% |
| Mar 27 | 50°F | 33°F | 75°F 1976 | 8°F 1965 | 36% | 7% |
| Mar 28 | 50°F | 33°F | 77°F 1968 | 12°F 1955 | 36% | 7% |
| Mar 29 | 50°F | 34°F | 79°F 1963 | 13°F 1970 | 36% | 6% |
| Mar 30 | 51°F | 34°F | 83°F 1986 | 11°F 1964 | 36% | 6% |
| Mar 31 | 51°F | 34°F | 82°F 1986 | 11°F 1969 | 36% | 6% |
Chance of rain
- Chance of a wet day
- Chance of snowfall
Sunrise and sunset
Times for 2026, local time (CDT).
- March 1
- sunrise 6:24 AM, sunset 5:40 PM
- March 31
- sunrise 6:34 AM, sunset 7:14 PM
Other months
Sources
Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00124244 (Indiana Dunes Nl), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00116616, 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.