Plainfield climate

Plainfield Weather in March

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Indianapolis, 10.2 km from Plainfield

Average highs run from 46°F on March 1 to 58°F on March 31, and lows from 28°F to 38°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 3.69 in over about 12 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 Plainfield, in °F, with the record for each date.020406080100151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

March at a glance

Average high
52°F
Average low
33°F
Precipitation
3.69 in
Snowfall
3.2 in
Record high
87°FMar 22, 2026
Record low
1°FMar 6, 2015
Chance of a freeze
100%
Daylight
11 h 19 min to 12 h 38 min
Cloud cover
68%
Humidity
81%
Dew point
35°F
Wind
10.1 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 146°F28°F75°F 202319°F 202536%15%
Mar 246°F29°F66°F 202213°F 201436%14%
Mar 347°F29°F68°F 20247°F 201436%14%
Mar 447°F29°F75°F 20242°F 201936%13%
Mar 547°F30°F76°F 20225°F 201936%13%
Mar 648°F30°F76°F 20261°F 201536%13%
Mar 748°F30°F69°F 201221°F 201537%12%
Mar 849°F31°F75°F 201622°F 201837%12%
Mar 949°F31°F71°F 202619°F 201437%11%
Mar 1049°F31°F71°F 202625°F 201737%11%
Mar 1150°F31°F71°F 201421°F 201737%10%
Mar 1250°F32°F74°F 202512°F 202237%10%
Mar 1351°F32°F77°F 201214°F 202237%9%
Mar 1451°F32°F83°F 201218°F 201737%9%
Mar 1552°F33°F82°F 201217°F 201737%9%
Mar 1652°F33°F78°F 201218°F 201737%8%
Mar 1752°F33°F77°F 201214°F 202637%8%
Mar 1853°F34°F82°F 201218°F 202337%7%
Mar 1953°F34°F82°F 201217°F 202337%7%
Mar 2054°F34°F84°F 201221°F 201337%7%
Mar 2154°F35°F86°F 201216°F 201337%6%
Mar 2254°F35°F87°F 202619°F 201338%6%
Mar 2355°F35°F68°F 201222°F 201438%6%
Mar 2455°F36°F77°F 201718°F 201438%5%
Mar 2556°F36°F75°F 201722°F 201838%5%
Mar 2656°F36°F83°F 202617°F 201438%5%
Mar 2757°F36°F76°F 201621°F 201538%4%
Mar 2857°F37°F80°F 202517°F 201538%4%
Mar 2957°F37°F72°F 202523°F 201539%4%
Mar 3058°F37°F79°F 201225°F 201439%3%
Mar 3158°F38°F79°F 202627°F 201939%3%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Plainfield, 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 (EDT).

March 1
sunrise 7:19 AM, sunset 6:38 PM
March 31
sunrise 7:31 AM, sunset 8:09 PM

Every day of March: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USW00093819 (Indianapolis), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00124260, 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.