Portage climate

Portage Weather in March

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Indiana Dunes Nl, 9.6 km from Portage

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 daily high and low temperature at Portage, in °F, with the record for each date.-20020406080100151015202530
  • 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 21, 2012
Record low
-5°FMar 4, 2002
Chance of a freeze
100%
Daylight
11 h 16 min to 12 h 40 min
Cloud cover
69%
Humidity
81%
Dew point
31°F
Wind
12.1 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 140°F26°F61°F 200410°F 200935%17%
Mar 241°F26°F58°F 20226°F 200935%16%
Mar 341°F26°F70°F 2024-4°F 201435%16%
Mar 441°F26°F71°F 2024-5°F 200235%16%
Mar 542°F27°F71°F 20225°F 201536%15%
Mar 642°F27°F77°F 2026-2°F 201536%15%
Mar 742°F27°F78°F 20001°F 199936%15%
Mar 843°F28°F78°F 20009°F 199936%14%
Mar 943°F28°F72°F 20269°F 200336%14%
Mar 1044°F28°F68°F 20216°F 200335%14%
Mar 1144°F28°F70°F 20129°F 199835%13%
Mar 1244°F29°F70°F 20123°F 199835%13%
Mar 1345°F29°F74°F 20074°F 201435%12%
Mar 1445°F29°F82°F 201212°F 201735%12%
Mar 1545°F30°F81°F 201217°F 201735%12%
Mar 1646°F30°F81°F 201215°F 201435%11%
Mar 1746°F30°F78°F 201212°F 201435%11%
Mar 1846°F30°F80°F 201214°F 202335%10%
Mar 1947°F31°F77°F 201216°F 202335%10%
Mar 2047°F31°F84°F 201219°F 200935%10%
Mar 2147°F31°F86°F 201214°F 201335%9%
Mar 2248°F32°F83°F 201213°F 200235%9%
Mar 2348°F32°F68°F 202116°F 201435%8%
Mar 2448°F32°F81°F 201711°F 201535%8%
Mar 2549°F32°F78°F 200719°F 200135%8%
Mar 2649°F33°F78°F 200714°F 201436%7%
Mar 2750°F33°F78°F 200719°F 200236%7%
Mar 2850°F33°F79°F 202513°F 201536%7%
Mar 2950°F34°F78°F 199821°F 201136%6%
Mar 3051°F34°F78°F 202620°F 201436%6%
Mar 3151°F34°F78°F 201021°F 200036%6%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Portage, 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 6:23 AM, sunset 5:39 PM
March 31
sunrise 6:33 AM, sunset 7:13 PM

Every day of March: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00124244 (Indiana Dunes Nl), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USW00004846, 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.