South Bend climate

South Bend Weather in March

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for S Bend, 2 km from South Bend

Average highs run from 39°F on March 1 to 54°F on March 31, and lows from 22°F to 33°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 2.44 in.

March day by day

The normal high and low for each date, and the record, in °F.

Normal daily high and low temperature at South Bend, in °F, with the record for each date.-20020406080100151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

March at a glance

Average high
47°F
Average low
27°F
Precipitation
2.44 in
Snowfall
6.8 in
Record high
85°FMar 21, 2012
Record low
-13°FMar 8, 1943
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
11.9 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 139°F22°F68°F 1992-2°F 196728%
Mar 240°F22°F68°F 1974-4°F 191327%
Mar 340°F23°F75°F 1983-4°F 201426%
Mar 441°F23°F76°F 1983-3°F 200226%
Mar 541°F23°F76°F 19831°F 197825%
Mar 642°F24°F76°F 2026-7°F 191324%
Mar 742°F24°F79°F 2000-2°F 199924%
Mar 843°F24°F80°F 2000-13°F 194323%
Mar 943°F25°F73°F 20260°F 197822%
Mar 1044°F25°F69°F 20215°F 194421%
Mar 1144°F26°F78°F 19905°F 193221%
Mar 1245°F26°F79°F 1990-3°F 189620%
Mar 1345°F26°F74°F 19951°F 189619%
Mar 1446°F27°F81°F 20125°F 189619%
Mar 1546°F27°F81°F 20122°F 193218%
Mar 1647°F27°F79°F 20122°F 190017%
Mar 1747°F28°F78°F 2012-3°F 190017%
Mar 1848°F28°F77°F 20127°F 190616%
Mar 1948°F29°F79°F 20123°F 193415%
Mar 2049°F29°F83°F 20125°F 192315%
Mar 2149°F29°F85°F 201210°F 196514%
Mar 2250°F30°F83°F 20129°F 190613%
Mar 2350°F30°F78°F 19079°F 191613%
Mar 2451°F30°F82°F 19077°F 197412%
Mar 2551°F31°F84°F 19106°F 194012%
Mar 2652°F31°F79°F 200710°F 196511%
Mar 2752°F32°F82°F 19074°F 196511%
Mar 2853°F32°F82°F 1910-9°F 193410%
Mar 2953°F32°F82°F 191012°F 192310%
Mar 3053°F33°F77°F 191011°F 19549%
Mar 3154°F33°F85°F 19815°F 19239%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at South Bend, in percent, and of at least 0.1 inch of snowfall.01020301102030
  • Chance of a wet day
  • Chance of snowfall

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (EDT).

March 1
sunrise 7:20 AM, sunset 6:36 PM
March 31
sunrise 7:29 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 USC00128437 (S Bend), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USW00014848, 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.