Cambridge climate

Cambridge Weather in March

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Ames 5 Se, 6.7 km from Cambridge

Average highs run from 38°F on March 1 to 54°F on March 31, and lows from 20°F to 31°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 2.18 in over about 9 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 Cambridge, in °F, with the record for each date.-250255075100151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

March at a glance

Average high
46°F
Average low
25°F
Precipitation
2.18 in
Snowfall
3.8 in
Record high
90°FMar 21, 2026
Record low
-12°FMar 2, 2014
Chance of a freeze
100%
Daylight
11 h 16 min to 12 h 41 min
Cloud cover
66%
Humidity
76%
Dew point
29°F
Wind
12.5 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 138°F20°F71°F 1992-6°F 201426%10%
Mar 239°F20°F70°F 1983-12°F 201426%9%
Mar 339°F20°F76°F 2024-10°F 201427%9%
Mar 440°F21°F71°F 1983-10°F 201427%9%
Mar 540°F21°F69°F 2000-5°F 197827%9%
Mar 641°F22°F74°F 2017-4°F 198227%8%
Mar 741°F22°F77°F 2000-8°F 199627%8%
Mar 842°F22°F76°F 1977-7°F 199527%8%
Mar 942°F23°F74°F 1977-5°F 198427%7%
Mar 1043°F23°F75°F 2026-2°F 199827%7%
Mar 1143°F24°F74°F 2024-3°F 196927%7%
Mar 1244°F24°F75°F 2024-11°F 199827%7%
Mar 1344°F24°F73°F 2024-1°F 197527%7%
Mar 1445°F25°F76°F 20253°F 197528%6%
Mar 1546°F25°F77°F 20255°F 197928%6%
Mar 1646°F26°F82°F 20156°F 202628%6%
Mar 1747°F26°F83°F 20154°F 199328%6%
Mar 1847°F26°F80°F 20122°F 196528%6%
Mar 1948°F27°F80°F 20123°F 196529%5%
Mar 2048°F27°F79°F 20264°F 196529%5%
Mar 2149°F27°F90°F 20262°F 196529%5%
Mar 2249°F28°F90°F 202610°F 196529%5%
Mar 2350°F28°F80°F 19884°F 197430%5%
Mar 2450°F28°F84°F 19670°F 196530%5%
Mar 2551°F29°F80°F 19678°F 196530%4%
Mar 2651°F29°F83°F 19917°F 196530%4%
Mar 2752°F29°F78°F 198914°F 200131%4%
Mar 2852°F30°F81°F 19688°F 197031%4%
Mar 2953°F30°F90°F 19863°F 196931%4%
Mar 3053°F30°F87°F 20267°F 196932%3%
Mar 3154°F31°F85°F 202615°F 196932%3%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Cambridge, 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 6:49 AM, sunset 6:05 PM
March 31
sunrise 6:58 AM, sunset 7:39 PM

Every day of March: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00130203 (Ames 5 Se), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00130200, 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.