Cedar Rapids climate

Cedar Rapids Weather in March

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Cedar Rapids #1, 6.5 km from Cedar Rapids

Average highs run from 41°F on March 1 to 57°F on March 31, and lows from 22°F to 33°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 2.06 in over about 10 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 Cedar Rapids, in °F, with the record for each date.-250255075100151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

March at a glance

Average high
49°F
Average low
28°F
Precipitation
2.06 in
Snowfall
4.0 in
Record high
89°FMar 21, 2026
Record low
-20°FMar 1, 1962
Chance of a freeze
100%
Daylight
11 h 16 min to 12 h 40 min
Cloud cover
64%
Humidity
78%
Dew point
29°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 141°F22°F71°F 1992-20°F 196228%14%
Mar 241°F22°F69°F 1992-11°F 201428%14%
Mar 342°F23°F80°F 2024-15°F 201429%14%
Mar 443°F23°F68°F 2000-12°F 200229%13%
Mar 543°F23°F70°F 2009-12°F 196029%13%
Mar 644°F24°F73°F 2005-8°F 196029%13%
Mar 744°F24°F78°F 2000-8°F 196029%12%
Mar 845°F25°F76°F 1977-5°F 199629%12%
Mar 945°F25°F74°F 2026-3°F 198429%12%
Mar 1046°F25°F75°F 2025-5°F 198430%11%
Mar 1146°F26°F75°F 19722°F 199830%11%
Mar 1247°F26°F78°F 1990-4°F 199830%11%
Mar 1347°F27°F74°F 2007-5°F 197530%10%
Mar 1448°F27°F81°F 2025-6°F 196030%10%
Mar 1548°F27°F79°F 20122°F 201730%10%
Mar 1649°F28°F82°F 20127°F 202631%9%
Mar 1750°F28°F82°F 20120°F 202631%9%
Mar 1850°F28°F82°F 20124°F 196031%9%
Mar 1951°F29°F81°F 20127°F 196531%9%
Mar 2051°F29°F77°F 20127°F 196532%8%
Mar 2152°F29°F89°F 20261°F 196032%8%
Mar 2252°F30°F76°F 19949°F 196032%8%
Mar 2353°F30°F77°F 19943°F 196032%8%
Mar 2453°F30°F74°F 1963-4°F 197433%7%
Mar 2554°F31°F79°F 2007-1°F 196033%7%
Mar 2654°F31°F82°F 19915°F 195533%7%
Mar 2755°F32°F77°F 19893°F 196433%7%
Mar 2855°F32°F82°F 20259°F 197034%6%
Mar 2956°F32°F88°F 19869°F 196934%6%
Mar 3056°F33°F86°F 20266°F 196434%6%
Mar 3157°F33°F81°F 198614°F 196934%6%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Cedar Rapids, 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 6:41 AM, sunset 5:57 PM
March 31
sunrise 6:51 AM, sunset 7:31 PM

Every day of March: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00131319 (Cedar Rapids #1), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USW00014990, 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.