Washington climate

Washington Weather in March

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Washington, 2.2 km from Washington

Average highs run from 41°F on March 1 to 56°F on March 31, and lows from 21°F to 32°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 2.32 in over about 8 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 Washington, in °F, with the record for each date.-250255075100151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

March at a glance

Average high
48°F
Average low
27°F
Precipitation
2.32 in
Snowfall
2.3 in
Record high
89°FMar 22, 2026
Record low
-16°FMar 1, 1962
Chance of a freeze
100%
Daylight
11 h 17 min to 12 h 40 min
Cloud cover
65%
Humidity
77%
Dew point
30°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°F21°F75°F 1992-16°F 196225%10%
Mar 241°F21°F73°F 1974-12°F 191325%9%
Mar 342°F22°F78°F 1983-10°F 201425%9%
Mar 442°F22°F79°F 2024-10°F 201425%9%
Mar 543°F22°F74°F 1921-13°F 196025%8%
Mar 643°F23°F73°F 2009-11°F 196025%8%
Mar 744°F23°F74°F 1987-6°F 189925%8%
Mar 844°F24°F77°F 1977-8°F 194325%7%
Mar 945°F24°F75°F 20000°F 197825%7%
Mar 1045°F24°F76°F 2026-4°F 193425%7%
Mar 1146°F25°F79°F 1972-8°F 194825%6%
Mar 1246°F25°F79°F 1990-6°F 194826%6%
Mar 1347°F26°F73°F 19905°F 189626%6%
Mar 1447°F26°F76°F 2007-1°F 189726%6%
Mar 1548°F26°F81°F 20257°F 190626%5%
Mar 1648°F27°F81°F 1945-5°F 190026%5%
Mar 1749°F27°F82°F 1894-5°F 190026%5%
Mar 1849°F27°F82°F 20120°F 192327%5%
Mar 1950°F28°F82°F 2012-12°F 192327%5%
Mar 2050°F28°F82°F 20124°F 190627%4%
Mar 2151°F28°F86°F 19070°F 195127%4%
Mar 2252°F29°F89°F 20266°F 191328%4%
Mar 2352°F29°F88°F 19108°F 197428%4%
Mar 2453°F29°F81°F 19672°F 197428%4%
Mar 2553°F30°F86°F 19075°F 196029%4%
Mar 2654°F30°F85°F 19074°F 195529%3%
Mar 2754°F31°F83°F 189511°F 189429%3%
Mar 2855°F31°F83°F 191010°F 197029%3%
Mar 2955°F31°F89°F 19869°F 196929%3%
Mar 3055°F32°F85°F 19869°F 196930%3%
Mar 3156°F32°F85°F 202610°F 192330%3%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Washington, 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 (CDT).

March 1
sunrise 6:41 AM, sunset 5:58 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 USC00138688 (Washington), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00138688, 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.