Effingham climate

Effingham Weather in March

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Horton, 19.2 km from Effingham

Average highs run from 48°F on March 1 to 60°F on March 31, and lows from 24°F to 36°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 2.13 in over about 7 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 Effingham, in °F, with the record for each date.-250255075100151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

March at a glance

Average high
54°F
Average low
30°F
Precipitation
2.13 in
Snowfall
0.9 in
Record high
95°FMar 21, 2026
Record low
-13°FMar 4, 1978
Chance of a freeze
100%
Daylight
11 h 20 min to 12 h 38 min
Cloud cover
63%
Humidity
73%
Dew point
33°F
Wind
12.3 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 148°F24°F82°F 20060°F 198021%5%
Mar 248°F25°F80°F 2022-7°F 198021%4%
Mar 349°F25°F82°F 2024-7°F 201421%4%
Mar 449°F25°F72°F 2017-13°F 197821%4%
Mar 550°F26°F82°F 2009-11°F 197821%4%
Mar 650°F26°F79°F 20172°F 200321%4%
Mar 751°F27°F82°F 19748°F 196621%4%
Mar 851°F27°F80°F 1970-5°F 196721%4%
Mar 951°F27°F80°F 20261°F 197821%3%
Mar 1052°F28°F86°F 2026-1°F 194822%3%
Mar 1152°F28°F86°F 1972-7°F 194822%3%
Mar 1253°F28°F76°F 2025-9°F 199822%3%
Mar 1353°F29°F82°F 20125°F 194822%3%
Mar 1453°F29°F83°F 20122°F 197522%3%
Mar 1554°F30°F82°F 20139°F 194922%3%
Mar 1654°F30°F85°F 20158°F 202623%2%
Mar 1755°F30°F81°F 20097°F 202623%2%
Mar 1855°F31°F79°F 20126°F 196523%2%
Mar 1955°F31°F88°F 20177°F 196523%2%
Mar 2056°F31°F89°F 20269°F 195124%2%
Mar 2156°F32°F95°F 20267°F 195124%2%
Mar 2256°F32°F82°F 19668°F 200224%2%
Mar 2357°F33°F81°F 196712°F 196524%2%
Mar 2457°F33°F86°F 19679°F 196525%2%
Mar 2558°F33°F93°F 20269°F 196525%2%
Mar 2658°F34°F90°F 20269°F 196425%2%
Mar 2758°F34°F83°F 202518°F 200125%1%
Mar 2859°F34°F84°F 196820°F 196626%1%
Mar 2959°F35°F85°F 196718°F 196926%1%
Mar 3059°F35°F90°F 202614°F 196426%1%
Mar 3160°F36°F90°F 196623°F 196427%1%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Effingham, 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 6:54 AM, sunset 6:14 PM
March 31
sunrise 7:07 AM, sunset 7:45 PM

Every day of March: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00143810 (Horton), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USW00013993, 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.