Marion County Weather in March
Average highs run from 51°F on March 1 to 63°F on March 31, and lows from 29°F to 40°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 2.15 in over about 6 wet days.
March day by day
The normal high and low for each date, and the record, in °F.
- Normal low
- Normal high
- Record high
- Record low
March at a glance
- Average high
- 57°F
- Average low
- 35°F
- Precipitation
- 2.15 in
- Snowfall
- 1.7 in
- Record high
- 93°FMar 21, 1916
- Record low
- -7°FMar 3, 1960
- Chance of a freeze
- 99%
- Daylight
- 11 h 22 min to 12 h 36 min
- Cloud cover
- 61%
- Humidity
- 70%
- Dew point
- 34°F
- Wind
- 12.8 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.
| Date | Normal high | Normal low | Record high | Record low | Chance wet | Chance of snow |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 1 | 51°F | 29°F | 81°F 1967 | 0°F 1900 | 15% | 5% |
| Mar 2 | 51°F | 30°F | 84°F 1901 | -3°F 1922 | 15% | 5% |
| Mar 3 | 51°F | 30°F | 84°F 2022 | -7°F 1960 | 15% | 5% |
| Mar 4 | 52°F | 30°F | 84°F 1910 | -4°F 2014 | 15% | 4% |
| Mar 5 | 52°F | 31°F | 84°F 1910 | -3°F 2019 | 16% | 4% |
| Mar 6 | 53°F | 31°F | 85°F 2009 | -2°F 2019 | 16% | 4% |
| Mar 7 | 53°F | 31°F | 78°F 1974 | -5°F 1943 | 16% | 4% |
| Mar 8 | 54°F | 32°F | 76°F 1970 | -5°F 1967 | 16% | 4% |
| Mar 9 | 54°F | 32°F | 80°F 1986 | 2°F 1969 | 17% | 4% |
| Mar 10 | 54°F | 33°F | 85°F 1955 | 3°F 1948 | 17% | 4% |
| Mar 11 | 55°F | 33°F | 89°F 1989 | -4°F 1948 | 17% | 4% |
| Mar 12 | 55°F | 33°F | 87°F 1916 | 4°F 1948 | 17% | 4% |
| Mar 13 | 56°F | 34°F | 85°F 1916 | 8°F 1950 | 18% | 3% |
| Mar 14 | 56°F | 34°F | 83°F 1935 | 5°F 1975 | 18% | 3% |
| Mar 15 | 57°F | 35°F | 84°F 1914 | 8°F 1937 | 18% | 3% |
| Mar 16 | 57°F | 35°F | 83°F 2013 | 15°F 1900 | 18% | 3% |
| Mar 17 | 57°F | 35°F | 85°F 1916 | 9°F 1902 | 19% | 3% |
| Mar 18 | 58°F | 36°F | 85°F 1921 | 0°F 1923 | 19% | 3% |
| Mar 19 | 58°F | 36°F | 90°F 1907 | 0°F 1923 | 19% | 3% |
| Mar 20 | 59°F | 36°F | 90°F 2017 | 9°F 1914 | 20% | 3% |
| Mar 21 | 59°F | 37°F | 93°F 1916 | 10°F 1913 | 20% | 3% |
| Mar 22 | 59°F | 37°F | 93°F 1907 | 11°F 1955 | 20% | 2% |
| Mar 23 | 60°F | 37°F | 86°F 1907 | 10°F 1923 | 20% | 2% |
| Mar 24 | 60°F | 38°F | 85°F 1910 | 12°F 1966 | 20% | 2% |
| Mar 25 | 61°F | 38°F | 92°F 1910 | 11°F 1955 | 21% | 2% |
| Mar 26 | 61°F | 38°F | 85°F 1918 | 3°F 1955 | 21% | 2% |
| Mar 27 | 61°F | 39°F | 84°F 1910 | 12°F 1913 | 21% | 2% |
| Mar 28 | 62°F | 39°F | 84°F 1963 | 7°F 1899 | 21% | 2% |
| Mar 29 | 62°F | 39°F | 90°F 1967 | 16°F 1930 | 22% | 2% |
| Mar 30 | 62°F | 40°F | 86°F 1917 | 13°F 1964 | 22% | 2% |
| Mar 31 | 63°F | 40°F | 89°F 1946 | 15°F 1926 | 22% | 1% |
Chance of rain
- Chance of a wet day
- Chance of snowfall
Sunrise and sunset
Times for 2026, local time (CDT).
- March 1
- sunrise 7:00 AM, sunset 6:22 PM
- March 31
- sunrise 7:15 AM, sunset 7:51 PM
Other months
Sources
Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00145039 (Marion Rsvr), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00145744, 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.