Riley County Weather in March
Average highs run from 49°F on March 1 to 61°F on March 31, and lows from 25°F to 36°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 1.88 in over about 5 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
- 55°F
- Average low
- 30°F
- Precipitation
- 1.88 in
- Snowfall
- 1.8 in
- Record high
- 96°FMar 21, 2026
- Record low
- -12°FMar 12, 1998
- Chance of a freeze
- 100%
- Daylight
- 11 h 21 min to 12 h 37 min
- Cloud cover
- 62%
- Humidity
- 71%
- Dew point
- 32°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.
| Date | Normal high | Normal low | Record high | Record low | Chance wet | Chance of snow |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 1 | 49°F | 25°F | 80°F 2006 | -1°F 1962 | 14% | 6% |
| Mar 2 | 49°F | 25°F | 84°F 2022 | 2°F 2014 | 14% | 6% |
| Mar 3 | 50°F | 25°F | 77°F 2024 | -3°F 2014 | 14% | 5% |
| Mar 4 | 50°F | 26°F | 76°F 2022 | -3°F 2019 | 15% | 5% |
| Mar 5 | 51°F | 26°F | 85°F 2009 | 0°F 2019 | 15% | 5% |
| Mar 6 | 51°F | 27°F | 81°F 2017 | 4°F 2019 | 15% | 5% |
| Mar 7 | 52°F | 27°F | 78°F 2016 | 10°F 2008 | 15% | 5% |
| Mar 8 | 52°F | 27°F | 79°F 2006 | 7°F 2008 | 16% | 5% |
| Mar 9 | 53°F | 28°F | 82°F 2026 | 10°F 1998 | 16% | 4% |
| Mar 10 | 53°F | 28°F | 84°F 2025 | -3°F 1998 | 16% | 4% |
| Mar 11 | 53°F | 28°F | 75°F 2024 | -8°F 1998 | 16% | 4% |
| Mar 12 | 54°F | 29°F | 79°F 1997 | -12°F 1998 | 17% | 4% |
| Mar 13 | 54°F | 29°F | 83°F 2012 | 16°F 2013 | 17% | 4% |
| Mar 14 | 55°F | 30°F | 82°F 2012 | 16°F 1962 | 17% | 4% |
| Mar 15 | 55°F | 30°F | 86°F 2013 | 17°F 2026 | 18% | 4% |
| Mar 16 | 56°F | 30°F | 86°F 2015 | 10°F 2026 | 18% | 3% |
| Mar 17 | 56°F | 31°F | 84°F 2025 | 15°F 2026 | 18% | 3% |
| Mar 18 | 56°F | 31°F | 80°F 2026 | 18°F 2023 | 19% | 3% |
| Mar 19 | 57°F | 32°F | 92°F 2017 | 9°F 2023 | 19% | 3% |
| Mar 20 | 57°F | 32°F | 90°F 2026 | 22°F 2016 | 20% | 3% |
| Mar 21 | 58°F | 32°F | 96°F 2026 | 11°F 2002 | 20% | 3% |
| Mar 22 | 58°F | 33°F | 84°F 2011 | 7°F 2002 | 20% | 3% |
| Mar 23 | 58°F | 33°F | 81°F 2016 | 15°F 2014 | 21% | 3% |
| Mar 24 | 59°F | 33°F | 80°F 1963 | 20°F 2006 | 21% | 3% |
| Mar 25 | 59°F | 34°F | 94°F 2026 | 13°F 1964 | 22% | 2% |
| Mar 26 | 60°F | 34°F | 91°F 2026 | 9°F 1964 | 22% | 2% |
| Mar 27 | 60°F | 34°F | 88°F 2025 | 14°F 2024 | 22% | 2% |
| Mar 28 | 60°F | 35°F | 85°F 1963 | 20°F 2026 | 23% | 2% |
| Mar 29 | 61°F | 35°F | 85°F 2022 | 17°F 1964 | 23% | 2% |
| Mar 30 | 61°F | 35°F | 91°F 2026 | 12°F 1964 | 24% | 2% |
| Mar 31 | 61°F | 36°F | 86°F 2012 | 23°F 1964 | 24% | 2% |
Chance of rain
- Chance of a wet day
- Chance of snowfall
Sunrise and sunset
Times for 2026, local time (CDT).
- March 1
- sunrise 6:59 AM, sunset 6:20 PM
- March 31
- sunrise 7:13 AM, sunset 7:50 PM
Other months
Sources
Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00148259 (Tuttle Creek Lake), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USW00003936, 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.