Sterling climate

Sterling Weather in March

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Sterling, 0.5 km from Sterling

Average highs run from 51°F on March 1 to 62°F on March 31, and lows from 26°F to 36°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 1.97 in over about 6 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 Sterling, in °F, with the record for each date.-250255075100151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

March at a glance

Average high
57°F
Average low
31°F
Precipitation
1.97 in
Snowfall
0.7 in
Record high
96°FMar 22, 2026
Record low
-8°FMar 3, 1960
Chance of a freeze
100%
Daylight
11 h 22 min to 12 h 36 min
Cloud cover
60%
Humidity
66%
Dew point
33°F
Wind
12.5 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 151°F26°F82°F 19922°F 196216%4%
Mar 251°F27°F79°F 1970-1°F 196016%4%
Mar 352°F27°F83°F 2022-8°F 196017%3%
Mar 452°F27°F79°F 1956-4°F 201417%3%
Mar 552°F28°F85°F 1956-1°F 196017%3%
Mar 653°F28°F84°F 20092°F 199617%3%
Mar 753°F28°F82°F 20170°F 199618%3%
Mar 854°F29°F79°F 19701°F 196718%3%
Mar 954°F29°F82°F 19865°F 199818%3%
Mar 1054°F29°F91°F 19894°F 199818%3%
Mar 1155°F30°F89°F 19725°F 199819%3%
Mar 1255°F30°F81°F 19826°F 195619%3%
Mar 1356°F30°F81°F 20129°F 199819%2%
Mar 1456°F31°F82°F 20129°F 195820%2%
Mar 1557°F31°F84°F 201211°F 189320%2%
Mar 1657°F31°F84°F 201312°F 202620%2%
Mar 1757°F32°F87°F 201511°F 202620%2%
Mar 1858°F32°F83°F 19788°F 196521%2%
Mar 1958°F32°F82°F 19769°F 196521%2%
Mar 2059°F33°F91°F 201713°F 196521%2%
Mar 2159°F33°F91°F 202614°F 195521%2%
Mar 2259°F33°F96°F 202613°F 195521%2%
Mar 2360°F34°F85°F 196712°F 196522%1%
Mar 2460°F34°F82°F 195911°F 199622%1%
Mar 2560°F34°F90°F 19762°F 195522%1%
Mar 2661°F35°F95°F 20262°F 195522%1%
Mar 2761°F35°F95°F 202612°F 195522%1%
Mar 2862°F35°F88°F 198618°F 197022%1%
Mar 2962°F36°F88°F 196714°F 189423%1%
Mar 3062°F36°F86°F 189315°F 198723%1%
Mar 3162°F36°F90°F 197822°F 195423%1%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Sterling, in percent, and of at least 0.1 inch of snowfall.05101520251102030
  • Chance of a wet day
  • Chance of snowfall

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (CDT).

March 1
sunrise 7:04 AM, sunset 6:26 PM
March 31
sunrise 7:19 AM, sunset 7:55 PM

Every day of March: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00147796 (Sterling), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00147796, 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.