Washington climate

Washington Weather in March

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Washington, 1.1 km from Washington

Average highs run from 48°F on March 1 to 60°F on March 31, and lows from 23°F to 34°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 1.80 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 Washington, in °F, with the record for each date.-250255075100151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

March at a glance

Average high
55°F
Average low
28°F
Precipitation
1.80 in
Snowfall
1.4 in
Record high
95°FMar 21, 2026
Record low
-18°FMar 4, 1978
Chance of a freeze
100%
Daylight
11 h 19 min to 12 h 38 min
Cloud cover
63%
Humidity
69%
Dew point
31°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 148°F23°F80°F 1967-10°F 196217%6%
Mar 249°F23°F80°F 1974-11°F 198018%6%
Mar 349°F24°F82°F 1992-8°F 201418%6%
Mar 449°F24°F75°F 2018-18°F 197818%6%
Mar 550°F24°F76°F 1956-8°F 196018%6%
Mar 650°F25°F81°F 2009-4°F 196018%6%
Mar 751°F25°F81°F 2017-3°F 199618%5%
Mar 851°F26°F78°F 2016-5°F 196719%5%
Mar 952°F26°F82°F 20261°F 197819%5%
Mar 1052°F26°F84°F 20250°F 199819%5%
Mar 1153°F27°F87°F 19720°F 202219%5%
Mar 1253°F27°F78°F 1989-18°F 199820%5%
Mar 1353°F27°F79°F 20251°F 197520%4%
Mar 1454°F28°F83°F 2012-3°F 197520%4%
Mar 1554°F28°F81°F 20129°F 202621%4%
Mar 1655°F29°F83°F 200311°F 198821%4%
Mar 1755°F29°F87°F 201512°F 196021%4%
Mar 1856°F29°F83°F 19947°F 196522%4%
Mar 1956°F30°F85°F 20268°F 196522%4%
Mar 2056°F30°F92°F 201714°F 196022%4%
Mar 2157°F30°F95°F 20267°F 195122%3%
Mar 2257°F31°F82°F 20117°F 200223%3%
Mar 2358°F31°F84°F 196711°F 196523%3%
Mar 2458°F31°F83°F 19679°F 196523%3%
Mar 2558°F32°F95°F 202610°F 199624%3%
Mar 2659°F32°F86°F 20265°F 195524%3%
Mar 2759°F32°F84°F 199112°F 195524%3%
Mar 2859°F33°F83°F 19686°F 197024%2%
Mar 2960°F33°F89°F 196716°F 196925%2%
Mar 3060°F33°F92°F 198612°F 196425%2%
Mar 3160°F34°F85°F 196617°F 198725%2%

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 7:01 AM, sunset 6:20 PM
March 31
sunrise 7:14 AM, sunset 7:52 PM

Every day of March: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00148578 (Washington), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00145063, 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.