Franklin climate

Franklin Weather in March

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Portland Sewage Plt, 15.6 km from Franklin

Average highs run from 54°F on March 1 to 64°F on March 31, and lows from 33°F to 41°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 5.08 in over about 12 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 Franklin, in °F, with the record for each date.-20020406080100151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

March at a glance

Average high
59°F
Average low
37°F
Precipitation
5.08 in
Snowfall
0.3 in
Record high
88°FMar 23, 2026
Record low
-1°FMar 5, 1960
Chance of a freeze
99%
Daylight
11 h 24 min to 12 h 34 min
Cloud cover
65%
Humidity
83%
Dew point
42°F
Wind
8.9 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 154°F33°F77°F 197212°F 198039%2%
Mar 255°F33°F78°F 199710°F 198039%2%
Mar 355°F34°F79°F 201210°F 198039%2%
Mar 455°F34°F79°F 19839°F 196039%2%
Mar 556°F34°F81°F 1976-1°F 196039%2%
Mar 656°F34°F79°F 19564°F 196039%2%
Mar 756°F35°F80°F 202315°F 196639%2%
Mar 856°F35°F80°F 20008°F 199639%1%
Mar 957°F35°F80°F 19749°F 199639%1%
Mar 1057°F35°F80°F 197416°F 196939%1%
Mar 1157°F36°F79°F 200914°F 199639%1%
Mar 1258°F36°F81°F 196713°F 196939%1%
Mar 1358°F36°F83°F 196711°F 196039%1%
Mar 1458°F36°F82°F 19679°F 196039%1%
Mar 1559°F37°F81°F 202419°F 197039%1%
Mar 1659°F37°F83°F 201612°F 197039%1%
Mar 1759°F37°F79°F 201220°F 197139%1%
Mar 1860°F38°F84°F 198216°F 196739%1%
Mar 1960°F38°F82°F 198219°F 196539%1%
Mar 2060°F38°F85°F 198214°F 196538%1%
Mar 2161°F38°F84°F 201215°F 196538%1%
Mar 2261°F39°F83°F 202620°F 197438%1%
Mar 2361°F39°F88°F 202613°F 196838%1%
Mar 2462°F39°F79°F 196711°F 196838%1%
Mar 2562°F40°F81°F 200718°F 196638%1%
Mar 2663°F40°F83°F 200721°F 201438%1%
Mar 2763°F40°F85°F 202622°F 201438%0%
Mar 2863°F40°F83°F 198922°F 200138%0%
Mar 2964°F41°F83°F 200718°F 196638%0%
Mar 3064°F41°F82°F 199817°F 196438%0%
Mar 3164°F41°F85°F 196322°F 196437%0%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Franklin, in percent, and of at least 0.1 inch of snowfall.0102030401102030
  • Chance of a wet day
  • Chance of snowfall

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (CDT).

March 1
sunrise 6:17 AM, sunset 5:41 PM
March 31
sunrise 6:34 AM, sunset 7:08 PM

Every day of March: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00407359 (Portland Sewage Plt), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00407359, 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.