Van Lear climate

Van Lear Weather in March

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Paintsville 1E, 5.8 km from Van Lear

Average highs run from 53°F on March 1 to 64°F on March 31, and lows from 29°F to 35°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 4.41 in over about 11 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 Van Lear, in °F, with the record for each date.-20020406080100151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

March at a glance

Average high
58°F
Average low
32°F
Precipitation
4.41 in
Snowfall
0.3 in
Record high
90°FMar 23, 2026
Record low
-4°FMar 3, 1980
Chance of a freeze
100%
Daylight
11 h 23 min to 12 h 35 min
Cloud cover
70%
Humidity
82%
Dew point
38°F
Wind
5.4 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 153°F29°F73°F 199112°F 198036%2%
Mar 253°F29°F82°F 19918°F 198036%2%
Mar 353°F29°F80°F 1992-4°F 198036%2%
Mar 454°F29°F82°F 19892°F 201436%2%
Mar 554°F30°F83°F 19832°F 201436%2%
Mar 654°F30°F81°F 19833°F 201536%2%
Mar 755°F30°F83°F 20263°F 201536%1%
Mar 855°F30°F85°F 200010°F 199636%1%
Mar 955°F30°F80°F 19926°F 199636%1%
Mar 1056°F31°F80°F 201613°F 200836%1%
Mar 1156°F31°F80°F 202610°F 199836%1%
Mar 1256°F31°F84°F 202619°F 199636%1%
Mar 1357°F31°F81°F 20259°F 202236%1%
Mar 1457°F31°F83°F 19739°F 202236%1%
Mar 1558°F31°F82°F 198417°F 199236%1%
Mar 1658°F32°F80°F 199516°F 201736%1%
Mar 1758°F32°F82°F 198915°F 201736%1%
Mar 1859°F32°F84°F 198218°F 199336%1%
Mar 1959°F32°F80°F 201222°F 200736%1%
Mar 2060°F32°F85°F 201216°F 202336%1%
Mar 2160°F33°F87°F 201215°F 198636%1%
Mar 2260°F33°F88°F 201213°F 200436%1%
Mar 2361°F33°F90°F 202616°F 201335%1%
Mar 2461°F33°F83°F 200721°F 201435%0%
Mar 2562°F34°F85°F 200720°F 201435%0%
Mar 2662°F34°F83°F 199823°F 201435%0%
Mar 2762°F34°F86°F 198920°F 198235%0%
Mar 2863°F34°F88°F 198921°F 198235%0%
Mar 2963°F35°F87°F 199818°F 201535%0%
Mar 3064°F35°F88°F 199821°F 201535%0%
Mar 3164°F35°F86°F 199825°F 198735%0%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Van Lear, 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 (EDT).

March 1
sunrise 7:02 AM, sunset 6:25 PM
March 31
sunrise 7:18 AM, sunset 7:53 PM

Every day of March: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00156136 (Paintsville 1E), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00156136, 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.