Central climate

Central Weather in March

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Baton Rouge Ryan AP, 10.7 km from Central

Average highs run from 70°F on March 1 to 76°F on March 31, and lows from 48°F to 54°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 4.46 in over about 9 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 Central, in °F, with the record for each date.020406080100151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

March at a glance

Average high
73°F
Average low
51°F
Precipitation
4.46 in
Record high
91°FMar 17, 1963
Record low
20°FMar 3, 1980
Chance of a freeze
41%
Daylight
11 h 33 min to 12 h 29 min
Cloud cover
59%
Humidity
82%
Dew point
54°F
Wind
7.6 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 170°F48°F86°F 202325°F 193730%0%
Mar 270°F49°F87°F 202322°F 198030%0%
Mar 370°F49°F85°F 202620°F 198030%0%
Mar 471°F49°F85°F 194523°F 194330%0%
Mar 571°F49°F85°F 194524°F 200230%0%
Mar 671°F49°F88°F 202326°F 201530%0%
Mar 771°F50°F88°F 202330°F 194330%0%
Mar 871°F50°F87°F 202329°F 199630%0%
Mar 972°F50°F87°F 202323°F 199629%0%
Mar 1072°F50°F86°F 202625°F 193229%0%
Mar 1172°F50°F87°F 200628°F 193429%0%
Mar 1272°F50°F87°F 194029°F 199629%0%
Mar 1372°F51°F89°F 196328°F 202229%0%
Mar 1473°F51°F89°F 194625°F 199329%0%
Mar 1573°F51°F86°F 195531°F 194029%0%
Mar 1673°F51°F87°F 195531°F 193728%0%
Mar 1773°F51°F91°F 196332°F 202628%0%
Mar 1874°F51°F89°F 196334°F 200528%0%
Mar 1974°F52°F86°F 198232°F 196528%0%
Mar 2074°F52°F88°F 198227°F 196528%0%
Mar 2174°F52°F87°F 198228°F 196527%0%
Mar 2274°F52°F85°F 199129°F 198627%0%
Mar 2375°F52°F86°F 201733°F 195527%0%
Mar 2475°F52°F86°F 199131°F 196827%0%
Mar 2575°F53°F88°F 202333°F 196627%0%
Mar 2675°F53°F88°F 202032°F 195527%0%
Mar 2775°F53°F87°F 202028°F 195527%0%
Mar 2876°F53°F89°F 202035°F 193427%0%
Mar 2976°F53°F87°F 194533°F 195527%0%
Mar 3076°F53°F90°F 194633°F 194427%0%
Mar 3176°F54°F91°F 194633°F 200327%0%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Central, 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 6:30 AM, sunset 6:03 PM
March 31
sunrise 6:54 AM, sunset 7:23 PM

Every day of March: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USW00013970 (Baton Rouge Ryan AP), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USW00013970, 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.