Jefferson climate

Jefferson Weather in March

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for New Orleans Audubon, 5.9 km from Jefferson

Average highs run from 72°F on March 1 to 78°F on March 31, and lows from 53°F to 58°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 4.60 in over about 8 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 Jefferson, in °F, with the record for each date.20406080100151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

March at a glance

Average high
75°F
Average low
56°F
Precipitation
4.60 in
Record high
89°FMar 18, 1982
Record low
25°FMar 2, 1980
Chance of a freeze
4%
Daylight
11 h 34 min to 12 h 28 min
Cloud cover
57%
Humidity
81%
Dew point
56°F
Wind
10.7 mph

Every day of the month

A wet day has at least 0.01 inch of precipitation.

DateNormal highNormal lowRecord highRecord lowChance wet
Mar 172°F53°F84°F 201826°F 196828%
Mar 272°F54°F83°F 195325°F 198028%
Mar 372°F54°F83°F 195525°F 198027%
Mar 472°F54°F83°F 195530°F 200227%
Mar 572°F54°F83°F 195529°F 200227%
Mar 673°F54°F85°F 202331°F 196027%
Mar 773°F54°F83°F 197430°F 196626%
Mar 873°F55°F84°F 198027°F 197126%
Mar 973°F55°F86°F 202329°F 199626%
Mar 1073°F55°F83°F 201934°F 196126%
Mar 1174°F55°F85°F 195535°F 198325%
Mar 1274°F55°F86°F 197433°F 196925%
Mar 1374°F55°F85°F 198229°F 196925%
Mar 1474°F55°F84°F 195531°F 199325%
Mar 1574°F56°F87°F 198231°F 199325%
Mar 1675°F56°F87°F 195538°F 198825%
Mar 1775°F56°F87°F 196332°F 196224%
Mar 1875°F56°F89°F 198233°F 196024%
Mar 1975°F56°F87°F 196338°F 196224%
Mar 2075°F56°F88°F 198231°F 196524%
Mar 2176°F57°F87°F 198232°F 196524%
Mar 2276°F57°F83°F 197530°F 196524%
Mar 2376°F57°F88°F 202029°F 196823%
Mar 2476°F57°F86°F 202032°F 196823%
Mar 2576°F57°F89°F 202030°F 196823%
Mar 2677°F57°F88°F 202033°F 196823%
Mar 2777°F58°F87°F 202030°F 195523%
Mar 2877°F58°F88°F 202038°F 195523%
Mar 2977°F58°F84°F 202041°F 194823%
Mar 3077°F58°F86°F 197436°F 196423%
Mar 3178°F58°F86°F 195434°F 197123%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Jefferson, in percent.01020301102030
  • Chance of a wet day

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (CDT).

March 1
sunrise 6:26 AM, sunset 6:00 PM
March 31
sunrise 6:51 AM, sunset 7:19 PM

Every day of March: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USW00012930 (New Orleans Audubon), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USW00012916, 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.