Orleans Parish Weather in March
Average highs run from 68°F on March 1 to 74°F on March 31, and lows from 54°F to 60°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 4.63 in over about 8 wet days.
March day by day
The normal high and low for each date, and the record, in °F.
- Normal low
- Normal high
- Record high
- Record low
March at a glance
- Average high
- 71°F
- Average low
- 57°F
- Precipitation
- 4.63 in
- Record high
- 89°FMar 17, 2002
- Record low
- 28°FMar 9, 1996
- Chance of a freeze
- 5%
- Daylight
- 11 h 33 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; snow means at least 0.1 inch of snowfall.
| Date | Normal high | Normal low | Record high | Record low | Chance wet | Chance of snow |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 1 | 68°F | 54°F | 84°F 2023 | 37°F 2009 | 30% | 0% |
| Mar 2 | 69°F | 54°F | 84°F 2004 | 39°F 2009 | 29% | 0% |
| Mar 3 | 69°F | 54°F | 83°F 2015 | 35°F 2014 | 29% | 0% |
| Mar 4 | 69°F | 54°F | 85°F 2015 | 34°F 2002 | 29% | 0% |
| Mar 5 | 69°F | 55°F | 82°F 1997 | 35°F 2019 | 29% | 0% |
| Mar 6 | 70°F | 55°F | 84°F 2004 | 33°F 2015 | 29% | 0% |
| Mar 7 | 70°F | 55°F | 84°F 2026 | 36°F 1996 | 28% | 0% |
| Mar 8 | 70°F | 55°F | 84°F 2000 | 33°F 1996 | 28% | 0% |
| Mar 9 | 70°F | 55°F | 84°F 2026 | 28°F 1996 | 28% | 0% |
| Mar 10 | 70°F | 56°F | 86°F 2000 | 36°F 1996 | 28% | 0% |
| Mar 11 | 70°F | 56°F | 84°F 2026 | 36°F 1998 | 28% | 0% |
| Mar 12 | 71°F | 56°F | 82°F 2023 | 35°F 1998 | 27% | 0% |
| Mar 13 | 71°F | 56°F | 82°F 2003 | 39°F 1993 | 27% | 0% |
| Mar 14 | 71°F | 56°F | 85°F 2020 | 38°F 1993 | 27% | 0% |
| Mar 15 | 71°F | 57°F | 86°F 2002 | 40°F 1993 | 27% | 0% |
| Mar 16 | 71°F | 57°F | 88°F 2002 | 47°F 2026 | 27% | 0% |
| Mar 17 | 72°F | 57°F | 89°F 2002 | 41°F 2026 | 26% | 0% |
| Mar 18 | 72°F | 57°F | 85°F 2002 | 41°F 2005 | 26% | 0% |
| Mar 19 | 72°F | 57°F | 85°F 2002 | 42°F 2023 | 26% | 0% |
| Mar 20 | 72°F | 58°F | 85°F 2004 | 40°F 2023 | 26% | 0% |
| Mar 21 | 72°F | 58°F | 84°F 2015 | 42°F 2010 | 26% | 0% |
| Mar 22 | 73°F | 58°F | 83°F 2011 | 44°F 1996 | 25% | 0% |
| Mar 23 | 73°F | 58°F | 86°F 2020 | 47°F 1992 | 25% | 0% |
| Mar 24 | 73°F | 58°F | 85°F 2020 | 47°F 1992 | 25% | 0% |
| Mar 25 | 73°F | 59°F | 86°F 2020 | 45°F 2013 | 25% | 0% |
| Mar 26 | 73°F | 59°F | 87°F 2020 | 46°F 2013 | 25% | 0% |
| Mar 27 | 74°F | 59°F | 86°F 2011 | 47°F 2013 | 25% | 0% |
| Mar 28 | 74°F | 59°F | 85°F 2017 | 49°F 2013 | 25% | 0% |
| Mar 29 | 74°F | 59°F | 86°F 2000 | 50°F 2003 | 25% | 0% |
| Mar 30 | 74°F | 60°F | 87°F 2002 | 50°F 2003 | 25% | 0% |
| Mar 31 | 74°F | 60°F | 84°F 2021 | 45°F 2003 | 25% | 0% |
Chance of rain
- Chance of a wet day
- Chance of snowfall
Sunrise and sunset
Times for 2026, local time (CDT).
- March 1
- sunrise 6:26 AM, sunset 5:59 PM
- March 31
- sunrise 6:50 AM, sunset 7:18 PM
Other months
Sources
Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USW00053917 (New Orleans Lakefront AP), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USW00053917, 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.