Plaquemines Parish Weather in March
Average highs run from 70°F on March 1 to 74°F on March 31, and lows from 51°F to 58°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 4.94 in over about 9 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
- 72°F
- Average low
- 54°F
- Precipitation
- 4.94 in
- Record high
- 87°FMar 31, 1978
- Record low
- 23°FMar 3, 1980
- Chance of a freeze
- 11%
- Daylight
- 11 h 34 min to 12 h 27 min
- Cloud cover
- 57%
- Humidity
- 79%
- Dew point
- 57°F
- Wind
- 12.5 mph
Every day of the month
A wet day has at least 0.01 inch of precipitation.
| Date | Normal high | Normal low | Record high | Record low | Chance wet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 1 | 70°F | 51°F | 80°F 1972 | 28°F 1968 | 27% |
| Mar 2 | 70°F | 51°F | 83°F 1976 | 27°F 1980 | 27% |
| Mar 3 | 70°F | 51°F | 81°F 1976 | 23°F 1980 | 27% |
| Mar 4 | 70°F | 51°F | 81°F 1976 | 31°F 1971 | 27% |
| Mar 5 | 70°F | 52°F | 84°F 1976 | 29°F 1978 | 27% |
| Mar 6 | 71°F | 52°F | 82°F 1974 | 30°F 1962 | 27% |
| Mar 7 | 71°F | 52°F | 83°F 2026 | 32°F 1984 | 26% |
| Mar 8 | 71°F | 52°F | 82°F 1980 | 29°F 1971 | 26% |
| Mar 9 | 71°F | 52°F | 84°F 1985 | 26°F 1996 | 26% |
| Mar 10 | 71°F | 53°F | 84°F 1980 | 30°F 1996 | 26% |
| Mar 11 | 72°F | 53°F | 84°F 2026 | 30°F 1996 | 26% |
| Mar 12 | 72°F | 53°F | 85°F 1974 | 32°F 1983 | 26% |
| Mar 13 | 72°F | 53°F | 83°F 1982 | 31°F 1969 | 26% |
| Mar 14 | 72°F | 54°F | 85°F 1978 | 28°F 1993 | 26% |
| Mar 15 | 72°F | 54°F | 84°F 1967 | 31°F 1988 | 26% |
| Mar 16 | 72°F | 54°F | 84°F 2002 | 33°F 1988 | 26% |
| Mar 17 | 72°F | 54°F | 84°F 2002 | 35°F 1988 | 26% |
| Mar 18 | 73°F | 55°F | 86°F 1977 | 35°F 2005 | 26% |
| Mar 19 | 73°F | 55°F | 83°F 1963 | 38°F 1965 | 26% |
| Mar 20 | 73°F | 55°F | 84°F 1982 | 33°F 1965 | 26% |
| Mar 21 | 73°F | 55°F | 83°F 1962 | 34°F 1996 | 25% |
| Mar 22 | 73°F | 56°F | 83°F 1975 | 30°F 1986 | 25% |
| Mar 23 | 73°F | 56°F | 83°F 1994 | 31°F 1968 | 25% |
| Mar 24 | 73°F | 56°F | 86°F 1975 | 30°F 1968 | 25% |
| Mar 25 | 73°F | 56°F | 82°F 1982 | 33°F 1968 | 25% |
| Mar 26 | 74°F | 57°F | 82°F 2011 | 37°F 1968 | 25% |
| Mar 27 | 74°F | 57°F | 83°F 1994 | 36°F 1964 | 24% |
| Mar 28 | 74°F | 57°F | 83°F 1972 | 40°F 1958 | 24% |
| Mar 29 | 74°F | 57°F | 84°F 1976 | 40°F 1994 | 24% |
| Mar 30 | 74°F | 57°F | 86°F 1981 | 39°F 1964 | 24% |
| Mar 31 | 74°F | 58°F | 87°F 1978 | 33°F 1987 | 24% |
Chance of rain
- Chance of a wet day
Sunrise and sunset
Times for 2026, local time (CDT).
- March 1
- sunrise 6:25 AM, sunset 5:59 PM
- March 31
- sunrise 6:50 AM, sunset 7:17 PM
Other months
Sources
Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00165624 (Lsu Citrus Rsch Stn), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USW00012958, 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.