Richmond climate

Richmond Weather in March

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Tallulah, 1.3 km from Richmond

Average highs run from 67°F on March 1 to 76°F on March 31, and lows from 44°F to 52°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 5.34 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 Richmond, in °F, with the record for each date.020406080100151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

March at a glance

Average high
72°F
Average low
48°F
Precipitation
5.34 in
Record high
88°FMar 21, 2017
Record low
19°FMar 4, 2002
Chance of a freeze
51%
Daylight
11 h 30 min to 12 h 30 min
Cloud cover
60%
Humidity
82%
Dew point
51°F
Wind
9.4 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 167°F44°F85°F 202330°F 201329%0%
Mar 268°F45°F83°F 201228°F 201329%0%
Mar 368°F45°F83°F 200022°F 201329%0%
Mar 468°F45°F83°F 202219°F 200229%0%
Mar 569°F46°F85°F 202625°F 200729%0%
Mar 669°F46°F87°F 202624°F 201528%0%
Mar 769°F46°F85°F 202622°F 201528%0%
Mar 869°F46°F82°F 200027°F 200828%0%
Mar 970°F47°F84°F 200030°F 200828%0%
Mar 1070°F47°F84°F 200931°F 199828%0%
Mar 1170°F47°F87°F 200627°F 199828%0%
Mar 1270°F47°F87°F 200625°F 199827%0%
Mar 1371°F48°F84°F 200629°F 201427%0%
Mar 1471°F48°F85°F 202530°F 201327%0%
Mar 1571°F48°F85°F 200233°F 199927%0%
Mar 1672°F49°F84°F 202134°F 201726%0%
Mar 1772°F49°F86°F 200227°F 202626%0%
Mar 1872°F49°F86°F 200835°F 200526%0%
Mar 1972°F49°F86°F 201831°F 202326%0%
Mar 2073°F50°F85°F 200426°F 202326%0%
Mar 2173°F50°F88°F 201732°F 202525%0%
Mar 2273°F50°F86°F 202632°F 200225%0%
Mar 2373°F50°F86°F 201733°F 200225%0%
Mar 2474°F51°F83°F 200735°F 200625%0%
Mar 2574°F51°F86°F 202131°F 201425%0%
Mar 2674°F51°F88°F 202028°F 201425%0%
Mar 2775°F51°F88°F 202025°F 201324%0%
Mar 2875°F52°F86°F 202031°F 201324%0%
Mar 2975°F52°F87°F 199841°F 200924%0%
Mar 3075°F52°F87°F 199835°F 200324%0%
Mar 3176°F52°F86°F 202633°F 200324%0%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Richmond, in percent, and of at least 0.1 inch of snowfall.01020301102030
  • Chance of a wet day
  • Chance of snowfall

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (CDT).

March 1
sunrise 6:32 AM, sunset 6:02 PM
March 31
sunrise 6:54 AM, sunset 7:24 PM

Every day of March: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00168923 (Tallulah), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USW00003996, 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.