Saint James climate

Saint James Weather in March

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Donaldsonville 4 Sw, 21.3 km from Saint James

Average highs run from 69°F on March 1 to 75°F on March 31, and lows from 48°F to 54°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 4.03 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 Saint James, in °F, with the record for each date.20406080100151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

March at a glance

Average high
72°F
Average low
51°F
Precipitation
4.03 in
Record high
94°FMar 24, 1907
Record low
24°FMar 4, 2002
Chance of a freeze
34%
Daylight
11 h 34 min to 12 h 28 min
Cloud cover
59%
Humidity
82%
Dew point
55°F
Wind
9.8 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 169°F48°F88°F 191827°F 195429%0%
Mar 270°F48°F86°F 190425°F 198029%0%
Mar 370°F49°F88°F 189725°F 194329%0%
Mar 470°F49°F86°F 194524°F 200229%0%
Mar 570°F49°F87°F 191825°F 200229%0%
Mar 670°F49°F88°F 191827°F 196028%0%
Mar 771°F49°F89°F 191827°F 195428%0%
Mar 871°F50°F88°F 190330°F 191428%0%
Mar 971°F50°F92°F 191124°F 199628%0%
Mar 1071°F50°F90°F 191125°F 199628%0%
Mar 1171°F50°F88°F 191129°F 193427%0%
Mar 1272°F50°F88°F 191130°F 194827%0%
Mar 1372°F51°F91°F 192830°F 193227%0%
Mar 1472°F51°F89°F 192827°F 199327%0%
Mar 1572°F51°F90°F 192827°F 199327%0%
Mar 1673°F51°F89°F 196730°F 195426%0%
Mar 1773°F51°F91°F 196334°F 190126%0%
Mar 1873°F51°F89°F 192134°F 194126%0%
Mar 1973°F52°F89°F 190330°F 196526%0%
Mar 2073°F52°F92°F 189728°F 196525%0%
Mar 2173°F52°F88°F 190730°F 196525%0%
Mar 2274°F52°F88°F 192130°F 191525%0%
Mar 2374°F52°F91°F 192930°F 191525%0%
Mar 2474°F52°F94°F 190732°F 191524%0%
Mar 2574°F53°F92°F 190732°F 191524%0%
Mar 2674°F53°F90°F 190733°F 189424%0%
Mar 2775°F53°F90°F 190726°F 195524%0%
Mar 2875°F53°F90°F 190733°F 201324%0%
Mar 2975°F53°F90°F 190732°F 195524%0%
Mar 3075°F54°F94°F 194633°F 195124%0%
Mar 3175°F54°F90°F 194632°F 198724%0%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Saint James, 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 6:29 AM, sunset 6:03 PM
March 31
sunrise 6:54 AM, sunset 7:22 PM

Every day of March: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00162534 (Donaldsonville 4 Sw), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00162534, 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.