Sunset climate

Sunset Weather in March

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Grand Coteau, 2.4 km from Sunset

Average highs run from 70°F on March 1 to 77°F on March 31, and lows from 48°F to 54°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 3.75 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 Sunset, in °F, with the record for each date.020406080100151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

March at a glance

Average high
74°F
Average low
51°F
Precipitation
3.75 in
Record high
90°FMar 11, 1911
Record low
20°FMar 2, 1980
Chance of a freeze
45%
Daylight
11 h 33 min to 12 h 29 min
Cloud cover
59%
Humidity
83%
Dew point
55°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 170°F48°F87°F 191826°F 196828%0%
Mar 270°F48°F84°F 190520°F 198028%0%
Mar 371°F48°F84°F 193221°F 198028%0%
Mar 471°F48°F84°F 192322°F 200228%0%
Mar 571°F49°F84°F 194525°F 197827%0%
Mar 671°F49°F84°F 193526°F 198927%0%
Mar 772°F49°F86°F 191129°F 190127%0%
Mar 872°F49°F89°F 191129°F 195727%0%
Mar 972°F49°F87°F 191123°F 199627%0%
Mar 1072°F50°F86°F 191123°F 199626%0%
Mar 1172°F50°F90°F 191126°F 199626%0%
Mar 1273°F50°F87°F 191129°F 198726%0%
Mar 1373°F50°F85°F 190728°F 202226%0%
Mar 1473°F50°F89°F 193523°F 199326%0%
Mar 1573°F51°F90°F 191928°F 198825%0%
Mar 1674°F51°F86°F 194531°F 191325%0%
Mar 1774°F51°F88°F 194529°F 192325%0%
Mar 1874°F51°F87°F 190730°F 196025%0%
Mar 1974°F51°F87°F 190828°F 192324%0%
Mar 2074°F52°F89°F 190724°F 192324%0%
Mar 2175°F52°F89°F 190728°F 196524%0%
Mar 2275°F52°F90°F 193527°F 191524%0%
Mar 2375°F52°F88°F 190731°F 195524%0%
Mar 2475°F52°F89°F 190731°F 191523%0%
Mar 2576°F52°F90°F 190734°F 191223%0%
Mar 2676°F53°F88°F 190733°F 201323%0%
Mar 2776°F53°F87°F 189928°F 195523%0%
Mar 2876°F53°F87°F 190734°F 195523%0%
Mar 2976°F53°F88°F 190729°F 195523%0%
Mar 3077°F53°F85°F 191632°F 193123%0%
Mar 3177°F54°F86°F 190828°F 198723%0%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Sunset, 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 6:34 AM, sunset 6:07 PM
March 31
sunrise 6:58 AM, sunset 7:27 PM

Every day of March: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00163800 (Grand Coteau), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00163800, 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.