Acton climate

Acton Weather in March

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Sanford 2 Nnw, 13.5 km from Acton

Average highs run from 39°F on March 1 to 49°F on March 31, and lows from 15°F to 25°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 4.70 in over about 10 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 Acton, in °F, with the record for each date.-250255075100151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

March at a glance

Average high
44°F
Average low
20°F
Precipitation
4.70 in
Snowfall
15.4 in
Record high
88°FMar 31, 1998
Record low
-13°FMar 19, 1967
Chance of a freeze
100%
Daylight
11 h 13 min to 12 h 42 min
Cloud cover
63%
Humidity
86%
Dew point
25°F
Wind
6.5 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 139°F15°F63°F 1972-6°F 201531%23%
Mar 239°F16°F61°F 1991-8°F 196731%23%
Mar 339°F16°F61°F 1991-2°F 196231%23%
Mar 440°F16°F60°F 2020-5°F 201431%22%
Mar 540°F16°F64°F 1976-2°F 200931%22%
Mar 640°F17°F64°F 1976-6°F 201531%22%
Mar 740°F17°F66°F 1974-11°F 200731%22%
Mar 841°F17°F65°F 1974-5°F 200731%21%
Mar 941°F18°F67°F 2012-7°F 200731%21%
Mar 1041°F18°F76°F 2016-10°F 197231%21%
Mar 1142°F18°F70°F 2020-11°F 196031%20%
Mar 1242°F19°F65°F 2021-10°F 198431%20%
Mar 1342°F19°F67°F 20123°F 199831%20%
Mar 1443°F19°F70°F 20070°F 201731%19%
Mar 1543°F20°F69°F 20070°F 196831%19%
Mar 1643°F20°F67°F 2000-6°F 199331%19%
Mar 1744°F20°F73°F 1990-8°F 196731%18%
Mar 1844°F21°F69°F 1990-6°F 196731%18%
Mar 1944°F21°F80°F 2012-13°F 196731%18%
Mar 2045°F21°F76°F 20121°F 196730%17%
Mar 2145°F22°F80°F 20121°F 196730%17%
Mar 2245°F22°F83°F 20126°F 196530%17%
Mar 2346°F22°F83°F 20129°F 201530%16%
Mar 2446°F22°F77°F 20127°F 201430%16%
Mar 2547°F23°F69°F 1963-8°F 195630%15%
Mar 2647°F23°F72°F 1986-2°F 196030%15%
Mar 2748°F23°F76°F 19982°F 195630%14%
Mar 2848°F24°F84°F 19981°F 195630%14%
Mar 2948°F24°F77°F 19814°F 195630%14%
Mar 3049°F24°F82°F 198615°F 200830%13%
Mar 3149°F25°F88°F 199810°F 196930%13%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Acton, in percent, and of at least 0.1 inch of snowfall.0102030401102030
  • Chance of a wet day
  • Chance of snowfall

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (EDT).

March 1
sunrise 6:20 AM, sunset 5:33 PM
March 31
sunrise 6:27 AM, sunset 7:09 PM

Every day of March: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00177479 (Sanford 2 Nnw), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00177479, 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.