Bristol climate

Bristol Weather in March

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Newcastle, 9.8 km from Bristol

Average highs run from 37°F on March 1 to 46°F on March 31, and lows from 21°F to 29°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 4.32 in over about 11 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 Bristol, in °F, with the record for each date.-20020406080100151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

March at a glance

Average high
41°F
Average low
25°F
Precipitation
4.32 in
Snowfall
14.1 in
Record high
85°FMar 31, 1998
Record low
-11°FMar 1, 2015
Chance of a freeze
100%
Daylight
11 h 12 min to 12 h 43 min
Cloud cover
62%
Humidity
84%
Dew point
28°F
Wind
10.5 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 137°F21°F52°F 2018-11°F 201537%27%
Mar 237°F21°F52°F 2017-6°F 200137%27%
Mar 337°F21°F58°F 20201°F 200137%26%
Mar 437°F21°F55°F 2008-8°F 200337%26%
Mar 538°F22°F49°F 2020-3°F 200937%26%
Mar 638°F22°F55°F 2010-9°F 201537%25%
Mar 738°F22°F56°F 2010-4°F 201937%25%
Mar 838°F22°F60°F 2012-4°F 200737%24%
Mar 939°F23°F63°F 2016-4°F 200737%24%
Mar 1039°F23°F70°F 2026-7°F 200537%24%
Mar 1139°F23°F57°F 2015-4°F 200537%23%
Mar 1240°F24°F65°F 20124°F 201737%23%
Mar 1340°F24°F61°F 20164°F 199837%23%
Mar 1440°F24°F56°F 2007-2°F 201437%22%
Mar 1540°F24°F52°F 20109°F 202137%22%
Mar 1641°F25°F64°F 20008°F 202137%21%
Mar 1741°F25°F59°F 20104°F 199737%21%
Mar 1841°F25°F69°F 20114°F 201837%21%
Mar 1942°F26°F69°F 20127°F 200036%20%
Mar 2042°F26°F70°F 20105°F 201537%20%
Mar 2142°F26°F81°F 201210°F 200737%20%
Mar 2243°F27°F83°F 201211°F 200237%19%
Mar 2343°F27°F67°F 20129°F 200437%19%
Mar 2444°F27°F60°F 20007°F 201537%18%
Mar 2544°F28°F55°F 20106°F 201437%18%
Mar 2644°F28°F63°F 200015°F 200137%17%
Mar 2745°F28°F71°F 199816°F 201437%17%
Mar 2845°F28°F73°F 199818°F 202637%16%
Mar 2946°F29°F71°F 199817°F 202637%16%
Mar 3046°F29°F64°F 199822°F 200738%16%
Mar 3146°F29°F85°F 199820°F 202338%15%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Bristol, 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 6:15 AM, sunset 5:27 PM
March 31
sunrise 6:21 AM, sunset 7:04 PM

Every day of March: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00175675 (Newcastle), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USW00094623, 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.