Dayton Weather in March
Average highs run from 36°F on March 1 to 46°F on March 31, and lows from 13°F to 24°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 4.57 in over about 11 wet days.
March day by day
The normal high and low for each date, and the record, in °F.
- Normal low
- Normal high
- Record high
- Record low
March at a glance
- Average high
- 41°F
- Average low
- 19°F
- Precipitation
- 4.57 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 12 min to 12 h 42 min
- Cloud cover
- 63%
- Humidity
- 85%
- Dew point
- 28°F
- Wind
- 7.8 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.
| Date | Normal high | Normal low | Record high | Record low | Chance wet | Chance of snow |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 1 | 36°F | 13°F | 63°F 1972 | -6°F 2015 | 37% | 23% |
| Mar 2 | 37°F | 14°F | 61°F 1991 | -8°F 1967 | 37% | 23% |
| Mar 3 | 37°F | 14°F | 61°F 1991 | -2°F 1962 | 37% | 23% |
| Mar 4 | 37°F | 14°F | 60°F 2020 | -5°F 2014 | 36% | 22% |
| Mar 5 | 37°F | 15°F | 64°F 1976 | -2°F 2009 | 36% | 22% |
| Mar 6 | 38°F | 15°F | 64°F 1976 | -6°F 2015 | 36% | 22% |
| Mar 7 | 38°F | 16°F | 66°F 1974 | -11°F 2007 | 36% | 22% |
| Mar 8 | 38°F | 16°F | 65°F 1974 | -5°F 2007 | 36% | 21% |
| Mar 9 | 39°F | 16°F | 67°F 2012 | -7°F 2007 | 36% | 21% |
| Mar 10 | 39°F | 17°F | 76°F 2016 | -10°F 1972 | 36% | 21% |
| Mar 11 | 39°F | 17°F | 70°F 2020 | -11°F 1960 | 36% | 20% |
| Mar 12 | 39°F | 17°F | 65°F 2021 | -10°F 1984 | 36% | 20% |
| Mar 13 | 40°F | 18°F | 67°F 2012 | 3°F 1998 | 36% | 20% |
| Mar 14 | 40°F | 18°F | 70°F 2007 | 0°F 2017 | 36% | 19% |
| Mar 15 | 40°F | 19°F | 69°F 2007 | 0°F 1968 | 36% | 19% |
| Mar 16 | 41°F | 19°F | 67°F 2000 | -6°F 1993 | 36% | 19% |
| Mar 17 | 41°F | 19°F | 73°F 1990 | -8°F 1967 | 36% | 18% |
| Mar 18 | 41°F | 20°F | 69°F 1990 | -6°F 1967 | 36% | 18% |
| Mar 19 | 42°F | 20°F | 80°F 2012 | -13°F 1967 | 36% | 18% |
| Mar 20 | 42°F | 20°F | 76°F 2012 | 1°F 1967 | 36% | 17% |
| Mar 21 | 42°F | 21°F | 80°F 2012 | 1°F 1967 | 36% | 17% |
| Mar 22 | 43°F | 21°F | 83°F 2012 | 6°F 1965 | 36% | 17% |
| Mar 23 | 43°F | 21°F | 83°F 2012 | 9°F 2015 | 36% | 16% |
| Mar 24 | 43°F | 22°F | 77°F 2012 | 7°F 2014 | 36% | 16% |
| Mar 25 | 44°F | 22°F | 69°F 1963 | -8°F 1956 | 36% | 15% |
| Mar 26 | 44°F | 22°F | 72°F 1986 | -2°F 1960 | 36% | 15% |
| Mar 27 | 45°F | 23°F | 76°F 1998 | 2°F 1956 | 36% | 14% |
| Mar 28 | 45°F | 23°F | 84°F 1998 | 1°F 1956 | 36% | 14% |
| Mar 29 | 45°F | 24°F | 77°F 1981 | 4°F 1956 | 36% | 14% |
| Mar 30 | 46°F | 24°F | 82°F 1986 | 15°F 2008 | 37% | 13% |
| Mar 31 | 46°F | 24°F | 88°F 1998 | 10°F 1969 | 37% | 13% |
Chance of rain
- Chance of a wet day
- Chance of snowfall
Sunrise and sunset
Times for 2026, local time (EDT).
- March 1
- sunrise 6:19 AM, sunset 5:31 PM
- March 31
- sunrise 6:26 AM, sunset 7:08 PM
Other months
Sources
Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00173862 (Hollis), 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.