Silver Spring climate

Silver Spring Weather in March

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Beltsville, 9.3 km from Silver Spring

Average highs run from 49°F on March 1 to 59°F on March 31, and lows from 30°F to 39°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 3.72 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 Silver Spring, in °F, with the record for each date.-20020406080100151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

March at a glance

Average high
53°F
Average low
34°F
Precipitation
3.72 in
Snowfall
2.5 in
Record high
88°FMar 13, 1990
Record low
-1°FMar 11, 1960
Chance of a freeze
100%
Daylight
11 h 21 min to 12 h 37 min
Cloud cover
63%
Humidity
79%
Dew point
35°F
Wind
10.7 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 149°F30°F74°F 197610°F 198032%7%
Mar 249°F30°F77°F 19727°F 198432%6%
Mar 349°F31°F77°F 197211°F 195032%6%
Mar 449°F31°F73°F 19673°F 201432%6%
Mar 550°F31°F78°F 197413°F 197832%6%
Mar 650°F31°F81°F 197610°F 201532%6%
Mar 750°F32°F78°F 20227°F 201532%5%
Mar 851°F32°F77°F 20226°F 198632%5%
Mar 951°F32°F83°F 20004°F 196032%5%
Mar 1051°F32°F80°F 201612°F 198432%5%
Mar 1152°F33°F83°F 2026-1°F 196032%5%
Mar 1252°F33°F84°F 20269°F 196032%4%
Mar 1352°F33°F88°F 199014°F 194832%4%
Mar 1453°F33°F85°F 199014°F 196032%4%
Mar 1553°F34°F87°F 19907°F 199333%4%
Mar 1653°F34°F81°F 199015°F 199333%4%
Mar 1754°F34°F74°F 202518°F 197033%4%
Mar 1854°F35°F76°F 196315°F 196133%3%
Mar 1954°F35°F79°F 198913°F 199333%3%
Mar 2055°F35°F80°F 194817°F 195033%3%
Mar 2155°F36°F88°F 19488°F 198833%3%
Mar 2255°F36°F83°F 194817°F 198833%3%
Mar 2356°F36°F82°F 202612°F 198334%3%
Mar 2456°F36°F82°F 201223°F 199234%2%
Mar 2557°F37°F79°F 199421°F 195634%2%
Mar 2657°F37°F79°F 196318°F 198334%2%
Mar 2757°F37°F82°F 202117°F 195134%2%
Mar 2858°F38°F83°F 199821°F 198234%2%
Mar 2958°F38°F84°F 198918°F 195934%2%
Mar 3059°F38°F85°F 199822°F 197034%2%
Mar 3159°F39°F87°F 199819°F 196434%1%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Silver Spring, 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 6:40 AM, sunset 6:01 PM
March 31
sunrise 6:54 AM, sunset 7:31 PM

Every day of March: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00180700 (Beltsville), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00180700, 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.