Chelmsford Weather in March
Average highs run from 41°F on March 1 to 51°F on March 31, and lows from 20°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 low
- Normal high
- Record high
- Record low
March at a glance
- Average high
- 45°F
- Average low
- 24°F
- Precipitation
- 4.32 in
- Snowfall
- 12.9 in
- Record high
- 82°FMar 22, 2012
- Record low
- -7°FMar 19, 1967
- Chance of a freeze
- 100%
- Daylight
- 11 h 14 min to 12 h 41 min
- Cloud cover
- 62%
- Humidity
- 83%
- Dew point
- 29°F
- Wind
- 7.2 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 | 41°F | 20°F | 64°F 2017 | -4°F 2015 | 33% | 24% |
| Mar 2 | 41°F | 20°F | 66°F 2004 | 3°F 2026 | 33% | 24% |
| Mar 3 | 41°F | 21°F | 66°F 2020 | 1°F 1950 | 33% | 24% |
| Mar 4 | 42°F | 21°F | 57°F 1965 | -5°F 2014 | 33% | 23% |
| Mar 5 | 42°F | 21°F | 59°F 1949 | 5°F 2009 | 33% | 23% |
| Mar 6 | 42°F | 21°F | 65°F 2022 | 1°F 2015 | 33% | 23% |
| Mar 7 | 42°F | 22°F | 63°F 1951 | -5°F 2003 | 33% | 23% |
| Mar 8 | 43°F | 22°F | 70°F 2012 | 2°F 2019 | 34% | 22% |
| Mar 9 | 43°F | 22°F | 79°F 2000 | 1°F 2007 | 34% | 22% |
| Mar 10 | 43°F | 23°F | 76°F 2026 | 2°F 2005 | 34% | 22% |
| Mar 11 | 43°F | 23°F | 73°F 2021 | 5°F 1953 | 34% | 21% |
| Mar 12 | 44°F | 23°F | 73°F 2012 | 6°F 2017 | 34% | 21% |
| Mar 13 | 44°F | 23°F | 72°F 2012 | 11°F 2017 | 34% | 21% |
| Mar 14 | 44°F | 24°F | 73°F 2007 | 10°F 2014 | 34% | 20% |
| Mar 15 | 45°F | 24°F | 65°F 2000 | 12°F 1968 | 34% | 20% |
| Mar 16 | 45°F | 24°F | 72°F 2000 | 12°F 2021 | 34% | 19% |
| Mar 17 | 45°F | 25°F | 68°F 2003 | 8°F 1967 | 34% | 19% |
| Mar 18 | 46°F | 25°F | 77°F 2012 | 0°F 1956 | 34% | 18% |
| Mar 19 | 46°F | 25°F | 78°F 2012 | -7°F 1967 | 34% | 18% |
| Mar 20 | 47°F | 26°F | 80°F 2012 | 0°F 1949 | 35% | 17% |
| Mar 21 | 47°F | 26°F | 77°F 2012 | 8°F 1956 | 35% | 17% |
| Mar 22 | 47°F | 26°F | 82°F 2012 | 10°F 1956 | 35% | 16% |
| Mar 23 | 48°F | 26°F | 75°F 2012 | 14°F 2004 | 35% | 16% |
| Mar 24 | 48°F | 27°F | 65°F 2000 | 12°F 2014 | 35% | 15% |
| Mar 25 | 49°F | 27°F | 70°F 2021 | 11°F 1956 | 35% | 15% |
| Mar 26 | 49°F | 27°F | 79°F 1949 | 9°F 1960 | 35% | 14% |
| Mar 27 | 49°F | 28°F | 68°F 1949 | 16°F 1951 | 36% | 13% |
| Mar 28 | 50°F | 28°F | 67°F 1951 | 18°F 1966 | 36% | 13% |
| Mar 29 | 50°F | 28°F | 71°F 1950 | 11°F 1959 | 36% | 12% |
| Mar 30 | 51°F | 29°F | 75°F 1962 | 18°F 1970 | 36% | 12% |
| Mar 31 | 51°F | 29°F | 75°F 2006 | 19°F 1950 | 36% | 11% |
Chance of rain
- Chance of a wet day
- Chance of snowfall
Sunrise and sunset
Times for 2026, local time (EDT).
- March 1
- sunrise 6:21 AM, sunset 5:35 PM
- March 31
- sunrise 6:29 AM, sunset 7:10 PM
Other months
Sources
Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00194313 (Lowell), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USW00014702, 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.