Northampton climate

Northampton Weather in March

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Amherst, 10.9 km from Northampton

Average highs run from 41°F on March 1 to 51°F on March 31, and lows from 19°F to 29°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 3.47 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 Northampton, in °F, with the record for each date.-20020406080100151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

March at a glance

Average high
45°F
Average low
24°F
Precipitation
3.47 in
Snowfall
7.3 in
Record high
83°FMar 22, 2012
Record low
-14°FMar 7, 2003
Chance of a freeze
100%
Daylight
11 h 15 min to 12 h 40 min
Cloud cover
64%
Humidity
85%
Dew point
27°F
Wind
6.3 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 141°F19°F62°F 2017-3°F 201432%15%
Mar 241°F20°F64°F 20047°F 202632%14%
Mar 341°F20°F68°F 2024-2°F 195032%14%
Mar 441°F20°F59°F 2024-9°F 195032%14%
Mar 542°F21°F55°F 19495°F 200932%13%
Mar 642°F21°F65°F 2022-3°F 201532%13%
Mar 742°F21°F65°F 2000-14°F 200332%13%
Mar 843°F22°F70°F 20123°F 200732%13%
Mar 943°F22°F80°F 20161°F 200732%12%
Mar 1043°F22°F77°F 20260°F 200531%12%
Mar 1143°F23°F71°F 20211°F 200331%12%
Mar 1244°F23°F74°F 20129°F 201731%11%
Mar 1344°F23°F73°F 20127°F 201731%11%
Mar 1444°F24°F72°F 20247°F 200331%11%
Mar 1545°F24°F63°F 20226°F 195031%10%
Mar 1645°F24°F69°F 200018°F 195031%10%
Mar 1745°F24°F67°F 200316°F 201432%10%
Mar 1846°F25°F75°F 202212°F 201732%9%
Mar 1946°F25°F79°F 20129°F 194932%9%
Mar 2046°F25°F80°F 2012-6°F 194932%9%
Mar 2147°F26°F77°F 201212°F 200732%8%
Mar 2247°F26°F83°F 201214°F 200232%8%
Mar 2348°F26°F77°F 201210°F 201732%8%
Mar 2448°F27°F67°F 200013°F 201532%7%
Mar 2548°F27°F74°F 202111°F 201432%7%
Mar 2649°F27°F77°F 202116°F 200132%7%
Mar 2749°F28°F70°F 194914°F 195132%6%
Mar 2850°F28°F70°F 194919°F 202233%6%
Mar 2950°F28°F69°F 200318°F 202233%6%
Mar 3050°F29°F72°F 202615°F 200833%5%
Mar 3151°F29°F78°F 202620°F 195033%5%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Northampton, 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 6:26 AM, sunset 5:41 PM
March 31
sunrise 6:35 AM, sunset 7:15 PM

Every day of March: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00190120 (Amherst), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USW00014775, 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.