Bay County climate

Bay County Weather in March

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Essexville, 14.1 km from Bay County

Average highs run from 36°F on March 1 to 47°F on March 31, and lows from 20°F to 28°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 1.88 in over about 8 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 Bay County, in °F, with the record for each date.-20020406080100151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

March at a glance

Average high
42°F
Average low
24°F
Precipitation
1.88 in
Snowfall
6.0 in
Record high
87°FMar 21, 2012
Record low
-12°FMar 2, 1962
Chance of a freeze
100%
Daylight
11 h 13 min to 12 h 43 min
Cloud cover
70%
Humidity
79%
Dew point
26°F
Wind
12.1 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 136°F20°F55°F 1992-11°F 196227%24%
Mar 237°F20°F57°F 1964-12°F 196227%24%
Mar 337°F21°F69°F 1974-8°F 194327%24%
Mar 437°F21°F70°F 2024-6°F 196227%23%
Mar 538°F21°F63°F 1910-8°F 194827%22%
Mar 638°F21°F62°F 1974-5°F 190127%22%
Mar 738°F22°F73°F 2000-7°F 197827%21%
Mar 839°F22°F78°F 2000-8°F 194327%21%
Mar 939°F22°F68°F 2026-4°F 200327%20%
Mar 1039°F22°F69°F 2021-1°F 200327%20%
Mar 1140°F23°F68°F 19270°F 194827%19%
Mar 1240°F23°F73°F 1990-3°F 194827%19%
Mar 1340°F23°F72°F 19903°F 201427%18%
Mar 1441°F23°F78°F 20123°F 199327%17%
Mar 1541°F24°F78°F 19904°F 191627%17%
Mar 1642°F24°F71°F 1927-3°F 190027%16%
Mar 1742°F24°F80°F 2012-2°F 190027%16%
Mar 1842°F24°F74°F 19036°F 191627%16%
Mar 1943°F25°F80°F 2012-1°F 192327%15%
Mar 2043°F25°F83°F 20123°F 196527%15%
Mar 2143°F25°F87°F 20121°F 196527%14%
Mar 2244°F26°F82°F 19385°F 190628%14%
Mar 2344°F26°F73°F 20211°F 190628%13%
Mar 2445°F26°F83°F 19103°F 194028%13%
Mar 2545°F26°F80°F 19454°F 196028%12%
Mar 2645°F27°F76°F 20077°F 192328%12%
Mar 2746°F27°F79°F 19458°F 196528%12%
Mar 2846°F27°F78°F 19464°F 192328%11%
Mar 2947°F28°F82°F 19107°F 192329%11%
Mar 3047°F28°F75°F 19105°F 192329%11%
Mar 3147°F28°F77°F 19432°F 192329%10%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Bay County, in percent, and of at least 0.1 inch of snowfall.01020301102030
  • Chance of a wet day
  • Chance of snowfall

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (EDT).

March 1
sunrise 7:12 AM, sunset 6:25 PM
March 31
sunrise 7:19 AM, sunset 8:02 PM

Every day of March: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00202631 (Essexville), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USW00014845, 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.