Ithaca climate

Ithaca Weather in March

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Alma, 11.1 km from Ithaca

Average highs run from 37°F on March 1 to 49°F on March 31, and lows from 19°F to 29°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 2.10 in over about 9 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 Ithaca, in °F, with the record for each date.-250255075100151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

March at a glance

Average high
43°F
Average low
23°F
Precipitation
2.10 in
Snowfall
5.4 in
Record high
86°FMar 22, 2012
Record low
-18°FMar 5, 1948
Chance of a freeze
100%
Daylight
11 h 14 min to 12 h 42 min
Cloud cover
66%
Humidity
78%
Dew point
26°F
Wind
11.4 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 137°F19°F61°F 2000-13°F 201434%18%
Mar 237°F19°F58°F 1964-13°F 196233%18%
Mar 337°F19°F70°F 1974-14°F 201433%17%
Mar 438°F20°F69°F 1974-15°F 201433%17%
Mar 538°F20°F67°F 2024-18°F 194833%16%
Mar 639°F20°F67°F 1894-15°F 192033%16%
Mar 739°F21°F66°F 2000-7°F 189033%15%
Mar 839°F21°F74°F 2000-13°F 194332%15%
Mar 940°F21°F79°F 2000-4°F 198632%15%
Mar 1040°F21°F70°F 2026-1°F 200332%14%
Mar 1141°F22°F68°F 1894-5°F 189532%14%
Mar 1241°F22°F66°F 2012-5°F 194832%13%
Mar 1341°F22°F75°F 1990-4°F 189632%13%
Mar 1442°F23°F74°F 1990-4°F 189532%12%
Mar 1542°F23°F79°F 2012-7°F 191232%12%
Mar 1643°F23°F77°F 2012-10°F 190032%12%
Mar 1743°F24°F74°F 2012-3°F 190032%11%
Mar 1843°F24°F78°F 20120°F 195932%11%
Mar 1944°F24°F78°F 1894-3°F 192332%11%
Mar 2044°F25°F79°F 20122°F 192332%10%
Mar 2145°F25°F82°F 20123°F 189232%10%
Mar 2245°F25°F86°F 20123°F 191232%10%
Mar 2345°F26°F80°F 1910-5°F 190632%10%
Mar 2446°F26°F79°F 19390°F 189932%9%
Mar 2546°F26°F75°F 19452°F 197432%9%
Mar 2647°F27°F75°F 19250°F 189933%9%
Mar 2747°F27°F78°F 20074°F 196533%8%
Mar 2848°F27°F80°F 19105°F 192333%8%
Mar 2948°F28°F83°F 19107°F 192333%8%
Mar 3049°F28°F77°F 19867°F 192834%8%
Mar 3149°F29°F75°F 19431°F 192334%7%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Ithaca, 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 7:14 AM, sunset 6:28 PM
March 31
sunrise 7:22 AM, sunset 8:04 PM

Every day of March: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00200146 (Alma), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00200146, 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.