Manistee Weather in March
Average highs run from 37°F on March 1 to 48°F on March 31, and lows from 22°F to 29°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 2.22 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
- 42°F
- Average low
- 25°F
- Precipitation
- 2.22 in
- Snowfall
- 10.8 in
- Record high
- 82°FMar 21, 2012
- Record low
- -21°FMar 2, 1962
- Chance of a freeze
- 100%
- Daylight
- 11 h 12 min to 12 h 43 min
- Cloud cover
- 77%
- Humidity
- 81%
- Dew point
- 27°F
- Wind
- 11.2 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 | 37°F | 22°F | 59°F 2000 | -8°F 1967 | 40% | 31% |
| Mar 2 | 37°F | 22°F | 53°F 1983 | -21°F 1962 | 40% | 30% |
| Mar 3 | 37°F | 22°F | 68°F 2024 | -16°F 2014 | 39% | 29% |
| Mar 4 | 38°F | 22°F | 68°F 2024 | -6°F 1912 | 39% | 28% |
| Mar 5 | 38°F | 23°F | 56°F 2000 | -14°F 1948 | 39% | 27% |
| Mar 6 | 38°F | 23°F | 67°F 2000 | -7°F 1912 | 39% | 26% |
| Mar 7 | 39°F | 23°F | 67°F 1987 | -7°F 1890 | 38% | 25% |
| Mar 8 | 39°F | 23°F | 73°F 2000 | -13°F 1982 | 38% | 25% |
| Mar 9 | 39°F | 23°F | 73°F 2000 | -9°F 1963 | 38% | 24% |
| Mar 10 | 40°F | 24°F | 64°F 1902 | 1°F 1972 | 37% | 23% |
| Mar 11 | 40°F | 24°F | 67°F 1973 | -5°F 1943 | 37% | 22% |
| Mar 12 | 41°F | 24°F | 70°F 1990 | -1°F 1984 | 37% | 22% |
| Mar 13 | 41°F | 24°F | 70°F 1990 | -1°F 2014 | 36% | 21% |
| Mar 14 | 41°F | 25°F | 74°F 2012 | -4°F 1923 | 36% | 20% |
| Mar 15 | 42°F | 25°F | 76°F 2012 | -2°F 1911 | 36% | 20% |
| Mar 16 | 42°F | 25°F | 73°F 2012 | -8°F 1897 | 36% | 19% |
| Mar 17 | 42°F | 25°F | 77°F 2012 | 1°F 1900 | 36% | 19% |
| Mar 18 | 43°F | 26°F | 76°F 2012 | 2°F 1993 | 35% | 18% |
| Mar 19 | 43°F | 26°F | 78°F 2012 | -2°F 1989 | 35% | 18% |
| Mar 20 | 44°F | 26°F | 81°F 2012 | 4°F 1899 | 35% | 17% |
| Mar 21 | 44°F | 27°F | 82°F 2012 | -1°F 1892 | 35% | 17% |
| Mar 22 | 44°F | 27°F | 82°F 2012 | 2°F 1934 | 35% | 16% |
| Mar 23 | 45°F | 27°F | 81°F 2012 | 0°F 1916 | 35% | 16% |
| Mar 24 | 45°F | 27°F | 73°F 1945 | 8°F 1974 | 36% | 16% |
| Mar 25 | 46°F | 28°F | 78°F 1945 | 6°F 1951 | 36% | 15% |
| Mar 26 | 46°F | 28°F | 74°F 2007 | -1°F 1923 | 36% | 15% |
| Mar 27 | 46°F | 28°F | 80°F 1945 | 1°F 1996 | 36% | 15% |
| Mar 28 | 47°F | 29°F | 75°F 1946 | 4°F 1923 | 36% | 14% |
| Mar 29 | 47°F | 29°F | 80°F 1910 | 7°F 1899 | 36% | 14% |
| Mar 30 | 48°F | 29°F | 79°F 1910 | 7°F 1899 | 36% | 14% |
| Mar 31 | 48°F | 29°F | 77°F 1986 | 5°F 1923 | 37% | 14% |
Chance of rain
- Chance of a wet day
- Chance of snowfall
Sunrise and sunset
Times for 2026, local time (EDT).
- March 1
- sunrise 7:22 AM, sunset 6:34 PM
- March 31
- sunrise 7:28 AM, sunset 8:11 PM
Other months
Sources
Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00205065 (Manistee 3SE), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00205065, 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.