Memphis climate

Memphis Weather in March

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Richmond 4 Nnw, 2.9 km from Memphis

Average highs run from 36°F on March 1 to 49°F on March 31, and lows from 20°F to 30°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 2.09 in over about 11 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 Memphis, 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
25°F
Precipitation
2.09 in
Snowfall
6.1 in
Record high
82°FMar 21, 2012
Record low
-7°FMar 2, 2003
Chance of a freeze
100%
Daylight
11 h 14 min to 12 h 41 min
Cloud cover
73%
Humidity
79%
Dew point
26°F
Wind
12.5 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°F62°F 1997-2°F 196234%21%
Mar 237°F20°F58°F 1991-7°F 200334%21%
Mar 337°F20°F64°F 1974-6°F 200334%20%
Mar 437°F21°F67°F 20240°F 194334%20%
Mar 538°F21°F66°F 20040°F 194834%19%
Mar 638°F21°F69°F 20093°F 194834%19%
Mar 738°F22°F76°F 20002°F 198634%18%
Mar 839°F22°F79°F 2000-6°F 194334%18%
Mar 939°F22°F70°F 20161°F 199634%17%
Mar 1040°F23°F63°F 19777°F 198734%17%
Mar 1140°F23°F68°F 20213°F 196034%16%
Mar 1240°F24°F74°F 1990-1°F 194834%16%
Mar 1341°F24°F74°F 19904°F 201434%15%
Mar 1441°F24°F73°F 19905°F 199335%15%
Mar 1541°F25°F74°F 19906°F 197935%15%
Mar 1642°F25°F72°F 19450°F 201435%14%
Mar 1742°F25°F74°F 20128°F 194135%14%
Mar 1843°F26°F75°F 19453°F 196735%13%
Mar 1943°F26°F72°F 20126°F 194935%13%
Mar 2044°F26°F79°F 201210°F 198636%13%
Mar 2144°F27°F82°F 20128°F 198636%12%
Mar 2245°F27°F77°F 19389°F 193436%12%
Mar 2345°F27°F71°F 19880°F 194036%12%
Mar 2445°F28°F75°F 19398°F 194036%11%
Mar 2546°F28°F77°F 19454°F 193436%11%
Mar 2646°F28°F78°F 20079°F 201437%11%
Mar 2747°F29°F78°F 19896°F 193737%10%
Mar 2847°F29°F80°F 19458°F 193437%10%
Mar 2948°F29°F76°F 197714°F 198238%10%
Mar 3048°F30°F80°F 198611°F 197038%10%
Mar 3149°F30°F79°F 199815°F 195438%10%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Memphis, 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 7:07 AM, sunset 6:21 PM
March 31
sunrise 7:15 AM, sunset 7:56 PM

Every day of March: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00206982 (Richmond 4 Nnw), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00206680, 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.