Sault Ste. Marie climate

Sault Ste. Marie Weather in March

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Sault Ste Marie Sanderson Fld, 2 km from Sault Ste. Marie

Average highs run from 30°F on March 1 to 41°F on March 31, and lows from 13°F to 24°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 1.81 in over about 12 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 Sault Ste. Marie, in °F, with the record for each date.-50-250255075100151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

March at a glance

Average high
36°F
Average low
18°F
Precipitation
1.81 in
Snowfall
13.0 in
Record high
83°FMar 21, 2012
Record low
-28°FMar 11, 1948
Chance of a freeze
100%
Daylight
11 h 07 min to 12 h 46 min
Cloud cover
71%
Humidity
90%
Dew point
21°F
Wind
8.9 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 130°F13°F48°F 2024-18°F 196744%45%
Mar 231°F13°F48°F 2024-17°F 194344%44%
Mar 331°F13°F50°F 1974-24°F 194344%44%
Mar 431°F14°F57°F 2024-18°F 194844%43%
Mar 532°F14°F48°F 2024-21°F 194843%42%
Mar 632°F14°F51°F 1974-18°F 200743%42%
Mar 732°F15°F60°F 2000-15°F 198443%41%
Mar 833°F15°F59°F 2000-21°F 196743%40%
Mar 933°F15°F55°F 2010-14°F 198442%39%
Mar 1033°F16°F50°F 1977-11°F 194842%39%
Mar 1134°F16°F52°F 2012-28°F 194842%38%
Mar 1234°F16°F55°F 1995-20°F 194841%37%
Mar 1334°F17°F62°F 2010-14°F 194841%36%
Mar 1435°F17°F62°F 1995-7°F 193241%36%
Mar 1535°F17°F63°F 2010-5°F 195641%35%
Mar 1635°F18°F62°F 2010-7°F 201440%34%
Mar 1736°F18°F65°F 2012-8°F 196740%33%
Mar 1836°F19°F72°F 2012-14°F 193940%33%
Mar 1936°F19°F68°F 2012-13°F 193940%32%
Mar 2037°F19°F69°F 2012-12°F 198639%32%
Mar 2137°F20°F83°F 2012-9°F 198839%31%
Mar 2238°F20°F57°F 1987-12°F 193439%30%
Mar 2338°F20°F60°F 2000-14°F 193439%30%
Mar 2438°F21°F57°F 1987-7°F 201439%29%
Mar 2539°F21°F60°F 1946-14°F 201439%29%
Mar 2639°F22°F65°F 1945-3°F 197539%28%
Mar 2739°F22°F69°F 1945-6°F 199639%27%
Mar 2840°F23°F75°F 1946-4°F 193439%27%
Mar 2940°F23°F60°F 19930°F 197039%26%
Mar 3041°F23°F60°F 20212°F 195439%26%
Mar 3141°F24°F63°F 19994°F 195439%25%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Sault Ste. Marie, in percent, and of at least 0.1 inch of snowfall.010203040501102030
  • Chance of a wet day
  • Chance of snowfall

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (EDT).

March 1
sunrise 7:17 AM, sunset 6:24 PM
March 31
sunrise 7:19 AM, sunset 8:05 PM

Every day of March: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USW00014847 (Sault Ste Marie Sanderson Fld), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USW00014847, 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.