Sterling climate

Sterling Weather in March

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Standish 4NE, 10.3 km from Sterling

Average highs run from 34°F on March 1 to 47°F on March 31, and lows from 18°F to 28°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 1.50 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 Sterling, in °F, with the record for each date.-50-250255075100151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

March at a glance

Average high
40°F
Average low
23°F
Precipitation
1.50 in
Snowfall
6.9 in
Record high
86°FMar 22, 2012
Record low
-33°FMar 3, 1943
Chance of a freeze
100%
Daylight
11 h 12 min to 12 h 43 min
Cloud cover
70%
Humidity
80%
Dew point
26°F
Wind
11.6 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 134°F18°F57°F 2000-24°F 201429%25%
Mar 235°F18°F56°F 1964-18°F 194329%24%
Mar 335°F19°F61°F 1974-33°F 194329%24%
Mar 435°F19°F60°F 1974-13°F 200229%23%
Mar 536°F19°F69°F 2024-18°F 190129%23%
Mar 636°F20°F58°F 1974-15°F 200729%22%
Mar 737°F20°F60°F 2000-15°F 201429%21%
Mar 837°F20°F76°F 2000-22°F 194329%21%
Mar 937°F21°F78°F 2000-15°F 191229%20%
Mar 1038°F21°F68°F 2026-11°F 195029%20%
Mar 1138°F21°F63°F 1973-12°F 194829%19%
Mar 1239°F22°F66°F 1977-6°F 199329%19%
Mar 1339°F22°F69°F 1990-8°F 192629%18%
Mar 1439°F22°F70°F 1995-9°F 199229%17%
Mar 1540°F23°F73°F 1995-10°F 192529%17%
Mar 1640°F23°F78°F 1990-5°F 199729%16%
Mar 1741°F23°F70°F 1945-7°F 191629%16%
Mar 1841°F24°F79°F 2012-18°F 193930%15%
Mar 1941°F24°F77°F 2012-17°F 193930%15%
Mar 2042°F24°F78°F 2012-16°F 192330%15%
Mar 2142°F25°F81°F 2012-1°F 198630%14%
Mar 2243°F25°F86°F 2012-10°F 190631%14%
Mar 2343°F25°F74°F 1938-12°F 190631%13%
Mar 2444°F26°F68°F 2021-10°F 194031%13%
Mar 2544°F26°F72°F 1945-9°F 197432%12%
Mar 2644°F26°F74°F 1945-7°F 192332%12%
Mar 2745°F27°F75°F 1945-5°F 201432%11%
Mar 2845°F27°F84°F 1910-5°F 192333%11%
Mar 2946°F27°F80°F 1946-9°F 192333%11%
Mar 3046°F28°F74°F 1986-1°F 192333%10%
Mar 3147°F28°F76°F 1998-10°F 192334%10%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Sterling, 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 7:13 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 USC00207820 (Standish 4NE), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00208800, 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.