Sterling Weather in March
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 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.
| Date | Normal high | Normal low | Record high | Record low | Chance wet | Chance of snow |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 1 | 34°F | 18°F | 57°F 2000 | -24°F 2014 | 29% | 25% |
| Mar 2 | 35°F | 18°F | 56°F 1964 | -18°F 1943 | 29% | 24% |
| Mar 3 | 35°F | 19°F | 61°F 1974 | -33°F 1943 | 29% | 24% |
| Mar 4 | 35°F | 19°F | 60°F 1974 | -13°F 2002 | 29% | 23% |
| Mar 5 | 36°F | 19°F | 69°F 2024 | -18°F 1901 | 29% | 23% |
| Mar 6 | 36°F | 20°F | 58°F 1974 | -15°F 2007 | 29% | 22% |
| Mar 7 | 37°F | 20°F | 60°F 2000 | -15°F 2014 | 29% | 21% |
| Mar 8 | 37°F | 20°F | 76°F 2000 | -22°F 1943 | 29% | 21% |
| Mar 9 | 37°F | 21°F | 78°F 2000 | -15°F 1912 | 29% | 20% |
| Mar 10 | 38°F | 21°F | 68°F 2026 | -11°F 1950 | 29% | 20% |
| Mar 11 | 38°F | 21°F | 63°F 1973 | -12°F 1948 | 29% | 19% |
| Mar 12 | 39°F | 22°F | 66°F 1977 | -6°F 1993 | 29% | 19% |
| Mar 13 | 39°F | 22°F | 69°F 1990 | -8°F 1926 | 29% | 18% |
| Mar 14 | 39°F | 22°F | 70°F 1995 | -9°F 1992 | 29% | 17% |
| Mar 15 | 40°F | 23°F | 73°F 1995 | -10°F 1925 | 29% | 17% |
| Mar 16 | 40°F | 23°F | 78°F 1990 | -5°F 1997 | 29% | 16% |
| Mar 17 | 41°F | 23°F | 70°F 1945 | -7°F 1916 | 29% | 16% |
| Mar 18 | 41°F | 24°F | 79°F 2012 | -18°F 1939 | 30% | 15% |
| Mar 19 | 41°F | 24°F | 77°F 2012 | -17°F 1939 | 30% | 15% |
| Mar 20 | 42°F | 24°F | 78°F 2012 | -16°F 1923 | 30% | 15% |
| Mar 21 | 42°F | 25°F | 81°F 2012 | -1°F 1986 | 30% | 14% |
| Mar 22 | 43°F | 25°F | 86°F 2012 | -10°F 1906 | 31% | 14% |
| Mar 23 | 43°F | 25°F | 74°F 1938 | -12°F 1906 | 31% | 13% |
| Mar 24 | 44°F | 26°F | 68°F 2021 | -10°F 1940 | 31% | 13% |
| Mar 25 | 44°F | 26°F | 72°F 1945 | -9°F 1974 | 32% | 12% |
| Mar 26 | 44°F | 26°F | 74°F 1945 | -7°F 1923 | 32% | 12% |
| Mar 27 | 45°F | 27°F | 75°F 1945 | -5°F 2014 | 32% | 11% |
| Mar 28 | 45°F | 27°F | 84°F 1910 | -5°F 1923 | 33% | 11% |
| Mar 29 | 46°F | 27°F | 80°F 1946 | -9°F 1923 | 33% | 11% |
| Mar 30 | 46°F | 28°F | 74°F 1986 | -1°F 1923 | 33% | 10% |
| Mar 31 | 47°F | 28°F | 76°F 1998 | -10°F 1923 | 34% | 10% |
Chance of rain
- 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
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.