Yale Weather in March
Average highs run from 36°F on March 1 to 48°F on March 31, and lows from 16°F to 26°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 1.86 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
- 42°F
- Average low
- 21°F
- Precipitation
- 1.86 in
- Snowfall
- 6.3 in
- Record high
- 82°FMar 21, 2012
- Record low
- -7°FMar 2, 2003
- Chance of a freeze
- 100%
- Daylight
- 11 h 13 min to 12 h 42 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.
| Date | Normal high | Normal low | Record high | Record low | Chance wet | Chance of snow |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 1 | 36°F | 16°F | 62°F 1997 | -2°F 1962 | 33% | 23% |
| Mar 2 | 36°F | 16°F | 58°F 1991 | -7°F 2003 | 33% | 22% |
| Mar 3 | 37°F | 17°F | 64°F 1974 | -6°F 2003 | 32% | 22% |
| Mar 4 | 37°F | 17°F | 67°F 2024 | 0°F 1943 | 32% | 21% |
| Mar 5 | 37°F | 17°F | 66°F 2004 | 0°F 1948 | 32% | 21% |
| Mar 6 | 38°F | 18°F | 69°F 2009 | 3°F 1948 | 32% | 20% |
| Mar 7 | 38°F | 18°F | 76°F 2000 | 2°F 1986 | 32% | 20% |
| Mar 8 | 38°F | 19°F | 79°F 2000 | -6°F 1943 | 32% | 19% |
| Mar 9 | 39°F | 19°F | 70°F 2016 | 1°F 1996 | 32% | 19% |
| Mar 10 | 39°F | 19°F | 63°F 1977 | 7°F 1987 | 32% | 18% |
| Mar 11 | 39°F | 20°F | 68°F 2021 | 3°F 1960 | 32% | 18% |
| Mar 12 | 40°F | 20°F | 74°F 1990 | -1°F 1948 | 32% | 17% |
| Mar 13 | 40°F | 20°F | 74°F 1990 | 4°F 2014 | 32% | 17% |
| Mar 14 | 40°F | 21°F | 73°F 1990 | 5°F 1993 | 32% | 16% |
| Mar 15 | 41°F | 21°F | 74°F 1990 | 6°F 1979 | 32% | 16% |
| Mar 16 | 41°F | 21°F | 72°F 1945 | 0°F 2014 | 32% | 15% |
| Mar 17 | 42°F | 22°F | 74°F 2012 | 8°F 1941 | 32% | 15% |
| Mar 18 | 42°F | 22°F | 75°F 1945 | 3°F 1967 | 32% | 15% |
| Mar 19 | 43°F | 22°F | 72°F 2012 | 6°F 1949 | 32% | 14% |
| Mar 20 | 43°F | 23°F | 79°F 2012 | 10°F 1986 | 32% | 14% |
| Mar 21 | 43°F | 23°F | 82°F 2012 | 8°F 1986 | 32% | 14% |
| Mar 22 | 44°F | 23°F | 77°F 1938 | 9°F 1934 | 32% | 13% |
| Mar 23 | 44°F | 24°F | 71°F 1988 | 0°F 1940 | 32% | 13% |
| Mar 24 | 45°F | 24°F | 75°F 1939 | 8°F 1940 | 32% | 13% |
| Mar 25 | 45°F | 24°F | 77°F 1945 | 4°F 1934 | 33% | 12% |
| Mar 26 | 46°F | 25°F | 78°F 2007 | 9°F 2014 | 33% | 12% |
| Mar 27 | 46°F | 25°F | 78°F 1989 | 6°F 1937 | 33% | 12% |
| Mar 28 | 47°F | 25°F | 80°F 1945 | 8°F 1934 | 33% | 11% |
| Mar 29 | 47°F | 26°F | 76°F 1977 | 14°F 1982 | 33% | 11% |
| Mar 30 | 48°F | 26°F | 80°F 1986 | 11°F 1970 | 34% | 11% |
| Mar 31 | 48°F | 26°F | 79°F 1998 | 15°F 1954 | 34% | 11% |
Chance of rain
- Chance of a wet day
- Chance of snowfall
Sunrise and sunset
Times for 2026, local time (EDT).
- March 1
- sunrise 7:07 AM, sunset 6:20 PM
- March 31
- sunrise 7:15 AM, sunset 7:57 PM
Other months
Sources
Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00209188 (Yale 1 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.