Columbus climate

Columbus Weather in March

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Forest Lake 5NE, 14 km from Columbus

Average highs run from 36°F on March 1 to 50°F on March 31, and lows from 12°F to 26°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 1.70 in over about 8 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 Columbus, in °F, with the record for each date.-250255075100151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

March at a glance

Average high
43°F
Average low
19°F
Precipitation
1.70 in
Snowfall
9.2 in
Record high
81°FMar 17, 2012
Record low
-21°FMar 3, 2014
Chance of a freeze
100%
Daylight
11 h 10 min to 12 h 45 min
Cloud cover
63%
Humidity
79%
Dew point
23°F
Wind
11.4 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°F12°F46°F 2018-10°F 200923%21%
Mar 236°F12°F58°F 2024-18°F 201423%21%
Mar 337°F13°F59°F 2024-21°F 201423%20%
Mar 437°F13°F70°F 2024-20°F 201423%20%
Mar 538°F14°F46°F 2021-17°F 201524%20%
Mar 638°F14°F61°F 2017-17°F 201524%20%
Mar 739°F15°F63°F 2017-8°F 201924%19%
Mar 839°F15°F65°F 2016-16°F 200824%19%
Mar 940°F16°F71°F 2016-10°F 200824%18%
Mar 1040°F16°F62°F 2021-4°F 202224%18%
Mar 1141°F17°F65°F 2015-4°F 200924%18%
Mar 1241°F17°F66°F 2012-12°F 200924%17%
Mar 1342°F18°F70°F 2016-12°F 200924%17%
Mar 1442°F18°F65°F 20120°F 201724%16%
Mar 1543°F19°F71°F 2012-1°F 201724%16%
Mar 1643°F19°F68°F 20153°F 201424%16%
Mar 1743°F19°F81°F 20120°F 201324%15%
Mar 1844°F20°F81°F 20120°F 201324%15%
Mar 1944°F20°F80°F 20124°F 202325%14%
Mar 2045°F21°F79°F 20123°F 201325%14%
Mar 2145°F21°F63°F 2012-6°F 201325%14%
Mar 2246°F22°F63°F 2012-6°F 201325%13%
Mar 2346°F22°F66°F 2012-2°F 201325%13%
Mar 2447°F23°F70°F 2012-1°F 201425%12%
Mar 2547°F23°F70°F 20125°F 201426%12%
Mar 2648°F24°F57°F 20124°F 201426%12%
Mar 2748°F24°F53°F 20106°F 201126%11%
Mar 2849°F25°F70°F 20127°F 201126%11%
Mar 2949°F25°F63°F 20175°F 202327%10%
Mar 3050°F25°F74°F 20215°F 202327%10%
Mar 3150°F26°F73°F 20107°F 202327%10%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Columbus, in percent, and of at least 0.1 inch of snowfall.01020301102030
  • Chance of a wet day
  • Chance of snowfall

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (CDT).

March 1
sunrise 6:50 AM, sunset 6:00 PM
March 31
sunrise 6:54 AM, sunset 7:39 PM

Every day of March: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00212881 (Forest Lake 5NE), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00210190, 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.