Madison climate

Madison Weather in March

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Madison Wwtp, 2.5 km from Madison

Average highs run from 31°F on March 1 to 47°F on March 31, and lows from 13°F to 27°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 1.30 in over about 6 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 Madison, in °F, with the record for each date.-250255075100151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

March at a glance

Average high
39°F
Average low
20°F
Precipitation
1.30 in
Snowfall
7.7 in
Record high
84°FMar 19, 2012
Record low
-23°FMar 11, 1948
Chance of a freeze
100%
Daylight
11 h 10 min to 12 h 44 min
Cloud cover
64%
Humidity
72%
Dew point
23°F
Wind
12.3 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 131°F13°F69°F 1992-14°F 198018%16%
Mar 232°F13°F64°F 1992-14°F 200318%16%
Mar 332°F14°F66°F 2000-17°F 201918%16%
Mar 433°F14°F64°F 2000-15°F 195219%15%
Mar 533°F15°F75°F 2000-14°F 196019%15%
Mar 634°F15°F74°F 1987-13°F 198919%15%
Mar 734°F16°F77°F 2000-15°F 200819%15%
Mar 835°F16°F75°F 1987-19°F 199519%15%
Mar 935°F17°F67°F 2026-20°F 198419%14%
Mar 1036°F17°F67°F 2021-19°F 194820%14%
Mar 1136°F17°F71°F 2025-23°F 194820%14%
Mar 1237°F18°F74°F 2016-11°F 195620%14%
Mar 1337°F18°F73°F 2016-12°F 197520%13%
Mar 1438°F19°F74°F 2025-10°F 201720%13%
Mar 1538°F19°F75°F 2025-8°F 199720%13%
Mar 1639°F20°F76°F 2015-11°F 194121%13%
Mar 1739°F20°F82°F 2012-6°F 199321%13%
Mar 1840°F21°F78°F 2012-2°F 194421%12%
Mar 1940°F21°F84°F 2012-5°F 196521%12%
Mar 2041°F22°F76°F 2012-3°F 196521%12%
Mar 2141°F22°F67°F 2015-9°F 195122%12%
Mar 2242°F23°F75°F 1945-5°F 201322%12%
Mar 2342°F23°F71°F 2003-8°F 196522%11%
Mar 2443°F24°F75°F 1968-10°F 197423%11%
Mar 2544°F24°F75°F 2012-4°F 196423%11%
Mar 2644°F24°F77°F 2007-6°F 199623%11%
Mar 2745°F25°F80°F 19460°F 200123%10%
Mar 2845°F25°F81°F 1946-3°F 196924%10%
Mar 2946°F26°F74°F 1968-10°F 196924%10%
Mar 3046°F26°F82°F 2021-9°F 196924%10%
Mar 3147°F27°F80°F 1963-4°F 196924%9%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Madison, in percent, and of at least 0.1 inch of snowfall.05101520251102030
  • Chance of a wet day
  • Chance of snowfall

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (CDT).

March 1
sunrise 7:02 AM, sunset 6:12 PM
March 31
sunrise 7:07 AM, sunset 7:51 PM

Every day of March: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00214994 (Madison Wwtp), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00214994, 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.