Petal climate

Petal Weather in March

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Hattiesburg Chain Muni AP, 7.3 km from Petal

Average highs run from 68°F on March 1 to 75°F on March 31, and lows from 45°F to 51°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 5.57 in over about 10 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 Petal, in °F, with the record for each date.20406080100151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

March at a glance

Average high
72°F
Average low
48°F
Precipitation
5.57 in
Snowfall
0.1 in
Record high
89°FMar 15, 2008
Record low
22°FMar 5, 2002
Chance of a freeze
63%
Daylight
11 h 31 min to 12 h 29 min
Cloud cover
60%
Humidity
82%
Dew point
51°F
Wind
4.5 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.

DateNormal highNormal lowRecord highRecord lowChance wetChance of snow
Mar 168°F45°F85°F 202331°F 200235%0%
Mar 268°F45°F86°F 202328°F 201335%0%
Mar 369°F46°F83°F 202327°F 201334%0%
Mar 469°F46°F85°F 202624°F 200234%0%
Mar 569°F46°F84°F 202622°F 200234%0%
Mar 669°F46°F84°F 202326°F 201534%0%
Mar 770°F47°F86°F 202326°F 201533%0%
Mar 870°F47°F85°F 202330°F 202133%0%
Mar 970°F47°F84°F 202330°F 200833%0%
Mar 1070°F47°F85°F 202631°F 200133%0%
Mar 1170°F47°F85°F 202633°F 201133%0%
Mar 1271°F48°F85°F 200631°F 202232%0%
Mar 1371°F48°F85°F 202526°F 202232%0%
Mar 1471°F48°F85°F 201631°F 202232%0%
Mar 1571°F48°F89°F 200830°F 201832%0%
Mar 1672°F48°F88°F 200231°F 201731%0%
Mar 1772°F48°F89°F 200231°F 202631%0%
Mar 1872°F49°F85°F 202231°F 200531%0%
Mar 1972°F49°F85°F 202032°F 202431%0%
Mar 2072°F49°F86°F 200227°F 202330%0%
Mar 2173°F49°F86°F 201732°F 202530%0%
Mar 2273°F49°F85°F 201135°F 201630%0%
Mar 2373°F49°F86°F 201733°F 200429%0%
Mar 2473°F50°F86°F 200736°F 200229%0%
Mar 2574°F50°F88°F 202330°F 200829%0%
Mar 2674°F50°F88°F 202030°F 201429%0%
Mar 2774°F50°F87°F 202028°F 201329%0%
Mar 2874°F50°F87°F 202032°F 201329%0%
Mar 2974°F50°F87°F 200737°F 201329%0%
Mar 3075°F51°F86°F 202534°F 200328%0%
Mar 3175°F51°F85°F 201230°F 200328%0%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Petal, 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 (CDT).

March 1
sunrise 6:24 AM, sunset 5:55 PM
March 31
sunrise 6:47 AM, sunset 7:16 PM

Every day of March: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USW00013833 (Hattiesburg Chain Muni AP), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USW00013833, 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.