Marion County Weather in March
Average highs run from 46°F on March 1 to 58°F on March 31, and lows from 27°F to 37°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 2.48 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
- 52°F
- Average low
- 32°F
- Precipitation
- 2.48 in
- Snowfall
- 1.6 in
- Record high
- 91°FMar 27, 2026
- Record low
- -9°FMar 5, 1960
- Chance of a freeze
- 100%
- Daylight
- 11 h 20 min to 12 h 38 min
- Cloud cover
- 67%
- Humidity
- 76%
- Dew point
- 34°F
- Wind
- 11.9 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 | 46°F | 27°F | 74°F 2017 | -5°F 1962 | 26% | 6% |
| Mar 2 | 46°F | 28°F | 76°F 1992 | 2°F 1980 | 26% | 5% |
| Mar 3 | 46°F | 28°F | 80°F 1974 | -8°F 2014 | 27% | 5% |
| Mar 4 | 47°F | 28°F | 83°F 2024 | -8°F 2014 | 27% | 5% |
| Mar 5 | 47°F | 29°F | 81°F 1956 | -9°F 1960 | 27% | 5% |
| Mar 6 | 48°F | 29°F | 81°F 1956 | -2°F 1960 | 27% | 5% |
| Mar 7 | 48°F | 29°F | 82°F 1974 | -4°F 1943 | 27% | 5% |
| Mar 8 | 48°F | 29°F | 80°F 2000 | -1°F 1943 | 28% | 5% |
| Mar 9 | 49°F | 30°F | 77°F 2000 | 2°F 1996 | 28% | 4% |
| Mar 10 | 49°F | 30°F | 81°F 2026 | 3°F 1934 | 28% | 4% |
| Mar 11 | 50°F | 30°F | 86°F 2026 | 7°F 1969 | 28% | 4% |
| Mar 12 | 50°F | 31°F | 77°F 2006 | 0°F 1998 | 28% | 4% |
| Mar 13 | 51°F | 31°F | 81°F 1990 | 6°F 1998 | 28% | 4% |
| Mar 14 | 51°F | 31°F | 82°F 1971 | 6°F 1993 | 28% | 3% |
| Mar 15 | 51°F | 32°F | 85°F 2025 | 10°F 1993 | 29% | 3% |
| Mar 16 | 52°F | 32°F | 86°F 1945 | 13°F 1951 | 29% | 3% |
| Mar 17 | 52°F | 32°F | 79°F 2015 | 10°F 2026 | 29% | 3% |
| Mar 18 | 53°F | 33°F | 79°F 1938 | 10°F 1965 | 29% | 3% |
| Mar 19 | 53°F | 33°F | 81°F 2012 | 8°F 1934 | 29% | 3% |
| Mar 20 | 54°F | 33°F | 83°F 1935 | 12°F 1965 | 29% | 3% |
| Mar 21 | 54°F | 34°F | 87°F 2026 | 13°F 1951 | 30% | 2% |
| Mar 22 | 54°F | 34°F | 90°F 2026 | 13°F 2002 | 30% | 2% |
| Mar 23 | 55°F | 34°F | 84°F 1988 | 14°F 1960 | 30% | 2% |
| Mar 24 | 55°F | 35°F | 82°F 1967 | 8°F 1974 | 30% | 2% |
| Mar 25 | 56°F | 35°F | 78°F 2003 | 8°F 1955 | 31% | 2% |
| Mar 26 | 56°F | 35°F | 88°F 1950 | 2°F 1955 | 31% | 2% |
| Mar 27 | 57°F | 36°F | 91°F 2026 | 19°F 1934 | 31% | 2% |
| Mar 28 | 57°F | 36°F | 81°F 2012 | 15°F 1996 | 31% | 1% |
| Mar 29 | 57°F | 36°F | 84°F 1985 | 17°F 1969 | 31% | 1% |
| Mar 30 | 58°F | 37°F | 87°F 1986 | 15°F 1964 | 31% | 1% |
| Mar 31 | 58°F | 37°F | 87°F 2026 | 21°F 1936 | 31% | 1% |
Chance of rain
- Chance of a wet day
- Chance of snowfall
Sunrise and sunset
Times for 2026, local time (CDT).
- March 1
- sunrise 6:39 AM, sunset 5:59 PM
- March 31
- sunrise 6:52 AM, sunset 7:30 PM
Other months
Sources
Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00117077 (Quincy Dam 21), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00233601, 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.