Washington climate

Washington Weather in March

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Washington, 3.7 km from Washington

Average highs run from 50°F on March 1 to 62°F on March 31, and lows from 27°F to 38°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 3.66 in over about 11 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 Washington, in °F, with the record for each date.020406080100151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

March at a glance

Average high
56°F
Average low
32°F
Precipitation
3.66 in
Snowfall
0.7 in
Record high
94°FMar 27, 2026
Record low
1°FMar 4, 2014
Chance of a freeze
100%
Daylight
11 h 21 min to 12 h 37 min
Cloud cover
65%
Humidity
78%
Dew point
37°F
Wind
6.3 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 150°F27°F75°F 201717°F 201531%3%
Mar 250°F27°F76°F 20227°F 201531%3%
Mar 351°F27°F82°F 20222°F 201431%3%
Mar 451°F28°F78°F 20241°F 201431%3%
Mar 551°F28°F77°F 20244°F 201931%3%
Mar 652°F28°F76°F 20229°F 201932%3%
Mar 752°F29°F82°F 202617°F 201932%2%
Mar 853°F29°F75°F 202521°F 201332%2%
Mar 953°F29°F74°F 202022°F 201832%2%
Mar 1053°F30°F84°F 202624°F 201433%2%
Mar 1154°F30°F86°F 202623°F 201133%2%
Mar 1254°F31°F80°F 201413°F 202233%2%
Mar 1355°F31°F81°F 201213°F 202233%2%
Mar 1455°F31°F81°F 201221°F 201833%2%
Mar 1555°F32°F86°F 201215°F 201734%2%
Mar 1656°F32°F85°F 201615°F 201734%1%
Mar 1756°F32°F79°F 201516°F 202634%1%
Mar 1857°F33°F81°F 201116°F 202634%1%
Mar 1957°F33°F85°F 202519°F 202334%1%
Mar 2057°F34°F83°F 202618°F 202334%1%
Mar 2158°F34°F91°F 202617°F 201335%1%
Mar 2258°F34°F90°F 202621°F 201335%1%
Mar 2359°F35°F89°F 202627°F 201435%1%
Mar 2459°F35°F73°F 201718°F 201435%1%
Mar 2559°F36°F77°F 201723°F 201435%1%
Mar 2660°F36°F84°F 202616°F 201435%1%
Mar 2760°F36°F94°F 202619°F 201335%1%
Mar 2861°F37°F83°F 201219°F 201335%1%
Mar 2961°F37°F80°F 201226°F 202335%1%
Mar 3062°F37°F80°F 202525°F 201435%1%
Mar 3162°F38°F87°F 202626°F 201435%0%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Washington, 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 6:36 AM, sunset 5:57 PM
March 31
sunrise 6:50 AM, sunset 7:27 PM

Every day of March: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00238746 (Washington), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00238746, 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.