Madison Weather in March
Average highs run from 41°F on March 1 to 55°F on March 31, and lows from 19°F to 30°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 1.45 in over about 5 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
- 49°F
- Average low
- 24°F
- Precipitation
- 1.45 in
- Snowfall
- 4.5 in
- Record high
- 96°FMar 21, 2026
- Record low
- -20°FMar 4, 1960
- Chance of a freeze
- 100%
- Daylight
- 11 h 16 min to 12 h 40 min
- Cloud cover
- 66%
- Humidity
- 70%
- Dew point
- 27°F
- Wind
- 13.0 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 | 41°F | 19°F | 80°F 1992 | -11°F 1962 | 15% | 14% |
| Mar 2 | 42°F | 19°F | 78°F 1992 | -11°F 2014 | 15% | 14% |
| Mar 3 | 42°F | 20°F | 75°F 1983 | -14°F 2014 | 15% | 13% |
| Mar 4 | 43°F | 20°F | 72°F 1991 | -20°F 1960 | 15% | 13% |
| Mar 5 | 43°F | 20°F | 72°F 1991 | -13°F 1960 | 15% | 13% |
| Mar 6 | 44°F | 21°F | 79°F 1987 | -12°F 1962 | 15% | 13% |
| Mar 7 | 44°F | 21°F | 81°F 2016 | -7°F 1996 | 15% | 12% |
| Mar 8 | 45°F | 21°F | 75°F 2026 | -8°F 1995 | 15% | 12% |
| Mar 9 | 45°F | 22°F | 74°F 2014 | -2°F 1984 | 15% | 12% |
| Mar 10 | 46°F | 22°F | 78°F 2025 | -8°F 1984 | 15% | 12% |
| Mar 11 | 46°F | 22°F | 79°F 2024 | -17°F 1948 | 15% | 11% |
| Mar 12 | 47°F | 23°F | 79°F 2015 | -9°F 1998 | 15% | 11% |
| Mar 13 | 47°F | 23°F | 80°F 2012 | -4°F 1950 | 16% | 11% |
| Mar 14 | 48°F | 23°F | 77°F 2025 | 1°F 1960 | 16% | 11% |
| Mar 15 | 48°F | 24°F | 83°F 2015 | -3°F 1949 | 16% | 10% |
| Mar 16 | 49°F | 24°F | 92°F 2015 | -3°F 1962 | 16% | 10% |
| Mar 17 | 49°F | 24°F | 84°F 2012 | 4°F 1962 | 16% | 10% |
| Mar 18 | 50°F | 25°F | 84°F 2012 | 1°F 1965 | 17% | 10% |
| Mar 19 | 50°F | 25°F | 82°F 2026 | -5°F 1965 | 17% | 10% |
| Mar 20 | 51°F | 26°F | 85°F 2026 | 0°F 1965 | 17% | 10% |
| Mar 21 | 51°F | 26°F | 96°F 2026 | -4°F 1951 | 17% | 9% |
| Mar 22 | 51°F | 26°F | 78°F 1994 | -7°F 1955 | 18% | 9% |
| Mar 23 | 52°F | 27°F | 81°F 1967 | 1°F 1965 | 18% | 9% |
| Mar 24 | 52°F | 27°F | 84°F 1967 | 4°F 1952 | 18% | 9% |
| Mar 25 | 53°F | 27°F | 84°F 2026 | 3°F 1955 | 19% | 9% |
| Mar 26 | 53°F | 28°F | 86°F 2012 | -4°F 1965 | 19% | 8% |
| Mar 27 | 54°F | 28°F | 84°F 1989 | 3°F 1955 | 19% | 8% |
| Mar 28 | 54°F | 29°F | 88°F 2025 | 11°F 1969 | 19% | 8% |
| Mar 29 | 54°F | 29°F | 88°F 1986 | 5°F 1969 | 20% | 8% |
| Mar 30 | 55°F | 29°F | 87°F 1968 | 11°F 1969 | 20% | 8% |
| Mar 31 | 55°F | 30°F | 88°F 2012 | 11°F 1954 | 20% | 8% |
Chance of rain
- Chance of a wet day
- Chance of snowfall
Sunrise and sunset
Times for 2026, local time (CDT).
- March 1
- sunrise 7:04 AM, sunset 6:20 PM
- March 31
- sunrise 7:14 AM, sunset 7:54 PM
Other months
Sources
Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00255080 (Madison), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USW00014941, 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.