Amherst Weather in March
Average highs run from 40°F on March 1 to 51°F on March 31, and lows from 19°F to 29°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 3.79 in over about 11 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
- 45°F
- Average low
- 24°F
- Precipitation
- 3.79 in
- Snowfall
- 14.4 in
- Record high
- 85°FMar 29, 1998
- Record low
- -18°FMar 6, 1948
- Chance of a freeze
- 100%
- Daylight
- 11 h 14 min to 12 h 42 min
- Cloud cover
- 64%
- Humidity
- 84%
- Dew point
- 28°F
- Wind
- 6.5 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.
| Date | Normal high | Normal low | Record high | Record low | Chance wet | Chance of snow |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 1 | 40°F | 19°F | 65°F 1972 | -13°F 1948 | 34% | 20% |
| Mar 2 | 40°F | 19°F | 65°F 2017 | -5°F 1967 | 34% | 20% |
| Mar 3 | 40°F | 19°F | 64°F 1991 | -3°F 1950 | 34% | 20% |
| Mar 4 | 41°F | 20°F | 65°F 1974 | -13°F 1950 | 34% | 20% |
| Mar 5 | 41°F | 20°F | 69°F 1976 | -5°F 1904 | 35% | 20% |
| Mar 6 | 41°F | 20°F | 61°F 1935 | -18°F 1948 | 35% | 20% |
| Mar 7 | 42°F | 21°F | 68°F 1974 | -6°F 2003 | 35% | 19% |
| Mar 8 | 42°F | 21°F | 65°F 1987 | -5°F 2003 | 35% | 19% |
| Mar 9 | 42°F | 21°F | 68°F 2012 | -13°F 1943 | 35% | 19% |
| Mar 10 | 42°F | 22°F | 77°F 2016 | -7°F 1996 | 35% | 19% |
| Mar 11 | 43°F | 22°F | 74°F 2026 | -6°F 1996 | 35% | 18% |
| Mar 12 | 43°F | 22°F | 71°F 2021 | -6°F 1941 | 35% | 18% |
| Mar 13 | 43°F | 23°F | 72°F 1990 | -8°F 1948 | 35% | 18% |
| Mar 14 | 44°F | 23°F | 74°F 1903 | -10°F 1948 | 36% | 17% |
| Mar 15 | 44°F | 23°F | 74°F 1990 | 4°F 1993 | 36% | 17% |
| Mar 16 | 44°F | 24°F | 69°F 1935 | -6°F 1956 | 36% | 17% |
| Mar 17 | 45°F | 24°F | 72°F 1990 | 1°F 1967 | 36% | 16% |
| Mar 18 | 45°F | 24°F | 69°F 2003 | -6°F 1956 | 36% | 16% |
| Mar 19 | 45°F | 25°F | 79°F 2012 | -9°F 1967 | 36% | 16% |
| Mar 20 | 46°F | 25°F | 80°F 2012 | -2°F 1949 | 36% | 15% |
| Mar 21 | 46°F | 25°F | 81°F 2012 | 2°F 1956 | 36% | 15% |
| Mar 22 | 47°F | 25°F | 81°F 2012 | 3°F 1939 | 36% | 15% |
| Mar 23 | 47°F | 26°F | 84°F 2012 | 10°F 1934 | 36% | 14% |
| Mar 24 | 47°F | 26°F | 74°F 2012 | -4°F 1906 | 36% | 14% |
| Mar 25 | 48°F | 26°F | 77°F 1910 | -3°F 1906 | 37% | 13% |
| Mar 26 | 48°F | 27°F | 75°F 1949 | -1°F 1960 | 37% | 13% |
| Mar 27 | 49°F | 27°F | 77°F 1945 | 9°F 1956 | 37% | 12% |
| Mar 28 | 49°F | 27°F | 82°F 1945 | 10°F 1947 | 37% | 12% |
| Mar 29 | 50°F | 28°F | 85°F 1998 | 5°F 1959 | 38% | 11% |
| Mar 30 | 50°F | 28°F | 85°F 1977 | 11°F 1887 | 38% | 11% |
| Mar 31 | 51°F | 29°F | 82°F 1998 | 13°F 1950 | 38% | 10% |
Chance of rain
- Chance of a wet day
- Chance of snowfall
Sunrise and sunset
Times for 2026, local time (EDT).
- March 1
- sunrise 6:22 AM, sunset 5:36 PM
- March 31
- sunrise 6:30 AM, sunset 7:12 PM
Other months
Sources
Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00275412 (Milford), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00275712, 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.