Bristol Weather in March
Average highs run from 37°F on March 1 to 48°F on March 31, and lows from 15°F to 25°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 3.31 in.
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
- 42°F
- Average low
- 20°F
- Precipitation
- 3.31 in
- Snowfall
- 9.4 in
- Record high
- 79°FMar 31, 1998
- Record low
- -20°FMar 10, 1972
- Chance of a freeze
- 100%
- Daylight
- 11 h 13 min to 12 h 43 min
- Cloud cover
- 64%
- Humidity
- 86%
- Dew point
- 25°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 | 37°F | 15°F | 54°F 1998 | -11°F 1982 | 18% | |
| Mar 2 | 37°F | 15°F | 62°F 1972 | -16°F 1988 | 18% | |
| Mar 3 | 38°F | 15°F | 54°F 1990 | -5°F 1994 | 18% | |
| Mar 4 | 38°F | 16°F | 59°F 1964 | -14°F 2003 | 17% | |
| Mar 5 | 38°F | 16°F | 56°F 1964 | -13°F 2003 | 17% | |
| Mar 6 | 38°F | 16°F | 58°F 1964 | -8°F 2007 | 17% | |
| Mar 7 | 39°F | 17°F | 55°F 1974 | -15°F 2007 | 16% | |
| Mar 8 | 39°F | 17°F | 60°F 1974 | -14°F 2007 | 16% | |
| Mar 9 | 39°F | 17°F | 61°F 1987 | -13°F 1989 | 16% | |
| Mar 10 | 40°F | 18°F | 59°F 1977 | -20°F 1972 | 15% | |
| Mar 11 | 40°F | 18°F | 64°F 1977 | -20°F 1987 | 15% | |
| Mar 12 | 40°F | 18°F | 65°F 1977 | -7°F 2003 | 15% | |
| Mar 13 | 41°F | 19°F | 62°F 1977 | -4°F 1984 | 14% | |
| Mar 14 | 41°F | 19°F | 61°F 1995 | -1°F 1989 | 14% | |
| Mar 15 | 41°F | 20°F | 61°F 1957 | -3°F 1993 | 13% | |
| Mar 16 | 42°F | 20°F | 64°F 1989 | -8°F 1993 | 13% | |
| Mar 17 | 42°F | 20°F | 58°F 1973 | -9°F 1967 | 13% | |
| Mar 18 | 42°F | 21°F | 68°F 2003 | -16°F 1956 | 12% | |
| Mar 19 | 43°F | 21°F | 59°F 1966 | -13°F 1967 | 12% | |
| Mar 20 | 43°F | 21°F | 64°F 1959 | -14°F 1993 | 11% | |
| Mar 21 | 44°F | 22°F | 64°F 1976 | -1°F 1956 | 11% | |
| Mar 22 | 44°F | 22°F | 61°F 1953 | 0°F 1986 | 11% | |
| Mar 23 | 44°F | 22°F | 64°F 1979 | 1°F 1988 | 10% | |
| Mar 24 | 45°F | 23°F | 67°F 1979 | -3°F 1988 | 10% | |
| Mar 25 | 45°F | 23°F | 65°F 1987 | 4°F 1956 | 9% | |
| Mar 26 | 46°F | 23°F | 69°F 1963 | -8°F 1956 | 9% | |
| Mar 27 | 46°F | 24°F | 69°F 1986 | -2°F 1956 | 9% | |
| Mar 28 | 46°F | 24°F | 71°F 1998 | 5°F 1975 | 8% | |
| Mar 29 | 47°F | 24°F | 75°F 1998 | -4°F 1974 | 8% | |
| Mar 30 | 47°F | 25°F | 73°F 1981 | 0°F 1974 | 7% | |
| Mar 31 | 48°F | 25°F | 79°F 1998 | 8°F 1969 | 7% |
Chance of rain
- Chance of a wet day
- Chance of snowfall
Sunrise and sunset
Times for 2026, local time (EDT).
- March 1
- sunrise 6:23 AM, sunset 5:36 PM
- March 31
- sunrise 6:30 AM, sunset 7:13 PM
Other months
Sources
Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00273182 (Franklin Falls Dam), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00276945, 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.