Richmond 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 3.90 in over about 10 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
- 3.90 in
- Snowfall
- 9.4 in
- Record high
- 87°FMar 29, 1998
- Record low
- -21°FMar 4, 1950
- Chance of a freeze
- 100%
- Daylight
- 11 h 14 min to 12 h 41 min
- Cloud cover
- 66%
- Humidity
- 86%
- Dew point
- 25°F
- Wind
- 6.7 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 | 61°F 1972 | -12°F 1897 | 36% | 16% |
| Mar 2 | 40°F | 19°F | 62°F 2017 | -13°F 1967 | 36% | 16% |
| Mar 3 | 41°F | 19°F | 61°F 1964 | -6°F 1922 | 35% | 16% |
| Mar 4 | 41°F | 19°F | 60°F 1991 | -21°F 1950 | 35% | 16% |
| Mar 5 | 41°F | 20°F | 58°F 1894 | -7°F 1904 | 35% | 15% |
| Mar 6 | 41°F | 20°F | 64°F 1894 | -15°F 1948 | 35% | 15% |
| Mar 7 | 42°F | 20°F | 61°F 2022 | -10°F 1911 | 35% | 15% |
| Mar 8 | 42°F | 21°F | 65°F 1987 | -11°F 1913 | 35% | 14% |
| Mar 9 | 42°F | 21°F | 66°F 2012 | -15°F 1923 | 35% | 14% |
| Mar 10 | 43°F | 21°F | 77°F 2016 | -13°F 1996 | 35% | 14% |
| Mar 11 | 43°F | 22°F | 73°F 2026 | -13°F 1996 | 35% | 14% |
| Mar 12 | 43°F | 22°F | 69°F 1977 | -6°F 1934 | 35% | 13% |
| Mar 13 | 44°F | 22°F | 70°F 2012 | -6°F 1948 | 35% | 13% |
| Mar 14 | 44°F | 23°F | 71°F 1903 | -11°F 1896 | 35% | 13% |
| Mar 15 | 44°F | 23°F | 71°F 1990 | -4°F 1896 | 35% | 13% |
| Mar 16 | 44°F | 23°F | 73°F 1990 | -15°F 1916 | 35% | 12% |
| Mar 17 | 45°F | 24°F | 75°F 1990 | -12°F 1916 | 35% | 12% |
| Mar 18 | 45°F | 24°F | 67°F 1966 | -14°F 1956 | 35% | 12% |
| Mar 19 | 46°F | 24°F | 77°F 2012 | -17°F 1967 | 35% | 12% |
| Mar 20 | 46°F | 25°F | 81°F 2012 | -9°F 1993 | 35% | 11% |
| Mar 21 | 46°F | 25°F | 81°F 2012 | -2°F 1914 | 34% | 11% |
| Mar 22 | 47°F | 26°F | 81°F 2012 | 4°F 1956 | 34% | 11% |
| Mar 23 | 47°F | 26°F | 84°F 2012 | -3°F 1939 | 34% | 10% |
| Mar 24 | 48°F | 26°F | 74°F 1903 | -7°F 1906 | 34% | 10% |
| Mar 25 | 48°F | 27°F | 76°F 1913 | -10°F 1906 | 34% | 10% |
| Mar 26 | 48°F | 27°F | 76°F 1949 | -8°F 1912 | 34% | 9% |
| Mar 27 | 49°F | 27°F | 76°F 1945 | 8°F 1923 | 35% | 9% |
| Mar 28 | 49°F | 28°F | 82°F 1921 | 4°F 1956 | 35% | 9% |
| Mar 29 | 50°F | 28°F | 87°F 1998 | -3°F 1923 | 35% | 9% |
| Mar 30 | 50°F | 29°F | 83°F 1977 | 9°F 1970 | 35% | 8% |
| Mar 31 | 51°F | 29°F | 82°F 1998 | 12°F 2008 | 35% | 8% |
Chance of rain
- Chance of a wet day
- Chance of snowfall
Sunrise and sunset
Times for 2026, local time (EDT).
- March 1
- sunrise 6:25 AM, sunset 5:39 PM
- March 31
- sunrise 6:33 AM, sunset 7:14 PM
Other months
Sources
Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00198573 (Tully Lake), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00274399, 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.