Metuchen climate

Metuchen Weather in March

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Plainfield, 7.5 km from Metuchen

Average highs run from 48°F on March 1 to 59°F on March 31, and lows from 29°F to 36°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 4.27 in over about 10 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 Metuchen, in °F, with the record for each date.020406080100151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

March at a glance

Average high
53°F
Average low
32°F
Precipitation
4.27 in
Snowfall
5.3 in
Record high
90°FMar 31, 1998
Record low
1°FMar 8, 1986
Chance of a freeze
100%
Daylight
11 h 18 min to 12 h 38 min
Cloud cover
63%
Humidity
82%
Dew point
33°F
Wind
8.5 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.

DateNormal highNormal lowRecord highRecord lowChance wetChance of snow
Mar 148°F29°F73°F 19726°F 198032%7%
Mar 248°F29°F77°F 197211°F 197832%7%
Mar 348°F29°F73°F 19729°F 200932%7%
Mar 449°F29°F65°F 19749°F 199632%7%
Mar 549°F30°F74°F 19767°F 197832%7%
Mar 649°F30°F70°F 19763°F 197832%6%
Mar 750°F30°F71°F 19879°F 199032%6%
Mar 850°F30°F77°F 19871°F 198632%6%
Mar 950°F30°F72°F 20126°F 199632%6%
Mar 1051°F31°F73°F 20005°F 198732%6%
Mar 1151°F31°F76°F 20063°F 198432%6%
Mar 1251°F31°F68°F 199011°F 198432%6%
Mar 1352°F31°F86°F 199016°F 197433%6%
Mar 1452°F32°F83°F 199015°F 199233%6%
Mar 1552°F32°F81°F 20078°F 199333%6%
Mar 1653°F32°F82°F 199010°F 199333%6%
Mar 1753°F32°F78°F 199018°F 199233%5%
Mar 1853°F32°F78°F 198912°F 198134%5%
Mar 1954°F33°F71°F 19869°F 199334%5%
Mar 2054°F33°F79°F 201214°F 198134%5%
Mar 2155°F33°F76°F 201014°F 198634%5%
Mar 2255°F34°F71°F 197914°F 198635%5%
Mar 2355°F34°F79°F 201215°F 200435%4%
Mar 2456°F34°F79°F 201216°F 199235%4%
Mar 2556°F34°F78°F 198818°F 197735%4%
Mar 2657°F35°F77°F 198819°F 197435%4%
Mar 2757°F35°F74°F 198519°F 200136%4%
Mar 2858°F35°F85°F 199818°F 198236%3%
Mar 2958°F36°F82°F 199815°F 199036%3%
Mar 3059°F36°F84°F 197719°F 197036%3%
Mar 3159°F36°F90°F 199824°F 196936%3%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Metuchen, 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 (EDT).

March 1
sunrise 6:31 AM, sunset 5:49 PM
March 31
sunrise 6:43 AM, sunset 7:21 PM

Every day of March: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00287079 (Plainfield), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00282023, 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.