Columbus Weather in March
Average highs run from 69°F on March 1 to 77°F on March 31, and lows from 39°F to 44°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 0.37 in over about 1 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
- 73°F
- Average low
- 41°F
- Precipitation
- 0.37 in
- Record high
- 96°FMar 21, 2026
- Record low
- 10°FMar 3, 1971
- Chance of a freeze
- 85%
- Daylight
- 11 h 31 min to 12 h 30 min
- Cloud cover
- 38%
- Humidity
- 37%
- Dew point
- 25°F
- Wind
- 10.7 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 | 69°F | 39°F | 87°F 2026 | 19°F 1971 | 6% | 0% |
| Mar 2 | 69°F | 39°F | 84°F 2026 | 21°F 1971 | 6% | 0% |
| Mar 3 | 69°F | 39°F | 83°F 2009 | 10°F 1971 | 6% | 0% |
| Mar 4 | 70°F | 39°F | 82°F 1972 | 11°F 1965 | 6% | 0% |
| Mar 5 | 70°F | 39°F | 81°F 1972 | 16°F 1965 | 6% | 0% |
| Mar 6 | 70°F | 39°F | 83°F 1972 | 19°F 1977 | 6% | 0% |
| Mar 7 | 70°F | 40°F | 81°F 1972 | 20°F 1971 | 5% | 0% |
| Mar 8 | 71°F | 40°F | 81°F 2021 | 20°F 2008 | 5% | 0% |
| Mar 9 | 71°F | 40°F | 82°F 2017 | 17°F 1964 | 5% | 0% |
| Mar 10 | 71°F | 40°F | 83°F 1972 | 22°F 1964 | 5% | 0% |
| Mar 11 | 71°F | 40°F | 85°F 1972 | 22°F 1964 | 5% | 0% |
| Mar 12 | 72°F | 40°F | 84°F 1972 | 20°F 1969 | 5% | 0% |
| Mar 13 | 72°F | 41°F | 83°F 1972 | 19°F 1969 | 5% | 0% |
| Mar 14 | 72°F | 41°F | 84°F 1972 | 24°F 1962 | 5% | 0% |
| Mar 15 | 72°F | 41°F | 86°F 2007 | 16°F 1962 | 5% | 0% |
| Mar 16 | 73°F | 41°F | 82°F 2013 | 18°F 1969 | 5% | 0% |
| Mar 17 | 73°F | 41°F | 85°F 1974 | 22°F 1969 | 5% | 0% |
| Mar 18 | 73°F | 41°F | 90°F 2026 | 24°F 2008 | 4% | 0% |
| Mar 19 | 74°F | 42°F | 93°F 2026 | 17°F 1963 | 4% | 0% |
| Mar 20 | 74°F | 42°F | 94°F 2026 | 25°F 1977 | 4% | 0% |
| Mar 21 | 74°F | 42°F | 96°F 2026 | 24°F 1970 | 4% | 0% |
| Mar 22 | 74°F | 42°F | 95°F 2026 | 23°F 1968 | 4% | 0% |
| Mar 23 | 75°F | 42°F | 86°F 2026 | 28°F 1970 | 4% | 0% |
| Mar 24 | 75°F | 42°F | 92°F 2026 | 27°F 1980 | 4% | 0% |
| Mar 25 | 75°F | 43°F | 95°F 2026 | 23°F 1969 | 4% | 0% |
| Mar 26 | 75°F | 43°F | 92°F 2026 | 22°F 1964 | 4% | 0% |
| Mar 27 | 76°F | 43°F | 88°F 1971 | 27°F 2005 | 4% | 0% |
| Mar 28 | 76°F | 43°F | 87°F 2015 | 26°F 2009 | 4% | 0% |
| Mar 29 | 76°F | 43°F | 88°F 2026 | 21°F 1972 | 3% | 0% |
| Mar 30 | 77°F | 44°F | 88°F 2026 | 26°F 2007 | 3% | 0% |
| Mar 31 | 77°F | 44°F | 87°F 2026 | 27°F 1976 | 3% | 0% |
Chance of rain
- Chance of a wet day
- Chance of snowfall
Sunrise and sunset
Times for 2026, local time (MDT).
- March 1
- sunrise 6:38 AM, sunset 6:09 PM
- March 31
- sunrise 7:00 AM, sunset 7:30 PM
Other months
Sources
Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USW00023058 (Columbus), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USW00023078, 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 2026-09-25. Sun and moon: computed with the NOAA solar equations and Meeus.