Franklin County Weather in March
Average highs run from 30°F on March 1 to 42°F on March 31, and lows from 11°F to 24°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 2.37 in over about 13 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
- 35°F
- Average low
- 17°F
- Precipitation
- 2.37 in
- Snowfall
- 17.0 in
- Record high
- 77°FMar 21, 2012
- Record low
- -35°FMar 7, 2007
- Chance of a freeze
- 100%
- Daylight
- 11 h 10 min to 12 h 44 min
- Cloud cover
- 67%
- Humidity
- 88%
- Dew point
- 22°F
- Wind
- 7.4 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 | 30°F | 11°F | 59°F 2017 | -20°F 2015 | 46% | 34% |
| Mar 2 | 30°F | 12°F | 46°F 2004 | -24°F 2026 | 46% | 34% |
| Mar 3 | 31°F | 12°F | 51°F 2008 | -27°F 2011 | 46% | 34% |
| Mar 4 | 31°F | 13°F | 58°F 2024 | -25°F 2003 | 46% | 33% |
| Mar 5 | 31°F | 13°F | 54°F 2024 | -21°F 2015 | 45% | 33% |
| Mar 6 | 32°F | 13°F | 61°F 2022 | -29°F 2015 | 45% | 32% |
| Mar 7 | 32°F | 14°F | 55°F 2012 | -35°F 2007 | 45% | 32% |
| Mar 8 | 32°F | 14°F | 60°F 2000 | -26°F 2007 | 45% | 31% |
| Mar 9 | 33°F | 14°F | 62°F 2000 | -29°F 2007 | 45% | 31% |
| Mar 10 | 33°F | 15°F | 60°F 2026 | -18°F 1999 | 45% | 30% |
| Mar 11 | 33°F | 15°F | 59°F 2026 | -9°F 2017 | 44% | 30% |
| Mar 12 | 34°F | 16°F | 61°F 2012 | -11°F 2001 | 44% | 29% |
| Mar 13 | 34°F | 16°F | 60°F 2024 | -13°F 2003 | 44% | 29% |
| Mar 14 | 34°F | 16°F | 58°F 2025 | -20°F 2003 | 44% | 28% |
| Mar 15 | 35°F | 17°F | 61°F 2025 | -3°F 2021 | 44% | 27% |
| Mar 16 | 35°F | 17°F | 62°F 2026 | -8°F 2021 | 43% | 27% |
| Mar 17 | 35°F | 17°F | 65°F 2022 | -29°F 2014 | 43% | 26% |
| Mar 18 | 36°F | 18°F | 76°F 2012 | -22°F 2018 | 43% | 26% |
| Mar 19 | 36°F | 18°F | 73°F 2012 | -19°F 2018 | 43% | 25% |
| Mar 20 | 37°F | 19°F | 75°F 2012 | -15°F 2018 | 43% | 25% |
| Mar 21 | 37°F | 19°F | 77°F 2012 | -16°F 2007 | 42% | 24% |
| Mar 22 | 37°F | 20°F | 75°F 2012 | -9°F 2017 | 42% | 23% |
| Mar 23 | 38°F | 20°F | 65°F 2021 | -20°F 2017 | 42% | 23% |
| Mar 24 | 38°F | 20°F | 56°F 2000 | -25°F 2014 | 42% | 22% |
| Mar 25 | 39°F | 21°F | 68°F 2021 | -10°F 2014 | 42% | 22% |
| Mar 26 | 39°F | 21°F | 62°F 2021 | -11°F 2001 | 42% | 21% |
| Mar 27 | 40°F | 22°F | 62°F 2016 | -16°F 2014 | 42% | 20% |
| Mar 28 | 40°F | 22°F | 63°F 2009 | -4°F 2015 | 42% | 20% |
| Mar 29 | 41°F | 23°F | 61°F 2004 | -9°F 2015 | 43% | 19% |
| Mar 30 | 41°F | 23°F | 61°F 2004 | -10°F 2008 | 43% | 19% |
| Mar 31 | 42°F | 24°F | 70°F 2006 | 3°F 2003 | 43% | 18% |
Chance of rain
- Chance of a wet day
- Chance of snowfall
Sunrise and sunset
Times for 2026, local time (EDT).
- March 1
- sunrise 6:35 AM, sunset 5:45 PM
- March 31
- sunrise 6:40 AM, sunset 7:24 PM
Other months
Sources
Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00304996 (Malone), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USW00094740, 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.