Highland climate

Highland Weather in March

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Poughkeepsie, 3.4 km from Highland

Average highs run from 42°F on March 1 to 53°F on March 31, and lows from 23°F to 32°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 3.54 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 Highland, in °F, with the record for each date.-20020406080100151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

March at a glance

Average high
47°F
Average low
27°F
Precipitation
3.54 in
Snowfall
12.4 in
Record high
84°FMar 30, 1977
Record low
-13°FMar 19, 1967
Chance of a freeze
100%
Daylight
11 h 15 min to 12 h 40 min
Cloud cover
63%
Humidity
84%
Dew point
30°F
Wind
6.3 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 142°F23°F65°F 19720°F 201432%19%
Mar 242°F23°F69°F 19912°F 195232%19%
Mar 343°F24°F63°F 1991-2°F 196232%19%
Mar 443°F24°F67°F 1974-7°F 195032%18%
Mar 543°F24°F71°F 1964-1°F 196932%18%
Mar 643°F24°F68°F 2022-2°F 201531%18%
Mar 744°F25°F66°F 1974-9°F 200331%17%
Mar 844°F25°F71°F 20123°F 200732%17%
Mar 944°F25°F82°F 2016-2°F 196032%17%
Mar 1045°F25°F78°F 2026-3°F 198431%16%
Mar 1145°F26°F76°F 2026-5°F 196031%16%
Mar 1245°F26°F72°F 2012-2°F 196031%16%
Mar 1346°F26°F82°F 19906°F 201731%15%
Mar 1446°F27°F75°F 200715°F 200331%15%
Mar 1546°F27°F76°F 199011°F 196031%14%
Mar 1647°F27°F80°F 19907°F 199231%14%
Mar 1747°F27°F70°F 19904°F 195631%14%
Mar 1847°F28°F73°F 2012-3°F 196731%13%
Mar 1948°F28°F79°F 2012-13°F 196731%13%
Mar 2048°F28°F77°F 2012-1°F 194932%13%
Mar 2148°F29°F72°F 2012-2°F 195632%12%
Mar 2249°F29°F79°F 20125°F 195632%12%
Mar 2349°F29°F75°F 20129°F 201731%11%
Mar 2450°F30°F73°F 198810°F 199231%11%
Mar 2550°F30°F76°F 196313°F 195632%10%
Mar 2650°F30°F80°F 202114°F 196032%10%
Mar 2751°F31°F77°F 194912°F 200132%10%
Mar 2851°F31°F83°F 198913°F 195632%9%
Mar 2952°F31°F80°F 198611°F 195932%9%
Mar 3052°F32°F84°F 197715°F 197032%8%
Mar 3153°F32°F81°F 202616°F 195032%8%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Highland, 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 5:46 PM
March 31
sunrise 6:40 AM, sunset 7:20 PM

Every day of March: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00306820 (Poughkeepsie), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USW00014757, 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.