Ithaca Weather in March
Average highs run from 36°F on March 1 to 47°F on March 31, and lows from 18°F to 27°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 2.78 in over about 14 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
- 41°F
- Average low
- 22°F
- Precipitation
- 2.78 in
- Snowfall
- 12.0 in
- Record high
- 85°FMar 31, 1977
- Record low
- -17°FMar 19, 1993
- Chance of a freeze
- 100%
- Daylight
- 11 h 15 min to 12 h 41 min
- Cloud cover
- 72%
- Humidity
- 87%
- Dew point
- 27°F
- Wind
- 7.2 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 | 36°F | 18°F | 63°F 1976 | -8°F 2015 | 47% | 30% |
| Mar 2 | 36°F | 18°F | 65°F 2017 | -13°F 1980 | 47% | 30% |
| Mar 3 | 37°F | 18°F | 68°F 1991 | -3°F 1962 | 47% | 30% |
| Mar 4 | 37°F | 19°F | 62°F 1919 | -11°F 1972 | 47% | 29% |
| Mar 5 | 37°F | 19°F | 67°F 2024 | -10°F 1944 | 47% | 29% |
| Mar 6 | 37°F | 19°F | 69°F 1976 | -12°F 2014 | 47% | 28% |
| Mar 7 | 38°F | 19°F | 70°F 2022 | -14°F 2003 | 47% | 28% |
| Mar 8 | 38°F | 20°F | 65°F 1964 | -13°F 1999 | 47% | 27% |
| Mar 9 | 38°F | 20°F | 75°F 2000 | -8°F 1960 | 46% | 27% |
| Mar 10 | 39°F | 20°F | 75°F 2016 | -10°F 1984 | 46% | 26% |
| Mar 11 | 39°F | 20°F | 74°F 2026 | -10°F 1960 | 46% | 25% |
| Mar 12 | 39°F | 21°F | 70°F 1977 | -10°F 1960 | 46% | 25% |
| Mar 13 | 40°F | 21°F | 71°F 1990 | -10°F 1948 | 46% | 24% |
| Mar 14 | 40°F | 21°F | 74°F 1990 | -1°F 1896 | 46% | 24% |
| Mar 15 | 40°F | 21°F | 79°F 1990 | 0°F 1960 | 45% | 23% |
| Mar 16 | 41°F | 22°F | 79°F 1990 | 1°F 1980 | 45% | 23% |
| Mar 17 | 41°F | 22°F | 76°F 1945 | 1°F 1900 | 45% | 22% |
| Mar 18 | 41°F | 22°F | 74°F 2012 | -4°F 1956 | 45% | 22% |
| Mar 19 | 42°F | 23°F | 77°F 2012 | -17°F 1993 | 45% | 21% |
| Mar 20 | 42°F | 23°F | 77°F 2012 | -3°F 1993 | 45% | 20% |
| Mar 21 | 42°F | 23°F | 74°F 2012 | -2°F 2007 | 45% | 20% |
| Mar 22 | 43°F | 23°F | 82°F 1938 | 7°F 1956 | 45% | 19% |
| Mar 23 | 43°F | 24°F | 77°F 1938 | 3°F 1906 | 45% | 18% |
| Mar 24 | 44°F | 24°F | 79°F 1910 | -3°F 1896 | 44% | 18% |
| Mar 25 | 44°F | 24°F | 72°F 2016 | 4°F 1912 | 44% | 17% |
| Mar 26 | 44°F | 25°F | 76°F 1925 | -4°F 1960 | 44% | 16% |
| Mar 27 | 45°F | 25°F | 80°F 1921 | 7°F 2001 | 44% | 16% |
| Mar 28 | 45°F | 26°F | 78°F 1949 | 7°F 1923 | 44% | 15% |
| Mar 29 | 46°F | 26°F | 82°F 1905 | 1°F 1959 | 44% | 14% |
| Mar 30 | 46°F | 26°F | 80°F 1945 | 10°F 1923 | 45% | 14% |
| Mar 31 | 47°F | 27°F | 85°F 1977 | 8°F 2003 | 45% | 13% |
Chance of rain
- Chance of a wet day
- Chance of snowfall
Sunrise and sunset
Times for 2026, local time (EDT).
- March 1
- sunrise 6:41 AM, sunset 5:56 PM
- March 31
- sunrise 6:50 AM, sunset 7:31 PM
Other months
Sources
Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00304174 (Ithaca Cornell Univ), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00304174, 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.