Paul Smiths climate

Paul Smiths Weather in March

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Saranac Rgnl AP, 7 km from Paul Smiths

Average highs run from 32°F on March 1 to 42°F on March 31, and lows from 6°F to 19°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 2.04 in over about 14 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 Paul Smiths, in °F, with the record for each date.-50-250255075100151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

March at a glance

Average high
37°F
Average low
12°F
Precipitation
2.04 in
Snowfall
18.9 in
Record high
77°FMar 21, 2012
Record low
-35°FMar 7, 2007
Chance of a freeze
100%
Daylight
11 h 11 min to 12 h 43 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.

DateNormal highNormal lowRecord highRecord lowChance wetChance of snow
Mar 132°F6°F59°F 2017-20°F 201546%32%
Mar 232°F6°F46°F 2004-24°F 202646%32%
Mar 332°F6°F51°F 2008-27°F 201146%32%
Mar 432°F7°F58°F 2024-25°F 200346%31%
Mar 533°F7°F54°F 2024-21°F 201546%31%
Mar 633°F7°F61°F 2022-29°F 201546%31%
Mar 733°F8°F55°F 2012-35°F 200746%30%
Mar 834°F8°F60°F 2000-26°F 200746%30%
Mar 934°F8°F62°F 2000-29°F 200746%29%
Mar 1034°F9°F60°F 2026-18°F 199946%29%
Mar 1135°F9°F59°F 2026-9°F 201746%29%
Mar 1235°F10°F61°F 2012-11°F 200146%28%
Mar 1335°F10°F60°F 2024-13°F 200346%28%
Mar 1436°F10°F58°F 2025-20°F 200346%28%
Mar 1536°F11°F61°F 2025-3°F 202146%27%
Mar 1636°F11°F62°F 2026-8°F 202146%27%
Mar 1737°F12°F65°F 2022-29°F 201446%26%
Mar 1837°F12°F76°F 2012-22°F 201846%26%
Mar 1937°F13°F73°F 2012-19°F 201846%25%
Mar 2038°F13°F75°F 2012-15°F 201846%25%
Mar 2138°F14°F77°F 2012-16°F 200746%25%
Mar 2239°F14°F75°F 2012-9°F 201746%24%
Mar 2339°F15°F65°F 2021-20°F 201746%24%
Mar 2439°F15°F56°F 2000-25°F 201446%23%
Mar 2540°F16°F68°F 2021-10°F 201446%23%
Mar 2640°F16°F62°F 2021-11°F 200147%22%
Mar 2741°F17°F62°F 2016-16°F 201447%22%
Mar 2841°F17°F63°F 2009-4°F 201547%21%
Mar 2941°F18°F61°F 2004-9°F 201547%21%
Mar 3042°F18°F61°F 2004-10°F 200847%20%
Mar 3142°F19°F70°F 20063°F 200348%20%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Paul Smiths, in percent, and of at least 0.1 inch of snowfall.010203040501102030
  • Chance of a wet day
  • Chance of snowfall

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (EDT).

March 1
sunrise 6:34 AM, sunset 5:45 PM
March 31
sunrise 6:40 AM, sunset 7:23 PM

Every day of March: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USW00094740 (Saranac Rgnl AP), 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.