Plattsburgh Weather in March
Average highs run from 35°F on March 1 to 46°F on March 31, and lows from 15°F to 26°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 1.33 in over about 11 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
- 40°F
- Average low
- 21°F
- Precipitation
- 1.33 in
- Snowfall
- 10.6 in
- Record high
- 78°FMar 22, 2012
- Record low
- -15°FMar 6, 2015
- Chance of a freeze
- 100%
- Daylight
- 11 h 11 min to 12 h 44 min
- Cloud cover
- 66%
- Humidity
- 86%
- Dew point
- 23°F
- Wind
- 7.6 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 | 35°F | 15°F | 61°F 2017 | -7°F 2015 | 33% | 22% |
| Mar 2 | 35°F | 15°F | 54°F 2017 | -9°F 2026 | 33% | 22% |
| Mar 3 | 36°F | 16°F | 50°F 2012 | -4°F 2025 | 33% | 22% |
| Mar 4 | 36°F | 16°F | 58°F 2024 | -7°F 2022 | 33% | 21% |
| Mar 5 | 36°F | 16°F | 52°F 2024 | -3°F 2014 | 33% | 21% |
| Mar 6 | 37°F | 17°F | 69°F 2022 | -15°F 2015 | 33% | 21% |
| Mar 7 | 37°F | 17°F | 56°F 2010 | -4°F 2014 | 33% | 20% |
| Mar 8 | 37°F | 17°F | 63°F 2012 | 0°F 2011 | 34% | 20% |
| Mar 9 | 38°F | 18°F | 71°F 2016 | -2°F 2011 | 34% | 20% |
| Mar 10 | 38°F | 18°F | 63°F 2026 | 9°F 2017 | 34% | 20% |
| Mar 11 | 38°F | 19°F | 68°F 2025 | -3°F 2017 | 34% | 19% |
| Mar 12 | 39°F | 19°F | 65°F 2016 | 0°F 2017 | 34% | 19% |
| Mar 13 | 39°F | 19°F | 64°F 2012 | 2°F 2014 | 35% | 19% |
| Mar 14 | 39°F | 20°F | 55°F 2025 | -8°F 2014 | 35% | 18% |
| Mar 15 | 40°F | 20°F | 64°F 2025 | 7°F 2021 | 35% | 18% |
| Mar 16 | 40°F | 20°F | 67°F 2025 | -4°F 2014 | 35% | 18% |
| Mar 17 | 40°F | 21°F | 63°F 2022 | -7°F 2014 | 35% | 17% |
| Mar 18 | 41°F | 21°F | 70°F 2012 | -5°F 2014 | 35% | 17% |
| Mar 19 | 41°F | 22°F | 74°F 2012 | 4°F 2017 | 35% | 16% |
| Mar 20 | 41°F | 22°F | 74°F 2012 | 8°F 2018 | 36% | 16% |
| Mar 21 | 42°F | 22°F | 77°F 2012 | 7°F 2018 | 36% | 16% |
| Mar 22 | 42°F | 23°F | 78°F 2012 | 9°F 2015 | 36% | 15% |
| Mar 23 | 42°F | 23°F | 65°F 2021 | 6°F 2015 | 36% | 15% |
| Mar 24 | 43°F | 24°F | 57°F 2021 | 1°F 2024 | 36% | 14% |
| Mar 25 | 43°F | 24°F | 76°F 2021 | 7°F 2014 | 37% | 14% |
| Mar 26 | 44°F | 24°F | 61°F 2021 | 10°F 2017 | 37% | 13% |
| Mar 27 | 44°F | 25°F | 57°F 2016 | 12°F 2014 | 37% | 13% |
| Mar 28 | 44°F | 25°F | 65°F 2009 | 12°F 2022 | 38% | 13% |
| Mar 29 | 45°F | 26°F | 53°F 2019 | 14°F 2015 | 38% | 12% |
| Mar 30 | 45°F | 26°F | 68°F 2026 | 16°F 2008 | 38% | 12% |
| Mar 31 | 46°F | 26°F | 66°F 2016 | 21°F 2023 | 39% | 11% |
Chance of rain
- Chance of a wet day
- Chance of snowfall
Sunrise and sunset
Times for 2026, local time (EDT).
- March 1
- sunrise 6:31 AM, sunset 5:42 PM
- March 31
- sunrise 6:36 AM, sunset 7:20 PM
Other months
Sources
Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USW00064776 (Plattsburgh Intl AP), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USW00064776, 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.