Potsdam Weather in March
Average highs run from 32°F on March 1 to 44°F on March 31, and lows from 13°F to 24°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 2.78 in over about 12 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
- 38°F
- Average low
- 18°F
- Precipitation
- 2.78 in
- Snowfall
- 12.5 in
- Record high
- 81°FMar 22, 2012
- Record low
- -15°FMar 7, 2014
- Chance of a freeze
- 100%
- Daylight
- 11 h 11 min to 12 h 43 min
- Cloud cover
- 67%
- Humidity
- 86%
- Dew point
- 24°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 | 32°F | 13°F | 58°F 2018 | -11°F 2022 | 43% | 24% |
| Mar 2 | 32°F | 13°F | 64°F 2017 | -7°F 2026 | 43% | 23% |
| Mar 3 | 33°F | 13°F | 46°F 2012 | -7°F 2026 | 43% | 23% |
| Mar 4 | 33°F | 14°F | 49°F 1939 | -7°F 2022 | 43% | 23% |
| Mar 5 | 33°F | 14°F | 66°F 2024 | -8°F 2017 | 42% | 22% |
| Mar 6 | 34°F | 14°F | 65°F 2024 | -13°F 2015 | 42% | 22% |
| Mar 7 | 34°F | 15°F | 64°F 2022 | -15°F 2014 | 42% | 21% |
| Mar 8 | 34°F | 15°F | 62°F 2026 | -6°F 1939 | 42% | 21% |
| Mar 9 | 35°F | 15°F | 58°F 2016 | 1°F 2021 | 42% | 21% |
| Mar 10 | 35°F | 16°F | 65°F 2026 | 1°F 2014 | 42% | 20% |
| Mar 11 | 35°F | 16°F | 65°F 2026 | -2°F 2017 | 41% | 20% |
| Mar 12 | 36°F | 16°F | 64°F 2021 | -1°F 2017 | 41% | 19% |
| Mar 13 | 36°F | 17°F | 66°F 2012 | -5°F 2017 | 41% | 19% |
| Mar 14 | 36°F | 17°F | 62°F 2012 | -4°F 2017 | 41% | 19% |
| Mar 15 | 37°F | 17°F | 59°F 2019 | 7°F 2021 | 41% | 18% |
| Mar 16 | 37°F | 18°F | 68°F 2025 | 5°F 2014 | 40% | 18% |
| Mar 17 | 38°F | 18°F | 69°F 2026 | 4°F 2013 | 40% | 17% |
| Mar 18 | 38°F | 19°F | 67°F 2022 | -8°F 2018 | 40% | 17% |
| Mar 19 | 38°F | 19°F | 78°F 2012 | -6°F 2018 | 40% | 16% |
| Mar 20 | 39°F | 19°F | 76°F 2012 | -6°F 2018 | 40% | 16% |
| Mar 21 | 39°F | 20°F | 79°F 2012 | -2°F 2018 | 40% | 16% |
| Mar 22 | 40°F | 20°F | 81°F 2012 | 4°F 2024 | 39% | 15% |
| Mar 23 | 40°F | 21°F | 78°F 2012 | -1°F 2017 | 39% | 15% |
| Mar 24 | 41°F | 21°F | 68°F 2021 | 0°F 2017 | 39% | 14% |
| Mar 25 | 41°F | 21°F | 56°F 2021 | 5°F 2015 | 39% | 14% |
| Mar 26 | 42°F | 22°F | 69°F 2021 | 7°F 2014 | 39% | 13% |
| Mar 27 | 42°F | 22°F | 60°F 2020 | 3°F 2014 | 39% | 13% |
| Mar 28 | 43°F | 23°F | 66°F 2016 | 1°F 2014 | 39% | 12% |
| Mar 29 | 43°F | 23°F | 66°F 2024 | 9°F 2015 | 40% | 12% |
| Mar 30 | 44°F | 24°F | 52°F 1940 | 12°F 2022 | 40% | 11% |
| Mar 31 | 44°F | 24°F | 63°F 2026 | 12°F 2022 | 40% | 11% |
Chance of rain
- Chance of a wet day
- Chance of snowfall
Sunrise and sunset
Times for 2026, local time (EDT).
- March 1
- sunrise 6:37 AM, sunset 5:48 PM
- March 31
- sunrise 6:43 AM, sunset 7:26 PM
Other months
Sources
Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00301664 (Colton 2 N), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00301664, 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.