Saranac Lake climate

Saranac Lake Weather in March

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Lake Placid 2 S, 12.1 km from Saranac Lake

Average highs run from 31°F on March 1 to 41°F on March 31, and lows from 11°F to 22°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 2.89 in over about 13 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 Saranac Lake, in °F, with the record for each date.-50-250255075100151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

March at a glance

Average high
36°F
Average low
16°F
Precipitation
2.89 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 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.

DateNormal highNormal lowRecord highRecord lowChance wetChance of snow
Mar 131°F11°F59°F 2017-20°F 201547%32%
Mar 232°F12°F46°F 2004-24°F 202647%32%
Mar 332°F12°F51°F 2008-27°F 201147%32%
Mar 432°F12°F58°F 2024-25°F 200347%31%
Mar 532°F13°F54°F 2024-21°F 201546%31%
Mar 633°F13°F61°F 2022-29°F 201546%31%
Mar 733°F13°F55°F 2012-35°F 200746%30%
Mar 833°F13°F60°F 2000-26°F 200746%30%
Mar 934°F14°F62°F 2000-29°F 200746%29%
Mar 1034°F14°F60°F 2026-18°F 199946%29%
Mar 1134°F14°F59°F 2026-9°F 201745%29%
Mar 1234°F15°F61°F 2012-11°F 200145%28%
Mar 1335°F15°F60°F 2024-13°F 200345%28%
Mar 1435°F15°F58°F 2025-20°F 200345%28%
Mar 1535°F16°F61°F 2025-3°F 202145%27%
Mar 1636°F16°F62°F 2026-8°F 202145%27%
Mar 1736°F16°F65°F 2022-29°F 201445%26%
Mar 1836°F17°F76°F 2012-22°F 201844%26%
Mar 1937°F17°F73°F 2012-19°F 201844%25%
Mar 2037°F17°F75°F 2012-15°F 201844%25%
Mar 2137°F18°F77°F 2012-16°F 200744%25%
Mar 2238°F18°F75°F 2012-9°F 201744%24%
Mar 2338°F18°F65°F 2021-20°F 201744%24%
Mar 2438°F19°F56°F 2000-25°F 201444%23%
Mar 2539°F19°F68°F 2021-10°F 201444%23%
Mar 2639°F20°F62°F 2021-11°F 200144%22%
Mar 2740°F20°F62°F 2016-16°F 201445%22%
Mar 2840°F20°F63°F 2009-4°F 201545%21%
Mar 2940°F21°F61°F 2004-9°F 201545%21%
Mar 3041°F21°F61°F 2004-10°F 200845%20%
Mar 3141°F22°F70°F 20063°F 200345%20%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Saranac Lake, 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 6:39 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 USC00304555 (Lake Placid 2 S), 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.