Schenectady County Weather in March
Average highs run from 37°F on March 1 to 48°F on March 31, and lows from 16°F to 26°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 3.26 in.
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
- 42°F
- Average low
- 20°F
- Precipitation
- 3.26 in
- Snowfall
- 12.0 in
- Record high
- 89°FMar 31, 1998
- Record low
- -21°FMar 6, 1948
- Chance of a freeze
- 100%
- Daylight
- 11 h 14 min to 12 h 41 min
- Cloud cover
- 67%
- Humidity
- 84%
- Dew point
- 27°F
- Wind
- 5.8 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 | 37°F | 16°F | 66°F 2017 | -9°F 1948 | 25% | |
| Mar 2 | 37°F | 16°F | 65°F 1991 | -4°F 1940 | 24% | |
| Mar 3 | 37°F | 16°F | 64°F 2002 | -10°F 1950 | 24% | |
| Mar 4 | 38°F | 16°F | 61°F 2024 | -20°F 1950 | 23% | |
| Mar 5 | 38°F | 17°F | 71°F 1964 | -12°F 1948 | 23% | |
| Mar 6 | 38°F | 17°F | 64°F 2022 | -21°F 1948 | 23% | |
| Mar 7 | 39°F | 17°F | 62°F 1974 | -6°F 1950 | 22% | |
| Mar 8 | 39°F | 18°F | 68°F 2012 | -2°F 1989 | 22% | |
| Mar 9 | 39°F | 18°F | 81°F 2016 | -14°F 1943 | 21% | |
| Mar 10 | 40°F | 18°F | 76°F 2026 | 0°F 1984 | 21% | |
| Mar 11 | 40°F | 18°F | 73°F 2026 | -10°F 1939 | 21% | |
| Mar 12 | 40°F | 19°F | 69°F 2012 | -12°F 1948 | 20% | |
| Mar 13 | 41°F | 19°F | 70°F 1946 | 0°F 1948 | 20% | |
| Mar 14 | 41°F | 19°F | 75°F 1946 | -6°F 1948 | 19% | |
| Mar 15 | 41°F | 20°F | 72°F 1989 | 1°F 1993 | 19% | |
| Mar 16 | 42°F | 20°F | 82°F 1990 | 4°F 1980 | 18% | |
| Mar 17 | 42°F | 21°F | 75°F 1990 | 5°F 1967 | 18% | |
| Mar 18 | 43°F | 21°F | 71°F 2022 | -3°F 1956 | 17% | |
| Mar 19 | 43°F | 21°F | 78°F 2012 | -10°F 1967 | 17% | |
| Mar 20 | 43°F | 22°F | 78°F 2012 | 2°F 1967 | 16% | |
| Mar 21 | 44°F | 22°F | 76°F 2012 | -1°F 1956 | 16% | |
| Mar 22 | 44°F | 22°F | 81°F 2012 | 7°F 1939 | 15% | |
| Mar 23 | 45°F | 23°F | 71°F 1979 | 10°F 1940 | 15% | |
| Mar 24 | 45°F | 23°F | 69°F 1976 | 10°F 1940 | 14% | |
| Mar 25 | 46°F | 24°F | 72°F 1987 | 7°F 1960 | 14% | |
| Mar 26 | 46°F | 24°F | 75°F 2021 | 2°F 1960 | 13% | |
| Mar 27 | 47°F | 25°F | 78°F 1998 | 11°F 1975 | 13% | |
| Mar 28 | 47°F | 25°F | 85°F 1945 | 11°F 1974 | 12% | |
| Mar 29 | 47°F | 25°F | 85°F 1946 | 5°F 1959 | 12% | |
| Mar 30 | 48°F | 26°F | 86°F 1986 | 7°F 1970 | 11% | |
| Mar 31 | 48°F | 26°F | 89°F 1998 | 14°F 1965 | 11% |
Chance of rain
- Chance of a wet day
- Chance of snowfall
Sunrise and sunset
Times for 2026, local time (EDT).
- March 1
- sunrise 6:32 AM, sunset 5:46 PM
- March 31
- sunrise 6:40 AM, sunset 7:21 PM
Other months
Sources
Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00302031 (Delanson 2NE), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USW00014735, 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.