Suffolk County climate

Suffolk County Weather in March

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Riverhead Rsch Farm, 3.5 km from Suffolk County

Average highs run from 44°F on March 1 to 53°F on March 31, and lows from 29°F to 37°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 4.72 in over about 10 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 Suffolk County, in °F, with the record for each date.-20020406080151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

March at a glance

Average high
48°F
Average low
33°F
Precipitation
4.72 in
Snowfall
6.0 in
Record high
76°FMar 18, 2011
Record low
-9°FMar 7, 2015
Chance of a freeze
100%
Daylight
11 h 17 min to 12 h 39 min
Cloud cover
62%
Humidity
82%
Dew point
33°F
Wind
12.3 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 144°F29°F60°F 20040°F 201431%10%
Mar 244°F30°F57°F 20078°F 196731%10%
Mar 345°F30°F64°F 20244°F 200331%10%
Mar 445°F30°F55°F 1965-1°F 200931%10%
Mar 545°F30°F60°F 2008-3°F 200931%9%
Mar 645°F30°F59°F 2025-1°F 201531%9%
Mar 746°F31°F65°F 2009-9°F 201531%9%
Mar 846°F31°F61°F 20090°F 200731%9%
Mar 946°F31°F66°F 20266°F 200531%9%
Mar 1046°F31°F68°F 20161°F 200531%9%
Mar 1147°F32°F65°F 20144°F 200331%8%
Mar 1247°F32°F67°F 202113°F 201731%8%
Mar 1347°F32°F60°F 20168°F 201731%8%
Mar 1448°F32°F69°F 201214°F 201431%8%
Mar 1548°F32°F69°F 202418°F 196831%8%
Mar 1648°F33°F64°F 200219°F 202132%7%
Mar 1748°F33°F70°F 200316°F 196732%7%
Mar 1849°F33°F76°F 20117°F 196732%7%
Mar 1949°F33°F66°F 2012-1°F 196732%7%
Mar 2049°F34°F70°F 20107°F 196732%6%
Mar 2150°F34°F68°F 201214°F 196532%6%
Mar 2250°F34°F69°F 201212°F 200432%6%
Mar 2350°F34°F71°F 20124°F 200432%6%
Mar 2451°F35°F65°F 200012°F 201432%5%
Mar 2551°F35°F66°F 20216°F 201432%5%
Mar 2652°F35°F72°F 202115°F 196033%5%
Mar 2752°F35°F73°F 200715°F 201933%4%
Mar 2852°F36°F67°F 196016°F 200133%4%
Mar 2953°F36°F73°F 202514°F 202633%4%
Mar 3053°F36°F64°F 200715°F 201634%4%
Mar 3153°F37°F70°F 199915°F 202334%3%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Suffolk County, in percent, and of at least 0.1 inch of snowfall.0102030401102030
  • Chance of a wet day
  • Chance of snowfall

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (EDT).

March 1
sunrise 6:25 AM, sunset 5:42 PM
March 31
sunrise 6:36 AM, sunset 7:15 PM

Every day of March: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00307134 (Riverhead Rsch Farm), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USW00014719, 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.