Franklin County climate

Franklin County Weather in March

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Columbus Wcmh, 6.3 km from Franklin County

Average highs run from 44°F on March 1 to 58°F on March 31, and lows from 26°F to 36°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 3.88 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 Franklin County, in °F, with the record for each date.-20020406080100151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

March at a glance

Average high
51°F
Average low
31°F
Precipitation
3.88 in
Snowfall
4.1 in
Record high
86°FMar 22, 2026
Record low
-6°FMar 9, 1984
Chance of a freeze
100%
Daylight
11 h 19 min to 12 h 38 min
Cloud cover
71%
Humidity
80%
Dew point
33°F
Wind
11.4 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°F26°F75°F 2023-2°F 196743%20%
Mar 245°F27°F73°F 19920°F 198043%19%
Mar 345°F27°F75°F 19741°F 198043%19%
Mar 445°F27°F78°F 19767°F 200243%19%
Mar 546°F28°F78°F 19831°F 197843%18%
Mar 646°F28°F76°F 19734°F 201542%18%
Mar 747°F28°F77°F 19744°F 196042%17%
Mar 847°F29°F80°F 1974-2°F 196042%17%
Mar 947°F29°F77°F 1974-6°F 198443%16%
Mar 1048°F29°F79°F 20092°F 198443%16%
Mar 1148°F29°F76°F 19908°F 194843%15%
Mar 1249°F30°F75°F 19901°F 194843%15%
Mar 1349°F30°F78°F 19905°F 196043%14%
Mar 1450°F30°F79°F 20258°F 199343%14%
Mar 1550°F31°F79°F 19904°F 199343%14%
Mar 1650°F31°F74°F 199515°F 197043%13%
Mar 1751°F31°F75°F 20129°F 195643%13%
Mar 1851°F32°F75°F 200911°F 196743%12%
Mar 1952°F32°F78°F 201215°F 196543%12%
Mar 2052°F32°F84°F 201215°F 195143%11%
Mar 2153°F33°F85°F 201212°F 198643%11%
Mar 2253°F33°F86°F 202614°F 195943%10%
Mar 2354°F33°F77°F 201220°F 196043%10%
Mar 2454°F34°F76°F 198811°F 197443%10%
Mar 2555°F34°F78°F 20075°F 197443%9%
Mar 2655°F34°F79°F 196713°F 200143%9%
Mar 2756°F35°F81°F 195015°F 195543%8%
Mar 2856°F35°F79°F 198915°F 195543%8%
Mar 2957°F35°F82°F 199818°F 201544%8%
Mar 3057°F36°F82°F 198620°F 196444%7%
Mar 3158°F36°F83°F 199816°F 196944%7%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Franklin County, 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 7:05 AM, sunset 6:24 PM
March 31
sunrise 7:17 AM, sunset 7:55 PM

Every day of March: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00331785 (Columbus Wcmh), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USW00014821, 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.