Elgin Weather in March
Average highs run from 48°F on March 1 to 57°F on March 31, and lows from 26°F to 30°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 2.25 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
- 53°F
- Average low
- 29°F
- Precipitation
- 2.25 in
- Snowfall
- 3.2 in
- Record high
- 80°FMar 21, 2026
- Record low
- 9°FMar 5, 1976
- Chance of a freeze
- 100%
- Daylight
- 11 h 09 min to 12 h 46 min
- Cloud cover
- 73%
- Humidity
- 77%
- Dew point
- 29°F
- Wind
- 7.4 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.
| Date | Normal high | Normal low | Record high | Record low | Chance wet | Chance of snow |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 1 | 48°F | 26°F | 66°F 1992 | 13°F 2019 | 41% | 13% |
| Mar 2 | 49°F | 26°F | 65°F 1968 | 12°F 1976 | 41% | 13% |
| Mar 3 | 49°F | 27°F | 65°F 1968 | 12°F 1976 | 41% | 13% |
| Mar 4 | 49°F | 27°F | 64°F 1968 | 11°F 1989 | 41% | 13% |
| Mar 5 | 50°F | 27°F | 67°F 1986 | 9°F 1976 | 41% | 12% |
| Mar 6 | 50°F | 27°F | 67°F 1987 | 12°F 1985 | 41% | 12% |
| Mar 7 | 50°F | 27°F | 65°F 2005 | 13°F 1985 | 40% | 12% |
| Mar 8 | 51°F | 27°F | 68°F 2026 | 17°F 2009 | 40% | 12% |
| Mar 9 | 51°F | 28°F | 67°F 1972 | 16°F 1988 | 40% | 11% |
| Mar 10 | 51°F | 28°F | 69°F 2005 | 11°F 2022 | 40% | 11% |
| Mar 11 | 52°F | 28°F | 69°F 2005 | 11°F 2009 | 40% | 11% |
| Mar 12 | 52°F | 28°F | 70°F 2005 | 12°F 1967 | 40% | 11% |
| Mar 13 | 52°F | 28°F | 66°F 1992 | 14°F 2009 | 39% | 10% |
| Mar 14 | 53°F | 28°F | 69°F 1992 | 16°F 2019 | 39% | 10% |
| Mar 15 | 53°F | 29°F | 71°F 1992 | 21°F 2019 | 39% | 10% |
| Mar 16 | 53°F | 29°F | 73°F 1994 | 19°F 1971 | 39% | 10% |
| Mar 17 | 53°F | 29°F | 71°F 2024 | 20°F 2023 | 39% | 9% |
| Mar 18 | 54°F | 29°F | 73°F 2007 | 16°F 1971 | 39% | 9% |
| Mar 19 | 54°F | 29°F | 77°F 2026 | 20°F 1971 | 39% | 9% |
| Mar 20 | 54°F | 29°F | 79°F 2026 | 20°F 1974 | 39% | 8% |
| Mar 21 | 54°F | 29°F | 80°F 2026 | 21°F 1982 | 39% | 8% |
| Mar 22 | 55°F | 29°F | 73°F 2004 | 19°F 1966 | 39% | 8% |
| Mar 23 | 55°F | 30°F | 70°F 2004 | 18°F 2013 | 39% | 8% |
| Mar 24 | 55°F | 30°F | 70°F 2004 | 19°F 2013 | 39% | 7% |
| Mar 25 | 55°F | 30°F | 69°F 1978 | 21°F 1980 | 39% | 7% |
| Mar 26 | 56°F | 30°F | 72°F 2025 | 12°F 1985 | 39% | 7% |
| Mar 27 | 56°F | 30°F | 75°F 2025 | 16°F 1975 | 40% | 7% |
| Mar 28 | 56°F | 30°F | 74°F 1966 | 16°F 1975 | 40% | 7% |
| Mar 29 | 56°F | 30°F | 76°F 1966 | 19°F 1987 | 40% | 6% |
| Mar 30 | 56°F | 30°F | 79°F 1966 | 23°F 1989 | 40% | 6% |
| Mar 31 | 57°F | 30°F | 74°F 1966 | 22°F 1989 | 40% | 6% |
Chance of rain
- Chance of a wet day
- Chance of snowfall
Sunrise and sunset
Times for 2026, local time (PDT).
- March 1
- sunrise 6:30 AM, sunset 5:39 PM
- March 31
- sunrise 6:33 AM, sunset 7:19 PM
Other months
Sources
Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00352597 (Elgin), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00354622, 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.