Dayton Weather in March
Average highs run from 41°F on March 1 to 54°F on March 31, and lows from 20°F to 29°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 3.55 in over about 13 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
- 47°F
- Average low
- 24°F
- Precipitation
- 3.55 in
- Snowfall
- 5.9 in
- Record high
- 86°FMar 31, 1998
- Record low
- -10°FMar 1, 2015
- Chance of a freeze
- 100%
- Daylight
- 11 h 17 min to 12 h 39 min
- Cloud cover
- 72%
- Humidity
- 85%
- Dew point
- 29°F
- Wind
- 6.7 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 | 41°F | 20°F | 73°F 1972 | -10°F 2015 | 43% | 12% |
| Mar 2 | 42°F | 21°F | 73°F 1991 | -5°F 1978 | 43% | 12% |
| Mar 3 | 42°F | 21°F | 75°F 1976 | -2°F 1980 | 43% | 12% |
| Mar 4 | 42°F | 21°F | 76°F 1976 | 0°F 1950 | 43% | 12% |
| Mar 5 | 43°F | 21°F | 77°F 2004 | 3°F 2014 | 43% | 12% |
| Mar 6 | 43°F | 22°F | 75°F 1961 | -7°F 2015 | 43% | 11% |
| Mar 7 | 43°F | 22°F | 76°F 2000 | -7°F 2015 | 43% | 11% |
| Mar 8 | 44°F | 22°F | 79°F 2000 | -10°F 1960 | 43% | 11% |
| Mar 9 | 44°F | 22°F | 75°F 1974 | -10°F 1960 | 43% | 11% |
| Mar 10 | 44°F | 23°F | 74°F 1986 | -3°F 1996 | 43% | 10% |
| Mar 11 | 45°F | 23°F | 73°F 1977 | -10°F 1960 | 43% | 10% |
| Mar 12 | 45°F | 23°F | 78°F 1990 | -1°F 1948 | 43% | 10% |
| Mar 13 | 45°F | 23°F | 77°F 1990 | -1°F 1960 | 43% | 10% |
| Mar 14 | 46°F | 24°F | 80°F 1990 | 1°F 1960 | 43% | 9% |
| Mar 15 | 46°F | 24°F | 80°F 1990 | -4°F 1993 | 43% | 9% |
| Mar 16 | 47°F | 24°F | 76°F 1990 | 5°F 1992 | 43% | 9% |
| Mar 17 | 47°F | 25°F | 74°F 2003 | 11°F 2017 | 43% | 9% |
| Mar 18 | 47°F | 25°F | 80°F 2012 | 4°F 1993 | 43% | 8% |
| Mar 19 | 48°F | 25°F | 75°F 1948 | 0°F 1967 | 43% | 8% |
| Mar 20 | 48°F | 25°F | 78°F 1976 | 3°F 1956 | 44% | 8% |
| Mar 21 | 49°F | 26°F | 80°F 2012 | 3°F 1965 | 44% | 7% |
| Mar 22 | 49°F | 26°F | 78°F 1966 | 1°F 1965 | 44% | 7% |
| Mar 23 | 50°F | 26°F | 82°F 1966 | 4°F 1960 | 44% | 7% |
| Mar 24 | 50°F | 27°F | 83°F 2012 | 13°F 1992 | 44% | 7% |
| Mar 25 | 51°F | 27°F | 78°F 2016 | 9°F 1971 | 44% | 6% |
| Mar 26 | 51°F | 27°F | 78°F 1967 | 12°F 1951 | 44% | 6% |
| Mar 27 | 52°F | 28°F | 81°F 1989 | 13°F 2014 | 44% | 6% |
| Mar 28 | 52°F | 28°F | 81°F 1998 | 7°F 1947 | 44% | 5% |
| Mar 29 | 53°F | 28°F | 79°F 1977 | 10°F 2015 | 44% | 5% |
| Mar 30 | 53°F | 29°F | 85°F 1998 | 9°F 1970 | 44% | 5% |
| Mar 31 | 54°F | 29°F | 86°F 1998 | 12°F 1950 | 44% | 5% |
Chance of rain
- Chance of a wet day
- Chance of snowfall
Sunrise and sunset
Times for 2026, local time (EDT).
- March 1
- sunrise 6:51 AM, sunset 6:08 PM
- March 31
- sunrise 7:02 AM, sunset 7:41 PM
Other months
Sources
Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00367229 (Putneyville 2 Se Dam), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00364214, 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.