Lancaster climate

Lancaster Weather in March

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Lancaster 2NE Fltr Plt, 2.9 km from Lancaster

Average highs run from 47°F on March 1 to 58°F on March 31, and lows from 27°F to 35°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 3.50 in over about 11 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 Lancaster, in °F, with the record for each date.-20020406080100151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

March at a glance

Average high
52°F
Average low
31°F
Precipitation
3.50 in
Snowfall
3.4 in
Record high
83°FMar 29, 2025
Record low
-3°FMar 7, 2015
Chance of a freeze
100%
Daylight
11 h 19 min to 12 h 38 min
Cloud cover
66%
Humidity
82%
Dew point
33°F
Wind
8.1 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 147°F27°F70°F 20177°F 201432%7%
Mar 247°F27°F69°F 200413°F 200932%7%
Mar 347°F27°F65°F 20248°F 200932%6%
Mar 448°F28°F67°F 20249°F 201432%6%
Mar 548°F28°F62°F 20085°F 201932%6%
Mar 648°F28°F75°F 2022-1°F 201532%6%
Mar 749°F28°F77°F 2022-3°F 201532%5%
Mar 849°F29°F80°F 20007°F 200733%5%
Mar 949°F29°F78°F 201615°F 200733%5%
Mar 1050°F29°F81°F 202616°F 200333%5%
Mar 1150°F29°F79°F 202115°F 200333%5%
Mar 1250°F30°F69°F 202118°F 201733%5%
Mar 1351°F30°F78°F 200616°F 201733%4%
Mar 1451°F30°F78°F 200718°F 201433%4%
Mar 1552°F31°F75°F 201917°F 201733%4%
Mar 1652°F31°F71°F 202220°F 201733%4%
Mar 1752°F31°F71°F 201219°F 201733%4%
Mar 1853°F31°F78°F 201120°F 200034%4%
Mar 1953°F32°F75°F 202215°F 200734%3%
Mar 2053°F32°F80°F 202022°F 202334%3%
Mar 2154°F32°F74°F 201022°F 200634%3%
Mar 2254°F33°F77°F 202620°F 200234%3%
Mar 2355°F33°F79°F 201219°F 201734%3%
Mar 2455°F33°F70°F 201619°F 201434%3%
Mar 2555°F34°F77°F 201719°F 201434%2%
Mar 2656°F34°F79°F 202123°F 201134%2%
Mar 2756°F34°F80°F 200718°F 201435%2%
Mar 2857°F34°F69°F 201221°F 200135%2%
Mar 2957°F35°F83°F 202520°F 201535%2%
Mar 3058°F35°F75°F 201924°F 200835%2%
Mar 3158°F35°F80°F 202628°F 200335%2%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Lancaster, 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 6:38 AM, sunset 5:57 PM
March 31
sunrise 6:51 AM, sunset 7:29 PM

Every day of March: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00364763 (Lancaster 2NE Fltr Plt), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USW00054737, 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.