Oxford climate

Oxford Weather in March

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Octoraro Lake, 5.7 km from Oxford

Average highs run from 45°F on March 1 to 57°F on March 31, and lows from 26°F to 35°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 4.24 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 Oxford, 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
4.24 in
Snowfall
2.6 in
Record high
88°FMar 30, 1998
Record low
-4°FMar 10, 1984
Chance of a freeze
100%
Daylight
11 h 19 min to 12 h 37 min
Cloud cover
65%
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 145°F26°F65°F 199114°F 199635%7%
Mar 246°F27°F66°F 200417°F 198435%6%
Mar 346°F27°F69°F 199110°F 200335%6%
Mar 446°F27°F68°F 19839°F 200335%6%
Mar 546°F28°F63°F 200413°F 200235%6%
Mar 647°F28°F65°F 200413°F 200735%6%
Mar 747°F28°F69°F 19878°F 200735%5%
Mar 847°F29°F80°F 20005°F 200735%5%
Mar 948°F29°F76°F 20004°F 198435%5%
Mar 1048°F29°F75°F 2006-4°F 198435%5%
Mar 1148°F29°F67°F 200611°F 199635%5%
Mar 1249°F30°F80°F 199011°F 198435%4%
Mar 1349°F30°F80°F 199016°F 199835%4%
Mar 1450°F30°F81°F 199013°F 199335%4%
Mar 1550°F31°F78°F 19901°F 199335%4%
Mar 1650°F31°F79°F 19908°F 199336%4%
Mar 1751°F31°F70°F 199018°F 199436%4%
Mar 1851°F32°F76°F 198911°F 199336%3%
Mar 1951°F32°F69°F 19867°F 199336%3%
Mar 2052°F32°F61°F 198518°F 198636%3%
Mar 2152°F32°F61°F 199512°F 198636%3%
Mar 2253°F33°F69°F 200715°F 198636%3%
Mar 2353°F33°F69°F 199418°F 200436%3%
Mar 2454°F33°F76°F 198816°F 199236%2%
Mar 2554°F34°F75°F 198820°F 198336%2%
Mar 2654°F34°F74°F 200421°F 198336%2%
Mar 2755°F34°F83°F 199821°F 200137%2%
Mar 2855°F34°F82°F 198917°F 199037%2%
Mar 2956°F35°F81°F 199826°F 200137%2%
Mar 3056°F35°F88°F 199824°F 198337%2%
Mar 3157°F35°F83°F 199823°F 199137%1%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Oxford, 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 6:37 AM, sunset 5:56 PM
March 31
sunrise 6:50 AM, sunset 7:27 PM

Every day of March: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00366508 (Octoraro Lake), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00361591, 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.