Wakefield climate

Wakefield Weather in March

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Octoraro Lake, 11.8 km from Wakefield

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 Wakefield, in °F, with the record for each date.020406080100151015202530
  • 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
90°FMar 30, 1998
Record low
4°FMar 4, 1943
Chance of a freeze
100%
Daylight
11 h 19 min to 12 h 38 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°F70°F 19729°F 194735%7%
Mar 246°F27°F84°F 197210°F 201435%6%
Mar 346°F27°F69°F 19676°F 195035%6%
Mar 446°F27°F72°F 19744°F 194335%6%
Mar 546°F28°F77°F 19645°F 197835%6%
Mar 647°F28°F70°F 19466°F 197835%6%
Mar 747°F28°F74°F 19874°F 201535%5%
Mar 847°F29°F77°F 20225°F 201535%5%
Mar 948°F29°F82°F 200012°F 194335%5%
Mar 1048°F29°F74°F 19555°F 198435%5%
Mar 1148°F29°F79°F 200612°F 196035%5%
Mar 1249°F30°F86°F 199016°F 196035%4%
Mar 1349°F30°F85°F 199018°F 194835%4%
Mar 1450°F30°F82°F 199017°F 194835%4%
Mar 1550°F31°F77°F 201217°F 196035%4%
Mar 1650°F31°F83°F 194517°F 196036%4%
Mar 1751°F31°F82°F 194513°F 199436%4%
Mar 1851°F32°F78°F 198913°F 199436%3%
Mar 1951°F32°F78°F 201111°F 196736%3%
Mar 2052°F32°F81°F 194516°F 194936%3%
Mar 2152°F32°F85°F 194811°F 196536%3%
Mar 2253°F33°F80°F 194815°F 198836%3%
Mar 2353°F33°F84°F 199417°F 194036%3%
Mar 2454°F33°F82°F 201216°F 194036%2%
Mar 2554°F34°F82°F 193914°F 194036%2%
Mar 2654°F34°F74°F 194320°F 197436%2%
Mar 2755°F34°F86°F 199820°F 195137%2%
Mar 2855°F34°F84°F 194522°F 198237%2%
Mar 2956°F35°F88°F 194520°F 198237%2%
Mar 3056°F35°F90°F 199819°F 197037%2%
Mar 3157°F35°F84°F 197920°F 196437%1%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Wakefield, 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 6:50 AM, sunset 7:28 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 USC00182060, 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.