Madison climate

Madison Weather in March

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Madison 2SE, 2.4 km from Madison

Average highs run from 34°F on March 1 to 49°F on March 31, and lows from 15°F to 28°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 1.03 in over about 5 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 Madison, in °F, with the record for each date.-250255075100151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

March at a glance

Average high
41°F
Average low
22°F
Precipitation
1.03 in
Snowfall
5.0 in
Record high
84°FMar 19, 2012
Record low
-23°FMar 3, 2019
Chance of a freeze
100%
Daylight
11 h 12 min to 12 h 43 min
Cloud cover
67%
Humidity
72%
Dew point
24°F
Wind
13.0 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 134°F15°F58°F 1974-19°F 196219%12%
Mar 234°F16°F68°F 1974-17°F 201419%11%
Mar 335°F16°F68°F 1974-23°F 201919%11%
Mar 435°F16°F64°F 1968-17°F 201919%11%
Mar 536°F17°F67°F 2000-17°F 201519%11%
Mar 636°F17°F72°F 2000-9°F 196218%10%
Mar 737°F18°F74°F 1987-13°F 200818%10%
Mar 837°F18°F77°F 2000-15°F 199518%10%
Mar 938°F19°F71°F 2026-12°F 199518%10%
Mar 1038°F19°F70°F 2021-9°F 197918%9%
Mar 1139°F20°F72°F 2025-12°F 199818%9%
Mar 1239°F20°F74°F 2016-10°F 199818%9%
Mar 1340°F20°F72°F 2015-10°F 197518%9%
Mar 1440°F21°F77°F 2025-10°F 199318%8%
Mar 1541°F21°F74°F 2025-7°F 199718%8%
Mar 1641°F22°F77°F 2015-10°F 199718%8%
Mar 1742°F22°F80°F 2012-3°F 199319%8%
Mar 1842°F23°F77°F 2012-6°F 196519%8%
Mar 1943°F23°F84°F 2012-10°F 196519%8%
Mar 2043°F23°F74°F 2026-7°F 196519%7%
Mar 2144°F24°F77°F 2026-10°F 196519%7%
Mar 2244°F24°F81°F 20261°F 200220%7%
Mar 2345°F25°F70°F 1988-8°F 196520%7%
Mar 2445°F25°F77°F 1967-7°F 197420%7%
Mar 2546°F25°F77°F 20120°F 196421%6%
Mar 2646°F26°F80°F 2026-8°F 199621%6%
Mar 2747°F26°F74°F 1991-1°F 199621%6%
Mar 2847°F26°F73°F 19680°F 197022%6%
Mar 2948°F27°F81°F 2025-6°F 196922%6%
Mar 3048°F27°F81°F 1967-9°F 196922%6%
Mar 3149°F28°F81°F 19788°F 196923%6%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Madison, in percent, and of at least 0.1 inch of snowfall.05101520251102030
  • Chance of a wet day
  • Chance of snowfall

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (CDT).

March 1
sunrise 7:05 AM, sunset 6:17 PM
March 31
sunrise 7:11 AM, sunset 7:54 PM

Every day of March: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00395090 (Madison 2SE), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00395090, 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.