Lafayette Weather in March
Average highs run from 56°F on March 1 to 66°F on March 31, and lows from 34°F to 41°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 5.29 in.
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
- 61°F
- Average low
- 38°F
- Precipitation
- 5.29 in
- Snowfall
- 0.7 in
- Record high
- 87°FMar 24, 1929
- Record low
- -1°FMar 3, 1980
- Chance of a freeze
- 98%
- Daylight
- 11 h 25 min to 12 h 34 min
- Cloud cover
- 67%
- Humidity
- 82%
- Dew point
- 41°F
- Wind
- 6.0 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.
| Date | Normal high | Normal low | Record high | Record low | Chance wet | Chance of snow |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 1 | 56°F | 34°F | 77°F 1972 | 6°F 1920 | 2% | |
| Mar 2 | 56°F | 34°F | 80°F 2023 | 9°F 1980 | 2% | |
| Mar 3 | 57°F | 35°F | 76°F 1976 | -1°F 1980 | 2% | |
| Mar 4 | 57°F | 35°F | 79°F 1983 | 1°F 1980 | 2% | |
| Mar 5 | 57°F | 35°F | 82°F 1976 | 1°F 1960 | 2% | |
| Mar 6 | 57°F | 35°F | 79°F 1983 | 4°F 1960 | 2% | |
| Mar 7 | 58°F | 35°F | 85°F 2026 | 10°F 1960 | 1% | |
| Mar 8 | 58°F | 36°F | 81°F 2000 | 11°F 1943 | 1% | |
| Mar 9 | 58°F | 36°F | 80°F 1925 | 7°F 1996 | 1% | |
| Mar 10 | 59°F | 36°F | 81°F 1974 | 7°F 1996 | 1% | |
| Mar 11 | 59°F | 36°F | 80°F 2000 | 13°F 1996 | 1% | |
| Mar 12 | 59°F | 37°F | 79°F 2006 | 15°F 1969 | 1% | |
| Mar 13 | 60°F | 37°F | 81°F 2006 | 13°F 1932 | 1% | |
| Mar 14 | 60°F | 37°F | 82°F 1967 | 12°F 1993 | 1% | |
| Mar 15 | 61°F | 37°F | 82°F 1921 | 5°F 1993 | 1% | |
| Mar 16 | 61°F | 38°F | 84°F 2016 | 5°F 1993 | 1% | |
| Mar 17 | 61°F | 38°F | 79°F 1983 | 16°F 1941 | 1% | |
| Mar 18 | 62°F | 38°F | 80°F 1921 | 16°F 1967 | 1% | |
| Mar 19 | 62°F | 38°F | 85°F 1982 | 14°F 1923 | 1% | |
| Mar 20 | 62°F | 39°F | 85°F 1982 | 14°F 1923 | 1% | |
| Mar 21 | 63°F | 39°F | 85°F 2012 | 14°F 1965 | 1% | |
| Mar 22 | 63°F | 39°F | 85°F 2026 | 17°F 1986 | 1% | |
| Mar 23 | 63°F | 39°F | 86°F 2026 | 18°F 1968 | 1% | |
| Mar 24 | 64°F | 40°F | 87°F 1929 | 17°F 1968 | 1% | |
| Mar 25 | 64°F | 40°F | 87°F 1929 | 11°F 1940 | 1% | |
| Mar 26 | 64°F | 40°F | 85°F 2007 | 18°F 2014 | 1% | |
| Mar 27 | 65°F | 40°F | 84°F 2007 | 19°F 2001 | 1% | |
| Mar 28 | 65°F | 41°F | 83°F 2007 | 20°F 2001 | 1% | |
| Mar 29 | 66°F | 41°F | 83°F 1896 | 21°F 2015 | 1% | |
| Mar 30 | 66°F | 41°F | 82°F 1998 | 20°F 1964 | 0% | |
| Mar 31 | 66°F | 41°F | 84°F 1998 | 18°F 1923 | 0% |
Chance of rain
- Chance of a wet day
- Chance of snowfall
Sunrise and sunset
Times for 2026, local time (CDT).
- March 1
- sunrise 6:13 AM, sunset 5:38 PM
- March 31
- sunrise 6:30 AM, sunset 7:04 PM
Other months
Sources
Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00405035 (Lancaster Edgar Evins Marina), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00402009, 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.