Amherst climate

Amherst Weather in March

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Littlefield, 21.3 km from Amherst

Average highs run from 62°F on March 1 to 71°F on March 31, and lows from 29°F to 37°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 1.15 in over about 4 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 Amherst, in °F, with the record for each date.020406080100151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

March at a glance

Average high
67°F
Average low
33°F
Precipitation
1.15 in
Snowfall
0.6 in
Record high
99°FMar 27, 2026
Record low
3°FMar 11, 1948
Chance of a freeze
100%
Daylight
11 h 28 min to 12 h 32 min
Cloud cover
51%
Humidity
47%
Dew point
28°F
Wind
11.9 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 162°F29°F86°F 19729°F 196211%2%
Mar 262°F29°F87°F 20266°F 198011%2%
Mar 363°F29°F86°F 19745°F 194311%2%
Mar 463°F30°F85°F 20269°F 197111%2%
Mar 563°F30°F87°F 200910°F 196611%2%
Mar 663°F30°F84°F 19917°F 194312%2%
Mar 764°F30°F86°F 197210°F 199612%2%
Mar 864°F31°F85°F 200610°F 199612%2%
Mar 964°F31°F83°F 195512°F 196712%2%
Mar 1065°F31°F84°F 195410°F 194812%2%
Mar 1165°F32°F88°F 19893°F 194812%2%
Mar 1265°F32°F95°F 198912°F 194812%2%
Mar 1366°F32°F94°F 198910°F 195012%2%
Mar 1466°F32°F88°F 197111°F 199312%2%
Mar 1566°F33°F88°F 197212°F 196212%2%
Mar 1667°F33°F86°F 201319°F 195612%2%
Mar 1767°F33°F88°F 201716°F 197012%2%
Mar 1867°F33°F89°F 198916°F 198812%2%
Mar 1968°F34°F86°F 197417°F 195112%2%
Mar 2068°F34°F92°F 20266°F 196512%1%
Mar 2168°F34°F94°F 20267°F 196512%1%
Mar 2269°F34°F97°F 202615°F 195512%1%
Mar 2369°F35°F94°F 20269°F 195212%1%
Mar 2469°F35°F89°F 194822°F 196511%1%
Mar 2570°F35°F87°F 193819°F 199611%1%
Mar 2670°F35°F94°F 202613°F 196511%1%
Mar 2770°F36°F99°F 202614°F 196511%1%
Mar 2870°F36°F95°F 197121°F 199411%1%
Mar 2971°F36°F90°F 196219°F 198711%1%
Mar 3071°F36°F89°F 196713°F 198711%1%
Mar 3171°F37°F91°F 202613°F 198711%1%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Amherst, in percent, and of at least 0.1 inch of snowfall.02.557.51012.51102030
  • Chance of a wet day
  • Chance of snowfall

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (CDT).

March 1
sunrise 7:18 AM, sunset 6:46 PM
March 31
sunrise 7:38 AM, sunset 8:10 PM

Every day of March: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00415265 (Littlefield), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00415183, 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.