Elgin climate

Elgin Weather in March

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Elgin 1 N, 1.6 km from Elgin

Average highs run from 67°F on March 1 to 75°F on March 31, and lows from 46°F to 53°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 3.15 in over about 7 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 Elgin, in °F, with the record for each date.020406080100151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

March at a glance

Average high
71°F
Average low
49°F
Precipitation
3.15 in
Record high
96°FMar 28, 1971
Record low
17°FMar 2, 1980
Chance of a freeze
61%
Daylight
11 h 33 min to 12 h 28 min
Cloud cover
61%
Humidity
73%
Dew point
50°F
Wind
10.7 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 167°F46°F87°F 197527°F 196822%0%
Mar 267°F46°F87°F 197517°F 198022%0%
Mar 368°F46°F86°F 200621°F 201422%0%
Mar 468°F46°F87°F 199122°F 201422%0%
Mar 568°F47°F91°F 199125°F 198922%0%
Mar 668°F47°F94°F 199124°F 201922%0%
Mar 769°F47°F91°F 199122°F 198922%0%
Mar 869°F47°F85°F 200926°F 199622%0%
Mar 969°F48°F86°F 200621°F 199622%0%
Mar 1070°F48°F88°F 198026°F 199622%0%
Mar 1170°F48°F91°F 196730°F 199822%0%
Mar 1270°F48°F90°F 196733°F 199822%0%
Mar 1370°F49°F91°F 197130°F 196822%0%
Mar 1471°F49°F91°F 197127°F 199322%0%
Mar 1571°F49°F90°F 201634°F 198821%0%
Mar 1671°F49°F87°F 201639°F 200121%0%
Mar 1772°F50°F88°F 197233°F 197621%0%
Mar 1872°F50°F87°F 199431°F 198021%0%
Mar 1972°F50°F91°F 197427°F 196521%0%
Mar 2073°F50°F89°F 197622°F 196521%0%
Mar 2173°F51°F86°F 197630°F 196521%0%
Mar 2273°F51°F95°F 197131°F 197021%0%
Mar 2373°F51°F90°F 199532°F 196820%0%
Mar 2474°F51°F88°F 199531°F 200620%0%
Mar 2574°F52°F87°F 202033°F 200620%0%
Mar 2674°F52°F88°F 202032°F 196520%0%
Mar 2774°F52°F95°F 198437°F 196520%0%
Mar 2875°F52°F96°F 197137°F 200920%0%
Mar 2975°F53°F95°F 197132°F 198720%0%
Mar 3075°F53°F89°F 197432°F 198720%0%
Mar 3175°F53°F90°F 197431°F 198720%0%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Elgin, 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 6:55 AM, sunset 6:28 PM
March 31
sunrise 7:20 AM, sunset 7:48 PM

Every day of March: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00412820 (Elgin 1 N), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00412820, 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.