Washington Weather in March
Average highs run from 63°F on March 1 to 72°F on March 31, and lows from 36°F to 42°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 1.02 in over about 5 wet days.
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
- 68°F
- Average low
- 39°F
- Precipitation
- 1.02 in
- Snowfall
- 0.2 in
- Record high
- 97°FMar 21, 2026
- Record low
- 12°FMar 1, 1903
- Chance of a freeze
- 85%
- Daylight
- 11 h 23 min to 12 h 35 min
- Cloud cover
- 48%
- Humidity
- 43%
- Dew point
- 26°F
- Wind
- 8.5 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 | 63°F | 36°F | 83°F 1986 | 12°F 1903 | 21% | 1% |
| Mar 2 | 64°F | 36°F | 83°F 1921 | 14°F 1903 | 21% | 1% |
| Mar 3 | 64°F | 36°F | 85°F 1921 | 16°F 1966 | 20% | 1% |
| Mar 4 | 64°F | 37°F | 82°F 1986 | 14°F 1894 | 20% | 1% |
| Mar 5 | 65°F | 37°F | 83°F 1910 | 15°F 1896 | 20% | 1% |
| Mar 6 | 65°F | 37°F | 83°F 1910 | 17°F 1896 | 20% | 1% |
| Mar 7 | 65°F | 37°F | 84°F 1899 | 17°F 1903 | 19% | 1% |
| Mar 8 | 66°F | 37°F | 86°F 1904 | 19°F 1897 | 19% | 1% |
| Mar 9 | 66°F | 38°F | 87°F 1972 | 18°F 1897 | 19% | 1% |
| Mar 10 | 66°F | 38°F | 88°F 1982 | 19°F 1897 | 18% | 1% |
| Mar 11 | 67°F | 38°F | 85°F 1900 | 15°F 1899 | 18% | 1% |
| Mar 12 | 67°F | 38°F | 86°F 1900 | 16°F 1897 | 18% | 1% |
| Mar 13 | 67°F | 39°F | 86°F 1900 | 16°F 1897 | 18% | 1% |
| Mar 14 | 67°F | 39°F | 89°F 1982 | 16°F 1899 | 17% | 1% |
| Mar 15 | 68°F | 39°F | 87°F 1934 | 18°F 1895 | 17% | 1% |
| Mar 16 | 68°F | 39°F | 85°F 1934 | 22°F 1917 | 16% | 1% |
| Mar 17 | 68°F | 39°F | 85°F 1972 | 20°F 1896 | 16% | 1% |
| Mar 18 | 69°F | 40°F | 90°F 2026 | 20°F 1898 | 16% | 1% |
| Mar 19 | 69°F | 40°F | 92°F 2026 | 18°F 1898 | 15% | 1% |
| Mar 20 | 69°F | 40°F | 95°F 2026 | 17°F 1897 | 15% | 1% |
| Mar 21 | 69°F | 40°F | 97°F 2026 | 15°F 1897 | 15% | 1% |
| Mar 22 | 70°F | 40°F | 91°F 2026 | 12°F 1897 | 15% | 1% |
| Mar 23 | 70°F | 40°F | 93°F 2026 | 13°F 1897 | 14% | 1% |
| Mar 24 | 70°F | 41°F | 91°F 2026 | 21°F 1904 | 14% | 1% |
| Mar 25 | 70°F | 41°F | 93°F 2026 | 19°F 1901 | 14% | 0% |
| Mar 26 | 71°F | 41°F | 93°F 2026 | 19°F 1898 | 14% | 0% |
| Mar 27 | 71°F | 41°F | 92°F 2026 | 18°F 1898 | 13% | 0% |
| Mar 28 | 71°F | 41°F | 92°F 2026 | 22°F 1898 | 13% | 0% |
| Mar 29 | 71°F | 42°F | 89°F 2026 | 20°F 1898 | 13% | 0% |
| Mar 30 | 71°F | 42°F | 87°F 1934 | 12°F 1897 | 13% | 0% |
| Mar 31 | 72°F | 42°F | 88°F 1966 | 15°F 1896 | 13% | 0% |
Chance of rain
- Chance of a wet day
- Chance of snowfall
Sunrise and sunset
Times for 2026, local time (MDT).
- March 1
- sunrise 7:05 AM, sunset 6:28 PM
- March 31
- sunrise 7:21 AM, sunset 7:56 PM
Other months
Sources
Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00427516 (St George), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00427516, 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.